Helix Operatives: Creation

Fame: Theon

Theon and Char walked into the lobby of the Feral Ranch, taking in the surroundings. The lobby had dingy grey carpeting and a slightly lighter colored grey walls and ceiling. The chairs were a dark blue and somewhat organized in the area. There were a number of TV's in the corners of the room and there was a series of windows with receptionists in scrubs behind them.

"Well this place is depressing," said Char as they walked up to the window.

"Yeah, why do you think I'd didn't go to one of these placed after my parents passed," said Theon.

"You were ten," said Char.

"Well... Yeah... But up until then I could've but... I didn't."

"It's kinda obvious. You still have their autopsy reports unopened."

"I know... I know..." The two walked up to the window. "Um, hello," said Theon to the receptionist. "We're looking for a friend of ours'. Rex Percros?"

"Oh yes, the time hallucinator, I'll get an assistant to see you back to his room," said the receptionist. "If you would please take a seat and we'll call you back Mister Murton."

"Thank you," said Theon. The two walked to a few seats and sat down, listening to the news.

"Time hallucinator?" Asked Theon.

"I know... I'm thinking something," said Char as she showed the handle of the scanner in her purse.

"He didn't show signs of mutation," said Theon.

"Maybe he's a late bloomer... A... Popper?" Asked Char.

"I guess it's possible but... I don't know." The two tuned out from each other as the news changed.

"This just in," said a news reporter, showing the courthouse. "We have conformation that the attack made on the courthouse that the Emperor was attending was carried out by the King of Fighting. While the Gene Force attempted to help, they were ultimately subdued by the attacker. While the location of the Emperor is still unknown at the moment, we do have full conformation about the identities of several members of the Gene Force."

"They wouldn't," said Theon looking at the pictures of them in their uniforms, including Cerberus, Silval, and Caterdion.

"These are the members of the Gene Force," said the news anchor as pictures of them without their uniforms appeared with their names below them.

"Fuck," said Char softly.

"Shit," said Theon in the same tone. They saw everyone's eyes turn to them and the room fill with whispers.

"Should we say something?" Asked Char.

"I don't know..." said Theon. The door to the back opened and a nurse stepped out.

"Mister and Misses Murton," said the nurse.

"W-We're not married," said Theon as he got up.

"Oh, I'm sorry," said the nurse as she escorted the two into the back. "Mister Percros is in the kitchen. We've been having to make sure he has a limited amount of food."

"Why?" Asked Theon. "He's not that well off to eat a lot to begin with."

"We know, but the hallucinations occur when he eats too much," said the nurse as she headed down a white hallway with a number of dark green doors. The sound of the inside of the doors being smashed against and the screams and wails of insane Anthros were dampened by the padded cells.