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Open Tour of VeNM-KC; Open to All
Topic Started: Jan 22 2014, 06:40 PM (856 Views)
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It was the afternoon, several hours after lunch with clear blue skies and no snow falling. Instead of opening right away in the morning, Valentine wanted the opening ceremony to be after classes were done so students could come and order stuff. Although their products are meant for a large audience, she specifically targeted students and young adults since they'd see more use from them than elders. Flyers had been going out months before the grand opening and information about this new location had been knowledge to those within the area for half a year, this day coming with much notice. At the front of the doors, standing outside in their coats, were the three founders of the company; Valentine, Kalvera and Elizabeth. A small crowd of about twenty or so had come to see the opening, their advertisement of their products proving to do the job.

The building itself looked rather sleek, made from some of the finest materials. Of course it wasn't cheap, the three having to limit the height of the building to five floors with the neighboring two floor across the road. Elizabeth looked over the crowd, playing her role as security and ready to tackle any sort of stunt that may or may not happen. It's not like there's someone out there that has a fetish for ruining opening ceremonies, is there? Kalvera simply smiled as the time neared the planned time for opening, Valentine crossing her arms as she looked over the crowd as well.

Just before the time was about to strike, Valentine stepped forward to speak to the people who had come. "Thank you all for coming to our opening, it is a great pleasure to see so many interested in the newest and finest products there will ever be on the market," Valentine said with such pride, "You will have our guarantee that you will be satisfied with our products or your money back and a replacement of said product, free of charge. I hope you all find something here for you to take back home with you since we have a reduction on our products for this special occasion. After you are finished selecting products, we have ordered a banquet for everyone. So please, stick around for a free meal on us. Thank you, once again." Valentine stepped back into her previous position, giving a soft smile.

Right after her speech, the lights inside the store flickered on and the doors slid open, indicating the the company was now open. The three made way for the people, Kal and Vale standing on one side while Liz was on the other, mostly watching the people and the things they were bringing inside. Kalvera gave smiles to all that entered, "Come right in and thank you for joining us!" Kal said with an excited tone. After all had entered, the three followed behind. Those who had entered would see a receptionist who was greeting them, talking to some who had already began asking questions. A couple tour guides came out and began directing them to certain locations, some to the testing rooms and the main floor where the products were displayed. "Alright, I will be up in the office, you two can handle it from here." "Right!""Yes, Master."

It was now Elizabeth and Kalvera who were maintaining the groups, Elizabeth walking around and using the cameras to watch multiple areas at once while Kalvera merely provided assistance and answering any questions.
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Why was Kaito even here?! Why didnt he go straight to his dorm right after school?! He probably didnt have enough money to buy anything in this store. He probably couldnt even afford to walk into the building Well at least they weren't forcing him to buy anything...not yet yet at least. Then again they were offering free food, and he was one for never turning down a free meal. So Kaito decided it would be best to stick around for a while maybe see what this store had to offer. As soon as he stepped inside there were already groups of people looking at the displays or being led by tour guides somewhere else. He decided it be best just to look at the displays.

Looking around he saw a bunch of high tech things. He also saw the prices on them and realized he would have to sell an arm and a leg to buy one of these items.

"Jeez....maybe i should get a job before i even think of buying one of these things." said Kaito aloud. He looked around for one of the actual workers here and noticed someone answering questions. Seeing as there wasnt much he could buy, he may as well learn a bit about the company.

"Excuse me. I actually had a few questions about the technology you make. What exactly is the purpose of these gadgets? And what kind of tests do you put them through to ensure functionality?"

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So this is the new company building he'd been hearing about...

In all honesty, he really had little to no reason to be attending any kind of promotional convention of any newly established company selling some kind of silly products. He really has zero interest in anything new, usually always happy with what he already has. However... "...Well what do you know, they actually are in charge...?"

