11-03-2015, 04:42 PM
Morning had come. They slept in a long time, until the sun was up and morning had nearly passed entirely. After getting dressed and ready, Matrix stood before the bed, facing the giant window that essentially served as a wall. Beyond their upper deck was their view of the natural beauty of this island. He wasn't focused on any of that, though. Instead he was quickly drawing and holstering his firearm over and over again. He would grab it, raise it to eye level, then return it to his side. Sometimes he wouldn't even grasp it, but instead use his ability to levitate it to his hand without actually touching it.
AndrAIa sat in the bed, still mostly under the covers, watching him work. This wasn't any surprise to her, she was very used to him training his muscle memory every morning when he first woke up. It made him a fast draw in combat and also wired his instincts to go for his gun first when things went bad. It wasn't something she faulted or minded. That training had probably saved their lives more times than she could count, but she also worried how he would do when a battle wasn't necessary, without her by his side. She would have to trust him to make the right choices, because thankfully he'd mostly shown a much more level head in the Omniverse than he had in all of their game hopping.
Matrix paused after his last draw, then dropped Gun. The weapon immediately redirected it's own fall and snapped to his right leg as if there were heavy magnets controlling it. He looked over to AndrAIa, who was smiling while brushing her hair and watching him.
"I guess I'm gone," Matrix announced, walking over to the side of the bed.
"Be careful out there, and don't do anything stupid," AndrAIa said one last time for emphasis.
"Same goes for you here, I suppose," Matrix laughed lightly.
"Oh, I'm just going to be a good citizen, nothing exciting about that," AndrAIa replied, then laid all the way back down, sinking into the sheets and the pillow. "Whenever I decide to get up, that is."
Matrix rolled his eyes, but nevertheless bent down and gave her a quick departing kiss. He then turned and walked towards the door, stopping at the entrance.
"Come back soon," AndrAIa called out. "I love you!"
"I love you, too," Matrix replied. "I'll be back before you know it."
With that, he turned and headed down the stairs and out of the house. He paused for a moment and took in the fresh air of the outdoors, then walked across their lower patio and down the trail to the river. He'd have to construct a proper dock, later on, but for now it was far from necessary. He knew he couldn't take the stolen boat back to Costa Del Sol without rousing suspicion, so he'd simply craft something temporary to get him to the Nexus gate.
He focused the Omnilium onto a spot just above the river and before long he'd crafted a small, one man boat that would get him to the island with no trouble. He stepped into the boat and fired it up, then took a last glance at their house. In the time it had taken him to summon the vehicle, AndrAIa had gotten out of bed and also got dressed, because now she was on the upper porch waving goodbye to him. He returned a wave, just before pressing the lever down and accelerating down the river. Before long he was out of the river and into the vast ocean. The HUD on his eye pulled up the map he'd loosely pieced together of the Deep, and he steered towards the town of Costa Del Sol.
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After his trip across the ocean, Matrix arrived at a less populated dock with little incident. So little that it bored him, but he tried to remember AndrAIa's words about staying out of trouble. He glanced around as he exited the boat, making sure no one was around. Then, he held out his hand and extracted the vessel back into raw Omnilium. There was no sense in advertising his prime powers if he didn't have to.
With that, he went into town and mixed in with the crowds that were bustling about. After several wrong turns and many frustrations, he found his way back to the gate. It looked just the same as he'd left it, a complete oddity in this town.
He paused for a moment. He could feel the wind in his short hair, and the smell the salt in the air. It was hot and humid. All of this was something he savored for just a moment, because he'd grown to enjoy the Vasty Deep and much about it. He just told himself he'd return shortly, because it really wasn't so bad here.
And with that he stepped into the gate, destined for the Nexus.
AndrAIa sat in the bed, still mostly under the covers, watching him work. This wasn't any surprise to her, she was very used to him training his muscle memory every morning when he first woke up. It made him a fast draw in combat and also wired his instincts to go for his gun first when things went bad. It wasn't something she faulted or minded. That training had probably saved their lives more times than she could count, but she also worried how he would do when a battle wasn't necessary, without her by his side. She would have to trust him to make the right choices, because thankfully he'd mostly shown a much more level head in the Omniverse than he had in all of their game hopping.
Matrix paused after his last draw, then dropped Gun. The weapon immediately redirected it's own fall and snapped to his right leg as if there were heavy magnets controlling it. He looked over to AndrAIa, who was smiling while brushing her hair and watching him.
"I guess I'm gone," Matrix announced, walking over to the side of the bed.
"Be careful out there, and don't do anything stupid," AndrAIa said one last time for emphasis.
"Same goes for you here, I suppose," Matrix laughed lightly.
"Oh, I'm just going to be a good citizen, nothing exciting about that," AndrAIa replied, then laid all the way back down, sinking into the sheets and the pillow. "Whenever I decide to get up, that is."
Matrix rolled his eyes, but nevertheless bent down and gave her a quick departing kiss. He then turned and walked towards the door, stopping at the entrance.
"Come back soon," AndrAIa called out. "I love you!"
"I love you, too," Matrix replied. "I'll be back before you know it."
With that, he turned and headed down the stairs and out of the house. He paused for a moment and took in the fresh air of the outdoors, then walked across their lower patio and down the trail to the river. He'd have to construct a proper dock, later on, but for now it was far from necessary. He knew he couldn't take the stolen boat back to Costa Del Sol without rousing suspicion, so he'd simply craft something temporary to get him to the Nexus gate.
He focused the Omnilium onto a spot just above the river and before long he'd crafted a small, one man boat that would get him to the island with no trouble. He stepped into the boat and fired it up, then took a last glance at their house. In the time it had taken him to summon the vehicle, AndrAIa had gotten out of bed and also got dressed, because now she was on the upper porch waving goodbye to him. He returned a wave, just before pressing the lever down and accelerating down the river. Before long he was out of the river and into the vast ocean. The HUD on his eye pulled up the map he'd loosely pieced together of the Deep, and he steered towards the town of Costa Del Sol.
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After his trip across the ocean, Matrix arrived at a less populated dock with little incident. So little that it bored him, but he tried to remember AndrAIa's words about staying out of trouble. He glanced around as he exited the boat, making sure no one was around. Then, he held out his hand and extracted the vessel back into raw Omnilium. There was no sense in advertising his prime powers if he didn't have to.
With that, he went into town and mixed in with the crowds that were bustling about. After several wrong turns and many frustrations, he found his way back to the gate. It looked just the same as he'd left it, a complete oddity in this town.
He paused for a moment. He could feel the wind in his short hair, and the smell the salt in the air. It was hot and humid. All of this was something he savored for just a moment, because he'd grown to enjoy the Vasty Deep and much about it. He just told himself he'd return shortly, because it really wasn't so bad here.
And with that he stepped into the gate, destined for the Nexus.