Arm's POV
Damn...too late, Khun Vegas. I already told someone.
If Vegas shoots me, I won't even be able to complain...because I'll have deserved it.
He had asked me not to talk to anyone about it...and he asked twice.
I hope Macau doesn't say anything to Vegas. I can trust him...right?!
I can't rush my AI program now. There's nothing I can do but wait.
Vegas gave me nothing more than a shadow to look for a face... a name... a target.
...Khun Vegas...Khun Kinn...Khun Noo...they all expect me to do magic!
I wear glasses, but I'm not Harry Potter!
I don't own the wand of wands.
I don't speak spells.
If I spoke spells, it would be Avada Kedavra, everyone!
Leave me alone!
I need to rest!
I want to date!
Okay...Avada Kedavra is too extreme... I don't mean it for real...maybe a little?! I'm just stressed!
I admit it...I was a fan. My invisibility cloak must be tucked away somewhere in the wardrobe.
Since I'm thinking about old trilogies that I used to like...if I were Erudite, Macau would definitely be Dauntless...
If I were a sorcerer, Macau would be from the realm of men...wait...Pete would definitely be from the realm of the Elves...freak Vegas would kidnap him and lock him up somewhere...haha...so obvious...we should make a role-playing game about this some time...haha
Come on, Arm! Don't be such an old nerd!
It's been a while since I read my books, played my online games...built my robots....
Does Macau like those things?
It doesn't seem like his style...maybe he won't even know what I'm talking about.
...well, I'll never know if we can see each other and talk!
Would it be logical for us to be together, though...?! Now that I'm thinking we are so different...the age gap is not that huge, but our tastes probably are...
Oh, wait! Macau loves guns as I do...it's an interest we share...
Statistics are improving...
Who cares, anyway. I don't want to think about probabilities of success. We can create new interests together...
I haven't seen Macau in days! We haven't finished what we were doing...that's something we definitely enjoy doing together.
And it was just so good...
He seems to be a bit of a sex addict...
Nothing to complain though...haha...I mean...I'm not a pervert...but... I'm enjoying the time we spend together so much...rather being locked in a room all day with computers and guns...
On the other hand, Macau is also busy. He has spent a lot of time with Porsche's younger brother. They are friends attending the same university, although from different majors. Macau studies to be a doctor (curious for someone who loves shooting at moving targets).
Before Macau and I have started dating, Porsche often said that he would rather Porchay date Macau than Kim.
Marcau and Porchay are the same age and get along very well.
I'm glad that Macau has friends who are good company for him. It makes sense to think that he should date someone like Porchay...although I also think they are quite different from each other.
If Macau and Porchay were to date, that would have already happened, because Macau is extremely determined and goes after what he wants. There is no reason to leave room for pernicious doubts like this, Arm! I'm being pretty logical!
Anyway...Macau is a good boy. He's tough on the outside, but he cares about everyone...and naturally wants to cheer up his friend, Khun Kim's boyfriend. He has apologized so many times to me for being absent. So cute. How can I say complain if I don't even have time to breathe.
I'm sure Khun Noo will be knocking on my door soon.
I still need to find a way to open Khun Korn's safe box without leaving traces.
A safe box that I designed myself to perfection.
Khun Korn will be back in a few days.
Like I said, they want me to do the impossible.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Macau's POV
"I'm sorry, babe...don't you really mind at all? I wish I could stay with you..."
["Don't worry...Have fun with Porchay. I have to work until late tonight, anyway..."]
"As every single night..."
["I'm sorry...I promise you, once I finish my assignments, I'll give you more attention. I'm going to ask for a couple of days off."]
"I've already told you that if you were my sex slave, you wouldn't have to do anything but pleasure me all day."
["Haha... sounds like an irresistible proposition."]
Oh My God, I want him sooooo bad! Arm never cuts the mood with me...I feel free to sat whatever I want to him, without feeling embarrassed at all. He's so perfect.
"I'm dropping everything right now and going where you are to take you to the minor family mansion...to my bedroom to be more precise."
[Since my young master insists so much, it doesn't seem like a bad idea...]
Suddenly a shrill voice interrupts our conversation.
[For God's sake, Arm! spare us this weird conversation. Your one and only young master is me! Get your ass back here, traitor! This shit ain't working!]
