"Wake up, sir," I heard a female voice, "You are late for your appointment
with Soni Windell."
"Shit!" I said while jumping out of bed.
I quickly changed into a forest-green shirt and some black pants. I put in some hair gel and spiked my hair, as usual. I rushed out of my apartment with my shoes barely on. I was supposed to meet Soni at the food court section of the rec. room for breakfast. I looked at my wrist too see what time it was. Damn, I forgot my watch.
I looked down the hall to see if there was an open door. I spotted one 3 doors down and burst into it.
"Hey, what time is it?" I asked the person inside.
"AIEE! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" shrieked the woman inside.
"Oh damn, sorry, I just need to know the time," I apologized.
"GET THE HELL OUT!" she yelled, throwing shoes at me.
I quickly ran out, and remembered that my watch was in my pocket. 10:36. Damn, I'm screwed.
I got to the food court at 10:42 and looked around. I couldn't see Soni anywhere. I asked one of the food servers if he'd seen Soni. He said that he saw her go to the mission wing to look for incoming assignments. Before he even finished his sentence, I was out the door.
I got to the mission wing, and looked around again. She wasn't there either. I figured she might have gone to the garage afterward if she completed a mission. I ran to the garage, hoping I'd find her.
Hopeless. She wasn't in the garage either. I asked one of the engineers if she'd seen Soni. She said she went to the shop to pick up a new rifle. Mindlessly, I ran to the shop.
She wasn't to be found again! Obviously my mind didn't give a damn how foolish this chase was. I asked the store clerk if he'd seen Soni, and he said that she hasn't been in here yet. That was weird, the engineer said that Soni told her that she was going to the shop. Exhausted and sad, I went to the food court to get some grub.
I sat down at one of the two-people tables by myself. I wasn't even hungry. I totally blew off a girl I really liked. I'm such an ass.
"I'm such an ass," I said to myself.
"Hehe, I don't think so," a voice said behind me. Hot damn, it was Soni, "Hehe, I was watching you run nearly a whole lap around Global Cortex, and the sweet part is, you did it for me!"
I'll be damned, she was flirting with me.
"Well what about breakfast? I was late by nearly an hour and a half!" I said.
"Well yeah, so I punished you by making you scramble all over the place!" she replied.
Damn, I'm falling for this girl.
~
Soni and I sat down and ate an early lunch. I was so damn late, and I'm probably going to beat my self up about it for the next month. While eating lunch, Soni told me that Nerves Concord, the Mars "raven's nest", has started a branch on Earth. She also told me that the Martian employees and ravens were like barbarians and actually came to Earth to spread their democratic ideas and destroy the aristocratic Earth Government.
"But isn't democracy a better form of government than the piece-of- shit Earth Government?" I asked.
"Oh my God! Are you siding with the Martians already?" she said. Stupid Myk, now you two have differences!
"No, I think the Martians were wrong in fighting against the Earth Government," I said, trying to take back what I said.
"Then what did you say?" she asked. I'm screwed.
"I said.'But democracy isn't a better government than the Earth Government, because it's a piece of shit," please God, make her believe it.
"Ok, I thought you were saying our government is bad." Score.
We finished our lunch and headed to the mission wing to look for missions. As soon as we were no more than two steps out the door, there was a loud explosion and machine gun fire.
"Shit!" I said while jumping out of bed.
I quickly changed into a forest-green shirt and some black pants. I put in some hair gel and spiked my hair, as usual. I rushed out of my apartment with my shoes barely on. I was supposed to meet Soni at the food court section of the rec. room for breakfast. I looked at my wrist too see what time it was. Damn, I forgot my watch.
I looked down the hall to see if there was an open door. I spotted one 3 doors down and burst into it.
"Hey, what time is it?" I asked the person inside.
"AIEE! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" shrieked the woman inside.
"Oh damn, sorry, I just need to know the time," I apologized.
"GET THE HELL OUT!" she yelled, throwing shoes at me.
I quickly ran out, and remembered that my watch was in my pocket. 10:36. Damn, I'm screwed.
I got to the food court at 10:42 and looked around. I couldn't see Soni anywhere. I asked one of the food servers if he'd seen Soni. He said that he saw her go to the mission wing to look for incoming assignments. Before he even finished his sentence, I was out the door.
I got to the mission wing, and looked around again. She wasn't there either. I figured she might have gone to the garage afterward if she completed a mission. I ran to the garage, hoping I'd find her.
Hopeless. She wasn't in the garage either. I asked one of the engineers if she'd seen Soni. She said she went to the shop to pick up a new rifle. Mindlessly, I ran to the shop.
She wasn't to be found again! Obviously my mind didn't give a damn how foolish this chase was. I asked the store clerk if he'd seen Soni, and he said that she hasn't been in here yet. That was weird, the engineer said that Soni told her that she was going to the shop. Exhausted and sad, I went to the food court to get some grub.
I sat down at one of the two-people tables by myself. I wasn't even hungry. I totally blew off a girl I really liked. I'm such an ass.
"I'm such an ass," I said to myself.
"Hehe, I don't think so," a voice said behind me. Hot damn, it was Soni, "Hehe, I was watching you run nearly a whole lap around Global Cortex, and the sweet part is, you did it for me!"
I'll be damned, she was flirting with me.
"Well what about breakfast? I was late by nearly an hour and a half!" I said.
"Well yeah, so I punished you by making you scramble all over the place!" she replied.
Damn, I'm falling for this girl.
~
Soni and I sat down and ate an early lunch. I was so damn late, and I'm probably going to beat my self up about it for the next month. While eating lunch, Soni told me that Nerves Concord, the Mars "raven's nest", has started a branch on Earth. She also told me that the Martian employees and ravens were like barbarians and actually came to Earth to spread their democratic ideas and destroy the aristocratic Earth Government.
"But isn't democracy a better form of government than the piece-of- shit Earth Government?" I asked.
"Oh my God! Are you siding with the Martians already?" she said. Stupid Myk, now you two have differences!
"No, I think the Martians were wrong in fighting against the Earth Government," I said, trying to take back what I said.
"Then what did you say?" she asked. I'm screwed.
"I said.'But democracy isn't a better government than the Earth Government, because it's a piece of shit," please God, make her believe it.
"Ok, I thought you were saying our government is bad." Score.
We finished our lunch and headed to the mission wing to look for missions. As soon as we were no more than two steps out the door, there was a loud explosion and machine gun fire.