forum “You don’t know what they did to me. To us.” (a continuation of an abruptly deleted thread)

Started September 23, 2020 by @Tired-but-passionate

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(Anyway, I like that, that’s cool)
He couldn’t help but flinch as Trenton flicked his forehead, grinning. Then he sighed, taking another bite of mac & cheese. “Yeah, I’m lucky. All they did was kick me around a bit and take blood and hair samples. To be honest, I wonder if it would’ve been better if I didn’t fight back. I might not have a broken arm.”
He gingerly rotated his right shoulder, then cringed.

Bimala thrust her pointer finger at Evan as she glided the thermometer across Noel’s forehead, her gaze fixed on it. “Exactly. How are your arms?” She took the device away, then turned to Alister, satisfied.
Noel waved her arms around. “Tired and achy,” she said dryly.
“Tired and achy,” Alister echoed. He’d been trying not to stare at Evan, and was relieved and regretful when Bimala came up in front of him to take his temperature, obstructing his view of him.
She took the device away, and his gaze drifted back to Evan, much to his own annoyance.
“Unsurprising. I’ll have you guys do some more stretches in a minute, but here you go, Noel.” The medic brought a bread roll out of her other pocket.
She stared hesitantly, as if embarrassed, but she took it. “Thanks.”
She took a few nibbles.

Trent also took another few bites of mac and cheese savoring every bite as it went in his mouth. His ears were getting irritated under the hat but he didn't like letting them out around people, only a few know he got what he did from the lab. people just think his ears were cut off.
"Yeah, they decided I was the "perfect specimen" for their experimentations." he huffed.

Evan found Alister staring at him and flashed him a soft smile.

Talon gave him a sympathetic glance before taking another bite, looking at the adults from both districts talking some feet away. Swallowing, he said, “What do you think happened to Malachi? They said he just vanished. Personally, I don’t think so, but hey, I wasn’t there.”

Alister felt red bloom on his cheeks, his gaze dropping to the floor. He could almost feel his wrist itching again, could almost see the baby blue eyes growing on his skin. He rubbed his aching arm to keep his mind off of it.
“You need to eat more than just a small bowl of mac & cheese, even now,” Bimala was saying. “Hopefully we can keep a substantial amount for you consistent. Luckily we’ll have more rations coming in from District 4, either tomorrow or the next day.”
Noel nodded. “Have they been having trouble smuggling them in recently?”
“Yes…” She began, but then furrowed her brow, studying the two siblings. She cursed under her breath, then dashed out of the room.
Alister watched curiously as she left. Noel chuckled before taking a bite out of the roll. “She must’ve forgotten something again.”

"I've never really done that before." she held a flame in her hand and go up eslking over o the big cut of meat and starting to cook it.

(Imma do a time skip for this too, if that’s alright)

Malachi didn’t realize how hungry he actually was. He tore into the deer meat, chewing loudly and getting grease all over his fingers and lips. He wasn’t moving a lot, however, simply being loud and messy.
The creature was being the same, though much quieter. She didn’t make any musical sounds or growls, but Arden could probably sense her saying something like, Even this is familiar! Meat is wonderful cooked.
Malachi was a quick eater, as he didn’t talk much. Soon his share was gone and he was licking his fingers, silently staring at Arden. He turned away to burp, then he gathered his braids and arranged them in a bun, tying with a thin strip of cloth.

Talon gave him a sympathetic glance before taking another bite, looking at the adults from both districts talking some feet away. Swallowing, he said, “What do you think happened to Malachi? They said he just vanished. Personally, I don’t think so, but hey, I wasn’t there.”

Alister felt red bloom on his cheeks, his gaze dropping to the floor. He could almost feel his wrist itching again, could almost see the baby blue eyes growing on his skin. He rubbed his aching arm to keep his mind off of it.
“You need to eat more than just a small bowl of mac & cheese, even now,” Bimala was saying. “Hopefully we can keep a substantial amount for you consistent. Luckily we’ll have more rations coming in from District 4, either tomorrow or the next day.”
Noel nodded. “Have they been having trouble smuggling them in recently?”
“Yes…” She began, but then furrowed her brow, studying the two siblings. She cursed under her breath, then dashed out of the room.
Alister watched curiously as she left. Noel chuckled before taking a bite out of the roll. “She must’ve forgotten something again.”

"Honestly? i believe it when they say he just disapeared, its completely possible. It could have been a teleporting ability that someone in the lab experimented on another human but this time, a success. I just hope hes okay and not dead." he glanced at the others as well.

Evan chuckled a little bit as well. "Probably." He noticed when alister gaze had dropped to the floor, red blushing aainst his cheeks and he felt light pink blush tinting his but tried to force it away.
it didnt work one bit.

She could feel the silent stares from Malachi, she didn't know what to think about them in all honestly.I guess im interesting enough to be stared at but i guess i didnt think he would be watching me almost the whole time we ate.
She unlike the other two, ate her meat slowly, savoring the taste of the meat and not making barely any sounds just simply staring at the ground.

