I wake up, my eyes burning from the cold air that my fan is throwing at me, I’m still tired even after sleeping eight hours like I always am, well it’s better than only four like I used to right? Anyways I get out of bed and look in the mirror, I look skinny and weak, more so than normal. I hate my own reflection. It's my worst enemy. If I could punch myself and only hurt that jerk in the mirror I’d do it in a heartbeat.

Turning to my drawer I pull it open and sort through my clothes, all black like I like it. I’m not edgy or anything I think it just gives a sleek clean look ya know? Well it’s not like I care what you think anyways… right?

I put on my clothes, a black shirt with the number 17 across it in bold white letters, a pair of black shorts and some black socks. I look at myself in the mirror and ruffle my hair which is split down the middle like always, I used to care a lot more about my hair in middle school. I’d spend at least half an hour in front of the mirror every morning making it look good but once I got into High School I just stopped caring and let it grow out. It’s pretty long right now, if I pull the front strands down it reaches my bottom lip.

I exit my bedroom and enter the hallway where I switch the lights on. Having your own place is nice honestly. Well in my past way of life I would've thought that. A whole place to myself where I can do whatever I want whenever I want? It’s like a dream come true for a young man but now I kind of get what my parents said about a quiet house being the worst thing in the world. It’s lonely and depressing, but maybe that’s what I deserve. There were plenty of people who should have survived instead of me but I’m the one who did. I hate that, I hate all that responsibility. I didn't ask for it but it’s been thrown onto me and now I have to act like it doesn't bother me and that it’s just my new way of life? That’s really messed up, I wish Frairik survived instead. He’d be able to do everything I try to a million times better. Hell it surprises me he didn't survive. He was like an invincible superhero to me as a kid, Just out of my reach but I hoped one day I could end up like him.

Well there’s no point in thinking about what could have been, now it’s my job to make things turn out the way they can be or something right? I read that in a book once, I think it was in social studies. It’s a nice quote but it's a lot easier to spout out quotes and wise words than to actually put them into action. That’s why I don't like philosophers much, well most of them anyway, Some are alright but even then they say a lot of stuff I don't agree with.

After washing my face and taking a piss I go into the kitchen. There I make a bowl of cereal the kind I always ate as a kid. They don't sell it in Saharis anymore because of something that has to do with tariffs so when I saw it on [Congo.Com] I jumped out of my seat and ordered it.

Speaking of which Living here in Afurenthos isn't so bad. Back in Azhar I could feel my skin burning as the sun light shone down upon me. But here that doesn't happen, instead the humidity makes my skin stick to my clothes which is about as bad as the skin burning but it’s not like I can change that so I’ll just deal with it.

After I finish my breakfast I clean the bowl in my sink, the most important step that most people skip when doing dishes is cleaning your dishes before putting them into the dishwasher, the dish washer is a second rinse. This way you don't have any food left over on your dishes. I’ve gone to people's houses who didn’t wash their dishes in the sink first and their bowls and utensils still had stuff all over them. It was really gross so I make sure to wash my dishes in the sink first.

I don't like doing dishes in the first place though so I understand why some people would just throw them in the dishwasher, I think that it's because…. What am I even talking about anymore?

After finishing my dishes I put my cereal and milk back into their respective places and brush my teeth. I made sure to buy an electric toothbrush with three different patterns so I can have sunlight reflectors. But not too white, then they look weird. You almost want a slight yellow tint to make it seem like you’re human but still white enough to look clean. Yeah that’s about right.

I’ve finished my morning routine so I prepare to leave my apartment. It’s been two weeks since I’ve been here, it was rough at first but with Hayai and Jin I pulled through it. They’re pretty cool guys but have their own faults of course like everyone does.

Jin is strong like super strong, the strongest even. He’s like a lion or Grizzly bear. You can feel their power just from them being near you. But he’s pretty dumb so it evens out nicely, well not dumb as in stupid but he is just kind of.... dumb? He has no social skills, maybe is the correct term, yeah that sounds about right. He lacks common sense. Maybe that’s because he’s the strongest. That has to do something to the way you develop as a person right? Some people need to get their ass kicked to understand the way life works or so my mom used to say but if you never get you ass kicked you would never learn the way life works.

In comparison to Jin, Hayai is just straight up blunt and rude like a little kid. He's older than me by a few years so he's just immature I guess. But I still like him anyway, he likes sweet things so I make sure to have soda and candy ready when he comes by to hang out. We’ll play some video games he brings over and have a good time. It reminds me of when I was little and had friends who would come over to play, good memories. I remember one time I invited a girl over on my birthday along with all my other friends. We were all eight years old so nothing happened of course but sometimes it makes me sad to think that that’s the only time in my eighteen years of life that a woman who’s not a member of my family has seen my bedroom…

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Well anyways then there’s that old guy who was with them at our initial meeting “El-Saber”, which is a really stupid-cool name if you ask me but apparently it’s just a nickname. I don't know his real name since Jin didn't say it and I didn't feel like asking either. He’s the president of the Venator Society, an organization known around the world.

