Corrected & Connected in Cyber Space Interface

[Genkai]

"Oh h-hi guys." Sasha said as she pushed herself off of the wall she had been leaning on. She glanced to Devon and then to Sheela and Nicholas. "You'd think with all these technological advances, we'd get teleporters and nifty hover boards." She said lightly. "Oh well I guess what we have is a feat enough..." She said. Devon could tell something was off even as she spoke. He hoped one of the others could help out with her as he didn't think it would be appreciated if he kept trying to pry. When Nathan arrived and then Rey, she smiled a bit more. "Okay now that we're finally all here, let's decide on a flick." She said. "We can see Bliss, Techno Beats, Re-Harvest, or Dynamic Earth." She said. Bliss was a click flick, Techno Beats was about a tech-urban group who were trying to survive in a down trodden city that was almost a dystopia. Re-Harvest was a prequel to a movie about humans harvesting alien life on another planet. And Dynamic Earth was about earth populating the Moon and beyond in a mock documentary of fiction and action.

She didn't know if she wanted to see any of them since most had to do with some sort of technology or DgtWld based plot but it would be better than sitting at home or prowling around the DgtWld waiting for a job or a fight. Sasha put her hands behind her back and glanced off. Normally she would have already purchased tickets for Bliss, then push the guys along for fun but she decided she would let the majority pick this time. Devon glanced to Sasha and decided to take advantage of the quiet time to pick what movie he wanted. "I think Techno Beats or Dynamic Earth would be fine." He said simply and looked to the others. "However...I guess I wouldn't die if we saw Bliss..." He concluded and cleared his throat a little. This additional commented made Sasha quickly look to see if she had heard correctly.

"Really Devdev?" She smiled.

A real smile.

Devon couldn't take it back now. 'Great...oh well, the chances of us seeing it can't be too high unless she starts nagging or guilting the rest into seeing it too.' He thought. "Sure...why not?" Devon shrugged slowly and looked down at his shoes. He figured the others wouldn't put up much of a fight. Well Nicholas might but surely his sister could control him. He shook his head a little thankful he didn't have someone like Sasha or Sheela around to pull on his invisible collar. He could smell the popcorn from within the building and felt himself getting hungry. He was sure they could all chip in and buy a buffet of food or just fend for themselves. That decision could be made after they decided on the movie. "Anyway once we pick out a movie, we'll worry about food." He just said, voicing his thoughts.

"Yeah what should we see? What should we see?" Sasha asked them happily. It seemed like she was slowly getting back into her usual bubble of cheer. "I don't care really!" She smiled to the others, though she kind of did. She just cared more that they were out doing something together, and that they were happy. If she really wanted to see Bliss, she could see it on her own or with a willing friend. In truth she really didn't want to make her friends do anything they didn't want to. Otherwise they would be miserable because of her. Glancing to the ticket counter and then past to the entrance of the building, she couldn't help but envy the oblivious people around them enjoying life. They weren't so concerned with the DgtWld like the Correctors and Gvn.

It was likely for the best.

'I guess we carry most of the burden...' Sasha mused.

[Frenetic Raptor]

There they all were, at last; one way or another. Sasha was definitely right in that respect, needing more efficient transportation. More like an understatement at the very least. Not taking the matter entirely to heart, both Sheela and Nicholas let their open minds wander, pondering over the peculiar movie choices. For Nicholas, the premise of each did intrigue, though how many times had he seen the movie end in a total failure of epic proportions. He couldn’t care less what he watched; only that he had some kind of intellectual stimulation. For Sheela, mindless fluff might be more appropriate for her, always feeding off such primitive entertainment. There was no doubt in his mind she would choose Bliss. He would wager against her picking anything else.

“Hey Nicholas, how about we see Re-Harvest. I am sure we’d get a kick out of that one.” She nudged an arm in his direction, demanding a response. All she got was a forceful elbow in the other direction. “Ok, fine. Have it your way. I don’t want to see a documentary at all, and Techno Beats? I just don’t like it.” She crossed her arms, almost pouting. That certainly narrowed the choices down for Sheela. Everyone else in the group could probably figure out her thought process, hinting at Bliss. What did she care? To each their own. Come on, she could use her brother’s line at any time she wanted. Not like it was trademarked or anything foolish like that.

