Lilith pov
I awoke in the unfamiliar room with the sun shining through the window.I looked at the clock on the bedside table and said it was mid-morning.
I stood up and walked over to the walk-in closet. I grabbed a beautiful white cotton dress and some underwear. I got in the shower, which was absolutely luxurious with multiple different settings and features.I thought to myself when I got Home.I'm gonna have to get one of these.My daughter would just love it. Then, a twinge of guilt racked my heart of not knowing if she was okay or not. I'm gonna have to ask someone later about that. I shut the shower off. Stepped out and dried myself off. Picked up the blow dryer and blow-dried my hair.
I then got dressed and walked out into the sitting room.
When I got out into the sitting room, there was a short. Asian lady sitting in one of the chairs. She had light brown hair. With Amber eyes, she was wearing a light blue waistcoat, a blue polo shirt. A knitted skirt and tanker boots. She looked up.
At me, when I walked in the door, she said hello, my name is Miho Mittsasume, or if you prefer cult agent Ace of spades. Miss Lilith, I will be your escort for the next couple of days. At least until you can get a feel for the place.
I said thank you. She said don't mention it. It was a favor for Penelope. There are just a few things we need to go over. Before we head out into the hallway, the clothes you are wearing are completely bulletproof it's a special ballistic weave that was formulated by R&D.
It will stop everything up to 105 mm without you feeling a thing. It just won't protect your face, so we highly recommend you don't get hit with something larger than a rifle round. I said, "You've gotta be pulling my leg.There is no way that these clothes are going to stop anything.These clothes won't even stop a fist. Let a loan a bullet. A devilish grin crossed your face and said, "Would you like a demonstration." Sure," I said, with a puzzled look on my face. She pulled out a 45 aimed at my chest and pulled the trigger. The gunshot was deafening.My ears rang for what seemed like hours but it could only been just a couple of seconds.I said them blanks are fucking loud, you bitch. She looked me in the eye and said, "What blank?" She said, "Look at your chest." I looked down and saw a deformed bullet right above where my heart would be. I looked at her, shocked. There's no way I didn't even feel that.
All of our clothing here. It's the same. It's designed to take everything.We never know when we're gonna be in the middle of a battle so we don't have time to just keep standard armor. Besides, plate armor sticks out too much and for what we do.We don't want to stick out.Anonymity and incognito are the best weapons that we have at our disposal. Also a flat jacket just isn't comfortable. I'd rather wear comfortable clothing. That will stop pretty much. Everything being shot at you.
Rather than something that might stop a 50 caliber bullet.
That makes you look like a walking target. Just to give you a heads up, Miss Lilith, the clothing you're wearing is considered level nine body armor. Your clothing also has the same properties as fire resistant nomax material. They are also water resistant, stain resistant, and machine washable for easy convenience.
Thanks, i said. Now, there are a few more things we have to go over. You came from the late 1950s. If I'm correct. Yes, I said so. For your sanity, we're gonna recommend that you stay away from most computer terminals, if not all. quite a few sections of the library. Because if you know what's gonna happen in the future. It's.
It's not gonna be good when you go back. You can possibly mess with the timelime. And we can't afford that. What? But that being said, we are gonna send you with a list of investments to make and when to sell. Sometimes, you just have to make yourself wealthy enough to withstand any storm. Joe finished your test last night. Apparently, he found some interesting developments which he wouldn't say. He just said I'm going to delete. What isn't directly relevant to you at this current tihe also.
Said when I get a chance. I need to come down and have a few words with him. Something about a daughter and lines that should not be crossed that have been crossed. He wasn't exactly certain.
He also said you need to go talk to Dragon. He's gonna have some interesting insights. To how to get you home, probably. But he says he's gonna need some. Help with a couple of his experiments. Honestly, I find that guy completely insane but then again, I work for the madman. What can you expect from a guy? That has had his brain shattered 8 times
What do you mean by shattered 8 times I asked. Yeah, that's something. I probably shouldn't have said to you. But then again, I'm high enough. What are they gonna do? They can't touch me.
You've met white, right yeah. I've met him.I met him when he had a gun pointed at my face.Yeah, that's typically about how you'll meet him or walter for that matter. I sat down in a chair, realizing this conversation is most likely going to take a while. So what are white's other names?Well, you know Walter, but there are also a few different variations of him running around. There is the pilot, the mechanic, the transporter, the welder, the sniper, the hunter, the detective, and the commander. It's never certain which one of them you're gonna run into you could run into more than 1.Yes, it gets confusing, but typically you won't run into them unless you're at the rift.That is a floating interdimensional intertime bar. Where soldiers can stop and have a drink on their way to the afterlife.It's a place where there is no fighting, just drinks and good times, It's.
