Orion

“I’m glad you’re open to improvement.” He knew better than to do this, he didn’t need to get in a fight–he could only imagine how the pain would be amplified with his new gift. And given how a simple bump to the head felt like a sledge hammer taken to his skull multiple times. “If you’re going to be annoyed, sell it.” Grayson added with a slight dramatic draw on the last phrase. He had to have some fun one way or another. Even if the guy seemed, odd, he was still going to have fun with it. “Grayson,” He takes the man, giving him a firm handshake. “And I’ve never heard of you. But it’s a pleasure.”

Grayson, he made a mental note of the name. He would have to ask Zadrian about him later. “Grayson, well I have never heard of you before either," it was quite obvious the stranger didn’t know him. People who knew him typically tried to stay on his good side. “How strange to be in a place where hardly anyone knows me, it’s liberating in a way. Tell me, what do you do, Grayson?” He was curious about the stranger, maybe he had useful abilities. 

She shakes his hand, letting her fingers linger a bit when she pulls away. “Orion, huh? Nice to meet you, then. Us new people need to stick together and all that.”

“I suppose we do,” Orion agreed, smiling at her. “We can exchange notes and the whole package, get to know this place.” He could use some help, and while Zadrian probably had this place wrapped around his finger Orion needed to figure it out without too much help from him, he couldn’t seem weak for his brother, not if he wanted to keep protecting him.

Ophelia stared at the man for a second, before trying to clean up the dirt off her hands. “ Thanks, this.. has never happened before it’s a little scary to be honest.” She said before grabbing his hand to try to balance to stand up. “ As much as i would like to think that, i don’t think the voices will let me. “ She said before laughing a bit, realizing she must sound mad. 

Embracing Orion and welcoming him into his arms was like no time had passed at all, and there was a sense of feeling bonded yet again, even after the time they spent apart. “I’ve missed you too brother.” He stated after lifting himself off of Orion and looking to his expression for any sign of compromise. “Akron, I thought he’d be with you.” Frankly, Zadrian didn’t give a rat’s ass about Akron, but he knew Orion did. “I’m sure he’s fine, wherever he is. I’m just so glad you’re here, finally.”

I thought he’d be with you. All this time he had thought his siblings would be together, that they would at least have each other. Sure he’d worried about how Zadrian would treat Akron without him there to set some boundaries, but it was a better scenario than Akron all by himself. “I hope you’re right, brother. Either way, I’m glad to be here too, we shouldn’t be apart, it’s not right.”

“Of course. I am excellent company.” She could tell this boy was probably trouble, but she didn’t care. She had a thing for bad boys, good boys……….boys. “How new are you? I’m fairly new myself. Or at least new enough.” She grins. “I’m Esme.”

Orion smiled, offering the girl his hand. “I’m sure you are, Esme. My name is Orion, and you can safely say I’m brand new.” For now he didn’t feel the need to broadcast that he came from another facility. 

Grayson had discreetly found ways to test his powers. Probably the most effective yet had been figuring out who was in a room and where before he entered–what they wore along with gender, age, and their mood. Smell of the cologne, heart beat, quiet conversation, vibration of the floor—he could learn so much from so little. It wasn’t hard, but then again he’d been around most of these people more than once. But this one–he didn’t know well. Well off, young man yet older than him, and bored? That fit many of those residing inside of the walls. He called it a draw and let himself walked in. A disappointed smirk crosses his lips as he looks who waited behind the wall–he was right, but he didn’t care for the company of someone like him. “That eye roll could be louder,” he threw to him, knowing this was not the time to start make enemies, but it was merely an observation or so he claimed it to be. 

Orion recognized a challenge when he got one, and while there was no threat in what the other said it was certainly an attitude he didn’t appreciate. He wasn’t in a position to do anything about it yet though, he was no one here yet. “Thank you for the feedback,” he replied sarcastically, looking at the young mad. Kid he made a note to call him. “Next time I will make sure to add sound effects for the full experience.” Looking at the boy he stood up from his chair, just looking at him for a few seconds before extending his hand, “I don’t believe we’ve been introduced, kid. I’m Orion”

Esme heard there was some newer man-candy showing their face, but she didn’t expect him to be that beautiful. Smiling when he finally saw her staring, she sits next him. “Hey there, handsome. You look a little down.”

The woman who had just entered the room was beautiful, but apart from that he could tell so little about her. In the old place he’d known everyone. Who they were, what they could do and more importantly what he had to do to make them do as he wanted. Here he was as good as useless. “Hey there,” he said, putting on a charming smile when he saw her, “oh it’s nothing you need to worry about, just getting used to this place. Perhaps you’d care to keep me company for a while?”

It felt as though he lost his god damn mind, and as he stared at his brother, his twin, his life support, his whole world, he gelt faint for a moment before finally crossing the room and making sure everything looked okay on Orion. “Oh my god, you’re alive. You’re here, and you’re alive.” He breathed out holding his arms wide open to take his brother into his arms. “I’m…yes, I’m fine. They’ve got us locked in this godforsaken like we’re prisoners, but…I’m fine, we’re fine. Aurora is here too.”

When his brother held his arms out, Orion put his own arms around him, embracing Zadrian. “I have missed you terribly, brother,” he said. He hadn’t thought he’d see Zadrian again for a long time, and although he still wasn’t entirely in control of his powers it was so good to see him. “Aurora too? And Akron? Where is he? “ 

Zadrian had been looking for some peace and quiet, and once he finally found an open door, he entered, seeing his brother sitting alone. Without hiding any attempt to be quiet himself, Zadrian’s eyes widened and he stared at his twin, all but lost in his words. “Orion?” He stated, stepping closer, unsure if this was real or just another dream.

Orion’s expression changed the moment he laid eyes on his brother. When they had explained to him that moving to another location might help him more he hadn’t imagined seeing his siblings again, and for a moment there was no room for the fear of what he might do, how he might affect his siblings. “Zadrian!” A genuine smile spread across his face and he stood up from his chair. “Are you alright?”