PECAH

[ Wan! ]: There's no need to despise your instincts or your fear

There you go, now my headache is finally gone. 

I stand up, feeling all energetic from my 1 and a half hour nap earlier. I would like to thank Warni for waking me up, but she already left.

 I look at the bracelet that's on my wrist. The pastel rainbow pony beads really do look nice. Thanks, Warni. I really appreciate it.

I look out through the window. The sun isn't exactly shining. It's more of a cloudy day today.

I open my front door and oh yes, it's also a windy day. Perfect weather for a little bit of lab cleaning. 

I take a step out, not regretting any decisions that I have made.

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I kick down the door to [ MOONstruck ] Labs. It may look like a wreck now, but it truly does have potential to be restored back to its former glory! Luna jumped from her seat and turned around to look at me.

She was confused, but she was more than happy to see me.

"WANI!" She exclaims as she gets up and hugs me. I kinda smile from that friendly little gesture.

"Luna!"

"It's been SO LONG since you've left your house and visited the lab!"

"I know, I was just tired okay?"

"Yeah right, I know that there's something wrong, Wani. You can't hide shit like this anymore."

"Yeah yeah, the truth is..."

"Is...?"

"I'M PLANNING ON CLEANING THE LAB!"

"WHY?"

"Because this place is a mess, and I want to try to make this place feel more like home..."

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With a little bit of help, we cleaned the lab in what, two hours? Now this place isn't a cluttered mess. It's clear and clean, just how I envisioned it to be.

 Tears are almost forming in my eyes from the sheer ecstasy of seeing this grand beauty in front of my own eyes for the very first time. Talha would sometimes tell me about this place in our chats, but I have never expected that one day, I'll be standing here, witnessing it. 

[ MOONstruck ] Labs. This is what the lab truly is like. I should know because I picked the name.

"Wow, the lab sure does look neat."

"It does..."

I step inside check out the interior. The sleek and modern design doesn't change regardless of space and time. I sit down on one of the bean bags on the floor and stretch a little. Luna sits on the other bean bag, holding her laptop and her files.

"Wani?"

"Yeah?"

"Look, Talha and I have a secret little project in the making."

"Lemme guess, you're secretly married and are trying for a baby?"

"Wani what the fuck?"

"Hahaha. Anyways, just tell me, what project are you two cooking up?"

"Look, it's called Project INGAT."

"Hmmm, cool name."

"It's this thing where you can transfer the minds of a conscious being into a computer program. It's like transferring your soul into a machine."

"Wow."

"Yeah, but it's still in progress and we don't have a test subject to see if it actually works."

"Well, Luna my dear, I wish you and Talha good luck."

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After spending the whole evening at the lab, I head over to Dinara's place. 

By the time I arrived, Nubhan had already left. I knock on the door and she opens it. She seems a bit suprised, but she still lets me in anyway.

"So, I guess it's been a while since you last left your house."

"Yeah yeah, I know. Look, I need your help."

"Straight to the point I see, what's wrong?"

"Yeah, I know. So, I wanna go explore PECAH, and I wanna start by heading into the woods..."

"Oh..."

"Yeah, since you're literally an angel with some insane combat power, I kinda want to go with you."

Silence. There is absolutely nothing to be heard other than silence.

"Look, Wani. I'm sorry, but I'm not in the mood to go explore this place. I'm kinda feeling a bit, burnt out I guess? And I don't really want to get lost or anything."

"I get it, it's okay. I mean, we've only been here for a few weeks or something. I can always invite someone else."

"Yeah. Thanks for the offer though."

"You're welcome."

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Dinara did offer to make me some Milo Ais, but I want her to rest first. I'm currently at my house, packing to go deep into whatever PECAH has to offer, specifically what the woods have to offer.

From what I remember, the control terminal of PECAH should be located deep in the woods. That covers a wide range of places, from the forests to the lakes to the mountain, yeah it's gonna take a while to find the control terminal.

Oh yeah, since we're already speaking of this topic, the control terminal is practically the port that connects universes to other universes for the purpose of controlling them. This universe seems to be a broken one, so finding, fixing and starting up the control terminal will probably take a while, but with my expertise, it'll take a month at maximum.

It's okay, my pals and I will just jumpstart this shit universe back up. 

Surely nothing can go wrong.