Shadows Of A Lonely Man: Chapter 2 - Welcome To The Turks
The train to the upper plate was as bumpy as those in the slums, the people crowded and tired yawned and mumbled about being up so early. Vincent it seemed was used to it. He stood near the front of the train in the standing section his arm raised as he gripped the hand rail his gaze going through the window. He watched as the slums slowly went out of view and the train entered the tunnel bound for the upper plate, as it got dark and his view was denied he turned his gaze back into the train and looked at the different people. His eye had caught one or two people looking at him, studying his figure watching him. No, not him his clothes. They eyed his snappy blue suit and black tie, they watched his black shoes and white shirt and studied the gun holstered under the blue jacket. They all knew what he was and were he was going, they watched him with a certain distaste and respect, no not respect fear. He staired back at them however his stare was cold and hard, it pierced them like arrows and made them turn their gaze away. Soon the train stopped at the station on the upper plate, the hourney had only taken about 15 minutes but as he stepped off onto the platform he could allready see the ShinRa building looming over the buildings. Stepping off the platform he started down the street passing numerous people on his way, instantly noticing the conditions of the .well of everything. On the upper plate it was the opposite of the slums, everything was clean and tidy and everyone walked around with a certain pride about themselves. Before long the ShinRa building was before him, its glass doors opening automatically for those who wished to enter and leave. Infront of the doors were many steps that went down and stopped at Vincents feet, Wishing not to be late he started up them at a slow jog when a young woman in a white lab coat ran into him causing papers to fly everywhere. Vincent stopped and immediately dropped scooping up the papers as did she, he looked up at her and glanced as he handed her the papers he had picked up. She had long brown hair done up in a bun and wore a pair of thin round black glasses, the coat went down to her knees and she wore a pair of white trousers to match the coat. She looked up at him with her brown eyes and he nodded.
"I..I'm sorry I wasn't watching were I was going" she stammered
"No" replied Vincent cooly "It was my fault"
With the papers picked up he watched as she walked away and in his haste forgot to ask her name or look to see if she had a name tag. Watching her back as she dissapeared into the streets he turned and then continued up into the builidng. The doors slid open before him and he stepped into the building, he was faced with two sets of stairs before him and two lifts to his right on the wall a little was into the main enterance. On his direct right was a reception desk with a woman sat behind it, she smiled as he walked over to him much like the receptionist at the SDAR but he did not smile as he asked his question.
"My name is Vincent Valentine ive just transferred?"
Nodding she started looking through some papers them clicked up a small screen so she could use the computer that he had not seen and started typing away on the keyboard. Soon after she looked up at him and motioned towards the lifts he had noticed.
"36th floor Mr. Valentine have a nice day"
Nodding he turned and walked over to the lift and pushed the button, in a few seconds the doors opened and he stepped inside then pushed the button for the 36th floor marked by a whole number then a digit. When the doors opened a man was stood waiting, he too wore a blue suit. Vincent watched the man as he stepped out of the lift and swallowed, the man dressed exactly like Vincent right down to the black shoes but his hair was slightly longer, it curled under his ears and his blue eyes stared a little as his lips parted.
"Vincent?"
Vincent nodded.
"Follow me"
Doing as he was ordered Vincent watched as the man turned and started walking down the corridor. They seemed to walk forever the corridor taking many twists and turns so many infact that Vincent thought his host lost until finally they stopped at a door marked "Lawrence P. Meyer Head Of Dept. SDAR" He knocked first and waited then a voice shouted "Enter!" and he turned the door handle and walked in, Vincent of course followed. Lawrence was sat directly opposite the door and watched eagerly as they entered, he like all the other executives had a nice cushy desk to sit behind and almost made them never forget it the way he sat. His elbows rested on the desk while his hands clasped together his chin resting upon them, his black hair was cut short almost like a flat top and his green eyes stared at Vincent almost amused by his presence.
"Hello Mr. Valentine" He said almost warmly "Welcome to the Shinra Department in Administrative Research"
Vincent shifted a little, he knew what it was and that fancy name didn't cover anything, they were the Turks.
"Let me start by welcomeing you to the Department Mr. Valentine oh I hate that lets be formal, may I call you Vincent?"
Vincent looked at him a little bemused and then answered
"You are my superior you can all me whatever you like"
"Im not asking as a superior" he answered back "Im asking more of an aqquiantence"
"Then yes.." Vincent answered
Lawrence gave a nod to the other man who turned and left, and then rested his eyes back on Vincent.
"This is the start of your new life Vincent, here you are one with us, were are your friends, your family, one helps all divided we fall. Ive heard of and read the file on your skills and attention to your work which makes me think that you will be an excellent member of our department."
Vincent listened to him and watched as he never moved from his seat or his position yet listened as Lawrence gave his welcoming speech. It sounded like he had done it a thousands times to the new recruits and would probably do it a thousand more times to the recuits to come after him. As he continued to talk he watched him still yet his minds eye wandered around th e room, it was the first time he had noticed it but the room was infact pretty bare save for a picture on the wall behind Lawrence that simply read "His judgment cometh and that right soon" But something puzzled Vincent, through the whole speech he had listened to his superior talk and tell him what to do and yet never once, never once in the whole conversation or ever after that for that matter did he refer to the Department as "The Turks"
"That is all Vincent" he said ending his speech "You may leave now"
Turning Vincent pulled the door open with a swift jerk then stepped through it only to be stopped once more by the voice of his boss.
