“Why though?” JJ asked, “Did something happen?” He paused for a moment before responding, “We probably might, but I’m not looking forward to it.” JJ looked at him skeptically. “By the way, are you going back to Verusa for vacation this summer?” he asked Kyle. We should be grateful.” He turned to Kyle. “A small price to pay for human advancement JJ. It’s not exactly easy to ignore these things, Viktor,” the smaller boy responded.

“Well, there were findings that improper use of funds and unsafe construction had environmental impacts in the area. This Elevator is supposed to help us go to space, yet people are whining about it,” the large boy scoffed while drawing a rocket in his notebook. However, tensions over the Elevator continue to escalate.

“ Thankfully casualties were at a minimum. They should be excited since it’s straight out of a Science-Fiction movie,” the shorter boy commented. “Can’t believe people are going ballistic over the Space Elevator. They took notice of the newscaster reporting. Can’t wait to actually have a stripe on my rank,” Kyle replied excitedly as the two took a seat at the table. We have a cadet promotion ceremony later. The news channel kept playing at a low volume. Kyle stopped typing on his laptop to wave at them. One had a small, typically Usean frame while the other, despite being an Usean as well, was tall and had a thick physique. Kyle looked up from his work to see two other boys approaching him. “You got NCC later Kyle?” A voice interrupted him from his work. “ Several hours ago, another protest turned into a riot at the currently under-construction International Space Elevator.” Occasionally one of them would wave at the boy, and he waved back.Īs he continued with his work, the audio from a news channel played on his laptop. Several students happily chatted among themselves as they descended down a flight of stairs that was close by. Oceana Secondary School, Selatapura, 2013.Ī young boy wearing a Selatapuran military uniform typed away at a small laptop, sitting on a bench table near the corridor to the classrooms. This is the story that began with a chance encounter…

But perhaps if one fought hard enough, they could attain the freedom to choose their own destiny, to remove themselves from the shackles of their past actions and strive to become better people. Many assume they will never be able to choose their own destiny, that they will always suffer the consequences of their predecessor’s actions. A predetermined fate based on the previous actions of a person or a group.

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