Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity peered over the unconscious form of Cat as she lay on the white mat in the
hospital ward of the Neb (can't spell it for my life). The long and intimidating needles had been removed and lay in a
bowl of reddish water. Cat was nearly as pale as the room she was in yet was in stable health.
"She's rather strong," Morpheus observed, watching the heart monitor.
"Your telling me," Neo muttered, looking at anything but Cat.
"Hmm?" Trinity asked, moving about Cat and occasionally checking her pulse.
"Nothing."
Morpheus touched the monitor lightly a few times with his index finger and the lights dimmed, "Get some
rest; she's getting hers."
Trinity turned off some of the equipment and went out the door, Neo following behind her.
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Cat opened her eyes and found herself staring at a dreary metal wall. She was laying on her side atop a
grimy mattress that she assumed was a cot. She immediately sat up and looked around the dim room.
"Welcome to the real world, Cat."
Cat jumped at the sound of Morpheus's voice. "Its...true?"
"Come with me," Morpheus led her down the hallway and into the main control room where Trinity was
leaning over a man seated in a chair facing lots of computer monitors. Trinity turned around and smiled
"This is Trinity," Morpheus said, gesturing to the smiling woman in grey.
"And this- is Neo."
Neo raised a hand without turning around.
"We're a bit sort on crew members so your company is quite welcome. Isn't that right?"
"Right," Trinity shook her hand.
"Uh huh." Neo didn't move.
Cat just looked around in disbelief, trying to take it all in.
"Neo?" Morpheus asked, concerned, "Is something wrong?"
"No, I-"
"Be polite, Neo," Trinity pulled him to his feet and he unwillingly faced Cat and Morpheus.
Cat face lit up immediately, "Thomas?!"
Morpheus and Trinity both frowned.
"Hey, uh, Caitlin," Neo blushed and ran his fingers through his hair nervously.
"You too know each other?" Trinity asked, still frowning.
"Know each other?" Caitlin asked, forgetting her current situation, "We dated!"
"You what?"
"A long time ago!" Neo quickly put in.
Morpheus looked from Trinity to Neo to Cat.
"I can't believe it!" Cat went on, "You're Neo? The Neo?"
"Uh..." Neo glanced at Trinity, "Yeah?"
"Ohmigosh!" she hugged him and Neo nearly fell over backwards, "I thought I'd never see you again?"
Trinity mouthed Neo a question and he just gave her a pleading look and shrugged, still locked in an
embrace with Cat.
She pulled away and looked him over, "My God. You look exactly the same."
Trinity held his hand and leaned her back against his chest, intertwining their fingers. She smiled at Cat as
nicely as she could, "Neo never mentioned you," she said, a grin still plastered on her face.
Cat stared at her, holding her ex-boyfriends hand, could he have-? "Well," she blushed, "We...broke up."
Neo pretended that he was very interested in the pattern on the floor...
"I assumed," Trinity said, putting her hand lovingly on Neo's cheek. Did this girl get the message yet?
"Say, Trinity," Neo said, gently pushing her away, "Why don't you show Cait- er, Cat around the Neb?"
Trinity's smile flickered for a moment, "Sure. That's a great idea...sweetie."
"Heh heh," Cat laughed nervously, "That' d be great."
hospital ward of the Neb (can't spell it for my life). The long and intimidating needles had been removed and lay in a
bowl of reddish water. Cat was nearly as pale as the room she was in yet was in stable health.
"She's rather strong," Morpheus observed, watching the heart monitor.
"Your telling me," Neo muttered, looking at anything but Cat.
"Hmm?" Trinity asked, moving about Cat and occasionally checking her pulse.
"Nothing."
Morpheus touched the monitor lightly a few times with his index finger and the lights dimmed, "Get some
rest; she's getting hers."
Trinity turned off some of the equipment and went out the door, Neo following behind her.
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Cat opened her eyes and found herself staring at a dreary metal wall. She was laying on her side atop a
grimy mattress that she assumed was a cot. She immediately sat up and looked around the dim room.
"Welcome to the real world, Cat."
Cat jumped at the sound of Morpheus's voice. "Its...true?"
"Come with me," Morpheus led her down the hallway and into the main control room where Trinity was
leaning over a man seated in a chair facing lots of computer monitors. Trinity turned around and smiled
"This is Trinity," Morpheus said, gesturing to the smiling woman in grey.
"And this- is Neo."
Neo raised a hand without turning around.
"We're a bit sort on crew members so your company is quite welcome. Isn't that right?"
"Right," Trinity shook her hand.
"Uh huh." Neo didn't move.
Cat just looked around in disbelief, trying to take it all in.
"Neo?" Morpheus asked, concerned, "Is something wrong?"
"No, I-"
"Be polite, Neo," Trinity pulled him to his feet and he unwillingly faced Cat and Morpheus.
Cat face lit up immediately, "Thomas?!"
Morpheus and Trinity both frowned.
"Hey, uh, Caitlin," Neo blushed and ran his fingers through his hair nervously.
"You too know each other?" Trinity asked, still frowning.
"Know each other?" Caitlin asked, forgetting her current situation, "We dated!"
"You what?"
"A long time ago!" Neo quickly put in.
Morpheus looked from Trinity to Neo to Cat.
"I can't believe it!" Cat went on, "You're Neo? The Neo?"
"Uh..." Neo glanced at Trinity, "Yeah?"
"Ohmigosh!" she hugged him and Neo nearly fell over backwards, "I thought I'd never see you again?"
Trinity mouthed Neo a question and he just gave her a pleading look and shrugged, still locked in an
embrace with Cat.
She pulled away and looked him over, "My God. You look exactly the same."
Trinity held his hand and leaned her back against his chest, intertwining their fingers. She smiled at Cat as
nicely as she could, "Neo never mentioned you," she said, a grin still plastered on her face.
Cat stared at her, holding her ex-boyfriends hand, could he have-? "Well," she blushed, "We...broke up."
Neo pretended that he was very interested in the pattern on the floor...
"I assumed," Trinity said, putting her hand lovingly on Neo's cheek. Did this girl get the message yet?
"Say, Trinity," Neo said, gently pushing her away, "Why don't you show Cait- er, Cat around the Neb?"
Trinity's smile flickered for a moment, "Sure. That's a great idea...sweetie."
"Heh heh," Cat laughed nervously, "That' d be great."