"Will you stop that infernal pacing?" Neuro snapped at Griffin, the master of speed who was stalking back and forth.
The orange clad speedster shot him a murderous glare before continuing to pace.
"He's fine." Neuro stated after a moment, having read Turner's mind.
"Okay- that just ain't right. My mind is not an open book for you to just- just read!"
Nuero rolled his eyes before curtly sighing, "Sorry force of habit. But Lloyd is fine. They haven't caught him yet."
"How do you know?" Griffin asked, pulling himself up onto the top bunk and trying to put a little fluff into the nearly flat pillow.
"Most of the SOG stationed here are sleeping in the lobby. There's also a TV there. According to talk amongst the rabble, Lloyd and the others are still on the run."
"Good." Griffin muttered, giving up on the pillow and leaning back with his arms supporting his head.
-B-
Tox knew something was wrong with Misako as soon as they were shoved into their shared cell.
She barely knew the woman, but Tox had seen a fierce protective ness in the elder woman's gaze. Yes, truly Misako cared for her son.
"Are- are you... Uh. Alright?" Tox asked, inwardly facepalming. Comforting people was NOT her expertise.
"Oh, yes, I suppose." Misako sighed, glancing up.
Earlier, the gray haired woman had been more open; but now some sort of mental shield was up, her face nearly impassive.
"Funny, 'cause I sure wouldn't be." Shrugged the master of poison.
"It's nothing." Misako grumbled, looking away.
"Look. We don't know each other that well. I get it. Believe me. But we're stuck together for the time being, and we're together in this whole... " Tox waved her finger in the air. "Resistance thing."
"I'm just lamenting my incapability as a mother." Misako plastered on a fake smile, obvious to only those who we're adept at the art. Tox figured this woman was well aquanted with the technique.
"You seem like a great mom. More than mine ever was." Tox hissed, staring out the cell door.
"Thank you, but I didn't use to be." Misako left it at that, turning on the bunk to face the wall, her back to the master of toxin.
Tox, who had decided not to push any farther, raised an eyebrow and filed the tidbit away for future reference.
It was a moment later, that the cell door clinked open.
Both Misako and Tox were relatively surprised when two goons wrestled Pixal inside.
"Get your hands off of me!" Pixal shouted, attempting to yank her hands free.
"Getin' there!" One shouted, kicking her inside.
"Pixal!" Misako shouted, hopphopping off the bed, running forwards, and helping the nindroid up.
"Sorry, I'm late. I managed to give them the slip but was re-captured and broight here."
"Do you want to take my bunk? You look tired."
"As a nindroid, it is physically impossible for me to be exhausted. You on otherhand need your sleep."
"Welcome to jail." Tox huffed waving her hand in the air.
"Thank you." Pixal chuckled with a quirked eyebrow.
-B-
"Twenty-nine bottles of cola on the wall, twenty-nine bottles of cola; take one down and pass it around twenty-eight bottles of cola on the wall!" Karlov sang as Shade and Pale covered their ears.
Due to infrastructure damage, the trio had been forced to share a two person cell.
After a bit of a shouting match, Pale had earned the paper thin mattress on the floor, whilst Shade and Karlov took the bunk.
"Karlov," Shade called, but the man of metal ignored him. "KARLOV!" shouted the master of ash.
"Oh, I am sorry, friend Shade. Are you well?" Karlov asked in his broken speech.
"Yeah, look , Karlov. I'm really tired, let's get some sleep. Okay?" Shade was trying to be nice, because he was finally too exhausted to snap or shoot out some snarky remark.
"Karlov, understand. Will sing quieter now!"
"No, no, Karlov, that's not what I-"
"Twenty-eight bottles of cola-"
Shade groaned as Karlov launched back into his merry tune, the master of ash gripping the pillow in ashen colored knuckles and yanking it over his head.
It was going to be a long night.
Author's note-
Hiya guys, so thankyou to the guest that pointed out... I had forgotten Pixal. Yeah, I'm kicking myself for that one. Anyway, I hope you all have a fantastic week, and I'll see you in the next chapter.
