Timecaster (34 page)

BHV—Bleeding heart volunteer.

Biofuel—Fuel made from animal and plant lipids and starches, along with the methane released when composting.

Bō̄gu
—Kendo armor, consisting of a
dô
(chest plate),
kote
(belt),
tare
(gloves), and
men
(helmet).

BRB—Be right back.

Carbon nanotube—The strongest substance known to man, created in molecular strings by factory labs.

Chip—A microchip implanted in the wrists of all people at birth, it serves as identification, a universal key, and a debit card.

CPD—Chicago Peace Department, aka the cops.

Credits—In a cashless society, a credit is the digital representation of a US dollar, existing solely as data.

CWII—The second US Civil War of 2034.

Dissy—One of the disenfranchised. Someone who rejects the modern way of living and exists off the grid without paying taxes.

DT—Digital tablet, a pocket computer.

Duckets—Paper money.

EPF—Electronic perimeter fence, used to keep suspects in a designated area.

Frog legs—Artificial, flexible spring stilts, used as leg extenders in powerbocking to run faster and jump higher.

Fuct—Screwed.

Genipet—A genetically altered pet.

GPS—Global positioning satellite.

Hang up—A vocal command to disconnect a headphone call, also synonymous with
good-bye
.

Headphone—An ear/brain implant allowing phone calls without phones.

Hobo—The act and equipment used to jump onto a moving train.

Intranet—Three hundred petabytes of stored information—every bit of knowledge and media from the history of mankind—that exists preinstalled on every DT.

IRL—In real life.

IRT—In real time.

Kermit—A pedestrian who powerbocks, using frog leg extensions on their feet.

LEO—Low-earth orbit.

Nife—A carbon nanotube knife, only a few nanometers thick.

P&P bars—Clubs that sell pot and pills.

Pet the bunny—Slang for tuning in to the fabric of spacetime using a TEV.

Pr0n—Pornography.

Roids—Steroids. Those who use roids are known as
roiders
.

Shinai
—A sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.

SLP—State-licensed prostitute, aka
social workers.

SMF—Sick motherfucker.

Space elevator—A woven rope of carbon nanotubes, tethered to the earth on one end and a low-earth orbit satellite on the other, which allows for inexpensive travel into space.

Tachyon—A subatomic particle that can travel faster than the speed of light.

Tesla field—A generated electromagnetic field surrounding the earth that supplies cordless electric power.

TEV—Tachyon emission visualizer. A timecaster’s viewfinder into the past.

TG—Transgender.

Timecaster—A peace officer who uses TEVs to record past events and solve crimes.

TTS—Tesla Taser satellite.

UFSE—The universal search application for the intranet, aka
uffsee
and Use the Fucking Search Engine.

Utopeon—A taxpaying citizen.

Van Damme—Slang term for a timecaster.

WTF—What the fuck.

WYSIWYW—What you see is what you want.