He's definitely surprised when he saw one of the many flyers that had been distributed around the school and town, or more specifically, the faces and names of the three masterminds behind this: Valentine, Kalvera and some other girl he doesn't know.

...From the looks of it, Kalvera is being the host for this convention, entertaining to people's inquiries and questions and showing people what's new and whatnot. Well, he's definitely got a lot of questions, that's for sure. "Heeeyyo!" As he said that he tackled Kaito out of the way just as he was trying to get out his question. Get out of here boy, if you don't have business here. Seth however has a lot of things he wants to get straight. "Nice little place you've got here, built it up from scratch?" He said nonchalantly, as he glanced around as though admiring the new place. "I'm honestly quite surprised, you and Vale actually like... started a company? All by yourselves? ...Really, from scratch?"

As much as he really wanted to say anything about it, it doesn't have anything to do with the Student Council or the school, and whatever they do is outside of the school's jurisdiction. ...Honestly, look at things from his perspective. From out of nowhere a new company emerged and they're headed by three students he knew from the one and only high school in the city. ...Like, who wouldn't be surprised?
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Well it would seem that Seth and Kaito weren't the only ones who would seem out of place at such an event. Such was the power of advertisement. And this time, it would seem that they would net a very peculiar fish out of the waters. Xe Yuqing, Alchemist, had come to the grand opening of this company.

Though, just what was the magical academic doing in such a technologically heightened venue? First, he had taken out a sizable portion of his savings from working at the Maid Cafe to but the ostentatious hunk of box to play some game, and now he was attending the opening ceremony of some shady electronics company. Though, in hindsight, Xie would probably realize that wasn't all that special; they had a number of those in the town already. However, what had interested him in this company- well, he wouldn't tell.

Instead, the boy followed the crowd quietly into the building.

Unlike Seth, Xie had no interest in who built this company. Surprisingly, he was actually here as a consumer, of all things. Arriving at the receptionist desk, the boy's expression betrayed nothing except that he hated crowds.

"Query," the boy announced to whoever it was behind the desk, signifying for attention. "I am searching for this-" A quick glance at the crumpled sheet of paper in his hand. "Tee Dee Communicator." Well, there goes another pay check. Who would've thought him to have an interest into these sorts of things?
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Kalvera continued to answer questions for those who had come to her with them, smiling after answering them to her best ability. A voice had caught her attention from behind, turning around and seeing Seth come to her with a question. It was odd, she had heard a different voice call to her for her attention but it was replaced by Seth. Nonetheless, Kal smiled to Seth. "Oh, nice of you to come and join us," Kal said, looking to Seth, "Yes actually, it's completely from scratch; from the blueprints to the very stone you're standing on. Well, I guess it's not exactly stone but it'll do. Are you here to buy one of our many products?" Kal looked to him with a friendly smile, hoping he'd buy into it.

Meanwhile at the front desk, a young man went for the receptionist and had asked for the location of one of the gadgets that was being sold. "Ah, the TD Communicator; VeNM-KC's main product. You'll find that to your right and down the first hallway. If you'd like, you could follow the tour group as they go through the products. You're more than welcome to explore on your own of course. If you're ever lost, just state that you are lost and someone will come to help you find your way."
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One minute he is standing up asking some questions the next he is tackled and on the cold stone floor. He was used to these things by now and there was no sense in getting mad.....At least thats what he wanted to think but it hurt getting tackled! Especially since the one who was tackling was Seth! Quickly getting up, he ran up to Seth and smacked him upside the head.

"OI!!! What the Hell Seth!?! Whats the big idea tackling me like that?! You know how much it hurts getting tackled by you?!" said Kaito yelling out loud.

He seemed to be getting some looks from some of the people but he was already getting looks since walking in here since he had a gourd the size of him.

"Jeez...if you want to ask questions why not just wait like the rest of us?! Instead of nearly breaking one of my bones!" Kaito gave one last irritated sigh and then calmed down again. He looked back towards Kelvera. "Sorry about that, my friend tends to be......irrational sometimes. Anyways is there anything you can recommend for a student with hardly any money and no job?"
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"Th-" Xie's eyes suddenly narrowed, cutting off his gratuities. His expression was as if the receptionist had just offended him.

