Nile woke up at the first second when the alarm started pinging. He didn't feel tired, only calm and clear. He had long since cast his doubts away. His room could serve as a mirror to his mind. Fully white with no decorations or additional objects. It might as well be an asylum room. Instead of the usual guard, a professor awaited him at the door. [color=a36209]"Good morning Nile. Any dreams?"[/color] [color=7ea7d8]"You know I'm incapable of dreaming professor Rikard."[/color] [color=a36209]"Random surprising events do tend to happen."[/color] More like 128 random surprising events. Add the 2 big ones where EVE came followed by the Hydras. Sitting in bed he rolled up his sleeve and presented his arm to the professor who swiftly drew a filled syringe from his coat pocket and inserted it to Nile's vein. Not even using a belt for the veins as he had already perfected the aim through dozens of injections. Draining the syringe in Nile's arm he asked:[color=a36209]"Felt any effects lately? A surge of power? Any feelings when close to Alpha?"[/color]-and after a pause he added:[color=a36209]"A diminishing of power?"[/color] Now that he was done, rolling his sleeve back up Nile responded:[color=7ea7d8]"Nothing of that sorts."[/color] [color=a36209]"I see..well continue with your activities, don't let me hold you."[/color]- he said while putting a hand on the child's shoulder before adding-[color=a36209]"And stay safe."[/color]- ending it with a pat on the back. Well he was up now. Finishing his morning routine he went to join the others in the auditorium. On the way he met the usual energetic girl. [color=7ea7d8]"Professor Charlie."[/color]- and no, it wasn't a male, it was a young girl, probably the youngest employer here in her mid 20s, a genius of her class.. who also had her father working here. Cheerful as usual she approached Nile. The only one to whom she had mustered enough courage to get to know. The fact that Nile spent most of his time with the researchers and most importantly he looked completely normal and had a sound mind also helped. [color=39b54a]"Nile!"[/color]-she rushed to him and hugged him in the air. As Nile was created later than most, she was around to watch him grow up from scratch. [color=39b54a]"I was just notified of you being requested for a mission outside."[/color]-so that's what this was about. Not a surprise. [color=39b54a]"They grow up so fast.."[/color]-she said while putting both of her hands on his shoulders-:[color=39b54a]"Literally."[/color]-she added as she gave him a worried look filled with care. This was all unnecessary in Nile's eyes. But again he didn't feel emotions and as so he couldn't understand them or the reason behind them. [color=39b54a]"I just saw Rikard walk out of your room."[/color]-she said then went eye level with the child-"I swear to God if he has done anything to you.." Wait, did she know? Did she suspect that he was conducting experiments with Nile? Looking her in the eye he finally got the meaning and sighed. [color=7ea7d8]"No professor Charlie. Nothing of that manner happened."[/color] With half a sigh of relief she continued:[color=39b54a]"In case I don't get the chance to meet you before you depart. Be safe."[/color] [color=7ea7d8]"Will try."[/color] But some time had passed, long enough for the guards to be summoned to look for the boy. [color=003471]"You are supposed to be in the auditorium at the designated time."[/color] [color=39b54a]"He was with m.."[/color]-but they didn't let her finish as they dragged the boy roughly all the way to the briefing room. [color=39b54a]"HEY!"[/color]- the young girl began to protest but they completely ignored her while rushing the boy off. Later than...well everyone who came before the designated time lime he was pushed roughly in the room and took the nearest empty chair on the upper most rows of chairs. Entering he felt eyes look at him, some with anger, some with despise and others. The others had many reasons to not like him. For one it stripped away their power, secondly he spent A LOT more time with the researchers than any other children, often seen helping the transportation of the other subjects or when one needed to be subdued. He might even be considered a traitor by some. He gave a quick glance to everyone in the room. He remembered when he was young and his desire for change, freedom. He traded words with many of them, trying to show them how wrong their current predicament was but most if not all seemed contempt. Might've been because he was the youngest, they had more times, more years to adapt and he had just joined. His nullifying aura encompassed the entire room and some might feel discomfort. He didn't bother on turning it off. He didn't care for their discomfort, he just viewed most of them with the same eye that he viewed humans. What were they after all? Humans who gained power by using the genes of EVE. Anything that might connect them to their Mother is simply but a piece used by their humanity inside them. And the one who is most connected to their Mother? She simply doesn't care on their predicament. She has better, higher things to worry about. But he doesn't do anything out of spite or feelings. He simply follows the most logical path to a solution and decision. He doesn't need to go out of his way for others.