Neil was looking at pure blackness as he wondered where he was. He couldn't see anything or something like that. He didn't feel the deprivation of his senses it was as if he was the darkness was placed onto his eyes like a shell or a covering. Think of it like looking at a black wall versus looking down an equally dark hallway. You'll probably squint trying to look down the hallway, but that's not happening here. What was happening here was closer to looking at the black wall. Your eyes won't squint because they can tell you're looking at something right in front of you rather than looking at a dark location.
He could also hear things although the sound was muffled, and then suddenly he was awake. He raised his head and sat up from his stool "Hey You ok?" Rene asked with a confused look on her face. Neil was in his thoughts, thinking to himself Was that a dream?'.
He didn't feel sleepy or like he'd just woken up he just felt like he'd closed his eyes for a bit. Neil was then greeted with a hit to the side of his head, and Rene then asked him, "Why aren't you answering me?" Neil, still confused about what had been happening, said sorry I had a weird dream...."
Rene then asked what it was about, but Neil had no interest in causing himself any embarrassment by telling his manager of all people about the daydreams he was having. As much as she seemed interested, he had no plans to tell what he experienced. He then got up and left his stand and entered a small building with a sign on the door, reading STAFF ONLY on it. Entering the building
the left side had 2 doors, one close to the door and another father down the right had both a male and female bathroom and a door that had a sign that said STAFF ROOM.
Neil entered the staff room and saw a 5 seater,a vending machine, and a single plant in a corner of the room. Neil had a seat on the couch and took his phone out and looked at it, He had a strange feeling that he just couldn't shake, and then suddenly he was looking at himself. He was still awake and was looking at the phone, but at the same time, he was looking from within the phone camera and was looking at himself. He turned the phone and just like he was looking somewhere else with his eyes his what he could see changed. The first thing that came to his mind was
"Did I gain a superpower?!"
The word Neil lived in was on, in which many people had many different superpowers. Around 20% of people had varying powers that they had gained, between the time of birth and young adulthood .
When these powers first started appearing, many changes in society took place some of such changes took place in employment as some powers were desired in some industries such as construction,medicine, and emergency services. Of course, there were those who wished to use their powers in ways that went against the and so a new job market was created. Heroes who were people with powers who fought to uphold justice and help inforce the law.
Neil had never had any aspirations to become a hero or start a career that involved powers as he'd never expected to have any. He tried different things like giving different mental commands, and he could even zoom in and look closer using the camera's lens his newfound powers amazed him. He mentally turned it off losing the ability to see from the camera and just looked at his phone. After her he observed that there was no damage to it an idea came to him as he looked over at the vending machine to the right of him.
As he stood in front of the vending machine, he had no idea what to do then he touched it, and through mental command 6 different bags of chips fell out of the machine onto the floor, a bit startled Neil had removed his hand from the machine. He looked down and saw the chips on the carpeted floor, and a wide grin grew on his face as the possibilities entered his mind. He quickly picked up the bags of chips and then left the staff room.
Heading back to his stall he saw a line that had qued up and that Rene was doing her best to
take orders,make popcorn and serve popcorn all while dealing with the complaints of the line of costumer. One man in particular was expressing his thoughts very well. "HEY HURRY THE HELL UP! I paid to get in here and now I've paid for my popcorn, and now I can't get it?!" The man looked middle-aged and overweight bald and was wearing a business suit. Rene had reverted to what she was taught in her service days was standing trying to put on her best fake smile and in a kind voice said "I'm sorry but the popcorn isn't ready yet The- " She was cut as the man shouted at her "Stop making excuses and get my popcorn!" In a tone not fit for a man his age.
The man child infront of her continued to berate her and the complaints she was receiving from our customers were too much for her, and she was about to start crying until something drew the man's attention, that something was Neil entering the stall. Neil walked to the counter and the man was expecting him to start giving the same what he perceived excuses, but Neil instead crouched down under the counter.
Neil was placing the bags of chips he had got out of the machine into his backpack but that he had put under the counter and when he got up he was greeted with the complaints of the same business suit wearing man "Hey you boy where the hell is my popcorn?!" Neil turned his head and saw Rene sitting on the floor curled up with her back against the wall, presumably crying. When he saw this he got upset and answered them man by closing the metal window cell of the service window.
Neil went over to comfort Rene as she continued to weep. his shift came to an end, and Rene were sitting on the staff room couch when a fit man with blonde haired man with a tan walked into the room and said "Neil my office now." a stern voice left his mouth. 2 minutes into the conversation the words "I'm gonna have to let you go." left the man's mouth. Neil immediately left the office and the building and even the park going home.
Was he sad? No. was he angry a bit but none of it was because he had lost his job. if anything he was much more concerned about his new powers. The manager in front of him seemed to Pick up on this but didn't question question it and just asked Neil to leave, He quickly retrieved his bag from the stall in which he had left it, went to his locker in the male bathroom changed out of his uniform and then left.
On the road the road Neil who was wearing a red t-shirt and jeans was was currently feeling the gravity of what had just happened. He had lost his job for someone else's sake, was he always this dumb he wondered to himself, though he did not regret doing it as Rene was a good friend though he did have new concerns now. He'd definitely need money.
Neil was currently staying with a friend of his mother, his aunt Kelly, as he was taught to address her as. He had moved from his parent's home half a month ago and was living with Aunt Kelly, who charged him rent of a 1000 a month. With his $12.50 an hour salary, which he earned by working from 8 minus all the other things he'd probably have bought in between, he would definitely be behind.
Neil sat on a bench and could only hold his head as he felt the stress taking hols of him. Neil didn't want to ask Kelly to let it slide for his first month, and he definitely didn't want to return to his parents' home. Neil raised his head and leaned back on the bench bench, but as he did, he looked across the street and saw an ATM. Just sitting there.
An idea ran through Neil's head as he walked over to the ATM and touched the keypad on it and he felt the connection. A subconscious mental command left him and entered the ATM money began flowing out of it and he felt a jolt of excitement as his heart sped up. Hundred dollar bills one after another came flowing out of the machine and his excitement rose even higher, then suddenly his high came crashing down as his gained another perspective.
He was looking at himself from the camera on the upper body of the ATM at tha moment Neil knew he fucked up. He was quite literally looking his dumbass in the eyes. While he was caught in 720p he let out another subconscious mental command and whipped the footage. he felt the disappearance of the recording and he quickly dropped to the ground and began scoping all the money he could, Into his backpack and then quickly made a brave escape.
--- Aunt Kelly's house ---
Neil burst through the door and bolted past Kelly, who was tidying the house when Neil came running through past her without a word. Manners were the last thing on Neil's mind as he entered his bedroom, then slammed his door and then leaning on that same door. Neil's face was soaked with sweat,his heart was pounding and most noticeably he was breathing heavily; in his mind there was a mix of both fear and excitement. He'd stolen money and lots of it,there was the excitement in the thrill of the theft aswell as the idea that he had just gotten a whole lot of money but there was also the fear that he'd be caught and his world would collapse on him.
The whole situation had his blood pumping, pumping alot faster than it had in years and his thoughts of doing such a thing again were a clear sign of him being on an adrenaline but rush there was something left to be dealt with. 'The money.' Neil thought.