12-01-2015, 03:41 PM
Several hours passed before AndrAIa got up from her relaxing chair. The warm sun and the beautiful view were difficult to part from, but she did force herself to get up, eventually. She walked inside and changed back into her standard adventuring clothing. She went into the kitchen and set the glass in the sink, Once more, she gazed out at the river through the large glass door. She hated to leave this paradise behind, even for a bit, but she had decided that she would venture into the Dataverse with Matrix, since there was little else she could accomplish in Cinnabar for the time being. Since they didn't know what to expect, it would be safest to take advantage of strength in numbers. She paused for a moment, looking to the ground. There was just one "person" missing from their little team, and she would have to discuss that with Matrix shortly.
She decided it was time to go check on him and his progress. If he hadn't gotten much done in all this time he would not only be a foul mood, but also the most counter productive thing to himself. She opened the door to their lower level and casually descended the stairs, the decorative wood around her transitioning into steel. Emerging from the staircase she looked down at the lower level, not seeing Matrix anywhere. She frowned, but then took the next set of stairs the rest of the way down. From here she could see one of the doors to a side room open, and Matrix was messing with the wires on some strange machine.
"How's it going?" AndrAIa cheerfully asked, carefully gauging how he would respond. Technology and her boyfriend did not mesh well, so he might be a little on edge.
"I think it's going just fine," Matrix calmly replied, to her surprise.
Matrix stepped back from the machine, and went out into the main room to join AndrAIa.
"Really?" AndrAIa asked skeptically.
"Really," Matrix repeated, somewhat indignantly. "I think that thing will teleport us into the Dataverse. Don't know where, but we're pretty good at navigating unknown territory."
AndrAIa smiled in response. "Well, good work. I guess anything really is possible with Omnilium."
Matrix nodded, then looked around. "I've got this place set up pretty good. If something goes wrong, we can use this lower level as an emergency bunker. It's no Principal Office, but it'll last us."
AndrAIa nodded as she observed it, as well. There was definitely plenty of utility in a set up like this. She then looked back to Matrix.
"So, get a full night's sleep and go into the Dataverse first thing when we wake up?" she suggested.
"I was thinking the same thing," Matrix agreed. "We don't know how long we'll be there, so we need to be well rested."
"I think we should bring Frisket with us," AndrAIa suddenly announced, and Matrix gave her a look of complete confusion.
"Frisket?" Matrix asked, for clarification. The red and yellow dog that served as his faithful companion would be an asset, but he was far away from here. And of course, she knew that. "Frisket is in Mainframe still, AndrAIa."
"I know, and I think you ought to summon him here," AndrAIa responded, crossing her arms as she spoke.
"Summon..." Matrix couldn't believe what he was hearing. "We're trying to get out of this place and you want me to bring someone else along?"
AndrAIa shook her head. "We could use his help. We might need him to help us get out. And besides, you two have been inseparable for a very long time. Don't you think he misses you?"
Matrix paused, thinking that over. She was absolutely right, but he didn't like the idea of bringing his faithful companion over into this unknown realm. What if he was needed back in Mainframe, and what if they were truly stuck here? Despite her insistence that she wanted to be with him, he still felt bad about bringing AndrAIa to the Omniverse, and he hated the idea of possibly dooming Frisket along with him. Still, she made a strong point. The three of them were a team and family, just about. He was missing his canine companion fiercely, and knew that Frisket likely felt the same. A look of conflict was plastered all over his face, and he knew it. He looked up and locked eyes with AndrAIa, who was giving him a warm smile and reached up to place a hand on his shoulder.
"You're right," Matrix realized. "He would want to be with us."
AndrAIa calmly nodded and lowered her hand. It was a gamble, but if was one Frisket would want to take, even if they were trapped here forever. Besides, even though he was a dog, Frisket was highly intelligent, far beyond that of any other canine and even a lot of people. He just might be help in more than the combat and morale departments.
"But I'm getting real tired of this summoning nonsense," Matrix suddenly added on, causing a genuine laugh from his girlfriend.
