THE MOMENT
Turbo walked along the sidewalk with an ear-to-ear grin. He swiveled his head left and right trying to take all the sights in. He felt like someone took all his favorite stores and put them on one street. But, he could do his personal browsing later; at the moment, he was helping out the team. Though, he realized he could help the team better if he had something in his stomach.
Turbo, like most of the other students he spotted, came to the new area straight after school. The Halloween party scheduled for the end of the month became a full event that started today. Everyone was searching. He did not expect the search to take the two hours he'd already lost, and he knew he wasn't any closer to finding the entrance. He'd stopped to check every suspicious crack or crooked handle but the guild entrance continued to elude him.
Then, a diner caught his eye. It was a long building with windows showing a bright, white-lit interior. It was full of patrons, with several more waiting for seats at the entrance. Turbo's first thought was that he was too hungry to wait. But, then he was hit with an unsettling realization. That diner wasn't there a few moments ago.
Turbo had been paying very close attention to all his surroundings and he knew for a fact the diner wasn't there the last time he looked in that direction. On top of that, it seemed wrong somehow. The diner was lit inside with white light and the building itself was painted with orange and silver. It stood out from the towering city redesigned for the event. He was surrounded by imposing steel structures that glowed internally with blue light. Most of the buildings were empty decorations, but that made the lively restaurant stand out more. No matter how he looked at it compared to the rest of the city; it just didn't line up. Then Turbo recognized the colors.
"Orange and silver, duh!" He smacked his own forehead, then headed into the diner. The crowd of people at the entrance parted to let him pass. The inside of the diner was completely different than what he expected. From the outside, he could see people sitting down and enjoying a meal; but, inside all he found was a single table. A man with mechanical arms sat at the table hunched over and focused on something with a golden glow; he wore a translucent orange visor over his eyes.
Turbo approached the table quietly, he did not want to disturb the man while he worked. But, inside he was doing backflips. Turbo knew the man had mechanical legs to go with his mechanical arms, he knew everything about the CyberRiot captain, Roger.
"Congratulations," Roger said as soon as Turbo was close enough. He looked up and his visor disappeared. "Your team can now earn favor from CyberRiot. You'll get quests from us added to your log daily." Turbo was thrilled just to talk to Roger. He inched closer as Roger gave him the brief explanation. Turbo stood right in front of the table after Roger finished.
"You should have the first set of quests for today if you want to do any of those...," Roger said. Turbo nodded, he saw the quests added to his tracker in the corner of his vision. But, then he shook his head. He saw an opportunity he wasn't sure he'd ever have again.
"Actually, I was wondering...," Turbo said. He nodded at the golden glow on the table, then a red, translucent visor appeared over his eyes. "...need any help with that?"