"Hell if I know," Cid growled back, not quite liking the demanding tone Brock was taking but at the same time likening it to his own mode of speech. "Didn't you hear the announcement on the intercom earlier? Fucker's insinuating some weird shit and I'm guessing the patients he mentioned are a part of it
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Brock wondered what kind of mutant or mutate Cid was. He seemed far too normal for either, both physically and mentally, from what he'd seen. If Brock didn't know any better, he'd say that this Cid was just an ordinary man.
At least he could walk without limping too much now. Brock caught up to Cid, reaching out and grabbing him by the elbow.
"Hold on," Brock said, releasing Cid's arm. "Look, if some shit did go down and something happened to the patients, it'd be better ( ... )
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"We are sticking together," Cid answered gruffly, noting with some vague trepidation that the guy was taller than he. "I'm not stupid, and I'm not in the best shape either."
Still, the pilot could tell what was truly driving the man's words--some amount of fear, and some amount of vulnerability, though to what extent and relativity Cid didn't know. It meant that Cid was valued, even if just as a buffer. Good enough for now, especially when there wasn't a damned weapon in sight.
Cid turned and continued walking, slowing down a little so as not to send the other guy into a raging panic. Shit, and he was the wounded one ( ... )
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Brock hid the smirk trying to squeeze past behind a cough. Laughing in Cid's face was out of the question, but the blonde thought he was entitled to some sarcasm.
"That's good then," Brock said dryly. "If I ever need, God forbid, actual rescuing, I'll know who to run to - nothing says business like poking something with an overgrown stick."
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He really did think he was making progress with that one patient. It was a good start....
....And then they caught Venom's vile little scent on the sterile air. He could just barely smell it amongst the winding corridors and the heavy scent of the other patients, but he knew it immediatetly.
It was like a switch was flipped. Things were nowhere near settled with that jackass, and they wanted it settled now, now, now. Brock had to be put into his place. If he would just understand where he and that senile symbiote fit in, things would be just flowers and daisies ( ... )
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