“How you doing Archie?” [Jack Black], the founder of the [Black Box] billionaire society and the richest man on earth greets his butler Archibald as he leaves his completely black sports car created under his own company’s name [Black Enterprises].
“Fine, sir, though I would like it if you didn’t take off without notice every time you wanted to buy something, you have us for that.” [Archibald] answers as he takes off his master’s jacket that is completely covered with sweat.
“That wouldn’t be as fun now, would it?” [JB] returns but crunches his face as he realizes how much he sweated on his beloved car’s seat. He says:
“You know what to do.”, to [Archie], indicating that the seat should be cleaned.
“You should take better care of your health, sir.” [Archibald] speaks with clear concern in his eyes.
“I know, and this time, I bought just the cure for that.” [Jack]
“A treadmill, sir? Or, god forbid, a stomach clamp.” [Archibald]. They continue talking as they enter the enormous mansion using the electric stairs that [Jack] installed. After entering the mansion they go on an electric walkway that carries them to the dining room where [Jack] sits on a cushioned chair while [Archibald] stays standing next to him.
“Of course not, I bought the [Black Box].” [Jack]
“You already owned it, sir.” [Arch]
“Not that one you dimwit, the other one.” [Jack] uses an insult but seems more amused than annoyed; it appears he means no harm with his choice of words.
“Oh, are you sure that’s safe, sir?” [Arch]
“Of course not, but who cares, I want it, so I am getting it.” [Jack]
“Reckless as always huh, sir.” [Arch]
“Drop it with the ‘sir’ Archibald, you know I don’t like it when it comes from an old man like you. You’re like my grandfather, more than the real one ever was.” [Jack]
“Thank you, si-, Jack, but you really shouldn’t be letting me call you by your name.” [Arch]
“And you should chill up a little, we are not in public, just sit down and relax, I wouldn’t be here without your help and you know it.” [Jack]
“You flatter me, sir.” [Arch]
*[Jack] face-palms at [Archibald]’s continuous use of ‘sir’.*
“Whatever floats your boat, I guess.” [Jack] remarks. He then continues on to eat his delightful portion of fried chicken and french-fries with a drink of coke. After dinner, [Jack] goes to his private study which has a huge office-chair, a table, a desktop computer, some file cabinets, a fridge, and a door leading to the bathroom. He checks his mail, answers a few important ones, checks on the condition of the company, makes a few calls, and leaves to go to his bedroom; almost all hallways in his house have electric walkways since his body is almost crippling and he cannot efficiently walk without being over-exhausted.
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After entering through the double-doors to his bedroom, what awaits him is a completely black room with dim lighting, there’s a king+++-sized bed in the middle of the room and a table-chair-desktop combination much like his private study to the right wall of the room. A fridge is stationed to the left side with a door leading to another private bathroom. To [Jack], who is unnaturally lazy and has an unusual love for the color black, this room is his heaven. The room has the ability to change colors and lighting on command, which lets him be able to find his own furniture. The wall behind the bed opens up to a balcony with the view of expansive grasslands and forests if he so desires, and another door next to the bathroom door opens to an empty room that is the same size as his bedroom that also has an opening to the outside despite lacking a balcony, this is the room the [Black Box] will be put in and the opening is for the Device to enter. The [Black Mansion] is located far away from civilization to ensure his safety, which is an unnecessary measure since he enters highly populated places regularly, but he likes the peace and quiet; so it’s fine.
He slowly walks towards his bed, as he cannot walk any faster, and lies on top of it. His tablet pc comes up from beside the bed, and he uses it to catch up on some web-novels and watch some videos/live-streams to pass time until the [Black Box] arrives.
Despite his behavior outside his room, [Jack Black] is a man who suffers from severe loneliness, he desires to have a real relationship but cannot find one as he lacks the looks and his wealth causes many of his relationships to be artificial and superficial. Even though he is the founder of the [Black Box] society, no female member is interested in him due to his severe lack of sex-appeal. He hopes that the [Black Box] Device and the game [Fantasy4Real] will cure him of his loneliness.
The day ends as he falls asleep while reading a novel on his tablet.