July 23, 2088, 10:30 a.m
Olivia, in her room, stands in front of the mirror in her pajamas, seemingly waking up 10 minutes before as her orange afro looks to be a messy bush now on top of her pale-like skin. She stares at herself for a few minutes. Walking into her bathroom, Olivia gets ready for a shower, turning the hot water on and gathering clothes. "Okay…this is your chance Olivia, all you're doing is asking to hang out is all..and plus it's your birthday, let it be a good day. You're 18 now, what's the worst that can happen?".
About an hour later from that point, Olivia heads to the elevator in the center kitchen. While going down, she pulls out her phone for a picture. Olivia sports an all black outfit that has orange, bold letters that are the same color as her hair saying "Planetary" going down her black cargo pants, and across the back of her crop top shirt. The shirt shows her massive cuts and scars that were delivered to her throughout her life during combat exchanges and training. Her shoes are gray and black, and she finished her outfit off with a gray jean jacket that says "Gravity" on the back of it in black letters. Olivia snaps a picture of herself and takes a second to see if it's good enough. Checking if her little bit of makeup isn't messed up, or if her hair, which is now in a high ponytail, is straight. All seems to be good as she steps out of the elevator, now on the 48th floor, she heads to the chill area to see if who she is looking for is there. No one that she knows, that is until Miss Mari, closed eyes and all, walks up to Olivia. Her aura is still feeling heavy as usual due to her gatekept power. She wears a cap over her bald head and an apron, looking as if she's going to begin cooking. "What's up Olivia!", Miss Mari says. "Hey, uhh..do you know where the others are?" Olivia asks. Okira snags a moment to think as she answers, "Umm, if I remember correctly…Izial, Ulagur, Juno, Pyoko, and K'yun are all out. Said that they were going to The Grub Hub Bar.". "And Ex?", Olivia adds. "He said that he wasn't going for unknown reasons, though, I heard him say something that has to do with you, but I couldn't make anything of it.". Olivia's eyes widen and she quickly thanks Okira, meanwhile leaving to go to Ex's room, which is thankfully next to her's.
Ex-shin, in his room, unsuspecting Olivia's appearance soon, performs arm curls with a closed fist that faintly shines a burning blue. He's donning a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, the same one he slept in to be exact. "117…118…119.....120! Phew! Finally done," Ex cheers, crushing whatever was in his hand as it implodes in his palm before hearing a knock at his door.
"Helloooo! Ex, ya in there?" Shin hears from the other side. He instantly recognizes the voice to be Olivia. He quickly walks to the door and opens it with an uncontrolling smile. In quick succession Olivia says, "Hey...Ex-shin. Are you doing anything today? If so then that's no problem, I'll just come back another time if you are really that busy and-". Ex cuts her off with a suggestion of coming into his room, "Would you like to come inside and sit down?" he calmly says, the smile still on his face. With a sigh, Olivia nods and says yes.
In the room, Olivia admires the space around her, scanning all of Ex-shin's figurines, comics, manga, posters and merchandise. "Soooooo, if I'm not mistaken, you asked if I am free today, yes? Well yeah, I mean, I could've gone with the others but..I just didn't want to go without you, y'know? We can go there now though, if you'd like.". "No, No. I know where to go already, it's fine. First, get ready to go.". "Right." Ex agrees. "You can stay in here if you want while you wait for me to get out of the shower. I won't be long.". Ex-shin closes the sliding door to his bathroom and turns the shower on. Before steppin in, Ex looks at himself in the mirror. Ex-shin, a 5'8 brown skinned male with light blue eyes and black dreads going down to his shoulder. His body is slightly toned and various scars can be seen across both forearms of his, stopping at the elbow. He pulls his hair back in a ponytail that shows his well-kept low taper fade before getting in the shower.
15 minutes later and Ex-shin strides out the room, steam following behind, surrounding him in a spiral motion. Ex is now sporting a pair of baggy, white, sweats, and a black compression shirt under his unzipped, white jacket. His shoes don the same color as his eyes along with hints of black on them. He lets his hair down from the ponytail he had, allowing his hair to freely move through the air as Olivia looks at him in awe, not taking an eye off of him. Still staring, Olivia watches Ex-shin grab a white wrist watch from his dresser. He presses a button on it and the watch switches its design, adding on black, lightning-like patterns on top of the white.
