"Search the Ethernet" is set in a quiet neighborhood in Central City, in Some State, in the US. The characters include a single mom, her children and dog, and a gaming group who are meeting for an evening of fun, as well as a lot of people who know how to say, "I don't think I can help you". It encapsulates a crisis on what should have been a quiet evening of just hanging out online and having fun. You will enjoy this story if you: ¿ Play role-playing games, on screen or table-top. ¿ Like mystery stories. ¿ Enjoy family oriented short stories. ¿ Believe that we are all responsible for each other in this world. ¿ Have online friends. ¿ Believe that online friends are more than a pixel paper dolls. ¿ Know someone who substitutes gaming for activities because they are ill or disabled. ¿ Have ever realized you only know someone by their character name. ¿ Like reading stories based on the Heinleinian writing principal of "if this goes on". ¿ Know someone who has cancer, diabetes or any other debilitating illness. This story is about the friendships that can be forged online through MMORPG's, and is for the good friends I have made through my Guild. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.