A few days had already passed since Mercy had settled into Genji's home. She was becoming accustomed to the two of them living with one another. The only problem that raised conflict once in awhile was the bathroom situation; which mostly ended in embarrassment by Mercy. There was only one bathroom that resided in Genji's domain. Mercy always felt like she was imposing on the male, waking up in the middle of the night to disturb his slumber for her own personal needs. There was an evening where she had almost fell in the toilet; resulting in a long talk in how to put the seat down from Mercy.
Other than that, the two had gotten along well with one another. Genji was the stubborn sturdy type, while Mercy balanced his bad habits with her forgiving loving side. She mostly did the cooking for one another and it seemed Genji had never touched his stove since he moved in. He was always suggested doing takeout and Mercy always pleaded that she would cook for them. Genji was never use to this type of lifestyle. Genji was rarely home back then, since he was was always out and about doing whatever he pleased; either it be collecting money or picking up chicks at the club. Genji had cut ties with his job now and currently was unemployed; luckily he had enough money stashed away to pick up ends meat for the time being. He could deal without the sex for Mercy's sake, or atleast he like to think that way (not as if he would be getting anything from Mercy that is). All jokes aside the reason they were in this predicament was no laughing matter.
Genji was pushing the question to ask about who might be after the small blonde, but he knew the more he didn't bring up the topic; the more time the enemy would be scheming up their plans. Eventually, Genji had decided to strike up the unpleasant conversation. Mercy was resting on the couch, her eyes peering down on her laptop screen. She was analyzing some data she had received back on Genji's blood when he had walked up to her.
"Oh,Genji! I'm glad you're here I just finished looking over your blood samples."
Genji nodded and decided to let Mercy explain herself, before he brought up what he need to ask. He knew it would be unavoidable, and Mercy herself might have become uncomfortable with talking about it by now; and it seemed that was the case since she had never brought it up since that day they first appeared.
Nonetheless, he sat next to the blonde, ready in ear to hear her out.
"It seems the metal tissue infused with your entire body, almost like it attached itself within you. I wouldn't say you're immortal, but from my theory you're are deteriorating and much slower pace than humans at this point. While we can barely live pass the age eighty, you could live to possibly two-hundred or even more..."
Genji sat in silent for awhile trying to comprehend half the nonsense Mercy was explaining,"So what exactly did you do to me."
"I basically slowed down the aging process, made it easier to heal from chronic illness and disease. You're are faster, stronger... It's incredible. My research could save so many lives Genji."
"That's what I need to talk to you about,"Genji became a bit awkward, but he knew it needed to be asked even if Mercy refused to accept the truth. "Mercy... Who do you think would be after your research?"
Mercy became quiet, she closed her laptop as to seal away her secrets. She lightly nipped at her bottom lip, but finally resisted and spoke up,"well the only people who knew about my theory was in the meeting hall at the time. I had brought up my hypothesis in a private conference with other doctors from other facilities."
"Well at least we can rule out that it wasn't someone in your facility or they would have had gotten into the building with their own keycard. Was there anyone who seemed suspicious during your meeting?"
Mercy had paused to think, it had happened nearly a month ago; but she thought hard about what had happened and something had come to her that was of speaking about. "There was this one doctor that seemed enthusiastic about my research and even congratulated me on my progression. A lot of the other doctors call him a quack. I don't know much about the male besides that he tries to make omnics to replace doctors; that's why a lot of doctors don't like him. Feels as if he is trying to replace humans with robots."
"What's his name?"
"I think his name was Doctor... Junk...enstein?"
Genji got up flabbergasted,"He sounds like a quack, well do you know were he lives or were he works."
"Mm... I'm not sure? Nobody knows much about him. Or talks about him... I mean what are you going to do when you find him... Kill him!?"
Genji chuckled, ruffling the blondes hair; Mercy didn't seem to appreciate the gesture and gave the male a sour look. "You think this is funny?"
"I never said that, but I'm not like my brother, I wouldn't kill him. Rather we should catch a criminal. Shouldn't we?"
Mercy nodded in agreement, Genji walked to his bedroom, returning not much long after with a new assemble of cloths. "It's cold out, you should wear something warm while we are out."
"We don't even know where he lives."
"Yes, but that's what I'm planning to find out, it's called getting leads."Mercy scrunched her nose as she always did when she was unsure about something, but she trusted Genji and did as he suggested. She followed him along, grabbing some needed belongings and a coat. The sun was already setting when they reached the corner street from their apartment. Mercy let Genji take the lead, he had ushered the two to a local library that wasn't far from their humble abode.