[Watch out, Khun Noo! This equipment is delicate !...Macau...I'm sorry...I need to hang up...bye!]
"Arm?!babe?!ARM?!"
Damn!
"That idiot Kim just called me saying he needs to spend more time in the studio with that singer."
Chay, who is sitting next to me at the movie session, tells me the news while looking at his phone screen.
"And just because of that I have to be stuck here with you?! Since when is this my problem?"
I'm in such a bad mood right now. This is called boyfriend deprivation.
"Aren't you my friend, Macau?"
"Friend, not boyfriend. He should be at the movies with you, not me. I was supposed to be here with my boyfriend"
I have better things to do than spend a week listening to your whining! Go find another friend!
"Alright get Arm then!"
"He's busy."
"You see! How different is Arm from Kim? You keep bragging about him, but he's not here with you!
"Because he is a sensible man! He knows I'm supporting a cheated friend."
"Have you told Arm that I'm being cheated on? Kim is not cheating on me!"
"Not that YOU know!"
"You were with me late all these days and Arm didn't even call you! He's not even jealous of you! Maybe he is not that into you! Maybe he is interested in someone else too!"
"He can't be interested in anyone but me because he is locked in a room working all day...ALONE...not with a pretty, cute, singer EX-BOYFRIEND."
"Is this a competition to see who has the worst boyfriend?"
"It's not a competition when we already know who's the worst boyfriend, my FRIEND. Besides, Arm isn't bad at all."
"SHH"
People around frown at us when the movie starts.
"Alright, Macau...you just go." Porchay starts to cry.
Damn.
"I'm sorry, alright! You're too sensitive. Stop crying. Let's watch the movie, alright"
I'm just saying this for him to stop crying. Actually, I'm not sorry at all!...His boyfriend sucks and he is trying to take his unhappiness out on my dating.
On the other hand, Arm could be less understanding...show a little jealousy. We haven't seen each other for days! Doesn't he care? Doesn't he miss me?
Damn it.
I should not doubt his feelings for me because of others' bitterness...but...
Arm's POV
"The device is sensitive, Khun Noo...finding the password to this safe is no easy task! I designed this safe to be technologically unbreakable!"
"Will it solve if we put explosives?"
"Well...if you don't mind blowing up the entire building, sir"
"That wouldn't be subtle...damn, Arm, why were you so efficient! This machine has been attached to the safe box and running for days!"
"Yes, but only one last code is missing, Khun Noo! That's great news! I had to track down possible breaches in my project to achieve this. And I can tell you that there are almost none!
"Good thing Khun Kinn hasn't come in here yet." Pol points out.
"No one dares to come in here when daddy is out. You handled the security cameras from this office, right Pol?"
"Yes, Khun Noo. Cameras from this office and hall. No one will suspect that we have entered here."
"Good."
"Damn!"
"What's the matter, Arm? Why is everything off?"
"I believe the program failed to crack the last code and the electronic board burned out."
"And now?"
"I have to build another device and search for a loophole. It will take a few days..."
"Dad will be back in two days! We don't have that time, Arm! Do something faster!"
"I told you, Khun Noo...I built this safe box to perfection...I can't rush things!"
"CLICK"
Suddenly the safe door opens.
"Pol... what have you done? Is this opened?" Khun Noo approaches the safe.
We gape at Pol.
"When I want to open my locker and it gets stuck, I hit the wall in a certain way... and it opens...I was just wondering if it would work..." Pol speaks shyly.
"Pol, you are GENIOUS!" Tankhun said excitedly, kissing both of Pol's cheeks, who turned red. "Arm, you just lost your genious post!"
"WHAT? This makes no sense...the safe lock is digital! A punch should not open it!!...wait a minute...a precise vibration maybe... destabilized the mechanism...Damn! That's a breach!! I have to improve this."
"Okay, okay, you work on this improvement for Dad later, Arm. Better not!! let's just leave it like this! Who knows we will need to open it again in the future."
After a while of rummaging through the safe, Tankhun shows us a black velvet box.
Pol and I watch intently as Khun Noo opens the box.
"What is it?" Pol asks, without understanding.
"A crystal and diamond key to the mafia chess room...a chess piece" I said, from what I could research on the subject Khun Noo asked for.
"The Red Queen" Tankhun grins.
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