Chapter 23: Regrowth

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Start part A

???: FUCK YOU!!! WHAT GOOD IS IT TO ME NOW?!

Zack: Not good at all. Look, I'm sorry!

???: I DON'T CARE!!! SORRY WON'T BRING MY ARM BACK!!!!!

Zack: I'll replace it!

...

???: Don't make jokes like that...

Zack: You finally calmed down?

???: It feels like I'm numb... Just do whatever you want... I don't care...

Zack: Okay, hold still...

Zack walks up to the girl and grips the base of her arm.

Zack: This might sting a bit...

Zack transfers some of his nerves and cells over to the girl, allowing her arm to regenerate.

???: This feels weird...

Zack: Yeah... I bet...

Zack released his grip.

Zack: How do you feel?

???: Like it never happened...

Zack: Good! Anyway... Do you forgive me?

???: Of course not! But I do appreciate the arm...

Zack: I'm glad. Hmm...?

Zack looks up at the office building.

Zack: What is this?

???: An office building.

Zack: Yeah, but what's inside?

???: Office workers.

Zack: Obviously... Wanna check it out?

???: I guess so...

*Walking*

The two walk into the office building.

*Walking*

Zack: I've never been in an office building before...

???: Yeah? How old are you, anyway?

Zack: Me? I'm nineteen years old!

...

???: You're lying!

Start part B

Zack: No, I swear!

???: Seriously?!

Zack: Why would I lie?

???: I kinda just assumed.

Zack: Oh... Well, you're wrong!

???: Wow...

Zack: Is it really that surprising?

???: Kinda... I mean, you don't look nineteen... More like twenty something...

Zack: Impossible!

???: It really isn't...

THWACK!!!

Zack and the girl stare at a worker who just dropped a stack of papers.

Aurora: W-w-w-w-w-w-w-what the hell?! It's a parasite!

Zack: Parasite? Where?

???: She means you.

Zack: What...? But I'm a human...

???: Take a look at yourself... You look like a monster...

Zack: Huh...? Uhm.. I promise! I swear I'm a human!

Aurora: You mean it...?

Zack: I swear on this world!

...

Aurora thinks for a moment.

Aurora: Okay... But I don't trust you... So stay away from Akiko!

Zack: Akiko?

Aurora: Yeah... Stay away fro-

Akiko puts a hand on Aurora's shoulder.

Akiko: Thanks for trying to protect me, but I know this guy...

...

Akiko: At least I think I do...

Zack: You do! It's me, Zack!

Akiko: Seriously?! What the hell happened to you?!

Zack: Well... I lost something really important to me... That's it...

Akiko: What could you possibly lose...?

Zack: A person who was just like me... Her name was Ashley…

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