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Post by Yuno on May 3, 2013 15:44:57 GMT
As Sunny grabbed her she was struck by how much she didn't know how to communicate with him. It hadn't been necessary before, they simply knew what the other was thinking and feeling. Instead as he pointed out the obvious to her she felt heat flush into her face from misdirected anger. She didn't notice the obvious signs that he was feeling pain or that his vision was worsening.
She only saw the attempted clones of her and him pointing out a sore spot. Her arms folded quickly and she pulled out of his touch, "Yes they look like me. I hadn't noticed. I see a lot of rainbow colored people in my day to day." Her tone had an edge to it that to a normal person would have been detectable, but to Sunny's intricate hearing was like a blaring alarm.
Her head was telling her he didn't understand, that they were just going to have to work at learning to communicate until whatever had happened to her could be fixed. The spirit had told her it could be fixed, but at this moment she was only feeling the lowliness that came with feeling just a tad less special. "It's nothing. I was just thinking about something else." she stalked away from the test tubes back towards the super soldiers.
Ignoring Sunny for the time being she began to poke at the panel in front of one of the tanks to see if it would inform her of their potential for personhood. As she tapped at it the panel began to flash and an alarm sounded. Eliseai began to panic and tap at the panel in a frantic manner. As she flailed she watched the tube emptying of liquids and the baby began to float towards the ground. She could see the baby beginning to come awake in the liquid and without thinking Eliseai turned morphing her hand and smacked the glass as hard as she could smashing it so that liquid poured out around her feet. At that moment the baby let out a howl of anger and discomfort.
"Oh (please do not swear). Oh (please do not swear)." She moved around to the test tube reaching in towards the baby and lifting it up as carefully as possible. The wires were still attached to its implants and tubes were in it. There was a mixture of fear and horror on her face and the baby continued to howl in discomfort. Without really thinking about it she pulled the baby as far out of the tube as her hole allowed and began to look for the ways to detach the wires.
Her keen vision was quite helpful in this regard because she'd soon managed to detach all the wires the whole time telling the wailing infant to be quiet and calm down. That left only the tubes that were running into it. She knew from her own experience that this would be messy. She managed by shifting her hand into a blade to cut them out and finally extract the infant from the tube.
Her anger from before was forgotten as she lifted the wailing infant towards her chest and patted it while making a low cooing sound. The response by the child was immediate because it ceased bawling and moved to shivering. Eliseai was surprised, she'd only acted on instinct. Now that it wasn't screaming she didn't really know what to do. It was obvious the child was cold. By juggling the baby between her arms she managed to pull her shirt off and wrap the creature in it and then press it to her own skin holding it there.
The alarms had stopped and she turned to see Sunny bolting around the corner. She smiled weakly and clearly terrified at what she'd done. "Umm...I couldn't just...yeah. I have no clue what I'm doing. I just was..." she pulled the shirt aside enough to reveal the infant which was awake enough that its hands were moving at her neck grabbing for hair.
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Post by mantisstalker on May 4, 2013 12:28:36 GMT
62 huffed and pulled an annoyed face as Sunny jumped down the hole which caused Epi to laugh. "You where never very good at looking mad." He continued to laugh even more as 62 shot a look in his direction. It took him several moments before he could look at the now slightly red face of 62 while just grinning.
"Come on. You know the kids alright so lets join the others." He held a hand out to 62 but he didn't take it, instead he looked at Mateus and his daughter. Following his gaze Epi frowned but soon smoothed his face back into a grin. He didn't like the girl one bit. Not because she was powerful but because if the probes where anything to go off then her powers where likely subject to her emotions. Not that he could talk however but she was still a threat.
"Let them be Sixty. She's not yours."
"I can help..."
"Help how? Anyway you got your own kids to worry about." With effort 62 managed to pull his eyes off the child and after scrutinizing Epi for a few moments he nodding and took his hand.
"Its about time the other two met their other dad anyway." 62 said it as softly as he did everything though it still caused Epi's face to break into an excited smile as he dragged 62 back towards where the children where still playing though once they where out of sight of the others he pulled 62 to one side and gave him a hug.
