Tangeh
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Jared Caswell
Downstairs Sitting Room, The Institute
Jared passed through the entrance on the way to the sitting room and watched in alarm at first as Cameron had taken to swinging from the chandelier as if he were a child trapped in an adult's body. The impressive fixture didn't immediately collapse, which was very good. ...Now that he was studying it, that wasn't the same chandelier, was it? Watching Cameron act out what must have been a childhood fantasy made Jared think about how angry their parents would have been in this situation. There was nobody to stop him now... Jared realized with a pang that it would have been Lucas here to coax Cameron back to safety. Lilith ran out and hovered anxiously underneath Cameron like a mother under a set of monkey bars. He sighed and turned away to shuffle back into the sitting room, frowning as he glanced around. At least this room was more modernized - it felt less like the rest of the manor, which was definitely refreshing.
Jared glanced up as Lyn called him over upon entering, enthusiastically calling him over to claim what he wanted out of the house. Jared cracked a smile at what he assumed was a joke, at least until the others genuinely started talking about what they were hoping to get their hands on. Jared shifted uncomfortably. "I didn't come here because I wanted to claim anything," he said, deciding to leave it at that. He wanted the truth, and that was all. Surely it weighed heavily on the others' minds too... right? Though... what would the family fortune be worth? This could be life-changing. Maybe not for him, but certainly for his village back home.
There was a loud noise and two Janets - both with visible damage, including one with a golden arm, no doubt courtesy of Devin - walked in and happily announced that they had a surprise for them, to the confusion of the Janet that Nathan had left in charge. Jared felt very wary right away; there was definitely something eerily wrong with these two units. But he jumped up as soon as one of them grabbed hold of Devin and followed in case he needed to intervene. Devin was visibly struggling against the Janet who had a death grip on him, and Jared watched quietly as a golden hue crept up her other arm. Eventually Devin broke free, and Jared reached out to steady him as he retreated backwards while holding his arm and wincing. The odd behaviour from the Janet made him more nervous about whatever it was they were being led toward, and especially after the shock at being called 'rangers' earlier, he was mentally preparing himself for the worst.
The two androids held their arms out as if revealing a surprise party, but instead it was the twelve suits they had been forced to wear whenever they went out in public. Jared's suit, marked obviously with a large white X, sat among them, completely intact despite the amount of times he had... He tore his eyes away but his vision just landed automatically on the suits of his siblings who were no longer with them. Jared bowed his head and muttered a short prayer - the same one he'd been repeating for the last week for Lucas. He felt Devin back away and glanced up, scanning his siblings to gauge their reactions. The atmosphere was understandably uncomfortable. Devin hurriedly tried to change the topic to get them out of there, but the damage had already been done.
Lilith broke first, and she separated herself from the others and literally shrunk away from them with her head in her hands, trying desperately to hide her tears and emotions from her siblings. Jared frowned, his heart aching from seeing one of the kindest people he knew in pain. He crouched down in front of her and gently put a comforting hand on her small back. "I'm sorry you had to see that," Jared said in a low voice. He was trying to block the images out of his mind too, if only to keep his voice steady. "I know it's really hard coming back to someplace where so many horrible memories were made. The last place that we were all together... all twelve of us." Jared hesitated, the truth of his own words stinging him. But it needed to be addressed if they wanted to move on. "We should go back to the sitting room," Jared decided. They all needed to decompress. He stood up, trying to coax Lilith to do the same.
Downstairs Sitting Room, The Institute
Jared passed through the entrance on the way to the sitting room and watched in alarm at first as Cameron had taken to swinging from the chandelier as if he were a child trapped in an adult's body. The impressive fixture didn't immediately collapse, which was very good. ...Now that he was studying it, that wasn't the same chandelier, was it? Watching Cameron act out what must have been a childhood fantasy made Jared think about how angry their parents would have been in this situation. There was nobody to stop him now... Jared realized with a pang that it would have been Lucas here to coax Cameron back to safety. Lilith ran out and hovered anxiously underneath Cameron like a mother under a set of monkey bars. He sighed and turned away to shuffle back into the sitting room, frowning as he glanced around. At least this room was more modernized - it felt less like the rest of the manor, which was definitely refreshing.
Jared glanced up as Lyn called him over upon entering, enthusiastically calling him over to claim what he wanted out of the house. Jared cracked a smile at what he assumed was a joke, at least until the others genuinely started talking about what they were hoping to get their hands on. Jared shifted uncomfortably. "I didn't come here because I wanted to claim anything," he said, deciding to leave it at that. He wanted the truth, and that was all. Surely it weighed heavily on the others' minds too... right? Though... what would the family fortune be worth? This could be life-changing. Maybe not for him, but certainly for his village back home.
There was a loud noise and two Janets - both with visible damage, including one with a golden arm, no doubt courtesy of Devin - walked in and happily announced that they had a surprise for them, to the confusion of the Janet that Nathan had left in charge. Jared felt very wary right away; there was definitely something eerily wrong with these two units. But he jumped up as soon as one of them grabbed hold of Devin and followed in case he needed to intervene. Devin was visibly struggling against the Janet who had a death grip on him, and Jared watched quietly as a golden hue crept up her other arm. Eventually Devin broke free, and Jared reached out to steady him as he retreated backwards while holding his arm and wincing. The odd behaviour from the Janet made him more nervous about whatever it was they were being led toward, and especially after the shock at being called 'rangers' earlier, he was mentally preparing himself for the worst.
The two androids held their arms out as if revealing a surprise party, but instead it was the twelve suits they had been forced to wear whenever they went out in public. Jared's suit, marked obviously with a large white X, sat among them, completely intact despite the amount of times he had... He tore his eyes away but his vision just landed automatically on the suits of his siblings who were no longer with them. Jared bowed his head and muttered a short prayer - the same one he'd been repeating for the last week for Lucas. He felt Devin back away and glanced up, scanning his siblings to gauge their reactions. The atmosphere was understandably uncomfortable. Devin hurriedly tried to change the topic to get them out of there, but the damage had already been done.
Lilith broke first, and she separated herself from the others and literally shrunk away from them with her head in her hands, trying desperately to hide her tears and emotions from her siblings. Jared frowned, his heart aching from seeing one of the kindest people he knew in pain. He crouched down in front of her and gently put a comforting hand on her small back. "I'm sorry you had to see that," Jared said in a low voice. He was trying to block the images out of his mind too, if only to keep his voice steady. "I know it's really hard coming back to someplace where so many horrible memories were made. The last place that we were all together... all twelve of us." Jared hesitated, the truth of his own words stinging him. But it needed to be addressed if they wanted to move on. "We should go back to the sitting room," Jared decided. They all needed to decompress. He stood up, trying to coax Lilith to do the same.
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