The Forgotten Project
Ch.2
First impressions. You have to make them good, I have learned that someone can assume a lot of things about you at a first glance. But it also depends on who is judging you. Say if you were male, had a mustache, and you stunk. One person could judge that you were a lazy drunk that just spent his night in the alleyway, or someone else could judge that you were working hard as a trash man all night long. But the first thing everyone focuses on is what you look like in their eyes, never yours.
1st Journal Entry
Day 4 in SOLDIER
Ok, so where to begin. I arrived here for the first time in Midgar four days ago. After a quick debriefing I met the director of SOLDIER Mr. Lazar. I swear his hair was greasy enough you could slide a rock through it and it would come out wet. He also had a face that looked soft like he had been having too much of the "happy" drink because of the dark rings under his eyes, or at least that's what I assumed.
I stood there next to the sliding door as he sat down at the table writing notes. I knew my fingers had started to fidget, but what else was I suppose to do? I was just about to open my mouth before he turned towards me. His green eyes were full of knowledge, and some deep pain. He slowly stood up, he quickly slid on a white glove before handing his hand out to me.
"hello." He said. " You must be Asuka, welcome to Shinra. You probably know who I am already correct?"
I nodded as I shook his hand. I was surprised how thin his fingers were, but I dare didn't open my mouth as he continued.
"I can't tell you how glad everyone here at Shinra is to see you. I hope your first two days have been comfortable?"
"yes." I replied.
I pulled my hand away, I felt my heart start to race I saw him start to survey my top, middle portion of my chest. My cheeks started to burn.
"Excuse me sir, but I don't think-"
"You have never dated before have you?" he asked bluntly.
I felt my jaw drop, my temper started to boil as he walked back to his seat.
"Excuse me?"
"Don't worry, I can tell. It's probably good you're not in a relationship while you do this job. I also can tell you probably are trying to expose yourself to men by showing off your (cough) extra appendage."
"Director Lazar that is enough!"
"I also know now to tell Shinra to make the SOLDIER suits less exposed."
He placed his hand on his chin, his eyes wandered as the wheels turned in his mind. Then he turned back to his papers and started to write again.
"You may go now Asuka. I shall send for you when I need you again."
My new room seems cold, and secluded. I only had one, small window on the right wall. There was only enough room to fit a queen size be in. the walls were hard stone, there was a small sink next to a small, trooper bed hanging on the left wall.
Ok let's face it; I'm not really impressed with this whole thing so far. My director is a sleaze ball, my room feels like a prison cell, and I still haven't gone on any big missions. I mean I guess I was expecting well…. More.
The Shinra building is huge! With about fifty-five floors, twenty-three of those floors are dedicated to SOILDER alone. I like hanging out in the soft chair next to the training room. But I've e also noticed that a lot of the 3rd class avoid me. Like when I tried to ask a young man where the briefing room was, and he claimed he didn't know then left in a hurry. I feel like they're afraid of me or something, and I also hear these strange rumors that there's going to be a war with the Wutai soon. But I just can't figure out what could start a war with the Wutai, I've always understood them to be peaceful.
I also received a letter from my sister yesterday. She says that father is sick, but not terribly. She also says that school is going well, and she flirted with a boy. I laughed, that's defiantly my sister. But nothing else.
I'm surprised on how lonely this job is, my net break isn't for the next year, or when things settle down here in Midgar.
In the next few days I'm supposed to meet the top scientist Dr. Hojo. Yea I bet he's a snooty, snobby, stuck up, superior man. But it's my job to defend him if I have to, but nobody has told me to defend him from what? There's nothing going on that people should be afraid of right? I mean come on this is Midgar, the safest city on the planet.
Well there goes the damn lunch call again, it makes this annoying squawk like a chocobo was choking on a stone or something, any way I hope there not surfing sushi again.