They Said Go West...

The plane was dim and an in-flight movie flickered on the overhead screens. Up ahead in first class a silhouetted figure caught my attention. Reaching into the overhead bin, he was only a darker shadow in the gray. Except for the tiny red light blinking at his ear. Blue tooth? Earphones? I didn't know. But I felt with a certainty that the future had come. There was a cyborg on my flight.