Pixelate 5: Code VIRUS

Chapter 2: Cousins

The next day...

Ulrich: "(yawning) I can last on an hour of sleep."

Ulrich is walking towards the main entrance to Caile High School.

Ulrich: "Can't wait to see cousin Kyle!"

Ulrich strolls up to school to see a lanky male with blond hair, buttoned up, blue shirt, tan pants, black sneakers, and a mechanical glove on his left hand leaning against a wall.

Ulrich: "Hey Kyle!"

Kyle: "(awkwardly)Well shi-"

Kyle slips and falls to the ground.

Ulrich: "You okay?"

Kyle: "(awkwardly) My worst nightmare became a reality."

Kyle gets on his feet as Ulrich joins him.

Ulrich: "So I hear that you've become famous."

Kyle: "(awkwardly) And I hear that my sanity walked out the door an hour ago."

???: "Kyle?"

Two twins with brown hair, one male and one female with metallic gloves on their left hands, stroll up to Kyle and Ulrich.

Kyle: "O-Oh hey Isabel! Anthony!"

Anthony: "Who're you?"

Ulrich: "I'm Ulrich Isawell, Kyle's cousin. You two are Anthony and Isabel Del!"

Isabel: "Cousins?"

Kyle: "Y-Yeah..."

Anthony: "You aren't a Tomorrow's Reality Player?"

Ulrich: "That VR Game Shining Hope reigns supreme in?"

???: "Uh... guys?"

Two more people with metallic gloves join the conversation. The first is male with black hair and a brown shirt with the word light. The other is female with red hair and a purple shirt with a music note pattern.

Isabel: "Hey Michael."

Michael: "Who's this guy?"

Ulrich: "Michael Myls and Andrea Kain! I'm Kyle's cousin Ulrich and I'm a freshman at Caile High starting today."

Andrea: "You seem like you've got some spirit!"

Kyle: "Yeah he does..."

Everyone is heading for the quad.

Ulrich: "And I plan on joining Tomorrow's Reality as an Engineer."

Micheal: "Oh yeah! Walker just added that last week."

Kyle is clearly trying to ignore the discussion.

Isabel: "Are you okay?"

Kyle: "I-It's nothing."

The bell rings.

Ulrich: "U-Um..."

Anthony: "You have no idea on where your classes are."

Ulrich: "Yeah..."

Anthony: "I'll show you around."

Anthony takes Ulrich's hand and yanks him forward.

Ulrich: "Wh-Whoa!"

Andrea: "(awkwardly) See ya later..."

The others awkwardly head to class...