Liwei pursed his lips and squeezed her hand. "I know the way." He turned the corner, then continued through a long, sterile hallway. The whitewash of the walls fed into his growing sense of unease. It was as if they were slowly caving in around him, despite their clean, white stasis on each side of the two. At last they approached a heavy door, marked with warning labels and a keypad. Liwei glanced at the pad for a moment and then to the door itself. It was cracked open.
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Liwei stumbled a bit as she pulled his arm but quickly fell into pace behind her. She's so passionate, he thought. She cares so much. He still struggled to push his doubts to the back of his mind but found himself accepting - slowly - that they had been lied to and that the lies were putting literal children in danger.
@Fionraella Liwei crossed his arms in contemplation. "I want to say he doesn't but.. he must." He thought back to the redacted documents. "I couldn't access the full versions of the plans for this experiment. Only someone high up could mark them up like that." He sighed, his face taking on a look of dejection.
Liwei slid back up into the main body of the building, stretching his thick legs when his feet finally hit solid ground again and he found himself able to stretch to his full height. He watched Mona carefully, not wanting to upset her more and lead her to rash action. His mind raced. "What are we going to do?" he said, voice quiet but urgent.
Liwei waits for her input for a moment but, upon seeing her hesitate, gestures to the exit. We can figure this out later. There's nothing we can do from here. He begins edging towards the exit, steps as silent as he could manage.
Liwei stood quickly and raised his hand to stop her. He shook his head rapidly. "No, not now," he mouthed. Raising an alarm would do nothing to help either the girl or any future victims of the experiments. He wasn't sure how to help, but he was intent on stopping The Woman from jeopardizing any help they could offer.
Misha clenched her jaw and stared, then paused, then barked out a pained laugh. "Are you -- are you kidding me? You're joking, right?" She smiled uneasily. "Ya' gotta be jokin'!" She rattled her wrists against the restraints, her breathing uneven. She glanced around for someone - something - anything she could use to help her escape, but she couldn't think straight.
The world was black. Misha felt her body, heavy with.. what? She struggled against the restraints for a moment before her eyes shot open. She jolted awake. Scrambling, she tried to sit up but found herself plastered to the bed by the restraints. Her fingers were shaking, but she turned her head to the scientists and gave them a bewildered look.
Liwei edged closer to her and put his hand on her back, making comforting circles in an attempt to calm her; however, as heartfelt as the gesture was, he felt just as distressed. He genuinely trusted the boss, even considered him a friend. Though Liwei knew he was often used as offhandish eye candy, he still held deep feelings regarding the projects - many of the details of which had been obscured or redacted in the archives. He felt coals burn below his throat at the sense of betrayal he felt. Why hadn't they been informed that this was what the company was up to?
Liwei's face drew into an expression of concern as he craned his head to peer through the holes in the grate. He could see vague forms of the situation below, but the scientists' words were what concerned him the most. He glanced up at ????Leia???? and saw the same emotion of her face. He nudged her and mouthed, "What the fuck?"
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