@technochocobro continued from here
What? NH-01987 didnāt understand but clearly heād done something wrong. People were talking loudly in the corner of the room, men and women he didnāt recognize and who werenāt wearing the uniforms or lab coats the six year old was used to seeing. Ā Regardless, he couldnāt pay attention to them because of the man standing right in front of him.
NH-01987 was sitting on some sort of slab, softer than heād ever felt before, something square and fluffy at the top of it that his head had been resting on before heād bolted up and practically screamed. It was a lot like the table the people in white coats would strap him to when they would poke and test him. And yet, nothing like that table.
His wide red eyes stared at the man in front of him, and he sat very still. If he did something he wasnāt supposed to, he might get puniā corrected. Corrections were painful. He swallowed the lump in his throat and realized his eyes were welling with tears. But he didnāt lift a hand, didnāt move a muscle, for fear of not being allowed to do so.
They had taken the kid far from where they first found him, not inside the biobag that most children his age were in, usually sleeping, growing, waiting for them to be adults. Cor could see all the modifications done to the boy. He looked him in the eye for a moment.Ā āTake a deep breath. Relax.ā Cor could seeĀ how nervous the kid looked.
āYouāre safe now, all right? Weāre going to take you out of here.ā Cor knew there was some murmuring, so he turned to Monica, confirming his actions.Ā āWe will be extracting him from this place. He needs to get out of here.ā Cor remarked.Ā āWe donāt know if tampering with the other bags might kill them. I donāt want to risk it. I think we better leave them alone.ā The poor kid looked so confused when they came in -- someone almost tried to kill him too.
āCome here...ā Cor hesitated.Ā āKid, lets get to the helicopter.ā Again back to Monica.Ā āThey have a medical bird ready?ā She agrees, explaining to him that what heās hoping for the kid will be provided, but she still has some concerns about the kid going with them.Ā āCan you walk on your own?ā
