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Author's note:
Short chapter this time. Less 200 words from my usual 2000 aim, cuz the next scene would be an explanation chapter on how androids work, why they were made, etc.
If you find any mistakes or misspelling, please let me know about it!
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Reading Notes:
SOUND EFFECTS
"RADIO CHATTER"
'MIND CHAT/TELEPATHY'
"CHANGE IN VOLUME"
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== Vadeem Hospital ==
== Dante ==
DING
The elevator opens up to a lobby with a window counter directly opposite the elevator. The window is manned by a single person and he's hunched down over his computer terminal.
Dr. Arthur bids us goodbye and good luck for the test and we exit the elevator and head towards the counter, with the person still hunched down on his terminal.
*ahem* one of the guys coughs, he has blonde hair and I noticed he was constanly looking over his reflection in the elevator.
"Just go to the door over there." He jabs his thumb to our left. We turn our heads and see a wooden double door. No locks or fancy hand scanners. "That's the hallway that leads to the locker rooms. Turn left immediately. Female Androids on the second to the last door. Male androids on the last.
Once you lot are done suiting up, go there." The man then jabs his thumb to our right. This time its a double metal door. "That leads to the training room. Once you're finish THEN you get back to me. I just have to fix this damn computer terminal for the stupid droid that should be doing this job..."
The man the continues to grumble on. With nothing else to go on, we shrug at each other and make our way to the locker rooms.
"Hey Beatrice, you're with us this time~" Gemma says and takes Beatrice hand, while Maria takes the other. Beatrice then looks worriedly at me as if I'm leaving her forever.
"Dante?" She says.
"You'll be fine." 'We're still connected to the network anyway.' I tell her and send a reassuring emotion, at least I think I do, through the network.
She pouts, copying Maria's earlier expression, and follows the girls to their locker room.
And now I realize I haven't talk to any of the guys yet as we entered our locker room. I take a quick glance at them. Each one of us seems to have a noticable feature or two. There's blonde boy who stands out being the only blonde guy. Another guy has spiky brown hair and seems to always be in a smile. There's a guy with a swimmers, he has medium length black hair and a somewhat glaring face. And the last guy has an even slimmer body than Mr. Glare and has his hair short. Most noticeable about the last guy is that he's wearing an eye patch on his right eye. We didn't say a word as we walk up to the row of lockers. There are five metal, double door, lockers in total that lined one side of the wall. They're all taller than us and had space in between them. Three sets of benches in front of the locker. The floor is carpeted in this area. To the opposite of the lockers is a shower area with tiled floors. Five showers total with wooden doors.
I looked over each locker as I looked for mine. Name plates are embedded on one side of the metal doors for each. Each shined with a red light, telling us they were all locked. A hand scanner was below the light, similar to the one in the elevator. I found mine at the very end.
I looked to the others and they we're all looking at me while they stood in front of their lockers. Seemed like we all hesitated to what could be inside it.
"You think any of our past selves hid any chocolates behind these things?" I asked.
One of the guys chuckled, another shook his head but smiled anyway, while the other two just rolled their eyes. Hey, two out four.
I place my hand on the scanner and it seemed to suck my hand in as light scanned my hand. Immediately, I feel a prickling on my fingers and drew my arm back. I saw 5 small needle pricks in my fingers, which drew blood, but they closed near instantly.
KERCHACK
The red light turned green and my locker opens.
Inside I find a black suit with matching armor, bath towels, a mirror, and some clothes that looked more like uniforms to my utter disappointment.
"Nope. No chocolate." Seems like I didn't hide anything personal in here.
"I got some!" One of the guys yell. His locker is next to mine and his name plate says "Diggory" so that must be his name. He has spiky brown hair with medium length, and stocky build while still wearing the robes.
"Really??" I actually want some.
"Nah. I'm just messing with ya." He gives me a big stupid grin.
"Ha. Ha. Very funny Digs. If we have combat training, I'm kicking your ass."
Diggory furrows his brows a bit as he looks at me. "Digs... Yeah... I like that..." He starts nodding. "Hey, how'd you come up with that? You know, calling me Digs."
It was my turn to furrow my brows a bit, but just shrug in the end. "... I don't know... It felt like a reflex..."
I pushed the thought away and decided to go for a shower. Everyone else does the same thing. The shower seems to function by the three seashells device. As I was about to press one for my shower, the android network starts acting up and I bring up the mind chan.
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MIND CHAN Current Members:
DANTE
BEATRICE
BEATRICE: Kyaaa! Gem?
BEATRICE: Shower?
BEATRICE: Boobs?
BEATRICE: Soft! Ha ha ha!
BEATRICE: Maria! Biggger!
BEATRICE: Feels weird?
