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Chapter 5: Shattered

I took out my keycard and swiped it on the keypad, the door's lights turned green and a small chamber door opened. The chamber was unlike any other dangerous specimen's, the room was split into two main different colors, one black and the other white. It was like a living room filled with shelved books and lights also fully covered in either white or black. I haven't been here for a while, but I still could feel half of my skull stinging from the white part of the chamber room, which glowed the brightest. The black part of the chamber room remained dark and plain.
"Looking for someone?"
That voice...
I whipped my head around to see a humanoid figure, wearing a waiter's suit with a black bow tie attached to it, their skin light blue and nearly translucent, they wore a headgear equipment that covered their head and eyes.
"Specimen 045, good to see you here."
I greeted it in the calmest tone, no one knew what specimen 045 was really up to, so I'll have to try to not let it take advantage of me. Specimen 045 sighed and slowly shook their head.
"You people still refuse to call me by my preferred name? How rude."
Specimen 045 replied, not even hiding its irritated tone.
"However, you must've come here for a purpose have you not?"
I slowly nodded and distanced myself from Specimen 045.
"Specimen 096 is missing, and we need to find the remainder of it."
I announced as briefly as possible.
"Oh?"
Specimen 045's head perked up.
"You're not satisfied with what you have? After all, you're treating poorly of your own kind."
I flinched. How does it know?
"I...I don't know what you're talking about."
I stammered without realizing. Specimen 045 shook its head and smiled.
"You know what I'm talking about, I heard."
My body stiffed but showed no emotion, it's not like Specimen 045 can see me anyways.
"Oh who am I kidding? I'm forgetting my manners! Come, come, sit over the couch over there."
Specimen 045 tried to point at the couch but instead pointed at a black bookshelf. I didn't correct Specimen 045 though, the less I talked, the better I'll be. I walked towards the couch and sat at the black half of the couch while Specimen 045 found its way to sit on the other half of the couch.
"Would you care to please continue on with what you were saying earlier?"
Specimen crossed its legs and put its hands on their lap.
"I need your help to find Specimen 096 before it causes more havoc. You're unfortunately the only Specimen who is able to perform this task, Specimen 096 has covered their tracks well this time."
I explained briefly, shoving my hands into my coat pocket, a habit of mine when I talk to other individuals. Specimen 045 laid back and looked thoughtful for a moment.
"I'm the only Specimen to perform this task eh? Not even the intelligent 048 can find it? How much 096 has became to be..."
I heard Specimen 045 whisper under its breath, spacing out for a second. After a moment, Specimen 045 stood up and replied,
"Sure, I'll assist you if,"
Specimen 045 put a finger up in the air.
"If you grant permission from your leaders to permanently take this device off of my head,"
Specimen 045 tapped the headgear that was attached to its head.
"That's all I ask. You could always force it back on my head if I were ever to do anything dangerous."
Specimen 045's deal sounded fair and harmless. But there has to be a trick to this is there? Specimen 045 must've noticed my troubled look and he swatted his hands and said,
"Just think about it, bright researcher, you may discuss it with your leaders and come back here after the decision is final."
Specimen 045 then tried its best to lead me out of their chamber. Honestly, it was funny watching Specimen 045 gently bumping into random walls instead of finding the entrance of the chamber.
"I hope to see you very soon!"
Specimen 045 waved goodbye as it gave me a warm smile before I left the chamber. I locked the chamber door behind me and shuddered out a breath. I didn't really expect it to be so short, but I still had matters to discuss with. I couldn't really tell what Specimen 045 was going with this, usually I heard from other researchers that Specimen 045 usually prefers company. But why did it dismiss me so quickly? It was less than ten minutes! I let those questions ponder in my busy mind as I walked down in the halls to meet the council.