Ex-shin turns to Olivia, who he notices was already looking at him, they both share a still moment of eye contact, then Ex asks if she's ready to go. Olivia says yes and the two then head to the first floor outside the building. "Follow me, our first stop isss…about 2000 miles behind us, we got a bit of moving to do, if you don't mind.", Ex-shin listens to Olivia and sighs happily, "Y'know, I could stretch my legs a little bit. Wouldn't mind it.". "Fine. Winner pays for dinner tonight!" Olivia smiles, meanwhile blasting off towards their destination.. "Now you're talking! Free dinner with a beautiful lady, along with the pleasure of beating you in this race? …Sign me up…!".
Olivia arrives at their first spot, an arcade. In fact, the biggest arcade in the entire world..Multiversal is what the name is. Joyful, Olivia begins walking up to the entrance without Ex-shin in sight. "I can't BELIEVE it!!! I finally managed to beat Ex in a race! And the first in our group to do it, I gotta tell the others about how bad I just did our so-called 'fastest junior'. HAHAHE! Oh my god the looks on these guys faces when I tell them..It's gonna be so priceless!" Olivia thinks to herself, opening up the door to the building. Her face immediately drops down, mouth open in shock by who she's looking at, and what she's hearing. "Yeah umm..can I get the unlimited travel token card please? I'll take the 100BGC order, thank you. Ugh, it's already been a bit, where is Oli--oh! Olivia, there you are! I was wondering if you had begun to lose your way. So I assume dinner is on you?", Ex chuckles. "How…..? How? I literally didn't even see you ever since I left. I was ahead of you..How long were you here waiting for me?". "Um about a minute. I thought you were already gonna be here, but I guess I made it first, Y'know?".
Machines crank all over this bustling arcade dream. All kinds of different sounds are produced by all technology here, with people ranging from ages 4-50 in this place playing games. Olivia and Ex-shin so far have won over 500 tickets, and they don't plan to stop. The couple dominates the entire arcade with the amount of tickets gathered, beating every fighting game, shooting game, puzzle game, and even luck based games too, Shin carrying the title of mvp with the lucky gambling of his. This place is one of Olivia's favorite places to be. Ever since a little girl, she has always set her mind on the biggest prize there, no one up to this day has ever gotten the item. Years and years, she grinded up tickets to claim the prize but each time she was just a little too short. But this day feels different to her.
The front counter holds all prizes one can win. From the smallest piece of candy, to the one of the most advanced pieces of technology. There was one specific thing Olivia wanted that drove her child-like behaviour crazy. She shakes in anticipation, swearing to herself that she's gonna get what she has been longing for. "Welcome to the front desk players! I see you are ready to buy your prizes..well don't let me stop you, have at it!". Ex tries to speak first but Olivia cuts him off with a joyous shout. "I would like to buy your biggest stuffed animal!". The man behind the desk widens his eyes and asks us if he can count our tickets. "I mean sure but you should be counting how many games you'll need repairing--ah!" Ex says as the employee snatches their ticket card and scans it. "98..99…1 Billion.". The man stands there, thinking how only two people could gather such an amount.
"Wow…1 Billion--I would not have guessed to see something like that a day in my life. You two are amazing..Forget about these tickets. You guys can grab whatever you like. We restock the start of next week anyway.". With that info drilled into the minds of these two, they hop over the prize counter, and start to pick and choose all they can, leaving nothing up there but their ticket card. Outside, Ex-shin and Olivia walk together with several bags in each hand while on their way back to Ex's room, zooming carefully through hills, flower fields, and also a forest before making it to headquarters.
Collapsing on his bed, Ex-shin and Olivia set down all of their bags, with Olivia immediately grabbing her long awaited treasure. A life-sized teddy bear, its fur resembles the cosmos as it is loaded with stars, planets, and meteorites of all sorts. "What's so special about that bear anyways?", Ex asks. "You do NOT understand. This is a one of a kind, first ever life-sized teddy bear, made by the heavens! With omega detailing and over 4 million colors! It has such a fluffy feeling to it. And when they said life-sized, I didn't think they meant to make the bear 8 feet tall! Guess it's really living up to the title… And through scientific and magical enhancements, it helps you sleep better and adapts to your emotions so it can make you comfortable quicker tooooooo! It took so many years of hard work and dedication to completely perfect this masterpiece. And now…It's all mineeeee! Forever!" Olivia loudly explains, while simultaneously leaving Ex-shin processing the info cluelessly.
