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Aleecia was feeling a little sheepish after her display of despair. With a huff, she had managed to dry all her tears and ask Ellie if she would kindly help her get some food. Felix was happy to oblige, piling her plate high with eggs and pancakes galore. After finishing what she could, suddenly a thought came to her

[color=lightblue]“Oh! Since I haven’t been around the second floor, do either of you want to come explore with me? I might want my cane though...”[/color] She pondered, her head leaning on her fist.

Ellie jumped up to give Aleecia a hand.”[color=cyan]Oh I can help guide you around.[/color]” She offered a hand to the Blind girl.”[color=cyan] I’ll make sure to walk slowly so you don’t bump into anything or knock anything over.[/color]” Ellie put a hand onto Aleecia’s wrist making sure to move slowly and not startle her.

[color=lightblue]“I’d really rather just use my cane...”[/color]

With a mouth full of pancakes that mysteriously disappeared from Aleecia’s plate, Felix looked up to the two in front of them with satisfied eyes, barely able to talk through the pancake. [color=fff200]“Gesh wew’ll haf to go and ket it then (Guess we’ll have to go and get it then).”[/color]

“[color=cyan]Oh you have a cane?[/color]” Ellie asked, she then agreed with Felix understanding his full mouth.”[color=cyan] Well we should go and get it, if it can help you get around better. Also Felix don’t speak with your mouth full, you can choke that way.[/color]”

[color=lightblue]“You’ll come then?”[/color] Aleecia smiled widely, before standing up and humming a little, [color=lightblue]“What are we waiting for then?”[/color]

Felix looked at Ellie with a bit of a blank look before swallowing, and giving her a smile. [color=fff200]“Ladies first.”[/color] He signaled his arm towards the exit, and smoothly slipped it behind his back to snag another pancake.

Ellie decided to lead the way, hoping that Aleecia wouldn’t get lost or wander off and go the wrong way, she didn’t know if the girl knew of her surroundings and had them perfectly memorized or if anything changed for her during her time away, as she wondered about Aleecia’s experience with the hospital, she didn’t really think about where she was walking. 

	She should’ve though, as it could have prevented a very [i]uncomfortable[/i] situation for the Infinite Biomechanic.

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	[color=ADD278]“Wha-”[/color] His voice was muffled briefly by Ellie’s collision, and Thomas fell to the ground. Someone of Ellie’s size walking into someone as small as Thomas, he never stood a chance. [color=ADD278]“Jesus”[/color] Thomas stopped and looked up at his assailant, seeing it was Ellie. He stopped himself and took a breath before continuing. [color=ADD278]“Oh. It’s you.”[/color]
Seeing that she knocked down Thomas, Ellie quickly kneeled down to his level trying to give the boy a hand.”[color=cyan] Thomas, I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to knock you over, it was my fault, I apologize.[/color]” She pressed her lips against his forehead.”[color=cyan] I’m sorry again, I was was just distracted and I should have been paying attention to where I was walking.[/color]” She patted him on the head and tussled his blue hair. 

	[color=ADD278]”It’s fine.”[/color] Thomas replied, his voice assuming a hint of annoyance. But he wasn’t entirely annoyed. It was comforting to see Ellie, something that was familiar in this new killing game. In fact, Thomas would be far less annoyed and a little more comforted if Ellie could learn to keep her hands to herself.

	Thomas scowled, his neutral expression melting away. The way he acted around Ellie was noticeably different than with the other Infinites, especially his countenance. He seemed less like the Infinite Biomechanic and more like a sixteen year old boy. Perhaps it was the charm of Ellie—she was the infinite caretaker—or maybe she reminded Thomas of a parental figure. Whatever it was, it seemed to have been able to calm Thomas down after his outburst with Max.

	Thomas raised his right hand to Ellie’s forehead and prevented her from kissing him with a light shove [color=ADD278]“I said it was fine.”[/color] he exclaimed, lowering his right hand and bringing up his left to counteract Ellie’s advances. His face returned to a more characteristic mien, or more accurately lack thereof.

	When he rejected her forehead kiss, or tried to, Ellie looked at the young boy and = asked.”[color=cyan] What’s wrong Thomas?[/color]” She kept her distance from him to give him the space he needed.”[color=cyan]Did someone say something to you and upset you?[/color]” She questioned him.”[color=cyan] Do I need to have a stern talking to with somebody?[/color]” She sounded more serious than she usually did and felt a little more defensive of the boy, she could explain why she did, but she wanted to make sure he was okay.
  
