12-30-2015, 01:21 PM
With morning, a new wave of energy and excitement washed over the trio. Reminded of their adventures in the Net, they each bounced awake with ease. Granted, it was considerably easier given the fact that their constructed house on Cinnabar was far nicer than any living arrangements they'd utilized in their previous journey.
The three of them enjoyed a quick breakfast, watching the light begin to shine over the horizon. The conversation between AndrAIa and Matrix was light and simple, while Frisket was content to continue sniffing around the house. It was their standard procedure before a big mission. They used the light and superficial moments to ground themselves, and help brace for what was to come. Admittedly, they didn't know if the Dataverse would be good or bad, they just knew it would be the unknown. That, however, was the scariest of all.
So, as they finished cleaning up, they silently descended the stairs into the sub-basement. They approached the machine that promised to lead them to the Dataverse and looked it up and down.
"So, remind me again how this thing works?" AndrAIa asked, crossing her arms.
"I don't know," Matrix admitted, shaking his head as he did. "I just used Omnilium to create a device to take us to the Dataverse. It wasn't easy."
"So, we don't know if it actually works?" AndrAIa continued to question.
"This was your idea," Matrix immediately reminded her, before approaching the controls.
"I know, I know," AndrAIa confessed, lightly chuckling. "I think I'm just a little more hesitant now that I'm looking at it."
Matrix pulled open the door to a pod that just had enough room for the three of them. Frisket was immediately inside sniffing it, but Matrix simply looked back to a smiling AndrAIa.
"How do we always get ourselves into these situations?" AndrAIa was blunt with her question, but the humor in her voice was apparent.
"It's just in our programming," Matrix said in response. "You wouldn't have it any other way."
"No, I guess not," AndrAIa conceded with a nod, as she walked to the door of the pod.
Matrix gestured in as she walked past him, and she gave a joking curtsy as she entered the pod. After all, he had held the door for her. After she was in, Matrix stepped in as well and pulled the door closed, locking it in place. He stood beside AndrAIa, and Frisket stood in front of them at the center. A small control panel was on the wall by Matrix, and he began hitting a few buttons with one hand.
"My eye is synced to this base. Stay near me, if we get in a bind I can recall to it and bring you two with me," Matrix ran through a last minute briefing as the machine began to hum. "There's no telling where we'll appear, so be on guard. If we get separated default to our old code phrases from the Games, and search for the highest point."
AndrAIa nodded, and even Frisket let out an acknowledging bark from below them.
"Remember, the Databanks are supposedly the center of information. Look for anything we can to lead us there," AndrAIa added on, and then paused in deep thought for a moment. "...We did turn the stove off, right?"
Matrix thought for a brief second, too, but then relayed that he didn't know with a confused shrug. AndrAIa laughed and looked forward, as did Matrix. After all, in this realm they could just rebuild it.
Sparks shot from the roof about them, and a bright green light filled the pod that the three of them occupied. The light became brighter and brighter, and soon they could see nothing but solid green, although it was possible to make out black numerical ones and zeros randomly littering their vision.
At last, there was a burst of light, and the pod was emptied. Matrix, AndrAIa, and Frisket were whisked away to the Dataverse.
The three of them enjoyed a quick breakfast, watching the light begin to shine over the horizon. The conversation between AndrAIa and Matrix was light and simple, while Frisket was content to continue sniffing around the house. It was their standard procedure before a big mission. They used the light and superficial moments to ground themselves, and help brace for what was to come. Admittedly, they didn't know if the Dataverse would be good or bad, they just knew it would be the unknown. That, however, was the scariest of all.
So, as they finished cleaning up, they silently descended the stairs into the sub-basement. They approached the machine that promised to lead them to the Dataverse and looked it up and down.
"So, remind me again how this thing works?" AndrAIa asked, crossing her arms.
"I don't know," Matrix admitted, shaking his head as he did. "I just used Omnilium to create a device to take us to the Dataverse. It wasn't easy."
"So, we don't know if it actually works?" AndrAIa continued to question.
"This was your idea," Matrix immediately reminded her, before approaching the controls.
"I know, I know," AndrAIa confessed, lightly chuckling. "I think I'm just a little more hesitant now that I'm looking at it."
Matrix pulled open the door to a pod that just had enough room for the three of them. Frisket was immediately inside sniffing it, but Matrix simply looked back to a smiling AndrAIa.
"How do we always get ourselves into these situations?" AndrAIa was blunt with her question, but the humor in her voice was apparent.
"It's just in our programming," Matrix said in response. "You wouldn't have it any other way."
"No, I guess not," AndrAIa conceded with a nod, as she walked to the door of the pod.
Matrix gestured in as she walked past him, and she gave a joking curtsy as she entered the pod. After all, he had held the door for her. After she was in, Matrix stepped in as well and pulled the door closed, locking it in place. He stood beside AndrAIa, and Frisket stood in front of them at the center. A small control panel was on the wall by Matrix, and he began hitting a few buttons with one hand.
"My eye is synced to this base. Stay near me, if we get in a bind I can recall to it and bring you two with me," Matrix ran through a last minute briefing as the machine began to hum. "There's no telling where we'll appear, so be on guard. If we get separated default to our old code phrases from the Games, and search for the highest point."
AndrAIa nodded, and even Frisket let out an acknowledging bark from below them.
"Remember, the Databanks are supposedly the center of information. Look for anything we can to lead us there," AndrAIa added on, and then paused in deep thought for a moment. "...We did turn the stove off, right?"
Matrix thought for a brief second, too, but then relayed that he didn't know with a confused shrug. AndrAIa laughed and looked forward, as did Matrix. After all, in this realm they could just rebuild it.
Sparks shot from the roof about them, and a bright green light filled the pod that the three of them occupied. The light became brighter and brighter, and soon they could see nothing but solid green, although it was possible to make out black numerical ones and zeros randomly littering their vision.
At last, there was a burst of light, and the pod was emptied. Matrix, AndrAIa, and Frisket were whisked away to the Dataverse.