The Prototype

10. The Fire

TEMPEST POV

The same knock pounded against my door waking me up to prepare for breakfast. Honestly, by now, having a human knock on my door as an alarm clock is actually so annoying and make me feel as though I am a twelve-year-old however if that is what it takes instead of that seed of a man to give me an alarm clock then it'll do just fine until the next meeting I have with him where I will once again grind his fucking gears.

It's been a few more days that have passed and ever since I went to the spa with the girls, we have added some form of self-care to our schedule and then I go to the technology building and spend the rest of my life there until I realize the sun is setting and eventually dinner would be soon. Then right after dinner it's back to the technology building and although it's been horrible on my sleep schedule, things have been coming along perfectly.

I got out of my bed, tidying it up a bit although I plan to come back and sleep some more since I didn't get that much sleep from going over my concepts for the prototype.

Concept generation is normally the first step when creating any software or device and before the first round of prototypes can even be created. This step normally helps me think just in general terms about technical implementation for the specific device and software.

What kind of hardware I'll be using, needing, and implementing.  What firmware will fit the best? This is also known as the 'planning' step of creating software then it was the analysis step which I have also done.

In this step, I normally list out all of the requirements the software and the devices must-have. In his case, it would be the goals and requirements he listed in the contract of what he would like the software or device to allow him to do or give him access to do.

Next, I come up with the devices that best fit or that will best fit the concept and analysis. Also making notes, planning, and creating the specific software, codes, and circuits that will allow those devices to properly function.

Today I will be doing the fun part, the part that I so deeply love, that is working on the very first prototype.

This is normally like a rough draft which is the first round of the design process and then the development process follows right afterward or for me alongside it. As I am creating the prototype, I also begin to implement the software into the prototype.

This allows me to see any potential flaws or initial flaws and/or errors. This allows me to see which device would best fit and make sense to be able to handle the software I have created and if I need to make any adjustments or corrections, I can since this is the very first prototype. 

The best part for me is building the prototype, seeing everything that is in my brain come alive by the hands of me.

I finished my hygiene routine excitedly thinking about the process of it all. I fixed my hair into a nice neat bun. I put on the bottoms to the muse pink silk pajamas as I really don't wear clothes when sleeping but because they decide to have breakfast like a middle school then I have been forced to either sleep with just the top shirt and my underwear and just throw on the matching pajamas bottoms.

I slid my feet into the furry pink UGG slides as another knock sounded off at my door as I immediately knew that it was one of the three of girls. I walked to my door opening it seeing all three of them "Goodmorning Stormy!" Gia smiled. I exhale "Goodmorning girls." I softly smiled as I stepped out of my room closing the door behind me.

We begin to walk down the hall "How did you sleep?" Gabby asked. I scoffed "Well it doesn't feel like I got a full nights rest. After dinner last night I went to the technology building to finish up a few things and prepare for what I have planned to work on today, so I didn't make it in my room till the sun was slowly rising, lucky ya'll were able to wake me up honestly." I expressed.