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Mariko bumped into a man with brown hair and brown eyes. The tips of his hair were green. Was he an escapee as well? "I-I'm s-so sorry!" she apologized.
Micah jumped as the girl bumped into him. "No…no it's fine." He took a second to look at her. She didn't look like she went to his school, and she seemed slightly out of place with her dyed blue hair. He really hoped that she wasn't a normal person and that she wasn't loyal to the council. This girl seemed trustworthy, but better safe then sorry. "I'm…Micah." He decided to use his real name.
"That's n-nice I should really be on my w-way now." Mariko caught his eyes looking at her wrist. She covered up the tally marks and prayed he thought it was a hallucination.
Micah didn't usually trust people right away, especially because of his creativity, but right now he needed all the help he could get. He didn't really have close friends, unless his parents counted. Marco was probably mad at him and he and Phoebe were who-knows where. He'd lost Amber and Victoria on the way, so he supposed he'd have to trust this random girl. "What's your name?" Micah asked, trying to keep the conversation going.
"M-Mariko." she stopped, her eyes wide, "Are y-you marked as well?"
"Marked? You mean like tallies?" This girl, Mariko, had tallies! Micah knew he could trust her. For once, he had good instincts. "Well, not yet. I've been careful."
"You have green-tipped hair." Mariko touched his hair and liked how soft it was. "You have soft hair as well."
"Oh…thanks." How was he supposed to respond to that? Micah smiled nervously. "Listen, I'm trying to find my friends. A girl and a boy."
"O-okay. I haven't see them. So." Mariko shivered, "I g-guess this is goodbye."
Phoebe grinned. “That’s pretty cool—“ Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Micah and a girl on the street below. Picking up a pebble, she tossed it at him to get his attention.
Woah. This conversation went from awkward to creepy too fast. "Don't worry, I won't. You can't tell anyone about me either." Micah pointed to Mariko's hand. "That's really cool. Who made it?"
Micah didn’t notice, so Phoebe threw another pebble.
"I was a science experiment f-funded by the g-government after I was severely mutilated in a car crash." that sentence always made people look at Mariko like she was crazy. She smiled a bit, waiting for Micah's reaction.
"I was a science experiment f-funded by the g-government after I was severely mutilated in a car crash." that sentence always made people look at Mariko like she was crazy. She smiled a bit, waiting for Micah's reaction.
Awww * bursts out into tears*
"I was a science experiment f-funded by the g-government after I was severely mutilated in a car crash." that sentence always made people look at Mariko like she was crazy. She smiled a bit, waiting for Micah's reaction.
Awww * bursts out into tears*
(don't worry I'll pay attention)
"Oh. That's actually-" A pebble flew by his head. "What the-" Micah looked up from where the pebble had come from. "Phoebe?!" He yelled up at the figure on the roof.
"Phoebe?" Mariko looked up. "Damn. I should probably go, my grandfather that deals in illegal disguises for marked people is waiting."
Phoebe put a finger to her lips. He’s gonna get us killed if he keeps yelling like that. She waved him over, ducking down afterwards so that she couldn’t be seen by anyone else on the street.
Micah turned to her. "Wait, really? I might, or rather Phoebe might, be able to use that to her advantage."
"My grandfather doesn't like people. He's been trying to sue the government for what they did to me." Mariko sighed, "Your friends can come with me, but it'll look suspicious if a bunch of crazy-looking people were walking together on the streets."
Phoebe was getting impatient. Where was Micah?
"That's true…" He saw Phoebe wave to him. Was she…asking for him to come up there? Micah couldn't really tell. He turned back to Mariko. "I have to go up to talk to Phoebe, and maybe Marco if he's up there. You can come if you want."
Mariko shook her head.
Micah shrugged. "Suit yourself. I'll…see you around." He waved goodbye and made his way up to Phoebe, slowly but surely.
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