"What are you implying?" the boy snapped back harshly. The receptionist was probably implying nothing at all; she was probably just reading off a script or just being helpful. But it wouldn't be too far off to say that the prideful boy was sensitive to these sort of things.

"I have no intention of getting lost." And with that bold and unnecessary declaration, the man stomped away from the desk. Well, lets hope that the other party was professional, even if Xie wasn't a particularly courteous client. Thankfully, the boy's relatively mild outburst didn't attract too much attention, as a short ways away two boys were apparently harassing each other in front of one of those speakers from before.

And, despite his display of defiance, Xie then proceeded to joined one of the tour groups. Field trip time.
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"What? No of course not, I don't even have any money," Okay that part was a bit of a lie, he did have some in his wallet at the moment, but he doesn't feel like spending it all on some fancy new gimmicky gizmos that does pointlessly mundane things (or at least that's how it usually is in infomercials) he doesn't even know about.

"...Who are you and who is your friend?" ...That was a genuine question by the way, he really doesn't know who Kaito is. Or forgot, whichever, but ultimately to him, Kaito is but a noisy white-haired side character. Go away you white-haired pretty boy side character, you are being noisy.
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The receptionist continued smiling until Xie complained that she was implying she'd get lost, the receptionist giving a nervous smile. "I-I am sorry! I didn't mean to imply anything sir. I am sure you won't get lost but our policy is to have the potential customers safety in mind." The young woman bowed, hoping she'd accept the apology and explanation. Unfortunately, the young man would stomp off as he joined a tour group. The tour groups weren't that large actually, being divided up into decent sized portions so everyone had a chance to ask questions without holding anyone up. "As you can see here, the watch is quite accurate to the nanosecond. It has many functions that allow a user to track their own blood pressure as well as heart rate, if there is anyone in the group that likes physical activities. Each watch is programmed with a super efficient nanochips, allowing for complete customization."

After showing off other special features, the guide set the watch back down and looked to the small group. "Any questions?" The young girl asked, giving a pleasant smile as she awaited any questions.

Meanwhile, Kal continued to deal with the two that had come specifically to her. It would seem that Seth was causing a bit of trouble for another, Kal shaking her head. "Now now Seth, no playing around in here. Security is very tight that Elizabeth is even watching you from afar." Upon looking around, Seth wouldn't find Liz but he'd notice several cameras were unmistakably aimed at him. After explaining the security situation, the boys mentioned that they had little to no money. "Well, you could always work here if your schedules allow it. As for something for someone who has a little bit of money?" Kal thought for a moment, thinking of an item that might be low priced along with the current sale.

"Follow me, I believe we have something." Kal began to lead the way, her hair slightly swaying past them and giving off a sweet scent. Seth was definitely being watched, no doubt ordered by Valentine. After leading the two boys to some low priced tech, she turned to them and smiled. "How about this?" Kal showed them an extremely thin tablet, turning it on and showing a screen with a show on it. "Yes, it may look like a normal tablet you'd find at any other electronic store but the big difference is ease of connectablity. This tablet comes with a removable strip that you place on the circuit board of any device and it'll transmit the signal to this device, removing the hassle of compatibility and lost signal. It's quite the deal right now, only twelve hundred yen."
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"....Wait....wha?....you...you dont remember me?!?! Does that mean im forgettable?! Is it my face?!...I...I need to think about my life..."

Depressed Kaito is depressed


He couldnt believe Seth forgot about him! Well actually. He could. Seth looked like the type to forget things easily, especially people he has met. Kaito snapped out of his depression as soon as he heard the word "work".

"Wait we can work here? Is that a job offer? If so I will accept it in a heartbeat!"

