And so Horizon and Evangel talked. They talked about normal teenage things
like school, hobbies, and music. They learned that they had very much in
common. They loved anime, especially Furi Kuri because it was totally
weird, and they loved poetry, computers, and all sorts of music, including
lots of techno. Then they talked about their lives before coming to the
Oracle's.
"I was a teenage hacker, a master. I only had my mother besides that, she was a single parent. One day, I was walking down the street on the way to the grocery store, and Niobe found me."
"Niobe? Who's she?"
"Oh, you haven't met her? She's wicked awesome. She's from the real world, too, just like Neo and Morpheus. There are tons of people in the real world, from what I know."
"Yes, Neo told me about Zion. I can't wait."
"Me either."
"Anyway, Niobe found me and told me the story. I said I would do whatever she said, and she brought me here. That was about three months ago. As you can see, I haven't been freed yet."
"Well, supposedly the Neo and Morpheus that found me were from another, similar Matrix. The weirdest part is, is that Neo is my father, sort of."
"I knew that."
"You did?"
"Of course, when you have telepathic powers, you tend to use them as much as possible."
"You're right. I just haven't developed mine as well."
"But that's fine! You will learn. I can help you. Whether you know it or not, your powers are much stronger than the powers of anyone else here. Even more than mine..."
"You can see that?"
"I can see a lot more."
Horizon felt this feeling of love inside her. He was attractive, clever, witty, and more than that. She fought this tango in her mind. She had only just met Evangel, but it seemed like they had known each other for forever. There was an uncomfortable silence between them.
The silence was broken when Evangel played an MP3 on his computer. It was "Digital Love" by Daft Punk. Horizon loved that song, he must have known. He stood up and grabbed Horizon's hand and pulled her up close to him. "Dance with me," he pleaded. She accepted, and they danced pleasantly together.
They did not want to let go of each other, knowing that there was a bond, a love that joined them. But then Evangel's voice came into Horizon's head.
"We have to let go sometime..."
"I know..."
"Horizon, it's dinner..."
"Oh, but I don't..."
"It's okay, I understand. But we have plenty of time, time is all we have now."
"Time? What is time but an illusion...?"
"I was a teenage hacker, a master. I only had my mother besides that, she was a single parent. One day, I was walking down the street on the way to the grocery store, and Niobe found me."
"Niobe? Who's she?"
"Oh, you haven't met her? She's wicked awesome. She's from the real world, too, just like Neo and Morpheus. There are tons of people in the real world, from what I know."
"Yes, Neo told me about Zion. I can't wait."
"Me either."
"Anyway, Niobe found me and told me the story. I said I would do whatever she said, and she brought me here. That was about three months ago. As you can see, I haven't been freed yet."
"Well, supposedly the Neo and Morpheus that found me were from another, similar Matrix. The weirdest part is, is that Neo is my father, sort of."
"I knew that."
"You did?"
"Of course, when you have telepathic powers, you tend to use them as much as possible."
"You're right. I just haven't developed mine as well."
"But that's fine! You will learn. I can help you. Whether you know it or not, your powers are much stronger than the powers of anyone else here. Even more than mine..."
"You can see that?"
"I can see a lot more."
Horizon felt this feeling of love inside her. He was attractive, clever, witty, and more than that. She fought this tango in her mind. She had only just met Evangel, but it seemed like they had known each other for forever. There was an uncomfortable silence between them.
The silence was broken when Evangel played an MP3 on his computer. It was "Digital Love" by Daft Punk. Horizon loved that song, he must have known. He stood up and grabbed Horizon's hand and pulled her up close to him. "Dance with me," he pleaded. She accepted, and they danced pleasantly together.
They did not want to let go of each other, knowing that there was a bond, a love that joined them. But then Evangel's voice came into Horizon's head.
"We have to let go sometime..."
"I know..."
"Horizon, it's dinner..."
"Oh, but I don't..."
"It's okay, I understand. But we have plenty of time, time is all we have now."
"Time? What is time but an illusion...?"