"Its what?" Emily called, confused as she reached Blades side.
"Coded darling." Rif said, looking up from his place behind the two women. Emily glared bitterly at him.
"I know what she said."
"Then why ask?"
Blade shook her head and moved out of Emily's way, letting the professional( certainly Blade believe otherwise ) take care of the coding. She collected her gun that still lay near her feet and wandered about the lab.
"think you can get into it?" She asked almost absent mindedly.
"I'm not sure. It looks fairly complex, even for my knowledge of these things. The codes I use against stuff like this may not work."
The girl seemed distressed, and it certainly showed in her voice. Blade assumed it was because of Da'ath, and his importance to her. That and probably the appearance of a fat check once this was over. That or something after everyone had disappeared for their own beds-
She shook her head to regain her mind. 'My gosh, Rif is rubbing off on me.' She shuddered. What a horrid thought that was.
"I think I can manage it. May take some time."
"Lovely." Blade muttered, watching Rif out of the corner of her eyes as she examined the walls, with there interact tubes and wires. Her boots clicked softly off the floor as she walked, her focused slipping from its place to wander about the room aimlessly. She was beginning to feel tired and worn. It had to have been the walk.
Suddenly she snapped back into herself, realizing someone had been speaking to her. "…aby, what do you think of all this?"
Blade blinked, looking over at Rif as she reached one of the holding tanks. "Pardon me?"
Rif chuckled, smiling warmly at her, but it seemed to be a forced smile. Somehow…Rif looked, and maybe felt, empty to her.
"Rif, you alright?" She asked, concern taking over her usual cold shell.
He frowned, confused. "What makes you think I'm not alright baby?"
"Hm…nothing." She turned to the holding tank, and the poor creature in it.
"Liar." He told her. She grinned.
"You know me all to well. Emily, you got that thing out yet?"
"almost, almost!" The attractive young woman told her, pressing buttons at, what seemed to Blade at least, random.
"Hurry it up." she snapped bitterly, eyes watching the blob in the tank turn.
"wholly shit!" She screeched, stumbling back in surprise, her body slamming against one of racks of vials behind her. The silver shelving unit teetered on its legs, threatening to crash. It didn't uphold its threat though.
"What darling? What is it?" Rif's voice was rushed and startled, showing his concern for the woman.
"Its…My gosh Rif! it's a child!" Her eyes filled with sorrow and fear. What was going on here?
"A what?!" Rif rushed to her side, and Emily couldn't help but look over at Blade as well, her lovely eyes wide in shock.
"it's a baby!" She walked closer to the glass, pressing her hands against it.
It didn't look much like a child anymore. Strange animal ears poked from where, on an ordinary child, its original ears had been. A long tail, not matching the ears at all, was tucked between its tiny legs. A copper like fur covered some of the child's body. On still human hands, long, dagger like claws had grown. The child looked as if he had tried to slice himself up, for deep gashes were inlaid into his soft flesh.
"Wholly shit…" Rif whispered, eyes wide in fear. She could almost see his memories awaken. Things she had help him forget so long ago arise again, filled with a new pain.
Emily seemed to have lost her attention on them long ago, and now gasped with triumph as she pulled the silver box from its holding place. "Got it!" She cried happily. Blade gifted her a cruel glare.
"Good. Rif, go get the bags and start back for the city. Emily, go with him." She said coldly, something slipping into her mind. The poor child.
As the two people moved towards the wall, Blade made no effort to do so. Her eyes were staring at the floating body in the cell in front of her.
"Darling? Coming?" Rif asked, turning at the wall as he realized she had yet to follow him.
"Yeah." She said, looking at her gun, then the tank, then took in the rest of the lab with determine eyes.
"After I give this guy something to remember us by." With that, she took aim at one of the large, green goo filled and otherwise empty, cells behind her.