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He got off <strong>the</strong> lower bunk. He didn't hurt at all. That's what you get for going along with KenseltonHotel's sad<strong>is</strong>tic little games and using <strong>the</strong> beds.Conor opened <strong>the</strong> room's door and gazed sleepily out. The recently-released Ted was creeping off tosafety in <strong>the</strong> general direction of Neo's room.John looked at Conor."...Welcome to <strong>the</strong> family," Conor said.John's hand slowly moved towards <strong>the</strong> secret bottle of holy water that he carried around everywhere justfor fun. The first minion from Hell had crawled off, <strong>the</strong> second was a little out of range, but <strong>the</strong> thirdlooked within splashing d<strong>is</strong>tance..."Dude, wake up."**Ted's hand accidentally brushed <strong>the</strong> mouse and brought <strong>the</strong> computer out of sleep mode. MultipleInternet windows were open, most of <strong>the</strong>m d<strong>is</strong>playing <strong>the</strong> IMDb pages of various Keanu Reeves movies.Neo had decided that it couldn't hurt to know more about h<strong>is</strong> floormates.O<strong>the</strong>r Internet windows d<strong>is</strong>played various Matrix-related websites, because th<strong>is</strong> was exactly <strong>the</strong> kind ofsituation where Googling oneself was way too big a temptation, and one that Neo had eventuallysuccumbed to.Now he opened h<strong>is</strong> eyes and ra<strong>is</strong>ed h<strong>is</strong> head from <strong>the</strong> desk. H<strong>is</strong> neck hurt. That's what you get forfalling asleep at <strong>the</strong> computer.From outside <strong>the</strong>y could hear curious splashing no<strong>is</strong>es and angry yells. Neo wasn't too sure that hewanted to know what was going on out <strong>the</strong>re."What's going on out <strong>the</strong>re?" he asked none<strong>the</strong>less.Ted shrugged. "New dude. He has th<strong>is</strong> totally excellent flamethrower, but <strong>the</strong>n he pointed it at me."Neo scratched h<strong>is</strong> neck. He felt hungry. He remembered something about meals on <strong>the</strong> second floor of<strong>the</strong> central block. He looked at Ted. "Are you hungry?""Yeah.""Let's go, <strong>the</strong>n."So <strong>the</strong>y left <strong>the</strong> room, glanced briefly at Jack and a slightly damp Conor angrily holding John against <strong>the</strong>wall and yelling at him ("Catcha later, dudes!" Ted said), <strong>the</strong>n trooped past <strong>the</strong>m and out <strong>the</strong> stairwelldoor in search of breakfast.The map claimed that <strong>the</strong> ten blocks connected to <strong>the</strong> central one on <strong>the</strong> fifth floor. The lifts lookedbusy, so <strong>the</strong>y climbed up <strong>the</strong> one floor via <strong>the</strong> stairs; went through <strong>the</strong> connecting corridor via <strong>the</strong> liftlobby and emerged in <strong>the</strong> funness of <strong>the</strong> central block. Signs hanging from <strong>the</strong> ceiling informed <strong>the</strong>mthat <strong>the</strong> hospital was just upstairs. One floor down was <strong>the</strong> bar, currently still fairly empty. O<strong>the</strong>rinteresting places were all around. They ignored <strong>the</strong>m and joined <strong>the</strong> small groups of people trailing into<strong>the</strong> cafeteria on <strong>the</strong> second floor.The cafeteria <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest room in Kenselton Hotel. Located in <strong>the</strong> central non-residential block, it <strong>is</strong>half <strong>the</strong> size of a football field and filled with neatly arranged tables and benches. Gourmet chefscheerfully whip up <strong>the</strong> meals that are served from behind <strong>the</strong> food counters. Vending machines givingfree drinks and snacks line <strong>the</strong> walls. The bright, spacious room <strong>is</strong> spotless and white – <strong>the</strong> standard<strong>is</strong>suecleaners do a good job.**The place <strong>is</strong> free-seating, though characters played by <strong>the</strong> same actor tend to congregate, probably dueto a craving for familiarity in th<strong>is</strong> strange world <strong>the</strong>y have been zapped into. There are a fair number ofexceptions – mainly those who are sick of seeing <strong>the</strong>ir own face, and those who prefer to stick aroundfriends or family who have been brought over as well.

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