Just so that everyone is aware;
under lined Is text from the messenger, if it is written strangely it is because I am using text from the actual game play, or is inspired by the characters writing style.
Italic, Is thoughts unless stated otherwise (Recaps)
Recap:
I just stare towards him.
''I'm going to regret this, Aren't I?''
3rd Person's P.O.V
Ran finally agrees to let Shiki go to the address they had uncovered to try and get some answers, as long as he was allowed to follow her along the way using local CCTV. Knowing it was the only way he was going to let her go, she quickly agreed. She quickly pushes her chair back and jumps to her feet, rushing to pack up her laptop and other things she felt she might need for this little escapade. Ran just watched her for a few seconds before sighing and allowing his holographic form to disperse into small pixelated cubes, before a smaller version of himself quickly reappearing on the central monitor as well as CCTV footage of local cameras and a small command box that had script rapidly being inputted.
Shiki had gathered her supplies into her messenger bag and was heading to the elevator located down a hallway that was to the left on her computer. Reaching out her hand she felt her fingers brush the call button before she briefly pushes it and a small ding sounded from the speaker bellow the button. After a few short moments, the sound of mechanical cogs and wired belts whirling and clanging in motion alerted her of the elevators imminent arrival. A resounding thunk sounded out around the large room before the doors slid open allowing Shiki to proceed forward, and press the button for surface level, before she continues to lower herself down into the bench on the back wall of the elevator. The ride back up to the surface took a while longer than the short 3 minute slide underground, it took the elevator roughly 10 minutes to continue a slower ascend back up, after all Shiki's safe home was 500 meters below the surface and was a full 240 square yards of space divided into specific zones each being designated names; Residential, Fitness, Technical and Leisure. It was fully equipped and functional, it was perfect for someone who does not leave much, that someone being the twenty-one year old girl currently leaving for the second time in less that 24 hours, something very out of character for Shiki, if she left it was for a job and she would be gone from days to sometimes weeks before returning. The shock of leaving for a second time didn't get missed by Ran as he saw her emerging from the doors of the West-Moon building from a camera situated on top the wall near the gate.
Shiki's P.O.V
As I step out into the early morning sun, I realise just how much time me and Ran have been sat at that computer trying to fix this shit. God damn it I can not believe I am leaving again and this early in the god damn morning, I need a PhD Pepper. A mechanical whirling noise that broke the silent morning air let me know Ran was watching on the CCTV, he gets so protective, I briskly walk over to gates ready to get to this apartment and find some clue to what is going on, and to get out from the chilly morning winds.
Activating my music player I walk in time to the bass of the fast paced techno rock music, using the beats to time my route with Ran sprouting numbers and directions from my ear device telling me how many steps to take before what turn. I don't think I would get around so easily without him, but once I have walked a route once I can follow it again by memory with the timing of my music.
Somewhere else in Korea
3rd Peron's P.O.V
707 was sitting at the computer on the R.F.A messenger talking with all the members, It wasn't often that all the members were together at one time, it was slowly becoming a rare occurrence. Yoosung, the groups resident student, was currently complaining about failing his mid-terms. He couldn't help teasing the boy
Cuz u played LOLOL all night lol
He zones out for a bit with the chat as he types away as Jumin, the groups corporate heir, chastises his about his GPA if he wanted a job when he had finished studying.
Nice~ Can't believe u get to work straight after college lol
In this day and age!
Zen, the groups own celebrity, pops up and and starts talking to Jumin about if giving Yoosung a job is nepotism or recruitment, 707 couldn't help but chuckle to himself slightly as he realises this might become a debate between the two, and he cannot miss a chance for the magical wizard known as 707 to spread some cheer to his fellow R.F.A members.
Thought they r the same? o_O?
Leaving them to debate it a bit more he was going to go back to his other work he had to do when a sudden alarm from his computer went off.
''Unknown Person, Alert! Alert!''