“So what you are saying is you want us all to see Bliss, right?” Nicholas turned his attention to the side, glancing over at her mischievous smile. I see you trying to hide that smirk of yours. This was exactly as he predicted. He read her like a book or maybe even going only as far as the cover. Maybe that was a bit too far on the degree of harshness, but she wasn’t breaking any new ground or bucking a trend. He could only begin to wonder how much Sheela's predictability would play against her. Someone would certainly take advantage of her if she kept up this way forever. Call him overprotective, though the facts were clearly within view for anyone to witness. Just hope she can handle herself. Not like he was always going to be there for her protection. There was also no doubt she would want a bit of independence from her brother at some point.

Thanks to Devon, she would be up two to none, in this trivial game. “You got it. Bliss it is.” Sheela just couldn’t help herself, not in times like these. All of that technological babble made her brain hurt and all those creepy special effects weren’t always the kindest to her eyes. So what if most of that was true in some way, not like she couldn’t read history online or anything, on her own time. To be serious, no one would ever catch her reading those unnecessary yawn worthy topics. One could just imagine her drooling over the keyboard, in an oblivious sleep as a result. If the topic of conversation involved one of her major interests, the entire situation would involve her drooling over fascination. Moving on, Sheela was entirely content with her decision and would not budge her ground for anything.

“Since Sasha doesn’t seem to mind, and I couldn’t care less, I suppose Bliss would be an alright choice.” There was no hiding his reluctance, forcing himself to say those untrue words. Why would he of all people want to see such cliché propaganda? Nicholas looked around at the others, urging one to make a rationale decision, albeit Devon and Sheela’s coincidental selections. “Is anyone against the idea of watching Bliss? Speak up or forever hold your peace.” If none had any objections, the inevitable was going to occur, with or without their willing consent. There wasn’t anything wrong with the movie, if one wanted to relax and get away from all the seriousness that surrounded their daily lives. See, Nicholas was already warming up to the idea of following along.

[Reialgo]

Looking around Nathan confirmed that the gang was completely assembled, and on time too. He though for a moment about Sasha's light musing, smirking as he thought that while it would be cool to hover over the ground, anything less taxing that a bike might actually be pretty boring. Regardless, the group's attention now turned to the choice of movies, and instantly Devon's pained expression earlier was understood. In all honesty the current choice was abysmal, except for techno beats which sounded like it might be fun to an extent. He started to breathe a sigh of relief as Devon began to voice his opinion, he sure was reliable for picking something semi-interesting. Usually. Nathan stopped mid sigh as Devon's usual mode of thought took a bit of a U-turn, he had agreed to see Bliss? now there was no hope left, at least one of the siblings would follow the choice of those two and drag the other along with it. There was something a little off about the scene, Nathan had somewhat noted a lack of joy in Sasha upon arrival and now Devon was being more lenient towards her choice. He kept his intrigue to himself though, he didn't go prying into other people's hidden problems without consent.

Now Devon bowed his head, seemingly trying to hide his defeated features. Nathan simply looked over to Nicholas and Sheela. Already the female sibling had started to pull her weight in the choices, leaving the mostly silent Nicholas helpless and having no choice but to follow suite. That meant four to none. It was beyond pointless to be going against the flow now, even of Rey put up some kind of fuss over the whole situation two against four were un-winnable odds. "Looks like everyone else has pretty much decided but yeah, to the chick-flick it is then..." never in his life did he expect to say those words from his mouth, then again recently there had been a lot of things that were never have meant to happen in a normal teen's life. He figured seeing Bliss was certainly better than lounging around his apartment and wasting away the precious daylight hours, and besides it was mostly an excuse for the small wing of correctors to go out together and maybe even raise some spirits. Just as long as the following food was more to Nathan's tastes.

Speaking of food, the smell of fresh popcorn beckoned the group inside, and the boy's stomach briefly went wild at the scent. He easily had brought enough to pay for some spare popcorn, he hoped. Sasha beamed away to the group, and Nathan had little choice but to return it. But it was a genuine smile, not something he had forced to appeal to the bubbly girl. Once again she had proved how infectious an emotion that happiness was. Now all the had to do was wait for Rey's response and they could head in, hopefully forgetting any lingering dark clouds hovering around them.