BEATRICE: Ahhh- Gem! No!
What the hell are those girls doing!? Oh God, I hope they don't teach Beatrice anything weird. I finished up my shower and decided not think about the girls shower. For now I exit the shower and find the locker room real steamy, as all of us used hot water. I'm the first one to finish and dry myself up and proceed to my locker.
As I opened the lock, the first thing that caught my eye is the mirror which, despite the steam, was perfectly visible and reflected my image back. I got a good look at myself.
My hair is black and of medium length. Not liking the idea of just leaving it be, I swept it back, but it refused to totally go down so I end up having spikes pointing backwards. I smiled as I actually like the way it looks. My body is toned but not as much as Diggory's, who seemed to have the second biggest build, the biggest one I think is blond boy. Estimating my height, I should be around 180 cm. My eyes are dark brown, almost black, while my skin color seems to be in between white and yellow.
I picked up the suit and took a quick look at it. It brings up a memory of ancient shadow warriors that clad themselves in black and threw throwing knives shaped like stars at their enemies. This one is just as tactical black in color as them. The whole armor is basically made up of two layers. The first one is a military jumpsuit with the zipper on the torso. It covers my whole body all the way up to the neck, and had metal locking plates on the chest, spine, back, forearm, and shin.
Shrugging, I put it on, and found it a little loose at first and zipped it close. The suit suddenly pulses, like its alive and fits itself against my body. Its quite the freaky experience as I suddenly feel suction in places I didn't even know I had places. But it doesn't seem to end there.
I suddenly hear the suit whirling to life, especially on the metal plates, as they suddenly inject themselves onto my body, piercing skin and down to my bone. It didn't hurt, but it freaked me out since my spine also has a metal plate.
The suit didn't feel like a second layer of skin. Rather, it feels like my ACTUAL skin and the metal plates on the suit are my bones.
Grabbing the rest of the armor, I continued putting on the armor. The upper armor only covers the area around my chest and upper back. As I attached them, they locks themselves into place which again makes them feel like my bones, albeit outside my body. Same goes for the gauntlets and shin armor. There's a belt that goes around my waist that has pouches, pockets, and holders, but I don't seem to have anything in the locker that I should be putting on them like weapon clips, bullets or grenades.
Essentially the whole suit maximizes mobility and movement instead of protection like a suit of armor would do. The only pieces that I've yet to put on are the helmet, the visor for my eyes, and the face mask.
"Whoa, looking good Dante..." I turn around to see Diggory and the others, having just finished their showers as well. "I want to put mine on too."
I waited for them to finish and once all five of us are in our suits, we start heading out and exit our lockers.
"Oh look, the boys are done too." Gemma says as we meet in the hallway. All 6 girls are wearing their armor as well. Their design is similar to ours, with only one major difference. And that is their chest armor takes the shape of their boobs.
Gemma's brow rose. With one hand on her hip, she puts all her weight on one leg, emphasizing her curves. "Like what you see boys?"
It was then I noticed some of the girls were glaring at us and Maria is trying to make herself as small as possible behind the group.
Immediately I realize I'm gawking at the girls and try to look anywhere but at 6 heavenly bodies in front of us. The other guys also did the same thing. It can't be helped! Similar to all 5 of us guys where our bodies are well toned, the girls have all right curves, in different varieties too! Maria by far has the biggest rack, the girl with short brown hair from a while ago and a platinum blonde has the best ass, Gemma has the best waist, Beatrice and the other girl seems to have a mix of everything but can't stand out when compared individually.
"So all the boys are perverts huh." One of the girls, the tallest one of them, comments. She has blonde hair and white skin, and I estimate about 185 cm tall.
"Oh like you girls aren't." Blonde boy from us rebuts then curls his biceps. "I'm sure you girls are all wet for these guns!"
"Not really." The tall girl smirks and curls her own bicep, showing it bigger than any of ours. Tall girl however is still plenty attractive. I didn't notice her muscles before because she's got some fat here and there, making her rather plump. She has an odd combination of muscles and fat, but having the correct curves as well. Was this cause by nanites?!
I could see blonde boy's jaw dropping and could practically hear his confidence shattering to bits. Well... Mine too, but I'm not letting them know that.
"Dante!" Beatrice yells, then runs up to me and embraces my arm. Oh Berts, bless your innocent heart! I try and control my smile, making sure its not creepy, and pat her head.
"Beatrice! Get back here!" I hear Maria yell while she tries to hide behind tall girl.
"Mu?" Beatrice tilts her head, but obediently goes to Maria... While dragging me along.
"N-N-Not with him!" Maria yells as she tries to cover her chest by crossing her arms. Her face is bright as a tomato. "Nooooo! Don't look!"