Friday finally came, and they were all on the train to the middle district. Looking very grim as they neared closer and closer to their mission.
"Oh man, I think I'm having stomach cramps." Hiro complained.
Ishaan was even worse. He'd been to the toilet a couple of times. Training was one thing but going into battle was completely different. Dread couldn't help but rattle the boat they had sailed, making them seasick.
Nobody tried to give a motivational speech because not a single person in that cart didn't know what had to be done, and they were going to do it, stomach cramps be damned.
They also paid for a normal cart, they thought it would be more inconspicuous. The last thing any of them wanted was drawing attention to themselves and what they were trying to do.
Since they were going for a business meeting first, Kiro explicitly told them they should adorn formal wear and they obliged. Even those who had nothing to do with the company were looking like smart businessmen.
Before they knew it, they had stepped foot into the middle district. The pair hadn't been here since their kidnapping, but they weren't worried about that right now.
"Mr. Waynworth, Mr. Felix and their entourage, welcome, welcome to Kismet." President Jon Scott said, shaking their hands in an exaggerated manner.
"Thank you for having us Mr. President." Kiro and Felix sung in a chorus.
"Not a problem, not a problem, I'm the one who asked you here. Please follow me."
He was very pale from never leaving his lab. The guy was a hermit through and through. It was clear from the untidy unshaven facial hair that he hadn't had a wink of sleep in a while, so grooming would've been the last thing on his mind.
Entering the building, the vice president gave him an earful that he had met their guests looking like that and apologised on his behalf.
"I'm very sorry, he's a genius but also an idiot with zero social etiquette." He slightly bowed apologising.
Another scene showed a very fast train passing the screen making it feel like it was right in front of their eyes. It was faster than anything they'd seen. Possibly faster than the jet that was within their society. The ad was a little bit...but they didn't stop them from being impressed.
"So it's truly a one in all." Mr. Oisen commented, greed oozing out of his very being.
"Yes, Mr. Oisen. We live in a time of great technology, anything of our is connected online one way or another. This should be a great accomplishment not just for Kismet Inc but for our country as a whole."
"I noticed the sensation of watching that speeding train, it was as if, I was there, is this another one of the many things it can do? Making cinema realistic?" Kiro asked.
President Scott simply nodded, happy someone had caught that little detail. The video eventually came to an end, a thunderous applause resounded from the room. Making Jon Scott blush, quite a lot.
He managed to satiate some of their concerns. The biggest being the selling price and when it could possibly go on shelves. Kiro knew it would be expensive, but he spat out his drink when the President told them the potential price for it.
"Then, isn't this just catering to the upper district? what about the lower?" He asked, he wasn't about to have a company that neglected where he came from.
"Can't we make the rich pay more while those who can't afford it pay less?" He asked again, when the president went silent trying to put on his thinking cap.
"That wouldn't reflect well on our business, but if we set the price to overcharge them while being lenient to those who are poor could work." He said thoughtfully. "Those who are poor could bring their papers to prove that they couldn't afford it and they'd be given a huge discount."
Kiro smiled at the genius idea. But it was quickly wiped away when he heard those who were greedy and so, naturally complained.
"What are we? a charity case?" It wasn't Mr. Oisen this time, it was Mrs. Terez.
"You know, I'd be glad to buy you out, name your price?" Kiro spat.
That shut her right up. The payout would be great, not as great as the income she would generate once everything was on the market.