His Offer of Faith
Christoph now had a plan for his purpose but he still wasn't fully a part of the family quite yet. One of his biggest issues was his ability to “hang out.” He was always a very introverted person who loved to cook alone in a lab, mining oil while daydreaming, or mining for his ingredients solemnly. If he wasn’t doing something that he deemed as productive to make money then he felt that he was doing something wrong. He knew he had to change that mindset as being a part of a family means that money isn’t everything but being present and taking part in banter and socializing was also a big thing for all the family members. He knew he had to make an effort and that it would take time to accomplish this change of mindset, in the meantime he could make headway in other aspects.
Christoph was always ready at a moment's notice when he was awake in the city. If anyone in the family needed a ride, he was there. If anyone needed help with a job, he was ready for anything. If there were meetings set up during the time that he was awake, he was present and attentive. He wanted to show Salvation that he was something that they could rely on and a person they can place their trust in. No matter how long it took, he was dedicated to prove this to the family.
One day Jackie gave him a call and had him meet her at Eden. When he arrived he noticed that there were Salvation cars already present in the parking area, when he got to the meeting spot he was met with a line of high command and members of Salvation. Christoph was always a very pessimistic person, he always assumed the worst and with that he figured that this meeting was where he was given the boot. Being told to stand in front of them all, he stood there with his head held up high and he thought back to everything he had gone through to get to that point, he thought back at his plan to make himself a valuable asset to Salvation and to put himself on the right path once again. He thought back to the dark tunnel and the light that he was getting closer and closer too. He didn’t know what Salvation was going to do but he knew that whatever it was that was decided, he knew that he was actually happy. Spending time with the members of Salvation gave him purpose and meaning back into his life; he hadn't remembered the last time he had some much fun with a group of like minded people that all wanted the best for the people around him. He saw how much support and love they put into one another and could only hope that if he was given the boot maybe they would still allow him to be an acquaintance.
They each told him something that they noticed about him while trialing for becoming a part of the family. They told him that they were impressed with the effort he was putting in and how much participation and attention he was putting forward. Christoph couldn’t believe he was hearing but he stayed silent and nodded at their comments. Jackie spoke up after a long time of silence and told him that they would like to offer him a promotion into the “Grunt” position; an offer into the family. Christoph accepted it with so much excitement and joy. He reached the end of his dark tunnel, he finally made it into the light at the end, and his family was there to meet him. All dressed in white, all ready to take the city by storm.