	While this ordeal happened, Aleecia bent over since she heard voices on the floor and tilted her head, [color=lightblue]“Ellie? Did you run into someone?”[/color] As always, her need to peek open her eyes slipped over her involuntarily and she took a peek. But the hospital walls were really too bright for the Dice Master’s poor eyes. The boy sounded younger than she was, which automatically made her think of Shaun and she shuddered. 

	But it would be awfully rude to judge a person because of something like that! With a voice much more peppy than she actually was, Aleecia smiled and put out a hand, [color=lightblue]“Hi there! I don’t believe we’ve met, at least it doesn’t sound like we have. I’m Aleecia Mavric! A pleasure!”[/color] Her hand was turned towards Thomas’s voice, but it was more around the top of his head then near his own hand.
	
	Thomas stopped for a moment to ponder Ellie’s question. Everything [i]was[/i] fine, it wasn’t exactly like Max had wronged him in any real way… but his thoughts kept running back to Max’s scolding. His eyes narrowed as he thought, betraying his displeasure, and he settled on the words he would use. [color=ADD278]“I am fine… ”[/color] the pause here was drawn out [color=ADD278]“but I need you to do me a favour.”[/color]

	Thomas leaned in next to Ellie’s ear [color=ADD278]“You know the Infinite Police Officer? Keep an eye on him.”[/color] he whispered, crudely enough so that the infinites around him could just barely make out what he was saying. 

	Thomas turned away from Ellie and towards Aleecia, who he had completely ignored at the point. While she was speaking, he himself was speaking to Ellie about Max, and thus had completely missed what she said. He looked up at her hand and once again paused for a moment, staring up at her hand, before her greeting dawned on him. Although Thomas had seen Aleecia’s cane already, he didn’t quite recognize that she was blind yet. He didn’t even show any outward signs of unamusement, but it didn’t take a genius to figure out that he was just that: unamused.

	[color=ADD278]“You must be the Infinite Dice Master, nice to meet you. I’m Thomas”[/color] he said, as courteously as he could be. He reached out to shake her hand, but he had to angle his arm awkwardly so that it was bent in an L shape in order for him to achieve said hand shaking — due to her hands location.  While doing this, his eyes resolved her physical features… which were entirely unremarkable to Thomas.

	Ellie listened to Thomas’ words closely and didn’t think Max would be rude to Thomas, as he and Aleecia shook hands, Ellie waited for the handshake to be done before picking the boy up off the floor and to his feet, she then brushed off his back for him.

	Her eyebrows furrowed a little bit, she really didn’t like anyone bringing up her talent. [color=lightblue]“Well then, hello Thomas!”[/color] Her extra pep continued as she smiled. When hearing the sound of moving, Aleecia took a step back to get out of the way, only for her legs to feel too weak to support her weight coming back up. With a gasp she slipped and fell unceremoniously on her tush. A blush rose to her cheeks as she fumbled with her cane.

	Once Thomas was taken care of, Ellie looked over her shoulder and noticed Aleecia fall over, Ellie decided to give Aleecia a hand and pick up the blind girl in her arms and was surprised by how light she was before putting her onto her own two feet.

	Aleecia muttered an excuse me and thanked Ellie, her head drooped down to hide her red cheeks. [color=lightblue]“I’m a bit clumsy, if you can’t tell...”[/color] She murmured, giving indication to Thomas that this might happen a lot in the future.

	[color=ADD278][i]Oh.[/i][/color] The girl was blind, at least to some extent. In hindsight, Thomas should have figured it out earlier, but he had other issues on his mind. The makeshift cane should have been a giveaway instantly. Thomas couldn’t keep making misjudgements like this, he couldn’t get tied up on these little things. Perhaps it didn’t matter that it took a minute for him to notice a disability, but in a life or death situation his ignorance could’ve killed him. It already caused a conflict once today.

	Her blindness would explain a little bit at least, like her hands awkward positioning, but it actually opened up more questions regarding Aleecia Marvic. For example, how could someone who [i]couldn’t even see[/i] be regarded as an infinite talent in a field that was so attuned to visual cues. Well, Thomas has never actually met someone who was blind before. He didn’t really know much about their coping mechanisms or how they handled the complexions of their disabilities. In fact, now that he thought about it, knowing how a blind person handled movement without seeing could be both fascinating and useful.

