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Dr. Sinclair POV
Site 19 is amazing. I'm no longer a Junior Researcher, that was two years ago. I'm now a full-blown Researcher, and about to get my very own Research Assistant! Scheduled for two months from now! But, the promise of site transferral still looms over all of us. Site 17 is now in desperate need of Researchers, following a devastating containment breach that killed a lot of them. And what's worse? Alita is no longer here. She got moved to Site 17 as well.
It was ordered by the higher ups. Site 17 is a better place for low-risk humanoids than Site 19. It's still sad though. I don't want to say that I was becoming attached, but I was. At least I don't have to worry about her getting killed in a breach. I'm half-considering volunteering for transfer. My quarters here are pretty sparse. A bedroom and bathroom, both pretty small.
I have a potted plant, and a desk. My books take up a lot of the remaining space. They're pretty much the only thing I kept when I moved here, besides sentimental things. I guess it's like I shed my old life. Why would I stay in a world where everyone I ever loved is dead? That is just stupid, and inviting sadness. I'm too busy to be sad, now. And I like that.
It was about two weeks ago, when they moved her. From the posts on social media from before we contained her, her birthday is September 25th. It's the middle of January right now. I forgot the date. Times flies in this place, marked only by various parties. Doctor Steel throws a Fourth Of July barbecue every year at his house near the site. We're all looking forward to that. It's not Foundation sanctioned, but we all go to it anyway.
Technically, we don't celebrate Fourth Of July or Memorial Day or Veterans Day here, since it would be unfair to other sites not in America. But most Site Directors will give you a day off on Memorial Day if someone close to you died in the US Military. They're not heartless. And nobody's tried to stop Dr. Steel's barbecue either. We just throw it when we're not working. Anyway, back to what happened.
She's four now, and as joyful as someone can be here. For her, this is normal. I'm not sure how to feel about that. I tried not to cry when they took her. Alita doesn't need people breaking down over her. We had taught her to read early on, with science textbooks being some of her favorites. That was Bright's doing, introducing her to chemistry. I am in no way responsible for anything that happens in Site 17 because of that.
So, on that day, I had to say goodbye. I gave her my book on the Periodic Table of Elements before she had to go. I hope she enjoys it when she's older, if she's too young for it now. "Still a bit down, huh?", someone says from behind me. Turning around, I see Dr. Bright next to be, with a few folders in his hands. "Yeah. With both Simon and Alita gone, it's just so empty here.", I reply.
"You probably shouldn't have gotten so attached.", Jack replies. We've gotten on first name basis in the time I've been here. "Yeah. At least Simon will be back, if Site 17 doesn't claim him first.", I say, sipping my coffee slowly. I'm pretty sure Jack has some sort of crush on me. I'm not sure what to think about that, since I never thought of him as the kinda guy to even be interested in love.
He sits next to me on the couch. "You could probably volunteer to be transferred.", Jack says, playing with the amulet on his neck. "I don't think I'll volunteer. If I'm picked, I'll go, but I do kind of want to stay. I've heard that the holiday parties as Site 17 are way less fun than the ones here.", I reply.
"Yeah. From my observations, the more high-stress a Site is usually, the more fun the holiday parties are there. And Site 17 is a lot lower stress than here.", he says, looking out the window at the snow outside. The break room is one of the only rooms here to have windows to the outside. To be fair, it's just to the outside of the Site, and any view is blocked by the wall anyway. But the snow is nice.
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The Anomalous Researcher
Fanfiction-IF YOU SEE THIS UNDER THE SAME TITLE ON AO3, DO NOT WORRY. IT'S ME REPOSTING IT THERE- Don't leave a site without authorization. That's the only rule. Well, there were once other rules as well. But those other rules went out the window when she...
