“What do you mean code red?” the police asked simultaneously.Vahn, who heard that, was completely taken aback. He had no idea who the man was all along. And he introduced himself as Gervais. One of the highest ranking people inside the prison. While it was true that Vahn and Gervais had some things in common, Vahn felt that there was indeed something odd about the two of them.Vahn still had memories of when he was an adult and in prison. He now felt like he had stepped back in time.Even though, Vahn certainly didn't have the courage to reveal to the police the current state of the two of them. The risk Vahn would have to take was going inside the prison again and rotting away all together.The two policemen seemed not to understand the code or what Gervais meant when he mentioned code red. But from under the dashboard of the car, Vahn saw that Gervais was holding the glock and cocking it at the moment.“Sir... could you give us your papers? Who's that kid in the back? Is he your so
The sound of the siren was getting louder and louder following the journey from Gervais' car now. Even when Vahn tried to peek at her from the very back seat, there didn't seem to be a single police car chasing them.Gervais also kept checking his front mirror to look behind him. But every so often that Vahn blocking Gervais' view made her angry and immediately ordered her to get away from there.“There are no police cars on this highway at all. How can we still hear the sirens?” asked Vahn innocently.“If you think with that little brain of yours, you might understand what's happening now! Look where we are now! They are right below us!” Gervais replied to Vahn.Vahn didn't realize it until very well, as apparently the motorway forked at the top and bottom so the police cars kept trying to chase him even though they weren't sharing the road with him.But suddenly, the road above the toll road began to look deserted. There didn't seem to be any cars there. Which made Gervais even more
Vahn was in the dark. The last memory he had was of him being in a police car now. Staring at the deserted highway because no one was chasing him anymore.Vahn was like he was inside the black hole himself, the longer he tried to open his eyes the harder it was for him to see anything there. Vahn could never try to truly know the state he was currently in.“Vahn… are you there?” A girl's voice called out Vahn's name.Vahn recognized the voice and tone, it was Lyra who had previously tried to inject him into the simulated world.“Lyra! Where are you? I want to meet you and get out of this place! Are you still there?” Vahn asked expectantly as well as anxiously.Lyra never came and was in Vahn's presence right now. She could only call out the name of Vahn's figure right now.“Sorry, Vahn. I can not do it. I can't get my body in front of you right now. You're in a simulation world right now. And it's not that easy for me to get you out of there. Sorry, Vahn…”Vahn was naturally surprised
The paths Vahn walked through together with Gervais looked completely different than the ones he had previously walked. They seemed to have been in the middle of a different country than before in this place.There were lots of road signs in foreign languages or even street paint that Vahn had never walked on before. The boy himself didn't dare to ask Gervais there directly."What are you looking at boy? We have plenty of time if you really want to ask about anything in this place. I don't want to fall asleep on the way because these streets look so boring...” Gervais blurted out as if she could read through Vahn's head at the moment."Where are we now?" Vahn asked quickly. He waited for the moment to ask.“The border between the United States and Mexico. A country that is not registered with the UN or other state organizations. Because it is the private sector that owns this place. You can probably guess which private party I'm referring to…”Gervais' answer explained enough about wh
Even if I don't remember it clearly. Vahn was very sure that this was the first time he had heard the figure of Gervais apologizing to him. Like something that is very unlikely to happen in this world.Vahn was starting to think about whether perhaps in this world there really was a simulation actually happening within his brain memory or indeed an illusion of what Vahn had been wanting all along.Despite knowing all the risks he was taking, Vahn actually felt that an apology from the figure of Gervais was something he had wanted deep down. Vahn was feeling very relieved now.3 hours had passed, they spent their time in silence and didn't chat about anything even after Vahn had tried to recount his day to Gervais at the start.It was also getting dark again. With the streetlights already starting to come on though it still made the situation in the place no more dismal than before.Right beside Vahn was a burger as well as some drinks that he could munch on since his stomach was alrea
“The Twins? Why did you only bring one? Where is the rest of the… Wait” Hudson was in a rush to check on the current Vahn. Figuring out where the possible fault points lay within Vahn's body.Hudson inspected Vahn like a robot or inanimate object. Go around it and feel it in many places to find out whether the item is genuine or fake. Though the reality was that Vahn couldn't possibly be anywhere else at the same time."Impossible! How could that be? The Twins can't live if one of them dies? How did you do that?” Hudson asked Gervais there."You say it like I understand what you're saying. I have absolutely no idea what you mean. Shouldn't you know more about that than I do?” Gervais asked Hudson again.“It can't be like this. Your mission is still not complete. You have to put it in the laboratory, I want to check it soon...” Hudson answered Gervais.Hearing the word laboratory seemed to awaken the sense of trauma and old wounds that resided within Vahn right now. On reflex, Vahn tri
Who knows how long Vahn had been unconscious due to being drugged by Hudson earlier? But now he had woken up from his sleep.Right beside him, he saw a beautiful girl who was the same age as him sitting casually while eating an apple deliciously. The beautiful girl seemed to have no worries in her life.Vahn tried to stand up, which he was oddly able to do easily now even though normally someone who had been sedated would have a hard time moving his various motor nerves."Oh... you're awake... How are you?" Asked the girl innocently.Vahn touched his left arm, seeing the trace of the anesthetic injection that had lodged into it earlier. He who was still wearing a surgical gown looked very confused after seeing this very sophisticated-looking room but there was a girl in front of him."Where am I? What happened to me during this time? Who are you? Are you real?” Vahn asked the girl.The girl smiled very sweetly. She got up from her chair and tried to offer the apple she had just been b
Vahn still didn't understand how a little girl like her ended up in the operating theater the way she was today. Yet at least Vahn didn't feel completely alone in this room right now."Why are you here?" Vahn asked Marin again.The girl looked back, trying to see if something might be watching her there."My father sent me here. He said that I should observe you in this place. If you wake up, I have to report you to him…” Marin answered easily.Vahn looked around the dissection room, there were a lot of furniture as well as medical tools that Vahn knew were useful for opening the contents of human organs."Oh no! Looks like I have to run away from here soon!” Vahn shouted in fright. Most likely, something bad will happen to them again right now."What kind of bad incident?" Marin asked innocently and also confused. She saw Vahn there running towards the front gate of the dissection room.Vahn looked to be having a really hard time opening it. Someone has locked them both in the dissec