An Inch Of Infinity (Short Version)

CHAPTER 34~Upgrading My Looks

While I was thinking, the lunch bell rang which means that it's time to go to my next cabin. At my next cabin there is no line. I come in and an older lady comes up and starts measuring me. She writes down things on a piece of paper.

"And what's your name?" she asks me.

"Akari" I say

"Last name?" She asks, sounding rather bored, as I watch her scribble my name onto a piece of paper. Last name? I think, How many people are going to be called Akari?

"I don't have a last name," I reply awkwardly. She nods, it is not uncommon for someone to NOT know their last names. Ironically, more people are Emigrants to each block than there are natives.

"O.K. Your name on the announcements will be Akari 1, kapeesh?" She asks me.

"What announcements?" I ask.

"There will be announcements in about three months. Until then I will need a shirt and a pair of pants from you so I can get this planned." she says with her hand outstretched "I will need it now dear." she finishes, looking at me with an almost humorous look.

Rather embarrassed, I look around, no boys in sight, or people in general. I take my shirt off. I don't have anything, and I mean anything, under it. She nods like this is normal and gives me a bra for covering myself. I put it on. It feels awkward and tight, like a rubber band. I want to take it off, but some part of it also feels right.

Next I take off my pants, luckily I have underwear on and do not feel as embarrassed. She still gives me new ones. They are in pristine condition and are still in their package. I look closely. They are rather large seeming, and are very shiny, that's when I realized that they were silk! I thanked her and sneak down the hall. I make it back to my cabin without being seen.

Zoey is in there, and she is sitting on her bed in the same condition as I am. Rather exposed.

I realized why that is now though. After we were attacked by the royals, most people only had One or if they're lucky two pairs of clothes. Zoey is like that. I open my dresser drawer and pull out my smaller pair of pants. Then I pull out my smallest shirt. I toss them to her. She starts.

" You deserve to have something to cover you. These are a bit snug on me, but should fit you fine." I say.

"Really?" she asks, and I nodded my head "Thanks Akari!"She exclaimed.

"No problem, but could you please," I say, and she looks up " just call me Kari." she smiles and nods. Then she put them on. They are a perfect fit for her. The pants are loose and baggy with a rich deep blue color, and the shirt is a light pink T-shirt that says 'this girl loves tacos' in cursive. She thanks me.

"Hey, I know you're not really into pink anything, so check with Emma, the botanist. Rumor has it she has an indigo plant and she might be able to fix it. " I say understandingly. She smiles sheepishly.

"Thanks Kari." she says abashed. I nod and she sets out to find Emma. She will not find Emma though, unless Emma wants to be found. She will not find Emma, Emma will find her. Emma already has the island memorized, maybe not down to the last detail, but she could tell you how to get anywhere by saying stuff like, follow this trail and turn left at the banana tree, then right at the oak tree with a purple stain, or something like that.

I get dressed in my only outfit left, and I head out to find my final station. When I walk in there is nobody there. I look around, there! In the corner a man around 30 years old is packing up stuff.

"Excuse me, this is cabin G9 right?" I ask him, he turns around to face me.

"You must be our last customer," he says. Even though he is alone. Maybe he means the Royal we?