H.O.S.P.I T.A.L

Chapter 7

   (Picture of valen)

   Creeps, robots and more robots, it made no sense to eric. Why'd he pick this job when he could of been working somewhere less insane.
"Sorry eric but it appears that vin wants to talk with you." Valen mumbled, it was like he didn't want eric to leave almost.
"Why, he's gonna fire me isn't he?" Eric said grimly, "No my friend, he doesn't want you around me nor this hallway of hell." Valen said, eric caught his drift and rose up from sitting in the corner.
"What about him?" Eric said, pointing at the lifeless robot head.
Valen shook his head and shrugged, "I'll think of something, he'll be fixed later." He said in a very quiet hushed voice, eric looked directly at him.

Something swarmed into Eric's mind...He knew why valen was sad, it was something he never experienced.
"Valen..." Eric said awkwardly, "If you want, we can be bros." Valen looked at him.
He seemed disappointed but, "Yeah...bros." That was awkward, valen motioned for eric to leave.
"I...I'm sorry if I disappointed you, I don't understand why though." Eric said, leaving the room silently and swiftly. Valen looked in the direction of where eric left and let a single sob out.

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Eric found himself walking slower and slower for each time he reached closer to the stage area. What did valen mean? Why'd he act like that, He was fine when whacking the robots head off but then he was sad. Could the three robots explain valen's life span or at least some of it? Something nabbed at eric's heart, he couldn't tell if it was a love ache or a lone emotion that valen must of felt before he left.

"Eric." Vin said quietly, "I don't know how to put this..." Eric looked at him and instead of seeing vin, he saw a mirrored vision of valen.
"Eric." Vin said louder this time, snapping his metal fingers in front of erics face.
"What? Am I fired or not?" Eric said blandly, "What the hell!? No!" Vin sputtered out quickly, "Its about the rest of us robots that you might or might of not met already on your travel." He finished. Finally, Eric was motioned to sit down at a smooth red rimmed oak table. Nev and scarytary appeared also and took a chair next to vin.
"I believe it's time to tell you the truth about us and others." Scarytary said in a serious tone, "There's around nine of us, Me, scarytary, vin and mallix....the rest are non-negotiable right now." Nev explained, "Who's mallix?" Eric questioned.

"He's that old rust bucket in a caution room." Nev said, Eric gulped.
"Is that why you have slash marks on your face? He got you didn't he." Vin said, Eric nodded.
That sad lone emotion came back and started nabbing at his heart again. "What about valen, he's someone I also ran into and stayed with." Eric said....everyone was silent, "Valen...we don't talk about him really..." Vin said quietly, Nev and scarytary agreed with him.
"He's a good robot! Why won't you guys tell me his story?" Eric said loudly, "Its because he was a mistake, The creator was gonna create me but instead made that thing!" Vin Exagerrated, slamming his fists on the table.
"I was suppose to be the first model but no!" He also said. Eric looked down sadly and realized why valen was so sad for him to leave, that nabbing feeling was not love but pure sadness.

"I...I'm sorry to hear that vin but being created first shouldn't be a real bother because your here right? Not in a sketch book left to rot as a drawing right?" Eric explained sadly, vin looked at him.
"Your right, thanks for putting that thought out." Vin said as he got up and left. Nev and scarytary just looked the other way and left too.