Taped crudely to each metal shackle were frayed and thick wires sheathed in deteriorating, plastic insulation. Her gaze traced them along the beam, do...n wooden structs, and across the floorboards of the unfinished room to the electrodes of a decrepit, black box and an old, rusting lever.Primitive and crude relics of early 21st century technology. Iza had only ever seen shit like this in holos.She shook her head. Long, red hair tumbled down her back. From somewhere behind her, fresh,. I walked over and answered it.It was Bob, my boss. He said that they wanted me up on seven.The seventh floor was the top floor of the building. It was where all the top executive offices and the big conference room were.I went to Veronica Roberts’ office. She was the only female founder, and the financial brains behind the creative founders.I had talked to her once, when I was hired. She had me sign my contract with the company before I went down to HR.She seemed to be a woman of pure class.. I glanced into the sky; the sunswere almost at their highest point, and the air was growingincreasingly warm and humid.Margie came stumbling back from the dense brush; she had gone off torelieve herself and was now returning."How much longer are we going to be here at this camp?" she askedCaptain Donaldson.He shrugged and looked up at her. "Why?"She pointed toward the hill. "I want to check on the herd and see ifthey are still in the little valley." What herd?" Eric said sitting up quickly.. He turns back to face the front but when class ends, he stands up and walks directly to me. I think he is upset and swallow hard, preparing for the worst, but instead, Scott asks me out on a date. My heart begins to beat and a feeling of excitement fills me entirely. Did he really just ask me out? There were prettier girls than I at this school but he decided to ask me. I felt honored and happier than I ever have. A smile begins to form on my lips but I try my best to hide it. I try to speak.