New Generation Legacy, Issue 1: Back to School

[Shalimar]

"Well you can just ask Amy...Amy, who is Yoshi's bunk mate?" Clover asks the computer as she puzzles over the computer systems response to her last question, the one about always listening in and always recording. That wasn't ok, somethings were just private, and no one should be able to listen in like that, what if she saw a likely lass, or a guy and wanted to snog them, she definitely didn't want all that to be recorded. No, did not like that at all, it was absolutely pants it was.

"Amy, can we opt out of having you record everything we do and say? That is just really wrong, and creepy. There are times when people just want to be left alone, its not like we're lab mice in some bloody experiment, we are people and that just is not the way to treat people. I know for a fact that this isn't the way UN employees and soldiers are treated so why as students do we merit this high honour of havng every word, wheeze, sniffle, and .... cough recorded?" Clover asks, and the way she says the last item in her list makes it seem obvious she editted what she was saying, which was the point after all.

 

[Agamon]

"Hmm, he sounds Chinese, probably from the People's Republic of China. I suppose that I will be meeting him soon enough, but I would like to know a little bit more about him," Emmet says as he executes an internet search for Jiong Mao Li. "How about you Cody, do you possess any curiosity regarding the identity of your roommate?"

Emmet finds a few hits, the legitimate one is on a page for CEO of Xiamen Temao Corporation, Li Ji Sui. Jiong Mao is his eldest of three sons. He hails from Quanzhou in Fujian Province. The other hits don't seem to be the person you're looking for, as they are of adults with the same name. He doesn't even appear to be on Facebook (though that's not too much of a surprise as it's not a popular site in China).

 

[Agamon]

John stops his workout for a moment as he looks over the two newcomers. "Howdy." He responds after a few moments a quizzical look on his face.

Jimmy shrugs. "Didn't mean to interrupt," he says, raising an eyebrow. He turns to Amadi. "Let's see what these things got."

He gets on a leg press, lifts it a few times, pauses, lifts it a couple more times, pauses again, lifts it a few more times. "****, these things can handle a lot," he says in surprise, continuing the exercise.

 

[Samnell]

"Damn phones keep dying on me," she says in a pretty thick French accent. She spots a nearby garbage and tosses the phone in. "Do you know where the girl's dorm is? Of course you don't, you are a boy and new like me." She sighs, looking quite perturbed, searching for any indication of where she should be going.

It took Jerry a split-second to understand her through the accent, but she made enough sense to follow.

"I do. They pointed 'em out at the big welcoming speech," Jerry closed the distance between them without hesitation, smiling, "I can show you. I'm Jerry Lin, by the way."

 

[Agamon]

"Well you can just ask Amy...Amy, who is Yoshi's bunk mate?"

"Tadoji Yoshi shares quarters with Jerry Rowcroft Lin Tao," Amy states.

"You like playing with your new toy, hey?" Yoshi tells her shaking his head. "So shadow boy, huh?"

"Amy, can we opt out of having you record everything we do and say? That is just really wrong, and creepy. There are times when people just want to be left alone, its not like we're lab mice in some bloody experiment, we are people and that just is not the way to treat people. I know for a fact that this isn't the way UN employees and soldiers are treated so why as students do we merit this high honour of havng every word, wheeze, sniffle, and .... cough recorded?" Clover asks, and the way she says the last item in her list makes it seem obvious she editted what she was saying, which was the point after all.

"As previously stated, that function is a fundamental process for this system. Optioning out is not a viable alternative."

 

[Agamon]

"I do. They pointed 'em out at the big welcoming speech," Jerry closed the distance between them without hesitation, smiling, "I can show you. I'm Jerry Lin, by the way."

The girl (though between her clothing, makeup and done-up hair, Jerry might think woman, if he didn't know better) looks Jerry up and down, sizing him up before responding. He still had yet to see her smile.

"Very good. I am Josee Charbonneau," she states, waiting expectantly.

 

[Samnell]

"Very good. I am Josee Charbonneau," she states, waiting expectantly.

Jerry caught the tone of voice, and the lack of a smile. Have to watch for this one.

"G'day. I'll take you then," Jerry gave her another smile and led the way to the girls' dorm.

 

[Shalimar]

"Jerry seemed pretty nice to me mate. Good guy to knock around with, or thats how he seemed on breif acquaintance." Clover comments, thinking about what the stupidly invasive piece of junk said about her other questions.

"I'll be speaking to Doctor Hudabo about this, its a very big invasion of privacy. I don't want to have to edit myself at all times just because there's a peeping tom with recorders lurking about." the redhead says firmly. She absolutely hated always having to be on her best behavior at parties, but she could relax with her mates after classes. Being on her best behavior all the time would drive her fair pschizoid in short order, but if absolutely everything you did and said was recorded then you had to be on guard at all times.

Well, it might be a short stay if they didn't fix the pervy computer, but she couldn't do anything about it at the moment. Best to finish the work out, gt showered, and get the other students who agreed with her to get together and speak to the Head all at once. "Careful what you say loves, apparently they record everything. As great as Governments are at keeping things secure I figure all the recordings 'll be in the hands of people trying to hawk em to the tabloids by tomorrow."

Instead of heading around to the track Clover walks over to the punch dummies and starts to savagely beat on them with a rain of angry punches and kicks.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Cody takes a glance at the room, curious but intimidated. He responds to Emmet, "Hrm, I figured I'd find out who it was when I got there. I don't mind surprises but I guess it couldn't hurt." the teen says, following Emmet's lead by asking Amy who his room mate was and doing a cursory internet search himself. It takes him longer to get used to the system than it does Emmet, but he proves competent enough.

 

[Vanifae]

Instead of heading around to the track Clover walks over to the punch dummies and starts to savagely beat on them with a rain of angry punches and kicks.

Arun, though he usually goes by Nick sighs looking at the monstrous size of the Institute. The distance from home didn’t concern him, if one could call moving every two years or so a home; but the sheer magnitude of what he had lost in the last year… and then gained. A green duffel bag, owned by his father when he was in the American service, is casually placed over his shoulder.

Well there are young cute girls here, so this place can’t be all bad. I don’t quite like having to share a bunk with someone, but I can get pass that. I wonder what the food is like? Man I am hungry, I guess I really am a black hole. Food, I need food. Maybe I should meet people first, but I do like food. Maybe I can meet people while I am getting food? Or maybe I should find the boy’s dorm… wait, maybe I should find the girl’s dorm first… yeah then food. Okay priorities are set… wait where am I? Crap have I been walking around invisible again? Note to self… stop getting distracted. Man I am hungry.

The area near Clover warps and shifts as light bends back to reveal a tall dark skinned boy with curly hair, a confused smile and soft brown eyes. He wears a tight black work out shirt under a white tank top and casual shorts with Birkenstocks. Nick smirks, “Did that punching bag owe you some money?”

What was I thinking about again? Nick thinks to himself.