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Loud music was coming from his room, the highschooler engrossed in whatever he was doing on his Pc at that time. The brunette was focused. More than focused. His eyes were dry, and tired. But he couldn't stop now. No he was so close to finishing his small 'project' he had been working on for the past year.
After some time he leaned back, staring at the monitor while taking a swig of his energy drink. Everything looked okay... There were no visible errors in the code, yet that didn't mean that it would automatically work... But it had to! He was sure of it.
After some minutes 007n7 released the breath he didn't realise he was holding, reaching for his phone with trembling hands. He connected it to the Pc, hesitantly pulling the file onto his mobile device. Who knows what will happen... It either will work as intended, or crash his phone and corrupt all of his data... He really should've gotten a backup phone- But who has money for this in this economy? He'd just have to pray that the code won't corrupt...
Slowly 7n7 removed his phone, staring at it for a solid minute, his finger just hovering above the new icon, trembling slightly. He took a deep breath. " You got this, seven... Whats the worst that could happen?... yeah there's a lot of bad things that could happen... but it's gonna be fineee! You fixed all the issues from version 0.5... Logically there's nothing that could go wrong... " He mumbled, leaning back and staring at the ceiling with a sigh, trying to calm his nerves, the loud music a nice distraction from his anxious thoughts. It wouldn't have been the first time that the programme crashed and took all his data with it... Luckily he had been able to recover them that time...
After another minute he looked down to the phone in his hands once more, finally pressing the icon with trembling hands. Sweat started building on his forehead as he watched the application load for some seconds, already preparing for the worst. But then... It loaded. It didn't crash. 7n7 released an relaxed sigh, sinking into his chair a bit. Now he just had to hope that it worked aswell.
But how would he possibly figure that out?
The brunette tapped his way through the menu, leaning back in his chair while thinking how to test his programme.
The last bit of the energy drink went down his throat, and just as he was about to throw it behind him into the trash he stopped. An idea creeping into his mind. Seven looked at the can, and then back to his phone, quickly snatching it as if someone else tried to take it from him.
//:move:object:"can"/new location:"trashcan"//
He quickly put in a script, hands trembling in anticipation, hesitating for a second before letting it carry out. His eyes widened when the can disappeared from his cluttered desk and fell into the trash can with a quiet thunk.
7n7 leaned back in his chair, staring at his ceiling once more, before looking back at his phone, as if he tried to make sure his eyes didn't deceive him. Then after a few seconds he removed his glasses, placing them on his desk before his hand found it's way back to his face. He started giggling, then laughing maniacally. " Oh 007n7... you really ARE a genius... " the brunette chuckled to himself, dragging his hand through his disheveled hair.
He did it... He really did it! He made an an genuine exploiting tool!
Once he slowly started to calm down from his laughter he grabbed his phone once more, trying out more things with his newfound power. He'd probably have to do some more changes to the general UI, making it more user friendly, but for now it would be great! Maybe he'd even find a way to make it even more portable. He had seen some new technology recently. Making it possible to summon small UI's with a flick of the wrist. He'd just have to figure out how to implement it into his programme... Right- He also still needed a cool name for it... Maybe something like... "bangsript", "c00lgui" or perhaps "expl0igui"... mhm... none of those really had that spark he was looking for. But for now he'd probably just stick with c00lgui. It was short, memorable and it even had the two zeros from his name in it! Oh he really was a genius!
The Highschooler put his phone back onto his now tidy desk, which he had cleaned with the c00lgui just moments earlier, putting his focus back onto his monitor. Despite the clock reading 2AM he was far from tired. Probably the energy drinks he had been drinking exclusively throughout the night... But that just gave him some more time to do some small bug fixes and UI changes! 7n7 quickly grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, sketching out a small design for the c00lgui. Maybe a red boarder... Black background and white text... Yep! That looked fire! After stretching for a moment his fingers began rushing over the keyboard once more, changing small parts and bits of the UI's code to make it look more appealing and user friendly. At the same time he began researching more portable technology. Sure, his phone was plenty portable, but currently it took ages to boot up the Gui- And if he had to get it out somewhere quickly that would be too much time wasted! And if he'd lose it somewhere people could easily figure out that he made it and that would just get him into more trouble than needed.
Yet when he spotted the price for such technology his jaw dropped lower than himself that one time his bullies pushed him down the stairs. Really?? In THIS economy?? Buying the licence for that would put him into debt for like- ever!
His eyes flickered back to his phone, the Gui still running on it, as an thought crossed his mind.
Maybe... Just maybe... He could find a way to pirate the code and use it without paying...
But that would be a quest for tomorrow 7n7. It was already way too late for that... Fuck he was tired- The energy drinks slowly started losing their effect...
Seven sighed tiredly, secretly wishing he could continue coding, yet his chair was starting to feel as if he was sitting on hot nails, and his comfortable and warm bed was practically calling for him.
So he quickly saved the changes he had made before shutting down his pc and getting ready for bed.
He definitely would have to test out the c00lgui's limits tomorrow...
