contagious. { one on one for MV8000 & SN }

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Tyler.

I frown and crosses my arms. So what if we get in trouble? For all I know them animals could be venomous and we could be dying right now without even feeling it. What happens then? Nobody will ever guess what happened to us, and even if they do, how are they supposed to know where the lab is? The place looks so old and dirty that anyone would just think it is some kind of old ruin. They wouldn't even think of entering.

I open my mouth to speak, but close it again, thinking. Suppose we just went in there again and demanded what is going on, will they answer us? Or will they just look scared and not speak. What if they are some crazy scientists and they grab us and inject us with some sort of contagious disease and let us out with the rest of the world and let it spread to everyone else?

I mentally roll my eyes, yeah right. Cool things like that never happen to me. It was probably some losers who got too many pets and wanted somewhere to hide them. We would make all that fuss for nothing, and they will end up begging for us to not tell anyone because otherwise people will come and take them away, then persuade us by telling us some sob story about how much they love their animals and nobody could ever separate them and yada yada.

I bite my lip, thinking about that theory. That sounds like something a kid will do, and although I don't remember much about the people, I am pretty sure they weren't kids. I sigh a bit, and glares at Ryan,
"How else are we going to find answers then? If Lucy is right and they are some sort of subject to some illness and we got it, we could be dying. Right now. And then how will anyone be able to find out what happened and stop them?"
I look down at my wound on my hand again, it doesn't look like an infection or anything, but you never know, it could be anything.

Tamara.

I listen to everyone thoughtfully, twisting my fingers around my hair like I do when I am deep in thought. Ryan's right, suing them would not be a good idea, it could make them angry and then accuse us. Going back doesn't seem like an option either, none of us can remember where the place is. I then say slowly, my voice quiet,
"Maybe we should find out where we are first. And then find some way to satisfy our needs."
I feel my stomach grumble a bit, reminding me despite all the confusion and fear, I still need to eat.

I quickly shove my hands in my pockets, feeling around to see if I put any change in there, but I haven't. I must have spent it all the other day. I frown, and suddenly imagines us all rooting around and searching in the bins, trying to find any scraps. I shiver a bit at the thought, horrified.
"I don't know about you lot but I got no money on me at all."
I look at them meaningfully, hoping against hope that someone has some change to buy some food for us.

((Sorry, I got to go now, it is late. :3 I will be on tomorrow.))

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Lucy turned to look at Tamara, digging into her pockets she pulled out a little bit of money that she had. "I doubt this would even be enough to buy us any kind of food," she looked towards the two guys. She hoped some of them would have something. She watched as Ryan dug through his jeans pockets looking for some money, and finally pulled out about ten bucks.
"This is all I have." He announced, though Lucy knew that would be enough to get them something. "Getting something to eat should be the first thing to do." He looked around, and Lucy wondered what was going on in his head, what was going on in everyone's heads. "We can't think on empty stomachs, after that we will decide what we will do. However I think that going to the lab would be one of the better options." Lucy knew that Ryan was strong-willed, and he would make his statements known to the entire group, making sure they understood what he thought of the situation.
Lucy herself wasn't like that, she would suggest things and whatnot, though she wasn't strong-willed, and she was pretty easy-going when it came to things like this. Though she knew that this could and might be dangerous and that she would probably have to put a lot of effort in and begin to state her own thoughts. She knew something was up, and that there wasn't just animals in the lab for the sake of it, there was something much more dangerous and dark than what was beyond the eye.

{Sorry I've been ish-ish lately. I'll post Ryan's POV next post, with hers.}

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Tyler.

I frown, wanting to just get down to the action. Why do we have to hang around? We could be dead any minute! I glance at Tamara, and then at Ryan and Lucy. I sigh, knowing that they are all for grabbing something to eat first, and there is no way I can change their minds.

I reluctantly put my hand in my pocket and withdraws a cent. I flick it at Ryan,
"This is all I have I'm afraid."
I then shove my hands in my pockets, my face grim, clearly showing that I do not approve of going to get something to eat before confronting the people at the lab. I glare at the floor and walks out of the alleyway, not bothering to wait for anyone else. I look at the street, cars rushing past, and people walking briskly past, not even glancing in my direction. I look at the closest shops, not caring where we buy from, just as long as it is quick.

Tamara.

I nod, knowing what Ryan says are the best options. We do not want to be rushing into doing something stupid, and also eating will give us more time to think about what to do next. I re-check my pockets, making sure that I had not missed anything, but they are empty.

