p style="text-align: justify;"As I boarded the large and luxurious yacht, the captain looked at me fascinated, focusing on my backpack and the saber I carried on my back. It wasn't common to see a man of short stature with such a weapon posing casually. Additionally, the large backpack made me look like a tortoise./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Good morning, young man. It seems you've come from quite an adventure, huh?"/p
p style="text-align: justify;"He noticed my clothes, and indeed, I had truly come from quite an adventure. My camouflage pants were riddled with holes and tears, the jacket of the same style also had many seams coming apart. The black hoodie I wore underneath had also seen better days, with several loose threads, and my clothes were covered in dirt and blood, making me look like I had just stepped out of a Rambo movie./p
p style="text-align: justify;"The man seemed a bit intimidated, especially by the dried bloodstains and the saber./p
p style="text-align: justify;""It's animal blood, I do hunting, sir," I said, trying to force a smile./p
p style="text-align: justify;"While it somewhat reassured him, he still retained a certain level of mistrust and asked me, "You hunt with a blade? Jesus! You must be very brave or reckless!"/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Nah, they're small animals, like rabbits or hares, you know what I mean," I replied./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Well, anyway, one must have nerves of steel to use a blade," the boat's captain continued./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Oh, by the way! Dr. Cullen has left instructions for you in room number two; you can change your clothes in room number one. Both doors are sealed, and he said you would receive the password from Miss Cullen to open them electronically. You can take a seat while you wait, but I'm sure you'll receive the message soon."/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Thank you very much, sir," I said kindly./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I sat in the luxurious living room, feeling a bit uneasy about sitting on the large white sofa. I didn't want to dirty anything, but it didn't matter; wherever I leaned, I would surely leave a mark./p
p style="text-align: justify;"As I reclined on the couch, I immediately received a message with a four-digit PIN code./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Goodness gracious! This girl really is a timing professional!" I sighed as I stood up, barely having touched the sofa with my rear./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I went to the small cabin and saw a bed, clothes, and a refrigerator. Both had notes, which seemed to be from the girl named Alice. I picked up the note from the wardrobe, and it read:/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Dear Gonzalo,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I wasn't sure what style of clothing you wear, and it was very difficult for me to guess your tastes, so I took everything I found and, trusting in my great sense of fashion, I left you a wardrobe with different sizes and styles. I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing if I hit the mark! I'm not sure if I'll be able to see you in the clothes I've chosen for you, but if not, Edward will surely let me know. We're looking forward to seeing you!/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Best regards,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Alice."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"As I opened the wardrobe, I thought, "My goodness! This girl wasn't kidding! She's the female version of Tomás!" I was faced with a dense forest of clothes and didn't know where to start. As I browsed through each garment, I thought about how cool she was with someone she had never seen in person. I knew something about her skills and personality, but this was impressive./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Size L... size L... size L... size L... size M... size M... size L... This is going to take longer than I thought," I sighed and thought, "Tomás would have a field day with so many clothes."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Finally, I found something. "Size S! Bingo!" I exclaimed and started to inspect the garments./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Hmmm... I'm wasting time here..." I began to get frustrated and decided to leave it for later./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I looked at the refrigerator next to me; there was another note from Alice saying:/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Dear Gonzalo,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"We left a couple of snacks here for the journey. I must confess it was difficult to know what your diet really is, and we debated a lot about what to give you. These donations are my father's trademark. Emmett convinced me to give you these bags in case you wanted to serve yourself to the poor captain as lunch./p
p style="text-align: justify;"P.S. No humans were harmed in the process; the bags were extracted from the hospital where Dad works./p
p style="text-align: justify;"Regards,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Alice."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I looked into the refrigerator and said, "Damm... It's human blood..."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I kept searching among the bags, hoping there might be animal blood. I hadn't gone through all these years of effort in my abstinence just to toss them out for a bag./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Excellent!" I said to myself with a sigh. I had found at the bottom two bags of pig blood. They really had thought of everything. I chuckled at the comment from the guy named Emmett. From what I had gathered in their calls and messages, he seemed to be the jokester of the family. "My goodness! I don't even want to imagine the things they would do if he teamed up with Nacho."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"After having my melancholic moment remembering my cousins, I left things in their place and entered the other cabin, which seemed to be much larger than the small room, where basically the clothes took up most of the space./p
