Part 15: Getting used to It

Eleanor left the kitchen taking the recording with her, allowing Delta to get back to work on getting the suit off. The tubes from his IV's were dangling from his arms, knots were tied at the end to keep the fluids from leaking out. Cutting off the rest of the sleeves was relatively easy, although afterward he looked like he was wearing a big daddy vest. He called in Jack to help him get the oxygen tanks off, but Jack didn't mind giving him a hand.

He tightened the the valves on the air tanks, so they wouldn't let out air from his helmet being taken off. Delta took the helmet off and set it on the counter. Jack took the screw driver, and started loosening the tank off from his back. "So, what are we going to do about my fluid reserves?" Delta asked him, "Well we can't just dump it down the sink." Jack answered him, "We're gonna have to save 'em and burn 'em with the rest of the suit." Delta just nodded, not knowing what else to do. Jack took the heavy tanks off of Delta's back, and set them on the floor against the wall. He then went to one of his cupboards, and pulled out two large glasses.

He went around to Deltas back again, and positioned one glass under the EVE reserve. He pulled the tube from the bottom, and the fluid came pouring out into the glass. The sticky fluid glowed in the glass, making it look like some sort of neon cocktail. He set the glass aside, placing it next to Delta. Delta looked at the glass of the disgusting fluid, and he resisted the urge to poke it with his finger. Jack then took the other glass and placed it under the vial of the healing fluid. Same as last time, he pulled the tube out from it and let it drain into the glass. This one more resembled a glass of glow blood though.

Jack then took both glasses and placed them on the counter. "Okay, do you need anything else?" Jack asked him, "Well..." Delta said hesitantly, "I've got a feeling that I'm not wearing clothes under here. If you get what I mean." Jack just laughed, "It's alright, I can give you a pair of clothes." Delta laughed a little himself, "Thanks man, I owe you a lot." "Will you cut it out." Jack said to him, "You don't owe me anything. Like I said before, you guys don't need any of the stuff that I had to go through. And more to the point, your a good man, and I know you will do good around here." Delta just gave him a smile and nodded as Jack went upstairs to get Delta a pair of clothes.

Delta went on cutting off more of his suit, until the only thing he only had his lower big daddy suit left. He looked down at his midsection, his almost pure white skin looking back at him. His stomach was flat and firm with muscle. His chest, which was devoid of any hair, was also firm with muscle. His arms had muscle, but he wasn't overly buff. While he was examining his body, Jack walked in with a fresh pair of clothes. Jack walked up beside him to set the clothes next to him, and then put his hand on his shoulder. Delta shuddered at the feeling of his hand against his bare skin. "Still trying to get used to it?" Jack asked him, "Yeah," Delta responded, "I can't remember the last time I felt my own skin." Jack just gave him a reassuring pat on the back, and motioned toward the clothes he left for him.

"I hope these fit you." Jack said in a joking manner, but he hoped he wouldn't take it the wrong way. Delta gave him a half smile, "Yeah, I'm a big boy." he said in the same joking style. Both of them just laughed, "You might wanna go in the bathroom before you take off your pants." Jack said to him pointing down the hallway. Delta gave him a nod, and picked up the clothes to go to the bathroom. "You don't have to worry about any female products in there, that's my bathroom and my girls know it." Then he turned and left, and Delta went down the hall to the bathroom.

Delta went into the bathroom, and closed the door behind him. He set the clothes down on the bathroom sink, and looked up to see his reflection. He leaned in to look at himself, for he hadn't seen his own face in a long time. He ran his hand across the top of his hair, which resembled a military style hair cut. His hand followed down his face, touching the scar on his temple. He looked at his eyes, they were a mixture of gray and blue. From what he had heard earlier from Eleanor, his were pure before. He could only guess that the numerous amount of splicing had changed them. He then turned his attention away from his reflection, and decided to figure out how to get the lower part of the suit off. He wasn't sure if the scientist had done something to his lower half. Although, his fears were quickly realized when he pulled top part of his pants away.

To his demise, he had a catheter in. He was not looking forward to having to pull that thing out. He reached down and grabbed the tube, and then put a towel in his mouth to cover his screams. He pulled slightly on the thing, and his eyes widened from the pain. He continued pulling on it, while screaming through the cloth in this mouth. It took five minutes, but he eventually got the thing out. He put the thing aside on the sink counter, and decided to take the remaining pieces of the suit off.

He pulled pants off, and with it the boots. He took the boxers off the counter, and put them on first. He guessed that they were new, because they were white and looked like they were fresh out of a package. He then took the denim pants and put them on after. The only thing left was a short sleeved, red button down shirt. He put it on, but didn't bother tucking it in. He went out of the bathroom, feeling very strange in the new attire. He was hit in the shoulder by something, he looked down to see what it was, it was a pair of cotton socks. He then looked up to see Jack, "Forgot to give those to you." he said, "I'll get you a pair of shoes when I go out after lunch." Delta just nodded to him and picked up the fresh socks.

Delta walked into the living room where all of the girls were. They all looked up at him, astonished by how much he changed. Eleanor was particularly shocked, he sure looked the part of a modern day man. "What's wrong, do I look that bad?" he laughed, "No," Eleanor said with wide eyes, "it's just... you look so..." "Human." Delta finished with a smile and sat down next to Eleanor, "I know. But I'll tell you, it's certainly nice. In fact, maybe you should get something new also." he said the last part like a bit of a joke. "My thoughts exactly." said a voice just at the entrance to the living room.

There stood blonde haired Victoria, recently showered and dressed. Both Delta and Eleanor looked at her strangely, for she had on some pretty strange clothing to their eyes. She had on a t shirt that displayed a multitude of colors (tie-dye), as well as a pair of denim jeans that were wide at the base of the legs (bell bottoms). "Come on honey, I'll get you cleaned up. Then, I'll teach you a little something about the style of today." Eleanor looked unsure, and looked at her father for an answer. Delta just threw her a smile, and cocked his head toward Victoria. Eleanor rose uneasily from her seat and started over. "First things first," Victoria said, "Lets get you in the shower." Victoria went upstairs, and Eleanor began to follow, but took one final look over to Delta. He motioned for her to go upstairs, and then gave her a look of reassurance.

She went back to climbing up the stairs, and Delta was left with the younger girls. He just watched them play, and thought of how they were going to get them home. He then took the socks he had, and put them on his feet. Just after he was done doing that, Sofia walked in. She took one look, and almost didn't recognize him, but his face was unmistakable. She felt a strange feeling come over her when she saw toned and bandaged arms, but quickly shoved them aside. "Well, don't you look like a changed man." she said to him with a smile, "Yeah," he said turning to her, "but it's still with me in a few ways." he looked down to his left hand, the mark still there.

She went over and sat down next to him, and placed a hand on his shoulder. His body tensed up a little from her touch, and she pulled back. "Sorry," he said, "still not completely used to it." "Don't worry," she said with a smile, "We all have a lot of things to get used to."