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“Mmmmmgh… Geez.” Opening his eyes, Alexander covered his face and rolled over placing his face into his pillow.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzf2XvjRCT
“Can’t believe I was dreaming about sleep studies, what the heck is wrong with- Uwaaah me.”
“Alexander? Is there something wrong with your body??”
“No Mina I’m- Wait a minute.” Alexander jumped awake and looked over seeing Thomas standing there looking at him.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4NfRcZaPX
“....”
“Hello.”
“.....How long were you standing there?”
“I just arrived two minutes ago actually, everyone else has woken up and are already preparing for the departure to Zephyr City.” Alexander stood up groaning as he rubbed his eyes.
“So we’re finally close?”
“More less the protocols have been met and you’re all finally allowed to enter the city.” Walking over he waved to Thomas.
“Get out man, I can hear you but I’ve got to get ready.” Stepping out Thomas stood outside the door and waited for Alexander hearing the shower running. Looking down the hall he saw Ashely, Meatless, Stingray, the rat girl, and Red eyes all walking down the hall together. They seemed to be talking with one another. Thomas’s gaze on them ever so firmly. Finishing his shower Alexander stepped out, towel dried, and began to dress himself.
“Greetings.”
“OH MY GOD!” Alexander felt as if he jumped out of his skin because out of nowhere Mina’s voice rang out in his room.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWKNDw1Baz
“Mi-Mina?! Where- uh wh- you weren’t watching me were you?”
“Absolutely… Not. See I did a joke, my protocols are improving as hoped.” Looking around Alex tried to figure out where her voice was originating from.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy579fwXimv
“Oh I believe this is causing you some measure of confusion, I am speaking from that diamond across the way. On the table… the left, yes keep going. Right there.” Alexander looked around and found the diamond. Examining it he’d look at it and wait.
“What’re you doing?”
“I mean I’m trying to figure that out Mina, you didn’t exactly instruct me on what to do. You said look for the diamond and then you just went quiet.”
“I did? Peculiar, I could’ve sworn my coding told me to tell you. Well I shall rectify it now, take the diamond and place it on your chest. As close to the middle as you can.” Staring for a few moments Alexander shrugged and then placed the diamond on his chest. In an instant his suit began to cover his body first a metallic layer and then following it was covered by various black spots, it was more fititng and very free.
“Sick! Who made this? Stingray? I mean the black is similar to his-”
“WHO DO YA THINK MADE HIS STUFF IN THE FIRST PLACE YA IDIOT!”
“GAH! Sorry Ratchet! I-I was just joking.”
“You’d better, now get down here! These seats are uncomfortable and my butt hurts.”
“Pf-P-P-”
“Laugh. I dare ya.”
“I-I won’t I won’t.” Finishing the conversation Alexander stepped out of his room.
“Finally ready?”
“Yup. So where are we going?”
“You and your sister will be going to training where as everyone else will be going out to enjoy the city.” Alexander walked beside Thomas beginning to make small talk, he was a brother so he wanted to know all he could and what’s what. While walking his body suddenly shifted him to the side and he dodged past someone, the girl jumped and almost fell but Alexander caught her.
“My bad! Think my body is just a bit jumpy after waking up.”
“N-No no it’s fine.” The girl stood there looking at Alexander blushing a bit.
“Alex this will be one of your future team members once your training is complete her name-”
“Chill chill Thomas, she can answer for herself.” Sticking his hand out Alexander politely introduced himself to her.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK7ppKSB3h
“Alexander, you are?”
“No-Nora…Nora Ashdown, i-it’s such a pleasure to meet an Omoth. I’ve studied your species so much yet you’re much more charming than the studies lead to believe.” Nora stood there for a couple seconds just staring at Alex.
“Happy to impress.” He began to pull his hand away and she panicked reaching out and shaking it with both her hands dropping her books in the process, panicking as she went to reach down and get them with Alex and bumping heads. Thomas watching the whole thing unfold.
“Alex I’m pretty sure everyone is waiting.”
“I know I know, see ya when I get clicked up with you.” Alex hurried on ahead and waved at Nora as she stood there waving back.
“S-See you then.” Alexander followed after Thomas looking around and stopping constantly as he geeked out over the various technological things he thought only existed in fantasy books back at home. Ships, weapons, especially laser weapons and all, it took them a bit longer than Thomas had hoped to get there but all in all they made it.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYkQ5jMkqP
“Where are we going?”
“Dropships, we’ll be using a few of them to head down to the city. Your sister will be riding with me and you’ll-”
“Be joining you and her right?”
“That is what I told you.”
“Just makin’ sure, my dad has bad nerves when it comes to us. I can tell, even if he’s a master at hiding it from others. Comes with the territory of being a child.” Alexander walked over to the ship waving at his sister with a smile however she didn’t seem to feel good about this in the slightest.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhM9ZkJrt1
“Viv? You okay?”
“No, I’m not okay in the slightest. They took half of our group away with the intention of arresting them!”
“Wait whoa whoa what?”
“I’m sorry but a Deamon isn’t welcome in society even if he’s tethered to another, following that the others are mercenaries who’ve caused more than enough issues. You’re better off not looking at them as friends when they do what they do because you can pay them not be-”
“They’re my team, get them out of there. Now. They saved people back when Stingray was losing it. They’re good people, even if their title would suggest otherwise.”
“We have protocols, follow them and they’ll be fine. It’s nothing personal but I’m a protector like you’re trying to be, I need to defend my people and this is how I do it. Now. Shall we go?"62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwp4qbcydW