A place where the spirits of the dead can calm their nerves before heading on to the actually a nice place.
I mean, I've sat drinks with. Soldiers from the napoleonic wars, And ancient samurai.
They like to sit and talk about their lives.What they wanted to accomplish and what they couldn't accomplish in their lifetime. The bar exists between life-and-death.
I think white likes to go there because it's the closest he knows he'll ever get. He honestly believes he can't die. Which from what I've seen is actually really accurate. Walter and white are the same person. Just split in multiple parts. It happens when you collapse a doorway to a different dimension, part of you stays on the other side of the doorway. If you know that part of you is on the other side of the doorway, you have 2 options. Leave it there and let it experience. It's own life. Have hopes dreams aspirations, but you will always be missing that piece or 2. You kill it and return it to the whole.But the experiences that that peace will have had Will return to you You will remember what the other piece experienced.You'll be able to recall it like your own memory draw from it. Let's just say you were split into half. Let's say one half.
Went into the medical field and learned every possible way to save a person. Then let's say the other half turned into a cold-blooded. Ruthless killer who learned every possible way to kill a human being. And let's say.
1 day, the cold-blooded ruthless killer met his match and was killed. The memories would return to the other half, turning it into a hole. The whole unit would be able to use both experiences. Even though 1/2 has never done it, the muscle memory will be there. The knowledge will be there.
Every dark intention, every dark thought, would be there even though. One side never experienced it. I asked her.How can you know if a doorway is there. Honestly , there is no way to know if a doorway is there unless You have a detector which even those are hard to come by for us They take a long time to make and they're really hard to calibrate. A naturally occurring doorway will never be as stable as when we make ourselves. In 1956, I was flying with my pilot off when I experienced something that was off. I felt like I had lost a part of me, but I couldn't be sure.
It's possible she said we never know when they're gonna appear, and they're only in position for maybe a few seconds before they collapse. If you were right on top of it when it collapsed, it's possible that there's a piece of you out there somewhere, but we really wouldn't be able to tell for sure.
The only way to tell as if your other half is in our database. Cause there will always be particles of a dimension shift on someone who went through one.
Even if it was just a piece. Who would all have all that information? She looked at me and said, "Joe Walter or dragon." But even then, if they found information that might screw with a timeline. They would expunge it from the records. Why would they do that?I asked?
Because us if information was to get out, it could cause a ripple effect through the time space continuum. A lot of our jobs are to stabilize the timeline. That's 90% of what we do here. when you start screwing with the timeline, you risk a chance of removing yourself out of existence.
I've seen what happens when that goes down. It is not pretty. The best way to describe it is that it happens when you suffer from extreme TDS. What is TDS asked?She replied to me time distortion sickness. basically, you're Your molecules and cells are trying to exist in multiple places at once, and they physically rip themselves apart. Now that we've gotten quite a few of the technical sides of the problems out in the air. it's time to explain what creatures you might encounter out there. Creatures.
I ask yes, she replied fairies, Pixie's, brownies werewolves, dragons, shifters, unicorns, trolls, elves, and goblins. There are a lot more creatures that I don't have time to list there, but long and short of it is we deal with a lot of bullshit. Each one has their own political agenda.And we honestly don't give a fuck. There are also god's demigods and demons, all of which are a giant pain in the ass. Miss Lilith, I'm gonna be honest with you.You're gonna wish that you had never even managed to even meet any of us. but I can guarantee you what we do is a hella lot of fun. Now, let's get onto what we do on other planets in the cosmos.
We fight Eldridge horrors.
I'm pretty sure you've been acquainted with the worms. Those are your minor annoyance compared to some of the things we deal with. A lot of the creatures we deal with we don't have a name, for we just call them outsiders. Squid shaped creatures that are large enough to attack our interstellar battle cruisers. are just some of the things that we deal with. Again , we don't have the days it would take to go over those. And again, we don't have the time for that. So miss Lilith, are you hungry cause I'm hungry? Let's head down to the mess hall and grab some brunch. What kind of cuisine do you like? I've never really thought about it. Most of the time, I've been eating with the military. Put in front of me, right? I forgot you were navy, right? Living on a ship months at a time out at sea. Not really able to get fresh foods. Well, you're gonna like it here. Everything is always fresh.
