01-09-2016, 10:52 PM
Matrix sat on the edge of their submersible, trying to pay little mind to the already ridiculous craft and the absurd purpose they had rented it for. His mind drifted to the strange man that had loaned it to them. He was shifty and fast talking, not unlike many others he'd seen over the years. At first glance it had seemed he was just trying to make some money and do business, but he couldn't help but think there was a little more to it than that.
Nothing he could do about it for now, though. They had a vehicle, and that was all they needed for the time being. While he was waiting for AndrAIa and Frisket to return he casually spun his old red yoyo. The waiting is what would drive him crazy every time, but he knew he had to be patient. AndrAIa wasn't lollygagging about.
Just as he was thinking about her, Frisket's bark down the dock got his attention. He looked over to see AndrAIa and Frisket walking towards him, accompanied by a woman who seemed to share a similar fashion taste as AndrAIa. Matrix's eye already began to scan her, and he learned that she belonged to a species referred to as "Majins." There was something familiar about that, but he couldn't quite place what it was. Either way, he stood up to greet the three of them.
"Aww, how sweet," AndrAIa commented, looking at the small submarine. She looked to the Majin girl over her shoulder. "Matrix and I met on a craft just like this, in my home world, back when I was just a game AI."
Matrix crossed his arms and nodded confidently. Of course he'd never forget that day his life had changed for the better, but he admittedly had not at all drawn the connection between then and now. Lucky break.
"Matrix, this is Sesa," AndrAIa continued, gesturing to the bright pink Majin woman. "Sesa, this is Matrix."
"It's nice to meet you," Sesa said, extending her hand towards him.
Matrix silently reached out and shook her hand, unsure what to say in response. He wasn't exactly thrilled by the prospect of a guide, but had come to accept that it was the easiest course of action for the time being. Still, he didn't like anything interrupting the group dynamic of AndrAIa, Frisket, and himself. So, this woman would have to be content with an acknowledging nod. She laughed as their hands parted and looked to AndrAIa, who was also giggling. It became apparent that his girlfriend had briefed the newcomer. Whatever.
"Let's go, then," Matrix simply said, brushing past his own lack of skill with formalities. "You can get us to the Databanks?"
"Not a problem, sweetheart," Sesa simply said with a smile and a wink, eliciting a laugh from AndrAIa.
Matrix looked over to his girlfriend, who was just grinning wildly. At least someone was enjoying this. He climbed onto the submersible and pulled open the top hatch, while the two women also scaled their way to the roof.
"Come on, boy!" Matrix said to Frisket, who barked in response.
With one powerful leap, Frisket landed on the roof of the craft, and then dropped into the interior. Sesa climbed down the ladder next, followed immediately by AndrAIa. Matrix entered last, closing and sealing the hatch above him.
The interior had four seats, in rows of two, and plenty of open space behind them. Frisket was already laying against the wall behind the chairs, knowing that his only role now was to ride along. Matrix and AndrAIa took the front two seats in front of the controls, while Sesa took the back left seat, behind Matrix.
"Just like the day we met," AndrAIa reminisced as she looked over the controls.
Matrix couldn't help himself. A wide grin appeared on his lips, and simultaneously he and AndrAIa brought up balled fists and bumped them together. Sesa smiled at their display.
"Just a new ocean," Matrix agreed, and flipped a few switches to start the craft up. As everything roared to life, he looked over his shoulder at Sesa. "Alright, start guiding."
"First thing's first, of course," Sesa responded. "Let's get on the highway."
Matrix and AndrAIa both worked a few controls, and the craft broke free from the dock. Despite is appearance that would lead anyone to guess it was meant for water, it had no trouble floating up above the dock, and into the sky. They steered it towards the opening that lead to the Dataverse's massive highway system, mixing in with an unreal assortment of other vehicles that were also bound for the same place.
"I'm glad we've got experience in all of those games to get us at least familiar with all of these different things," AndrAIa said in awe as she looked through the round front window. "Could you imagine someone that had never seen some of these things before trying to deal with this?"
"Unbelievable," Matrix simply responded as he steered the vehicle.
The submersible handled flying through the air with the same ease that one would expect from it underwater. It was quick and responsive, and had no issues with the digital sky in the slightest. AndrAIa leaned back from the controls, and folded her right leg against her chest, wrapping her arms around it as she got comfortable. Matrix was driving, and for now there were no needed co-pilot duties.
"Merge left," Sesa instructed Matrix.
Matrix followed Sesa's directions, and steered the craft into the massive sky tunnel. He merged in with the other traffic and got up to a matching speed. The transparent walls became solid and they joined a massive rush of vehicles that were traveling the Dataverse through this network. Along with all the flying vehicles there were various cars, trucks, tanks, and other land devices running along the bottom of the tunnel. Matrix and AndrAIa bought couldn't help but gasp in awe of the amazing sight.
"Wow..." AndrAIa said as she stood up and got her face close to the glass, so she could try and look further to the right and see some other crafts. "How do the cars operate?"
"The same," Sesa explained. "Some places, like where we were, don't have entrances for them, but others do. Everywhere in the Dataverse is a little different."
AndrAIa nodded and sat back in her seat. Smiling in amazement and excitement, she looked over to Matrix. He was holding in one of his own, but the look on his face told the obvious truth. He was enjoying this adventure, now. The Dataverse reminded them of their own world enough to make them comfortable, but it was different enough to impress them.
"Keep going this way for awhile," Sesa instructed next.
