The Valiant Shopping Center
Jun Min waited for everyone to pile in, and then took a set up front, in the driver’s seat, and looked over her shoulder, “Alright, everyone buckle up and lets go!”
She pressed the gas, and the van rolled out of the garage, and down the long road to the gates of the institute. She pulled out onto the road and drove into the city, the streets were clean, and people walked to and fro, mostly African in descent, but many other foreigners as well, as an aerodyne sailed overhead, in the clear afternoon sky. Jun Min glanced over her shoulder, “On your right is the Vanguard Secure Computing Tower, more like a pyramid, though in design, it dominates the downtown skyline.”
On the right is a massive circular tiered pyramid structure, of concrete and glass, it looks more like a man-made mountain then an actual building, and seems to tower over the rest of the downtown structures. Jun Min continues on, and merges onto the freeway, which is quite busy during the lunch time rush, “This is the Sahara Highway, it goes all the way across the newly terraformed Sahara. Let me tell you that is a long trip.”
She pulls off the highway, and back onto the surface streets, “There is Mudabo Park and Preserve, a great place to relax, and play football, soccer for you US folks… an well just have a good time. The Valiant Shopping Center is just around the bend,” she pulls around a curve, and a large parking lot stands before a massive complex. The Valiant Shopping Center looks to be at least several miles in length, with portions outside and inside the massive structure. It looks to be about three stories in height, and seems to be packed with people. There are aerodyne’s landings on the roof, with relative frequency, dropping off and picking up passengers.
Jun Min pulls into a spot, and smiles, “We are here, alright everyone lets get out,” she opens the door and waits for all the students to file out, and closes the door, the power locks and alarm system activating, “alright, well then this way…”
She walks towards the structure into a large food court, with foods both native to this region, hometown favorites, and well stuff you have never seen. It is very modern, very clean, and very flashy. Monitors show music videos, the local news, and the current specials throughout the shopping center. Jun Min pauses at the center of the court, “Well lets meet back here in about four hours, remember use the buddy system, and have fun! So who wants to be my buddy?”