[Snowflying]

Rey winced as, one by one, each of her friends agreed to go see Bliss. A sinking feeling had planted itself in her stomach when the first big shock of the night came – Devon was okay with seeing a romantic chick-flick. Well, that was certainly a turn of events. And she knew things would only go downhill from there: Sasha was getting excited, and there was no way anyone would want to let her down. What hope was there now? Surely Sheela would go along with her. That only left Nicholas and Nathan, who might oppose it, but then the group would be split evenly in half, thus only creating conflict among them.

And now that Rey thought about it, she didn’t want to make things difficult for her friends.

As these thoughts ran through her mind, Rey looked up to see Nicholas talking. Sheela had just made the inevitable choice of going along with Sasha, and now it was up to him. They were joking around with each other like they usually did, and it seemed to Rey like Sheela had won. A short moment later Nicholas was reluctantly agreeing to go along for the ride.

“Is anyone against the idea of watching Bliss? Speak up or forever hold your peace.”

Hah, an obvious cry for help. Rey smirked slightly as Nicholas spoke those words. It was almost certain that they were going to be stuck with seeing Bliss. What did he expect her to do about it? Rey’s eyes sparkled as a new idea began to form in her mind. If she was going to have to suffer, everyone else would go down with her. Nathan’s hesitant response only confirmed this even more for her.

“Well then, let’s go to Bliss!” Rey said with mock enthusiasm. “You all seem so excited to see it.” She grinned knowingly at Nathan, Nicholas, and then Devon. Her tone was not a rude one, however, but one of joking playfulness. As she said this, her apprehension towards seeing the film began to melt away. How ironic would it be for the group of them to go see a chick-flick together? The idea made her want to laugh more than it made her angry.

[Genkai]

Devon's last hope of anyone opposing Sasha's wishes were dashed as Sheela seemed alright with the idea. And then somehow Nathan also agreed and then of course thanks to Sheela, Nicholas was going anyway. And Devon's last hope was Rey who seemed suddenly gung-ho. He groaned softly and slapped his palm against his forehead, showing clear issues with the idea. He wasn't banking on people to suggest another movie but they all seemed to cave in so easily. 'Maybe it's because making friends happy is much easier and preferred than causing dismay over something so simple as a movie.' He wondered silently. Of course Devon had picked up on Rey's fake tone and he hoped she wouldn't do anything to jeopardize everyone's day. As they walked in, Devon put a hand on Rey's shoulder. "Hey. I know this isn't the best movie but...it could be worse. Let's just try and enjoy the company at least."

And with that, he walked on ahead.

Sasha was currently taking hold of Sheela's hand and Nathan's hand and pulling them behind her as she marched inside. They all purchased their tickets via their phones and got their snacks. During this whole routine, the girl was bouncing up and down. "Oh this is gonna be so much fun-fun fun!" She smiled and noticed some of her friends weren't as happy as she was. 'I know it's not fair I kinda picked it out...' She frowned slightly. "Hey guys-" She stopped bouncing and paused. 'Should we see another movie instead?' she wondered. 'I would hate to bore half of these people with some girly romance but it could be fun...' Sasha opened her mouth again. "Next time, we'll see something more manly and cool! Okay?" She smiled slightly, not wanting them to hate her or anything. And for a moment she was reminded of what her father had said and she got rather quiet.

"Let's just go. We have our food, let's just enjoy the...Bliss." Devon muttered slowly as he held a bag of popcorn and a soda in his hands.

"Ha ha ha, that was a terrible pun Devdev!"

"It wasn't a joke..." He sighed and just walked in, leading the pack this time. They had found seats and settled down. Sasha was back to being her hyper self. Devon refused to sit next to her though so he sat near the end by the exit. he wasn't going to leave early, he would be given hell if he did. He just liked to comfort of having an escape of need be. 'Movies are so pointless but I can see why after today's mishap...they'd be useful.' He silently admitted. As the movie started, Devon started to zone out himself but soon it became a little interesting. Suddenly he heard a faint *ping* in the back of his head. He knew what the notification was for. He also knew the others had gotten it to, from Cnnt. "Hey guys....let's go." He said, a bit relived to get out.