“I mean, true, but it’s not like they gave us that much information.” Talon’s gaze drifted to his fingers as he drummed them on the table. “We don’t know enough. And yeah,” his charcoal eyes flicked to Trenton. “Let’s just hope he’s not dead.”

Noel noticed the boys blushing, and she sniggered. Alister turned to face her.
“What?”
“Nothing,” she swallowed the piece of roll. “Nothing.”
He narrowed his eyes, about to say something, but Bimala’s voice reached them first.
“Forgot something again,” she sighed, walking in with a wireless stethoscope.
She kneeled in front of Noel again. “Don’t take another bite. Sit up straight, and breathe through your nose and out your mouth.”
“Sure Bee,” Noel grinned, setting the roll to the side. “Or should I say Mom?”
“Haha, very funny.” She rolled her eyes, setting an disk against Noel’s chest and plugging a pair of earbuds in.

"That is also true." He sighed, moving from looking at the people talking to back at talon.

Noel sniggering made Evan look away and fluster more, he still tried to calm but it still wasnt working. So he continued to look away listening to what they were saying.
he chuckled a bit at the mom comment.
"you are kinda like a mom, B."

She could feel the silent stares from Malachi, she didn't know what to think about them in all honestly. I guess im interesting enough to be stared at but i guess i didnt think he would be watching me almost the whole time we ate.
She unlike the other two, ate her meat slowly, savoring the taste of the meat and not making barely any sounds just simply staring at the ground.

He finished tying up his bun and said, “Merci pour le repas,” to the creature in acknowledgment. Malachi’s hands dropped into his lap, his gaze on the drizzle outside.
“Do you… do you know how old you are, chat noir?” he asked.
Another more unimportant question, but it would be quick, whether or not she knew. Even he wasn’t sure how old he was. Maybe 20, 21? He shrugged internally, his mind now drifting to more important things.

She sighed irritated at the nickname he had settled on and insisted on calling her.
"No, i dont know age, do you know your age?" she asked him, staring him down.

He turned to her, smirking with amusement at her intense stare down. He looked back outside. “Not really,” he said casually. “But I figure you might.”
He’d expected that answer, though it left him slightly dissatisfied as to whether she could be older or younger than Evan. Older seems more likely though. Where there’s a second, there’s got to be a first. He at least could count on that. Hopefully he could ask Emery, when they see each other again, to hack into the EH database…

"That is also true." He sighed, moving from looking at the people talking to back at talon.

Noel sniggering made Evan look away and fluster more, he still tried to calm but it still wasnt working. So he continued to look away listening to what they were saying.
he chuckled a bit at the mom comment.
"you are kinda like a mom, B."

Thunder rolled outside. Arabelle studied the potential search party. August Brightly from District 6, with her invisibility, Eli and Ethan Hughes from District 6, with their spatial intelligence and observance, Vixen O’Shea from District 7, with her artificially enhanced senses, and…
The door slowly opened, and a young man walked in, cautiously looking around. Then he brightened as he spotted Ju; he went over to her and they hugged, pulling apart as they started speaking to each other in Chinese. Arabelle smiled with satisfaction as she watched.
Shun De Luca from District 7, for his fire abilities.

Talon raised an eyebrow as the man entered, but he didn’t say anything.

Bimala smiled, but she didn’t say anything, focused on Noel’s heartbeat. After a moment, she took the device off of her chest, then went over to Alister to do the same. Then she looked up at him curiously.
“Alister, your heart’s beating kind of fast for someone who just woke up. Are you alright? You feeling anxious about something?”
He felt the blood rush to his cheeks again. “U-um, no ma’am, not at all! Just… just a little nervous, that’s all.”
She tilted her head, shrugged, then turned to Evan. “I should check your heartbeat as well.” She pressed the disk to his chest.
“Hmm, your heart is beating faster than normal too. Did something happen while I was gone?”

"U-uh no, nope! nothing happened while you were gone." nervous chuckling as he looked away as he also felt the blood rush to his cheeks. "Noel nothing happened right?" He called on Noel for support but then immediately regretted asking.
he wanted to start crying but ya know, not in front of B. or noel. or Alister. okay, maybe Alister.

Trent also looked over as the new man entered the man. he could hear the thunderstorm getting worse outside.

He turned to her, smirking with amusement at her intense stare down. He looked back outside. “Not really,” he said casually. “But I figure you might.”
He’d expected that answer, though it left him slightly dissatisfied as to whether she could be older or younger than Evan. Older seems more likely though. Where there’s a second, there’s got to be a first. He at least could count on that. Hopefully he could ask Emery, when they see each other again, to hack into the EH database…

"You figured i might?" she huffed raising a brow about what he might mean by that. She didnt respond to his question though, staying silent. she turned to the beast, "How long till the storm goes out you think?"