p style="text-align: justify;"Upon entering, I saw a very modern laboratory. "Cutting-edge technology," I muttered, noting the digital devices in the room. There was a computer connected to a cable leading to a large antenna situated at the back of the yacht. There was a biological safety cabinet, a microscope, and some test tubes. I also spotted cameras and could observe them; from there, I could sense the rest of the cameras, which were indeed all over the place, except in the bathroom, my cabin, and the captain's cabin./p
p style="text-align: justify;"On the computer, there was a screen with a webcam, and the place was completely sealed off by a large glass. I saw a note from Dr. Cullen:/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Dear Gonzalo,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I kindly ask you to take all possible sanitary measures when entering and leaving this place. I suggest you disinfect everything you can, and if it's not a bother for you, I beg you to burn your old clothes in the incinerator under the table, as we don't know what types of pathogens the original vampire venom could contain. I will call you soon, and we will begin the first procedure."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"With the utmost esteem,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Dr. Carlisle Cullen."/p
p style="text-align: justify;""And here I am, putting my rear everywhere..." I thought. Starting the procedure on the yacht started to make sense, as if something went wrong, we were in open sea and practically isolated, awaiting instructions or some sanitation procedure. Resigned, I returned to the room and began to painfully navigate through all the size S clothes they might have./p
p style="text-align: justify;"They were all expensive brand garments; I found the items I desired, the same ones I usually wear, but they were distributed in different sizes. The hoodie and boots fit, but the pants were a large size, and the jacket was a medium size./p
p style="text-align: justify;""May Alice forgive me," I said as I cut the garments with my dagger, surely she or Tomás would have a heart attack seeing me mutilate clothes that could easily surpass what a good gaming PC could cost./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I followed the instructions and tried to clean and sanitize what I could. I put on some gloves and carefully took out the jar from my backpack./p
p style="text-align: justify;""It's intact!" I sighed with relief./p
p style="text-align: justify;"Inside the laboratory, I burned my old clothes in the incinerator and, with the jar beside me, I eagerly awaited the call from Dr. Carlisle Cullen./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Good morning, young man. It seems you've come from quite an adventure, huh?"/p
p style="text-align: justify;"He noticed my clothes, and indeed, I had truly come from quite an adventure. My camouflage pants were riddled with holes and tears, the jacket of the same style also had many seams coming apart. The black hoodie I wore underneath had also seen better days, with several loose threads, and my clothes were covered in dirt and blood, making me look like I had just stepped out of a Rambo movie./p
p style="text-align: justify;"The man seemed a bit intimidated, especially by the dried bloodstains and the saber./p
p style="text-align: justify;""It's animal blood, I do hunting, sir," I said, trying to force a smile./p
p style="text-align: justify;"While it somewhat reassured him, he still retained a certain level of mistrust and asked me, "You hunt with a blade? Jesus! You must be very brave or reckless!"/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Nah, they're small animals, like rabbits or hares, you know what I mean," I replied./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Well, anyway, one must have nerves of steel to use a blade," the boat's captain continued./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Oh, by the way! Dr. Cullen has left instructions for you in room number two; you can change your clothes in room number one. Both doors are sealed, and he said you would receive the password from Miss Cullen to open them electronically. You can take a seat while you wait, but I'm sure you'll receive the message soon."/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Thank you very much, sir," I said kindly./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I sat in the luxurious living room, feeling a bit uneasy about sitting on the large white sofa. I didn't want to dirty anything, but it didn't matter; wherever I leaned, I would surely leave a mark./p
