Day 1 - at Noon
"One thing," Amarao said as he and Koume rode away from the city on his motorbike.
"Anything you see here is a secret. Meaning, don't tell anyone what's here. You seem like a mature young lady, right? I'm sure you know thee importance of keeping secrets." Koume just nodded her head yes. They pulled in front of a normal looking building just outside town.
"Is this it?" Koume asked in a timid voice.
"Kid, you've gotta speak up. what did you say?"
"Is this it?"
"Yeah, it is. Just stick with me."
They entered the door in the front and walked down a short hallway. They entered another door and to Koume's suprise, she found stairs leading downward.
"Underground?" she wondered out loud.
Amarao hunched his huge right eyebrow at her and said, "This way." They went down three or four flights of stairs and went through another door. Koume gasped as she entered the huge room. People in almost military looking uniforms were lined up in rows working at computers on desks. It was mostly darkend, and the only substantial light came from a huge screen that took up the entire opposite wall. The image on it was a live video of the Medical Mechanica building. Amarao finally spoke up.
"I'll be frank with you Koume. This is a top secret project. Our main goal is to watch Medical Mechanica and monitor their activities. Think of this as almost a science-fiction story, and they're the bad guys. In short they want to control the world's thoughts - I can't possibly explain to you how they hope to accomplish this, so bear with me. I can't tell you anything else about our organization, so don't ask."
Koume wasn't about to ask anything. Amarao paused for a second. "Do you have any questions?" Koume just stared back at him. She was seriously frightened now. Was this man telling the truth? Was her father really working for an evil organization? Or was all this just nonsense in the first place? "Surely you want to know somthing else? Wait, I know one question you have. How does this relate to you?"
Koume timidly nodded her head.
"You remember that little incident a couple of nights ago, don't you? A man in a huge brown jacket pushed you from behind for no reason didn't he? Well?"
"Stop!" Koume yelled. Almost everyone in the room looked up at her. "I'm not answering any more questions from you! Take me home now!" she said. Amarao seemed suprised that she would make such a strong statement. It even suprised her somewhat.
"Of course," Amarao replied calmly. "Sorry to bring that up. We are just here to help you out, and if you're ready to go home then i'll take you myself." The uniformed men returned to their buisness and Amarao led her out of the room.
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"Well, this is the place. I hope we didn't keep you late for supper." Amarao said as they pulled up outside Koume's house. Koume dismounted from the motorbike and started to walk to the door.
"Just remember Koume, were on your side. if anything - unusual - happens, you can find me. Better yet, i'll find you." He sped off toward the Medical plant. Koume entered her house.
"Oh Koume, you're just in time for dinner!" her mother said as she entered.
"So," her dad rose from his chair at the table and said,"How was your day with Amarao?"
Koume gasped. "You know him?!?" she almost screamed.
Her dad chuckled. "Why yes, me and Amarao go a ways back. He's a strange one, isn't he? But he's a good man once you get to know him." Koume nodded."He didn't tell you too many secrets did he?" her dad nudged her arm with his elbow and bagan to chuckle, as if he had told a mildly funny joke. She nodded again and simply stared at the floor.
"I'm not hungry, she said to no-one in particular.
"What's that Koume?" her mother asked.
"I'm just tired, I want to go to bed..."
"Well, ok honey, "her dad replied. "Are you feeling ok?"
"I'm fine, i'm just tired that's all."
"Well alright, good night."
"One thing," Amarao said as he and Koume rode away from the city on his motorbike.
"Anything you see here is a secret. Meaning, don't tell anyone what's here. You seem like a mature young lady, right? I'm sure you know thee importance of keeping secrets." Koume just nodded her head yes. They pulled in front of a normal looking building just outside town.
"Is this it?" Koume asked in a timid voice.
"Kid, you've gotta speak up. what did you say?"
"Is this it?"
"Yeah, it is. Just stick with me."
They entered the door in the front and walked down a short hallway. They entered another door and to Koume's suprise, she found stairs leading downward.
"Underground?" she wondered out loud.
Amarao hunched his huge right eyebrow at her and said, "This way." They went down three or four flights of stairs and went through another door. Koume gasped as she entered the huge room. People in almost military looking uniforms were lined up in rows working at computers on desks. It was mostly darkend, and the only substantial light came from a huge screen that took up the entire opposite wall. The image on it was a live video of the Medical Mechanica building. Amarao finally spoke up.
"I'll be frank with you Koume. This is a top secret project. Our main goal is to watch Medical Mechanica and monitor their activities. Think of this as almost a science-fiction story, and they're the bad guys. In short they want to control the world's thoughts - I can't possibly explain to you how they hope to accomplish this, so bear with me. I can't tell you anything else about our organization, so don't ask."
Koume wasn't about to ask anything. Amarao paused for a second. "Do you have any questions?" Koume just stared back at him. She was seriously frightened now. Was this man telling the truth? Was her father really working for an evil organization? Or was all this just nonsense in the first place? "Surely you want to know somthing else? Wait, I know one question you have. How does this relate to you?"
Koume timidly nodded her head.
"You remember that little incident a couple of nights ago, don't you? A man in a huge brown jacket pushed you from behind for no reason didn't he? Well?"
"Stop!" Koume yelled. Almost everyone in the room looked up at her. "I'm not answering any more questions from you! Take me home now!" she said. Amarao seemed suprised that she would make such a strong statement. It even suprised her somewhat.
"Of course," Amarao replied calmly. "Sorry to bring that up. We are just here to help you out, and if you're ready to go home then i'll take you myself." The uniformed men returned to their buisness and Amarao led her out of the room.
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"Well, this is the place. I hope we didn't keep you late for supper." Amarao said as they pulled up outside Koume's house. Koume dismounted from the motorbike and started to walk to the door.
"Just remember Koume, were on your side. if anything - unusual - happens, you can find me. Better yet, i'll find you." He sped off toward the Medical plant. Koume entered her house.
"Oh Koume, you're just in time for dinner!" her mother said as she entered.
"So," her dad rose from his chair at the table and said,"How was your day with Amarao?"
Koume gasped. "You know him?!?" she almost screamed.
Her dad chuckled. "Why yes, me and Amarao go a ways back. He's a strange one, isn't he? But he's a good man once you get to know him." Koume nodded."He didn't tell you too many secrets did he?" her dad nudged her arm with his elbow and bagan to chuckle, as if he had told a mildly funny joke. She nodded again and simply stared at the floor.
"I'm not hungry, she said to no-one in particular.
"What's that Koume?" her mother asked.
"I'm just tired, I want to go to bed..."
"Well, ok honey, "her dad replied. "Are you feeling ok?"
"I'm fine, i'm just tired that's all."
"Well alright, good night."