(POV – Protagonist)
I have to admit that when I heard the old stranger ntion they would be conducting complete tests on , I ignored his words. Of course, the phrase “complete tests” stirred so thoughts, but I decided not to dwell on it. Deep down, I knew it would be difficult for them to hurt .
Sure, my body felt like jelly, but hey, I had an incredible regeneration ability and felt no pain whatsoever. Plus, I could always escape by using my power to move through shadows. With all that in mind, I dismissed the possibility that the next day they would try to conduct bizarre experints on .
Unfortunately, the next day arrived. I was peacefully lying in my bed, watching so morning shows, when the door to my room, which also served as a containnt room, swung open. The first thing I saw was Laura coming in, carrying a glass aquarium.
Laura approached , wearing a guilty look on her face. As soon as I turned my gaze to her, I noticed her remorseful expression intensified; she quickly turned her face away. Although I wasn’t sure why, I suspected it had to do with what the old guy said yesterday.
“Uhhhhh... Sorry, Ms. Anomaly, but you’re practically invincible, aren’t you? I’m sure you’ll be fine, even if they’re a bit rough with you... right?”
No, she didn’t need to ask that, since she knew I wouldn’t respond in any way—after all, I can’t speak. By the way, Laura had put so candies inside the aquarium, the ones I had consud the most since arriving at this place. However, I found it curious that she thought I could be convinced just by candies.
I knew I would get into the aquarium, not because the candies were enticing, but because things could get complicated for Laura and Emily if I didn’t. It’s important to clarify that my decision wasn’t about them.
Laura began pushing the aquarium. To be honest, I wasn’t particularly nervous, even knowing that I would probably undergo so uncomfortable tests. After all, I wasn’t even human anymore. Plus, I had confidence in my abilities; if things got really serious, I would just run away.
“Is she? This is the first ti I’m seeing her in person. I heard the director is quite interested in her... what was her na again?”
“I don’t think they’ve classified her yet, and we’re not sure about her danger level either”
“Anyway, I sincerely hope she’ll be okay. To be honest, spending so much ti surrounded by these bizarre anomalies that completely defy logic makes question whether humans are truly the dominant race. Sotis, I have nightmares that, from my perspective, are worse than death”
“I know how you feel. I still tremble when I rember the containnt breach of [Shadow]. I don’t know if it’s good or bad not to rember anything that happened back then”
“Who knows? As they say, sotis ignorance is bliss”
As Laura led through the facility’s hallways, conversations flowed naturally as we passed scientists. In fact, this wasn’t the first ti this happened. Although I don’t want to brag, I’m pretty popular here.
Even though I hadn’t encountered any other anomalies besides that shadow—because honestly, if I started snooping around, I’d probably cause so disaster—this awareness kept from randomly entering other anomalies’ rooms. Getting back to the point, the fact that my appearance closely resembled that of a cute girl made everyone in the facility feel comfortable around .
Of course, Laura was the only exception who really got physically close to . Most of the scientists actually tended to observe only through the clear glass. Although I didn’t like to admit it, I had beco a sort of stress reliever for the scientists and staff.
Setting that aside, we continued down the hallway until we reached a huge reinforced tal door. To be honest, I hadn’t paid much attention to the path up to this point, as I was focused on the candies. However, I knew this place was relatively far from my room.
The door opened with a bang, interrupting my thoughts. Honestly, the scene looked like sothing out of a sci-fi movie—were we entering Area 51 or sothing like that? Jokes aside, Laura led inside. The space was enormous, probably three tis larger than my already spacious room. However, despite its size, the environnt was bare, with nothing but empty space.
In the end, Laura just took to the center of the room and opened the aquarium for to get out. After that, she walked to the exit and disappeared, leaving the door to close behind her. I, on the other hand, stayed inside the aquarium for a few seconds, processing everything, before finally getting out and looking around, confused.
(And now? What happens?)
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(POV - Emily Parker)
Despite trying to maintain a positive mindset, Emily couldn’t smile and say she would have a good day. Today would mark the start of intensive tests on the new anomaly discovered in the forest, a procedure that she should have initiated as soon as the anomaly was identified. However, various factors piled up, forcing Emily to delay these tests.
Emily wasn’t hypocritical; her work as a researcher gave aning to her life. Discovering and studying anomalies was the only way she felt at peace with herself, especially considering that the tragedies of that day were inevitable.
However, Emily wasn’t ungrateful. Although she didn’t know if the little anomaly’s goal was truly to save her, it was undeniable that, on that day, it kept her from a fate worse than death. Of course, Emily still intended to conduct more intensive tests, albeit with caution. Unfortunately, the director had very different ideas about that.
In the end, Emily just prayed that the little anomaly would manage to get through the tests without major issues. Although she knew that in the past she would have found it funny if soone told her she would be worried about an anomaly, what could she do about it? The human heart was intrinsically complicated, and in many ways, it could be described as an anomaly.
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