The Gateway

Gateway doctors, making rounds, arrived at Mark Jacobson’s domicile.

“Do you understand your options, Mr. Jacobson?”

“I think so, I mean—I’ve got two options: self-terminate now and hopefully join my long-lost relatives, or digitize my consciousness for the ark.”

“Correct, there’s, of course, no guarantee a spirit or soul will transfer. But we’ve proven that your consciousness passed through The Gateway will exist virtually.”

“Don’t I have a third option?”

“Such as?”

“I can sit it out, wait for the asteroid to strike, and take my chances.”

“Negative. Emergency Protocol E1-SH states that Earth must restore itself—sans humanity.”