Generation Antihero 3

Orange is the new idiot

Ilus complained as he was dragged to his cell: "That's not fair! What about a prosecution?! A lawsuit?! The equity?!". "You lost souls don't even have a registered home. Now shut up and stop whining", the guard pushed him. "Just because I've done something illegal, doesn't mean I'm an animal! You can't just lock me up when I've wanted to do something good the whole time!", he defended his dignity. Violently he was thrown into the cell. The gate closed and he hardly got up. In the cell was one other person with him, nobody from his team. But he could hear Henry in the cell right next to him: "Ilus? Did they finally let you out too?". "Yeah, are you alright? Where are the others?", he was worried sick. -"Zigz is with me. Lucky and Shark are to the left of us. Opposite to us are Koi and Shota. Dexter was put to a stranger, like you".

Directly Ilus looked to the other side, where Dexter at least wasn't harrassed, but he sat trembling and cowing in a corner. Further to the cell of the Japanese brothers Ilus could see Koi only: "Where is Primer?". "At least they said to put the brothers together in one cell. I guess he's still in investigation", he was clueless himself. Ilus kept asking: "Zigz...? Talk to me...". "I'm letting Kiki down...", came back very dark. Cramping Ilus grabbed the grating and hissed to himself: "How could this have happened...? What didn't we look out for...?". Henry tried to find an explanation: "I'm not sure, but In Iceman's documents there was data about our former hideout. Maybe police is patrolling the area regularly and we hit a bad timing". "But where did the press come from? What did we do?", he despaired. Lucky spoke up: "Chef, I think it was Koi's and my fault... We raised quite some attention with our race...".

"But I'm sure you haven't hinted at our old storage hall. Your cars have tinted windows, they don't even know that it was you guys", he remained uneasy. Lucky nodded: "That's true". "Is it really just an unlucky alignment of coincidences? Has my luck run out now...?", he broke down mentally. Henry held his hand through the gratings and tried to take Ilus' his: "You still have us. Don't give yourself the fault. All of us were inattentive and numbed our senses". Ilus couldn't accept his hand: "Even Dexter and Primer are here... Primer can't defend himself... And even if, who of us can really stand a chance in here...?". Because of his whining, Ilus' cell partner got out of bed and forcibly grabbed him: "Don't be afraid. You just said it yourself - We're no animals just because we've done something bad. Relax". His hands wandered downwards, to which Ilus turned around rapidly, grabbed him by the throat and choked him: "Keep your dirty hands to yourself, I'm taken!". Naturally, Henry endorsed his behaviour: "Don't let yourself be taken away! Show him if he won't understand himself!".

But the man gave up: "It's okay...! I got it...!". Ilus let go of him heavily breathing and leaned against the grating hyperventilating. With a lot of straining Henry managed to touch Ilus' cheek. All bent he tried to caress him. As he tried to calm down, Shark stood at the gate of his cell and tried to open it gently. When that didn't work, he jolted it severely. Lucky sighed: "Don't even try. These things are too stable even for you". "Why can't I go out?", he questioned. Lucky asked into the round: "Anybody want to explain the concept of prison to Shark?". Because he didn't get an answer, Lucky told himself: "You know that we always had to stay away from these weird people in uniforms and the blue-red beedo-beedo cars. The thing is that we did something that is against the la-". Shark interrupted him: "I know, we're in prison. I'm not stupid. But why can't I go to the garden or something?". Lucky leaned back into his bed: "Because the people think that we are idiots of unsound mind". Shark mumbled: "They're the idiots...".

Lastly, Shota came back. He didn't hassle a bit, wasn't even dragged. Voluntarily he strutted to his cell and smiled at some - for him - handsome inmates. He was lead to his little brother, who asked right away: "What took you so long?". Shota waited until the guard left and then grinned: "I love it here. So many hunky and strong men". -"Shota?". -"Yes?". -"Did you make out with the cop?". -"You have to live to your limits!". Koi slid down the wall heavily exhaling: "They should've put you to some stranger instead of Dexter or Ilus". "For once I'm also fine if I wouldn't be by your side", he agreed, "But honestly? This strange orange overall doesn't suit me at all, right?". Koi glanced at him from the floor already tired and sighed: "Yeah, orange has never been your color".

