“–I don’t see why…” * Alex answered, quickly stabbing at the keys, one after the other…*
“ I mean, it was a fuck witted thing to do, to go by yourself …But the last thing you need to worry about, is any one of them storming up to beat your ass , even at 4 am.”
* She returned in a flash, the minimal light from the screen and the sudden tension of the mattress reassuring Quarry of that , before he felt her pass her the item formally… It was small even for a human’s phone , a prepaid model that was easily 3 or 4 years out of date . And to that end, the labor of actually holding it was such, that eventually– she had to shove at the top of his hand , just to keep it tucked securely to his ear…*
* As the line continued to ring , She stared down at him, marveling at the possibilities of what passed for their long-distance communication . Having genetically altered vocal cords meant English was automatically forbidden, at least on his sibling’s part . But, most animals had some way of making noise, even if it was only to attract mates … At the least, she assumed, a crude code of grunts or tapping could be used, in the absence of something as complicated , and hard to find as a functioning TTY machine…*
“I’m not worried about the feral Undergrounders finding me…I’m worried about what Stonebiter and Razorfist will do if they found out what happened.”
He replied, seeming to be doing a lot better than when Alex found him. Healing factor was certainly a blessing, even when cursed to be mutated into a monstrous looking being.
Hopefully, this call wouldn’t alarm his fellow Undergrounders much. The blue mutant knew they could handle themselves, but the feral ones underground vastly outnumbered them now. It was lucky he got away with as little injuries as he did. Sometimes it payed to be much smaller and more maneuverable than the other Undergrounders.
The tiny phone was soon held to his ear as he heard the ring from the other end. It took two before it was answers and he heard the familiar clicks of Razorfist on the other end. A small smile formed as they began to communicate back and forth in their ‘monster tongue’, with the blue mutant informing the other about his where-abouts and that he was safe. There was some complaint from the other end and the red mutant wanted to come get him, but Quarry told him to stay put and he’d be home soon.
It was a while before the mutant hung up the phone and held it out for Alex to take. Seems he had quelled whatever worry Stonebiter and Razorfist had for the time being.
“Hopefully they listen and stay home. Thanks for letting me stay again…I appreciate it Alex.”
“ It’s fine, sweetie.” * Alex responded, pushing herself into a stand, and eventually returning the device to its proper place.*
“–The evening shift doesn’t usually start until 6 pm.” * She reassured him.* “ –But even if that wasn’t the case, I wasn’t just going to throw you to the dogs, like that.”
* The human hesitated, however, when she eventually looked back– yet presented with the sight of his body struggling to repair itself.*
“ …Do you want an ice pack, or some Ibuprofen?” * She asked, likewise, shortly gesturing to the kitchen around her.* “–So you don’t have to stick it out ?”
“Ah, I appreciate the offer but I don’t need anything...”
The blue mutant replied slowly. As bad as his injuries looked, he had been build to withstand a lot of abuse and survive whatever danger was thrown at him. He didn’t even seem to notice the pain much now either and his healing factor would have him right as rain not too long from now. It just looked bad.
“...I’ve endured much worse, believe me...”
Not that it wasn’t far from the truth. In what little he could remember, from the time he was mutated onward, he had been in a lot worse situations. Some more deadly than the last but certainly not the last deadly situation.
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