The Disparate One

Chapter 6 - Unidentifiable

"Pick one.", said Oxford.

"The white one.", Ray replied as he keeps both of his hands between his legs.

"Read it.", said Oxford when he grabbed the folded paper and gave it to the man in front of him.

"Rhythm", Ray read what is written in the paper after he unfolded it.

"Pick another one.", said Oxford.

"The chopsticks.", said Ray.

"Hold them in the proper way.", said Oxford.

Ray didn't hesitate. He immediately grabbed the pair of chopsticks and her it in its proper way. Oxford nodded before he grabbed the last time on the tray and gave it to Ray. Ray placed the white paper back on the tray and also the pair of chopsticks. He unfolded the yellow paper and was greeted by a symbol.

"What do you see?", Oxford questioned.

"A Pi.", Ray answered.

"That is correct.", said Oxford as he nodded lightly while Ray placed the yellow folder back on the tray. "Do you know what is this room called?", Oxford added a question.

"Interrogation room.", Ray answered correctly.

Oxford nodded again but right after, he stood up, grabbed the tray and walked out of the room without saying a word. Ray began to question himself as the room fills with silence. He made small glances to the guards who are still standing near the door. Ray placed both of his hands on the table and started to wait. Minutes have passed, Oxford finally came back walking in to the room with a metal tray, this time it contains six paper cups. The cups are systematically placed on the tray, one in front, two in the middle, and the rest are at the back.

"Are you sure you are not tired?", Oxford questioned Ray as he placed the tray and took a seat.

"I'm getting tired but not sleepy.", Ray answered as he looked at the cups that are in front of him.

"This will be our last test for today.", said Oxford as he lifted the only cup that is nearest to Ray, to show a piece of coin hiding under it. He then rested the cup back and placed his right hand on it, carefully not destroying the cup.

"Where's the coin?", Oxford questioned.

"You didn't shuffle it.", said Ray.

"Where is the coin?", Oxford repeated.

"Under the cup that you are holding.", said Ray in a very low tone.

"Final?", Oxford raised an eyebrow.

"Yes.", Ray answered.

"Wrong.", Oxford lifted the cup that Ray chose.

"You-"

"Get him back to his room. We'll start again, first light.", Oxford interrupted as he signaled the guards at the door.

Ray didn't say anything, even refused as one of the guards grabbed him by his right arm and gently dragged him out of the interrogation room. Oxford yawned as he waited for the three men to leave his sight and when they did, he stood up and left the room, leaving the tray still on the table. Before he heads to the elevators, he first stopped by at Chap's laboratory just to check on him.

"How is it?", Oxford asked as he kept the door open with his left hand still on the handle.

"I can't seem to understand the structure of his body, even my devices can't.", Chap replied while he placed another drop of blood on a microscope film.

"It bothers me.", whispered Oxford when he turned around and left Chap to do his work. Oxford was standing straight, waiting for the elevator when out of nowhere someone called his name in the distance. A man wearing a white suit walked up to him, the man didn't say anything but he gave Oxford a small glass memory card.

Oxford was about to question the man but was then interrupted by the arrival of the elevator. He stared at the object that he received as he entered the elevator. After waiting for minutes, he finally arrived at the floor which is where all the transport stations are, they called it Section A-3. Oxford walked out of the elevator and was immediately greeted by a lady who is wearing a red uniform.

"Good morning, where's your destination sir?", said the lady as he walked next to Oxford.

"Grand Central Terminal.", Oxford told the lady who was typing on a device.

"Here you go sir.", the lady handed him a ticket that will soon be used to get him back home to his family.

Oxford used their fastest transportation available at the moment, and that is their hyperloop. It was completed when they were still construction the third SPOT facility. All employees can use it as many times as they want, its tube and stops can be found kilometers under the ocean floor. No one knows that the hyperloop already exists, except for the employees that work for the SPOT company.

Oxford walked out of a fake abandoned building somewhere in New York City. It was snowing while he was walking to his home that is located just a few bus stops away from the abandoned building. He didn't take the bus because they only operate starting from six in the morning to midnight. He arrived at the building where he usually lives, which is a penthouse at the very top of the skyscraper. His family lives in the other building that is just right next to his, sometimes he can see them in the morning, having a breakfast, without him.

"You're early, sir.", a robot greeted him as he pushed the door open to his penthouse.

"Nice to see you too.", said Oxford as he handed him his hat and his black suit.

Oxford went to the kitchen to grab something to eat for breakfast before he gets some sleep. He moved away from the fridge with six white eggs and placed them in a group on the countertop, near the induction cooker. He grabbed a bowl, a whisk, and a salt shaker.

"Do you need some help with that?", the robot asked a questioned as he stood next to him, watching him crack the eggs.