"I should go out for a while." Mat thought, and he did.
He wanted to visit Samantha at that hour, but... According to him, it was already too late for that. So he started walking down the street, aimlessly, apparently. He walked for a while until he came to the coffee shop where Nicole worked. They had just closed. There, Mat ran into her.
- Hi, Nicole!
- Hi, Mat.
- How's it going? Oh, closing?
- Good! And yes... Can't you see? - She said it a little... teasing I think. She seemed to be happy.
- Ah, right.
- And you, how are you doing? - Nicole asked.
- Fine, fine. - he answered. - I was walking for a while to... To... What was it for?
- Hahaha... Don't do that, it makes you sound like a child and... That's ugly. - She wasn't amused.
- Ah... I'm sorry.
- That's alright... Anyway, since you seem to be free, could you walk me home? - Nicole asked.
- Huh? Ok.
They walked home together, until, on the way...
- You look happy, did something happen? - Mat asked.
- Oh? No, nothing, just that today Andrew came to the cafeteria and... We didn't talk much, but at least we saw each other and... That was it.
"Ah, so that was it. Wait, she said it was nothing? Never mind."
- So... Are you doing anything over the weekend? - Mat asked.
- Yes. - she replied. - I'm going to visit my sister...
She got a little sad after saying that.
- Oh... I see... - Mat replied. - So... May I join you?
- Thanks, Mat, but... I don't know, though... A little company wouldn't hurt. So come, if you like...
- Ok...
The mood was lowered due to the tone of the conversation.
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- Come on, Mat, don't be like that. - Nicole replied. - It's all right... Things happen for a reason.
- Yeah, I know, I know. "And we have to learn to deal with it and move on."
- ...Is that what the phrase was?
- No, I just made it up, but it gets the point across, doesn't it? - Mat said, laughing a little.
- Yeah. - she laughed too.
After that, they walked for a while more, talking about trivial things, and then Mathias noticed that something was out of the ordinary. At that hour the streets of the town were not very busy (although there was the occasional pedestrian), but... At that moment, silence reigned. There was no one around. The thing is, by the time Mat realized it, he...
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- Ah, so that's how it happened. - Mat said. - So... What are you doing here?
- What?
- W-what are you saying, Mat? He was with us... - Nicole told him.
- Was he?
- Agh, yes. I found you while I was coming back from shopping in a store, and I accompanied you.
- Ah... I see... - replied Mat, who had forgotten about James. - So... What do we do now? Does anyone know where we are?
- ...No idea. - Nicole replied. - We were passed out for a long time.
- We woke up half an hour ago I think. - James replied. - And... Well... We don't know what time it is, either.
- Hmmm... What if I break the wall with my powers? - Mat said, after giving a PSI flashlight, which he had just created, to Nicole. He threw it at her and it almost didn't catch her.
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- ...You can do that, can't you? - James said. Mat made another flashlight and threw it to James, who caught it like it was nothing. Nicole noticed that, for some reason. - But...
- We should see if there are more people in this place. - Nicole said. - Mat, if there are more people... We should...
- I understand... - Mat said, after creating a flashlight for himself. - Let's do it.
- Oh, wow. He agreed without hesitation. - James said.
- He did, didn't he? - said Nicole, and added, in a half-mocking tone. - He's a Hero, after all.
- H-hey, don't make fun. - said Mat. Oh, right. Sam told about that to the others at the end (she didn't tell them he lost) and they teased him about the Hero thing from time to time. Although at the moment it wasn't very... You get the point.
- But seriously. - James said. - That calling you a Hero is very...
- You sound like a silly kid.
- That's right.
- H-hey...
In case you're wondering, the conversation changed tone because these three didn't want to stress each other out any more than they already were. Oh, and Nicole wasn't so scared anymore.
Well, back on the scene...
- These here should have...
James was inspecting the bodies of the passed out guys for anything useful.
- Hey, James, what are you doing? - Nicole asked him.
- There they are! - James said. He had found a bunch of keys on one of them.
- Huh? What's that for? - asked Mat. - You know what...
- Yeah, yeah, you can break doors and stuff, but don't you think it's better not to draw attention to yourself? - James told him, and started rummaging around again to find something else to help them. He found some sort of paper cards, but they were torn. He thought that happened because of Mat's attacks. He ignored them. - Also these doors are very thick, so it would take you quite a while to break them.
- You're right, it takes a while... - Nicole said, and started to think. - Yes... That's our best option.
- Oh, I found something else. - said James. - This... This is a map, isn't it?
- Let's see it. - Mat said and went to look at it. - This is chaos.
- Let's see, let's see. - said Nicole, interested in what these two were looking at. - This... This is like a labyrinth, and...
They all looked at one part of the map.
- Specimen? - said James, confused. - So... Nah, I don't think that's it.
- What did you think? - asked Nicole.
- ...Nothing. - James replied.
- Hey, let's get out now. - said Mat, looking impatient.
- Okay... - Nicole said.
They left the room, but not before having Mat tie them to the wall with his PSI creations (Nicole's idea).
"Now I'm going to have to concentrate on keeping them..." He thought.
Already outside, James realized something.
- Hey, Mat.
- Yeah?
- How about locking them up?
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- Right. - Nicole said.
They did. They checked them thoroughly again for means of escape.
- That's it, then... - Mat's voice.
- Now we have to get out... - Nicole's voice.
- But... How? - James' voice. - We have a map, but... We really don’t know where we are.
They didn’t know where they were in the map... And where was the place they were in located.