A Certain Scientific Conspiracy
Chapter 1: Recruitment
A pale kid with red eyes and bleach white hair exited the research facility. He was skinny, almost to the point of anorexia. He had a look in his eye like if he weren't so bored right now, he'd be crazy. One hand was shoved in his pocket, the other holding a can of coffee. He sauntered down an alleyway after taking a large drink from his can. That's when he saw the figure of another man.
The alleyway was narrow, not so narrow that he was shoulder to wall, but not enough for Accelerator to move past the stranger. Accelerator stopped for a moment, regarding the stranger. He was older than him by a few years, but he wasn't an adult quite yet. His hair was unruly, red, and rather dirty. Connected to his hair were sideburns that reached down to his jaw. Had Accelerator not been the most powerful Level 5 in Academy City, he would've been intimidated by the stranger's presence. He was slightly unnerved by the fact he couldn't see past the shades on his face and by the stoic look he wore.
Accelerator ignored him and tried to move past him, but before he could try, the stranger spoke. "Can you fit any money in those slits you call pockets?"
Accelerator almost smiled. This kid had no idea who he was dealing with.
"Depends on how badly you wanna die," Accelerator replied, slightly excited. The stranger smiled.
"I'm kidding. I know better than to mess with the Accelerator," the stranger followed up.
"If you know better than to mess with me, then why are you kidding around with me?" The stranger's smiled disappeared.
"Apparently he wasn't joking when he said you didn't have a sense of humor."
"Who?" The starnger shook his head.
"The only person you need to worry about right now is me." Accelerator shot him the scariest smile he could manage.
"That a challenge?" The stranger took a step back, raising his hands in the air.
"No, of course not. I'd never dream it. I'm merely here to make you an offer." Accelerator's smiled shrunk but did not disappear. He nodded, telling the stranger to go on.
"How would you like to make it so no one ever even thinks of challenging you?" If this shocked the Accelerator, he did not show it.
"And how exactly are you gonna make that happen?"
"This city is going to go through some changes soon. For that to happen, I need the best, and no one's better than you."
"You still haven't answered my question."
"I said changes, didn't I? That'll include making you world famous as the man who brought down Academy City." Accelerator was silent for a time. The stranger soon frowned. He raised an eyebrow as if to ask if he could hurry up. Accelerator's smile disappeared entirely.
"No thanks, I've got a plan to make challenging me the greatest sin imaginable already." The stranger said nothing, merely nodding and moving to the side. Accelerator took this as a goobye and started walking.
"And I'm only 11,012 steps away from completing that goal," Accelerator continued. His words fell on deaf ears. The stranger had already exited the alleyway.