Rather begrudgingly, Sasha nodded. 'This sucks! We only got halfway! Aaaand we didn't get to do anything fun like go eat or shopping.' She pouted. The group left early and filed out into the street. Sasha caught Devon saying how much money he wasted but that wasn't why she was upset. "I can't believe we have more work to do...I have homework." She complained and pulled out her small pink phone and looked at it. "I guess we all better go home or maybe we could find a Cyber Cafe and get our own room with some PCs to hook up to..." Sasha was still in a poor mood. She had been really looking forward to some rare social time with the others and now someone was ruining it.

'I wonder what the emergency is this time.'

[Frenetic Raptor]

Success yet again. Am I on a roll today, or what? Not only did Sheela best her brother at something, she was able to assist in convincing everyone to follow through with seeing a chick flick. Maybe she wasn’t the deciding factor, though everything seemed to have gone in her favor, quickly after. Not a single one of them dared mention another movie. Where was all the drama to be had by simply agreeing? Maybe I should have stuck with Re-Harvest, just to make things interesting. She didn’t want to provoke any unnecessary angst amongst the group, more than likely. Yeah, I suppose I have a decent reason to be a good girl about it. Not like she was willing to forget her missed opportunity, having been held back. I only wanted just one. That is all I asked.

While Sheela got lost in the moment yet again, Nicholas was fully aware of Devon taking the lead, walking through the entrance, inside the theater. Before he could get too relaxed, he witnessed Sasha anxiously tugging his sister and Nathan along for the ride. “Hold on a minute..” He couldn’t continue, taken by surprise, not wanting to be left behind.

“What’s wrong Nicholas, can’t keep up?” For someone so attuned to his surroundings, one would think he would have noticed Sasha’s unexpected tactics. Unlike her brother, she giggled and followed along, never letting go of Sasha’s hand until she was inside. Following suit, Sheela purchased her own ticket and whatever food she could grab onto. Not like she cared as to what she particularly ate, though she would certainly know, finding herself having eaten too much. That is the last thing I need. Rediscovering some restraint, she kept her appetite in check, switching up her order. Satisfied, she was fully prepared.

Now what is wrong with seeing Bliss? If I desire to go see a chick flick with my friends I most certainly have every right to. Was Nicholas really thinking rationally? Did he finally give in completely to Sheela and Sasha, forever? Not likely, he hoped. Even though I view this genre as cliché propaganda this doesn’t mean I don’t find it all amusing. Directing his attention to Sasha, he reassured her that everything was all right with him. “Don’t worry too much about the movie, Sasha. We have plenty of time to see anything we want later on.” Something about the silence that followed felt amiss, at least to Nicholas. Before he could get too deeply involved Devon ushered them on, growing impatient, it would seem.

So what? It may not have been a joke, but I found it a little bit amusing. Any kind of humor from Devon was a welcomed change of pace. Between him and her brother, they were way too serious for their very own good. Watching the rest fulfill their orders, they all filed in, one by one. Growing anxious, Sheela called out first dibs. “I get the seat next to Sasha!” She immediately plopped herself down, situated beside her. Nicholas can sit next to Devon. She could see Nicholas shaking his head while he located a seat much closer to Devon.

Easing himself into his seat, the movie started to play. He kept to himself, only finding it necessary to glance to his side, at Sheela, a few times throughout. Well isn’t that just grand. The moment I actually get involved in a movie. Caught with a handful of popcorn, disappointment lingered on standby. Wasn’t this always how events tended to play out? Just when one finds the perfect opportunity to escape from reality, true realizations just happen to come back, kicking a leg for added measure. Not like I am one to do anything about it. These moments aren’t supposed to last, I suppose. Even Nicholas’ uplifted mood began to unravel towards seriousness all over again.

They did not do what I think they did? Calling Sheela now of all times. You guys are so impatient. Sulking all the way out the door, she wandered about, playing up the part, overdramatically. She might have appeared foolish, though she wasn’t concerned. Ew, homework. There had to be an easier way through all the coursework required, with minimal effort. Shrugging off unpleasant thoughts, Sheela took to fully expressing her vote. “How about we go take a trip to a Cyber Café? That way we don’t have to split our little group apart.” She was only just beginning to enjoy herself with everyone. She could understand if they wanted to go home, though she would still be saddened, only until they met up in the DgtWld again.