The next day 007n7 woke up around lunchtime, his eyes still heavy and the soft bedsheets feeling as if they wanted to devour him back into sweet slumber. The brunette stayed in bed for a few more minutes, just trying to slowly wake up. Staying up that late probably fucked his sleep cycle HORRIBLY. But it was fine. It was Sunday, and no one could tell him when to wake up or what to do. Well... almost everyone... 7n7 had skipped dinner yesterday to focus on coding, and his stomach was NOT happy about not getting fed for almost 24 hours. It was growling dangerously, as if threatening to eat itself if he didn't supply it with something to eat.
Seven groaned a bit before reluctantly pushing the warm, comforting bedsheets off of himself, and cold shower immediately creeping down his spine.
The brunette rubbed his eyes with an yawn, his free hand trying to feel the glasses on his end table. Once he grabbed them he pushed them onto his face, sighing slightly before finally getting out of bed and making his way to the kitchen.
Yet he already had a sinking feeling that there wouldn't be a lot that was up to his taste.
And just as he expected, the fridge looked... sad. depressing, even. There was just a few cans of energy drinks and bloxy cola, an half empty bottle of ketchup and a jar of pickles. Silently he closed the fridge, only to open it once more a few moments later, hoping that there would be at least SOMETHING spawned jn there now. Yet there was still only the depressing sight in front of him. Great... what now?
7n7 pinched the bridge of his nose with a groan, thinking. Most stores were closed today, so grocery shopping would be out of the question.
Yet suddenly he got an Idea, his eyes shot up, staring at nothing in particular. It was as if lightning struck him and activated the little lightbulb in his head.
His local pizzeria SHOULD be open today...That would also give him an opportunity to try out the c00lgui some more! Quickly he disappeared into the bathroom, freshening himself up before swinging himself into his clothes and grabbing his phone and shoulder bag.
Well at least he looked a LITTLE presentable! Seven grabbed his favourite burger hat from the rack, grabbing his house keys in the same motion and swinging himself out of the door, humming along to the music that was blasting through his earphones.
The pizzaria was only a 20 minute walk from his place, so he should arrive there once rush hour would be over.
7n7 took out one of his earphones once he arrived, standing in the que while thinking about what to get.
His eyes fell onto the cashier. That guy was definitely new... He had never seen him here before. And he looked really familiar... But he couldn't point his finger on from where he knew him...
When the brunette spotted the name tag the pieces clicked together inside of his head. 'Elliot'... That guy went to the same school as him! Just that he was a junior and Seven was a Senior. He didn't knew that he worked here... Well- they didn't really had that much contact, so what else did he expect.
When it was his turn he smiled friendly before giving in his order. " Hi uhh... I'll take one pizza hawaii and a bloxy cola... and make that a menu! For eating here, please " 007n7 spoke, getting out his wallet to pay.
" alright, that would be 15,50c! " Sevens jaw practically fell open when he heard the price. " Jeez... Those prices have really gotten up since I've been here last time... " the brunette mumbled to himself with a frown while searching together the cash in his wallet, handing it to the cashier soon after. " thank you! I'll get that out for you soon! "
7n7 nodded politely, sitting down at one of the tables.
He positioned himself pretty much at the front so that he had a good look at the counter. He had already thought about what to do, he just had to get into the pizzerias system...
His pizza and drink came out soon later, Elliot placing the tablet in front of him. Poor guy looked exhausted. Probably has been working since opening hours...
Seven thanked him before the Junior disappeared again, immediately focusing on his phone again, beginning to shove one of the pizza slices into his mouth. Oh the taste was heavenly... He really needed that...
While his pizza was in preparation 7n7 had looked for a way to get into the pizzerias system, and while he did that he found out that their WIFI wasn't secured, which gave him the perfect basis to sneak in.
The brunette quickly booted up the c00lgui, connecting to the wifi, and after some time he was in. An triumphant smile appeared on his face, yet his blood was starting to run cold. What if someone ended up catching him in the act? Or what if an Admin finds out somehow? What if the gui wasn't as encrypted as he thought and this could be traced back to him... Seven took a small breath, trying to calm his racing thoughts. It would be fine... It would just be an harmless prank... And even then, there were barely any people here right now, and there probably won't be any more for today.
7n7 looked through the system he had successfully infiltrated, noticing that he could add things to the order list. Oh this would be perfect!
An small smirk made its way onto his face. About 55 of everything sounded okay! maybe a few hundred for the smaller items... Yep! This would be great fun!
The highschooler put in the orders, glancing up to see Elliot looking at the ordering screen, first confused, then nervous and at last panicked the more orders came in.
007n7 watched as he looked around panicked, before disappearing into the back.
He couldn't help but to suppress his giggling. Oh this felt great! He had so much power with such an small application! The world was practically his oyster!When Elliot returned with the manager some minutes later Seven looked up from his phone again, watching the commotion while shoving the last slice of pizza into his mouth. He felt a bit bad, but it was just an harmless prank, so technically it should be all fine!
When he finished he got up, leaving an additional 5c tip on the tray, for the inconvenience. At least that kept his mind from judging himself too hard.
When 7n7 returned home and closed the door behind him he just stood there for a good moment, the realisation of what he had just done dawning on him. He just exploited... Successfully... without getting caught...
His hands were trembling, and he slowly slid down the door, laughing hysterically while placing one of his hands on his forehead. He did it! He really did it! Oh it felt so good... The adrenaline rush felt better than probably every drug out there. He had never felt so... Alive... before. It was great, honestly! He couldn't wait to figure out what else he could do with his gui!