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
He gulped. ...Elaine walked home hugging her coat. She brushed her blotchy mascara and she was expecting not to meet her father at home.Alec was not around. "As per the usual." She said then something nudged her to go check on the guards. No one had asked about her."Dad!" She was surprised that he was home.Alec paused, his nostrils flared at her. "Where have you been all this while?""I went out with a friend."Alec showed her a picture of a man in a light purple shirt and khakis."This guy?"She snorted. "What does it matter who I was talking to? I'm back and I'm just curious about your work.""About time. I have a lot to show you. If you would like.""Yeah, I'm down for it." She said.Alec was surprised. "You know, the reason why I worked for that contract was so I could work in Nevada without travelling much."She whirled at him. "You're an entrepreneur. You can do whatever shit you want.""This isn't something I'm comfortable talking about but I have an arms dealing with the s
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
He was angry that he kept her in captivity for days. He scanned for the kill switch. He hoped he would not trigger any alarm, silent or loud. He spotted Elaine too and had mixed feelings. Elaine reached out and curled her hand. Betraying her father's trust and letting her friend's love out. Or betraying her Zack's trust by leaving her in. What if she was a mimic. He didn't know she was here. She heard metal clamouring on the other side and hid. Bart arrived with his clipboard whistling. "Oh, you're awake."Gwen exhaled, 'I'm going to regret this.' "Excuse me?"Bart was surprised. "You just talked! Tell me, do you have the ability to mimic speech?""I'll tell you everything you need to know about my home planet. Including myself."Bart looked back. "Let me get Denise.""No, I only want to speak with you. I feel safer. Just open the pod, it feels cramped in here."Bart shook like an eager teenage boy."Please Bart, please? We can both get what we want."He didn't hesitate. "What do you
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
"You got me good but anyone can make an educated guess and still be right."He held her and stopped the bus, he got home and Mort stood back with Amir who pulled down his eyelid and did a raspberry.Zack brought her to him. "Surprise?" He said grinning.Mort grabbed her. "What were you thinking?" "I'll explain later. I gotta go." He jogged back to work. He went to work sweaty and Mr Brunner spoke to an important businessman. He got several burritos and the vendor was looking at him funny."Zack, where have you been?""Ah, I brought snacks.""All right, Trevor."They took their share and Zack looked depressed. "That was my lunch."Novalie overheard that and raised her eyebrows."Our lunch of course. Thanks for having my back."She curled her hand. "No thanks necessary. It's no big deal.""Was it? I kinda thought it was." He said.She scoffed. "Back to work mode."Zack brushed his face. He was ready for some action but he wasn't going out anytime soon. "Would you like to have dinner?
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
Zack went about searching for any trouble, making sure no one got hurt or him, he recorded this time through the helmet cam, it was very vital. He didn't want any misunderstandings to ensue, especially after Petra or Chazzon. He spotted a lady struggling with a man in black. She held on to the end of the purse. "Help! This man's stealing my purse!" The lady shouted raising the alarm.The man was physically stronger.A girl screamed in the background. "Thief!""Jesus, let go, woman!" He seemed terrorized that people would catch him. Zack noticed the man's eyes flying both ways to the crowd, to the girl, he turned pale. He softened succumbing on his own and at the knight coming. He couldn't seem to leave the lady.Zack rushed towards them and he pushed the man into a bench. "Oof!" He handed the purse to the lady who smiled. "Thanks, pal, you're a real one." She said running away."Don't worry folks, your saviour has arrived!" "My purse!" The girl shouted. "Dad! The bad man let