La Farfalla

Chapter 001

The universe has a beginning, but no end. —Infinite.

The stars too have beginnings, but their power accompanies their decline.  —Finite.

It is the wise who are the most foolish. History has taught us as much.

The fish of the sea know not the world of the land. Were they to possess wisdom, they too would experience decline.

It is more absurd that humans should surpass the speed of light than it is that fish should start living on the land.

This can be said to be God's final warning to those who resist.

[7/23/2014]

...

"It looks like we have a visitor here."

"Greetings, unknown entity from beyond the screen, welcome to our hideout where we try to uncover the secrets of the organization! Although it may look a little worn down and dusty, and messy because of the gizmos we made, it is all part of the plan to fight them during Ragnarok. Mwahahaha!"

"Mark, are you talking to yourself again? Good grief, he never changes at all... Besides, this is just some run-down apartment we use as a lounge. Seriously, you look strange with that disheveled ash-colored hair of yours and that same-old labcoat."

"No! You are absolutely wrong! I am communicating with the supernatural being that is observing us as we speak! You simply do not understand the chaos that lies in this world, do you?!"

"Sigh... Hey Ava, could you pass me some of that cola please?"

"Okay Connor!"

Ava grabbed a bottle of cola from the mini fridge we made a couple of years back. It has a bit of scratches on the dirty white casing, but at least it works.

*pop*

That annoying dude over there is Connor, all he does is just sit there and plays a ton of video games. More specifically, he even has his collection of waifu figurines. What a degenerate. I met him when I was still in highschool. He often wears that blue cap with a gear insignia etched on it, and some baggy clothes. Despite how he looks, he's actually pretty good at programming and hacking.

On the other hand, that girl over there wearing the plain jane sky-blue dress is Ava, I met her since I was a child. She always lightens up the mood when I feel sad, and every single time she comes back from the convenience store, she always buys a bunch of bananas and a box of microwaveable fried chicken.

You may think I'm crazy, but that's nonsense! I have a destiny to fulfill my goal of thwarting the Organization's plans-- or should I say, the Global Institute for Nuclear Research. Blegh, just saying the name makes me feel sick.

"Oy, Mark, are you fantasizing about your evil plans again?"

"Uh, not at all... Besides, I have to go to the conference center at the Rerton Office Tower tomorrow."

"To fulfill your heinous plans?"

Damn it, this guy never stops coming, does he?

Ava brought out a box of that instant fried chicken, and put it in the microwave, wherein the timer is decided by my phone's settings. There's a slot on the microwave where I place my phone. Connor and I made it out of scrap metal, but hey, it still works.

*bzzzzzzzzzzz*

After a minute, there it is.

*beep*