Prologue:
'Final boarding call for flight number 5668 from Los Angeles to The United Embraceries of Orb. Passengers who have not boarded should do so now." The feminine voice boomed out over the din of the busy airport terminal as people of all shapes and sizes hurried along to find their point of departure, which would take them to their destination. However all of that really didn't matter for the young man standing in front of an older looking couple.
"For the last time this is for your own good." Said the taller of the two men with a stern voice. He who stood there was an older man. With a slim yet had a stocky build that brought him up to a height of around six and a half inches. The older mans form was dressed smartly in a business suit, black polished dress shoes reflecting the light and even the area around them. Black hair, which used to be thick and shiny had thinned out as tints of gray hair along the temples and started to creep backwards toward the back of his head. Two black eyes were set behind thin wire framed glasses that perched atop of a thin, yet chiseled nose.
"Shinoski, please, listen to your father." The voice of the smaller woman half pleaded. She was shorter then the young man, yet dwarfed by her husband. As her husband was tall and very visibly of Asian descent, her small, petite, western features seemed just the opposite in contrast to him, yet a the moment also dressed just as smartly as him with a white blouse and a long skirt that reached the top of her knees. Long graying brown hair fell just to her shoulders, giving way to a form that was old, but none the less still holding the fading beauty that had broken so many hearts in the past before eventually being won over by her husband. Soft green eyes peered out behind long lashes at the angry face of her son.
"This isn't fair, I had Plans! Not only that but you are uprooting me from all the friends that I have made in High School, even others that I have known since I was little!" Both of his parents features of Eastern and Western had mixed to form the young man of 18 that currently glared angrily at his parents from behind another pair of green eyes. Standing Five eight and weighing a hundred and eighty pounds, he was in good physical condition. A wild unkempt mop of unruly brown hair sat atop his head and nearly fell into his eyes. Both features of his parents had shown in such a way to make him just above average looking. Currently he was dressed in a casual outfit consisting of a green t-shirt, which was mostly covered by a black leather jacket, blue jeans, and white sneakers. A black traveling carry on bag was slung over one shoulder.
Going to Orb had been a mixed blessing for Shinoski from his parents. He was lucky enough to be born into a prominent family that specialized in the development and sale of electronics and software since the Middle Ages.
However being from such a technologically immersed family, he also picked up his technical amplitude from them, which lead to his first true love. Instead of falling in love with girls, like most of his friends did, he instead fell in love with the Mobile Suit. The Strike, and its successor, The Freedom had become household names throughout the world. And it was obvious as of why: a single mobile suit with the power and skill of its pilot to chance the entire course of a battle, and perhaps the war.
Although despite being wealthy, which indeed had its perks; Shinoski was a down to earth guy. He saw the importance of friendship over material items, even Mobile Suits. And with his sudden relocation to Orb, it was like he was being robbed of his own vast fortune. "Shinoski Inoue!" Boomed his father, startling some passers by, even causing Shinoski to jump with surprise and a good amount of fear. "I will not hesitate to beat some sense into you-" He was cut off by the soft voice of his wife. "Yoshio. That's enough of that." Turning to regard Shinoski she spoke gently. "Shinoski, your father and I only want what's best for you-"
"I know that!" Shinoski snapped back. Although not with such strong objection in his voice that he had before his father yelled at him. His father motioned with an open upturned palm toward Shinoski as if making his point. "Sarah, the boy isn't going to listen. HE has to get on that plane now or else he will miss his flight." Sarah shook her head in stubborn resistance at her husband. "No. He has to hear what we have to say. Shinoski, we are sending you to Orb because at the moment, it is the safest place for you to grow up."
Shinoski, being puzzled and at the same time surprised by his mothers words was sent into a fit of silence. "We want you to have a chance to grow up free without being watched by the Earth Alliance. Your mother and I cannot bear the thought of you being conscripted for active duty while the war is still on. We do not like the way the Earth Alliance is being run, and in its current state is slowly going down the path of self destruction." His father added. "That's why you have to go to Orb. Don't worry, as soon as we are done here, your father and I will join you in Orb." His mother walked up to Shinoski and gave him a long and tentative hug.
"Mother, Father- I.." Shinoski hugged his mother back before slowly disengaging before walking up to his father. After a moment or two of looking at his father Shinoski nodded slightly. "I understand. I will respect your wishes." Shinoski's father gazed back at him before reaching out his hand in an offer of a handshake. "Don't be too reckless, and take care of yourself, Son." Shinoski hesitated for a moment before taking his fathers hand in his before shaking it firmly. "Now go, the plane is about to leave and they won't wait for you any longer."
After saying goodbye to his parents, Shinoski made his way down the boarding ramp to the passenger plane that would take him to Orb. The walk was a short one as Shinoski found himself sitting near the front of the plane in the first class section. Behind his section rested a curtain separating the first class section from coach. As Shinoski put his carry on bag above the luggage compartment above him, a loud yet dull thump came from the side of the plane as the door was shut securely and locked in place.
Minutes later, Shinoski felt himself be pushed back slightly in his chair as the jet pushed to full throttle before lifting off, almost weightless into the Blue Sky above. Shinoski's eyes glanced over, out the thick Plexiglas window of the plane, seeing the ground below and structures of the airport and soon various residential neighborhoods connected by roads as cars moved back and forth on the road below become smaller to the point they looked like miniatures on pre digital television.
Shinoski felt the plane slowly pitch to the left and the scenery below him began to change and the world below him slowly scrolled underneath. Turning his attention away from the window and closing his eyes, Shinoski could only wonder what the future and Orb, had in store for him.
