Eldarya: Imagine

Ezarel | Scientists

I swear, I'm forgetting to upload those ;A;!!

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"Excuse me miss, next tour is in an hour." You look up when you hear feminine voice. Before you stands a short brunette woman with short, curly hair, her fringe kept from falling over her face by four cute flower-shaped pins.

"Ah..." You get up and reach your hand out to her with a smile "I'm not a tourist. I was supposed to arrive tomorrow but in the end the flight got only delayed and not cancelled as you were informed-"

"You're the molecular geneticist sent to us by the higher ups!" She quickly connects the dots and shakes your hand excitedly. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name's Julie, I'm in charge of administrative side of the research group."

You give her your greetings and after she gives you a scientist visitor's ID to hang on your neck. She leads you through the iron door with sign saying Staff Only into a long hallway with light blue walls and gray lino floors, the light coming from the flat ceiling lamps is white and sharp.

"We are sorry we couldn't send you the materials, but the subject shouldn't leave the building walls, for that way, it could be stolen. You could've had a possibility to work on the matter in your home laboratory if we did..." Julie continues and you pat her shoulder gently in response.

"I don't mind. Everyone has to move places from time to time. I could've as well finally left my nest."

She clears her throat.

"That's not the matter. Our leader... who you'll be working with, he's..."

"An asshole?" you snort seeing her shoulders tense, "I heard of him. Don't worry I can take care of myself."

She pouts and you decide to not reply to her following grumble. She leads you further and to the right through a series of hallways and laboratories occupied by scientists working on different experiments and into the Closed Section . Only few people have access there – she tells you as she passes her ID card over the scanner and punches the code in.

"I'll bring you your personal card later today," she promises before opening the next door and letting you in a room from where a laboratory is visible through airtight window taking half of the wall. She then walks further in the room and pushes a button on the wall between the window. Five minutes later the leaden door opens to reveal a man holding a white lab coat walking out of a glass safety box.

"So what is it?" he asks Julie in rather irritated tone before moving his eyes on you. They're an incredibly vibrant shade of green and matched with his blue hair, make a wonderfully exotic mix and now you're wondering whether it's rude to stare as hard as you do. There are dark circles visible underneath them though, signifying he hadn't slept much the last few nights. "Who's she?"

You cross your arms on your chest with a smile trying hard to not roll your eyes at him as he's staring you down currently.

"The help you requested, sir." You note the change in Julie's demeanour as a sign he's a boss not to be fucked with.

Good thing he's not going to be your boss anywhere in the future.

"Pleasure to meet you." You give him your name with a smile still present, hand outstretched and he stares down at it, before looking back at you, a hint of grimace in his gaze.

"The pleasure's fully on your side, indeed." He turns back in the laboratory's direction. "Come on and prove yourself useful. We have tons of work to take care of."

You blink as he passes the door and walks in the safety box already reaching for the protective garment.

That was... an interesting greeting.

"Sorry for that," mumbles Julie but you only giggle before waving your hand at her.

"It's fine, really." And following the infamous Ezarel in the safety box.

This upcoming couple of months are going to be fun.

Undoubtedly.