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here.Adelheid was rather glad that they hadn't run into more surprises like the spider that they had left behind, and moreso that the group seemed to be okay. He was worried about Kaylee, she seemed to be worried all over again, but for now he had to lead and make sure that their exploration ended well
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He was certain he could make quick work of it.
"Just give me a minute." Jack pursed his lips, slipping the metal into the lock. Oh, he knew these locks. Just a twist and a click, and the lock popped open. He smiled softly, listening to the sound of it unlatching. Music to the ears.
Then he stood, wetting his lips.
"It's open."
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Kaylee reached over to him and gave him a quick kiss of congratulations when the door swung open. "Nice work, there."
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Then Kaylee kissed Jack. It was just a quick peck, but it was so casual and so normal that Adelheid couldn't help but stare for a moment. It just... seemed right, a girl and a guy doing that. Though now he had to wonder if there wasn't more beneath the surface, whether Jack or Kaylee were using each other for some way. This had to have been a recent development, so what was going on?
Regardless, he stepped through that door and turned to the one to their immediate left, indicating it with a nod of his head. "This one as well, please." A quick glance assured him that nothing was coming in either direction; perhaps the silent approach was better?
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Now that he was off on his own, and having made sure that Kaylee was safely on her way, Adelheid turned back to the door that Jack had picked just before leaving, striding through that first room. It seemed to be some kind of decontamination room, which wasn't too surprising; this place seemed to be a lab of some sort in addition to a mental health institute.
The problem, as he bashed open the unlocked door and stepped into a laboratory, was that his body was starting to wear out. He had ignored it the entire time he was with Jack and Kaylee, but now that he was on his own... he was tired. His head spun if he turned too quickly, his limbs felt heavy, and trying to think was an ordeal. But there were so few opportunities to sleep, and he had to keep going ( ... )
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The room filled with the sound of its cage residents growling and spitting, shifting in their cages, claws clicking as they paced. Then, to the side, the sound again, an animal in pain. Without the door to muffle it, it was clearly a kitten, the sound a pathetic one of an animal in agony.
[Katsu]
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At the same time, however, he couldn't just leave the kitten where it was. Gwan, his adorable little panther kitten, had been rescued from another research institute, so it would be the height of hypocrisy to not at least do what he could.
That, and he had heard that all of the animals changed into monsters at night. If that wasn't the case, then perhaps not all of the staff would transform, either? It was worth investigating, at least.
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His flashlight revealed a tiny black kitten laying in a cage. One of its legs was twisted and baren of hair; tubes stuck from its gut in a plastic parody of intestines. Part of its tiny skull was missing. But its eyes were still as any kitten's would be; large and liquid and full of pain. It look at Adelheid with the trusting accusation of a tiny child, almost seeming to ask, You're god, why can't you make it stop hurting?
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