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What if Hideo realizes he’s e mistake?
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A pair of torn jeans, with both of h My favorite old T-shirt with a vintage print of SEGA on it The same beat-up pair of boots I wear almost every day A red plaid flannel shirt, faded from too many washes
Dad would be horrified
Despite how coht I’d woken up at the crack of dawn, bleary-eyed and disoriented, s under my eyes, and my skin has seen better days
I’d ironed my poor plaid flannel as well as I could, twice, but the collar still looks crumpled and worn I roll the sleeves up neatly to ht as I can In theI like thiswith ht, and the rainbow of colors in it shines in the ht But I don’t have any makeup to cover the dark circles under my eyes--and with exactly thirteen dollars to o out and blow it on face creams and concealer Both my T-shirt and the flannel look hopelessly old and hen contrasted with everything bright and new in this penthouse suite The sole ofoff The holes in er than I remember
Game studios aren’t exactly known for strict dress codes, but even theythe top bosses
Forechoes around the suite, and a light nearcall I tap to accept it, and a h speakers hidden throughout , Miss Chen" Over the speakers, with no virtual overlays, she switches to speaking English "Your car is waiting outside for you, whenever you are ready"
"I’ my oords
"See you soon," she says
Jiro and the sa outside I half expect him to make some sort of remark about reetswith a scene of sunflowers and sunrise playing on the s Jiro’s suit is flawlessly sharp, a perfect black outfit with a crisp white shirt that uards look, then what should I be wearing? I keep tugging at etheht now He’d suck in his breath and wince Absolutely not, he’d say He’d grabme immediately to the nearest boutique, credit card debt be da harder on ht away
The car finally stops before a white gate I listen curiously as the bodyguard says so to what looks like an automated machine attendant Froo on the side of the gate Henka Games Then the carat a spot near the front sidewalk Jiro comes around to let me out "Here we are," he says with a slass doors We step into the largest lobby I’ve ever seen
Light pours in fro atrium and down to where we stand, in theindoor vines Water trickles fro these walls Stacks of clean white balconies curve along the building’s insides A faint carving of the Henka Ga down fro Warcross tea a team’s symbol in celebration of the current chaht If I earing NeuroLink glasses right now, I bet these banners would be animated
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