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<blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1429264" data-attributes="member: 13737">Everyone in the room sees you zone out as your last words trail off when you kneel down next to Vincent.&nbsp;A test for you today, Directive 12,&quot; the voice says from the shadows.&nbsp; You are in a plexiglass holding cell.&nbsp; Before you is Captain Majors, suspended again from the ceiling.&nbsp; Besider her is Directive 9.&nbsp; He looks exactly like you.&nbsp; In his hand is a long knife.&nbsp;&quot;Proceed, 9.&quot;&nbsp; He hesitates.&nbsp; &quot;Proceed, 9, or you can be the subject for the test.&quot;&nbsp; He looks ready to defy the voice, but finally takes his knife, delivering long cuts down her sides and arms.&nbsp; &quot;Her eye,&quot; the voice commands.&nbsp; Though Majors has been silent througout, barely registering in her eyes the cut, she screams as her eye is carved out.&nbsp; &quot;Well done, 9.&nbsp; You may leave.&quot;&nbsp;As he exits, your cell opens.&nbsp; &quot;Directive 12, today you are given a choice.&nbsp; You may heal her wounds, rendering her forever unable to see, or attempt to regrow her eye.&nbsp; It is the power we've been giving you injections to awaken.&nbsp; While painful and debilitating, her wounds will heal in time.&nbsp; Her eye, will not.&nbsp; Leave her in pain but with her vision, or half-blind and free of pain.&nbsp; In a minute it will be too late and you'll only be able to heal her wounds.&nbsp; Your choice.&quot;&nbsp;You know she'll regenerate.&nbsp; She always has when they didn't permit you to heal her.&nbsp; You tentatively touch her face, and feel your natural healing abilities trigger.&nbsp; You fight them back, focussing on her eye.&nbsp; You feel something within and see an orb start to grow.&nbsp; She screams and you have to hold her head still to continue.&nbsp; The orb is nearly fully grown.&nbsp; It's exhausting.&nbsp; You lose control and it grows so rapidly it bursts.&nbsp; She screams again, breaking your concentration fully.&nbsp; Your healing powers fail you when you try to heal her wounds and ease her pain.&nbsp;&quot;Failure.&nbsp; Disappointing.&nbsp; Schedule more drug treatments.&nbsp; We will try again.&nbsp; She has another eye.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;...ck.&quot;&nbsp;You blink your eyes.&nbsp; You feel a new power awakening under your healing powers.&nbsp; You remember the feeling from your dream and know you can either use that power and try to regrow his wing, or heal, but not both.&nbsp; You have a bad feeling time is very limited, and you might lose your healing powers right after you try to regrow it.&nbsp;Cosmo is already returning with the towels both Mendez and X12 requested.&nbsp; &quot;I can stop her bleeding; concentrate on Vincent,&quot; Mendez says.&nbsp;&quot;Crikey!&quot; Rebound exclaims.&nbsp; &quot;Lemme grab my rocket belt!&quot; he says, heading for a locker before bounding across the yard after Michelle.&nbsp;Anna sighs.&nbsp; &quot;It doesn't look like you get a suit of armor before we go.&quot;&nbsp; She suddenly seems to remember something.&nbsp; &quot;I know!&quot; she exclaims, rooting through a drawer and pulling out a wide metallic belt with strange round devices on the side.&nbsp; &quot;Yeah, this'll work,&quot; she says, grabbing some tools.&nbsp; &quot;You push me to the war room and I'll work on this quick,&quot; she says.&nbsp;I may not be able to instantly give you armor, but a force field belt... that I can provide for the time being.&nbsp;&quot;Next time you want me dead, do it yourself.&nbsp; It'd hurt less,&quot; he mumbles, using the wall to help himself get up before slowly following behind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calinon, post: 1429264, member: 13737"] [font=Times New Roman]Everyone in the room sees you zone out as your last words trail off when you kneel down next to Vincent.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]A test for you today, Directive 12," the voice says from the shadows. You are in a plexiglass holding cell. Before you is Captain Majors, suspended again from the ceiling. Besider her is Directive 9. He looks exactly like you. In his hand is a long knife.[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]"Proceed, 9." He hesitates. "Proceed, 9, or you can be the subject for the test." He looks ready to defy the voice, but finally takes his knife, delivering long cuts down her sides and arms. "Her eye," the voice commands. Though Majors has been silent througout, barely registering in her eyes the cut, she screams as her eye is carved out. "Well done, 9. You may leave."[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]As he exits, your cell opens. "Directive 12, today you are given a choice. You may heal her wounds, rendering her forever unable to see, or attempt to regrow her eye. It is the power we've been giving you injections to awaken. While painful and debilitating, her wounds will heal in time. Her eye, will not. Leave her in pain but with her vision, or half-blind and free of pain. In a minute it will be too late and you'll only be able to heal her wounds. Your choice."[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]You know she'll regenerate. She always has when they didn't permit you to heal her. You tentatively touch her face, and feel your natural healing abilities trigger. You fight them back, focussing on her eye. You feel something within and see an orb start to grow. She screams and you have to hold her head still to continue. The orb is nearly fully grown. It's exhausting. You lose control and it grows so rapidly it bursts. She screams again, breaking your concentration fully. Your healing powers fail you when you try to heal her wounds and ease her pain.[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]"Failure. Disappointing. Schedule more drug treatments. We will try again. She has another eye."[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]"...ck."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]You blink your eyes. You feel a new power awakening under your healing powers. You remember the feeling from your dream and know you can either use that power and try to regrow his wing, or heal, but not both. You have a bad feeling time is very limited, and you might lose your healing powers right after you try to regrow it.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Cosmo is already returning with the towels both Mendez and X12 requested. "I can stop her bleeding; concentrate on Vincent," Mendez says.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Crikey!" Rebound exclaims. "Lemme grab my rocket belt!" he says, heading for a locker before bounding across the yard after Michelle.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Anna sighs. "It doesn't look like you get a suit of armor before we go." She suddenly seems to remember something. "I know!" she exclaims, rooting through a drawer and pulling out a wide metallic belt with strange round devices on the side. "Yeah, this'll work," she says, grabbing some tools. "You push me to the war room and I'll work on this quick," she says.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]I may not be able to instantly give you armor, but a force field belt... that I can provide for the time being.[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]"Next time you want me dead, do it yourself. It'd hurt less," he mumbles, using the wall to help himself get up before slowly following behind.[/font] [/QUOTE]

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