	Thomas took a breath and looked at Aleecia. He looked like he was going to say something, but then didn’t. Although he had believed Aleecia was blind, he was certain she was, there was still the [i]small[/i] chance he was wrong about his assumption. So just to be sure, decided to preface one question with another:

	[color=ADD278]“So… your eyes. They don’t work?”[/color] Whether it was better than just assuming she was blind, that’s up to interpretation.

	“[color=cyan]Thomas![/color]” Ellie called his name.”[color=cyan] Be a little more sensitive and think before you speak. But yes she is visually impaired.[/color]” 

	Aleecia gave a nervous smile, [color=lightblue]“Um yeah, I haven’t been able to see since I was 12... So at least I can sort of guess what you look like? I imagine that Ellie here is very attractive at least.”[/color] It seemed as though her cheeks would be permanently pink by the way they glowed.

	A sense of discovery washed over Thomas, and his eyes lit up like lightbulbs. Although he was very good at learning, his curriculum was a [i]little[/i] rushed. Even before he was an infinite his learning was largely streamlined; nor did he come into contact with many different types of people. There must be so many fascinating things about the sightless, and a sightless infinite no less.

	[color=ADD278]“How does it work? Can you tell what’s going on around you at all? Do you always need something or someone around you?”[/color] he queried, reaching into his pocket for his notebook while he asked.

Luckily, these were much easier questions to answer then what she had imagined, [color=lightblue]“I can tell how bright it is in the room, which can sting, but that’s as far as my sight goes. I’d rather have the lights off if anything. For talking to people, I can generally tell the direction they are standing and guess their height based on their voice.”[/color] She put switched the cane into her other hand, [color=lightblue]“The cane helps me figure out what’s in front of me, but usually I like to keep closer to the walls when walking around.”[/color] A slightly annoyed expression slipped over her face at the last question, [color=lightblue]“I don’t need much help, the only real problems I have is when having to use my E-Handbook or something happens with Monokuma and the Carnage Sisters, though Nariko helps with that.”[/color] Aleecia’s face brightened a little as she spoke of the robot. [color=lightblue]“Anything else?”[/color]

	Thomas flipped his book to the seventy sixth page and began writing. His hand dashed across the page like a sprinter running back and forth on a track while Aleecia spoke. Thomas had expected something a little more.... explanatory , but what Aleecia had told him was still very interesting. He would have loved to stay and ask more questions too, but her last answer reminded him of one of the things he had wanted to finish today.

	[color=ADD278]“Carnage- I just remembered, I have to go meet one of the infinites.”[/color] Thomas claimed, clasping his hands together quickly. [color=ADD278]“Listen, it was a pleasure Dice Master. Let’s continue this another time.”[/color] he said, somewhat apologetically. He began to walk away, and as he took the first steps he put the notebook back in his pocket hastily, without closing it. Visible to anyone with sight, just at the top, was four words and two numbers.

“[i]The Infinite Dice Master - 7 - 6[/i]”

	Ellie thought it was nice of Aleecia to say that she was attractive, she knew that the dice master couldn’t see her, but she thought it was a sweet thing of her to say, after Aleecia told Thomas of her situation and how she became blind, or rather when. Thomas soon started to ask her some questions and Aleecia answered them as he scribbled into his notebook, but almost as quickly as he began, he stopped, he then mentioned he needed to meet one of the others and before he left. 

	Ellie gave him a hug from behind and whispered to him.”[color=cyan] I’ll talk to Max.[/color]” Then let go of him. She then turned back to Aleecia.”[color=cyan] Now Aleecia what were doing again?[/color]” She asked her, she put a finger on her chin trying to remember.”[color=cyan] I’m struggling to remember.[/color]” 

	[color=lightblue]“Going to check out the second floor. I was hoping you could describe the rooms for me and I could get a feel for them.”[/color] Aleecia could tell Thomas was doing something with his hands before he left, but she decided not try and reason out what he was doing. She already had a bit of a headache. Aleecia had given a little wave as a goodbye and had turned to where she remembered Ellie’s voice being. [color=lightblue]“Do you still want to come?”[/color]

	“[color=cyan] Sure Aleecia.[/color]”  She smiled.”[color=cyan] It’s my job to give people aid, why wouldn’t I Allie?[/color]”
 
	[color=lightblue]“Oh um... Sorry. Let’s go then!”[/color] The girl smiled and held out a hand. Taking Ellie’s hand in hers, she started going towards the way they came.