>>5832749No, no. It's not that important. You shouldn't be thinking like that, that's the drinks talking, though you've only had so little. You're certain he's just there to enjoy himself, and you just weren't part of the program.
One day, you say to yourself. You'll be a part of someone's life. Even if you have to end someone else's.
You go back to the Brickstone Lehto, and return to the little corner where the Red Dogs still drink. They may be thoroughbred to talk louder than ten people at once, they are a welcoming bunch. They gladly offer you a few drinks as a congratulations on your first steps in your new career, as you tell them about your work, your home, and your father and his work.
And they tell you of Chicago. It's a very dense and developed place, surrounded by smaller population centers. Almost all of it is dedicated to the research and production of advanced technologies, with the remainder for processing the waste product back into usable material. For the bargain of spearheading the healing of the world through the studies of advanced chemistry, material sciences, genetic modification, and even the beginnings of terraforming, Mother Nature's Providence facilitates that the genius minds of the city get free reign to any material on the planet that meets their needs. Since most of the world is in some way affiliated with MNP, they have nigh unlimited resources to build what they like.
For anywhere else, that's where the forces like the Red Dogs come in. They tell you they had a blast in the West Indies, tearing apart tribal warriors, pirates, and oversized ferocious lizards called “kai-men” or something, to procure enough Lignum Vitae trees to start their own plantation and gene mod program. And to test their new machines, of course.
With more and more stories, drinks, and roasting you for your second language English skills, the wee hours come along and the bar begins to close. They tell you where they're staying, and you head back home. There, you quietly turn into bed. Your pillow feels so nice, as you squeeze it tight.
