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Purple walks inside of the gigantic building.
MIRA corporation.
They applicated for a job here and luckily got accepted.
Things at home weren't really the best. More like, totally horrible. Their parents are both insane. Their dad is an alcoholist and an abuser, who suddenly left home and never returned. As far as Purple knows, at least. And their mom took their dad's side, before changing that and taking Purple's side. Which also didn't have a positive outcome, to be honest, looking at the fact they started drinking and smoking just as much as Purple's dad used to.
So Purple didn't see any other option than to leave home and get a job. A job where they would have to live literally IN the corporation.
They don't even know for what job they applied. Well, they did when they were applying for it, but basically forgot already a day after.
The only thing that mattered to them was a new start. A fresh, new start.
Maybe Purple can make some new friends. Hopefully. They never really had many friends at school. They didn't really care, though. Purple's always been more of a loner. By choice.
But...a friend in times like this...can be really nice.
Purple sighs, walking to the administration.
An elder lady is sitting behind a computer, the sound of their fingers rapidly going over the keyboard calming Purple in a way.
'Uhmm...' they start, nervous.
The lady looks up, a smile immediately covering their face as soon as their eyes meet with Purple's.
'Yes, sweetheart, how may I help you?' they ask.
Purple's shoulders relax, the nervousness slowly fading away. 'I, uhh, I applicated for a job here, and in the mail it said I had to come here today.'
'Ah, yes, I think I heard something about that. Can I have your name, please?'
'Uhh, yes, of course, it's P- uhh, Violet.'
'Aha, I got it. You're the new intern, right?'
Purple smiles weakly. 'Yes, I believe so.'
'Alright. Well, all your stuff already got delivered. I only have to give you your keys.'
'Keys?' Purple asks.
'Yes. You'll be living in an apartment, just like everyone else who works here. I assume you know about that?'
'I- uh, yes, I do. I just forgot for a bit.'
'Okay, no worries. Uhh, I figured you'd like a tour around here, of course, since it's your first day, right?'
'Yeah, that'd be nice, I think.'
'Alright, then let's go. I can leave the administration for a bit, I don't have any other people coming, I believe. Oh, by the way, my name is Sienna. I'm the head of administration, but you probably figured that out by now, haha.'
Purple laughed back, feeling welcome already.
'Okay, well, here's the lobby. Nothing special, it's pretty much the main entrance, you'll come here a lot of times. Now if we go here, we enter the cafetaria. Usually everyone only comes here for breakfast and dinner, not so much for lunch. People usually lunch at the cafe around the corner of MIRA. We do sell sandwiches and other stuff, but that obviously costs money. I assume you know that as unpaid intern you won't be having breakfast and dinner here, right?' Sienna curiously looks at Purple.
They didn't know about that?! Well, it's too late to quit the job. On the first day, too, no way. They'll just...I don't know. Steal stuff or eat leftovers.
'Uh, yeah, I know! I know,' Purple mutters.
'Great. Now behind those doors are the hallways towards the reactor room, and other things. But you don't need to be there, it's only for the scientists and engineers under us. You'll mostly do chores in the storage room. I'll show you that one next, actually!'
Purple walk after Sienna, as they enter a big room full of boxes and other things.
'Right here,' Sienna explains, gesturing with their hands, 'is where you'll be found most of the time. Emptying the boxes, and stuff. The chores can change per day, but we always have a list ready, every day. It'll hang here.'
Sienna points to a piece of paper stuck on the door.
'It doesn't say anything today, of course. You don't have to start tomorrow, don't worry. We'll give you around a few days to a week to fully settle in, so don't feel stressed already, haha!'
Purple nods with a smile.
'You look pretty tired. I think I've shown you the most important places, so I'll just give you your keys so you can go to your room and settle. Oh, I have one last thing to say: it's not permitted to go out of your room after 10 PM. This isn't a rule only for you, it's rule strictly for everybody. We have had incidents before where people would sneak out at night and steal things from the kitchen, or do other stuff. I know it sounds a little crazy, but it's really a good thing, trust me. That way you can have enough sleep as well, so you don't show up like a zombie next day, haha! There are guards at the main entrance and at the bottom of the stairs, but sometimes they also wander around in the hallways where you sleep. But I'm sure you'll just stick to the rules, of course! Enough talking, I'm gonna get your keys.'
The two walk out of storage, back to administration. Sienna goes through a few of their drawers, before pulling out some keys and handing them to Purple.
'Your room number is 147, on the second floor. I'll walk with you, so you don't get lost. All your suitcases are already in your room, so you only have to unpack them.'
Sienna walks in front of Purple with a quick pace, Purple having a hard time trying to keep up.
After climbing four CHRISTMAS long stairs, they finally make it to the second floor. There was literally an elevator next to the stairs, but Purple probably isn't allowed to used that, they think.
'Alrighty,' Sienna says, stopping at one of the doors in the big hallway. 'This is your room. The big key is for this door and the other key is for the safe that can be found in your closet. If you ever have any questions, I'm always ready. You can find me downstairs, almost every day.'
'I'm good, thank you.' Purple responds, about to unlock the door.
'Okay then. Well, I'll see you around here!'
Sienna waves before taking off.
Purple watches them, before shoving the key inside the keyhole, opening the door.
As they enter, their mouth almost falls open. This room is literally bigger than their own room back at home?!
It has a two person bed, a TV on the wall, a toilet and a shower, a closet AND a window view?!
Purple opens the blinds, mesmerized by the beautiful sight. A lake, grass, trees...this is everything they need in their life. God, they're so happy they got away from home.
Then Purple turns around, frowning as they look at the two suitcases on their bed. They still need to unpack...
Purple sighs - let's just get it over with.
(timeskip cause what tf do u want me to write here)
'God, finally,' Purple exclaims, proudly looking at their room. It's perfect. This is perfect.
They look around for a bit, before deciding to open the door and discover the place a little more by themselves.
As soon as they step outside, Purple hears whistling. It's coming from the stairs.
It gets louder by the second. Purple looks around, not seeing anyone.
Then, after a few seconds, someone pops up from around the corner.
It's a redheaded guy, about their age and height. They're wearing a simple white T-shirt and blue shorts.
They walk Purple's way, still whistling.
Purple already feels nervous - god, why are they so anxious around others?
The redhead notices them, smiling as they walk over to a room at the opposite side. It's not too far from Purple's.
'Hey,' the redhead says.
'U-Uh, hi,' Purple responds.
'Are you the new intern I've heard about?'
'Most likely.'
'Oh really? That's cool! I'm also an intern!'
Purple finally looks up, their eyes meeting.
'I'm Red, by the way. You're Purple.'
'Yeah, I am!'
'I think we work together.'