"I'm amazed you've shown the patience to use that stuff," AndrAIa said while still giggling.
"I wish you were the prime," Matrix said as he rolled his eyes. AndrAIa continued to laugh, while Matrix took a seat in one of the chairs nearby. He held an open palm up and summoned forth another orb of Omnilium. He stared at it for a second, then nodded in determination. It was time to bring Frisket along.
AndrAIa took a seat in another chair while Matrix closed his eyes and began the process. The orb of Omnilium expanded, twist, and shaped itself. She had never stuck around to watch him summon anything, deciding to make better use of her time. It was the first time she'd seen anything created out of the building blocks of this reality, and found herself watching in amazement as Matrix worked. After all, it was no secret he hated using this material, so she better watch this time if she was going to see it used any time soon.
Minutes passed, and the orb began to resemble the shape of the dog she knew so well. It was a surreal thing to watch. It dawned on her that the Omnilium that brought her from Mainframe much have done something similar. It made her wonder about the exact nature of Omnilium. Of course, they would likely have to find out if they were to ever leave this place, as important as it was.
The process was slow, but eventually Frisket stood before them. The red and yellow dog opened it's eyes and barked in surprise. He looked around and the sound of him sniffing fiercely with his nose was very easy to hear. Upon noticing Matrix and AndrAIa, the dog happily barked and rushed forward.
Matrix laughed and leaned over, wrapping one arm around the dog and petting him with the other. Frisket licked him on the nose a few times, thrilled to see him and AndrAIa as well. AndrAIa smiled as she quietly watched. Bringing him to the Omniverse had definitely been the right call.
"It's good to see you, too, boy," Matrix said to the dog as she scratched behind it's ears. "Things are crazy, but I'll explain everything. It's you, me, and AndrAIa out on our own again."
Frisket barked, sounding quite alright with that. The canine looked to AndrAIa as she stepped over and rubbed him on the head, too.
"Come on, let's go upstairs and rest. We'll need to be ready for tomorrow," AndrAIa suggested. "We can tell Frisket everything over dinner."
"Yea, good idea," Matrix agreed, standing up. "Come on, boy."
The three of them went upstairs, with Frisket sniffing and searching everything he could. The dog's canine instincts took over easily, but Matrix knew he was smart enough to fully understand the situation once it was explained to him. Now it was just like when they traveled through the games. This team was unstoppable.
She decided it was time to go check on him and his progress. If he hadn't gotten much done in all this time he would not only be a foul mood, but also the most counter productive thing to himself. She opened the door to their lower level and casually descended the stairs, the decorative wood around her transitioning into steel. Emerging from the staircase she looked down at the lower level, not seeing Matrix anywhere. She frowned, but then took the next set of stairs the rest of the way down. From here she could see one of the doors to a side room open, and Matrix was messing with the wires on some strange machine.
"How's it going?" AndrAIa cheerfully asked, carefully gauging how he would respond. Technology and her boyfriend did not mesh well, so he might be a little on edge.
"I think it's going just fine," Matrix calmly replied, to her surprise.
Matrix stepped back from the machine, and went out into the main room to join AndrAIa.
"Really?" AndrAIa asked skeptically.
"Really," Matrix repeated, somewhat indignantly. "I think that thing will teleport us into the Dataverse. Don't know where, but we're pretty good at navigating unknown territory."
AndrAIa smiled in response. "Well, good work. I guess anything really is possible with Omnilium."
Matrix nodded, then looked around. "I've got this place set up pretty good. If something goes wrong, we can use this lower level as an emergency bunker. It's no Principal Office, but it'll last us."
AndrAIa nodded as she observed it, as well. There was definitely plenty of utility in a set up like this. She then looked back to Matrix.
"So, get a full night's sleep and go into the Dataverse first thing when we wake up?" she suggested.
"I was thinking the same thing," Matrix agreed. "We don't know how long we'll be there, so we need to be well rested."
"I think we should bring Frisket with us," AndrAIa suddenly announced, and Matrix gave her a look of complete confusion.
