The world was blurry and grey just as he walked out of a Door which looked tiny and small for him.
He took a step calmly, he tried to.. but.. someone bumped into from behind.. and and another person and another. He was carried out by the crowd instead of calmly and elegantly walking outside. His face was looking pale and he was wearing glases, and inside those- two eyes, sharp and dark- were staring down at himself And his clothes, looking annoyed.
Arkane was standing on the platform, his clothes were all messed up as if he was a man who just gotten up from sleep and rushed to his office without taking a shower- which was quite true though- he looked at himself and then at his reflection in the far away window of the Building of Railway station. And sighed.
He seemed Wistful if not for the fact that his eyes lit up seeing his own striking face in the reflection.
'Atleast my apperance is same.'
He was wearing a white office shirt and a dark blue pant while also holding a office bag in his hands. His figure.. was? Uh there were girls staring at him from below. They seem to have been staring at his Slender figure.. or at his tall and slender figure because he's wearing a shirt, not half naked.
He looked quite the Attractive guy if not for the fact he's having a internal shock after checking time on his wrist watch and then at the tower clock some distance away.
"D-d-d-damnm! 9 am!?"
He then hurriedly put his bag in the right place and set his hair right by hands. And rushed towards the exit.
**
Some time later, he was standing in front of a building, kneeling slightly and Breathing heavily as if he ran a marathon- which was also quite true though- he looked at his watch again and then .. cursed internally.
'-er! .. Huff.. 10 am..'
He looked at the Automatic glass door of the building and took slow.. hesitant steps towards it. The door opened for him. He was going to the counter to check in but someone grabbed his shoulder from behind.
"YOU DAMNE..d bastard, do you even know what time is it? You mother of a pig, People are going out for breakfast and here you are- coming now?"
It was Arkane's team leader in the Editing department of This branch and in this building. Ofcourse, he was going to yell at him but the receptionist beauty was looking at him so he said it calmly as if he was saying something noble words straight out of fiction.
Arkane forced out a smile at the receptionist and then looked at the team leader..
"Uh.. hey leader.. sorry.. I was a bit late, there was a lot of traff-"
The team leader interrupted him:
"You come from metro, Pain in the ass.. come with me anyways you are late"
Arkane was embarassed, feeling guilty.. regret, his words was the biggest sin of The century! How'd he forgot that he comes office from the Metal Giant! The metro or train whatever people calls it.
He followed the team leader into the lift.. both of them were silent but the leader- Apparently, Lucas- was staring at him digging holes in Arkane.
Arkane held his breath for his life. Almost when he was out of it. The gates opened and opened in a single Room at that. There were Desks, Computers and people all spilled over the room. Everyone seemed deprived of sleep. The Atmosphere was cozy and comfortable atleast.
Lucas pointed outside and side in a rough tone:
"See? Everyone is working and you're the only one Left out and.. and also You know your part is the most important so why! Can't you be more disciplined!?"
He sighed and continued:
"Huff.. come, I have some more work for us.. for you"
They stepped out of the elevator and everyone greeted the team leader.. and also Arkan. Someone said:
"Hey Arkie, are you coming back from breakfast?"
Arkane stared at the girl for some time.. and said in a low voice:
"No.. I just checked in."
The girl stared at him now. Eventually she disappeared in her own work after some time.
Finally, when Lucas and both arkane reached Their supposed place- His work desk- they stopped and Lucas gave him a file.. tossed it at his head with full strength actually.
Lucas said:
"Here's this new Project work, complete it first and then Miss. Mary's File. You can resume your work after that. I've already put up a Application for it. This file is top priority for the company. Apart from you- more editors are Completing parts of it in other branches. So You're on a timer. And you can read the file for more information.. Good luck.
Arkane Opened the file and nodded accordingly and then Lucas was going back to elevator when Arkane said:
"Hey leader! Get me a pack of dumplings please!"
"Motherfucker focus on work first! I remember the dumplings"
'oh, such a nice Guy.. I'll reward him some day but why do he curse so much?'
After staring at the elevator for some time..
Arkane took his seat and started working..
Another person slid thier chair to his side and Put her legs on the desk.. and sighed, she said:
"What a day to be alive.. we've been working out asses off for about a month now and still there's just more and more of it coming everyday. I got a new file too."
Arkane looked at her and then looked at his file.. eventually he said:
"Yeah.. Why are we Editing these fantastical videos and games anyways?"
She looked him in the eye and scoffed:
"I should be the last person you ask about this, dumbass"
Arkane stared and sighed again..
"Fair enough"
After a pause, she asked him:
"Hey, how about we go and check out the newly opened Fortress park with the others?"
Arkane was already opening the files sent by the leader on his computer when she asked this.
He looked as if deep in thought - Which was quite true again for the third time!- the fortress park that Ruyi is talking about was quite the familiar sight for Arkane- because it was built on the outskirts of his city of his other life.. past life or on his own world's outskirts whatever it was- when he first saw it here, he thought that he has somehow traveled to future but that wasn't the case. He's been living in this world for about a month now, it was quite difficult at first but now it's actually going smooth. But either way, he can't stay here forever. He must return to his world as soon as possible, his.. lover is waiting for him there. Anyways, the main question was that how is that thing is here? He didn't get the chance to find a answer but maybe now it's possible.
He answered:
"Yes ofcourse! But I don't have money for whatever we need to get in there.. atleast unless I want to Starve for 3 days"
Ruyi looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"You are really a damned Rascal, I agree with team leader now. I'm not mocking you here, I'll pay for your tickets motherfucker! We are friends!"
Arkane was stunned by what she said, it wasn't really a once in a life moment- he have experienced these before- but it was quite Rare to do the same in another world and with a stranger at that!
He shook his head and said:
"R- really!? "
Ruyi this time didn't answer, instead she took her heel off and stood up in the same stance as someone needs to split someone's Skull in two.
Arkane knew where the attack would come from, ofcourse he knew, if he won't then who will know? So he never tried to run away. Instead he thought
'Damn, so dramatic.'
And caught the falling heel on his head. It wasn't really hurtful but there's a great distance between really hurtful and just hurtful. And it wasn't his first time either, for a person who's Senior is Ruyi, he has seen worse days.. not to mention his Other life.
Ruyi retraced her heel back and pouted and attacked again.. arkane Caught it again.. she tried to hit him again but Arkane dodged this time. Finally out of breathe, she looked at him as if cutting him in two with just a stare but then cooled down by taking a deep breathe and put her heel back.
Her Pink hair were.. looking quite the synonym of tangled Yarn. Looking at that, Arkane laughed..a little only.
She looked at him again and sighed.. then said:
"Yes, I'm taking you there. I saw your computer and you've been Searching about it for a while now, right? And not only you- There's one more person i know To go.