Mako sat down and saw his companion twitching, some time passed and Jamison was still sleeping.
"Jamison."
"...Jamison." Junkrat stopped twitching, he gasped and sat on his bed frightened to death, he was stiff like a dead cat.
"What happened Jamison?... What is happening?..."
"...I fell into a toxic black and white wonderland, no floor and no ceiling. Just complete oposites, staring at me through flames and laughter..." Said Jamison, turning his head towards Roadhog, staring at him with his tired eyes dyed with a bright crimson red, as if he hadn't slept at all, only struggling through his madness in the cold surroundings of the room.
"Do you know why?..." Mako asked, putting on a large jacket as he talked.
"No, it might as well be the first time this happen to me anyways... Don't worry about it mate i'll get over it..., anyways, what time is it?"
"It's 6:23 pm." Jamison's stomach rumbled just after Mako spoke, placing his hand on his stomach, then stared at him. "Are we gonna eat something?"
"Yes, they're preparing a dinner, in a couple of minutes the last team mate is coming." Said Mako, putting on a scarf and walking towards the door.
"Who told you that?" Jamison said, getting out of bed and reaching for his pants. "Ana... you might want to use something else." Said Mako leaving the room, walking through the corridor.
He stepped into the dining room, there were different kinds of meat, roasted potatoes, many other foods in one table, so everyone can choose whatever they wanted. Mako was feeling comfortable enough to pick a plate and fill it with anything he wanted, They were used to eat outside, Mako knew how to cook, but never saw food look this good. He sat in the last table by the window, waiting for Jamison to show up.
"Enjoying your stay?" asked Ana, sitting in front of him with a plate as big as Mako's. "...If you see it like this, yes. I'm not wasting time worrying. I'll wait until i have to do my work." Roadhog said holding his fork and knife with his large hands, he left the knife by his side to lift his mask and rise his scarf to cover up the bit of his face that showed up, then made a space to fit the fork and finally took a bite. "I'm happy i'm not the only old lady here, i can't take care of all these children by myself" Ana said, placing her hand on Roadhog's, Mako stared at her with a cold look, he stood up and placed both hands on the table, leaning in towards Ana. "...Hmm... I'm no babysitter..." He leaned a bit more. "not even an old lady like you..." Mako raised his hand and waved it slowly in front of her face "...You must be blind..." Mako said, sitting down and taking another bite, He couldn't hold it and chuckled a bit.
"So you are comfortable." Ana said.
"You just wait, i'm waiting to do my work. After all... I got no choice but to face my new reality" He said, looking to the other table were Lúcio was eating, enjoying some music on his headphones. "Well, life is difficult, i know you were used to that, but sometimes it's better to change things, for good" said Ana.
"Where is my stuff?..." said Jamison, searching for clothing that would warm him up. He looked through every bag and didn't find anything, but he found a green sweater and a pair of pants that fit him. He folded the right leg fabric on the pants so he could fit his peg leg, he put on the sweater and walked through the door. Jamison wasn't paying any attention to what was in front of him, as he walked he was making sure his peg leg was in the right position before taking a real step.
"Oi Roadie, have you seen my clothes? i can't find anything he-"
Jamison froze staring at someone, a girl was eating a big piece of meat and rice, she didn't notice he was there, staring at her. To Jamison seemed like hours passed and he couldn't stop looking at her, annoyed. She finally stared back with a face of discomfort and hate, she stood up and walked towards her assigned room. Jamison finally sat down and leaned towards Roadhog who was by his side.
"Mate... they didn't tell us she was going to be here didn't they?" Jamison asked, staring at the direction she went. "This is near ecopoint Antartica... Who else could have discovered this ecopoint?..." Mako said leaning towards Junkrat to speak lower.
"Mei..." He said, slowly, forcing the name out.
"Do you not like her?" Ana asked. "Well sure i don't!, all she does is tell me how much of a bully and a psycho i am!, i don't know what's up with her, i haven't even talked to her, but whenever she sees me she treats me like garbage" Jamison answered rising his hands. "All i do is defend myself when i answer her"
"I've seen how much she dislikes you" said Ana "but i didn't know it was like that..., maybe her mind is confused, after all all she knows about you its that you are "one of the bad guys" and of course, he has seen the news and the heists you've done in the past."
"Well, i'm sure if she was someone that actually was a good person she'd at least respect someone y'know? besides all i ever tell her is that she's cold as ice, and only if she's being mean." Jamison said, standing up and picking up a plate with only meat and potatoes.
"Calm down, this isn't a vacation." Said Roadhog, getting up from the table to place his plate on the sink. "No, i know that mate, i'm just... Suddenly stressed out" Jamison said. Ana stood up and smacked Jamison in the butt with her left hand as Jamison was sitting "Stop complaining, most of us didn't want to come here, it's because of Talon we're here. Now eat your food."
"Sure" Jamison said "...that hurt."
Unexpectedly the front doors opened and everyone looked behind to see who was it, just as Mako entered the dining room, someone walked in closing the doors behind. It was a figure dressed in all white, snow sticked to the white fur around the entire coat, no one could see who it was until she uncovered her face.
