Second Skin: Game Of Destiny

She quickly made her way inside & shut the door, sliding and cl.i.c.k.i.n.g noises could be heard inside the door automatically locking itself with several internal long bolts evenly spaced up the length of the door.

The very small 2-Bedroom, 1-Bath she shared with her mother was dark & dead silent as she entered. The lights slowly flashed on in the main room with was the living room/ kitchen, the kitchen had a bar top counter on the side facing the living room area with 3 bar stools for eating at. the living room had an older, small but comfy sofa & a holo tv. The holo tv box looked jury rigged as it has miscellaneous bits & pieces & is not streamlined or seemless. Another piece of tech She and Jason put together, otherwise her & her mom could never have afforded such a thing. Though they hardly ever used the holo tv, who has the time these days? She sighed softly knowing her mom would be working until very late.

Every since the untimely death of her father things had been difficult for them, if She hadn't gotten so many scholarsh.i.p.s she wouldn't have been able to attend ANY college. And her mom juggled 2 full-time jobs & 1 part-time job just to afford this place & the little food they got every week. The addition of the part-time job was a recent change and she could tell it was wearing down her mother, even if she wouldn't say it out loud she was worried.

She walked into her tiny bedroom, as she did the lights shut off in the main room & slowly flashed on in her bedroom, by the time they had come on she was already to her desk. Her room was just big enough for a twin bed to the left as soon as you entered, a simulation pod against the back left corner, a desk in the back right corner with tech & computer equipment on it, & a closet to the immediate right as you enter. She set her backpack down next to her desk & removed the Thermo-Regulator at the back of her neck placing it in her desk. She grabbed a towel, a simple white shirt decorated with a cherry with slit rounded eyes & a curved line smily face on the front & a pair of synthetic denim shorts which were hanging in her closet. She walked back out of her room & into the shared bathroom hanging her towel & clothes on the hooks on the wall. She reached into the walk-in shower & touched the temperature setting touchpad labeled "3", the water came on and slowly got hot. While waiting for the water she took out the band in her hair, undoing the french braid with her hands. Then she picked up an iocnic brush from the small drawer under the sink & brushed her long wavy hair out, the ends of her hair frazzled by the outside pollution. Once done she put the brush back & walked into the shower protective suit & all, as she stepped in it automatically slide a partition closed behind her to keep the water in. The hot steaming water hit her body through the suit she could feel the warmth, & she let out a soft sigh. Dark grey & dark brown streaked water ran off her hair & suit to swirl around the drain. Once the water became clearer she touched the "4" touchpad, the water changed to still warm but not quite so hot. She unfastened the straps holding her Communicator to her left wrist & set it on a ledge inside the shower, naturally this device was fully pressure sealed like any tech that goes outside, otherwise the chemicals in the air would corrode it. She unzipped her suit & slowly slid it off now that the larger particles had been washed from it.

As she rolled her shoulders & arms out of the dark grey suit, the sudden showing of her porcelain colored skin was a striking difference to her suit, one could finally see her true beauty unveil. Her B.r.e.a.s.ts were supple, perky & piled high on her c.h.e.s.t, her n.i.p.p.l.es a soft shade of pink on her glowing white skin tone. Her hair seems darker now that its wet, it almost appears black, it runs like a wide river down the soft skin of her defined back. Finally her top half was free of that damn confining suit, she started to peel her h.i.p.s and legs out, her wide h.i.p.s & round yet firm b.u.t.t sprang out of the suit as if desperate to be free. She finished rolling the suit down her legs as the warm water c.a.r.e.s.sed every part of her skin, all the tension in her muscles slowly fading as if being melted away. Her attractive legs that could belong to a dancer slid out of the suit & her tiny feet stepped softly on the floor of the shower.