"What are we doing here,"Mercy whispered to the tall male, trying her best to not be too loud as this was a place of usual silence. Although, there wasn't many people at the moment, she still retained from getting unpleasant looks from the ones who were in study. Genji seemed to ignore her question and continue his search, he stopped ahead of the front desk. The person working behind the counter ceased her regular routine to attend to Genji's needs. The librarian pushed her dirty lenses up her pointed bridge of a nose and asked them what they needed. Genji nodded,"Do you perhaps have any newspapers or books on Doctor Junkensteins research?" The lady seemed to become puzzled as if many never asked for such a request, either way she left for a short period of time and return with a book in hand that happened to be written by the doctor himself. The book labeled Omnics in a deep bold lettering.
"You know he actually lives in this city?" The librarian had added before handing the book to Genji.
"Really? How do you know?" Genji asked, one eyebrow rose in curiosity.
"He comes in the library often, checking out many of the books. I can't disclose the contents of what he checks out, but he usually comes in twice a week if you would like to meet the man yourself."
Genji was completely pleased with this out come, and checked out the book just incase. "Do you know if he came in recently?"
"Let's see..." The librarian pursed her thin lips in a brief moment of thought,"I think he came in two days ago, but I haven't seen him since. By the way, you two make a lovely couple." "Oh... We're not..." But before Mercy could say anymore Genji had wisped away the blonde. Mercy nearly was able to get out the rest of the explanation in a mouthing motion before the librarian, but the two were already out the door in the coldness of the night.
"I think we made pretty good progression, I was going in there half blind not thinking we would be able to get anything from that visit. But, I figured that doctors usually have some information on them. I guess I could have just researched him online... But I wanted to get out of that stuffy apartment."
"I think you like hearing yourself talk sometimes," Mercy laughed to herself, and Genji didn't seem to care as he continued his adventure onward leaving the blonde a few steps behind him. "Genji wait up..." Mercy yelped from behind him trying to catch up. "My legs are a lot shorter and can't walk as fast!"
Genji had not slowed up and Mercy was stuck keeping up with his fast pace, she wasn't able to take a breather, until the two had stopped in front of a local club. "I think we deserve a couple of drinks on celebration of this discovery." Genji although knew he shouldn't, he had constantly babysat Mercy; or was it the other way around?
"Lets celebrate tonight, and tomorrow lets wait first thing in the morning at the library. Like a stakeout."
"Okay... But you know the club scene really isn't my thing?"
Genji sighed,"Well tonight it's your club scene."
Mercy scrunched her nose, letting Genji do as he pleased. Before she knew it the male was trailing off into the bar area. Already flirting away with the first pair of... Boobs he saw. Mercy seemed to get annoyed with the situation, she sat alone at an isolated area in the back of the club. She overheard a group of girls talking about the DJ the club had gotten for the night... Apparently that Lucio guy was here tonight.
"He's everywhere..." Mercy whispered to herself, she quickly looked around the club seeing that Genji was no where in site. She became nearly startled when an unfamiliar body popped up around the corner of her eye.
"Awe yeah! I'm not having any of that tonight! What's hanging girl!" Mercy turned in the direction of the verbose male that was talking to her.
"Huh?" She asked the strange male that settled himself in front of her. He had much darker skin, having a brightened cheeky grin and tight dread locks that was revealed into a pony tail. It remind her of that famous DJ everyone always talked about, and it had finally hit her that it was him.
"Aren't you that Lucio..." But before she could utter the rest of her question, other people within the club had also taken notice of his present and she was flooded with bodies surrounding her, knocking her clean out of the way to get a closer glimpse of fame. Mercy's annoyance had increased,"What the..." Mercy managed to mangle herself out of the crowd and to a safer area. Genji was still far from her radar and she figured to give up on the hopeless dream of finding him.
"Genji you're such an idiot..." Mercy bit her bottom lip, slumming to the bar she order herself a strong drink to wash down her saddened for the time being. "I mean it's not like we are dating or anything... I'm not his girlfriend... So why are you being like this Mercy?" Mercy hit herself a couple times in the leg out of spite. She chugged her drink down and ordered another, repeating this process until she cleaned off several bartender seem to ask at one point if she was okay, and she just brushed him off as is if this was usual routine.
"Meee...? Of~ Course~ I'm okayyyy..." Mercy's words slurred off her tongue in her arising drunken state. Her moments became more eradicated as time passed. She swayed back in fourth in her seat, losing herself in any logic she got up from her seat and started to dance onto the main floor. She felt herself drowning in the sound of music. All thinking had vanished in irrational patterns of whatever drunken Mercy wanted and for awhile she danced and for another moment the lights became a blur and she ended up sitting in a chair for fifteen minutes. Another moment she was rushing to the restroom for a quick relentless. Upon leaving the restroom she came behind a familiar figure, through closer investigation she had noticed him digging his face down his companies face, his tongue clearly shoveling down the girls throat.