"привет"
Mako stared at her, hardly breathing, he had been with her just a day ago. He never thought he would find himself fighting alongside her, never in the same space, having to share a place. He felt disgusted with himself, what he had done. She was younger, someone that had a good life. He was just an old pig, a murderer, a thief, anything but a person, a cold monster. He was having a change of plans.
"Mako-"
"Don't say it..., i don't know you." Roadhog said and sat down with Jamison.
Junkrat felt the table vibrate with every breath Roadhog took. He felt the shivering cold, not from outside but from being near Mako, sometimes Jamison could still remember how dangerous was to be near him, next to a man who's life had become the apocalypse itself.
Some time had passed, everyone was currently resting, still, Jamison found himself staring at the plate, empty, a fork on the table and his hand on his face.
"Not feeling well?"
"Hm?" Jamison said, not knowing who it was.
Lúcio was standing next to him with a concerned look, dressed in pajamas and holding two mugs. "What are you doing here?" Jamison asked.
"I was having a headache. When i walked in you were here, just, staring at the plate, and i thought maybe you weren't feeling well, so i made you hot cocoa" Lúcio said, lifting the two mugs with a smile on his face, trying to get a smile from him. Junkrat did not understand where all this caring came from, what did he do to deserve this. But that wasn't worrying him that much, he was concerned about Mako.
"Come on mate, what did ya put in this mug?" Junkrat said, rising an eyebrow.
"N-nothing!, why would i do that?" Lúcio said, sitting in front of him. "Here man, it's good for you... I hope i'm not bothering asking... but how are you feeling?, when i left this room was hours ago, and you're still here..."
"... Why are you being nice to me mate?..., that's what i can't get out of my mind, i don't get it" Jamison said, lifting the cup and taking a big sip.
"Well, do i have a reason to treat you bad?, i don't, not me, not Ana, no one has a reason to hate you." Lúcio said taking a sip from his cup "We're all alive, we have feelings and different lifes, it's wrong to judge just by looking at someone, without even knowing who that person is, or what that person is going through, you know what i'm saying?" Lúcio explained leaning forward to look closer at Jamison.
"I suppose... then where am i going now?, what am i doing?"
Lúcio grabbed Junkrat's mug and his, and as he walked towards the kitchen he said "Well, it's up to you now, you're still young, you have a lot to live, it's up to you what you want to live... Can you help me here man?, there's a lot of dishes here."
"Oh, uhm... yeah mate just wait, im coming" Jamison said, searching under the table for his peg leg. as he leaned down he stared at Lúcio's legs, he was still using those roller skates (...Did he forgot to take them off?) Jamison thought. When he was ready he walked towards Lúcio and leaned from behind to see what he was doing, raising an eyebrow.
"What?, you don't know how to do the dishes?"
"Nah, it's not that, it's... my arm, i can't help that much, if i touch the water it might rust, even more than they are now. Or break i dunno..." Said Junkrat, holding his arm with his left hand. "Don't be a child, i can fix that, i hope you don't mind me holding your arm a bit." Lúcio said holding a plastic bag.
"Ohhh" Jamison took his arm out and placed it inside the plastic bag and folded it towards the inside, then put it back on. "Now, help me with the rest of these."
"Sure Lucy" Junkrat said holding the dish washing liquid.
"Lúcio!"
"Yeah that too mate." Jamison let out an extensive laugh and squeezed the liquid all over the plates, then grabbed one of the sponges and started cleaning.
"Thanks for that man, I'll wake you guys up early tomorrow, we have to go to ecopoint Antartica, we'll be exploring the place and see if we can catch a glimpse of talon or something... Ana didn't explain me at all what is going on..., anyways see you tomorrow!" Lúcio said, walking towards his room.
"Alright mate, see ya"
Jamison walked into the room he was sharing with Mako, he was sleeping. Junkrat still felt how tense he was, even if he was resting he could still hear his deep voice in his mind, angry, cold. He undressed himself and sat on his bunk bed, staring at Mako sleeping, Mako was facing the ceiling, snoring.
"I'm sorry mate, i don't know what's up with us, with you, but i hope you get well soon... and so do i..." Jamison said, laying on the bunk bed looking up. He remembered what Lúcio told him, it was time for some action. Jamison smiled, he got out of bed and shouted and laughed jumping on top of Roadhog.
"Roadie! Mate we're gonna explode some stuff tomorrow!, I'm ready to make some fireworks! Hahhaha!-"
"Don't touch me."
Mako sat in the bed and pushed Junkrat with force, making him hit the bunk bed behind him, he felt as if his back had given out making him collapse in the floor, he felt as if his strength had disappeared from his body.
"Way to go mate, you're beginning to be a pain in the ass." Said Jamison, he felt tears coming out of his eyes, but he wasn't sad. His back was hurt, he struggled to get back in bed, when he finally did, he left out a deep moan. Jamison was breathing through his teeth, there was no air in his chest.
"You need to shut up." Mako said, turning around, facing the wall, as if nothing had happened.