He quickly types a response to the others, WAIT!, whilst at the same time pulling up the alert that had come through. A window suddenly popped up showing a live CCTV feed, but for some reason the quality of it was degraded, another window opened up with lines of coding appearing in green, before suddenly red characters started appearing. Someone was trying to hack into CCTV feed, and apparently they were very skilled and very quick. Quickly typing on 2 different keyboards, one to the R.F.A messenger and one to fight off the person trying to get control of his feed and camera, whilst glancing an eye on the messenger as people started to respond to his message his eyes flick back to the CCTV feed just in time to catch someone coming out of the elevator and stopping right outside the apartment doors. Even with a degraded feed, 707 could easily tell it was a girl, however her next actions proceeded to confuse and shock him, She reached her hand out to the door frame and almost stroked over the whole lock before the door opened for her.
His shock and panic went into overdrive.
Someone just entered Rika's apartment!
After that message was sent the whole chat room blew up into a panic, Even Jaehee made a comment. Something about calling the police of V. 707 chose to completely ignore them going straight for his phone to call V. That was until the messenger alerted him again
Shiki has entered the chat room. . .
After a small amount of difficulty Shiki found herself stood outside of Apartment 14 inside the Bidulgi Complex and from what Ran had been telling her about the place it was fairly expensive and he was having some difficulty accessing the inner CCTV cameras. This place had a lot of security. Very cautiously Shiki reached out and knocked on the solid wood of the door, a loud and sturdy yet slightly hollow bang that followed echoed around her as she waited, straining her ears to hear any kind of movement or response to her knock. After a few minutes of no answer or sound she reached to the sides, towards the door frame, and felt the edged of what felt like a keypad, flinching slightly from the sudden contact with the unknown item she let her finders gently glide along the edges and down the front of the device. it was metal and cold and she could feel about 8 buttons, Underneath the buttons felt to be an engraving of, from what she could estimate was a reef of leaves of some sort, a scroll with un-determinable scripture written below 3 letters written in elegant calligraphy, R.F.A. Suddenly remembering the code she uncovered along with the address, she could only think that this was the code needed to unlock this door. Upon closer analysis she could gather she quickly realised it was 2 columns of buttons, one of odd numbers 1 - 7 and the other of even 2 - 8 all she had left to figure out was if the letters A and B were on the bottom two buttons or the top. Deciding to let instinct guide her, she followed her gut feeling saying A was the bottom left whilst B was bottom right.
A quiet metal hinge clicked and a small draft from in front of Shiki's face informed her that she had picked correctly and she now had access to the empty property.
Hopefully I don't set of any alarms
With that thought she cautiously pressed forward and into the unknown apartment. Almost instantly upon entering the place did a beep go off and from her ear Ran's voice spoke out, disturbing the unnatural silence of the area.
''Shiki, This messenger app is responding to you being in this place. You need to enter a username before it allows you in though. I think it's the only way to get answer's but I'm worried, The scan I have been doing on the system say's its completely clean, and I can't find any faults. In fact its an amazing piece of codding and scripting. What do you wanna do?''
She could hear the hesitation in his voice and she could understand completely why he felt like that. But she had to get answers. Shutting the door behind her,she slides down the cool door and opens her bag, pulling out her laptop.
''I'm booting up, upload to my laptop why you find it's signature, we need to find out some answers, Also I want you to enter the username as Shiki. We will get to the bottom of this, just be careful.''
''Same goes for you, It will take me a few minutes to get to you just stay cautious. Oh shit!''
''Ran whats happening?!'' Shiki yelled out instantly after Ran spoke.
''I had access to the CCTV, but Shiki, someone else was also watching the CCTV. I messed up their imaging but they have taken control back and now I have no eyes on you until your online and running. I don't know who they are or where they are but the whole system is being rewritten at the same time as fighting my coding off. I hope your armed. Just in case. I've got your signature, I'll see you in about 5 minutes. Stay alert!''