06-10-2017, 09:24 PM
The only thing that was able to stop his maddened sprint away from the center of the Nexus was the arrival of the girl.
He had heard the vehicle she was piloting before he had seen it, but it had only just made him run faster. The noise it had made slashed at his ears and burrowed into his brain, cementing itself in the list of noises he had subconsciously collected that would trigger the urge to flee. It wasn’t until the car had came into view did he slow down. Blood-red with black stripes on the side, it caught his eye the moment it parked in front of him.
The car was like nothing he had ever seen before. It must have been ancient, probably built way before the 26th century had ever rolled around, yet it somehow managed to operate exactly like the automated transports on Earth and the Colonies. The only difference was its smaller size and the female driver staring wide-eyed at him.
She looked young, far younger than him. She was garbed in a white lab-coat with a brown badge pinned on her chest. Maroon glasses covered her blue eyes; her brown hair reached down to her shoulders.
He could see Nicole in her.
The static was coming back.
He cradled his head in his hand, fighting back the tears and the throbbing in his brain. Of all the things he could have met first in this place, he had to meet someone who reminded him of her. He would laugh at his string of luck if it didn’t break his heart acknowledging it.
"Need a lift?"
He looked back at her, not saying a word. She really did look a lot like Nicole, with the lab-coat and blue eyes and voice. Perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad idea to accept it…
He walked toward the car, reaching for the handle of the passenger door. He hesitated midway through, cautious, pondering. He then gripped the handle and pulled the door before sliding inside with all the grace and speed of a snail.
He had heard the vehicle she was piloting before he had seen it, but it had only just made him run faster. The noise it had made slashed at his ears and burrowed into his brain, cementing itself in the list of noises he had subconsciously collected that would trigger the urge to flee. It wasn’t until the car had came into view did he slow down. Blood-red with black stripes on the side, it caught his eye the moment it parked in front of him.
The car was like nothing he had ever seen before. It must have been ancient, probably built way before the 26th century had ever rolled around, yet it somehow managed to operate exactly like the automated transports on Earth and the Colonies. The only difference was its smaller size and the female driver staring wide-eyed at him.
She looked young, far younger than him. She was garbed in a white lab-coat with a brown badge pinned on her chest. Maroon glasses covered her blue eyes; her brown hair reached down to her shoulders.
He could see Nicole in her.
The static was coming back.
He cradled his head in his hand, fighting back the tears and the throbbing in his brain. Of all the things he could have met first in this place, he had to meet someone who reminded him of her. He would laugh at his string of luck if it didn’t break his heart acknowledging it.
"Need a lift?"
He looked back at her, not saying a word. She really did look a lot like Nicole, with the lab-coat and blue eyes and voice. Perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad idea to accept it…
He walked toward the car, reaching for the handle of the passenger door. He hesitated midway through, cautious, pondering. He then gripped the handle and pulled the door before sliding inside with all the grace and speed of a snail.
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