The lounge is all navy along one wall, and white accents touch the room. It has two sofas with a wooden coffee table and a giant television. It is surprisingly cozy, to say there are floor to ceiling windows opposite the navy feature. Looking out of the entry and the other buildings.
A full kitchen, that is completely stocked, comes off the opposite side of the lounge to my bedroom. Full of high-tech appliances and a big enough dining table for six, but most importantly my favorite coffee machine.
I can’t stop staring at the tub in the bathroom. It’s a giant whirlpool bath that could easily hold four, and it’s all for me. The bathroom also has a walk-in shower with body jets and the largest rainfall shower head ever. Back home I had a good enough shower, but now I had options.
This room definitely softens the blow, but it isn’t home.
The technology in here is crazy good. From apps I had to download to let me control the temperature and security from my phone, to touchpads that worked the blinds, the entertainment system and even place an order for food from downstairs. Not that I’d done that yet, seeing as the kitchen was fully stocked already, I’d been happily taking care of myself.
Looking through the bags that Rafe had packed for me, I was relieved to see some home comforts. I’d stored my ‘Moon’ bag straight away, even though they seem to know who I am, I don’t want my equipment just lying around.
He’d packed every item of clothing I own into two suitcases, apparently I’m a light traveler to say that was all I had. Other than that, he’d made sure I had chargers for my electronics including my phone thank god. He had even packed my tattoo cases. I just needed some available skin to go crazy on.
My mother on the other hand, when she said she’d had some essentials arranged for me, she was downplaying her work for sure. The dresser came with a beauty table, kitted out with so much make-up I thought it was a full stand at a department store, and don’t get me started on all the fancy lights and shit.
There was barely any room in the dresser for my actual clothes seeing as she had had it filled with dresses and skimpy outfits. She was making it very fucking obvious that she doesn’t know me at all. Just to top it all off, nobody mentioned a freaking uniform, and why are there fucking heels with it? In what world do you wear heels as part of a uniform? That shit's just sending me over. The. Edge.
I have to push all this shit out of my mind. I know it’s not important in the grand scheme of things. Not when I have classes to consider.
When I finally look at my I.D box in more detail, I find my timetable printed and laminated with full color coding. Somebody had too much time on their hands.
It looks as though I have six main lessons: Business, Combat, Weapons, Tech, History and B.I.C.E which stands for Bribery, Infiltration, Corruption and Embezzlement.
I mean, it started off normal with the business class but just went off the scales from there.
All this has me a little overwhelmed if I’m honest with myself. I seem to try and wrap my head around one thing and ten more pop up.
There were three credit cards in separate envelopes, one for each bloodline, with bank statements enclosed. All showing obscene amounts of money. Money which I will not be using. No way. I have my own money that I’ve earned myself which doesn’t come with any strings attached. With that I leave them in the I.D. box.
I can’t get any more familiar with my room. I’ve scoped out every inch of it and checked it all over for cameras or any form of monitoring device and come up with nothing. So I know it’s time for me to check out as much of the grounds as possible before everything officially begins on Tuesday. Seeing as it’s already lunch time on Sunday, I still need to visit the vaults and buy a few items, so I know I need to get a move on.
Deciding a jog around the grounds is likely my best option. I throw on some loose shorts and a sports bra since the heat is unbearable, and the humidity is through the roof. I opt to wear my tech earphones, so it’ll look like I’m listening to music, but they actually amplify the sounds around me. I’ll either pick up some useful information or at least hear an attacker coming at me. With that being said, I opt to pack a razor blade in between my boobs as an extra layer of defense.
Here’s to hoping I won’t need it.
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I’ve jogged the whole perimeter and there is easily over ten thousand acres of land here, it’s huge for the small amount of people actually here. I remember when we had to visit Penn State University with school and I thought that was big, this isn’t much bigger but there’s a quarter of the people on campus at most. There is so much open space and distance between the different areas.
At some points I felt like I was at a National Park. Barely anyone around, and surrounded by nature, I could forget where I am.
The academic buildings are almost quaint looking, built out of concrete, brick and stone. It adds character and matches the elegant vibes of the main hall.
Seeing as I stuck to the parameter I didn’t come across anybody, but the security and it seems there’s plenty of them. I got the occasional nod, but I wasn’t interrupted, just