Olivia digs in one of the bags and manages to pull out a pair of heavy-weighted, gray colored yo-yos the size of her fist. Shin notices her struggle and helps Olivia by taking them off her hands. "They had those in that arcade?!???!!" Olivia questions. "Yeahhh uhhh, remind me what these are again?" Ex asks. "Only the best kind of yo-yo the Earth could lay eyes on! They're made with the hardest material on the planet, these yo-yos literally never break. And the string on them feels like it goes on forever. There are only 12 of them made in the world, and you have two!? That's very lucky.". "Yeah, I guess it is.", Ex responds. He ponders an idea, saying, "I'll take both of these to Yuri, she'll know what I want her to make.". He then glances at his watch, checking the time. "Almost 8", he whispers. "We've been at the arcade for like seven hours". Olivia hears this and jumps up, remembering the last place she wanted to go. "Come on, Ex! One more place for the night I got for us!", she smiles. While walking down the bustling streets near the H.Q of successor guards, Olivia and Ex-Shin both stroll side by side together, searching for the last spot Olivia said they'd go.
"You know, Ex." she begins, "Today so far has been amazing. I'm glad that I was able to spend my birthday with you. You really made my entire day, I truly appreciate it.". Then, in one swift move, Olivia catches Ex-Shin off guard with a quick peck on the cheek, leaving him stunned but still walking, now more carefully though as his emotions clouds his vision slightly. And his body heats up. However, it wasn't due to his ability, Incinerate. No…Instead, it was the overwhelming mixed feelings that drove him to become unaware that he and Olivia were already at their destination. A five star, four-story restaurant that serves food according to the guests' emotions. The food prepared and served to the people are best in the state, aside from the Grub Hub Bar of course.
Approaching the front double doors of this illuminated, and illustrated restaurant, a man and woman both greet Olivia and Ex-Shin, complementing on their good looks as a couple as they open the doors for them. Inside, they are welcomed warmly. The energy that surrounds them is littered with a mix of good times and romance, alluring and affecting anyone who steps into the restaurant. Ex and Olivia are seated on the third floor next to a window, their height captures a perfect view of the large city around them-the bright street lights, the thousands of people walking, and the cool, visible breeze-further increasing the restaurant's good vibes. The waiter, tall and lanky, hovers above the table. "Good evening! My name is Jack, and I will be you guys' waiter for tonight. Would it be pleasing if I serve you two a cold glass of iced tea?" He says, "Best in the city! With the exception of The Grub Hub Bar, of course." Jack adds. Olivia and Ex-Shin both nod in agreement at Jack as he walks away happily humming.
The two look at each other at the same time, just as Ex was going in to speak, Olivia manages to catch the moment first, leaving a sharp exhale from Ex-Shin. "This is great Ex, y'know? I haven't sat down like this in a restaurant in a while..relaxing, you know?" Shin nods in agreement before responding. "Yeah, and it's really quiet in here, I can hear everyones' plates and voices...say, are you ready for our mission next week?", "Of course I am. We have all gotten exceptionally stronger these past three months, and not only that..we, together as a team-no…Together as friends, can get through anything…!". Ex-Shin smirks while nodding his head, "You're right!". After, he flicks a gaze back up at Olivia, who then reaches out for a fist pump in which Ex-Shin quickly complies. "There's no way we can fail…!!!"
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The night continues to pass on for the two where we find them now on top of a hill after a fulfilling meal. They sit side by side on the soft, flush, green grass as they stare into the night sky. Fireflies around, dance along the waves of the wind, brushing ever so slightly along both Ex-Shin and Olivia's skin. Then, a relaxing sigh streamed out the mouths of both of these powerhouses. "Almost nothing beats stargazing after a long, nice meal..dontcha think?". Olivia sways her body to meet Ex-Shin's shoulder as she lays her head there, "Yeahhh..this is amazing.." She says. Peaking through the clouds, a bright light is shown. Outshining all the stars in the sky, it seemingly grows bigger…and brighter. In immediate urgency, Ex's eyes widen and he pushes Olivia out of the way. Now standing, the bright light from the sky is approaching quickly towards him-a spear it is-Shin takes a deep breath and catches it with a spin. Preparing to send the spear back to where it came from, he throws it. However, as soon as the spear left his fingertips, an electrical spark caused the weapon to blow up in Ex-Shin's face.
*BOOM*
Partially charring it while taking away his right forearm as he is sent back flying near Olivia who hurriedly holds his body which regenerates slowly. Olivia picks up Ex's body and runs him to headquarters not before Ex had gotten a clear sight of who did this…
Watching the events unfold from the shooting point, an angel who seemingly fired the spear, looks down at Ex, meeting his own red eyes with Shin's blue eyes. "Mmm..not bad…Son of Kubuko. Though, your father would have done better than that. We will meet again soon..". The mysterious angel then flies off, leaving an electric trail behind him.