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"Mind enlightening us with the name?" Naomi taps her foot on the floor of the train cabin. "No need to keep us in the dark."
"Oh that's rich-" Alexis clears her throat. "No. No, sorry. It's a simple place down in District 24. 'Sugar Mountain'. Small little restaurant with some of the finest dining outside of F-Corp's district. I have a membership card and a reservation that took me FIVE MONTHS to get." Her smile widens but it's clear it's somewhat forced. "You better enjoy it. Even the senior vice presidents of Alphabet Companies can't waltz in."
[SCHOLAR OF THE CITY] Sugar Mountain, huh? It's an unofficial meeting ground for C, D, F, G, L, M, S, and V-Corp corporate officials if the rumors are true. Maybe even more. You might be able to meet some VERY important people over there.
As Alexis and the others start to ramble amongst each other, a familiar voice rings in your head. Best to address the elephant in the room.
[UNSTABLE] SO. I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M SORRY.
[UNSTABLE] I CAN'T PROMISE I CAN CONTROL MYSELF BETTER. I CAN'T PROMISE YOU CAN ALWAYS RESIST ME.
[UNSTABLE] BUT I CAN PROMISE I WILL TRY MY BEST TO HELP YOU. YOU KNOW? IF YOU DIE, I DIE. ALONGSIDE THE OTHER THREE.
"It's fine." You mutter. "Look, I didn't do the hug expecting you to pay me back. I did because you needed it. Self love or something, you know?
[UNSTABLE] FAIR ENOUGH.
[UNSTABLE] LISTEN. YOU KNOW THOSE ANTLERS? THOSE ARE A PART OF YOUR TRUE SELF, ME, MADE MANIFEST. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HUG.
[UNSTABLE] EMBRACING ME TOO MUCH DOES THAT.
[ANOMALOUS ABILITIES] True self? Wait, you remember that Benedict started to physically mutate when he started to succumb to his anomaly transformation...
[UNSTABLE] INDEED. YOU AND HIM ARE NOT ALL THAT DIFFERENT.
"Hey, they're cool." You tap on the antler. "No harm no foul. Feel clear headed enough. But, what do you plan on doing to help me? If you feel obligated to do so."
[UNSTABLE] WELL. ASIDE FROM HELPING YOU USE YOUR POWERS MORE, I WILL TRY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND OTHERS LIKE ME. IT'S ONE THING TO EMBRACE YOURSELF.
[UNSTABLE] IT'S ANOTHER TO COMFORT AND EMBRACE SOMEONE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. I WANT YOU TO BRING COMFORT TO OTHERS LIKE ME. AND I WILL HELP YOU DO SO.
>UNSTABLE will now offer helpful advice when encountering other anomalous/UNSTABLE humans.
[UNSTABLE] AS A TOKEN OF MY GRATITUDE, HERE.
Everything goes dark.
When you next wake up, you notice that you're stumbling out of the train with the help of Kiara and Naomi. Both of them are looking at you with equal parts worry and fear. Alexis is the first one to break the silence with a short, simple cough. What the hell just happened?
"She told us." Alexis cryptically states. "You know who. Told us a LOT about what happened back at the MENTAL COURSE. About what she is. I can't pretend to understand what you're going through but she asked us to do something."
"Whuh?" You tilt your head in confusion.
"We won't hold it against you. If something happens."