The Venator Society is sorta like a fancy university except a million times bigger and also has a militia unit. I met them once a long time ago when I was a little kid, well not any of the guys I listed but back in Azhar there was a Tyrannosaurus rex that had somehow ended up on the outskirts of the city. It was a big deal to everyone in the city at the time but the Venator Society took care of it. I don't know what they did but I hope they didn't kill it. It was just living its life and doing as best as it could. It wouldn't be fair to punish it for that.

I’ll have to ask Jin about it, no he wouldn't know. I’ll bring it up to El-Saber maybe. Nah he wouldn't have time for that. well I’ll ask someone eventually.

Oh, something else I forgot to mention is Magic, yeah it’s real. Well everyone sorta knows it’s real but no one knows what it can do. Some people have strange powers, they can breathe fire or predict lottery numbers. That’s magic isn't it? As a society we just chalk it up to luck, skill or trickery. But sometimes stuff you can't explain happens so even though you say it’s just a trick deep down you know it’s something else. Something Magical.

Jin showed me some when I asked but I couldn't really see anything, he only smacked himself on the head and said something about me not being able to use [Observation]. So of course I wouldn't be able to see it. I thought he was calling me stupid but he said it’s something he’ll teach me later.

But he did do something I could see and that was [Telekinesis]. He picked up a can of soda and crushed it without touching it physically. It was really cool except the part where the soda which was still full of liquid exploded all over my couch and rug. I got pretty angry and scolded him like he was my kid. Sometimes I get like that but he took it well and apologized and then did something where he conjured water and cleaned it. Magic seems pretty useful. I'm excited to learn about it.

I put my shoes on and lock my front door before making my way to the Venator Society Tower, well I’m already there just on one of the many platform like bio-domes, I need to go to the actual tower itself the "Office" . It’s about an hour walk so I’m pretty sticky by the time I get there which sucks but the scenery is nice so it evens itself out pretty good if you ask me.

As I’m walking I think about life, or well how much it’s changed. I miss my dog Bueno the most. I know it sounds harsh but honestly I spent so much time with him that not seeing him anymore feels weird. Of course I miss my parents as well as my brother and other relatives a lot too. But not having my sleeping buddy next to me at night is lonely, I’ll make sure to replace him with multiple women. That will make him proud huh? No, maybe I just need to get another dog and name him Bueno 2.0! Actually that's worse. He would probably think I’m replacing him and get depressed and bite me when we reunite in heaven. There are people who think that animals don't go to heaven but those guys are just idiots and I tend to punch Idiots.

Eventually I arrive at the tower's office and of course I’m all sticky and wet. I can feel something in particular sticking to my thighs as I walk and it’s not pleasant.

“Mr. Sarumalder It’s a pleasure to see you. Do you need any assistance today?” A woman asks as I enter the office's front door. I don't know this receptionist's name but she has curly red hair and big boobs, I try not to look at them but they’re out in the open almost like she wants me to stare at them. I do my best to not make eye contact and look at the floor where I twist my shoe on the ground as if crushing a bug. “Yeah, I’m here for a meeting with Jin and everyone else.” I managed to mutter out. Hot women are my weakness, my kryptonite.

“Of course, I’ll show you the way.” She says coming out from behind her desk, and quickly walking off down one of the many present hallways. She runs ahead of me and I try to keep up but she’s quick and knows her way around, not only that but I’m trying not to stare at her butt as she walks. I wouldn't like it if someone was starting at mine from behind me but alas I’m a guy so it’s futile.

By the way this isn't the actual office no, the entire building which is probably a square mile or two in diameter is called the “office” to differentiate it between the rest of the tower. Think of it like a palm tree trunk and the Bio-domes are just huge leaves hanging off the side. Somewhere inside here is the specific Office I’m looking for.

We journey for about 10 minutes until finally she leads me to a large white door, “Here we are.” She says with a smile and waves her hand.

I wonder if she’s into me? I’m not good at these kinds of things… no that can’t be. What is there to like about me anyways? She’s probably just trying to be nice and I’m a creep who’s looking at her boobs and butt. I’m the worst.

Well there's no point in just standing around so I open the large white door up with a light push. The doors swing open and inside there are a bunch of people. I feel my stomach cramp like I have to use the bathroom at this sight but I know it’s just my nerves. Everyone turns to look at me and I feel their judgeful gazes, they probably don't like me already huh? Who am I after all? They all look important and I'm nobody.

Jin has a goofy smile across his face and he waves me over to an empty seat which I quietly take. As I sit down the conversation to decide my fate begins.