Dear Father,
A month has passed and we are making great progress on transferring the VR helmets over to a video game basis. Sure we had some rough patches here and there, but things are moving right along now. We have a couple things holding us back at the moment though, like we still don't have the proper program to run a VR game and we don't have much for support since we are trying to keep things under wraps.
I hope you and mom are doing alright back at the lab. One of these days I'll have to stop by and visit you and the team to see what crazy projects you are working on now. I miss you all. I really do. I'll try to send some pictures with my next letter so you can see what it's like here in Japan, but until then..:)
Your son,
Bradly.
I started sending letters to my family because the moment we started the VR project, the company put monitors on the phone to make sure we weren't letting loose information. All is good though, I have my own office, with a nice view over Japan on one side and a view of the water from the other. They never really told me what my job was, however. I just get paperwork every now and then about the project - occasionally I get called in to oversee a test run on one of the helmets.
"Bradley - to the main office please."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfh6TOzF62X
It was the PA system. I got up immediately, walked over to the door in my office, and away I went. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Hc4UqwmTL
I approached the elevator that would take me to the top of the building where the main office was and got in.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqGJzjieZK
The elevator door was just about to close and - 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0aTum7HpG
“Hold the door please!" A voice yelled. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2uaPCIJGH
Everyone knows I'm not much of a talker at work. I just started to let the door close when this tinge of guilt came over me.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULzsG0BATw
I hit the button to stop the doors.
"Oh wow, thanks. Most assholes here just let the door close."
"Yeah, you just met the one asshole with a conscience." She laughed a little bit at my remark. "Name's Bradford."
"Cute, my name's Lucy." The elevator came to a stop.
"Well this is my stop - " We both said it simultaneously.
"After you, m'lady." I held out my arm and slightly bowed my head to give her the go.
"Nerd." She giggled at me. I followed her out of the elevator into a big marble hallway. It was like damn you really have to be rich for this.
"So..where you heading?" I just completely blew her off. "Hey....Hello..." She tried waiving her hand in front of my eyes. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6ECWuETJH
"Bradford!"
"Oh, ah..."
"Where are you heading?"
"The umm..." I was lost in the beauty of the hall. They had just remodeled the place, so this floor was pretty new to me. Marble floors, marble statues, paintings on the walls..you name it.
"Bradford, to the main office." The PA rang again. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi0XJXVJDV
Well, it was only moments later when I ended up with a welt on my face.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfpAGbBOUQ
"Ow...ah… son of a bitch. Did you have to hit so hard?" I placed my hand on my cheek.
"Come on, you're going to be late." She grabbed my arm, and off we went down the hall.
"How do you know I'm going to be late? Better yet, how do you know what I'm doing?" I released my arm from her grip but kept pace with her.
"My father wants you to overlook the next test for the helmet and I'm here to assist you." Now I'm just thinking oh cool I'm her boss now, this'll be great.
"Don't think that puts you in charge of me though."
"Damn." We reached the doors to the main office. Compared to the hallways up here these doors were probably the least expensive thing. So through the doors we went, and standing behind the main desk was, as you would have guessed, Mr. Fugasaki.
"So Bradford. Do you like what I've done with the place?"
"I'd say, he loved it so much he drowned out the whole world." I tried to open up my mouth but Lucy had to get her word in.
"Wait a moment..you said your father called me in.."
"Yeah and he is right here."
"But you’re...."
"American, white, not Asian. Yeah thanks, asshole." Well now I felt a little bad, but oh well.
"Bradford, she was adopted." Mr. Fugasaki turned his chair around. "Now onto the more pressing matters."
I looked over at Lucy and she looked pissed.
"Ok now, I need you and Lucy to go down to the floor tomorrow morning. There Mr. Timor will show you to testing room 3. If all goes to his plans we should see a release later this coming year. You're dismissed." We walked out the doors into the hallway.
"Look, I'm sorry."
"I don't need to hear it." I stood there and Lucy walked off. She didn't even say goodbye, but what can she do - she has to work with me tomorrow.
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