Genesis Sync

In Genesis, Red Rose whistled before asking, "Did he guess that or figure that out somehow?"

"Most likely figured it out from Sarah’s remark," Fire Empress replied, though she now wore a worried expression after hearing John’s remark about the punishment. (Fuck, fuck, fuck.}

***

"That's correct," Sarah answered honestly, though she was slightly surprised by his question. "How did you know?"

"Not hard to take a guess. After all, the access band allows for face-to-face communication, so it must have a camera of some sort; then there is Tia, who controls everything to do with Genesis and that includes the access bands,” John began to explain. “Then there was the part about you mentioning that you were not the only one curious about this situation.

Finally, Tia mentioned an investigation and a punishment for the human race; you may be the Empress's niece, but that's all you are, as you have no real power, so I’m guessing someone of high standing and with real power is watching, if not the Empress herself since you're the one that's here."

***

"Ok, that clinches it; this boy is beyond smart. How has no one realised this in that stupid city?" Red Rose suddenly asked.

“It is very strange that none of his teachers picked up on this and definitely bears investigation,” Fire Empress replied while frowning. “Such a smart individual could benefit our race greatly… assuming he doesn't abandon us.”

“Is that possible, mother?” Red Rose asked in alarm.

Fire Empress sighed, “After how he’s been treated, I wouldn’t be surprised.”

***

"You're a very smart man, Mr. Michaels. You are correct that Empress Alexia Bristle is currently watching everything that happens along with her daughter, First Princess Adria Bristle."

"Oh, whoopdeedoo," John replied sarcastically, causing the room to fall into an uncomfortable silence.

Finally, Sarah couldn’t take the uncomfortable silence or the angry look on John’s face and so looked around at the apartment again while asking, "How did you survive without the government funding you're supposed to receive for being an orphan?"

"Since you already know that I’ve been working illegally, I'm guessing that Tia has already investigated how I survived, so there is no use hiding it,” John replied. “There are plenty of companies out there that are willing to pay cash-in-hand so as to avoid paying more tax; you just have to learn who to ask, and I’m a quick learner.”

“So you’ve been working illegally for what?

“Eleven years.”

“Since you were seven?” Sarah asked in shock.

“It was either that or starve,” John shrugged as he sat down on the edge of his bed while taking off his access band and indicating for Sarah to take the sole chair in the room.

Sarah flashed a thankful smile before sitting down, something that surprised John slightly. {Huh, I expected her to find a way to decline because of how old and mothridden it obviously is.}

“What can a seven-year-old do when he has no family or friends to turn to?” John asked.

“What about asking your teachers? Didn’t you ask them for help?”

“During primary school, there was no need, as they all already knew about my parents' death and so while I did do the occasional odd jobs, the first few years of being alone were not so bad,” John explained. “At least until I became eleven and moved to my current school. There I received no help at all, even when I approached my homeroom teacher, Miss Brown, about it.”

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“She did nothing?” Sarah asked in surprise.

John shook his head in reply.

“Accessing Dawnscape City high schools database and pulling up information on Mary Brown,” Tia suddenly announced. “File shows multiple commendations from some of the more influential families in the city and very few complaints.”

“Basically saying she sucks up to the rich and powerful,” John scoffed.

“Expanding search to Dawnscape City’s citizen database. Bank records show regular deposits of the same amounts into her bank account.

Accessing Dawnscape City surveillance system and syncing surveillance camera outside the bank with the time of deposit. Backtracing the path the individual took before arriving at the bank. Footage shows her leaving the same brothel Frank Hargreaves spends John Michaels' government funding at.”

“Frank Hargreaves?” John repeated in confusion.

“He’s the government official who was in charge of your school year's Genesis initiation, as well as being the one responsible for arranging your government funding after being orphaned,” Sarah explained.

“Him?” John asked before holding his chin. “Now that you mention it, I think I did meet him once before at the government offices when I was seven.”

“Accessing brothels surveillance system and cross-referencing Frank Hargreaves with Mary Brown,” Tia continued. “There are no cameras in any of the brothels' rooms; however, footage shows both parties entering the room a few minutes apart. They then remained in that room for roughly two hours before leaving separately. Correlation of there apparence, clothing, mannerisms and multiple other factors from both before and after entering the room indicates that the pair were most likely intimate with each other.”

“So they are conspiring together against John?” Sarah asked in a cold tone.

“Why am I not surprised?” John remarked sarcastically before asking. “Miss Brown is single, but what about this Frank Hargreaves?”

“Miss Brown is unmarried; available data suggests that she is in a relationship other than Frank Hargreaves,” Tia replied. “As for Frank Hargreaves, he is married with no children.”

“Not for much longer,” Sarah remarked with a cold smile.

"John Michaels, I once again request your assistance," Tia announced.

"With?" John asked.

"After you did not log into Genesis for four months, I started to wonder why, so I tried to contact you with no success, as you are now aware." Tia began explaining. "After that, I started looking into your personal history, bank account history, school history and many other things to try to figure out why you lived where you did and why you never received your government allowance."

"Wow, Tia, you're quite the stalker of an AI," John said with a chuckle.

“I’m surprised you can joke at a time like this,” Sarah remarked.

John just shrugged and said, “I guess I’m relieved to know that someone is finally looking out for me, even if it is an overpowered stalker AI.”

Sarah covered her mouth and chuckled before saying, “You must be the first person in history to call Tia a stalker; most people wouldn’t dare.”

Tia ignored their remarks, though if Fire Empress or Red Rose had been paying attention to her, they would have noticed a small smile grace her lips. “We have already ascertained that both Frank Hargreaves and Mary Brown are complicit in you not receiving your government funding, but is there anyone else you can think of that might be involved?”

“I already knew nothing regarding any of this since no one told me I was entitled to government funding, so how am I supposed to know if anyone else was involved?” John asked.

“Then can you remember anything unusual happening to you?”

“I suppose the bullying directed against me is greater than anyone else, but bullying at school isn’t exactly unusual,” John replied.

“Do you have any idea why they picked on you?” Sarah asked.

John waved at the apartment around him before saying, “Take a look around you and then ask me that question again if you even still need to.”

“Fair point, my apologies,” Sarah replied. “Then who was the main instigator of the bullying?”

"Dean Thomas. I don't know much about his family, other than that they apparently run a successful mine in Genesis under the Dawnscape guild. Because of this, his family has some say in the city.

When I was younger and before I became an orphan, I was fairly popular at school. Dean did not like that because he thought he should be at the top of the ladder with his family being so important and all. Because of this, he tried to bully and intimidate me, but I never listened and just ignored him.

Then, after my parents died and I became an orphan, his bullying only got worse. If I had to guess, he probably talked to his father or someone else in his family and they pulled some strings to stop me from getting any sort of school or anywhere else.”

John then pointed towards his access band, which lay next to him on his bed while adding, “I also wouldn't be surprised if he or his family had something to do with my access band."

“Searching for any correlation Dean Thomas and his family might have with either Frank Hargreaves or Mary Brown. No correlation discovered.”

“Huh, guess I was wrong and it really was just bullying,” John said in surprise.

“I guess even you can be wrong at times,” Sarah playfully teased.

John's only reply was to look at her playful smirk, which quickly changed into a look of shock as Tia asked, "What would you like to do about this, John Michaels?”

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