Angela's Room

"It's so huge!" Jeff looked at an apartment that Doctor Sanmaskin had 'lent' him for his time versing Monarch. He'd never seen such a big apartment before in his life. "Why is it so big? Man, do we each get one of these?"

"Angela will be sleeping right next to your room." A small boy followed Jeff around while his eyes gleamed with intelligence. "I'm the son of Doctor Sanmaskin, but he trusts me with everything."

Jeff seemed a little surprised the child could talk so well, but was too happy to care.

"Wow, that's very impressive. How old are you?"

Jeff watched the boy saunter off and then he pointed at Angela's room.

"You like her don't you? I can see it in your eyes. My father wants you two to sleep next to each other. Just incase at night you get lonely and want to copulate."

Jeff's expression blanched. His rugged countenance look like it took a hit by a bullet.

"Are you really using the word copulate?"

"I didn't say I was a normal child," The boy laughed and a dazzling radiance emitted from him. Walking away from Jeff, he took a second and then turned around, with a spin he pointed at the ceiling and then his eyes began to glow from the light above. "My father wants the world to be special. I'm going to help him by becoming mature as early as possible."

"Right…" Jeff laughed and walked into his bedroom and put down his luggage.

"So… this is…"

"My room and yours," Angela joked and gently pinched him on the cheek. "I also believe I heard that boy use the word copulate. Do you know you're a bad influence on children?"

Angela smiled and walked next door and put down her luggage.

As she shut the door, she looked at him with a loving glint in her eyes. This was just like old times.

"I'll see you in the morning captain. Let's waste all the time we can okay?"

Jeff nodded and leaned back on his new bed which had a bed board and quite a few cupboards and even a few floating gadgets.

"Geez… the doctor sure set us up well… Is that a floating chocolate basin?"

Jeff shut his eyes and then all of a sudden he fell asleep.

Being a video gamer in his 'earlier day's had made him appreciate sleep very much.

You could hear him mumble "Cookie…" as he went to sleep. The only other woman he used to love flashed in front of his eyes… with none other than a giant cookie…

When he woke up, he suddenly had another idea.

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When no one was watching, Marcus acted like a very abnormal person, but he was even more abnormal in person.

Jeff found him doing pushups and eating at the same time.

Most people would call that an insane activity, but he did a lot of research on gut health and was an advocate for moving digestion…

This was not a good idea, so you better not try it, but he definitely did it because he had a goal he wanted to achieve.

"It's time to meet Monarch."

The doctor came in with three chain links around his hand. "These are the cutting edge virtual headsets that I've designed. They are gently pinched against your spine and the information from your neck is processed and sent into the mainframe. These glasses are called virtual hats. Are you okay with me gently putting pressure on your neck?"

"Hell yeah! Plug me in boss!" Marcus really just wanted to have some money in his bank account, but his fervent joy really made everyone brighten. "I'm so ready to meet Monarch and punch him in the face!"

Jeff laughed with embarrassment. Still the same Marcus that everyone called the Radiating Smile. He was always so happy it was hard to put into words.

"And on that note… Marcus… Would you mind if me and Jeff talked alone?" Angela grabbed Jeff's hand and pulled him towards her. "I need to make him promise me something if we beat this AI. Is it okay for me to ask you to leave as well doctor?"

"Leave my own lab, sure! I'll be expecting children from you two…"

The doctor smiled and suddenly Marcus started breaking out in laughter.

"Hahaha! Hilarious! It's so obvious to everyone but you two idiots!"

"They're joking," And then Jeff realized something was different about Angela's green eyes today. "Wait, what is going on? You never look this serious Angela."

At this moment, Angela gently leaned forward and put her hand around the back of Jeff's head. She looked into his blue eyes directly and leaned closer.

"The first time we win against this thing…. I want you to tell me your feelings no matter what your mother promised you got that?"

Angela gently moved her hand back and the next second slapped Jeff against the face.

He didn't expect it, but as his head turned he found her lips firing towards his other cheek.

"I needed to find a way to have an excuse to kiss you."

She kissed him where a huge handprint was on his face and then gently shoved him on the chest. "If you make more than 3 months for you, it's over. You got that? I'm confessing to you right now that I like you Jeff. However, until I see you beat this thing, I'm not dating you. Terrance told me about your mother's promise last night. Why did that lady always… make things so difficult for you?"

Jeff shook his head and heard a ringing in his ear.

"You realize I have a brain in my head right? And that was a good slap."

He touched the kiss mark on his cheek.

"Well, then… I think it's time you come and meet me." Monarch appeared on the screen, but this time dressed like an RPG character with the same golden hair and yet with a deeper mysterious charm. "It's been one hundred years since I saw you… How is everything?"

"Coming to meet you buddy!" Marcus rushed over to the video game docking station and with out any fear plugged himself in! Most people would be scared of new equipment, but Marcus had lost his fears in the orphanage he grew up in.

He came out very well, but like many others with unusual backgrounds came with quite a surprising attitude.

[Ding!]

[Player Marcus has entered into Monarch's Kingdom]

Jeff sighed and docked himself into the mainframe as well.

He could almost see his mother putting her hand on her back telling him to become the best at the world at whatever he pursued. So many expectations actually made his life more fun.

"I promise… I'll take you out on a date if we beat this thing."

Jeff looked at Angela who had a pleasant smile on her face, but her finger in her mouth definitely indicated she'd been hurt by their little exchange.

"That's good… because I almost broke a finger trying to get you to realize I like you. Quite earlier than you expected… isn't it?"

Jeff smiled and then everything turned white and a blue lacquered box appeared in front of him with a white frame and golden letters inside of it.

In just a minute, he selected a class in Monarch's Kingdom…