Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 24 - Obviously There Was A More Serious Problem

Octane's Point of View

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Octavio stretched his arms out and sat up. He was wearing a tee shirt and shorts. Nothing special, just something that he could run around in. He loved to run; all the time. It was extremely hard for him to sit still. He was always so full of energy; it was just the way that he had always had been. He was just one big ball of energy.

Maybe that's why Ajay Che complimented him so well. She was laid back and sometimes more realistic. She balanced some of his more extreme behaviors. She was just overall easy to get along with. That's how she had always been to him. Ever since he met her they just fit so well together; kind of like puzzle pieces. Like perfect little pieces, or so he thought.

He looked around her apartment. It was clean, almost sterile, "Definitely Che's style of living."  He felt a slight nudge underneath his right arm. He looked down and saw D.O.C. His emerald eyes lit up as he gave her a firm pat before she drifted away. He knew that Ajay probably wouldn't in admit to it now, but a long time ago, in a moment of weakness, Ajay admitted to him that D.O.C. was indeed female; even though D.O.C. was a drone.

Octavio could vaguely remember how he got to her apartment last night. He rubbed his forehead for a moment as he tried to put together how he got to her apartment. He wondered how he even got into her apartment. "Did I break in? She wouldn't willingly let me in... Not after everything..." He never thought in a million years that she would have anything do with him but here he was, sitting on her apartment floor in front of her bedroom door. As he thought about it last night came rushing back to him.

He had left HQ with Elliot. It didn't take long before they made it Elliot's to apartment suite number 1111. "This place is huge Amigo!" Elliot smiled, "It fits my huge personality. Make yourself at home buddy. What do you want to drink?" Octavio followed Elliot over to the bar. "Vodka and Red Bull?" Elliot nodded, "Coming right up." Octavio walked around the living as Elliot hopped behind the bar to prepare their drinks. Octavio raised an eyebrow, "Wild night?"

Elliot returned to Octavio with his drink in hand to find Octavio staring at a pair of black, lace panties laying on his floor." Octavio gently disconnected the dialyzer on his belt, pulled his mask down under his chin, and began downing his drink. He could never just sip on alcohol. Elliot smiled and picked up the panties off of the floor. He rubbed the back of his neck and shoved the panties into his pocket. "It's always a wild night with her."

Octavio smiled as Elliot took his glass and refilled it almost immediately. "Is this how Legends get treated around here on Solace?" Octavio pushed his goggles up as he downed another drink. "Treated like what?" Anita and Renee strolled in. Octavio laughed. "Money, women, and sex!" Anita rolled her eyes, "Calm down killer and keep it in your pants. Don't give us a bad reputation." Elliot handed Renee some type of martini and Anita a bottle of whiskey. "Where's Ajay?"

Octavio nearly choked on his drink but played it off as Anita looked at him and then back over to Elliot. She took a drink from the bottle of whiskey before answering. "The kid isn't making it. Makoa is on a date. So it's just us." Elliot laughed, "Ajay? Miss a party?" Elliot handed Octavio another drink. Octavio couldn't believe what he was hearing "Che is at a party?" Anita nodded, "That's what I thought. I offered to walk her home but she said she would be fine."

Anita was about half done with her bottle of whisky when she emptied her pockets and made her way into hot tub. Renee had somehow managed to sneak off into the hot tub by herself. As soon as Elliot left to take drink orders Octavio quickly searched through Anita's phone until he found Ajay's information and then her address. He used his own phone to take a picture of the information and quickly put Anita's phone back together before Elliot returned.