day 5, afternoon

[injectors]

[After the morning passes by far too quickly for Angel's taste, she heads to the Complex's kitchen to grab herself a quick lunch. Maybe a delicious can of beans, or — anything that isn't luncheon meat or corn. She doesn't think she can stomach either of those at the moment. Not after last night's fiasco.

And speaking of fiascos, she spots Adam as soon as she walks into the room. Stopping mid-step, she hangs back at the kitchen's entrance, watching him... stock up on food? Huh.]

... Adam? What are you doing? [Hesitant, almost like she's unsure of what to make of this. But despite her mixed feelings at the moment, she quickly follows up with:] Are you okay?

Comments

[antietam]

[ Adam has been taking care to hide from everyone whenever possible but with barely eating yesterday, he's really in need of something just to keep himself from passing out. He doesn't want to have to keep coming around for food, though, so he's busy grabbing out whatever he can eat with little preparation.

When he hears his name, he freezes up. He's so tired of everyone here. Are you okay? That makes him so angry, he can't stand it. ] I don't know, what do you think? [ To answer all of her questions, probably. ]

I'll be out of here soon, give me a second. I still need to eat.

[injectors]

I think you're hurting, and angry at all of us for what happened last night.

[Bluntly. Rhetorical question or not, it doesn't matter to her. He asked, she provided an answer.]

I know you don't want to hear this right now, but avoiding the others isn't going to help. There are those who already believe you... could be staff, too.

[So acting sketchy and feeding into people's paranoia (including her own) won't earn him any points during trials. She understands his behavior, she does. But...]

[antietam]

[ Well, she's right. He's angry, that's obvious. But when she talks about others, he slams a can onto the counter. His fist tightens but he's trying so hard not to act out. ]

Oh, is everyone already talking about me? I thought they'd save that for the trial. Good to know I don't even get to defend myself. At least it'll be short next time, right? Just put in your votes for me at the beginning and we can all wait.

At least you'll all have an actual reason to kill me unlike Luke and Lara.

[injectors]

[Though she already knows he's angry, having him slam the can onto the counter still startles her. Not enough to make her back away or yelp, but enough for there to be a visibly twitch to her shoulders and limbs. Still, she presses onward.]

Getting upset at me won't accomplish anything, Adam.

[Well. Except having an outlet for that anger, she supposes. But that's not the point.]

I am not here to threaten or frighten you. I'm only alerting you to what could happen. [Getting a majority vote... She doesn't want to think about it.] Believe me — I don't want anyone else to die in the same was as Luke, Lara or Diva.

[It seems inevitable unless they stop the murders, however.]

[antietam]

[ He's glaring at the can still. He knows this anger isn't entirely directed at her. But it's so hard to repress it now. ]

If people want to suspect me, they should be saying it to my face. [ Despite the fact that he is hiding from everyone. ] They think I'm staff because I cared about Luke. Because no one else cared so that makes me the odd one out. Of course I'm upset when everyone else here is a monster.

[ But he's taking a deep breath. Trying. ] Who did you vote for? One of them?

[injectors]

Others cared about Luke, as well. He was... kind, and seemed eager to help. But—

[She bites her tongue, almost wishing she hadn't spoken so impulsively. It's strange, isn't it? Being upset at Luke without knowing the full story, even though she's betrayed her fair share of "friends", too. Hypocritical.]

I believe everyone is looking for a person to direct their anger at. They're scared, and we've been told the staff are responsible for the murders. It's only human to react so -- strongly, I suppose.

[So she understands it, really. The anger. Forgetting Luke was amicable with all of them. She doesn't know if he was ever genuine, but she'd like to believe he was. For Adam's sake, especially.]

... I voted for myself. I didn't believe either of them were guilty.