[i]'Fascinating...'[/i]

As the word, faint as it was from traveling through the building to Cody's hearing, reached Cody, his eyes snapped open. Their light blue glowed with an inner light, piercing the darkness that was all Cody generally saw, revealing colours within the light that signified shapes and figures. 

Despite the dark circles, and the weakness of his movements, Cody rose. He seemed a man possessed, as he looked about, eyes drawn the to cameras. He blinked, and the lights that remained flickered. He blinked again, and the camera's watching him flickered, as if their power source was failing. 

[right]'Gerswhin...'[/right]

Voice raw, Cody listened for the sounds of Gerswhin breathing, to know if she was even alive. He laid a hand on the door containing him, amused that such a thing could even be a mild hindrance to him now. When he moved his hand to the hinges holding the door in place, there was what appeared to be a scorch mark in the shape of his hand left behind. 

He hesitated over the hinge, wondering if this was the smartest thing he could do. The need to know if Gerswhin was alright was strong, but what would be the point if he got locked away. He blinked, and the lights flickered, darkness descending. Better to keep them wondering just what they had unleashed with their chemicals. Instead, Cody laid a hand on the wall, where he thought Gerswhin was. 

And he began to sing. 

[centre]'I told myself
That I was wise
That I was strong
But Realized
That I was much closer to wrong
Do you believe in a future you can change
Imagine everybody living for today
Don't lose hope
Even though you can't see it I know
Things are getting better
Don't let go
We are here with you, you know
Everyone needs time
So don't lose hope
You tell yourself
That you are weak
That you are so ugly
And you cry yourself to sleep each night
You're incomplete
But do you believe in a future you can change...'[/centre]

As he sung, the lights flickered on, slowly at first, before shining brightly and it seemed that the lights that remained would shatter like their predecessors. And yet they didn't, Cody and his song seemed to regulate them. His voice, raw as it was, nevertheless was heartbreaking and as it trailed off, it seemed to linger. 

[hr]

Agent Caits fully expected to be reprimanded for her behavior. She  kept herself composed, knowing that if she played it right, she could easily turn this situation in her favor. She already had once before. In her office, she hurriedly put together a report, stating facts and issues that would occur in retrieving more subjects so close to having gathered Cody and Gerswhin, and the deaths of such promising subjects would be a disaster to their operations. 

It also helped that Agent Caits had heard that Cody's family were wanting answers, despite the story given to them. And the fact that dog's blood had been found in his apartment, indicated foul play. She could use that to strengthen her belief that destroying the subjects so soon would cause them problems, and that was the reason for her behavior. She also stated that the new Doctor's behavior was worrying due to this, and perhaps the doctor should be investigated, perhaps the doctor wanted the operation to fail.