“I wouldn’t mind all of us going to a Cyber Café.” Sounded rationale enough; until everyone said otherwise, Nicholas could only speculate. Taking a few steps towards Sheela, he stood beside her and whispered in her ear, sharing a concerned presumption. Sheela’s only response was a subtle nod, in agreement. Satisfied, Nicholas continued onward, with the topic presently at hand. “Does it sound like a good idea?” Either way, he had no preferential issues.

[Reialgo]

What did I sign up for? the thought swirled around Nathan's head, and no Rey didn't help in the slightest. He flashed a mock glare that read I'll kill you towards her direction, before umpire Devon stepped in to calm her rebellious nerves. Although his attitude clearly resonated with the other males, plus Rey, in the group...this was a bad idea. Not like it mattered, and probably to hurry up and get it over with Devon marched on ahead. Nathan had intended to be following up behind the group as per-usual, of course Sasha played a combo breaker and before he could do anything he tugged him and Sheela inside and leaving the former's sibling apparently in the dust.

He decided to just let the hyper girl have her way, he was already doing so anyway, and with his free hand flicked out his phone as he passed through the entrance, hitting up one ticket for bliss with some reluctance, never will he let his siblings ever try and get a hold of his buying history if they got the chance after this day. He would never hear the end of it. One pro about coming to the cinema at all was a chance at buying some proper popcorn, salty to be precise, and he let go of Sasha's pull to slink over to the closest counter. Of course large was ordered, might as well use part of the deal in size. The drink he bought to accompany it was far smaller to compensate, not that he really minded it. Returning to the group he caught site of Sasha, who was literally bouncing with joy, but seemed to sense the hanging despair amongst the more masculine half of the group. Yet her "helpful" suggestion caused a suppress groan from Nathan, the was a level where cheese became intolerable.

"Let's just go. We have our food, let's just enjoy the...Bliss."

And that was known as crossing it, he swore to himself if there was another bad joke before they managed to make it to the cinema itself, then they might be carrying in a corpse. Almost single file this time the group sauntered in to, the relatively quiet, viewing screen. Quiet enough in-fact, to allow everyone to sit in a line along one row. Devon hesitated as Sasha half-charged to an empty seat. As long as nothing's broken we'll be fine he thought to himself as the girl plopped down heavily onto her target. Devon was clearly avoiding close proximity to Sasha for now. Probably a good idea as Sheela stormed after her. Shrugging Nathan moved in next, quietly sitting next to Sheela as if any sudden noice might cause an eruption of excitement from either of the girls. The adverts caused a little ironic smile from him, they were almost all on the other choice of movies, like the screen itself was taunting the men. Eventually the movies began, and dragged on. It wasn't that Nathan detested a romance plot, in-fact he was all for it, but the dreamy "guy meets girl insta-perfect match-up" made his stomach churn slightly, and they're was also the little added drama of a argument here and there to keep the viewers "on edge". He supposed anyway.

So, as he assumed for Devon and Nicholas as well, he was more than happy when the light ping played in the back of his head. The downside? possible social evening ruined, the upside, less of chick flicks the better for his sanity. The whole group shuffled it's way outside, Nathan dumping the half finished popcorn container in the handy bin on the way out. Predictably Sasha moaned as they all made it outside, though for a legitimate reason this time around. Homework. a tad bit nostalgic, it had been a while since his head had groaned at that word. The prospect of an cyber Café was tossed around, prompting him to slowly nod his head in agreement. "Sound like a plan" he stated, moving to one nearby would probably mean less time spent messing around before logging in, and on tops Sasha got some more socialising, not bad. Now Nathan's mind started to set into his corrector line of thought, what were they up against this time, doubtful that it would be the bug Vs back for another round. But thinking of the day's earlier event brought another thought, was vypr going to appear again, indeed was the alert the elusive woman herself, or rather itself? Now he wanted to log in as quickly as possible, after all they had a job to do

[Genkai]

The hyper girl was more than happy to have her friend next to her during most of the movie but sadly they had a mandatory intermission. Sasha looked to her friends. "It sucks, we'll never know the ending..." She said sadly. Devon folded his arms and held back the obvious statement which would assure the girl that she wasn't missing much and could just see it online in a few weeks time. Movies had a fast turn over rate, only a month or so before they would reach the web from the theaters. "Anyway it looks like we're all okay with going out?" Sasha asked and looked to the siblings and then to Nathan and lastly to Rey who seemed willing to go along with the plan at hand. "Alright! I know where one is, two blocks...that way!" She then pointed up north. "I'll go reserve us a booth, bye bye!"

