X swiflty caught the ball as it flew in the air. Sumika's aim was good, but
she shouldn't have tried such a long shot. Hiko made a pitiful effort to
take the ball from him, but he ended flat on the ground, his glasses
flowing away.
X could have easily mark from where he stood, but it wasn't the point. Instead, he passed to Kunio who marked two points. A little encouragement from Mary and they resumed to play. X and Kunio where behind by 10 points, but it didn't bother them.
X was thrilled everytime they did something together, even if it was watching TV in silence. He really liked those moments when they weren't "working" with him, but just taking a break or having a good time. At first, he hadn't realised they were here only because they had to. Mary had tried to explain at the time she was the only one seeing him, but it took him quite some time to understand the concept of beeing "under observation". It had hurt him at the time and he became much, much less cooperative. Eventually he accepted the idea, after all it was more or less the same thing for every reploid on the planet. He had goten a "favor treatment", from what Hiko told him.
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It was the first time he ever got angry. Not much, X had barely raised his voice, but angry none the less. Why were things this way? Did none of these people even liked him!? Was he just an experiment to be put aside when they would have enough of him?!
He remembered he had grown more and more agitated and mad, just by thinking about it. Mary stayed calm and continued to talk to him, but Hiko had ran out of the room to fetch Doctor Cain. X paced the room... more questions were creeping in his mind. When he thought he may never get out of this laboratory, he knew he was paniking, but couldn't help himself. Mary begged him to calm down, he answered something, probably a swear, and she was really shocked.
That's about when Dr. Cain arrived. He never knew what made the Doctor mad, but when he saw X, he actually shouted at him "X, SIT DOWN, NOW!" it took him a moment to react... He had NEVER been shouted at before. He un-froze and sat down. That's when he noticed there was another person standing just out of sight in the doorway. Dr. Cain waved in his /her direction and the other disapeared.
X had noticed some things: a weapon, a hard and shining armor... the frame of the body : sharp and hard under the layer of "skin". That person... was a reploid... the second one he had ever seen. Why hadn't he/she come in? And the armed weapon... at it been in case?.. in case...
Dr. Cain had called him back to the moment. By watching him more closely, X saw the Doctor wasn't mad at him. The old man ordered everyone out, then asked him what was wrong. And they talked... for a very long time. X had kept a lot of things "inside" not to bother anyone, by the time he explained everything, or what he could put in words anyway, his eyes were stinging and he had to rubbed them to make the sensation go away. It was the Doctor's time to speak, that too took a long time. That's when X first heard the word -Maverick-. The word seemed to have sliped from Dr. Cain's mouth, for when X asked what it meant, the Doctor asked him to wait for an explaination. There was something about that word, or maybe just the way Dr. Cain looked when the word was said, that sent shivers along his spine. Talking with Doctor Cain was never a waste of time. It helped him understand a lot of things. He still didn't understood everything the Doctor asked of him, but he agreed it was possible he needed more time to adapt. Besides, the man told him from now on, the rest of the team would join Mary and Hiko.
- ... and if everything goes well... don't get me wrong, X, you haven't done ANYTHING wrong. I mean if you react well in having all these new people in your life, then we'll try something else. You are a unique creature, little one, there is no need to rush into anything. We'll take things as slow as you need to, this isn't a test and you are not an experiment. This is a new life for you and I just want everything to go well.
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That was almost two weeks ago. X had felt so releived then.
Now he was playing with the members of the team. He wasn't expecting people to become his friends on first sight anymore, when you think about it, it was rather silly. But now he had "made" friends with most of them. Sometimes, they stayed after work just to keep him company, like today.
Mary was as kind as ever, but she no longer threated him like a child. But she was more careful about what she was saying to him than the others, she knew there was a lot of things he didn't knew and she took the time to explain, without judging.
Sumika was a nice person too. She was as tall as he was and had long, black hair. She was very competitive and hated to lose anything, even a friendly basketball game. She was the most impatient creature he ever met, even if he hadn't met a lot of people. Right now, she was yelling at him to throw the "darn" ball.
There was Kunio, another japanese person. He was studying to become a anthropologist as well as a psychologist. This was a golden opportunity for him to study the evolution of behavior in a controlled environment. Kunio was nice and laughed easily... he was also swearing a lot. X may be an opportunity for him, but he was also the perfect exemple of "average person" for X. It was funny, in a way.
And there was Hiko. Not much to say about him, apart from the huge glasses he wore. All he wanted was to know more about X, he never talked about himself. Hiko wasn't really a friend. It confused him, why was he staying after work if he didn't like beeing with him? Strange, even after work Hiko kept... studying him.
