Since the last chapter was so short, I decided to post another. Think of it as a Christmas present!
When we docked, I hobbled off of the ship, and faced Rex.
"Well, I'm heading off to see if I can find something to do. Just lying around gets really boring." I said, getting my crutches and heading out the door.
I hobbled around for a while, trying to memorize my way. If I had to stay here for a while, I should make myself at home.
Eventually, I ended up at the labs with Doctor Holiday. She was studying something under the microscope. When I walked over, the doctor looked up and greeted me.
"Heard you and Rex ran away this afternoon. For any particular reason?" She questioned me, pure innocence in her voice.
"He wanted me to meet his friend, Noah. What're you doing?" I changed the subject quickly, to hopefully avoid the possibility of the questions leading to anything embarrassing.
"Not much, just examining some nanite samples I got from Rex. Want to take a look?" She motioned for me to come up to her and take a look in the microscope. I put my shades up and looked through.
"Interesting. The nanites aren't acting like normal active nanites, but that's expected, since Rex isn't your normal EVO. But shouldn't they be a little faster? They may not be normal, but they still need to go at a fast pace." I said, stunning her.
"That's exactly what I was thinking! How do you know so much about nanites?" She asked me, curiosity in her voice.
"My mom's a scientist. I was looking through a microscope the minute my eyes uncrossed. After the nanite incident, she got very interested in the way that they worked. She decided to devote a large part of her research to figuring out how. Most of the time, the only ones she would let me see were de activated or sluggish nanites, but when I got older I would take a look at some of the really active ones. A little scary sometimes, but a lot of fun." I said, almost not pausing for a breath.
"Well, then would you like to help me in the lab? We can use this as a way to further your education, since you're not going to be in school for a while." She offered.
As anyone who knew me would expect, I jumped at the chance to be able to work in a professional laboratory. I followed her as she gave a tour of the lab. Not long after, I was looking at some nanites and documenting practically everything they did. Needless to say, the day went pretty fast after that.
After working in the lab for a while, Holiday and I headed down to the cafeteria for some dinner. We then sat down and had a conversation on some of the stuff EVOs are known to do. She seemed surprised that I lived in a place that had a lot of EVOs in it, yet this was the first time I had been severely injured. I couldn't tell her the real reason, so I told her that my parents were so strict, that they kept me in the house most of the time, which was partially true.
We finished dinner, and went our separate ways. I went to go see if Rex was doing anything, and Holiday went back to the lab. That girl needs to take a break every once and a while. The non-stop work was keeping sleep from her, I could tell from the circles under her eyes.
I head to the room, and sat down in front of the tv with Reece. We sat there for a little while, me scratching her on the head. She nuzzled her head against my hand and snuggled into me.
We sat there for a while before Rex came in. He nodded hello, and sat down on his bed.
We just sat around for a while, watching some weird show about a kid that could read other peoples minds. I wasn't really paying attention, I was off in my own world. I was trying to figure out a way to get out of Providence. If I didn't get out of there soon, I would be found out and tested on.
"Huh, what did you say?" I startled, coming out of my dream to see that Rex had told me something.
"I was saying, we should probably go to bed." Rex said, giving me a look. "So, what were your thinking about?" He questioned me, lying on his bed.
"Not much, just trying to figure out a way to stay here without going crazy from boredom." I said, getting into bed as well. Reece jumped on my bed and got comfortable at the end, Rex watching her the entire time.
"She's pretty attached to you." Rex commented, motioning over to Reece.
"Well, she's been my dog since she was small, smaller, that is. I'm also the one who takes care of her." I said, snuggling into bed.
Six popped in. "Lights out." He said, flicking the light switch and turning to leave.
I lay down in bed, trying to figure out what made him do familiar to me. I don't remember meeting anybody like him in my past.
"Good Night." I snuggle into my pillow, my mind still running a million miles an hour. If only my brain would slow down, then I would be able to go to sleep a whole lot easier.
Again, Merry Christmas!