"I knew there was a reason I loved you." 62 blushed but didn't move until he let go. When he did he grabbed Epi's hand again and gave it a pull, smiling but it was obvious he wanted to get going. Epi noticed but just gave 62 a smile before walking next to him as it seemed that even though after all these years he was in many ways still as shy as when he first paired together.
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Post by t⊗theark on May 5, 2013 9:20:26 GMT
Sunny was taken aback by her tone, she couldn't hide it from him. She had almost died and he had nothing but the best intentions for her but this seemed completely out of the blue.
"Ar-are you alright?" he squeaked but she ignored him, preoccupied with synthetic, chameleonic foetus. Feeling hurt and confused he backed out, clueless to the reasons she seemed so hostile, he though it best to give her some room, his head hung low and his brow furrowed.
Walking back out heard a loud noise behind him. He looked back again and thought that she wasn't irrationally cranky, she was just completely mental.
"What the (please do not swear) are you doing?" he exclaimed as she unplugged the mewing, freshly-plucked mutant from it's tangle of tubes and wires, fluid covering his feet. He ran back to where the hole and repelled himself up to where the others were. His face was a synonym for disgust, concern and confusion. He initially keeled over, without somebody else to carry the burden the physiological stress of extending electromagnetic forces once again took their toll. He straightened up informing them,
"El has completely lost it in every way possible, I really need your help." He went on to explain what she just did, he obviously scaring Mateus' child who still seemed shy.
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Post by Yuno on May 5, 2013 17:35:17 GMT
Eliseai still clutching the child shouted after Sunny. "No wait! I wasn't. It was an accident. I just wanted to know if they had any chance at a normal life." Her shouting set the infant which had grabbed hold of her rainbow hair into a fresh round of wailing. This caused Eliseai to faulter about running after Sunny. Instead she lifted the child closer and began to rock it humming in the same tone as before. "No No I'm sorry. It's okay. Stop crying. Please stop it." The baby ceased its noise and returned to attempting to chew on her hair.
Curious, Eliseai lifted the infant that was holding her hair away to look at it. It had implants similiar to the ones she had hidden by her chameleon ability. It had the eye implant she had recently possessed. Finally studying it revealed that it was a male child. The infant meanwhile had begun to chew on the ends of her hair in a way that she found to be uncomfortable. She attempted to remove the hair from the infants grip which set it into a new wave of screaming. After comforting it again she managed to pry her hair away by replacing it with her finger. She slowly managed to stride back to the hole in the ceiling. With some effort she managed to shift into a larger bird form and lift the baby up in one of her talons very carefully. After several large flaps she'd managed to ascend back up to the others. She could hear Sunny yelling that she was crazy and she rolled her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh.
She lifted the baby back into her arms and returned to cradling it. She entered the room her gaze falling on the new young girl. It didn't take many powers of perception to spot the likeness to Mateus. With the baby cradled against her chest in one arm she used the other to wave at the girl. "Hi there. I'm Eliseai. Some people call me El or Elise. I don't mind that." She turned to look at Sunny who had just finished calling her crazy.
The look she was giving him communicated almost exclusively hurt although their seemed to be a small element of frustration. "I'm not crazy. It was an accident. I was just trying to see if I could find any information on how much they'd been screwed with mentally. I'm not going to plunge that many babies into the ocean unless they are really monsters." her gaze flicked over to Sunny again this time communicating more frustration that hurt. "And I must have set the wrong things off. I didn't want the baby to get hurt or drown because I'd screwed up." She pulled her shirt up around the baby that had begun to shiver. "Look I don't know what to do with it. But I can't just let it die in cold blood." she shot Sunny a look, " And you need to calm down. I'm back from the dead not crazy. You should try communicating." the hypocrisy if that statement didn't strike her.
