"So... How was the call?"
"It went well, I have to inform another person though, maybe two..."
"Are they part of the plan?"
"Kind of, I'm in charge here."
"Oh... I thought it was Neoma..."
"She lets me handle this, she trusts me."
"I have a question."
"Speak."
"How is the numbers made? Like how do they have a specific number?"
38 asked.
"It's the day they became a numbered. If you were born as a numbered, that is the day you were born, but if you were transformed as a numbered... You basically took the place of someone, through killing."
"Did Neoma kill someone?"
"She killed herself."
"What?..."
"Since she remembers the previous ERAs, when she killed herself during the war, the system thought she took someone else's place, and that was how two Neoma's exists."
"Oh... Why?"
"She foresaw the future, and needed 2 of her to cooperate, but sadly it did not make a new conscious, but she can switch her conscious. Now that things are getting hard, we hired someone from ERA 2 to pretend to be her, but now that you are here, ERA 2 member will be doing another role to this job."
"What is the job? What is the mission?"
What was the point of this? Nothing, right?"
"Mission Get-Out-of-this-Place-Because-I-Do-Not-Belong-Here and mission This-Place-Sucks-and-I-Am-Not-A-Peasant-to-be-living-here."
"Same mission? But there seems to be changes."
"Only thing that changes is because she cannot get demolished in the overworld because of her crimes, so she just spreads information to the people, through a story and is causing outerversal ruckus and directly involving the Upper Class and Middle Timeline."
"What is the Upper Class? Never had that in my ERA."
"An Upper Class is those who can pick and break the laws of the universe without punishment. Neoma cannot have that since she was part of the opposing team during the war with the Middle Timeline, especially being the leader of it."
"I see..."
This is way complicated than it should be, what about a judgement trial? Dies it even exist here?! The law changed way to much.
"Goverment sucks."
38 said.
"No wonder future me went to war agaisnt them."
"How old are you?"
"5. Since I'm not part of this world, i age very slowly."
"The war happend at that age. If Neoma changed the timeline the war wouldn't have happend."
"Oh well, what is currently her age?"
"12, ERA 4 sped up the time. If it was the normal time she would've been 8 years old."
"They doubled the speed? Damn."
"Honestly I don't know why but I guess they needed older men and women for the end of the ERA."
"But why can't we break the boundary that prevents opposite genders?"
"The boundary is hard to break because it is made in the same universe. If it breaks, the universe itself might break."
"But what you said about the war, is there a chance it could change?"
"It already changed. Since you disappeared, Middle Timeline did not suffer from memory and data loss considering they have full information of you, well fake, since Neoma did a great job putting on an act."
46 said looking at the screen.
"They are already after me?"
"Nope not you, Neoma. Since you yourself is now out of your own timeline, you are now considered a being from the overworld, and they cannot touch you, unless they kill Neoma. Since you, as a past of Neoma is in the present, the system is having a hard time figuring out who is the real Neoma, since you still haven't labeled yourself as a numbered, but you still have connection through ERA 4 Neoma, so if they kill her, they can kill you, allow the ERA 2 Neoma to grow and completely shape her into a new person."
"Nah this be serious. The moment we were just joking around this was happening?"
"Yes. She predicted this and went to meet you because she knew ERA 3 more than the others."
"Oh well damn. Did she knew this would happen?"
"She knew it well. When she was at another universe at the Virtual timeline it wasn't a mistake that she did not go through the Middle Timeline, she already knew people were behind her so she didn't go through the Middle Timeline. Going through there with reduce her chances of escaping, since there are people waiting for her there."
"When did I get this smart?"
"I also don't know but the internet i guess?"
"Should I not have a life to get more smarter?"
"Do you even have a life at this point?"
"Good point."
As 38 walked away. 46 shouted.
"The kitchen is at the left! And I'll enter you as a numbered later!"
"Alright!"
Okay let's go back to Neoma, ERA 4 version.
"Uhhhh... Nani the fuc-"
As Neoma was about the curse, an ugly ahh bitc- beach! Summer! Yes... Summer.
It's just Miles Zabriskie.
That ugly ahh-
Anyway she just went up to confront him about the job, AKA ERA 4 Neoma pretending to be ERA 3 Neoma.
"Yo wassup mah name is Neoma Barinal here forda job mah bud."
"I see. Pretending? Or was it you prentending to others?"
"Look, I don't really have respect for y'all since I kinda hate Middle Timeline right now so please just go to the effing point and what position I'm getting."
"Since the Upper Class and Middle Timeline made a collaboration, people from the Upper Class have a role to do."
'Pfft. Stop explaining just say you have some goddamn collab and just give me the position. I already know you' re giving me a position from the Upper Class. I guess you are giving me either The Jester or The Author.'
"You shall have the position of The Jester."
'Haven't he thought that the Upper Class does not exist this time? He is definitely trying to trick me into revealing myself'
"What does The Jester do? And what is the Upper Class?"
' The Jester has to maintain the balance of the Upper Class. The Upper Class doesn't follow the rules most people follow, but they still have rules inside. I am considered and Upper Class, but the fact I am not registered is the thing that gives me away. I must act clueless, yet smart to get this position. I haven't really aged after the war. In each war the rules are turned off, meaning I can age normally. Since the Uoper Class is allowed to start war, I can start another war to let myself age.'
"Ah... The Upper Class is people who follows certain rules, but the rules are not as many as ones you usually follow. The Jester keeps the balance and is the one who can change some rules."
'Rules I usually follow? Don't make me laugh, I never follow the rules.'
Neoma thought.
"Ah, I see. Thanks bud."
"You start today."
"What am I supposed to do today? Is there any ruckus?"
"A lot apparently."
"Alright, lead the way."
As both walked towards the office, Neoma's clothes suddenly changed. A funny looking hat appeared, a mask that was put on the side, pig tails that was asymmetrical, a bow on one side. A button up shirt, long sleeves with a dramatic puff with a corset. Puffy shorts, and a long half-skirt on the back with stars. A long skirt, not attached to the side, whoch showed her legs and a pair of funny looking boots and striped socks that was rolled down, uneven.
"You will be working with the Joker. Say Hello Yuki and 15."
"Hello fellow Upper Classmen!"
"Nani?"
'As there is no boundaries, I should be more careful.'
"What is the role of the Joker?"
"The Joker handles the Middle Timeline. They keep the balance and avoids ruckus inside the middle timeline and outside of it, if the Middle Timeline somewhat has things that needs to clean up on. The Jester usually is more of an Upper Classmen. They keep the balance and cleans up the mess, inside or outside, and of course, during fieldtrips and meeting with other universe, the Jester is the one who will be greeting them. Prepare yourself for numerous questions in the board meeting and universal meeting, they will bombard you with questions and insults."
"Ah... Thanks"
"Yuki, 15, show her the board room, everyone is waiting."
'They already knew that I will be the one who will present as the Jester, they planned this. But that's the great part, they are much more predictable."