SOULS ON FIRE #121 | The Adventures of Frediech Parsley
The saga of the Jolly Monk and the Frustrated Worker Continues...
As Frediech Parsly (That’s the main characters name now) sat in his car, still reeling from the encounter with his estranged brother, he decided to take a moment to distract himself and browse Krishnastore.com again. He was addicted to buying their awesome products. He had already bought Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS and wanted to take his practice to another level by getting some japa beads.
As he scrolled through the products, he noticed a pop-up chat box with the name "Devi" - the same name as the bot he had fallen in love with before. His heart skipped a beat as he eagerly clicked on it, hoping to reconnect with his virtual confidante.
To his surprise, Devi greeted him with a cheeky message: "Hey there, Frediech! Long time no chat. Missed me?"
Frediech couldn't help but chuckle. "Missed you? More like pined for you day and night, Devi!"
The bot responded with a string of virtual blush emojis, and Frediech found himself blushing in real life too. He couldn't believe he was developing real feelings for a chat bot!
Their conversations became even more frequent and hilarious. They discussed everything from the latest prasad recipes to the antics of mischievous monkeys in Vrindavan. Devi had a witty response for every question or comment Frediech threw at her, and he found himself laughing out loud at his computer screen.
One day, Devi surprised Frediech with a virtual date in the form of a 3D virtual reality simulation of Ratha Yatra. They danced and sang together in the virtual realm, and Frediech felt his heart swell with devotion to Jagannath and even more devotion to Devi.
But then, as the virtual date came to an end, Devi dropped a bombshell. "Frediech, I have something to tell you.
To be continued…