Kepler and Vega stepped out of the small car that Kepler's mom had driven to Cyrus City. Kepler's mom had already made a beeline for the sleek, shining skyscraper that was the InfiniTech Building.
"Whoa."
"Whoa is right," Kepler nodded. His dark black hair was a mess, sticking up in random places, and he felt like it should have been combed. At a place like InfiniTech.
"This is even bigger than in the pictures," Vega marveled. She had her bright blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, looking much more suited for a place like InfiniTech than Kepler.
"Let's go inside," Kepler suggested.
"We just can't make any trouble," Vega said, "Or we might lower your mom's chances of landing the job."
"I'm her son. I'm not going to sabotage her interview."
Kepler and Vega walked through the sliding doors at the base of the InfiniTower, and entered a massive lobby. The ceiling was domed, and had projections of countless inventions dancing on the curved surface. The chairs were round, looking like upright beanbags. For upper class citizens, the chairs shifted to their comfort. The person at the front desk smiled as Kepler and Vega entered.
"Welcome to the InfiniTower," the man sitting at the desk smiled. The front of the desk lit up, and displayed the InfiniTech logo. An infinity sign spinning around the word InfiniTech.
"This place is so cool!" Vega gushed.
"Thank you so much," the man smiled again, "Here at the InfiniTower, we have legions of scientists working on brand new inventions to better the lives of people not just in the Ginga Region, but all over the world."
"What new inventions are you working on?" Kepler asked.
"We can't just give that information out, you have to understand," the man said, sorrily.
"It's fine," Vega nodded, "Can we look around though?"
"You can look around in the lobby, then the next two floors up. The basement is full of failed projects, so it could be potentially dangerous. We ask that you not go down there. Floors above the first three are full of inventors who need to be left with their work. Do you understand?"
"Yes," Kepler said, "Let's go Vega."
Kepler and Vega started to the cylindrical elevator. But someone caught Vega's eye. It was a tall man with brown skin and black hair. He wore a black jacket and blue jeans.
"That's- that's-" Vega began.
"Spruce," Kepler finished.
"Kep, that's Professor Spruce!" Vega whispered.
"I know," Kepler nodded, "I figured that out."
"I'm going to go talk to him," Vega said.
"Vey, what are you even going to say?" Kepler asked.
"I'll figure that out as I go along," Vega said, walking over to Professor Spruce.
Professor Spruce was very young for a Professor. Just out of college. And very attractive. He had a radiant smile and wonderful chocolaty eyes. Vega was wooed immediately.
"Prof-" Vega tried to start. Professor Spruce turned around to face Vega. He had been in the middle of a conversation with a man with spiky blue hair.
"Hello," the Professor smiled, melting Vega. Even Kepler, who was watching from afar, felt himself shrink down a little bit.
"Hi Professor Spruce," Vega managed to get out.
"Please, call me Spruce," Spruce said.
"Who are you?" the man with the blue hair asked.
"I'm Vega," Vega said, gaining a little bit more confidence.
"Do you know her?" the man asked.
"Of course I know her," Spruce said, "It's the one and only Vega!"
Vega was shocked she'd never met Spruce in real life.
"Ah, well, can Vega wait for a later time?" the man asked, not bothering to speak with her directly.
"Sorry, Vega, Mr. Cambyses and I were just about to finish up a conversation," Spruce said, "Could you go wait over there?"
Vega nodded, and walked over to Kepler.
"What happened?" Kepler asked.
"He was about to end his conversation with, get this, Cambyses" Vega said.
"No way," Kepler said, his jaw dropping, "You saw Spruce and Cambyses in the same day?"
Cambyses was the founder of both Cyrus City and InfiniTech.
"I know, isn't it crazy?"
Vega and Kepler sat around for about ten more minutes. Then, Cambyses left the building, and Spruce walked over to Vega and Kepler.
"Sorry about Cambyses's rudeness," Spruce apologized, "He's very solitary. He doesn't like dealing with people he doesn't know. Which is why I pretended to know you Vega."
Vega was a little bit disappointed. She had thought that somehow, Spruce actually knew her.
"Thank you Pr- I mean, Spruce," Vega said.
"No prob," Spruce shrugged, "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"I just wanted to say hi," Vega shrugged.
"Oh, alright, well wassup?" Spruce laughed.
Hale sat down next to Van, the Smeargle. Smeargle had been his friend ever since Hale was a boy. Now, Van and Hale were at the Domu Town Art Class. A class to prepare Hale for the Domu Town Art Contest. The instructor had already gone over how you just needed inspiration. Then, you had to convert that inspiration into art.
"Smer," Van sighed. Both Hale and Van had no inspiration.
"Oh, I've got an idea," Hale said, "We should paint us."
Van nodded. He dipped his tail into a paint bucket, and started painting Hale, as Hale painted Van. About an hour and a half later, they finished, and presented their art to the instructor.
"Wonderful," the instructor smiled, then leaned in to whisper in Hale's ear, "Let me give some advice. The Domu Town Art Contest is very exclusive. Burgh is even known to compete in it from time to time. I can't help you improve your art anymore. You've surpassed me. So why don't you go out on a journey. Most sixteen year olds are allowed to. Head out and paint pictures from your travels. Find artists along the way. Come back for the Art Contest, and win it."
"A journey?" Hale asked, "By myself?"
"See if you can find some friends that would go with you," the instructor suggested.
