GEEK MAFIA

“I never know when to believe you and when not to,” said Paul.“Why’s that?”“Well, you’re an admitted con-woman for one.”“Sure, but why do you doubt me now?”“Because it’s crazy, that’s why! You’re telling me you’re part of some vast underground conspiracy or something. That there’s this whole network of people like you out there living off the books andpulling scams on us normal folk.”“What’s crazy is that you consider yourself normal folk,” saidChloe. “Beyond that, why’s the rest of it so crazy? We’re a community,not a conspiracy. Like Dead Heads or the mob or biker gangs or any other specialized group in this country. It’s not crazy – in fact it’s socommonplace I’m surprised you’re surprised.”Paul didn’t know what to say to this and so said nothing, pondering just how insane his life had become in the last week. He wasn’t sure thathe liked it, but on the other hand, he wasn’t sure he didn’t.