Number 249

Chapter 3: Meet and Greet

The guards were carrying sheets. One of them whipped out a baton and rapped it against a metal support beam while one brought out what seemed to be a pocket sized megaphone in the shape of a small smartphone. He yelled into the megaphone "Fresh sheets! Newbies first!" Quentin sidled over to the line and looked at the front, Case looked as if he saved Quentin a place in line. He cautiously approached him. Case let Quentin slide in front of him and said "Word of advice... get two sheets."  "Or what?" Quentin loudly replied Everyone stopped and stared and the guards standing feet away from them whipped out their stun batons. Case immediately burst into a fit of laughter and with a ginormous grin on his face said "Hey buddy, it's only to help you, it wasn't a threat." He eventually reached the front of the line, one or two, uno or dos? "Can i get two sheets?"  They handed him two sheets and he walked away and then Quentin was grabbed up by the guards and roughly escorted upstairs. He just looked at the guards and said "Jesus calm the fuck down i weigh like 135 and i'm 5'8 you don't have to fucking manhandle me." Then they brought him to the cell that was reserved for him and Number 250. He noticed the cell only opened with the right input from one of the guards tablets and closed similarly after he was pushed in. He sat his two sheets down on the top bunk and sat on the empty frame, feeling like a little kid with his legs swinging off the edge of the bunk.  He then heard a powering down noise and saw the door being opened and a very larger man being pushed into the room. He lunged at the door which now was powered up screaming "YEAH YOU'RE REAL FUCKING TOUGH WHEN I'M IN HANDCUFFS O'BRIAN,NEXT TIME FACE ME LIKE A MAN." Then when touched the cell for more than 5 seconds he got a giant electric shock that seemed to paralyze him completely for a solid 10 seconds. He then got up and rubbed his head and looked at Quentin and said "Who the fuck are you?" Quentin replied saying "I could ask you the same thing."  He said "I'm Ralph and i was pushed in her by that fucking pussy cop O'Brian." He reached for his pocket and looked disappointed when he pulled his hand out and there was nothing but pocket lint in his hands. "Forgot they took my fucking smokes." Quentin asked "You a smoker?"  Ralph replied with a laugh and said "Obviously... ya know... you're kinda in my bunk." Quentin looked down at Ralph who had an obviously fake smile on his face and said "Well it's mine now." Ralph's face turned sour and his eyes cold   He sat down on the floor across from Quentin and started staring at him. "Hehe you know... I'm curious buddy... what did you do to get in here? Because you're a pretty skinny guy.. I can't see you really being in here for anything physical.. if you catch my drift."  "oh..." Quentin replied. "So because i'm skinny I couldn't have cut that man's throat right?" He chuckled lightly "Well Ralph if you must know i'm a hacker. And no I don't mean as in hacking people to pieces although i'm sure that's what you're more familiar with...." He saw Ralph's face contort with anger, Quentin always has rubbed alot of people the wrong way. "... No i hack computers and technology, because in today's world who isn't hooked up to a smartphone or tablet, who isn't storing a majority of their life on a some kind of device?" Ralph looked at him and said "Well us you fucking moron." Quentin said "I can see at least seven or more screens from where i'm sitting Ralph. Just because we're not using the devices doesn't mean our whole existence doesn't revolve around them. The guards are controlling 90% of this prison from those tablets... i'd bet my life on it."  Ralph just didn't care anymore. He was tired of hearing rabble on about technology. He was physically tired. "Get the fuck off my bunk Quentin."   Quentin decided it was probably time to put his sheets out he flipped open the top one and three things rolled out... a pack of cigarettes,a shank and a note. Quentin picked up the shank and hid it under his leg. He turned to Ralph and said "Why would i do that Ralph?" Smiling a knowing and prideful grin.