He had been searching for a job for months, but with no luck. He had been living off od jobs and missing pet rewards up until now. Then they just drop a job opportunity right on his lap as if it were a god-send! Though he would have to inquire everything about that later since Kel was leading them somewhere off to look at more tech stuff that they could afford.

"This tablet comes with a removable strip that you place on the circuit board of any device and it'll transmit the signal to this device, removing the hassle of compatibility and lost signal. It's quite the deal right now, only twelve hundred yen."


Only twelve hundred yen!?! it was as if she wanted to let him go hungry for the rest of the month. He quickly pulled out his wallet and saw he only had about 800 yen.

"Still out of my price range"said Kaito slumping in depression. "Maybe when i get more money ill buy some of these things, since they look useful. But until then i guess ill just look."
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...Ohuu, he's being watched apparently?

Sure enough, even as he looked around just to make sure, there are definitely cameras aimed right at him in numbers that are too much to be considered a mere coincidence. "Kuh... she really doesn't trust me that much...?" He muttered to himself warily, though actually braved enough to give a peace sign at the camera with his tongue sticking out.

Clearly, he only sees this as a chance to tease Vale. Or whomever is at the other side of the camera.
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Bumping his way into the crowd, Xie found himself a comfortable position at which to listen to the tour guide. Though the crowd wasn't too large, the young man already felt the annoying crawl of being surrounded by simpletons creep up upon him. Crossing his arms before him, he began to tap his fingers lightly, marking off the moments that passed as the guide went on about how precise the clock was. Precise, not accurate. Though precision without accuracy was pointless, and accuracy without precision was useless.

But Xie wasn't here to listen to this drawl over how good it could keep time, or debate the difference between being precise and being accurate. He was here for one reason only; a nigh rumor that had piqued his interest in this new upstart of a corporation. Well, perhaps the word rumor would imply that it was some sort of shaded, exclusive information; that would be a bit misleading. It was actually something blatantly placed upon their own advertisements.

As the guide ceased her current demonstration, asking if there were any questions, the young man with crimson eyes raised his hand lazily.

"Query." And he was still speaking like that. "I want to know more about the 'Digital Layer'." And that was it; it wasn't even phrased to be a question, or even a query. But the man's intention was set clear.

"What can you do within it? What can't you do? What is it capable of? What is its purpose? And how does it differ from what I can do here in reality? From this world?" A barrage of questions then came tumbling out of Xie's lips, with nary a pause for breath. It would seem that the academic was not here about the TD Communicator, but rather the mechanism that it connects to: the Digital Layer.
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"Absolutely. VeNM-KC wants to hire local, especially those from the high school as an opportunity to get work experience." One had to remember that Vale was one of the founders, those knowing her might poke at the incentives. However, Kalvera is also a founder, thus bringing anything fishy to a balance. "We're going to start accepting applications in a week, so you're more than welcome to sign up and we'll get to them then." Kal giggled when Kaito said he'd wait till he got more money, "You'll have money in no time."

An exclamation mark appeared above the camera Seth was motioning to, followed by a small noise. Kal turned to Seth after mentioning the job opportunity, giving him a smile. "How about you Seth, interested in a job?" Kal put the device back into its display, continuing to speak while doing so. "Everyone deserves a job that pays well; I'm sure the money you'll be making will be of interest."


On the other side of the building, the tour continued with questions from a young man in the small tour group. "Ah, yes, the Digital Layer. If the group shall follow me, I will move onto the next product that VeNM-KC is proud to present and I will answer the questions." The group followed the tour guide to the next showcase, a nice size monitor attached to the wall above it could be seen. A person was seated in a comfortable position within a recliner, a device on their head and the person appearing to be sleeping. "This is the TD-Communicator, the device that lets a user access the Digital Layer. The user does this by placing the device on their head, allowing them access to a holographic HUD only the user can see." On the screen, the familiar sight of downtown Hyakuji could be seen, the building the group was in being in line of sight.

