glass and metal, reflecting light
from the sun. The streets were clean as well, which was easy to maintain since
there were never people on the walkways. Kailynn knew that there were extensive
roadways under the surface of the city where the self-driven cars could move
about without detection, but she could not hear noise under her feet.
The city was surprisingly quiet, apart
from the dull humming that seemed omnipresent on the planet.
Kailynn wandered around the city, feeling
small and out of place among the towering structures. She was starting to get
nervous about being caught or lost when she finally saw the round building of
sweeping glass with the word “Companion” along the top.
Taking a deep breath, she began walking
toward Companion.
She walked around the building twice,
trying to find the entrance, not sure if she should walk in where she saw the
road raise up in front of the building or not.
Taking a chance, Kailynn walked through
the black glass doors that opened for her immediately, leading her to another
set of black doors.
When she passed through the second set of
doors, she felt like she had stepped into another world. The room was dark and
slightly cold, with dark coverings on the walls and floor. There were couches
of deep red and black scattered about the large greeting room and, sitting on
the couches, talking lightly, were several extremely attractive people.
They all turned when she entered.
“Well, hello, beautiful,” one man said,
standing and walking to her, his opened shirt exposing his well-defined
muscles. “Anything I can help you with today?”
Kailynn was immediately reminded of the
prostitutes that tried to pick up tricks in the Walking District.
“Trust me, gorgeous,” another man
started, also approaching her. He was wearing a tight black sweater and
sporting a perfect smile, “you don’t want him. I’d be better suited for you, I
can tell.”
“I think she might be here for another
reason, boys,” one girl chuckled, joining the group around Kailynn. She was
wearing a tight dress that accented every curve. “Isn’t that right?”
“Actually,” Kailynn started, forcing her
voice to strengthen, “I’m here to apply as a Significant.”
“Oh,” the girl said, her expression
changing immediately. The boys started looking her over, as if evaluating if
she had what was necessary to be a Significant. “Then you want to talk to Jak.”
“Okay, where is he?”
“She’s brave,” one man laughed. “Look at
you, charging in there to talk to him. He’ll like that.”
“I’m not joking around,” Kailynn said
strongly. “Where is he? I’ll talk to him right now.”
The others chuckled and the girl smiled
broadly.
“I’ll call him for you.”
She pressed the area just in front of her
right ear. “Jak’s office,” she started. “Jak, it’s Mysty,” she said. “There’s a
pretty little girl who wants to talk to you in the greeting salon.”
She tapped the same area of her ear again
and turned back to Kailynn.
“He’s on his way,” she said. “What’s your
name?”
“Jacyleen,” Kailynn tried to say as
naturally as possible.
“Hmm, that’s a nice name,” Mysty said.
“And you don’t seem too nervous about talking to people. Maybe you would be
good here.”
“She’s pretty, too,” one man added. “She
could probably become a favorite, if she wanted.”
“What do you mean?” Kailynn asked,
turning as one man walked behind her to continue his examination. She resisted
the urge to punch him in the face for leering at her. She knew that
Significants were meant to be pretty and to talk to people, so she had to
from the sun. The streets were clean as well, which was easy to maintain since
there were never people on the walkways. Kailynn knew that there were extensive
roadways under the surface of the city where the self-driven cars could move
about without detection, but she could not hear noise under her feet.
The city was surprisingly quiet, apart
from the dull humming that seemed omnipresent on the planet.
Kailynn wandered around the city, feeling
small and out of place among the towering structures. She was starting to get
nervous about being caught or lost when she finally saw the round building of
sweeping glass with the word “Companion” along the top.
Taking a deep breath, she began walking
toward Companion.
She walked around the building twice,
trying to find the entrance, not sure if she should walk in where she saw the
road raise up in front of the building or not.
Taking a chance, Kailynn walked through
the black glass doors that opened for her immediately, leading her to another
set of black doors.
When she passed through the second set of
doors, she felt like she had stepped into another world. The room was dark and
slightly cold, with dark coverings on the walls and floor. There were couches
of deep red and black scattered about the large greeting room and, sitting on
the couches, talking lightly, were several extremely attractive people.
They all turned when she entered.
“Well, hello, beautiful,” one man said,
standing and walking to her, his opened shirt exposing his well-defined
muscles. “Anything I can help you with today?”
Kailynn was immediately reminded of the
prostitutes that tried to pick up tricks in the Walking District.
“Trust me, gorgeous,” another man
started, also approaching her. He was wearing a tight black sweater and
sporting a perfect smile, “you don’t want him. I’d be better suited for you, I
can tell.”
“I think she might be here for another
reason, boys,” one girl chuckled, joining the group around Kailynn. She was
wearing a tight dress that accented every curve. “Isn’t that right?”
“Actually,” Kailynn started, forcing her
voice to strengthen, “I’m here to apply as a Significant.”
“Oh,” the girl said, her expression
changing immediately. The boys started looking her over, as if evaluating if
she had what was necessary to be a Significant. “Then you want to talk to Jak.”
“Okay, where is he?”
“She’s brave,” one man laughed. “Look at
you, charging in there to talk to him. He’ll like that.”
“I’m not joking around,” Kailynn said
strongly. “Where is he? I’ll talk to him right now.”
The others chuckled and the girl smiled
broadly.
“I’ll call him for you.”
She pressed the area just in front of her
right ear. “Jak’s office,” she started. “Jak, it’s Mysty,” she said. “There’s a
pretty little girl who wants to talk to you in the greeting salon.”
She tapped the same area of her ear again
and turned back to Kailynn.
“He’s on his way,” she said. “What’s your
name?”
“Jacyleen,” Kailynn tried to say as
naturally as possible.
“Hmm, that’s a nice name,” Mysty said.
“And you don’t seem too nervous about talking to people. Maybe you would be
good here.”
“She’s pretty, too,” one man added. “She
could probably become a favorite, if she wanted.”
“What do you mean?” Kailynn asked,
turning as one man walked behind her to continue his examination. She resisted
the urge to punch him in the face for leering at her. She knew that
Significants were meant to be pretty and to talk to people, so she had to
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