The Mecha Defense Force base.Zack was going about his usual duties discussing mission details with his fellow pilots. It was a typical day at the base.Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance of the hangar. "What's that? Up there in the sky?" A female soldier pointed.The sound of a new mecha landing drew everyone's attention. A sleek and advanced mecha descended gracefully from the sky, landing with precision. The cockpit hatch of the mecha opened, and out stepped a young man. He stood at a towering 6 feet 5 inches, with a lean and athletic build that spoke to his years of mecha combat training. His skin had a faint bluish hue, a subtle reminder of his Morphian heritage. His sharp, angular facial features gave him a commanding presence, while a perpetual five o'clock shadow added to his rugged charm.His eyes were striking, with irises that shiftee in color from deep indigo to bright silver, depending on his mood. They were often focused and intense, reflecting his unwaver

He took out his laptop and checked his newsfeed. His eyes rounded at the news page. Mecha Knight retaliates and destroys public domain."Look at this." He said absentmindedly and thought twice before scrolling up to his post.She looked in and laughed hard. He didn't know which was worse, he thought she was laughing at his empty newsfeed but he checked on the post. It had 1k likes, 7k views and growing.She watched him swinging a bat. It slipped and hit the umpire in the nuts. Playing on repeat. "You're the worst ever."She paused it before it reached the last part about his ad. "You missed it a few seconds.""You're a creative genius." She bumped him. "This isn't good publicity but_""Shut the front door. All publicity is good publicity. You could make a killing out of this stuff."He felt queasy now. She kept butting in to his conversation. The whole world would know he was like this and he would be held accountable whether he wanted a baseball career or not. He exhaled thinking

Zack typed on his computer and he crossed his legs reading the news about the public making manifestos against the Mecha Knight. He yawned.The other workers busied themselves cleaning up."Just look at him, he thinks he's so charming." A guy said having his coffee.Zack swallowed hard clicking on the mouse several times. He saw pics of people raising placards.We are not safe!Devil in disguise!"What's your deal with Trevor? He's not even that special anyway. What blond guy has brown eyes, that's silly.""If he isn't so special, you wouldn't waste your precious time talking about him..." Novalie Price said lifting her chin and packing her stuff."He's a 6.""I say 8.""Even a 6 is too generous. I bet he's a bottom."Zack looked queasy. They laughed and he could hear them quite clearly. He felt like a jackass for not reacting to them. Another perk of having super sensitive ears."Went to prison. Never finished college. He's going down."He took down his headset. "Hey homies, what are

Zack lowered his head on the table alone at the office. His two favourite things, sitting still and doing nothing. He was having bills stacked up on each other by the day and he had to pay his bills. He needed sustenance. If he didn't get enough calories then he wouldn't be able to function properly.He heaved a sigh impatient, the end of the month seemed very far away. He checked his views and whatnot. 8k likes and 304k views. He tapped his lip with a fountain pen and began to type erratically."Hi!""Ah!" He touched his chest. "Novalie, what are you doing here?""Oh, just checking up on you." She moved around his desk."I'm fine now, please leave. I'm really busy." He frowned.She pulled up his laptop. He stopped her."This is an invasion of my privacy.""As if you care about that. You check up on everyone all the time." She said."Doesn't mean you should do this.""So you're wasting precious time watching clips?"He felt insecure. But on the outside he looked like he couldn't care a

He let Novalie out first and he met Gwen at the porch.She frowned at Novalie. "Zack, what are you doing here so late at night? With her?""This is my coworker." He said grinning. "Price. Price, this is Gwen."Novalie eyed her thoughtfully. "Pleased to meet you." Gwen shook her hand firmly. "Likewise."Novalie let go. "You have a firm grip. I'll see you when I see you, Zack. I had a nice time."Gwen fumed in anger."Is something wrong?""I see you have other priorities.""It isn't what it looks like.""Oh no, you don't have to explain yourself. I understand perfectly." She said curtly."You do? Perfect, what are you doing here anyway." "I had dinner just across the street and I happened to see you.""Oof. Am I missing something?""Did you have this dinner in mind?""Actually, I was kind of hungry and she asked me out. I agreed.""Is that so? Was it before or after I asked?""That was after, geez, nothing to it. No need to get so worked up. I said no.""I am not overwhelmed, I just ne