With that, she scuttled ahead and hurried off to the corner Cyber Cafe up ahead. Devon shook his head. "It seems she's always pulling us ahead even if it's not into the most preferred of settings." He said referring to their relentless job. "Anyway I suppose we better hurry before she does anything stupid." Devon commented, already imaging the girl knocking over expensive computers or getting lost even though the path seemed to be straight. He kept his arms folded and headed along with the others. He glanced down at the phone around his wrist and tapped it once and then twice and looked at the time and saw the red notification still nagging him. 'It's rare we have to report twice in one day...somehow this feels different.' He thought to himself as they walked along, not in much of a hurry to get back to fighting pests.

Meanwhile the girl had made it into the CC and jogged over to the desk and handed them her phone to charge. "Here, we need um-" She paused. "Well there's no we yet but it's just me but um they're coming, my friends. The others." She panted. "Um one room please. How many? Ummm." Sasha paused to count how many were there. "S...six. Yes! Six. Okay...how long? Ummmm." She didn't know how long they would need so she guessed. "Like two hours?" She hoped to god that they didn't need that long but she figured it would be better to have more time than to run out and have them try to contact the Correctors and get nothing when they were off in the DgtWld battling. "Thanks." Sasha took the key card and her phone back. 'I'll make Cnnt and the Gvn pay me back.' She thought as she went to the room in the back, Room 7.

She opened it and the lights flickered on. Sasha set her things down on the middle chair on the right side. The small room had three large PCs on one side and three on the other, facing outward each way. They were black and had comfortable leather chairs. Sasha bit her lower lip and figured Sheela would sit next to her. She walked back out and looked around and hoped they hadn't ditched her. 'Nah! They wouldn't do that!' She paused for a minute. '...Okay maybe they would.' She frowned a little and decided to have a little fun. Looking around, she found a soda machine and bought a bottle of water. Then she decided to rig it on the last straggler. She hopped up on a chair and tied a small string around it. She would pull it when the last person walked in their room. 'Hehehe.'

Back on the street, Devon glanced behind at the others, finally deciding to voice his concerns. "So does anyone else find it weird that we have another job to do today. I mean sure the bugs weren't tough and we ran into Vypr again but...still...something doesn't sit right." Devon said carefully. "I wonder if this is just another meeting or if there is something more to this. I highly doubt this summoning is about us getting raises." He said and smirked a little. He wouldn't mind a little extra cash in his pocket, especially after wasting it on a movie that they only saw half of. Not to mention the price of theater food was insane as well. 'I guess speculating isn't going to do us any good right now. The only thing we can do is log on and see what's up. First thing is first, make sure Sasha didn't screw up.' He thought as he reached the CC first and held the door open for the others.

He then walked in and found his way to the front of the pack, somehow. He saw the man behind the desk point to the back. 'I guess Sasha did get us something.' Devon mused, a bit surprised in all honesty. He walked in and saw Sasha standing by the door, holding something behind her back. "Hey." He said and walked over to the left side and sat down in the far chair, leaving Sasha with the two spots beside her on the other side. Devon wasn't about to question the girl's oddity as he simply linked his phone up to the PC, he then paused and would wait for the others before diving into the DgtWld. Luckily, their phones acted as portable devices in which they could log into the DgtWld from anywhere. A PC or Laptop was still necessary for their digitization however. Sasha stood by happily, trying to act natural as everyone seemed to file in.

'Who is my victim?' She wondered.

[Snowflying]

Resa grinned as she caught Nathan’s mock glare. She shrugged innocently; if he was going to give in to Sasha and Sheela so easily then she might as well make a joke of it. Not that she would’ve acted any differently in the same situation…friendship was far too precious. As she took a step towards the concessions counter she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder, causing her to wince.

"Hey. I know this isn't the best movie but...it could be worse. Let's just try and enjoy the company at least.”

