Cores

Chapter Two - The Blue-Haired Girl

Jacob and Elizabeth were startled by the sudden appearance of the girl with the blue hair. "Who are you?" Jacob asked, still trying to catch his breath.

The girl just grinned. "I'm just passing through," she said, "but I couldn't help but notice the cores you two have. Those are pretty rare, you know."

"What do you want with them?" Elizabeth asked, eyeing the girl warily.

The girl shrugged. "I don't want anything with them, but there are plenty of people who would kill to get their hands on them. You two need to be careful."

Jacob and Elizabeth exchanged a worried glance. They had no idea what they had gotten themselves into, but they knew that they couldn't just give up the cores.

"Thanks for the warning," Jacob said, trying to sound brave. "We'll be careful."

The girl just laughed. "You do that. And if you ever need any help, just give me a shout. I can help you with anything you need."

"How did you know about our cores?" Elizabeth asked.

"I have my ways. I created a special AI that can help me know a lot of things." The girl says.

"An AI?" Jacob asks.

"Yeah. Artificial Inteligence." The girl says. "It's a chatbot that can answer trivia questions, offer gift advice, help plan trips, and suggest dinner ideas. It's pretty handy to have around."

Jacob and Elizabeth were intrigued. They had never heard of anything like that before.

"But be careful," the girl added, "My AI can be a bit biased and sometimes incorrect. So, it's important to independently verify its advice. And don't forget to clear your data when you're done."

As the girl with the blue hair walked away, Jacob and Elizabeth couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. They had never encountered anyone like her before, and her warning had left them on edge.

"Who do you think she was?" Elizabeth asked, breaking the silence.

"I have no idea," Jacob replied, "but I think we should take her warning seriously. We need to be careful with these cores."

Elizabeth nodded in agreement. They had worked too hard to find the cores to just give them up to anyone who came asking.

"Let's go to my dorm. We can study these things, if your okay with it." Elizabeth says. "Yeah, thats fine." Jacob replies.

As they walked back to her dorm, Jacob and Elizabeth couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. They kept looking over their shoulders, but they didn't see anyone following them.

When they got back to Elizabeth's dorm, Jacob pulled out his laptop and started doing some research on the cores. The walls were painted a light blue color, and there were teal curtains hanging in front of the window. The furniture was a mix of vintage and modern pieces, with a teal sofa and a wooden coffee table taking center stage in the living room area.

Elizabeth sat down next to him and watched as he scrolled through pages of information. "Anything interesting?" she asked.

Jacob shook his head. "Not really. Just a bunch of technical jargon that I don't really understand. I think we need to find someone who knows more about this stuff."

"Like who?" Elizabeth asked.

"I don't know," Jacob replied, "but we can't just sit around waiting for something to happen. We need to be proactive."

Elizabeth nodded in agreement. They had to take matters into their own hands if they wanted to keep the cores safe.

As they continued to research, they came across a forum where people were discussing rare artifacts like the cores. They were talking about ancient egyptian encryptions about ten rulers called "the cores team."Jacob and Elizabeth decided to join the forum and see if they could get any information.

Within minutes of joining, they received a message from someone named "The Collector." "I hear you have something that I might be interested in," the message read.

Jacob and Elizabeth looked at each other nervously. They had a feeling that this was just the beginning of their troubles.

But before they could even respond, they received another message from someone else. This time it was from Damian, Jacobs brother.

"I heard about your recent discovery," the message read. "If you're interested, I could give you the address of a safe place to store them. You can trust me."

Jacob and Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief. They knew they could trust Damian.

"Thank you, Damian. We would appreciate that," Jacob replied.

Damian sent them the address, and Jacob and Elizabeth quickly packed up the cores and headed out.

When they arrived at the location, they were surprised to see the blue-haired girl standing there with two other people they didn't recognize.

"Who are they?" Elizabeth whispered to Jacob.

"I have no idea," Jacob replied.

The two strangers, who were two boys, looked angry and confused as to why Jacob and Elizabeth were there. The girl from earlier also was there, but she didn't say anything at all.

Jacob and Elizabeth didn't know what to do. They didn't want to start a fight, but they also didn't want to give up the cores.

They decided to play it cool and wait to see what happened next.