It all just kinda of happened: after working for the famous Swellview hero Captain Man and the death of my former identity. I moved to Dystopia with two of my closest friends to fight crime and uncover the truth that lied beneath its garish colours...
I lean back in the chair as Charlotte brings up the findings on the screen.
'It took long enough but here's what I know,' She taps on the tablet in her arm as she talks,' Comparing them to the drug structure of the one I was working on back at T.R.U.T.H. they're the same one, nothing different .'
'So, that's the load, the right one?' I ask.
'Exactly, but that draws in the second question: what the hell do we do now?' She zooms on Dr Desilva's cheesy adverstiment poster, 'We can't exactly return back to the T.R.U.T.H. because after what happened we can't exactly trust them -'
Her voice trails off and her hand raises to her neck gripping it safetly, her once confident stride now broken away. She never did tell me what happened back there, all I knew was she escaped and never wanted to return. But clearly this was still bothering her - despite how much she didn't want to let on. Before we continue I stand up wrapping my arms around her shoulders placing my chin on her head, it's such a good thing that she's short.
'And we can't really leave them on the market because by the reports of them, they never did what they were meant to do in the first place,' Blake cuts across, as he examines the reports lead out in front of him.
'What we need is a human trial! To know exactly what happens at all stages of the drug - if it isn't what it said it is, we could easily report T.R.U.T.H. for lying to customers,' Charlotte says as she grips on to my arms tightly followed by me laughing.
'Human trials? Who the hell would want to do that?'
'I will.'
The three of us turn to see Patina standing at the door way, her arms tightly wrapped around herself. It's weird that despite being Jasper's girlfriend, I've never really met her more than twice, and yet some how she's here. Blake jumps up from his seat towards her, however Charlotte moves in the way blocking his path.
'I invitated her.'
'What! Charlotte, you can't do that!' Blake shouts shoving past to Patina, who appears on the verge of tears.
'It weren't like I weren't going to tell her - Jasper's her boyfriend!' At the mention of his name silence grows in the air other than the low weeping from the girlfriend as Char draws her into a hug. Blake backs down avoiding my glare.
'Patina, are you sure? I mean, we don't even know what it could do to you, you could get hurt or worse,' I say, warning her against it, I can't have someone hurt again on my watch. The weeping girl gently dabs her eyes before facing over to me.
'I care about him, Henry, I'm willing to risk my life to save him. He would to the same for any of us.'
She's right, he really would. Blake goes to collect the undissected orb as Patina wanders over to Jasper's side, as Charlotte comes to mine.
'Girls, they're crazy sometimes.'
'Boys, they're even worse,' Char laughs intertwining her fingers between mine, 'It's been crazy this past month, I'm glad I have you by my side.'
'Only 6 years late...'
'Got it, let's see what it does then,' Blake strides in holding up the little orb as Patina departs from Jasper kissing him on the forehead.
'Ready?'
'Ready.'
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