"Oh and..welcome once more to the Shinra Department in Administrative Research"
The train to the upper plate was as bumpy as those in the slums, the people crowded and tired yawned and mumbled about being up so early. Vincent it seemed was used to it. He stood near the front of the train in the standing section his arm raised as he gripped the hand rail his gaze going through the window. He watched as the slums slowly went out of view and the train entered the tunnel bound for the upper plate, as it got dark and his view was denied he turned his gaze back into the train and looked at the different people. His eye had caught one or two people looking at him, studying his figure watching him. No, not him his clothes. They eyed his snappy blue suit and black tie, they watched his black shoes and white shirt and studied the gun holstered under the blue jacket. They all knew what he was and were he was going, they watched him with a certain distaste and respect, no not respect fear. He staired back at them however his stare was cold and hard, it pierced them like arrows and made them turn their gaze away. Soon the train stopped at the station on the upper plate, the hourney had only taken about 15 minutes but as he stepped off onto the platform he could allready see the ShinRa building looming over the buildings. Stepping off the platform he started down the street passing numerous people on his way, instantly noticing the conditions of the .well of everything. On the upper plate it was the opposite of the slums, everything was clean and tidy and everyone walked around with a certain pride about themselves. Before long the ShinRa building was before him, its glass doors opening automatically for those who wished to enter and leave. Infront of the doors were many steps that went down and stopped at Vincents feet, Wishing not to be late he started up them at a slow jog when a young woman in a white lab coat ran into him causing papers to fly everywhere. Vincent stopped and immediately dropped scooping up the papers as did she, he looked up at her and glanced as he handed her the papers he had picked up. She had long brown hair done up in a bun and wore a pair of thin round black glasses, the coat went down to her knees and she wore a pair of white trousers to match the coat. She looked up at him with her brown eyes and he nodded.
"I..I'm sorry I wasn't watching were I was going" she stammered
"No" replied Vincent cooly "It was my fault"
With the papers picked up he watched as she walked away and in his haste forgot to ask her name or look to see if she had a name tag. Watching her back as she dissapeared into the streets he turned and then continued up into the builidng. The doors slid open before him and he stepped into the building, he was faced with two sets of stairs before him and two lifts to his right on the wall a little was into the main enterance. On his direct right was a reception desk with a woman sat behind it, she smiled as he walked over to him much like the receptionist at the SDAR but he did not smile as he asked his question.
"My name is Vincent Valentine ive just transferred?"
Nodding she started looking through some papers them clicked up a small screen so she could use the computer that he had not seen and started typing away on the keyboard. Soon after she looked up at him and motioned towards the lifts he had noticed.
"36th floor Mr. Valentine have a nice day"
Nodding he turned and walked over to the lift and pushed the button, in a few seconds the doors opened and he stepped inside then pushed the button for the 36th floor marked by a whole number then a digit. When the doors opened a man was stood waiting, he too wore a blue suit. Vincent watched the man as he stepped out of the lift and swallowed, the man dressed exactly like Vincent right down to the black shoes but his hair was slightly longer, it curled under his ears and his blue eyes stared a little as his lips parted.
"Vincent?"
Vincent nodded.
"Follow me"
Doing as he was ordered Vincent watched as the man turned and started walking down the corridor. They seemed to walk forever the corridor taking many twists and turns so many infact that Vincent thought his host lost until finally they stopped at a door marked "Lawrence P. Meyer Head Of Dept. SDAR" He knocked first and waited then a voice shouted "Enter!" and he turned the door handle and walked in, Vincent of course followed. Lawrence was sat directly opposite the door and watched eagerly as they entered, he like all the other executives had a nice cushy desk to sit behind and almost made them never forget it the way he sat. His elbows rested on the desk while his hands clasped together his chin resting upon them, his black hair was cut short almost like a flat top and his green eyes stared at Vincent almost amused by his presence.
"Hello Mr. Valentine" He said almost warmly "Welcome to the Shinra Department in Administrative Research"
Vincent shifted a little, he knew what it was and that fancy name didn't cover anything, they were the Turks.
"Let me start by welcomeing you to the Department Mr. Valentine oh I hate that lets be formal, may I call you Vincent?"
Vincent looked at him a little bemused and then answered
"You are my superior you can all me whatever you like"
"Im not asking as a superior" he answered back "Im asking more of an aqquiantence"
"Then yes.." Vincent answered
Lawrence gave a nod to the other man who turned and left, and then rested his eyes back on Vincent.
"This is the start of your new life Vincent, here you are one with us, were are your friends, your family, one helps all divided we fall. Ive heard of and read the file on your skills and attention to your work which makes me think that you will be an excellent member of our department."
Vincent listened to him and watched as he never moved from his seat or his position yet listened as Lawrence gave his welcoming speech. It sounded like he had done it a thousands times to the new recruits and would probably do it a thousand more times to the recuits to come after him. As he continued to talk he watched him still yet his minds eye wandered around th e room, it was the first time he had noticed it but the room was infact pretty bare save for a picture on the wall behind Lawrence that simply read "His judgment cometh and that right soon" But something puzzled Vincent, through the whole speech he had listened to his superior talk and tell him what to do and yet never once, never once in the whole conversation or ever after that for that matter did he refer to the Department as "The Turks"
"That is all Vincent" he said ending his speech "You may leave now"
Turning Vincent pulled the door open with a swift jerk then stepped through it only to be stopped once more by the voice of his boss.
"Oh and..welcome once more to the Shinra Department in Administrative Research"