"Frisket?" Matrix asked, for clarification. The red and yellow dog that served as his faithful companion would be an asset, but he was far away from here. And of course, she knew that. "Frisket is in Mainframe still, AndrAIa."
"I know, and I think you ought to summon him here," AndrAIa responded, crossing her arms as she spoke.
"Summon..." Matrix couldn't believe what he was hearing. "We're trying to get out of this place and you want me to bring someone else along?"
AndrAIa shook her head. "We could use his help. We might need him to help us get out. And besides, you two have been inseparable for a very long time. Don't you think he misses you?"
Matrix paused, thinking that over. She was absolutely right, but he didn't like the idea of bringing his faithful companion over into this unknown realm. What if he was needed back in Mainframe, and what if they were truly stuck here? Despite her insistence that she wanted to be with him, he still felt bad about bringing AndrAIa to the Omniverse, and he hated the idea of possibly dooming Frisket along with him. Still, she made a strong point. The three of them were a team and family, just about. He was missing his canine companion fiercely, and knew that Frisket likely felt the same. A look of conflict was plastered all over his face, and he knew it. He looked up and locked eyes with AndrAIa, who was giving him a warm smile and reached up to place a hand on his shoulder.
"You're right," Matrix realized. "He would want to be with us."
AndrAIa calmly nodded and lowered her hand. It was a gamble, but if was one Frisket would want to take, even if they were trapped here forever. Besides, even though he was a dog, Frisket was highly intelligent, far beyond that of any other canine and even a lot of people. He just might be help in more than the combat and morale departments.
"But I'm getting real tired of this summoning nonsense," Matrix suddenly added on, causing a genuine laugh from his girlfriend.
"I'm amazed you've shown the patience to use that stuff," AndrAIa said while still giggling.
"I wish you were the prime," Matrix said as he rolled his eyes. AndrAIa continued to laugh, while Matrix took a seat in one of the chairs nearby. He held an open palm up and summoned forth another orb of Omnilium. He stared at it for a second, then nodded in determination. It was time to bring Frisket along.
AndrAIa took a seat in another chair while Matrix closed his eyes and began the process. The orb of Omnilium expanded, twist, and shaped itself. She had never stuck around to watch him summon anything, deciding to make better use of her time. It was the first time she'd seen anything created out of the building blocks of this reality, and found herself watching in amazement as Matrix worked. After all, it was no secret he hated using this material, so she better watch this time if she was going to see it used any time soon.
Minutes passed, and the orb began to resemble the shape of the dog she knew so well. It was a surreal thing to watch. It dawned on her that the Omnilium that brought her from Mainframe much have done something similar. It made her wonder about the exact nature of Omnilium. Of course, they would likely have to find out if they were to ever leave this place, as important as it was.
The process was slow, but eventually Frisket stood before them. The red and yellow dog opened it's eyes and barked in surprise. He looked around and the sound of him sniffing fiercely with his nose was very easy to hear. Upon noticing Matrix and AndrAIa, the dog happily barked and rushed forward.
Matrix laughed and leaned over, wrapping one arm around the dog and petting him with the other. Frisket licked him on the nose a few times, thrilled to see him and AndrAIa as well. AndrAIa smiled as she quietly watched. Bringing him to the Omniverse had definitely been the right call.
"It's good to see you, too, boy," Matrix said to the dog as she scratched behind it's ears. "Things are crazy, but I'll explain everything. It's you, me, and AndrAIa out on our own again."
Frisket barked, sounding quite alright with that. The canine looked to AndrAIa as she stepped over and rubbed him on the head, too.
"Come on, let's go upstairs and rest. We'll need to be ready for tomorrow," AndrAIa suggested. "We can tell Frisket everything over dinner."
"Yea, good idea," Matrix agreed, standing up. "Come on, boy."
The three of them went upstairs, with Frisket sniffing and searching everything he could. The dog's canine instincts took over easily, but Matrix knew he was smart enough to fully understand the situation once it was explained to him. Now it was just like when they traveled through the games. This team was unstoppable.