I raise my brows as Tyler flicks the cent at Ryan. As if a cent would make a difference. He may as well have kept that. I run my hand through my hair, knowing it probably looks a mess right now. Ah well, nothing I can do about that.

I frown as Tyler walks out of the alleyway, and hesitates before following. I stand next to him on the street, blinking at the bright light of the sun. I look down at the floor, and kicks at a rock, feeling troubled.

((That's alright, I understand. (: ))

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{Uh, sorry I haven't posted in a dog's age.}

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((It's okay!))

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Ryan.

I frowned when Tyler gave me that cent. I wondered why on earth he would just hand it over to me, it's not like it's going to be needed. Though I wasn't going to fight with Tyler - as something told me that he wasn't in some of the greatest of moods. As I looked at him and Tamara walk out of the alleyway, I followed behind. I wondered where we would be going to eat, not that it really mattered, as long as it was something quick and cheap. But than again it's not like we had many other options other than that.

As I walked down the road, I looked at the people that were walking around, aimlessly probably, minding there own business and needing to have nothing to do with us. Though I felt a bit strange when I looked at them, everything seemed a bit blurry to me, and I hoped that this wasn't a late effect from the bite that I had gotten. I knew that, that would never be good. I didn't even know what bit me, and all I knew that was that we needed to find everything out, though not on an empty stomach.

Soon I saw a small café, and I looked at the others. "Let's go." I told them, as I walked towards the doors, and swung them open. There were a few people in there, sitting in tables and drinking tea or coffee, though it was best to ignore everything and everyone.

Lucy.

Oh I didn't like this very much, I didn't like being out and about when I didn't even know what had gotten me, what kind of sickness might be traveling through my veins in the very second. Though I figured that I didn't have much of a choice, I would follow the others, and try not to look like some kind of dead weight. Even though I was kinda scared on what might be happening inside of me. Though I was going to ignore it to the best of my abilities. I was going to ignore the fear that was running through me.

I followed until we got to the shop, when I looked in, I glanced around at all of the people, wondering what they were thinking and what kind of normal lives they were living. True mine still might me normal, though just thinking about that, my heart seemed to be giving me an negative answer - as if my life wasn't going to be normal. Oh why, oh why had I been so stupid to go into that lab in the first place?

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Tyler.

I follow Ryan and Lucy into the little shop and glares around suspiciously. To me, this place is creepy. Most probably because I haven't been here before, and anything new to me is creepy. But still, I don't like not knowing where I am. I prefer everything to be in order and normal. This is certainly not normal. The stinging on my hand is reminding me that every second of the day.

A part of me regrets going into that lab, as it is so inconvenient what with all this confusion and all. But, another part of me is excited. Nothing interesting ever happens to me, and this feels like my big break. I am secretly thrilled by all of this confusion; what if it becomes a front page headline? 'Four kids discovers secret lab' or something like that. What if we stop them people from doing a highly illegal act? Imagine the popularity we would get! Imagine the money we would get for possibly saving lives! That is, of course, assuming them people's intentions were to harm others, of course. But why else would they be hiding if they weren't? Unless they were testing out new drugs, of course.

I stop thinking about it, and continue to follow Ryan and Lucy, wondering what we can buy. My eyes scan the menu which is on the wall, quickly deciding on a cheap cheese sandwich and a small drink. I wait until someone asks what we want before saying, not really wanting to sound bossy or spoilt.

Tamara.

I follow everyone timidly through the café, staring at the floor, not even looking at the few people sat down, eating and drinking whatever they ordered. I stay close behind Tyler, only looking up to quickly decide on what I want to have. I look at the blackboard where someone has quickly wrote what the café has on offer. I go for the cheapest thing on the list, which is a packet of crisps, as I am not really feeling that hungry.

I think of home, the feeling of security and safeness. I had never really been grateful of that before, but now I am somewhere I don't know, suddenly all I want is that feeling. I know for sure I will never take it for granted again. I grit my teeth at the sting from the bite, unsure as to why it is still hurting as it seems to have healed over. It is all so confusing... And frustrating! Why did I have to be put into this mess in the first place? Why did I go out that night? Why didn't I just stay in and read a book or a magazine or even watch TV instead? That way I could have avoided all this mess, and everything would have been the same.

Ah well, I guess there is nothing I can do about that now, all I got to do is just move forward and figure out what to do next. Easy.
Or maybe not.