“This is crazy, right? And get this; this is only one part of the club!” Vantz said excitedly.
Caiden looked around, marveling at the building’s structure and design, even finding himself taking in the energy of the night, to some degree. As Vantz and his crew made their way through the crowded dance floor, they stepped into the second part of the club. The second part was triangular, and was designed to mimic a portion of the city using city model designs to scale. The buildings represented Neon and Zonos Towers from the Nova Central borough. They were nearly as tall as the ceilings. There were other notable replicas of buildings and places around the room.
“This area is called Bliss Park. You see all these shops? Specialty drug vendors, all VR based. Barely legal? Yes, but legal nonetheless. Each store has its own specialty. All the drugs used are derivatives of Mania,” Vantz explained.
The area was much more mellow, from the soft neon glow of magentas, purples, yellows, and blues that made up the many vendor banners, to the chill music playing overhead. In the middle of this area was large synthetic garden, accented by tall light posts that emitted a soothing white glow.
The garden was designed with the sole purpose of creating an ethereal ambience to invoke intimacy. The grass smelled fresh. There were specialized hidden nooks designed for people to enjoy their privacy. Inside and out of this mystical indoor garden were white linen drapes strategically placed on the trees and other shrubbery, as well as top of and in front of the lights.
The group navigated their way past the vendors into what was called the ‘White Room’. This ‘White Room’ was another section of the club. Club Cosmica rested atop a large hill, allowing its patrons a stunning view overlooking the rest of the city. The best view in the club, was solely exclusive to the VIP pass holders who had the privilege of experiencing what the White Room had to offer.
The White Room was, of course, almost entirely white, from the floor-to-ceiling windows, to the all-white marble tables. Another beautifully designed white marble bar with white stools was across from a lounge area equipped with couches, seats, tables, and a raised DJ booth with an all-white truss that housed numerous colorful light fixtures. There was also a white metal staircase that led to the second level, overlooking the rest of the room.
There was close to eight hundred people in the White Room.
The group walked to the back and headed up five small steps to the VIP platform. The flooring of this section, like the limo, was lit from underneath the white fiberglass tiles. Blue and purple lights interacted with one another. There were standing tables near the entrance, with couches and liquor tables in the back. On top of each table was expensive champagne in a golden ice bucket. Each table also had a personal waiter ready to provide their customers with the best service. Caiden, Vantz, and the women settled in at their reserved area. The women and Vantz were smiling ear to ear.
“Ah, man this is the life, ain’t it?” Vantz said.
“Hell, yeah! Perfect,” Penny enthusiastically replied. Per the story of the night, she managed to find her seat next to Caiden somehow. “Hey Caide! Smile for the camera baby!” Penny said as she posed for a picture on her phone.
Penny turned her full attention to Caiden, staring at him with intent. Her libidinous desire began to emit and intensify and Caiden could feel it. Whoa, man, she is really intense, Caiden thought as he shook it off and tried to scoot away. He became even more uncomfortable, turning his head away, but not before she gently guided his face to her lips, giving him an affectionate kiss on the cheek. The other girls embarrassingly cheered on purpose, making it worse for him. They were already drunk.
Penny held the phone up in the air, to get everyone in the shot. The entire group, excluding Caiden, responded in kind raising the level of their energy to sell the moment. As they settled back down, Vantz popped open the expensive bottle of complimentary champagne and poured everyone a glass as he stood up.
“Ahem! A toast to life, to friendship, to happiness, and to living free!” he exclaimed.
Everyone held up their glasses and tapped them with one another. Even Caiden followed suit. Before Vantz could sit down, he shifted his focus to someone in the crowd he recognized.
“Excuse me guy and gals, I’ll be right back,” he said.
Caiden saw Vantz walk to the middle of the room and talk to someone. Caiden couldn’t see who it was; the partygoers obstructed his view. After a brief exchange, Vantz made his way back to the reserved seats. In an attempt to ignore Penny, Caiden began messing with his holo-watch.
“Hey, party people, I would like you all to meet a good friend of mine, Yvora,” he said.
“Hi, everyone! Nice to meet you,” Yvora smiled.
“Wait, you said your name was Yvora? Like, Yvora Blue, the budding pop singer Yvora Blue?” Cherry, one of the girls from Vantz’s group excitedly said.
“You got me. Guilty as charged,” Yvora blushed.
“Oh my god! I love your music!” Cherry screamed. “You literally came out of nowhere just this year and you’re already making a major buzz! I have all of your releases! I swear to god I’m, like, your biggest fan!”
A preoccupied Caiden, unwilling at first to take his eyes off his holo-watch, looked up. His heart dropped to his stomach. Yvora was beautiful; she had light brown skin, long black hair that