"The user is able to move around freely like one could in this layer; the physical layer. The user cannot move through walls or fly unless they themselves have the power to do so in the physical realm." The person began moving on screen, walking flawlessly in a first person view. The user would show various angles at which they were moving, looking up and down and then at their hands and feet. "As you can see, while in the physical layer, the user can rest peacefully in a chair or wherever they choose to rest." The person entered the VeNM-KC building, showing that it looked as if they were actually in the building but without the presence of people. There was, however, a front receptionist and another white haired female as well. "Those you see on the screen are digital forms of those that are either connected to the digital layer, or simply programs to facilitate content one can buy."

The user continued to walk around, moving to the location the current group was stationed at, showing that there was no one present except for the white haired female. The white haired female was also visible within the physical layer, standing next to where the screen is in the physical layer. "As you can see, those not connected to the digital layer cannot interact with those from the physical." The user began interacting with the digital white haired woman while the physical version simply watched the group. From the announcement the attendees had received, this white haired woman would be identified as Elizabeth; a founding member of VeNM-KC.

"Now, the digital layer of Hyakuji merely acts as a hub for other activities, ranging from battles to roleplaying." The tour guide gave a smile, hopefully answering any questions that might have arose as well as the questions from the young man who had asked them in the first place.
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Needless to say, Xie followed the group, a shine within his eyes. Now, he was making progress. Shuffling to the front of the small crowd, Xie's eyes flighted from the guide towards the sleeping demonstrator. And then towards the monitor as the screen buzzed onto life. Immediately, Xie recognized the room that was portrayed; it was the very lobby he had been in a moment prior. The boy's eyes were fastened to the screen as the demonstrator continued upon their path.

His eyes only briefly left the display as the guide mentioned that they wouldn't be able to phase through walls or fly unless they could do here. In reality. The, as she called it, "physical layer". If what the guide had said was true, then that means that anything that a person could do in reality, in this world, would also be granted inside the "digital layer".

Interesting.

As the cyber journey upon the display continued, inching towards the room the group was currently being held, Xie half expected to see the crowd around him to be animated in the digital layer. But there wasn't, save for a sole white-haired girl, probably another one of the employees. Xie attention then filtered towards the girl here in the physical layer. There looked exactly the same; if it weren't for the circumstances, Xie might've believed them to be the same individual. Probably, the one in the digital layer was but a representation, a npc, so to speak, version of the person before stationed beside the monitor.

Or was it? An innate drive started swelling inside him, a leaking glee that one would get when standing at the top of a waterfall. About to plunge straight down into a pool of insight. Or destruction.

"As you can see, those not connected to the digital layer cannot interact with those from the physical."

The alchemist frowned. So, bluntly put, that which happens in the digital layer, is isolated in the digital layer. Xie snapped back, making eye contact with the tour guide. Upon doing so, the boy would step forward, putting him in front of the small group.

"Request," Xie spoke sternly. "I would like to try accessing the Digital Layer before making a purchase. Now. Can you arrange that?"
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Heheh. Just knowing that he's actually being closely watched is apparently enough of an enjoyment for him, even if he frankly doesn't quite know what that Valentine has against him to he so wary of him. Honestly though, it's just his usual habit of getting enjoyment at the expense of other people. It's just fun to rile people up.

"I'll keep it in mind I guess," He said as a reply to Kalvera, following the group she was giving a tour around the new company building. It's not like he really needed a new job as of yet. Though he has to admit he probably would need to get a new one since... Well, he's not even doing the one and only job he has left as Selene's butler, so...

...Okay, so maybe he actually do need some new jobs.

But that's for later, let's actually keep watching what Vale has to offer that would get his- too late, it caught someone else attention first. Some kind of virtual reality device or something that's... actually oddly similar to a certain rapidly expanding game company's technology. Are they partners or something?

Suddenly he's curious if there's any connection between Vale and the CEO of Rabenschwarz...
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