For chicken, the chickens are slaughtered. Fresh. That day for cattle. We let it age a little bit because it tastes better that way. Always have fresh fresh fish if you want that for sushi. We also have fresh pork.Basically, whatever you want.They can have it cooked. tomorrow night is barbecue night. Walter, white, Joe, Tim, max, and dragon.Will all be working the pit. They start preparing days in advance because a lot of the meat that they cook takes a long time. The briskets themselves are smoked for 24, shoulders are smoked for 18. Walter's.
Main specialty is porkchps. he says it's a family recipe that's been passed down for 3 generations. Realistically, it's just Cornell barbecue sauce with their own twist on it.
Which is really good.By the way , you're gonna love it.
As we made our way down to the mess hall, a few people greeted me with their pleasant trees.Like you know hello, welcome to cult that sort of thing. When we finally made our way into the mess hall. I looked around, and the place was deserted.
I looked at miho and said "so where is everybody?" They're working. I figured there'd be a few units coming in and out, but we got the place to ourselves. I guess we walked up to the counter, and Sasha greeted us. What can I get you ladies?
He said.
Miho replied, "What do you got?" That's fresh. Chicken Fried steak just came up eggs and hash Browns. You know what we'll have that? I looked at her and I'll see your ordering for me now. Just trust me, it's the best if it's fresh. Get it now before someone else finds out.
And where would you' ladies like to eat? You know what the spot on the Genesee River would be nice.
Through the door, I'll have it at your table before you get there.Thank you, Sasha.I'll have coffee and water at the table for you. thanks, Miho replied. When we walked out the door, I stepped onto a wooden boardwalk next to dock slips on a river bank. Miho turned to me and said, "It would be a better spot if we were closer to the lake, but down here, there's less traffic, so we have our privacy."
The port of rochester is right up the river about a mile. We approached the table and sat down. I noticed there was a light soft breeze blowing in the warm spring air.
I picked up my knife and fork. And cut into the chicken fried steak. And took a bite.
And moaned with the pleasure of the flavor of the steak. I looked at miho and said really."It's that good." She nodded. Please finish that up before it gets cold.I replied.Yes, I will and dug in. We finished up our meals.
I looked up at miho and ask.What are we going to do for the rest of today?" You know, i'm not really sure. But I know what we're going to do right now. Let's go to the library.
Dan might know a few things about your universe. Oh, I forgot to tell you that you're from the Dimension 4088. Their vehicles have a human female form.Do not get it confused with Dimension 4089. Yeah, that place is just weird. You wanna stay away from there. In Dimension 4089, it is the women that hold all the power, and there is a hell of a lot more infighting. We sent an expeditionary force there. I was on it, and as much as we women say, it'd be better if we held all the power. It would be just a complete and utter total fucking disaster. The men are forced to do nothing but hard. Labor and be sperm banks. They have no rights at all if they even remotely think they deserve rights.They are killed on-site.We had a body guard with us.They just about killed him before he hit an emergency jump button.We have no idea where he landed from the frist jump but we know where he landed on his 6th jump. Needless to say, that was his last field mission.
He never left the R&D lab again. He passed away last summer. He was a friend of mine.
How close were you? I asked?
We weren't lovers if that's what you're asking. He was just someone I could confide in when. Things had been really bad for me on jobs. Can I ask?What did he pass away of?
Stomach cancer.She said it had been a really big problem in his family genetics. He initially joined the organization to try to find a cure for it. But there was nothing we could do. Joe did find something that would work, but it would have completely altered his DNA, and he said no, it'd be better if I just passed on. He went in sleep. His name was Greg here. Let me show you a photo of him. She reached into a pocket of her jacket, pulled out a wallet and pulled out a picture from the wallet, and handed it to me. I was stunned. He could have been a doppel ganger for the man. I fell in love with. The man I had my daughter with. I was looking at the photo when I heard a beep and she pulled out a small Device , I asked her what is that oh This is what they call a cell phone, cellular telephone, A mobile phone. It's how we in the future communicate with each other. Basicly everything.
The Norad command center can do I virtually can do from here on the phone. I can check the weather. I can take pictures.I can do a lot of things with this. I can even watch movies on it.We have really progressed that far. I said. She said yes, but just don't ask about airline food nowadays.It's just horrible.
You can travel publicly by air.Yeah, but they're still some hiccups.There's been a few crashes lately. Basically. What happened? Was a lot of companies hired unqualified positions to meet some diversity underprivileged quota. And now we're paying the price. It's a good thing I work here at the cult. Where we hired people based on their performance and abilities, nothing more. Nothing less. She was tapping on the device. She looked up and said, "Guess what?" Looks like white and max have finally made it in, and it looks like they've brought a few guests with them. Her phone beat again. It looks like you're needed in the lab. We'll head there next.