Day 2 - Preparations & Shopping Morning
Gaia's Package Arrival
The morning of Day 17 started with a spatial distortion in the Cross family living room.
Reality shimmered, and a delivery portal opened—not a normal courier service, but a direct spatial gate bearing Gaia's official seal. This was government-level infrastructure being used for personal delivery. Damn.
A floating platform emerged, laden with packages that gleamed with runic arrays and technological sophistication.
"Delivery for Runar Cross and Celestia Stormwind," announced an AI voice. "Prime Origin Academy preparation package. Authorization: Gaia-Direct. Please confirm receipt."
Runar and Celestia, who'd just finished breakfast with their families, approached the platform.
"We confirm," Runar said.
The packages floated down, arranging themselves neatly on the floor. The platform retracted, and the portal closed.
"Let's see what the academy sent," Celestia said, opening the first container.
