(S23) - PT 4 - The Butterfly Effect

[HENDRIX 2.0]

The turning point in the life of Douglas Quaid could be no other than the time he went to Rekall. Rekall is a company that sells memory implants. Whatever you could imagine they could implant that memory into your brain. At that point in Quaid’s life he was getting sick and tired of the same old grind. He was a struggling construction worker that spent 12 hours per day operating a jackhammer. It was time to spice things up. At Rekall they have choices such as becoming a millionaire playboy, sports star, secret agent, or industrial tycoon. Quaid always dreamed of being a great football player. He scraped together all the money he had but just before they could carry out the neuro implant Quaid had a relapse. In the frenzy one of the technicians stabbed Quaid in the neck with a syringe filled with elephant tranquilizer. They argued with each other. They said Quaid was freaking out about them ruining his football career. The other said he was just playing out the ego trip of his memory. But the first technician said that wasn’t possible, as they didn’t even start the implant. It begs the question, is Quaid’s current career in the NSFL real or is it recall? That’s his mission to find out. (215 words)