||September 18th, Wednesday 16:30(4:30 pm)||
The day of Wednesday day, usually the day after the busyness of the day before and the day of burning out. Everyone in the department for Special Technologies were entirely done and burnt out and it was even worse for the Special Coding and educational department. For them they had to work over time for every single day of the week due to the many complications and problems of the augmented reality project and not just that but also an update and redesign of the full dive reality capsule.
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The FullDive Reality Capsule is a machine that allows anyone to experience an entirely new world through VR. Feeling, seeing and tasting were also inside this machine and FullDive games have entirely taken over the entire scene and popularity of FullDive technologies, but since there is only one place to get this technology that also means the responsibility and busyness of the department that makes them can be incredibly overwhelming and stressful. The only reason why they don't protest, quit or anything else is because the pay is VERY good and PTO hours that they gain from overtime also give them time to sort themselves out after the stressfulness of spending all nighters and even sleeping in office.
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This also especially includes both Zen and Quetzal because they were leads in the augmented reality project but for the FullDive complications and update there was a separate team and Lead to deal with it in the same department that was a combination named Special Technologies and Coding. They dealt with the more finer and smaller details and issues when the projects were basically on there last phase and of course the FullDive Reality Capsule.
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||September 18th, Wednesday 16:30(4:30 pm)||
While Zen looked out the window of the massive building he was in, TSC, he realized the trees changing color. "Wait, is it spring already?"
His Coworker Criss then walked by him responding. "It's technically not fall just yet, it'll be the 22nd this month."
Zen then began to sweat profusely, his anxiety spiking as he looked at Criss. "Oh crap- my sisters birthday is the same day...."
Criss responded, looking at him slightly confused. "Why does that seem to freak u out man-.."
"Wait..."
Zen chuckled. "I've been so busy lately that I forgot to say happy early birthday to my sister..."
Criss looked at him slightly confused with how that's a problem. "It should be fine, as long as u didn't forget about her birthday. Saying early happy birthday is kinda weird anyway-."
Zen then interrupted him, the look in his face filled with guilt. "I kinda also haven't talked to her for the past year...since her last birthday."
"How could u forget about her for an entire year bro!! She's your sister!!"
Zen felt even more guilty from his words as he responded. "Well I did tell her last year that I would come by more often and spend time, but well...i-i'm scared, she's going to destroy me especially after I said I would be more in my 4...no 5 year old niece....wait..."
Criss looked at him filled with disappointment. "Did u forget her age.."
Zen began to freak out even more. "Th-this is really bad..."
Criss quickly responded. "You're f*cked bro."
Zen's phone began to ring as he looked at it to see it was his sister. He then looked to see Criss walking away extremely fast, then mumbling to himself. "Asshole left me-." As he picked up the phone heard his sisters voice and his honest reaction was of surprise. He hadn't heard his sister for a really long time since their time schedules were entirely different but when he heard her again, it was like being back at home. "U-u-u-uhm happy early birthday sis."
They had a heartwarming conversation, she wasn't mad nor sad that her younger brother didn't call or meet her up for the last year, she was simply just happy to hear he was okay. It was nostalgic, very nostalgic for the both of them.
||18:55 (6:55pm)||
On Zen's break he went out of the massive building of TSC and walked under the trees that had leaves already being colored with orange, yellow and a slight hint of green. After talking to his sister he had a mission in mind and it was to buy her a present and also buy a present for his niece. There was a slight problem though, the problem that he didn't really know his niece that much and what she'd like. He thought of what he could get a 4 to 6 year old little girl but nothing but plushies were coming to mind.
"Maybe, something nice a soft... something comfy like a plushie. Hmmmm if I was a little girl then I would want something like that, I could just ask my sister but admitting to her that I forgot about my niece just doesn't feel or sound right." He softly smiled. "No one would hate a massive cute plushy so I'll just get her that!... hopefully she remembers me-."
He then looked up, his mind suddenly clearing after standing across from someone he didn't expect to run into today.
"Hey Quetzal, didn't expect to see u here."
She looked at him, hiding her surprise with a pretty smile as she responded. "Everyone needs a breath of fresh air from TSC~, especially after it being extra busy then usual."
They then began to walk with each other, conversating and having natural small talk. Both were burnt out from both people and work so both were a bit stiff even if they were coworkers, both eachothers crushes and friends. Even though it was like that the sudden romantic feelings after such a day was a bit refreshing even if they both weren't aware of each others feelings.
When they both arrived back into TSC they both waved and went their separate ways. Both refreshed from each other even if it was only for a slight moment. After they both came back they were both met with stares as when they were walking, they couldn't tell each other that some leaves were in each other's hair and after their colleagues and coworkers pointed it out they both realized the other didn't tell them and both became extremely embarrassed. Quetzal was a bit more embarrassed because for the rest of the day her female friends teased her.
"Stop bringing it up Vei!!"
Vei looked at her with a smug on her face. "Awwwww look at you~ becoming all embarrassed~ I didn't know u could be this cute hehehe."
Quetzal's face blushed red as
Vei continued to tease her without any end. "This isn't embarrassed this is mad! Stop teasing me!!!"
Vei responded. "Fine fiiine, even tho you're adorable mad and embarrassed I'll stop. But anyways did u know that one of the gates recently broke in Korea.
Quetzal stopped blushing, a bit concerned and surprised to hear the news. "Was it really bad? Did anyone get there in time?"
Vei sighed. "High ranking players gotten things under control and there weren't that many casualties. Apparently this gate was really big tho so it took weeks just for the aftermath to be all fixed."
Quetzal sighed. "Glad it was all okay, since there's been a lot more high ranking players lately the trouble of gates have been really diminished lately but it's still really terrifying whenever one does break."
Vei smirked, then responding. "You don't have to worry baby girl, everything will always be okay."
"Don't call me that-."
||22:22 (10:22pm)||
As finally the day ended for Zen he left the department and began to head to the shopping center. He thought even though it being late would mean a lot of the shops would be closed he simply couldn't keep his nerves down. He proceeded with his mission to get both the presents for his niece and sister. He looked and looked, heading from one shop to another but unable to find anything, but then he ran into a shop filled conveniently with plushies and presents. Though he couldn't find anything for his sister he could at least get his nieces present for today. There was only one thought flowing through his mind and that thought being, "A big plushy, a plushy comfy, big, and poofy."
He looked around in the shop filled with plushies, there were sadly not many big ones though but the ones he did find were perfect. The one problem was choosing one. He looked closely at the three of them, one was an angel bear, it's furr, entirely white and it's halo and eyes golden. Then the demon bear, its fur colored black with a hint of purple, it's eyes and horns red. He was almost tempted to get one of these but the third bear was colored pink, it was a mixture of both bears combined and for him it was absolutely perfect. He thought about his niece and how adorable she was, Zen really wanted to be more in her life and get her whatever she wanted. For him when it came to family, he would do anything for them. He then smiled with a BIG idea popping inside his mind.
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"Th-these are kinda heavy... I should've drove instead." Zen's BIG idea was to get all three of them! He carried two in his arms and the third on his back and he walked, determined even without his car to get back instead of sleeping in the office. The beautiful leaves softly blew from the wind and began to fall, the air and wind were both refreshing. No matter if he had to walk far, just getting this breath of fresh air cleared his mind from all the stress and annoyance he's felt recently. He cherished this, loving every moment of this beautiful night.
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