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Post by Edzilla on May 5, 2013 22:38:21 GMT
Ghost came out of his mood briefly, realising the gravity of the situation. "How did you... That's a child isn't it.." He hasn't seen one in a long time, the adorability of an infant lost upon him. Instead he though practically. "We can't let it die, now that you've (please do not swear) bonded, but what are we supposed to do with that now, taking a newborn into battle is an awful idea." Morality recurred for him, although in a different sense, "and what about the others, they'll all go down with the rest of this prison, why should he be saved?"
He was lively enough to notice Mateus's child now, in instant protest he spoke to the doctor. "You've got a child to, a (please do not swear) child Mateus, how the hell could you forget something like that." He came to the vulgarity of his greeting to the girl, he redressed, "I'm called Ghost, pleased to see you." It came with an off, crass tone, although he spent no further time with her, moving back to Eliseai.
"And I just suppose this is a new acquisition of the (please do not swear) family, and when the big freak grows to 8ft tall, he can just fit in, because we'll care for him..." he said, irritated by everything that was coming out.
"Your out of your (please do not swear) mind, what the hell were you thinking, grabbing a child, like some kind of shopping item."
(Really sleepy, but sorry for short post.)
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Post by Yuno on May 6, 2013 2:36:14 GMT
Ghost somehow knew he'd managed to hit a nerve, although he wasn't certain it had much to do with the child in her arms. Either way, Eliseai was angry, and he'd never really seen her that way before. But her reaction was far from the brawl he would have expected. Instead her eyes flashed to an icy blue color. Her hair also seemed to turn to ice.
"We? we? I don't remember you wanting to be in this family. I remember you sneering about the idea. I remember you thinking it was just the stupidest thing possible and of course a weak mind like mine would think such things. Of course you won't care for the eight foot tall freak. You think we're all freaks. I don't know why you even bother to lecture me or anyone here. It isn't like you give a (please do not swear) about us. I'm sorry that nobody meets your normal standards Mr. I can disappear into thin air."
She wasn't shouting, in fact her voice was low and frightening in how chilly it was. The baby in her arms had apparently fallen asleep and she adjusted it slightly so that she could more comfortably continue to hold it. "I didn't go pick out a baby like a shopping item. I'm not that stupid. I was just trying to figure out if they should be destroyed or not." She ran a hand over the baby's head and then her eyes turned to look at him again. "You stay the (please do not swear) off of Matty. You don't even get to talk to him. At least he has a past to forget all about. At least he is trying to take care of the people around him. You're just an emotional burden to everyone."
Her eyes had begun to return to normal color and he could sense that her emotion was finally being injected into the words she was speaking. "Why does this baby get to be different. The same reason all of us are here, because of chance. Nothing but fate, chance. You might say he's the lucky one."
She didn't appear to be even close to done with Ghost though. "Do tell me why it is you hang around all of us. We're so disappointing to you. So irrational, and stupid. What is it about this lovable band of morons you feel enhances you?" She grinned like a cat toying with a mouse. "Is it perhaps that you need us? You need the companionship we provide." she shook her head. "Don't worry, I'm sure when you get out you can find lots of more normal freaks to hang around with. Please do remember us when you get there." She turned away from him at that "Don't worry about my ability to fight and defend those I care for." she turned looking at him knowingly, "I think I've already proven I can take care of those who can't take care of themselves."
She lifted the infant up trying to recall all she'd learned of babies. She didn't know much, but she supposed food and clothes would be the first things to find. She herself was starting to feel hungry. As if she'd dismissed Ghost in a very final way. She moved over to Mateus and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey Matty. We need to find some food and stuff. And figure out a better plan. That way we can find a place with less people shooting at us than this."
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Post by t⊗theark on May 6, 2013 4:23:54 GMT
Sunny got real tired of this. His reply was enrages but sombre - he was far too tired for this. From in the waistband of his pants he pulled out a photo that he found amongst the ruins of slain guards or an almost picturesque nuclear family. His face seemed almost jaded with guilt and annoyance at the fact that she valued this life in particular. Limping over to her he held the photo in full view of her, tapping what could be assumed to be the farther with his other photo.
