THE FUTURE IS NEO.

     I never really thought I was a bad person. Sure, I’ve done plenty of bad things, but doesn’t everyone? Everyone has had a moment where they get insulted about ten years ago and then the ongoing want to publicly humiliate them in your school’s newspaper. Granted, that was in high school. I’ve recently graduated from college. I’m an accredited psychologist and therapist now, and I couldn’t be happier. Everything else set aside... I just want to help people.

     A few months before I noticed two groups starting to rise around the campus. E.G.O. and A.L.T.E.R.. I didn’t think much of it, but I didn’t have much to think about. I never thought either of them would approach me, but I suppose that notion was wrong. Only a day after I had graduated I received a letter from A.L.T.E.R.. It was a neat little letter, presented in a lovely envelope with a red seal. I kept it in tact, red was my favorite color, and I just thought it was neat. Kept it in a little side drawer in my home.

     It was an invitation to join their ranks. They promised me in the letter I would be able to help people. That’s all I wanted to do, of course. So I went to their little interview, it went great. They said my first assignment and uniform would arrive by mail days later.

     I tried my uniform on first before the letter. Maybe it was anxiety about the assignment, or just to see if it fit well. Regardless, wearing it felt nice. It made me feel like I was a part of something. I sat down on my couch, next to the side drawer, holding the letter in my hands. I opened the envelope carefully, still not damaging another seal, though I didn’t want to keep this one. My heart sank as I read the assignment.