Uh— so let's get up first and take things logically , I am right now in some wooden room with rough paint .
To be honest this place feels kinda rundown or better word , abondned
There's a window here right beside me but it is boarded shut by planks
Now that I look at it from another angle I don't even know how I able to mantain a conversation with that guy
Maybe it caused by the adrenaline release which made me able to mantain a conversation without feeling that social anxiety...
Well who knows- so let's just go out and face this thing like a real adult
I got up from the bed , it felt strange because back in the hive , cyberimplants were banned-
The reason being that there is a real chance that you could go insane if you use implants and because of this they were banned across all hives .
I don't know how to say it but compared to my exoskeleton, this thing feels more free or weightless i must say
It's like a freedom i never knew I needed but still got and I must say I am more than grateful...
I began to move around the house and subconsciously began to compare it to my apartment back in the hive...
Although on first glance the difference is huge but I must say in the essence both are similar as both feel unsuitable for a good living
By this time I had come to what I suppose is the main door of the house , it was fully open
I could see the fronf porch of this house from here...
There in the porch , that guy from before was sitting on a plastic chair with another guy with a cowboy hat who was leaning against the support pillar , they both were casually talking..
I did not immediately revealed myself but stood there and gathered the courage to face these two wastelanders...
I finally came in front of them and upon seeing me they both stooped their conversation midway and looked straight toward me
I hesitated and felt my anxiety coming up again , i instinctively looked down not daring to make eye contact with them
' no i must not act like this ' i subconsciously thought and unlike previous time , this divice on my neck did not choose to speak this out
At this moment i reached a conclusion, so it only speaks direct voice of my mind not the whole thought process
" So... What ? " I said
" So What ... You tell me what you want to do now " that same guy from before said and looked toward me somewhat impatiently
" Umm , i-i want to go back to the hive " i said
" Alright kid , you can go there if you want , maybe our fate was only till here " he then got up and began walking inside
I could see he had a green tall glass bottle in his hand which I suppose was alcohol
" W- Wait can you tell me , t-the directions....
He interrupted me and said " it's a few miles from here , just follow the old railway line west and you be there in about a few hours or so ...
And be careful out there , hiveboys like you are quite unpopular around here "
I flinched realising the tone of the last sentence which made it sound ominous
I wanted to ask him to accompany me or help me but I felt shy saying that so I just quickly said
" T-thanks a lot sir and just so , may i know your name ? "
" Name's Carl , Carl Harlan "
With that he went inside...
Then that guy in that cowboy hat , who was talking with him previously came towards me and patted my shoulder which nearly caused me to trip and said
" Take good care kid ! "
He too went inside and closed the door shut on my face
I was now left alone in this strange place all by myself
It was tough frankly speaking , soon I began wonder around here and there
I found that this town was quite small and but had a certain uniques charm to it but the only downside was the people staring me like i was some kind of abomination
Wherever I went women and men would stare at me and sometime those older women would even call back people my age back .
I finally found the said railway line .
It was rusty and full of overgrown grass i must say
I was about to follow it but a question came in my mind , where's the west exactly..
I wanted to find direction myself as I was hesitant to ask anyone here more less ask that carl guy from before
Then suddenly I heard a movement behind me and then turned around and saw a dog .
I don't know much about them as they are banned back in the hive .
I instinctively flinched although it looked kinda cute with that long tongue of its and i could tell it belonged to someone by noticing a kit tied to it
Everything was good till here but then it slowly began to come towards me , I felt fear from it
" Shhh shh, go away...go away "
I began to go backward while saying that but it started moving toward me even more
Then I began running and it too started chasing after me
" Woof ! Woof ! "
It barked as it chased me...
I finally found a pole and directly jumped on it using my new agility all thanks to these cyber implants
It stood below and began barking
" Woof! , Woof !"
It started barking toward me and then—
" WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE ? "
I turned towards the direction of the speaker and it was Carl from before and this time he was carrying a big backpack on his back
The guy i least wanted to see before but was thankful that he was here now...