"See him? We killed him. See those kids? We killed their farther. See that woman? We killed her husband." Eliseai seemed stunned, he body stood slack and her grip loosened on the child. Sunny took it off her as if relieving her of a duty. He warmed up as it shivered when the shirt fell off it, almost as if he were an incubator, it's mewing came to a halt as he looked down greetin it with a brief smile before stabbing Eliseai with a disappointed glare.
"See this kid? I personally have killed about 7 of them," He looks at Ghost, "and I just want to escape, I'm not some genocidal maniac who wants to kill all these people for being hired. I want to expose them, the enraged public will do the rest." He gave Eliseai a peck on the cheek,
"I'm sorry I called you crazy, but you have to understand," with thoughts of the little girl his voice hushed to a whisper, "we're weapons: made or bred."
He limped over to Mateus and his daughter, giving her a cheery grin to make her feel more comfortable. He leaned against a wall, not looking where it was knowing where it was anyway. It seemed to get restless so he played with the baby, memorizing it with colourful sparks from his fingers, the light reflecting in the cataract that was beginning to develop in his pupils.
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Post by Esiphas on May 6, 2013 23:20:56 GMT
ooc- Sorry about the long delay. So busy -_-
ic- Mateus stood in silence watching the debate, Eris by his side. He had a look on his face almost akin to a dissapointed father watching children quarrel over something small. He sighed once the debate took a brief pause, and stepped in. His voice was calm and collected, not a sinle angry tone in his voice, but something about the way he said it made it sound almost Final.
"Ellesai is right. We need to find food, clean water, and a way out of here. Theres Children here now, one kid and a Baby, so avoiding battles is a good idea. Also, we dont know what kind of powers either Erin or the Baby have. So we need to find out, in case they are a danger to anything." He looked at ghost now, with a piercing look in his eyes. "As to my lapse in memory, I will explain. I found out about the existance of the project that birthed the child Ellesai holds in her arms, and all its brothers and sisters. The project to create hundreds of super soldiers. Not on the same level as the EVE project, but good enough. After that, My Daughter was taken from me, to keep me Quiet. My wfe died years ago... jsut after Erins birth, killed by an escaped patient of the Psycology ward I worked at. After that, My work became a distraction. I stopped following orders, instead I du up secrets... or tried. I wasnt too sucessful, but Eventually I found out what was happening to Erin. She was being tested for the EVE project... and So was I. Then, when they found me suitable, they started attacking my body with Mutagens. And then, they did the same to my mind. The pain was torture, and then there was nothing but Me, a creature deemed 'Imperfect' after the first week of testing. But I had my uses, so they kept me around. But my mind was gone, and right up untill the point where my nightmares and tortured vision folde my mind in on itself, I was just 'Mateus', just number 48."
Mateus finsihed, staring at Ghosst intently. "So there you have it. i forgot my child because they put things into my brain which buried everything so deep my own powers couldnt dig it out. Everything but the pain." He gave an almost sarcastic smile. "You know, Back when Everyone hated me? After they found out who I was? I thought of you as my only Ally in the group. Yet looking at you now, you and I seem to be on very different sides of the table."
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Post by Esiphas on May 6, 2013 23:20:58 GMT
ooc- Sorry about the long delay. So busy -_-
ic- Mateus stood in silence watching the debate, Eris by his side. He had a look on his face almost akin to a dissapointed father watching children quarrel over something small. He sighed once the debate took a brief pause, and stepped in. His voice was calm and collected, not a sinle angry tone in his voice, but something about the way he said it made it sound almost Final.
