Ethan's forehead wrinkled with a mix of concern and deep contemplation as he carefully pondered on the words Peter uttered. Despite the fact that Peter was already in the process of leaving, Ethan remained absorbed in his thoughts, appearing unaware of Peter's departure. Sensing the urgency of the situation, Isabell swiftly moved forward, accelerating her pace in order to catch up with Peter without hesitation. Desperation tinted her voice as she called out, imploring him to halt and direct his attention towards them. "Hey, please, take a moment and listen. We need to understand what is happening here," she pleaded even as her restless demeanor mirrored the importance of the information she sought. "If you need to understand, then I suggest you both come with me. Try to keep up." Peter Bell said and kept walking as fast as he could they were able to tell he was trying to meet up an important schedule. Ethan and Isabell followed him without questioning even as they kept rolling their
Terranova: (speaking aloud in Ethan's head) "They are going to demand for a face scan after your thumbprint. Ethan, in those moments you may experience a high pitch whistling sound and it is going to be painful due to my presence in you." Ethan's brows knitted in deep thoughts, he replied with a whispering tone "then shut down instead and reboot afterwards. I know you have shut down once, so I believe you can do it again. Do it now." "Negative, Ethan. Please endure throughout the process. If you don't, you are going to be taken into a lab for a scan and I have been studying the lab ever since we got here. They drug the sickly ones to death. Ethan, the drug used is very deadly, you may not survive it. Do your best to suppress the pain and do not scream." Terranova warned with an absolutely determined tone. "Alright. Quiet now, I'll try. It was cool not hearing from you for some time now. I really missed feeling human," he grumbled whisperingly "I feel like a robot. Jesus!" And excla
Ethan grinned annoyed at his command in a split second and turned his face aside to summon courage within because he had a slight fever recalling what Terranova had said to him earlier regarding the face scan. "What happened? How long have I been asleep?" Isabell asked with wrinkles on her forehead, feeling worried as she examined her skin, feeling pains all over but with no visible pores to tell that what was above her did pricked her skin."Congratulations, Isabell. You are now officially qualified to settle in D.C. United, at least until your fate is decided by the factions after the must have shortlisted names for next match in the arena." Peter explained and drew near to Ethan who was now lying on the bed after Isabell had stood up from it "it is going to prickle a little bit, Ethan, you have to endure as your friend did. You look pretty much agitated." He muttered tilting his head down with eyes on Ethan, he glimmered. Isabell stood adjacent to Ethan and kept watching him with
Isabell looked Ethan in the eye with her eyebrows lifted as she folded her arms waiting for him to say something because he kept shutting his eyes and using the tip of his fingers to press hard the center of his nose feeling dizzy. That was unlike how she behaved when she stepped down from the bed, she was really bent on hearing him. When he became aware that they were both expecting him to say something, he lowered his eyebrows and shrugging, he exclaimed, "What?" "Don't give me that look, Ethan. Why aren't you answering and why are you suddenly silent?" Isabell questioned while Peter kept waiting patiently, Terranova: "Ethan you have to say something so they could trust you." "What do you expect me to say?" Ethan exclaimed and shrugged with puffy face, and when he realized that Peter and Isabell laid their eyes on him with a strange stare, "umm... Okay, I am having a little bit of headache since I got here but I felt it is necessary I keep it to myself. I think that was probably
"There you are!" The lady exclaimed as she drew closer and halted in the middle of the other four — it appears that all factions have similar uniform design, only that each uniform color differed from each other. Ethan looked so gentle when he sat on the stool and it was no surprise that he could assume different personality at the same time. He was neither introvert nor an extrovert, clearly an ambivert. "Pick up the earpiece on the table and fit it in your ears. We want every bit of our conversation with you from this point to be private." "Hello", Ethan greeted to ensure they could hear him after placing the earpiece on his left ear "So, what questions do you have for me?" Ethan asked calmly but with a clearly bold look on his face: fearless to the core. "Now that is more like it. He seems special." The lady at the middle asserted glancing at those with her. "I am special, literally. So, I was thinking the guy who just scolded my new friend, Peter, would be the first to ask ques
"What is it, Ethan?" Isabell asked him the moment she noticed he was angry. At this point they were both standing right next to Peter in the front row and watching as two youths fight in a boxing ring. The crowd cheered greatly whilst Ethan replied Isabell, saying,"That's my friend who betrayed me along with the guy I should be calling my best friend." "Arnold you mean?" Isabell asked the second she recalled he mentioned something like that at the table in Deer Creek Diner when he was talking to Sissy and as Ethan nodded, she said, "so which one is Parker and which one is Arnold?" She asked because there were two people fighting themselves in the boxing ring. "That's Parker, the one on blue shorts. I need to find Arnold, he should be here somewhere." Ethan said rolling his eyes in different directions. "Great! And he is clearly beating up the other guy." Isabell exclaimed, stroking her forehead. "C'mon Sam! Deck him!" Peter yelled at Sam who was being beaten up by an opponent Pe
"C'mon, attack me!" Ethan yelled to spur him. They both started throwing punches in a matter of seconds and the blaring in the crowd increased. "Ethan!" Isabell yelled as Parker punched him in the face his nose bled. "C'mon. Are you going to back up?" Parker kept bragging and hopping backwards as the referee intervened ringing the bell to end round one. Ethan spat on the floor and it was all red, he lifted his eyes in anger and staring at Parker who was resting on the other edge of the boxing ring to get himself ready for round two, he muttered, "what the f*ck Terranova... Why are you dormant?" Terranova: "What? I thought you were going to handle this?" "You what!" Ethan shook his head in frustration. Terranova: "don't yell at me, I thought this was a family issue and besides you never asked for my help." "You mean if someone is about to kill me you won't help untill I ask? F*cking do something whenever there is a threat against me. I thought that's the reason you are here in
"Really?" Ethan halted and turned to look at her, shyly he said, "am I the only one you trust?""Yes, of course, you are!" She exclaimed and shrugged with brows lifted high "That means you are saying I am your best friend?" "You have no idea." She said, looking away unimpressed and having her arms folded, he knew she was not happy with him from her sudden gestures. "Look, I am sorry. Even if everyone knows I was angry back there, what about you? I mean I let you down, I should have listened to you. I'm sorry", he said remorsefully with an inaudible tone and a repentant gesture, wrapped his arms around her, "truth is, I regret my actions beating up Parker in that manner." "Okay..." Isabell loosened up and turned to him, ignoring whether passerbys were staring at them "I forgive you. You have to promise you won't beat them up that way again.""I promise." He said immediately. "Then you'd also forgive them and visit Parker." "Ooo come on!" Ethan exclaimed disagreeing with her on th