p style="text-align: justify;"As I reclined on the couch, I immediately received a message with a four-digit PIN code./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Goodness gracious! This girl really is a timing professional!" I sighed as I stood up, barely having touched the sofa with my rear./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I went to the small cabin and saw a bed, clothes, and a refrigerator. Both had notes, which seemed to be from the girl named Alice. I picked up the note from the wardrobe, and it read:/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Dear Gonzalo,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I wasn't sure what style of clothing you wear, and it was very difficult for me to guess your tastes, so I took everything I found and, trusting in my great sense of fashion, I left you a wardrobe with different sizes and styles. I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing if I hit the mark! I'm not sure if I'll be able to see you in the clothes I've chosen for you, but if not, Edward will surely let me know. We're looking forward to seeing you!/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Best regards,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Alice."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"As I opened the wardrobe, I thought, "My goodness! This girl wasn't kidding! She's the female version of Tomás!" I was faced with a dense forest of clothes and didn't know where to start. As I browsed through each garment, I thought about how cool she was with someone she had never seen in person. I knew something about her skills and personality, but this was impressive./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Size L... size L... size L... size L... size M... size M... size L... This is going to take longer than I thought," I sighed and thought, "Tomás would have a field day with so many clothes."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Finally, I found something. "Size S! Bingo!" I exclaimed and started to inspect the garments./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Hmmm... I'm wasting time here..." I began to get frustrated and decided to leave it for later./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I looked at the refrigerator next to me; there was another note from Alice saying:/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Dear Gonzalo,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"We left a couple of snacks here for the journey. I must confess it was difficult to know what your diet really is, and we debated a lot about what to give you. These donations are my father's trademark. Emmett convinced me to give you these bags in case you wanted to serve yourself to the poor captain as lunch./p
p style="text-align: justify;"P.S. No humans were harmed in the process; the bags were extracted from the hospital where Dad works./p
p style="text-align: justify;"Regards,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Alice."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I looked into the refrigerator and said, "Damm... It's human blood..."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I kept searching among the bags, hoping there might be animal blood. I hadn't gone through all these years of effort in my abstinence just to toss them out for a bag./p
p style="text-align: justify;""Excellent!" I said to myself with a sigh. I had found at the bottom two bags of pig blood. They really had thought of everything. I chuckled at the comment from the guy named Emmett. From what I had gathered in their calls and messages, he seemed to be the jokester of the family. "My goodness! I don't even want to imagine the things they would do if he teamed up with Nacho."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"After having my melancholic moment remembering my cousins, I left things in their place and entered the other cabin, which seemed to be much larger than the small room, where basically the clothes took up most of the space./p
p style="text-align: justify;"Upon entering, I saw a very modern laboratory. "Cutting-edge technology," I muttered, noting the digital devices in the room. There was a computer connected to a cable leading to a large antenna situated at the back of the yacht. There was a biological safety cabinet, a microscope, and some test tubes. I also spotted cameras and could observe them; from there, I could sense the rest of the cameras, which were indeed all over the place, except in the bathroom, my cabin, and the captain's cabin./p
p style="text-align: justify;"On the computer, there was a screen with a webcam, and the place was completely sealed off by a large glass. I saw a note from Dr. Cullen:/p
p style="text-align: justify;""Dear Gonzalo,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"I kindly ask you to take all possible sanitary measures when entering and leaving this place. I suggest you disinfect everything you can, and if it's not a bother for you, I beg you to burn your old clothes in the incinerator under the table, as we don't know what types of pathogens the original vampire venom could contain. I will call you soon, and we will begin the first procedure."/p
p style="text-align: justify;"With the utmost esteem,/p
p style="text-align: justify;"Dr. Carlisle Cullen."/p
p style="text-align: justify;""And here I am, putting my rear everywhere..." I thought. Starting the procedure on the yacht started to make sense, as if something went wrong, we were in open sea and practically isolated, awaiting instructions or some sanitation procedure. Resigned, I returned to the room and began to painfully navigate through all the size S clothes they might have./p
p style="text-align: justify;"They were all expensive brand garments; I found the items I desired, the same ones I usually wear, but they were distributed in different sizes. The hoodie and boots fit, but the pants were a large size, and the jacket was a medium size./p
p style="text-align: justify;""May Alice forgive me," I said as I cut the garments with my dagger, surely she or Tomás would have a heart attack seeing me mutilate clothes that could easily surpass what a good gaming PC could cost./p
p style="text-align: justify;"I followed the instructions and tried to clean and sanitize what I could. I put on some gloves and carefully took out the jar from my backpack./p
p style="text-align: justify;""It's intact!" I sighed with relief./p
p style="text-align: justify;"Inside the laboratory, I burned my old clothes in the incinerator and, with the jar beside me, I eagerly awaited the call from Dr. Carlisle Cullen./p