Point-of-View: Luna Castillo/Astra
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"Okay...so, now what?" I inquired with a weary sigh, sitting on the sand, feeling worn out.
"Dunno. No one else has arrived yet. Maybe they couldn’t escape?" He responded with an inquiring tilt of his head.
Uh, wait, is he asking ? How am I supposed to know that?
"You think they all got caught or killed before they could escape?" I asked him, deciding to deflect it right back at him.
If you get a question you can’t answer, then answer the question with a question.
"Oh, you think so?" Ca the reply.
...I give up, holding a conversation with this guy is impossible.
"If we’re the only ones who made it out, then what?" I inquired with a sigh.
"Hm...dunno, all the escape plans involved the higher ups successfully escaping. What should I do if they didn’t?" He asked in response, his tone as blank as ever.
What is with this guy, anyway? He’s so weird. I don’t think he can even function in society with the way he is, not even sothing simple like buying groceries or whatever.
Well, not that I would know, I haven’t ever bought groceries myself...growing up, there was a maid who did all the chores, and once I beca a celebrity, I simply had my assistants buy whatever I needed.
Oh, crap, I might not be able to function in society either...and since I’m so recognizable, being a super famous pop star and all, I’ll have to lay low to avoid being found.
Pretty sure Harmony knows who I am, so if anyone takes a picture of and it goes viral, it probably won’t be long before they co for .
And they might kill ...oh, but I’ll be able to fight back since my Condition only prevents from attacking Eden mbers. But, then, if they, like, send several Category 0s after , I’ll probably die.
I don’t like feeling pain myself, and I definitely don’t want to die. This guy is seriously strong, but I sincerely doubt that he can navigate things in the world.
"So, uh, I don’t suppose you have any money on you?" I asked him hopefully.
"I have money."
"Oh, yeah? Uh, how much are we talking, exactly?" I responded curiously.
He then took out his phone and tapped on the screen a couple of tis, before showing it to .
"This much."
"W-woah, holy crap...," I muttered wide-eyed...that’s more than ten million dollars, "Do you have a card?"
"No. It kept getting lost, so they got this app that lets pay with my phone," He replied, as he put the phone away.
Hm, so no ATMs then, huh? And to use that app, the user needs to use his fingerprint to unlock it. So I can’t just kill him...not that I can, even without the Condition restricting , he’s way stronger than I am.
"Hey, do you think you could remove the Condition you placed on ?" I requested hopefully.
"Hm? But the higher ups told not to."
"Sure, but they’re almost definitely dead or captured by Harmony at this point. In other words, Eden’s finished now. It’s just you and ," I replied in a tone that made it sound like I was stating the obvious.
"Oh, is that true?"
"Yup, totally! So we need to help each other out to survive, and lay low till we figure out what to do next. Unless you want to do things by yourself?" I inquired, taking a risk.
"No, I’ve been told that I shouldn’t do things alone."
Yeah, that’s for sure. Am I crazy, or is this actually working? This guy’s pretty easy to manipulate, wow...
"That’s exactly why you need to remove my Condition. Otherwise I’ll be limited in how I can help you. And don’t forget, the higher ups totally abandoned millions of Eden’s mbers, those mbers might co after us and try to kill us as revenge for being a part of the group that abandoned them.
And while all the other Category 0s were probably killed back there, there might not be any mbers left who are stronger than you, but if they outnumber you too heavily, you might be in trouble. And the Condition will prevent from helping you," I reasoned in a friendly voice.
"Hm, really?" He responded...I can’t tell if he’s convinced or skeptical, it’s so hard to get a read on this guy.
"Yup, really. If you don’t, you could end up dead soon. Do you want that?" I inquired bluntly.
"Do I want to die? Hm...I don’t think so?" He responded with a tilt of his head.
Why’d he say that like a question? He’s not even sure of that? Like, what gives? Has he been brainwashed or sothing? This is way beyond just being spacey...oh, well, whatever, I don’t really care.
Assuming he is brainwashed or sothing, that’d explain why he’s so easy to manipulate. So, for now, I’m not gonna question or worry about it.
"Good! So, what do you say?" I prompted him.
He was silent for a mont, a blank stare on his face...is he mulling it over or has he completely zoned out right now? I’d love to read his mind and find out how his thought process works, I bet it’s fascinating. He then finally responded...
"Okay," He replied as he placed his palm on my chest, a black mist flowing out of my body.
Oh, wow, he’s actually doing it...I can’t believe that I really managed to convince him!
"Aweso, thanks a l-...hm? I feel like it’s not gone...," I frowned, as he pulled his hand away.
"No, it’s gone. But I put a new Condition to prevent you from betraying or killing ," He replied in an absent-minded tone.
Huh? Seriously? Guess he’s a bit sharper than I thought. Still, that’s fine, I wasn’t planning on killing him anyti soon, anyway. He may be as dense as they co, but he is very strong, and it’s better than going it alone.
I should probably dye my hair, and maybe wear colored contacts to hide my heterochromia. His hair is better off being dyed too, that silver hair really stands out.
"Alright, then, shall we get going? We need to find a place to stay," I remarked, as I stood up with a sigh.
"Oh, okay."
So, this is gonna be my life for the foreseeable future, huh? Just great...I miss the luxury I enjoyed back when I was a celebrity.
Hm, but this guy’s absolutely loaded, so maybe I can hope for so level of comfort. I’ve got a ton of money saved up, but I don’t have access to my account right now...and even if I did, since everyone thinks I’m missing, using it would probably be considered suspicious activity or sothing.
Damn, this sucks!
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Point-of-View: Maeve Murphy
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"So, do you want to handle this, or should I?" I inquired, as we’d cornered a couple of Eden’s mbers.
One of them is a Category 0, while I’m fairly certain that the other is one of the Outliers. I rember the footage from Wales, I’m sure it’s the sa guy...he was killing people without remorse, and after he was captured by Eden, several young won’s bodies were discovered and reported, brutally raped and murdered.
In short, he’s the worst kind of person, absolutely vile and despicable. Actually, that’s understating it, especially looking at him right now. He was hungrily ogling , and not even trying to hide his erection. He’s making my skin crawl, ugh.
"Heh, looks like this might be it for ...taking on two Category 0s is a tough ask," Smirked the Eden Category 0 wryly.
If I rember right, his na is Sien Ress, a talented Light Skill user, along with the Pyro, Electro and Terra Skills.
"I’ll take him on, you deal with the Outlier, agreed?" I suggested to Osiris, whom I was paired with.
"Disagreed. I do not want to touch that swine, he looks so unclean and disgusting," He frowned with a shudder.
Yeah, that’s exactly why I don’t want to go anywhere near him. Damn it, I forgot that this guy’s an insane clean freak.
"Uh...rock-paper-scissors for it?" I responded sheepishly.
"Hm...fine, I suppose that’s fair," He grumbled, before turning his fist towards as I raised mine.
"Don’t think I’m going to let you turn your backs to , take this!" Exclaid Sien, as he ford a Light Blast and fired it at us.
I swiftly raised my other hand and ford a wind wall in front of us, the Light Blast deflecting off it and hitting the ground, kicking up a puff of dust.
"This place is absolutely filthy," Grumbled Osiris in disgust, as he threw out scissors, while I went with rock.
"Yes! I win!" I grinned triumphantly.
"...no. Best of three," He responded, looking like he was unable to accept the result.
"Hell, no. Don’t be a sore loser!" I smirked, as I shot towards Sien, who sprang back and shot out a fireball at in alarm.
I swiftly countered with a fireball of my own, canceling his out, before I chased after him...alright, let’s do this!
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