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Chapter 3
Beep! Beep! The alarm clock produced it’s shrill sound that echoed across the room. God, I hate alarm
clocks he thought as he awoke. It was 6:45, 1 hour and 15 minutes before the fights began. Plenty of time for
me to shower and get something to eat he thought to himself. He walked into the little cubicle in the room
marked Restroom and took his shower, then got out and threw some clothes on. He then exited his room, and
worked his way back down to the main lobby, and then to the meal room. As he stood in line with all the other
people getting their food, he observed most of the competition. He found a few which he considered possible
challenges but most looked pretty weak in comparison to the 7 years of raw training he had. He took the few
things he decided looked good to him, and then went to find a seat. As he looked around the room, he
spotted an empty seat near the receptionist he had talked with the other day. Well, we’re already on the way
to becoming friends, I might as well continue the relationship. Plus, he thought to himself she is pretty cute. He
walked over to her table, and while he was on his way, she looked up and caught sight of him. She looked
ecstatic to see him, which was more then he expected.
“Hey there handsome” she said as he took his seat. “Have a good sleep?”
“Well, better then I normally do” he smirked. She looked amazingly stunning, even when she just woke
up. He wondered if she thought the same of him.
“Well, that’s good to hear.” She looked at him with those eyes again. They pierced him, almost as if she
was reading his thoughts. It almost scared him, but not enough to make him afraid of her gaze.
“Yeah, you could say that” he replied. I really need to develop more of a social life……
“Well, make sure you eat a healthy breakfast. Your gonna need it to kick some butt.” She smiled as she
said this, almost as if it was a joke instead of a serious matter. What a spunky woman he thought.
“You from Earth?” he asked, almost seeming completely off topic.
“Yes, how’d you know?” she asked, almost as surprised as he.
“I’ve never heard the phrase “kick some butt” used anywhere else, so I assumed that maybe it was an
Earth saying.”
“You’re exactly right.” She said with a smile in her voice. “Homegrown and raised on Earth. I never liked
the idea of living out in the colonies. But look at me now, working as a receptionist to one of the most
prestigious space stations in the known universe.” She sighed as she kept eating her breakfast.
“You say it like it’s a bad thing.” He replied in a quizzical look.
“Well, it is a good thing sorta, but I kinda miss Earth, you could say.”
“Oh, I understand” he said. “Sort of like how I miss my colony.”
“Yeah, in that sense.” She twiddled with her food and then decided to finish it. She really was a weird
woman, he thought.
He looked at the time and saw that it was already 7:30. He got up, and glanced at him quickly.
“Where are you going?” she asked him, almost sounding offended.
“Well, the match starts in half an hour, I’ve got to be on time.”
“Oh! I completely forgot about the match.” She smiled the same smile that warmed up the room every
time he saw it. "Well, I wish you good luck, my knight in shining armor.” He smiled back and then walked out into the hallway. And for
he first time in ages, he felt almost the same way as when he had finished talking with Kely.
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