She hung up the suit on a hook on the shower wall, the wall panels opened & the hook retreated into the wall, taking the protective suit with it. She turned back to the water & while tried to spend as little time as possible. She touched a pad that said "hair" & gel was dispensed from a small spout into her small hands. This "gel" both decontaminated her hair, while revitalizing it from the pollutants & decontamination, but it was simply known as "Shampoo". She rubbed her hands together & lathered her hair, then she let it sit in her hair as she continued. She touched a pad labled "shave" then she put her arms out straight on either side of her, level with her shoulders, a beam of light actually a type of laser carresed over her in the confines of the shower from her toes to her neck before it stopped, highlighting her curves. This process removed dead skin cells & other disease vectors like body hair. Once it was done she rinsed her hair out thoroughly. Due to the volume & length of her hair this took some time & effort to do.

Finally She tapped "4" again and the water shut off, next she touched "Dry", pores seemed to open on the wall of the shower, she shut her eyes as a gust of airid air blew over her body & hair for a few seconds before shutting off. The partition then slid away as she reached out grabbing her towel and pulling it to herself, most of the water on her body was gone, but her hair was still quite damp, she toweled off her whole body before, towel drying her hair abit then she wrapped her hair up in the towel and piled it on her head. She reached up taking back her Communicator & reattached it to her now b.a.r.e left wrist. Then she stepped out of the shower and onto the seemingly cold floor, she quickly slipped her clothes on. Her shorts hugged her h.i.p.s, & t.h.i.g.hs beautifully without hindering movement too much, fastening just below her belly button. The loose top hung long on her covering the top of her waist band & exposing the top of her right shoulder. She unwrapped the towel from her hair & towel dryed it one more time, it was still slightly damp but would dry soon, then she hung the towel back up to air dry.

The lighting continued to conserve energy & follow her movements through the tiny apartment, she entered the kitchen area. Knowing how horribly ragged her mother was running herself lately she doubted her mother would have the energy to make anything once home, being the responsible and dutiful daughter she was she decided to cook. Atleast this way her mom could have a quick meal before bed.

She opened the door on what appeared to be a standing freezer, with a small Refrigerated drawer at the bottom. One could tell by the bitter cold seeping from the open door that it was no standard freezer but a deep freeze, keeping products sterile & preserved for much longer lengths of time. Inside there were rows that each held numerous vaccu-packed products that seemed to each contain a different colored slime, each row was labeled. From left to right in the center the rows were as follows: beef, pork, chicken, white fish, shellfish. The rows above were deserts, the rows below were vegetables then fruits. She pulled out a beef,& a kale packet then shut the door.

Each packet contained pre-programmed cloned cells of different organisms, she opened the cabinet took out a special glass plate & emptied the sludge of the beef packet onto it. Then she went to a wall mounted machine, it looked similar to a microwave, however it was a "Growther" it activated the pre-programmed cells to start multplying. She opened its door put the plate in before closing the door, then she held up the now empty packet to a screen on the device, next to the door handle, a brief computerized female voice said "Beef", and the machine came to life. While that was going she turned & touched a button on the opposite counter near the sink a compartment slid open & she immediately dropped the packet in. this was a materials "de-constructor" it took apart items that could be harmful to the environment, such as plastics, & converted it into its base chemicals, which were then carried by drainage systems back to the chemical plants in each city so the process could start again.

She turned back around just as the computerized voice on the Growther said "Done", she opened the door & removed the glass plate that was now filled with beef muscle tissue, similar to that of a tough steak but without the shape or marbling, after all it was all from the same cells. She took it to a flattop device and set the plate on it, she touched a pad on it & said "Beef, medium" a light shone over the food and sizzling started to take place. She preferred hers to be a Medium-rare but since she was cooking for her Mom too, she decided to make it how her mother liked. She went back to the cabinet pulled out a large glass bowel, & poured the kale packet in, repeating the process with the Growther & the de-constructor. When the Growther was done this time, she opened the door & pulled out the glass bowel which was now filled with kale leaves, setting it down on the counter.

She went back to the freezer, opening fridge drawer this time, she removed a bottle labled "Green Goddess" & shut the drawer. Then at the cabinets under the counter she pulled out a bag of mixed seeds & proceed to doctor the salad before putting the bottle of dressing & seed bag back. By this time the meat was long done, having been quickly & accurately cooked by the lasers.