"Ellesai is right. We need to find food, clean water, and a way out of here. Theres Children here now, one kid and a Baby, so avoiding battles is a good idea. Also, we dont know what kind of powers either Erin or the Baby have. So we need to find out, in case they are a danger to anything." He looked at ghost now, with a piercing look in his eyes. "As to my lapse in memory, I will explain. I found out about the existance of the project that birthed the child Ellesai holds in her arms, and all its brothers and sisters. The project to create hundreds of super soldiers. Not on the same level as the EVE project, but good enough. After that, My Daughter was taken from me, to keep me Quiet. My wfe died years ago... jsut after Erins birth, killed by an escaped patient of the Psycology ward I worked at. After that, My work became a distraction. I stopped following orders, instead I du up secrets... or tried. I wasnt too sucessful, but Eventually I found out what was happening to Erin. She was being tested for the EVE project... and So was I. Then, when they found me suitable, they started attacking my body with Mutagens. And then, they did the same to my mind. The pain was torture, and then there was nothing but Me, a creature deemed 'Imperfect' after the first week of testing. But I had my uses, so they kept me around. But my mind was gone, and right up untill the point where my nightmares and tortured vision folde my mind in on itself, I was just 'Mateus', just number 48."
Mateus finsihed, staring at Ghosst intently. "So there you have it. i forgot my child because they put things into my brain which buried everything so deep my own powers couldnt dig it out. Everything but the pain." He gave an almost sarcastic smile. "You know, Back when Everyone hated me? After they found out who I was? I thought of you as my only Ally in the group. Yet looking at you now, you and I seem to be on very different sides of the table."
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Post by Edzilla on May 8, 2013 18:41:40 GMT
He looked apologetically to Mateus. "Im sorry, I'm just..thats awful, I didn't mean to sound harsh, I'm tired is all..." He lost his sardonic tone, until of course, Eliseai spoke, and emotion began to pool again.
He stared back intently, throughout her speech and as she came to an end, he paused, seeming to well up before settling back down.
"I don't think you're stupid, or fools... But the longer you let this go on, sliding into this happy world where for not even a second!" His voice grew violent at the end, he was strung high. "For not even a second... do you consider what you are doing, where the (please do not swear) this train of happiness is heading!" The tone was loud once again, his feeling seeming to rise and fall as his mind oscillated.
"I'm with all of you because you're the only thing I know, I have nothing else to follow... But I know where this is going! Isn't it clear to you, maybe you could open your eyes for one moment and look around, because its (please do not swear) awful from where Im standing, and now we are dragging a infant into this.. this dead end, telling it and everyone around you and yourself and even me, that someday you'll have your peace, that we'll all find happiness.... Thats (please do not swear) evil!" His voice wasn't far off shouting, still bearing the thick raspy sound of usual.
"And if Im such a emotional burden to you all." He adressed them all now, "Then just go ahead and say it, why not stop saving my life, this dragging waste of a life."
He quietened down once again, although this time permanently, "Just go ahead and say it, because its not going to change, not ever." He went immediately quiet, began a walk to the rooms only exit, and it was dark.
ooc- Busiest week of my life
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Post by Yuno on May 8, 2013 22:28:57 GMT
Eliseai didn't seem to calm at all at Ghost's words. In fact, she seemed pissed off. When Sunny moved over and began to speak she listened briefly. Then when he finished she nodded. "That's really great. I'm glad you can agree with him and believe that. And since you're all weapons, I suggest you go find something to destroy." She reached out taking back the infant, the moment it contacted her chest it began to root around but she was obviously too frustrated with all of them. "But me, and this baby are going to go find this happy go lucky life I've described, and if we happen to die doing that. Or even worse find out it was a dream. Well at least me and this kid will have chased something worth having and something worth being. And we'll die in defiance of all the things our creators wanted for us." Her skin shifted so that she appeared to have a new top on.
She paused before Mateus and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek. "Good luck Matty. Maybe someday I'll see you again." she turned to look at his daughter and she smiled. "Take care of him for me."
She turned to look at Sunny. Her tone communicated all the hurt and burnt out disgust. "When you get tired of feeling sorry for yourself, and you're done thinking I'm crazy for wanting more, feel free to come and find us. But until then, you belong with Ghost." she paused beside 62 and Epi. She smiled at both of them. "I'll miss you 62. But I'm done with these people. They don't get it. They never got out of their cells clearly."
With that she strode out past Ghost not bothering to look at him as she stroked the baby's head. She knew the way back well enough, and without anyone else to think of, she had no doubt she could get back out into the sunlight. From there, well...she'd cross that bridge when she reached it.
