BORNEO

Ch. 7: Enter Lisa

Pontianak, Capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

A young girl can be seen packing her things into a big suitcase. Every once in a while her gaze will look at the view outside her window. Her house, a 4 story building in the elite housing area near the Government Office, was built with special focus to it's surrounding views. She can see the bustling city from her room at the top level. She is reluctant lo leave these views, the bustling city and her luxurious life, alongside her custom-order gaming capsule that she really like. She is at the age where she needs to join the military service, she is studying university but her father's influence means she can just ignore the classes and still graduate after 4 years. Her father is a leading politician with considerable power. Ever since the relocation of the country capital to East Kalimantan, local people like her father started to gain more place in the power structure of the country.

Last week, her father decide that since she is not attending university she might as well go to finish her military service. She won't be joining the military training though, her father arranged for her to work as an assistant instead. This was actually the option for people with weak body who unable to join military training, where they will serve in the military camp as assistant or staff but with 3 years serving period instead of 2 years like the regular military service duty. Some people in power are exploiting this option for their children who don't want to do military training, and now her father is doing the same for her. Like he did for her older sister and older brother before her.

"Lisa, are you ready?" Her father's voice can be heard through the intercom in her room. Her father rarely home, even whe he is home Lisa can only meet her during breakfast or dinner.

"(You can do this, Lisa Analita! It's only for 3 years, after that you will come back here, wait for the graduation and take the position prepared by father.)" Lisa try to encourage herself, take a last look through her window and going downstairs to meet her father who already waiting for her.

"I'm ready father. Are we leaving now?" Lisa asked her father who waits for her together with her mother and siblings. As the youngest child Lisa is pampered by her mother and siblings. Her mother is a Spanish descent. Lisa's great grandfather was a migrant, he moved to West Kalimantan because of his work and decided to settle down. Lisa's grandparents and mother were born in Pontianak, although they still going back to Spain sometimes.

"Yes, we need to leave now. The plane is already waiting for us. Say your goodbyes, I will be waiting in the car." Lisa's father gave a hug to his wife and other children before going to the car. He make sure the house servant pick Lisa's suitcase into the car.

Lisa can't stand the farewell, so she just give a hug to her Mother and siblings, say goodbye and quickly got into the car. She is worried that she might unable to part with them and make her father angry. Inside the car, Lisa and her father just sit down quietly. Lisa already informed by her father last week about her arrangement. She will serve as the assistant for the Head Instructor in Ketapang Military Camp.

Her father choose Ketapang to avoid any sabotage or scheme from his political opponents. The Head Instructor also promoted by him in the past, so he will definitely take care of Lisa. Basically all Lisa need to do there is just following the Head Instructor around, otherwise she is free. Her father knows that she will have to play "BORNEO" too and also bought her another gaming capsule for her use in the camp. As a leading politician her father also not in the dark about the government agreement with GUPA company, so he make sure that his daughter won't get the same treatment with the cadets. He doesn't really care or knowledgeable about the game, but he thought it is okay for Lisa to play, at least while waiting for her graduation. Who knows that Lisa might be successful in the game? She still has more than 3 years, it's more than enough to find out whether she will be just another player or a successful one. The amount of money circulating in the game are scary, even for his standards.