Wtfo
Scott didn’t know what to make of it, so he entered a simple response.
Hello.
The computer screen paused briefly then came alive again.
Are You Scott Mason?
Scott entered ‘Yes’.
This Is Kirk
Scott wondered what the proper answer was to a non-question by a computer. So he retyped in his earlier greeting.
Hello. Again.
Is This Your First Time?
What a question! Scott answered quickly.
Please be gentle.
No...at Chatting on Computer
I call the computer at work. First time with a stranger. Is it safe?
Scott had a gestalt realization. This was fun. He didn’t talk to the paper’s computer. He treated it as an electronic mailbox. But this, there was an attractiveness to the anonymity behind the game. Even if this Kirk was a flaming asshole, he might have discovered a new form of entertainment.