A walk to work 03

6 months later March 1st Calgary morning…

Getting out of his van and walking lazily to the half constructed apartment building in the short distance ahead Sebastion Denning could only hate himself for the fact that he not only felt under slept, but also hung over… seriously one of these days he'll finally get his sh!t together and stop treating his body like a garbage can, it's not even like he was out chasing women or even really having a blast it was just a regular week night with a few too many glasses of whiskey and some video games. Well he guessed that the orb sitting there watching him could be counted as company at this point considering how long its been perusing his life.

"Uuuugh…" he sighed out loud tilting his head back as he tried to crack his back and get a little more clarity before he started work.

Seriously he could understand when he was out on the town for his weekends drinking, playing pool, getting into trouble, and just enjoying himself…but seriously it seems to watch him more intently when he's gaming and yelling at his monitor, or when he's cooking and talking to himself. He really wished his little personal butler drone would f*ck off like how supposedly a lot of the other ones around the world had already done.

Looking askance at the silent drone following just behind and to his right he could only lament the fact it was still dogging him everywhere he went, it's even made it a bit harder to pick women up at the bar lately as he's usually the only one around with one of these things still following him around… lamenting this and with another exaggerated sigh he bent down and in one quick movement picked up and threw a rock at the drone over his shoulder.

*clink*

Yup Bob, that's what he liked to call his little hanger on, was a real gas to have around these days… well I mean some people didn't fully mind being watched when they were caught in intimate acts, but lately now that most of the Bob drones have disappeared that group has shrank considerably to an annoying amount… other than that though it did kinda feel great to know that when he pulled off a great shot in a game of pool that it might be recorded and stored someplace, with a half smile spreading across his face he reached down for another rock.

*clink*

When these things first showed up it was a huge thing all over the world with everyone scrambling to figure out what was going on, well except for the states for a few days anyways. Examining Bob with her elegant perfect metal shell and that crystal clear lens that slowly rotates now and then for ugh well he wasn't actually sure why it did that, "Maybe for focus? Ya focus that's gotta be it.", he couldn't really imagine any other reason, but then again he wasn't an expert or anything.

He could remember very clearly when Bob showed up as she cost him a pitcher of beer considering he was literally about to take a shot on an eight ball for a winning play at pool only to scratch when all of the screaming started in the bar. Bending down for another rock he couldn't really blame all of the people though, I mean when he looked up he was stunned to see all of those Bob's hovering about two feet above everyone. Some people ran only to find these little metallic balls would pursue them fanatically, others tried hiding or cowering behind things but that only seemed to entice the Bobs to come closer to observe.

The thrown stone just missed Bob, "Ugh f*ck I suck…", he grumbled while reminiscing about that night. Everything had eventually quieted down with some people more interested than afraid, and personally he was a little too f*cked up to feel too impacted by it and didn't notice that they were individually following people until later, that is until the guy he was playing against asked for his winning pitcher…ugh why couldn't that guy have been one of the ones who ran away, stupid drunk. That being said these things presented a huge mystery that nobody had been able to figure out yet, well aside from the fact they probably had something to do with the space station blowing up the same day they popped up…

Looking at Bob again with a frown that was a little deeper than his regular frown he couldn't help remember how this stupid b!tch had caused him to have more sleepless nights than his already hyperactive brain normally ha,. I mean seriously who wouldn't feel a little uncomfortable with a killer metallic monster watching you as you tried to sleep? Supposedly there was a huge amount of mental decline for a lot of people out there who had anxiety and a lot of regular people developed regular anxiety themselves. I mean drinking helped but had obvious detrimental side effects, and sleeping pills always made him feel a little groggy in the morning, ruminating on all of this he reached down again for a bigger rock.

*clink*

He had enough trials in life before this thing started following his every move, I mean it's not easy being an amputee let alone one who's a tradesman, "Man…" he sighed as he thought about how much nicer it would have been if he still had both of his legs…, "Eh f*ck it, it's not like it holds him back much, minus those dumb ass stairs anyway.", he grumbled looking up at the exposed fire exit stairs on the building he was closing up too.

He had been in an accident when he was younger, well as much of an accident can be when someone slams the gas down to the mat in a vehicle while his @ss was in its orbit, "No, no f*ck it stop, what's done is done and all I can do is make life my b!tch while try to eek out as much enjoyment as I can now just to spite it all.", that last thought was one that he definitely enjoyed and kept him going, thinking he was sticking it to life just by being alive. To be fair he was doing decent considering, he was high functioning, could work high stress physical jobs, went to the gym regularly, could play paintball and airsoft, was able to run relatively well, and could hunt and pack game out of the bush…although waking up cold always made his leg feel terrible…he was probably in better shape than a lot of people who had both legs, knowing that didn't help much though.

With one last half @ssed rock toss at Bob Sebastion stepped into the trailer set up for plumbers so he could fill out his hazard assessments for the day, and like always Bob blipped silently into an open area just to his right to keep watching him, causing everyone at the large table to flinch slightly, well except for one person. As he sat down and looked around he could see everyone was keeping their distance from him as usual, that is aside from his apprentice who was sitting across from him and was the only one who didn't flinch at Bob's appearance that is.