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Post by t⊗theark on May 8, 2013 23:40:04 GMT
(I'd post more but my laptop just broke :/ )
Sunny was getting frustrated at this point, flames flickered in and out in air around him. Eliseai must have felt nauseous as every atom of iron in her blood, calcium in her bones and every isotope in her body was suddenly repolarized with Sunny's magnetic field. He dragged her face to face with an instant, he made sure she didn't drop the baby. Where one would expect to find enraged anger, his face told apologetic regret. His gradually clouding stare was more blank now, he had given up hope on keeping his sight and falling back on his hearing again as, unassisted, his powers took its toll on his physiology.
"A knife is more than a useful tool El. It can keep you alive in situation where if you hadn't it than your chances are slim. People in the wilderness need that knife, for them that knife does good. Would you deny that it's sharp? So what if we're-" His voice faded as he grew more tired. He had been forgetting his limits when being bonded: blood tricked from his nose as fell limp to the ground.
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Post by Esiphas on May 9, 2013 1:38:49 GMT
Mateus nodded to Ellesai. "Go if you must. Get away from this place. Find a home- look for a place near the surface point. I remember the way out... Just not ow to get there. We'll take care if Sunny. And when we're done here, we'll find you there. I'm pretty sure I still have a house somewhere. If I don't, I'll find a place. You can raise him safely there." He gave her a smile.
Eris looked down at Sunny as he fell. "Daddy... He's hurting." Mateus looked at his fallen friend. "I'm not sue what we can do, bar finding him a do- Erin don't go near him. I don't know if He's got energy emitting from him..." Mateus stared, speechless as Eris walked forward, ignoring Sunny's magnetic field and radiation, and kneeling next to him. There was a glowin light within her, and soon her hands were glowin with the same Glow. Sunny felt his energy returning, all the fatigue and minor injuries healing away. Even his eyes stopped hurtin, though they didn't get any better either. He was woken too, to see Eris smiling at him as her healing light poured into his body.
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Post by t⊗theark on May 9, 2013 2:32:14 GMT
Sunny was roused to half consciousness where he saw the blurry outline of of a girl's face. He heard the shape of the girl standing over him. He got up with a wince, but was too weak to even sit up. His face was the epitomy of guilt.
"I-I j-ust hurt her. I-I d-drove her away. I've-" Still exhausted he faded back out although he was breathing and his glow had returned. The implant seemed to light back up with activity, in what felt like dreamless sleep he heard...
"Sam? Sam, you should be able to respond." He heard it as clear as day but not with his ears. It was almost like he was conscious of his unconsciousnesses. The voice was familiar, it rang through his head.
"Samuel Arthurs, can you hear me?" in his thoughts he responded.
"What?"
"Thank heavens you're alright dear. Your vitals have indicated that you aren't coping with your powers and I can't read Elise. Your bond was broken?"
"Arachnae? No, get out!"
"Sam, I have something very important to tell you"
"I don't want your help, I don't need you! Why would I listen to you?"
"Because you care for her life." Sunny stopped his protests.
"...What did you want?"
"I need you to return her to me whenever you can. Matthew, I fear, only slowed her mental degradation. Worse, he time with you might catch up with her. If she gained you genes and is spending a lot of time around you than she's in danger. If the bond is broken than her resistance isn't anymore. You weren't careful around her when you thought her safe but some of the fall out from you is still on her. Your mother paid the price for what you boys are-"
"SHUT UP! You know nothing of her." her voice softened.
"...Sam, she succumbed to her leukemia 2 and a half years ago. I'm sorry. If you stayed I would have told you-"
"You're lying!"
"Sam, I assure you she's gone. Oscar can confirm this. A similar fate awaits Eliseai too. You hurt her, you can make it up to her"
"Say I believe, say that you're not lying. What would I have to do?"
"Bring her and yourself back into our custody. We will affix an implant and bind you once again. Your systems will be healthier, and I know much you enjoyed having your sight back, as well as her being safe. I need only a few somatic stem cells from you as payment."
"Why do you need my cells for?"
