College For Stickmen

46 - The Truth (1/2)

"And you're sure this is what you want?" Blue asked, looking at Yellow. "I mean.. I heard they've been involved in some pretty shady shit."

"Yeah." Maroon said, sitting on the couch with her legs crossed. "I heard a rumor that Victim's "bodyguards" are actually a mercenary group with a buncha hits on people throughout the city."

"Doesn't help that he owns basically every piece of tech in the city. So finding people they want isn't exactly an issue." Blue spoke. Yellow rolled his eyes.

"Guys guys, relax. I'll be fine." Yellow chuckled. "Besides, this is my dream job! Aren't you happy for me??"

"Of course!" Maroon squeaked.

"Of course we are I just.. be careful.. you know?" Blue spoke.

Yellow gave a small huff. "I know, I'll.. I'll be careful. I promise." Yellow smiled.

"Alright you lovebirds. I'm leaving." Maroon giggled, standing up and stretching. "Gotta get home to make Cri— .. myself dinner. Ugh. It's still so weird being the only one in the house, you know?" She smirked before leaving.

Blue watched Yellow head up the stairs and sighed. He hoped the rumors were false..

And Yellow wasn't just.. walking into danger.. right?

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As Yellow pulled into the parking lot, he sighed. First day on the job..

It was.. well— he was nervous. Understandably so.

He walked into the office building and was immediately met by the front Desk worker.

"Hello again!" Beige smiled. "It's.. Yellow, right?"

"Uh— OH! Yeah, yep! That's uh- that's me." Yellow fumbled his words as she giggled. "Sorry.."

"No biggie." She spoke. "Everyone gets nervous on their first day. Actually.. the boss has requested to see you. You should probably head to his office. I.. suppose you remember where it is?" She asked as Yellow nodded.

"Good! Then you should probably head up. You don't want to keep him waiting! Trust me." She said as Yellow entered the elevator. The whole ride up he couldn't help but think back to Maroon's words. Mercenaries..? Hits..?

It was puzzling. How could a simple tech company be accused of such allegations?

Nonetheless, that wasn't his business. After all, he had work to do.

The evaluator eventually stopped with a ding noise as the doors opened. He continued walking down the halls until he approached the big doors. There stood someone outside.

No way. It was Agent Shady! Yellow almost practically fangirled. He was standing in front of THE Agent Shady!

This was practically a dream come true.

As Yellow approached the doors, Shady looked at him. "Good morning." He spoke. His voice was professional, and firm.

"Uh- G-gOod mOrning, Sir!!" Yellow panicked. "The boss r-requested to see me?" He asked as Shady nodded.

"Yep. I'll let you in." Shady spoke. He swiped a key card to open the office door, peaking his head through. "Sir. Yellow is here." He said before letting Yellow in and closing the door, leaving just Yellow and Victim inside.

"Good morning, Yellow." Victim smiled. "I hope you had a good nights sleep. First days are always rough." He said with a smile.

Yellow nodded. "Oh of course, sir!"

"So, you're Job is going to be in the Tech Research and Development department." Victim spoke. "I'll have one of my me— uh- bodyguards. bring you there. " He spoke before pressing a button on his desk.

"Beige. Can you bring up Ballista?"

"Of course sir." She spoke.

"Hm." Victim looked at Yellow. "Would you like some coffee?"

"Uh.. no thank you. I've had plenty today." Yellow nervously laughed.

"The boss is offering you something. The respectful thing to do would be to accept." Shady spoke from behind Yellow, with a hand rested on Yellow's shoulder. Since when did he arrive??

"Ah- on second thought, y-you can never have too much coffee!" Yellow nervously smiled as Victim stood up with a smile aswell.

"That's exactly my mindset!" He said, going over to his coffeemaker and starting it up.

"Tho I will warn you." Victim spoke as Yellow perked up. "Working in this department you've been assigned to.. you'll be testing all sorts of tech. So.. I would advise you not to get too curious. You're here to work, and work only. We don't have to answer your foolish questions." He said. "Understood?"

The aura of the room had a sudden shift. Between Victim's ominous tone and Shady's harsh hand on his shoulder, Yellow couldn't help but wonder what he was getting himself into.

"A-ah, Understood sir!!"

"Hm. Good." Victim smiled, walking back over and handing Yellow the cup of coffee.

"Here you go. Do be careful, it's hot." He said. His tone had shifted back to his regular mother-like one. "I did put an ice cube in it to try and cool it down a little so it isn't too hot tho."

"Oh! Thank you." Yellow smiled. Just as Yellow started to drink the coffee, there was a knock at the door.

"Gooooooooooood morning, Sir!!" A boy with white hair basically slammed the doors open.

Victim gave a sigh, pinching his temples. "Ballista, inside voice, please." He clasped his hands together. "Yellow, this is Ballista. He will take you to your department. Well, I suggest you'd better get going. As much as I'd love to sit here and chat with you, I don't pay you to sit around all day, do I." Victim spoke as Yellow stood up, exiting the room with Ballista.

Just as Shady exited with them, Victim's voice was heard from behind the 3. "Shady, dear. I actually need you for a moment."

As the two boys looked at Shady, they watched his face go a little pink as he adjusted his tie and cleared his throat.

"You all can go on without me." He said, before turning around and making his way towards Victim's office.

"Is there an issue, sir?" Shady asked as Victim sighed. "That 'Yellow' kid is one of Second's friends." He said.

Shady's eyes widened a little. "Is that so?" He asked as Victim nodded. "I had someone do a background check on him. They have an entire friendgroup. And worst of all, they all know."

"Would you like me to silence them, sir?"

"No, no." Victim spoke. "We can use this. Besides.."

"That Yellow kid is perfect bait for my plan."