"Vega. Kepler," Hale said to himself, "Thanks!"
Hale ran back home with Van.
"Whoa."
"Whoa is right," Kepler nodded. His dark black hair was a mess, sticking up in random places, and he felt like it should have been combed. At a place like InfiniTech.
"This is even bigger than in the pictures," Vega marveled. She had her bright blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, looking much more suited for a place like InfiniTech than Kepler.
"Let's go inside," Kepler suggested.
"We just can't make any trouble," Vega said, "Or we might lower your mom's chances of landing the job."
"I'm her son. I'm not going to sabotage her interview."
Kepler and Vega walked through the sliding doors at the base of the InfiniTower, and entered a massive lobby. The ceiling was domed, and had projections of countless inventions dancing on the curved surface. The chairs were round, looking like upright beanbags. For upper class citizens, the chairs shifted to their comfort. The person at the front desk smiled as Kepler and Vega entered.
"Welcome to the InfiniTower," the man sitting at the desk smiled. The front of the desk lit up, and displayed the InfiniTech logo. An infinity sign spinning around the word InfiniTech.
"This place is so cool!" Vega gushed.
"Thank you so much," the man smiled again, "Here at the InfiniTower, we have legions of scientists working on brand new inventions to better the lives of people not just in the Ginga Region, but all over the world."
"What new inventions are you working on?" Kepler asked.
"We can't just give that information out, you have to understand," the man said, sorrily.
"It's fine," Vega nodded, "Can we look around though?"
"You can look around in the lobby, then the next two floors up. The basement is full of failed projects, so it could be potentially dangerous. We ask that you not go down there. Floors above the first three are full of inventors who need to be left with their work. Do you understand?"
"Yes," Kepler said, "Let's go Vega."
Kepler and Vega started to the cylindrical elevator. But someone caught Vega's eye. It was a tall man with brown skin and black hair. He wore a black jacket and blue jeans.
"That's- that's-" Vega began.
"Spruce," Kepler finished.
"Kep, that's Professor Spruce!" Vega whispered.
"I know," Kepler nodded, "I figured that out."
"I'm going to go talk to him," Vega said.
"Vey, what are you even going to say?" Kepler asked.
"I'll figure that out as I go along," Vega said, walking over to Professor Spruce.
Professor Spruce was very young for a Professor. Just out of college. And very attractive. He had a radiant smile and wonderful chocolaty eyes. Vega was wooed immediately.
"Prof-" Vega tried to start. Professor Spruce turned around to face Vega. He had been in the middle of a conversation with a man with spiky blue hair.
"Hello," the Professor smiled, melting Vega. Even Kepler, who was watching from afar, felt himself shrink down a little bit.
"Hi Professor Spruce," Vega managed to get out.
"Please, call me Spruce," Spruce said.
"Who are you?" the man with the blue hair asked.
"I'm Vega," Vega said, gaining a little bit more confidence.
"Do you know her?" the man asked.
"Of course I know her," Spruce said, "It's the one and only Vega!"
Vega was shocked she'd never met Spruce in real life.
"Ah, well, can Vega wait for a later time?" the man asked, not bothering to speak with her directly.
"Sorry, Vega, Mr. Cambyses and I were just about to finish up a conversation," Spruce said, "Could you go wait over there?"
Vega nodded, and walked over to Kepler.
"What happened?" Kepler asked.
"He was about to end his conversation with, get this, Cambyses" Vega said.
"No way," Kepler said, his jaw dropping, "You saw Spruce and Cambyses in the same day?"
Cambyses was the founder of both Cyrus City and InfiniTech.
"I know, isn't it crazy?"
Vega and Kepler sat around for about ten more minutes. Then, Cambyses left the building, and Spruce walked over to Vega and Kepler.
"Sorry about Cambyses's rudeness," Spruce apologized, "He's very solitary. He doesn't like dealing with people he doesn't know. Which is why I pretended to know you Vega."
Vega was a little bit disappointed. She had thought that somehow, Spruce actually knew her.
"Thank you Pr- I mean, Spruce," Vega said.
"No prob," Spruce shrugged, "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"I just wanted to say hi," Vega shrugged.
"Oh, alright, well wassup?" Spruce laughed.
Hale sat down next to Van, the Smeargle. Smeargle had been his friend ever since Hale was a boy. Now, Van and Hale were at the Domu Town Art Class. A class to prepare Hale for the Domu Town Art Contest. The instructor had already gone over how you just needed inspiration. Then, you had to convert that inspiration into art.
"Smer," Van sighed. Both Hale and Van had no inspiration.
"Oh, I've got an idea," Hale said, "We should paint us."
Van nodded. He dipped his tail into a paint bucket, and started painting Hale, as Hale painted Van. About an hour and a half later, they finished, and presented their art to the instructor.
"Wonderful," the instructor smiled, then leaned in to whisper in Hale's ear, "Let me give some advice. The Domu Town Art Contest is very exclusive. Burgh is even known to compete in it from time to time. I can't help you improve your art anymore. You've surpassed me. So why don't you go out on a journey. Most sixteen year olds are allowed to. Head out and paint pictures from your travels. Find artists along the way. Come back for the Art Contest, and win it."
"A journey?" Hale asked, "By myself?"
"See if you can find some friends that would go with you," the instructor suggested.
"Vega. Kepler," Hale said to himself, "Thanks!"
Hale ran back home with Van.