In a room filled with technologies too advance for words stood an old man. Said old man was looking at the huge glass cylinder in the middle of the room...
For a while, the room was alight with a multitude of colors from the screen. But it was also suffused with a loud silence. A silence so loud that a pin could cause a nuclear reaction. But such a silence was for a purpose. For this one is special, it was a silent celebration, a silent joy and jubilation, a silent pause of flabbergast. Only broken with words by the old man.
"They found the anchor" he said with quite trepidation.
then came a reply of an old woman's voice "they found the anchor."
the old man trembles with joy. He then breaths in and out trying to calm his nerves. "Send the proposals to the anchor! prepare for rework! delay the launch!" with rapid orders the room was abuzz with activity and a jubilant celebration. Screens spazz out confetti and activity, screens filled with conversations, and one with a betting screen. which the old man took note of.
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"there goes Mod"
"leave him be, he is just having some fun" came the reply of the old motherly voice.
the old man gave one of the screens a long look and snorted at it. "I bet you already participated"
"oh hush, just a bit of fun. why don't you join in?"
"..."
"sure, what project are you betting on?"
"the leisure project"
the old man gave the screen a shocked look then looked at the betting screen with the leisure project at a win rate of 1-5 "are you sure?"
"very sure"
"alright then, i'ld be hedging my bet on the exploration project"
"oh ho, a very interesting bet. isn't that one made by B3789? are you sure about that~"
The old man gave the screen a look then laughed with indulgence. "very sure"
With the conversation over the old man looked back at the central cylinder with the nearby screen following his gaze. They looked on with joy and a weight both off their shoulder, they can finally move a step forward.