"Hmm..." Akarli exclaimed as she turned to face Jericho who was caught glaring at her through the sides of his eyes "What's your problem?" she asked him taking the boy by surprise
"What'd you mean what's my problem?" Jericho repeated what she said acting as natural about being caught as he possibly could
"I mean why have you been looking at me like some creep for a minute now" she responded with an ice cold stare back at Jericho, a face which she had been wearing for a long time now hardly showing much emotions just like how Jericho had been before encountering Jeremiah who seemed to have been a positive influence in his change of personality
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"I don't know, I guess I just see myself in you somehow... I mean you remind me of how I used to be a while back" Jericho suddenly looked dejected when out of nowhere as if he knew what was happening inside his bonded partner's mind Jeremiah jolted and hugged Jericho sticking his face far enough that both the
The next day came and it was a sparing match just like it has always been with their biweekly simulated fight training which came with the added excitement of having one of them wield a weapon, plastic dagger, against their bonded and sparing partner*TAP* *TAP* *TAP*Multiple tapping sounds echoed throughout the entire training hall as the trainees fought against one another while simultaneously attacking and defending themselves from attacks during the sparsDue to the fact that their bodies were bigger, stronger and more sturdy than when they first did the weapon welding training three years ago the sound of each attack, defence and deflection was way more louder"I think you should apologize to Bearl" said Jeremiah during his and Jericho's fight while he had in possession the plastic dagger"And why would I do that?""I don't know, maybe it's because you walked out on him while he was still speaking with you and then the attitude you've
"Umm nothing" Jeremiah said with a straight poker face which was attribute to how much an excellent liar he was and poetically was what made officer Bearl interested in him in the first place when they met three years ago"We were just thinking about what way we were going to compete against ourself again to break the tie" His transition from doing something sneaky to concealing the truth after being approached about said thing with a surprise was professional level"Hmm!" Officer Bearl mumbled staring at the both of them with Jericho looking as natural as he usually was and Jeremiah's confidence with his lie throwing the experienced officer off guard"Why don't I believe the both of them... This is what makes being assigned to two of the top three ranking trainees who excel in every aspect of their training a very challenging thing aside from it's benefits" Officer Bearl murmured within himselfThe benefit he was thinking about had to also do with the fa
"I can't believe it's been almost a year since we started Operation WHO IS AKARLI, REALLY... IS SHE LIKE JERICHO OR IS SHE NOT? and we've only been able to find out almost everything about her except for what we really want to know and if she really is like you and is in the Mirror Initiative or isn't she...SIGH" Jeremiah pressed his hands against his jaw while resting them on the cafeteria table with signs of melancholy leaking out his countenance"You and me both brother and the worst thing is that tomorrow's our graduation from the facility so I have no idea what we've been doing spying on her for almost a year when we didn't end up finding out what set out for... This is total garbage I tell you""Total garbage!!" Jeremiah resounded what Jericho said also raising his hand with the index finger pointing out and then dropping it down suddenly for more emphasis like he has been used to doing all year long"So do you think we should stop now or carry on until th
"So you said that you have a project you would like to bring to the table Conroy, alright, let's hear it then" Carolyn spoke while the other board members paid complete attention as to what Conroy was about to say as he hadn't pitched any new ideas recently since his Systemic Damage Installation and Progressive Adaptation Training wasn't approved after having it pitched to the boardAmong those who had their seating positions changes slightly because of hurt pacts in the past was Conroy as he sat two seats away from Victorph and the third member in the trio alliance while it turns out that the two board members in-between them were now more in favour of Victorph's ideology and seemed to want to oppose Franklin Crow at any cost and an extension to that ConroyThe moment Carolyn had asked the prodigal official to stand and present his pitch to the board Franklin Crow could be seen wearing a satisfied smile as if he already had a hint as to what it could possibly be about
Franklin Crow had made it all the way to the exit door and was right next to his associate proceeding to walk pass him "Of course, let's go see the two oldest in the Mirror Initiative graduate" he grinned as both he and his younger associate headed for the level under this which was the level sixth floorThe ceremony went on for as long as it did with many officers and officials which none of the trainees had been able to set their eyes on since the day they were newly born babies until now being present which put a sense of tenseness in almost all of them while to others like Jericho it was the thought of who else amongst said officials was a part of the Mirror Initiative that was stuck in a constant loop in his mindHe glanced for a while before setting his sights on Franklin Crow which took him a while to discern if it really was the man because the first and only time he saw the high ranking official was when he was losing consciousness and eyes finding it hard to
Rewind a couple minutes ago when Jericho was still with Jeremiah and was glancing at all the officials seated there before laying his eyes on Franklin Crow and then retaining his glare of him until he remembered that he was the man in the infirmery with him and the doctor three years ago Franklin Crow on the other hand had already noticed what was happeningFurthermore, Officer Bearl a day after he was baited by Jericho and was forced to retreat rather than give a compromising response to their wanting to spy on Akarli, almost a year had gone since when he got an audience with the man in charge of the Mirror Initiative and told him about what was happening and Franklin Crow had since then been keeping a close eye on both Jericho and Jeremiah with the help of his younger associateWith their activities in mind and after noticing Jericho staring around the place Franklin Crow had then decided what to do so he went on with staring at Akarli who was part of the Mirror Init
The moment Jericho went back to his previous position next to his bonded partner the first thing that came out of his mouth were"I just confirmed it, Akarli and I really are alike and she's in the Mirror Initiative with me even if she doesn't know that that's the name of what we're both intertwined in right now""Oh, okay..." Jeremiah was surprised as he wasn't expecting to hear something like that after thinking that there was nothing to find out when their plan on baiting Franklin Crow failed as he refused to look at Jericho and then didn't look at Jeremiah but at a complete nobody"... Well then I guess that operation WHO IS AKARLI, REALLY... IS SHE LIKE JERICHO OR ISN'T SHE has finally come to a close and the reality is that she is just like you and fortunately it's just the part of being a part of the Mirror Initiative together thing because I'm not sure we would get along so well if your personalities were also the same because I've been with you during t
"The first on our list is the youngest of the bunch and his name is Officer Bearl Jerko" The speaker said and Officer Bearl soon to be Vice Handler Bearl stepped out just like how the graduating trainees had all been doing with his long flowing dark coloured hair which somehow finds a way to mask half his face*CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*.After getting the recorgnition he deserved officer Bearl stepped back once more and lined up with the other officers and then the name calling continued until the ceremony was over and everyone went to their various places with Jericho in his room waiting for the next day to come which was the day they get sent to the other facilityMeanwhile, in his room the usual daily feeds of Charlie's life was on cue and started displaying with them being only a couple hours apart from when Jericho watches the videos and when Charlie experiences the events which are recordedSurprisingly, Charlie was also having a graduation ceremony that