"Gimme another shot, barboy." Elio grinned, surprisingly sober. Even though he was only 19, the Scout culd handle more alcohol than most of his teammates. He could only be beaten out by Elias and Kiera.
Maximilian, on the other hand, couldn't drink as much as his friend, so he stuck to drinking only two glasses of wine per trip. Elio also needed somebody there to keep him in line, and the Spy volunteered. The two now went out drinking every weekend. Max rolled his eyes as Elio downed his fourth shot of vodka.
"You promised ya'd tell me today." Elio said, following the vodka with a light beer.
"Tell you what?" Max took a sip of his wine.
Elio rolled his eyes and grabbed one of the Spy's eight tentacles. "These. Last weekend you said next weekend, meaning now. So c'mon, fess up."
Max sighed. For a dumb kid, Elio had a good memory- maybe too good for the Spy's liking. "Alright. I'll explain."
I was new to the team, and I was kinda naïve. I accidentally agreed to help Wilhelm out with one of his experiments. This one involved injecting animal DNA into a human, just to see what would happen.
"Ah, velcome my young friend. Please, take a seat." The Medic said, bringing me to the chair.
I sat down and looked towards Wilhelm, who now had a large needle in his hand. "Now stay still." He said, and the needle was injected quickly into my wrist.
I froze. Whatever he had injected into me didn't feel good, and it really didn't agree with my blood. My entire body went numb.
"You can just relax for a little bit, and let me know how you're feeling ven you can."
The next few days were filled with excruciating pain. On the third day, I woke up with the worst pain going all around my waist. Suddenly, eight small, red, slimy things ripped through my skin. They continued to grow until they were almost a foot below my ankles. They were full, thick, red tentacles. Wilhelm was amazed and kept me under examination for a week. I felt like a lab rat. Like something in the zoo. Like a monster. But then I realized I was a monster. I was a freak.
I haven't talked to that damn Medic since then.
"And now..." the Spy sighed. "Now I'm afraid to get close to..." he drifted off. He didn't want to think about her right now. Plus he didn't want Elio to know right now. It'd be more trouble than it's worth. The Scout couldn't keep his mouth shut for long.
"Who Close ta who?" Elio's eyes widened.
"Nobody." Max sipped his wine.
"C'mon, you can tell me!"
"Maybe next time Elio."
"Ya promise?"
The Spy rolled his eyes. "Sure."
Elio thrust his fist into the air. "Yeah, that's my boy! Now c'mon, take a shot on me."
"No, I'll pass." Max chuckled.
"Alright, more for me then!" Elio quickly downed two more shots. "Ah, that feels good."