[center][color=a187be][h3][b][u] M A D I S O N    C O L E [/u][/b][/h3][b]Medical Facility / Mess Hall - New Anchorage[/b][/color][/center]
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A heavily cloaked figure moved through the New Anchorage hallways keeping to the shadows as much as possible, but also determined that it needed to make this dangerous journey towards freedom. It's boots slammed on the ground with an earth shattering explosion in every step; a sound that didn't quite match the size of it's own body. Even if the utmost care was taken to soften the noise it wouldn't matter... that was simply how this unique being walked.

Finally the individual came to the intended target, looking ahead with the only eye that was still it's own. The hunger that was being experienced deep within her belly was visually shown by the build-up of saliva in the mouth. The only thing left was to walk through the doorway that stood before her. This was going to be it, everything that she had ever dreamed of and more!

[color=a187be][b]"Real Food!!!"[/b][/color] Madison tearfully whispered to herself, seeing the glorious interior of the busy Mess Hall open up to her. Ever since she woke up from her coma she had been on a strict diet on order to build up her energy again but eating "Jelly and Tofu", as she called it, for that time was simply not enough to satisfy her. The girl had taken note of the daily schedule that the doctors and nurses followed, the times they performed tests and the moments that they let her have time to herself. With this knowledge she decided that today was going to be the day that she would make her grand escape and eat like the Mother-Fucken-Queen!

Madison made her way stealthily past the groups of people, both recognising the few that she had arrived here with and curious about the many others that she had never seen before in her life. She kept to herself and tried to avoid a scene as she wandered her way up to the servery to reach out and grab a tray. The girl picked it up with her artificial hand and noticed how the grip that she had wasn't quite enough. The tray slid through her fingertips like ice, quickly forcing her to catch the sheet of metal with her free left before it fell to the ground.

[color=a187be][b]"Crap!"[/b][/color] she swore out loud, realising that she was only seconds away from becoming the center of attention. She didn't want that to happen, she wanted to stay invisible. Maybe a lifetime ago it would have been different, but for today she only wanted to stand alone as she pondered over what delicious delicacy she was going to break her new-found food virginity with.

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[color=f9ad81][b]"Quit standing there like a roo in tha fucken spotlight and pick something!"[/b][/color]

Madison quickly spun her head around to say, [color=a187be][b]"Sorry"[/b][/color]. As she looked up at the thick Australian accent she noticed instead that this woman beside her had a rather strong Asian appearance. This was someone Madison didn't recognise nor expected but the vibe that she was exerting at the time seemed to indicate that the younger girl was taking [b]way[/b] too long in her choice of meal. Madison turned back towards the dishes and continued to ponder a bit more, not realising that she had re-entered her trance like state.

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[color=f9ad81][b]"Seriously?"[/b][/color] This time the woman forcefully leaned over in front of Madison and started scooping up various portions for herself, dumping the heaps onto her own tray and then decided to point to a few various dishes with the grasped ladle, [color=f9ad81][b]"It's the bloody same shit every day. The chow tucker and snags are edible, the reef will make you chunder, and the veggies are all watery shit."[/b][/color]

Throughout the spiel Madison stood there somewhat confused as to what this woman was talking about, however there was one small detail that she noticed visually. It was a rather unique, black symbol that spread it's way across the the woman's back as she leaned over to grab her food. [color=a187be][b]"She's Red Star!"[/b][/color] Madison whispered quietly to herself, but not realising that she was actually whispering right into Tahlia's ear.

Tahlia briefly paused what she was doing, scoop halfway buried into one of slurry pits. A heavy exhale was made as she made a final shovel for food before dumping the mass of boiled vegetables on top of whatever else she had collected. With a forceful shove she stabbed the tray into Madison's grip, forcing the edge to dig deep into her stomach region. The girl gave a harsh cough as she glanced down only now noticing that Tahlia must have pulled the tray out of her grip while she was locked in a daze.

[color=f9ad81][b]"Next time you can farm for your own fucken meal,"[/b][/color] the ex-Red Star snapped back as she scooped up her own tray and proceeded to wander off towards the free tables, leaving Madison to stand alone. The young, pink haired girl couldn't do much more then stare down at the dish that had at one stage disappeared from her own grasps without her knowledge. As amazing as this meal was, she felt defeated by this simple fact and she could feel the tears slowly well up in the corner of her eyes.

[color=a187be][b]"But... I don't like cauliflower,"[/b][/color] she whimpered, noticing the flakes of white that were infected throughout her meal.