Matthew's Apartnt
After Ted left…
Lily and Matthew's search finally paid off.
"Adam! Over here!"
Their terrified shouts echoed through the room.
Adam hurried over, following their wide-eyed stares.
"Eww, gross!"
Yup, it was mutant-level disgusting. Even Adam, who'd seen it all, couldn't help but grimace out loud.
"It's coming this way!"
Lily and Matthew stumbled back in unison.
"Leave it to ."
Adam geared up—mask, goggles, gloves, the whole deal. Fully armored, he crouched down toward the cockroach-rat hybrid, locking eyes with it for a few tense seconds. Then, in a flash, he snatched it up.
He plopped it straight into a glass container he'd prepped earlier and slamd the lid shut.
It wasn't that Adam's speed had suddenly outpaced animal reflexes or anything. Nah, this cockroach-rat just wasn't scared of people.
Adam had zero doubt that once Columbia University's bio lab dissected this thing, they'd find its胆子—uh, guts, or maybe courage?—were way bigger than your average rat or roach, pound for pound.
"C're, you two."
Adam held up the glass jar, inspecting it casually while waving over Matthew and Lily, who were still cowering at a safe distance. Seeing them hesitate, he chuckled.
"Matthew, I get Lily being freaked out, but you? A 6'4" giant? Really?"
"It's not fear!"
Matthew puffed out his chest, trying to play it cool.
"Oh, yeah?"
Adam shoved the jar right in his face.
"Ahh!"
Matthew yelped and leaped back.
"If that's not fear, then what is it?" Adam teased.
"It's… awe! Yeah, awe at mysterious things!" Matthew clutched his chest, desperately clinging to his dignity.
"Heh."
Adam cracked up.
Matthew hailed from Minnesota, where his whole family was a lineup of giants. His dad and two older brothers? All over 6'6". At 6'4
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