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TBC.
I know it's kind of short, but I haven't posted anything in a while.
Feedback, please ;-)
X could have easily mark from where he stood, but it wasn't the point. Instead, he passed to Kunio who marked two points. A little encouragement from Mary and they resumed to play. X and Kunio where behind by 10 points, but it didn't bother them.
X was thrilled everytime they did something together, even if it was watching TV in silence. He really liked those moments when they weren't "working" with him, but just taking a break or having a good time. At first, he hadn't realised they were here only because they had to. Mary had tried to explain at the time she was the only one seeing him, but it took him quite some time to understand the concept of beeing "under observation". It had hurt him at the time and he became much, much less cooperative. Eventually he accepted the idea, after all it was more or less the same thing for every reploid on the planet. He had goten a "favor treatment", from what Hiko told him.
***********************
It was the first time he ever got angry. Not much, X had barely raised his voice, but angry none the less. Why were things this way? Did none of these people even liked him!? Was he just an experiment to be put aside when they would have enough of him?!
He remembered he had grown more and more agitated and mad, just by thinking about it. Mary stayed calm and continued to talk to him, but Hiko had ran out of the room to fetch Doctor Cain. X paced the room... more questions were creeping in his mind. When he thought he may never get out of this laboratory, he knew he was paniking, but couldn't help himself. Mary begged him to calm down, he answered something, probably a swear, and she was really shocked.
That's about when Dr. Cain arrived. He never knew what made the Doctor mad, but when he saw X, he actually shouted at him "X, SIT DOWN, NOW!" it took him a moment to react... He had NEVER been shouted at before. He un-froze and sat down. That's when he noticed there was another person standing just out of sight in the doorway. Dr. Cain waved in his /her direction and the other disapeared.
X had noticed some things: a weapon, a hard and shining armor... the frame of the body : sharp and hard under the layer of "skin". That person... was a reploid... the second one he had ever seen. Why hadn't he/she come in? And the armed weapon... at it been in case?.. in case...
Dr. Cain had called him back to the moment. By watching him more closely, X saw the Doctor wasn't mad at him. The old man ordered everyone out, then asked him what was wrong. And they talked... for a very long time. X had kept a lot of things "inside" not to bother anyone, by the time he explained everything, or what he could put in words anyway, his eyes were stinging and he had to rubbed them to make the sensation go away. It was the Doctor's time to speak, that too took a long time. That's when X first heard the word -Maverick-. The word seemed to have sliped from Dr. Cain's mouth, for when X asked what it meant, the Doctor asked him to wait for an explaination. There was something about that word, or maybe just the way Dr. Cain looked when the word was said, that sent shivers along his spine. Talking with Doctor Cain was never a waste of time. It helped him understand a lot of things. He still didn't understood everything the Doctor asked of him, but he agreed it was possible he needed more time to adapt. Besides, the man told him from now on, the rest of the team would join Mary and Hiko.
- ... and if everything goes well... don't get me wrong, X, you haven't done ANYTHING wrong. I mean if you react well in having all these new people in your life, then we'll try something else. You are a unique creature, little one, there is no need to rush into anything. We'll take things as slow as you need to, this isn't a test and you are not an experiment. This is a new life for you and I just want everything to go well.
*********************
That was almost two weeks ago. X had felt so releived then.
Now he was playing with the members of the team. He wasn't expecting people to become his friends on first sight anymore, when you think about it, it was rather silly. But now he had "made" friends with most of them. Sometimes, they stayed after work just to keep him company, like today.
Mary was as kind as ever, but she no longer threated him like a child. But she was more careful about what she was saying to him than the others, she knew there was a lot of things he didn't knew and she took the time to explain, without judging.
Sumika was a nice person too. She was as tall as he was and had long, black hair. She was very competitive and hated to lose anything, even a friendly basketball game. She was the most impatient creature he ever met, even if he hadn't met a lot of people. Right now, she was yelling at him to throw the "darn" ball.
There was Kunio, another japanese person. He was studying to become a anthropologist as well as a psychologist. This was a golden opportunity for him to study the evolution of behavior in a controlled environment. Kunio was nice and laughed easily... he was also swearing a lot. X may be an opportunity for him, but he was also the perfect exemple of "average person" for X. It was funny, in a way.
And there was Hiko. Not much to say about him, apart from the huge glasses he wore. All he wanted was to know more about X, he never talked about himself. Hiko wasn't really a friend. It confused him, why was he staying after work if he didn't like beeing with him? Strange, even after work Hiko kept... studying him.
**********************
TBC.
I know it's kind of short, but I haven't posted anything in a while.
Feedback, please ;-)