"Okay, we have to be very sure about our story. We shouldn't lie too much, a bit of truth spread out into a believable story should be enough?"
They were standing right outside his door, whispering to themselves. It was still very much winter and the winds weren't so kind to them from where they were standing. Your next journey awaits at m v|l-e'-novelhall.net
"Remind me again, why do we need to accompany you guys?" Nikolai asked.
"Obviously we have to leave together Friday morning." He answered a bit agitated, this was clearly getting on his nerves.
The door swung open. The dean was standing right at its frame, his eyes looking from student to student. For a moment, they thought they saw a relieved expression on his face. His tense body slightly relaxed too.
"Are you going to keep whispering outside my door? I have so much work to do. If you have no business with me, get!" He shooed them away.
"Sir, please, we have business with you."
He sighed, as if already exhausted by whatever they were going to ask him. They entered the office, unwillingly but they knew it had to be done.
"Absolutely not. Can't this be done on Saturday?"
"It's important Sir, it cannot be done on Saturday." Kiro said, showing himself the email.
He read through it rather fast. He was impressed that the young Waynworth cub managed to snatch the company right under Blakeson's nose. Seeing the email, his heart softened, but only a little.
"I don't see why you need bring an entourage with you, are you trying to get me fired?"
"Well Sir, I'm sure you know that I was once kidnapped..."
"Time for class, see you two later."
They parted ways, running to their classes so as not to be late. They walked in a second late, which Dr. Ramirez forgave them for, asking them to be better next time.
"Tardiness at your age isn't a very good, well respected trait. If you don't clip its shackles from which it binds you, I'm afraid you won't make it far in this society." She may have forgiven them, but she made sure to teach them the lesson anyway.
"And I see you guys have Friday off? Unbelievably shameless!" She shouted.
'Already? The dean is fast.'
They looked at each other surprised, then at their teacher, giving her apologetic smiles. They took their seats and listened to a very boring lesson. The lesson was about the people who invented virtual reality.
It was obviously something that happened before their time, but books somehow survived the storm their world suffered from and many years later they were still learning about them.
Kiro didn't understand why they had to learn technologies of the past, when their was much more advanced. He didn't think they had anything to learn from the old people.
The only reason he didn't drop out of school was his parents. And the fact that studying this course would make him a great asset to Waynworth Enterprise. So, in a way, he was stuck there.
"Can't wait until we learn how to construct our own pods." Hiro said under his breath.
"Very true, that part seems to be more interesting." Kiro agreed.
They listened attentively, well as attentively as they could. By the end of the class they were fatigued. Kiro had been scribbling on his sketch book for quite some time.
"We've done the theory. The next part would be a project. In groups of fives, you'll sort yourself. The requirement is to construct a gaming pod, it doesn't have to work, you'll be graded whether the right parts are used and in the right places. Good luck." She didn't wait for them to complain, as her heels reached the door before anyone could utter a word.
Kiro quickly beckoned Isla and Saanvi to their group. He didn't want anybody new. The getting to know each other stage wasn't something he fancied. He much preferred the known.