"Genji!" Mercy screamed, although the music had drowned most of her voice.
Genji quickly turned to meet face to face with the drunken Mercy.
"Mercy..." Genji suddenly becoming awkward through the outcome, it felt as if he was caught cheating. Even if he knew the two were not on a romantic standard, he didn't want her to see him making out with another women. That's when he smelled Mercy who was obviously indulging herself in an abundance of liquors before coming to his favor.
"You smell like heavy liquor how much did you drink?" Genji asked, a tad worried about Mercy's current state. The women Genji had momentarily ignored was clearly irked from the turn of events, she crossed her arms,"is this your girlfriend or something?" She asked angrily,"real cool you fucking jerk." With that she had left the harding Genji alone.
"No wait!" Genji turned his attention back to the debauched of an alcoholic Mercy. "Sit..." Genji murmured in Japanese. "I was going too..."Genji stopped himself before giving anything else way, he never thought how he would have brought home another girl with Mercy having to sleep on the couch. "Nevermind, you smell terrible, what happened?"
"blöde siech..." Mercy muttered in her native tongue under the influence of her intoxicated state. Genji seemed to be dumbfounded on what she had said. "Are you going to answer my question? I was only gone for like an hour, I figured you would be okay..."
Mercy shook fiercely,"No... Dubbel..." She rolled off more fowl cruse words in her native language to the still astonished Genji . Genji seem to ignore the rude remarks, and understand that he wouldn't be getting much else from the girl. "Okay... I guess it's time to go..." Genji took her hand, but Mercy refused to be reasoned with. Which gave Genji no choice, as he had picked her up into his arms. He firmly let her rest against his broad shoulders as he carried her out of the bar. Many people had stopped to stare at the two, until they were out of sight from prying eyes. When Genji had reached the edge of the corner he finally let the girl settle on her own two feet. At first Mercy stumbled around, and Genji allowed her to gather herself using his arm as a prop until she was able to keep herself from falling over. "This won't do..." Genji grumbled, he than lowered himself to one knee and extend the back of his arms,"get on..." Mercy at first hesitated to take his offer, but with a bit of effort from Genji's part she was finally secured onto his back. Genji was strong enough to walk along the sidewalk and carry her weight home. The two walked in silence. The drunk Mercy flushed red, she wasn't sure if it was the males gesture or the alcohol.
"Why did you let yourself get so drunk?" Genji had asked as they reached the building to the apartment. Mercy kept quiet, and without thought tears had began streaming her face, leaving small waterspots onto the males jacket. At first Genji didn't notice until she let out a small whimper here and there. When he had finally opened the door to the apartment and let her off him was when he was in full realization of what was happening. The moonlight of the night barely showed how hard she was actually crying. He was slightly happy he couldn't see the full extend of her saddened face. Her cheeks flushed, her eyes red from crying for so long. Genji could only stare in awe, once in awhile a cars passing headlights would show the fullness of her face as her tears continued to caress against her pale skin.
"Mercy..." Genji finally asked. "Why are you crying?" The question only furthered the tears and at one point Mercy didn't know if she could stop this sudden outburst. Genji got the clue, and instead lead the girl into a hug. "Please don't cry... I wouldn't let anyone hurt you."
"But..." Mercy finally spoke her voice shaken from crying and alcohol still effecting her emotions. "You hurt me..." Genji did not understand her words, but Mercy did not lead onto any clues and they stay in the doorway for awhile hugging in the warmth cascading from the doorway of the apartment to the cold climate of the outside. Genji had finally let go, and lead the now sniffling Mercy to the couch, he didn't leave her long and came back with a glass of water and some meds to help her sleep. "Take these, they should help you sleep." With that Genji had turned, but before he could leave into his own bedroom he had heard a lasting word from Mercy,"do you not like me?" When Genji turned back around to give his own in site Mercy was striped leaving only behind her underwear. Her white silk laced bra and panties shined in the darkness of the room. "Mercy...?" Genji asked cautiously. "I knew since the moment you saw me in the club you wanted me for sex, what makes now any different?" Genji was at a loss for words on what to tell her, he stood there staring at her eerie yet beautiful body, although he could barely see it's true allure under such lighting.
"Mercy... Not like this." These words only angered Mercy more,"you'll kiss a complete stranger in a club, but you won't even look me directly in the face right now?" Genji was at a disadvantaged,"Mercy... Stop..." Genji didn't say anything more before leaving to his bedroom, Mercy still half-naked, left alone to ponder what just had happened. Meanwhile Genji constipated in his brain why he couldn't go through such an act with her,"fuck." The outcome only triggered Genji's pent up frustration, and his own emotional state was all over the place on what to do. It had pained him to leave her like that, but he couldn't bring himself to take her and use her as he did every other girl.
"I'm sorry Mercy."