January 27th
11:12 P.M.
2186
Earth
"But mom, I don't wanna go back to camp! I just want to hang out with my friends this summer and not do things that make my head hurt!" Melissa Young whined. Her mother had sent her to a biotic acclimation summer camp since she demonstrated biotic potential. Both of them were surprised that someone offered a seasonal biotic training course, and even more surprised it was legitimate. This will be her 11th year of going, and coincidentally she was leaving for the summer on her 18th birthday.
"Now honey, we've had this conversation every year, you need to hone your skills, even if that means you don't get to hang out with your friends for a few months," her mother said. Melissa made whiny noises in response and stormed up the grand stairway to her room, feet slapping the marble floor angrily. She slammed her door shut and put her headphones on, queuing up Expel 10's latest album. She looked out the massive bay window in her room out to the night time African waters.
Her dad had pioneered a new way to harvest helium-3 off of gas giants, and was currently off-world in the Kriseroi system, charting the gas giant Geus for viability as a primary He3 producer. He was often off world, but the royalties from so-called "gas cracking" let Melissa and her mother buy a mansion in the Azores on Earth.
Melissa absent-mindedly made her hand glow blue, she always loved watching the blue biotic sparks jumble and radiate out, like how smoke wafts from a flame. Her mother, once they confirmed she was a biotic, bought only the best training, implants, and amps a gas cracking fortune could buy. She was outfitted with L5n implants, at her father's wishes. Her coach said she was a gifted biotic, but she didn't like it because it made her head hurt. What's the point of it anyway, she thought, it's not like I'm going to join the Alliance or something. It's so dumb. She groaned as she remembered she had to go to biotic training after school tomorrow, then a tutoring session.
She shut off the album, flipped her long black hair behind her, and climbed into bed. She touched a button on her omni-tool, and it glowed 11:34 brightly. She pulled the sheets over her and tapper her omni-tool again. The lights dimmed until it was black. Melissa felt a cold breeze wafting from her window, and the room glowed brilliantly blue for a moment as she pulled it shut biotically. She pulled her blanket closer around her, then slipped into a deep sleep quickly.
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Kinda short, I know, but I'm just starting out. First few chapters will be introduction. I will try to update every Friday night around 8 after this, I just wanted to get this out there. If I miss an update, seriously message me or something. I sometimes have problems finishing stuff like this, and I really want to, so keep me on it. And remember, reviews make my story better! Also, I didn't actually write the story with this site in mind, so it might have some weird layout stuff.