"I need your DNA, is all. As soon as I have your genome you will both be free to go. I'm sure that your father will be happy to see you again."
"I'll think about it"
"Smart man."
"Romulus, I plead with you to let me in on Goliath, I can improve it!"
"Lauren, you tried adapting supernova into the supersoldiers and 31's somatic cells were too damaged by the radiation"
"But 32's copes better on the cellular level!"
"On what basis? The fact that his radiation output kills his own photoreceptors and melanocytes?"
"Well he doesn't kill all of his sensitive cells. He keeps gametes alive."
"How could you possibly know that?"
"Do you know what happened in the north Atlantic?"
"The promiscuous rugrat banged another (please do not swear) and his all-too-well-known emotional problems got the better of him when they were separated? It took him 3 months to get over killing her and he 'fell in love' 3 and a half months later. Stupid (please do not swear) teens-"
"They got separated because got her pregnant! He's fertile! His cells are viable for the project, he seems to excell in every area his brother falls short."
"Okay, you have my attention. How are we going to take him alive to test this?"
"He's a stupid (please do not swear) teen."
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Post by Yuno on May 9, 2013 4:11:53 GMT
Perhaps the worst part of Eliseai's personality was that when she committed to something she pursued it with all her attention and abilities. In this case, that included shifting into her large cat form and moving as fast as possible. She managed to shift a groove into her form that the baby could rest comfortably on as she sprinted along. She reached the vent that had brought Sunny and her to the others in the first place and she shifted back again. With a grunt of effort she managed to haul herself up into the vent again and with more shifting about managed to become small enough to continue crawling and carrying the baby at the same time.
She moved through the tunnels for hours finally coming to a hault over a guard barracks. They'd cleared one like this before, but this one seemed to be empty, that was there were no soldiers in it although it was clear many lived here. With the hope of finding food she kicked down into the room landing with a barely audible thud. The baby woke up at this moment and began to tear up in obvious signs that it wanted to cry. "Shh shhh" she began to hush it. The small creature in her arms was satiated for the moment and she moved into the supply room this barracks also had.
With one arm holding the infant she managed to scrounge around finding a backpack which with modifications she felt could serve as a faster means to hold the baby. She also found food and water but none of it seemed like it would feed the infant in her arms. She sat with a sigh chewing on food without any passion. The baby continued snuggling against her chest and she sighed. "It isn't going to do you any good. Ya know. I'm not meant to produce milk." Despite this, the baby began to whimper and in an effort to stop it revealing their location to anyone she unshifted herself and allowed it to fruitlessly suckle while she consumed bars.
She glanced down at the infant and stroked its patchy hair that already had begun to spring up. She finished eating and decided that the baby had to eat somehow. she lifted one of the nutrient bars up to her mouth and began to chew with dedication. She added water into it and then looked at the baby trying to figure out how to feed it. She managed to pull the creature away from her chest and lean forwards dripping the mouth chewed bar and water into its mouth. At first the infant didn't seem to enjoy this method, and both she and it were covered in the sticky substance by the time she managed to get it to accept it without hassle after this feeding the child took another precious fifteen minutes. She managed to pad the backpack well enough and troubleshoot a dirty diaper and get the infant rapped in several of the new uniforms as guards began to enter into the complex. She managed to climb on crates up to the ceiling and open a new vent and scramble into it as she heard the shouts of guards entering the room.
She crawled onwards for what felt like hours until she found the vent leading down into the shower. She glanced downwards into it to see that a new captain was in the midst of his shower.
"Well this is awkward," was all she said as she kicked downwards at him and landed. Within a kick and two punches she'd broken his wrist and knocked him out cleanly stifling the scream in his throat with a well placed punch. Now wet from the water she sighed climbing out of the shower and turning it off. She strode out into the kitchen. After going through the captain's things she managed to find his uniform and weapons. Well now she had a plan in mind not that it was a good one. She returned to the captain and tied him to the bed gagging him as much as possible. She slid down the wall removing the baby from the backpack to hold as they both slept. At least now she had milk for the four times the baby woke her up howling.
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