Matrix just nodded and kept his hands on the controls. He watched as two Arwings and an X-Wing passed their flying submarine and continued down the tunnel, just as he was thinking about how crazy the variety of this place was. He took a deep breath and kept on his current course, trusting Sesa's directions for no other reason than it was all he had to go on.
Nothing he could do about it for now, though. They had a vehicle, and that was all they needed for the time being. While he was waiting for AndrAIa and Frisket to return he casually spun his old red yoyo. The waiting is what would drive him crazy every time, but he knew he had to be patient. AndrAIa wasn't lollygagging about.
Just as he was thinking about her, Frisket's bark down the dock got his attention. He looked over to see AndrAIa and Frisket walking towards him, accompanied by a woman who seemed to share a similar fashion taste as AndrAIa. Matrix's eye already began to scan her, and he learned that she belonged to a species referred to as "Majins." There was something familiar about that, but he couldn't quite place what it was. Either way, he stood up to greet the three of them.
"Aww, how sweet," AndrAIa commented, looking at the small submarine. She looked to the Majin girl over her shoulder. "Matrix and I met on a craft just like this, in my home world, back when I was just a game AI."
Matrix crossed his arms and nodded confidently. Of course he'd never forget that day his life had changed for the better, but he admittedly had not at all drawn the connection between then and now. Lucky break.
"Matrix, this is Sesa," AndrAIa continued, gesturing to the bright pink Majin woman. "Sesa, this is Matrix."
"It's nice to meet you," Sesa said, extending her hand towards him.
Matrix silently reached out and shook her hand, unsure what to say in response. He wasn't exactly thrilled by the prospect of a guide, but had come to accept that it was the easiest course of action for the time being. Still, he didn't like anything interrupting the group dynamic of AndrAIa, Frisket, and himself. So, this woman would have to be content with an acknowledging nod. She laughed as their hands parted and looked to AndrAIa, who was also giggling. It became apparent that his girlfriend had briefed the newcomer. Whatever.
"Let's go, then," Matrix simply said, brushing past his own lack of skill with formalities. "You can get us to the Databanks?"
"Not a problem, sweetheart," Sesa simply said with a smile and a wink, eliciting a laugh from AndrAIa.
Matrix looked over to his girlfriend, who was just grinning wildly. At least someone was enjoying this. He climbed onto the submersible and pulled open the top hatch, while the two women also scaled their way to the roof.
"Come on, boy!" Matrix said to Frisket, who barked in response.
With one powerful leap, Frisket landed on the roof of the craft, and then dropped into the interior. Sesa climbed down the ladder next, followed immediately by AndrAIa. Matrix entered last, closing and sealing the hatch above him.
The interior had four seats, in rows of two, and plenty of open space behind them. Frisket was already laying against the wall behind the chairs, knowing that his only role now was to ride along. Matrix and AndrAIa took the front two seats in front of the controls, while Sesa took the back left seat, behind Matrix.
"Just like the day we met," AndrAIa reminisced as she looked over the controls.
Matrix couldn't help himself. A wide grin appeared on his lips, and simultaneously he and AndrAIa brought up balled fists and bumped them together. Sesa smiled at their display.
"Just a new ocean," Matrix agreed, and flipped a few switches to start the craft up. As everything roared to life, he looked over his shoulder at Sesa. "Alright, start guiding."
"First thing's first, of course," Sesa responded. "Let's get on the highway."
Matrix and AndrAIa both worked a few controls, and the craft broke free from the dock. Despite is appearance that would lead anyone to guess it was meant for water, it had no trouble floating up above the dock, and into the sky. They steered it towards the opening that lead to the Dataverse's massive highway system, mixing in with an unreal assortment of other vehicles that were also bound for the same place.
"I'm glad we've got experience in all of those games to get us at least familiar with all of these different things," AndrAIa said in awe as she looked through the round front window. "Could you imagine someone that had never seen some of these things before trying to deal with this?"
"Unbelievable," Matrix simply responded as he steered the vehicle.
The submersible handled flying through the air with the same ease that one would expect from it underwater. It was quick and responsive, and had no issues with the digital sky in the slightest. AndrAIa leaned back from the controls, and folded her right leg against her chest, wrapping her arms around it as she got comfortable. Matrix was driving, and for now there were no needed co-pilot duties.
"Merge left," Sesa instructed Matrix.
Matrix followed Sesa's directions, and steered the craft into the massive sky tunnel. He merged in with the other traffic and got up to a matching speed. The transparent walls became solid and they joined a massive rush of vehicles that were traveling the Dataverse through this network. Along with all the flying vehicles there were various cars, trucks, tanks, and other land devices running along the bottom of the tunnel. Matrix and AndrAIa bought couldn't help but gasp in awe of the amazing sight.
"Wow..." AndrAIa said as she stood up and got her face close to the glass, so she could try and look further to the right and see some other crafts. "How do the cars operate?"
"The same," Sesa explained. "Some places, like where we were, don't have entrances for them, but others do. Everywhere in the Dataverse is a little different."
AndrAIa nodded and sat back in her seat. Smiling in amazement and excitement, she looked over to Matrix. He was holding in one of his own, but the look on his face told the obvious truth. He was enjoying this adventure, now. The Dataverse reminded them of their own world enough to make them comfortable, but it was different enough to impress them.
"Keep going this way for awhile," Sesa instructed next.
Matrix just nodded and kept his hands on the controls. He watched as two Arwings and an X-Wing passed their flying submarine and continued down the tunnel, just as he was thinking about how crazy the variety of this place was. He took a deep breath and kept on his current course, trusting Sesa's directions for no other reason than it was all he had to go on.