by quark quack » Sat May 09, 2015 12:15 am
Simon had managed to get a whopping two minutes of sleep throughout the course of the night. He’d somehow stayed up, telling himself that he’d go to bed ‘after this page’. However, once he started another page – as he inevitably would – he found that he couldn’t stop until he completed it. Coding was an addiction, and he was determined to create the best one he possibly could. Even if that meant staying up until he passed out at 6:58 in the morning so that he could get up at 7:00.
Simon appeared even more disheveled than usual. His hair, which was usually curly, had turned into a wavy mess upon his head. He tried to fix it before leaving, but it was hopeless. He was in a rush anyways, and didn’t have time to don his preferred attire, instead sporting anything that was within close proximity to his bed, which ended up being a faded pair of jeans and his maroon MIT hoodie over a black shirt with an image of the sun from Dark Souls. Great game.
Simon grabbed a glass bottle containing Starbucks coffee from his fridge, and quickly scurried outside. He wasn’t quite sure where his tennis shoes were – they had a way of roaming about the house – so he’d thrown sports slides over his socks. Even though he’d never played a sport a day in his life, they were comfortable and practical for times like this. He closed the door to his apartment quickly, frightened that others might see the mass of wires and tech in side.
He didn’t have much room in his place, but he certainly used the space that he possessed. A nuclear reactor in the closet powered a supercomputer in his room, which was cooled with water from the shower. It was essentially a makeshift lab, made with miscellaneous parts that Simon himself could hardly remember the origin of. Half of it was also illegal, but he was fortunate enough to live in a shady neighborhood where people weren’t very bright and happenings beneath the law weren’t uncommon.
Simon ran to the bus stop as quickly as possible, and caught the attention of one of the large machines. He slipped inside, biding his time as the vehicle took him to the correct part of town. Although Stark Tower could be seen from any point in the city, Simon never grew accustomed to it. The building itself was a marvel of engineering, and he could only imagine what went on inside of it. Well, it appeared that today he would finally find out.
The bus reached its destination, and Simon walked out onto the street. He hesitated, staring up at the massive building in awe for a few long moments. Then, with obvious hesitance, he walked inside.
Slava had left Simon to fend for himself this morning. She typically drove him around, since he didn’t yet have a driver’s license, but he’d promised the night prior that he’d take a bus. So, with that responsibility off her shoulders, she had focused on getting sleep. A lot of sleep. Half of her time was spent sleeping as a result of projection anyway, but she hardly got rest during that period. Slava was always drowsy to some degree, and no amount of rest could change that.
Thus she still looked like she was half-awake after twelve hours of sleep. She, like Simon, didn’t bother to wear formal clothes this morning. She instead sported a loose t-shirt for her favorite band, ytpo. Being out of a nowhere town in Russia, she really had a thing for the post-punk bands in the area, even if they’re music was trippy and caused her cousin migraines.
Slava did, however, fix her hair. She wasn’t running late, as Simon was. Nay, she had awoken on time, like a responsible person. Not that she should be expected to be responsible, her typical disposition was too exhausted for that. After throwing on black sweatpants and sneakers, she went to her vehicle, which was a tiny smart car. Most people scoffed at it because of its size, but Slava thought that it was adorable, and her cousin was kind enough to upgrade some of the tech in it.
Slava drove cautiously, trying to not be squashed like a bug in her midget of a car. She parked a few blocks away from Stark Tower, which was so immense that she could barely see the top. Upon exiting the car she walked the remainder of the way, once again being cautious around all of the traffic. It was a bit crazy in this part of town, but these Americans were nothing compared to the insane drivers of her homeland.
After a short walk she entered the tower, and took the stairs. She didn’t really trust elevators – simple mechanical contraptions such as those weren’t typically reliable back at home. She assumed that Simon was already there, and thus didn’t wait on him before staring the very, very long ascent.
"He didn't want to believe.
He wanted to know." [Carl Sagan]
Call me Quark.
He/she/they, don't care either way.
Panromantic Asexual.
Science fanatic.
Socially liberal.
Economically left by American standards.
Center-left by international standards.
Atheist, but also pantheist-ish.
Pseudoscience debunker.
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