On the way to Labzone
You had finally settled in, you had your own slice of life, your own home. Something that you had wanted since you first arrived, yet never had the courage to go out and get one. Player enjoyed taking care of you too much to let you go out on your own. How did you get so attached to an isolated pacifist in the first place? Heh, well, he wasn’t as bad at first. At first he was timid, and distant from everyone. He was assigned as a guide, and he noticed you were well, for lack of better words. Not in control of yourself.
You were so skittish at first. It was one of the reasons you got sent to Hub16 in the first place. You weren’t brave enough, determined enough, persistent enough, or any other trait. You were used to others taking control of your life, so Player did. He did it as gently as he could and trained you, he pulled you out of your isolation, and made you make your own choices, even if he was possessive to the extremes. He always asked for your opinion, even when you had none, he gently forced you to choose, to assert yourself. Starting small with two decisions, then to three, then to four, and then to… well, now. You had multiple choices when you decided to leave, you decided to come to Hub10, you chose to stay in Codeville, you chose to explore, and you chose to make your house here.
And now todays a new day, what are you going to do? You could visit the Café Bar. Or you could take a dip into the Archives, maybe explore the path leading to the Ruins? Heh, you know what to do, you already chose. You're going to the Labzone. The maze of research projects and science nerds experimenting to find out how the universe worked and how our abilities worked.
Or just to screw with physics and to make sci fi sets for the entertainment district of Administrative City. Still, the Labzone is filled to the top with different devices that cause various anomalous effects.
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The pathway to the Labzone wasn’t made out of dirt, it was concrete, a hard solid path leading to the second largest zone in the Hubs. You could already make out the massive facilities that housed the many Science Guilds and Nerd Guilds of the Hub.
Surprisingly you weren’t walking alone. [CrankKing] had apparently decided to join you on your walk. It was the first android you had seen actually. You knew they existed, but you rarely see them. Maybe it’s because you rarely visit the science zone.
Still, in the moment you would be at the cliff side, and you would get your first glance of Administrative City. The largest zone. You weren’t going there, but it was nice to know how it looked.
In a few more steps you saw it. The building rose into the underground ceiling, a massive silver city. It stretched farther than you could actually see. In the center? A massive trapezoidal emerald. Held by dozens of different colored crystal pillars. [Analyze].
[Hub10s Administrative City : The Crystal City.]
It was amazing.
You have to visit it soon, you may not like large groups, but you want to see the city. While Codeville may be homely, Administrative City looked amazing.
“Addictive sight isn’t it?”
“Yeah. The Golden City of Hub16 looked completely different to this one.”
“That is true, the Golden City is meant to be grand and overbearing after all. Still, the best one would have to be the Blood City.”
“Blood City?”
“Hub4’s City. Don’t be fooled by its name, the Blood City is one of the most beautiful city of the hubs.”
“Heh, I wouldn’t know.”
“Hmm, maybe you can visit the place in the future. It’s difficult to get there, with all the Genociders. You’d have to pass War Town to get to the cliffside.”
“Maybe I’ll try one day.”
“Heh, alright.”
You stood there for a moment, admiring the view. Before you continued on. CrankKing had apparently decided to remain there, settling in to watch the glow of the city.