She recognized the voice as Devon’s, no doubt taking her sarcastic comments quite seriously. It was true that she was a bit apprehensive about seeing this movie, but Devon seemed less than thrilled as well. She quickly turned her head to respond, only to find that he had already started walking again. She sighed inwardly, deciding to keep her response to herself. You don’t need to worry; I would never try to ruin a fun night with friends for my own selfish reasons. I’m not like that anymore. That version of me died a long time ago.

Purchasing a large popcorn and drink in the hopes that the food would keep her busy enough that she wouldn’t have to focus completely on the movie, Rey followed her friends into the theater after purchasing her ticket. The moment they sat down she promptly proceeded to zone out, quickly losing interest in the cheesy romance playing out on the screen. The beeping that signified a new notification came as a relief, and she practically jogged out of the theater and into the entryway. If Sasha or Sheela were to ask why she was in such a hurry, she would simply tell them that she was concerned about what was going on in the DgtWld if they were receiving another notification already. Considering Rey’s nearly obsessive concern with the DgtWld, the excuse made sense. And it was partly true, though it wasn’t all of the reason she had left so quickly.

The group soon agreed to meet at a nearby Cyber Café, which seemed like a good plan to Rey. Sasha immediately took off, Devon briskly following behind her. Rey walked quickly in order to keep up with him as he started brainstorming as to why the Gvn would be calling on them so soon. She nodded gratefully to him as he held open the door, then watched as he bolted back to the front of the group and inquired about Sasha at the front desk. Almost feeling like a sheep being herded by a mountain dog, she continued to follow Devon until she stepped into the room Sasha had reserved for them. She noticed the rigged prank when it would have been too late, had she been the last to arrive in the room. She shook her head at Sasha, gingerly stepping out from under the bottle of water. “Good thing I hurried this time,” she said. “Just don’t make too big of a mess; the DgtWld and the Gvn are waiting for us.”

[Reialgo]

"At least she knows where she's going...that's a start." Nathan mused as Sasha dashed off ahead of them. He himself had barely been around this part of the city thus was clueless when it came to smaller places like a certain cafe's location. The rest of the group followed soon after, albeit at a leisurely pace compared to the now disappeared girl. The short walk was a noticeably quiet one, most of the correctors were fidgety, Devon seemed to keep checking something on his phone, presumably the notification. Nathan himself thought away to there current situation again. Double notifications in one day didn't happen on some basis like once a month, in-fact if he counted he would estimate that this was the third time in his whole career as a corrector that he had received to in one day. The other two times were just simply another notification, some hacker had probably been bored waiting and jumped the gun, or whatever. But for some reason this one worried him, was it because they encountered vypr once today already?

"So, does anyone else find it weird that...." Devon decided to stop keeping his worries to himself, the empty air before hand probably hadn't helped. "Agreed, though maybe we're just over reacting?" he spoke out loud, moving forwards to Devon a little as he spoke, "I mean this isn't the first time this happened, maybe we're just on edge after vypr hit us..." however the joked cash raise, would be real nice for everyone right now. It was a strange life that they all currently led, being at the gvrn's calling 24/7 and fighting on a digital plane, perhaps what was more odd was that they still all weren't used to it yet. Normally after a year at most, humans would except the current reality as, well just that. But to Nathan at least, everytime they jumped in, the world always found a way to surprise him. Maybe that was why he was on edge about this note, wary of the unknown factor.

Upon arrival to the so called cyber cafe, they were instantly directed towards a room close to the back of the building, for once the hyperactive girl had been more reliable than she was known for being. The said girl was waiting for them with the door open, showing the ghostly whisper of what Nathan swore was a smirk before hiding it. Devon either didn't notice, or didn't care, but Rey gave her a knowing look before walking in. Nathan walked in after her, suspiciously looking to Sasha who almost seemed like a child hiding something form her parents. He sighed and looked for a seat, noting that Devon had already taken the furthest one possible, and I thought that was my job he thought to himself and slipped into the chair next to him. He dug his phone out from his pocket and preped it to enter the digital world, though not wanting to jump in ahead of ever body he just set it down on the table. Curiosity struck him and he spun his chair around to face the door, something awaited the stragglers of the group....