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On the next day they were allowed in the canteen for breakfast. In the waiting line Henry directly hugged Ilus, this time for personal reasons. He whispered to him: "Please hold me at night again...". Ilus tried to take it with humor, but it came off grim: "Isn't Zigz doing a good job at it?". "Ilus, please...", he got even quieter, "We'll find a way out of here. Even if we have to break out with force...". Suddenly Henry was pushed: "Hey, cutie pie. Move it". Henry defended himself and didn't accept to be humiliated: "I was here first, so keep your ugly ass behind my pretty one". "I'd rather take on your pretty ass for myself", he murmured at his neck. A big shadow covered the man and Shark asked: "Is there another problem?". Intimidated the very skinny man turned around and looked upwards smiling: "N- no, I only made him a compliment. Do you want to pass?". Shark shoved him to the side and built the protective wall behind his friends.

Koi complained: "This is so humdrum. There's no internet either. I want my couch back". Lucky said sarcastically: "Oh, the community shower yesterday was quite exciting". While Koi trembled in disgust, Shota smiled: "You're dead right. Well, I think prison is great. Should you be discharged one day, just leave me here. I underestimated the life of the evil". Koi gagged: "I'd rather put you into a brothel than to leave you here". "Isn't that almost the same?", he asked. Zigz gaped at Shota: "Seriously now, what in all of this is great to you?". Shota demonstrated by just approaching somebody and starting to flirt with them: "Hey, I noticed that this rancid piece of clothing looks horrid on me. Don't you think so too? Could you help me to get rid of it?". With that Shota was gone. He was only heard waving: "I've settled my breakfast for today~". Right there Koi clarified: "Nobody tells him about the thing with picking up soap in the showers".

Cowed Dexter quietly asked: "Is there something to mind?". Lucky nodded: "Generally, never pick anything up - Under no circumstances. Just don't do it". Influenced he nodded back: "O- okay, got it". Henry asked once more: "Is this guy in your cell leaving you in peace?". -"I don't know why, but he's nice to me. He opened up to me and told me about his feelings and family". Koi was impressed: "No matter where you go - let it be god damn jail - the people want to talk to you to feel better. Are you some sort of angel sent by god?". "I don't have such beliefs", he shook his head confused.

They got some food and a whole table for themselves. Henry examined his breakfast closer: "Is the yoghurt furred...?". Ilus lowered his head: "I am deeply sorry that you have to eat this stuff...". By no means Henry wanted Ilus to get guilt trips: "Oh, n- no. It's alright, lately I've been having problems with dairy... I'll stick with the bread". He picked up the slightly white-green and slimy piece of wheat and nervously smiled at Ilus. Lucky tilted his head: "Oh, why are you lying?". Dexter turned green and threw up into the trash can right next to the table. Henry waved it off: "I just got a bad tray. Oh well, just some bad luck. Isn't gluten overrated anyway?". Destroyed on the inside Ilus slammed his head on the table, didn't come up again and Henry sighed defeated.

Another stranger joined them: "I see young fresh meat and would like to pay a visit. Especially to... you". He squeezed himself between Lucky and Koi and leaned towards the latter. Koi made clear immediately: "I'd rather eat a whole loaf of that bread". Dexter whined over the trash can: "Please don't...". In the following, Koi flinched as his butt was grabbed. -"Come on, I don't bite". Leisurely Lucky took a plastic fork and rammed it into the harrasser's thigh: "But I do". Startled Henry looked away when the screames sounded. In addition, Lucky broke the stem off so that the rest of the fork became impossible to pull out of the skin. The stranger remained a stranger by limping away quickly. Lucky slid back up to Koi and carelessly drank from his water.

"Next time it goes somewhere really uncomfortable", he called after the man, then he hissed, "Disrespectful assholes". Koi reminded: "I can defend myself, you know?". "But it's better for me this way", he shrugged, "If we look out for each other, nobody can do us shit here - Shota is the exception". Ilus requested hoarse: "I also know that you can defend yourself... But please, let's stick together...".