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" What are you doing here Shade? I thought you died in the burning of Manticore."
" No way! Do think I would let myself die that way? You know I plan to die heroically. So, who the hell are these people?" I ask, gesturing to the woman and geek.
" Oh sorry. This is X5-452, better known as Max," he said pointing to the woman. " And this is Logan," he called the geek.
" X4…"
" No. He's a norm."
" Ok then."
" Max, Logan this is Shade."
" Sir, 146403153334: S6-153, sir!"
" How come your 3-diget number is from the last three numbers of your barcode," questioned Logan.
" I'm from Griffin and our short designation came from the 3 before the last three."
" Why?" 45… Max asked.
" Sir, I don't know, Sir!"
" Let me show you around Shade."
" Thanks, Alec, oh, yeah. At ease men." I directed to the transgenics
" Sir, yes, Sir!"
" Wait up! Can I ask you some more questions Shade?" asked Max.
" Shoot."
" First of all, how did you know Alec's name? Did he tell you it?"
" What do you mean, how did I know? I named him. Yu know Alec, like smart-alec?"
" But I named him when he was assigned as my breeding partner. I named him Alec for that same reason."
" Yeah. I was pretty damn weird. Why do you think I looked so weird when you 'named' me, Max? Shade had called me that for 3 years before you."
" That's freaky," was Max's intelligent response.
" Ok next question I don't have all day."
" Why do you address everyone and everyone addresses you as Sir?" You're a female so shouldn't they call you ma'am and you call the females ma'am?"
" I am part wolf and when I was little I couldn't grasp the whole multiple "names" for people. You know, they had their name, their title, their sex (sir, ma'am). My brain was more wolfish and I was confused. Because wolves all have one name except for the Alphas who have their name and the title One. So, I didn't understand the whole ma'am, sir thing and kept calling men sir or ma'am and the same with females. So, Renfro just decide to teach me sir, and it stuck."
" Renfro?"
" She was Shade's Commander at Griffin Max" Alec responded for me.
" Well I'm gonna look around."
This place was pretty crappy looking no beds, beer and skittles for food. Shit.
" Yo, Alec! Can you take me into town with a 10 trucks?"
" Sure. Give me 5 minutes, K?"
Five minutes later we were headed out through some "secret" tunnel out of the warehouse, which I had learned was called Terminal City.
" Ok, first we need to go to a "bed" place"
" Why?"
" Just take me there Alec!"
" Aiight, no need to get bitchy." " Oh that was mature." He commented on my tongue sticking out. I punched him in the gut. It works.
When we got to the bed store I told everyone to wait here and went inside. 30 minutes later I had 775 bunk beds.
" How the hell did you get those?" Alec asked while we were loading up the trucks with the flat bunk bed.
" Nona business."
Then I had him take me buy the "market" and got three weeks of actual food for everyone, some medicine and shit. Thankfully Alec had got the point not to ask questions. Max on the other hand wouldn't shut up!
" Where did you get this? I swear if you stole it I will kill both of you…" on and on, I just tuned her out.
" Look, I got them. They're here so shut up and let's get set up.
I can tell 452 was going to be a problem.
" What are you doing here Shade? I thought you died in the burning of Manticore."
" No way! Do think I would let myself die that way? You know I plan to die heroically. So, who the hell are these people?" I ask, gesturing to the woman and geek.
" Oh sorry. This is X5-452, better known as Max," he said pointing to the woman. " And this is Logan," he called the geek.
" X4…"
" No. He's a norm."
" Ok then."
" Max, Logan this is Shade."
" Sir, 146403153334: S6-153, sir!"
" How come your 3-diget number is from the last three numbers of your barcode," questioned Logan.
" I'm from Griffin and our short designation came from the 3 before the last three."
" Why?" 45… Max asked.
" Sir, I don't know, Sir!"
" Let me show you around Shade."
" Thanks, Alec, oh, yeah. At ease men." I directed to the transgenics
" Sir, yes, Sir!"
" Wait up! Can I ask you some more questions Shade?" asked Max.
" Shoot."
" First of all, how did you know Alec's name? Did he tell you it?"
" What do you mean, how did I know? I named him. Yu know Alec, like smart-alec?"
" But I named him when he was assigned as my breeding partner. I named him Alec for that same reason."
" Yeah. I was pretty damn weird. Why do you think I looked so weird when you 'named' me, Max? Shade had called me that for 3 years before you."
" That's freaky," was Max's intelligent response.
" Ok next question I don't have all day."
" Why do you address everyone and everyone addresses you as Sir?" You're a female so shouldn't they call you ma'am and you call the females ma'am?"
" I am part wolf and when I was little I couldn't grasp the whole multiple "names" for people. You know, they had their name, their title, their sex (sir, ma'am). My brain was more wolfish and I was confused. Because wolves all have one name except for the Alphas who have their name and the title One. So, I didn't understand the whole ma'am, sir thing and kept calling men sir or ma'am and the same with females. So, Renfro just decide to teach me sir, and it stuck."
" Renfro?"
" She was Shade's Commander at Griffin Max" Alec responded for me.
" Well I'm gonna look around."
This place was pretty crappy looking no beds, beer and skittles for food. Shit.
" Yo, Alec! Can you take me into town with a 10 trucks?"
" Sure. Give me 5 minutes, K?"
Five minutes later we were headed out through some "secret" tunnel out of the warehouse, which I had learned was called Terminal City.
" Ok, first we need to go to a "bed" place"
" Why?"
" Just take me there Alec!"
" Aiight, no need to get bitchy." " Oh that was mature." He commented on my tongue sticking out. I punched him in the gut. It works.
When we got to the bed store I told everyone to wait here and went inside. 30 minutes later I had 775 bunk beds.
" How the hell did you get those?" Alec asked while we were loading up the trucks with the flat bunk bed.
" Nona business."
Then I had him take me buy the "market" and got three weeks of actual food for everyone, some medicine and shit. Thankfully Alec had got the point not to ask questions. Max on the other hand wouldn't shut up!
" Where did you get this? I swear if you stole it I will kill both of you…" on and on, I just tuned her out.
" Look, I got them. They're here so shut up and let's get set up.
I can tell 452 was going to be a problem.