Sihle and Maria Mei are sitting at one of the new cafes in town. She is too shy to make a move on him while they wait for John Baptist. The person who owns this joint has a quirky taste. His styling of the cafe is that of an old 3-D print building during the first colonisation effort. Even the uneven colouring of the walls. John scoffs as he walks in. He hates colonial-style buildings. They remind him of Baron International's so-called worker homes. It is this mindset he wishes to remove from the people of Acardia. An enormous lump of a man dropped in and said.
"Shit dude, this place really reminds me of the 'playground.' Remember that's where you got that scar." John pulls himself a chair at the table. He recalls the day they became best friends when the Baron International playground building collapsed because of poor maintenance. Four children died that day and John only saved the new kid, who is now his best friend.
