Chapter 9: The God that Failed

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

Kizu steps back. Then that means this Tuesday person had been attacked. But with his injuries Alexei had also been attacked as well. But why were they even here in the first place? If they were here for a tour during the attack she could have understood the circumstances but thats what she assumed they were here for now, a regular tour. Why investigate? Obviously they weren't just regular people. They were pumping employees for information because of the attack on their friend but why had their friend been in the smeet room in the first place?

Sensing her concern Hex grabbed her and slammed her into the corner putting his body infront of hers using himself as a shield. He had realized exactly what she had.

"Who are you really and why are you so interested in the attack? Most people who are here for tours dont come so often and wouldn't return to investigate a crime scene involving innocent bystanders. Especially if they were one of the injured ones. Who are you? Who do you work for?"

[Ariel Tal Shachar]

He had to change to go out looking for cloths for the Banquet of the Blessed "what do you need" he asked her from behind a room divider. Normally he would have the entire wing abandoned at this hour but he was not doing his routine. He could feel the eyes of the world on him as he prepared listing all the names of the people he would have to know. As long as Dinar or Annabelle were not there it would be like any other Party. “I don’t have all day, well I do but I have things to do economies to run” he told her wondering why she had sought him out,

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei's balisong slid into his hand at Hex's sudden movement. He didn't open the knife, but it laid in his palm, still partially hidden. He eyes her.

"I don't work for anyone that concerns anything here." He said, watching her guardian closely,"I suspect a few of my 'friends' did, though. Who knows?"

He shrugged, trying to alleviate the tension.

"I was just wondering what happened, and now I'm trying to get a grip on things."

[Markus Dunstan]

Markus observed Bambi for quite a while, then turned and sprinted away, throwing himself at her window. He plummeted for several meters before twisting in the air and latching on to another nearby building. Digging his hands in nooks and crannies he scaled the wall to the roof, then sprinted along top of that, vaulting from building to building.

He wasn't sure if he had been missed, but it occurred to him there was likely still work to be done.

He luckily still had his phone. He took it out and sent a text message to Ariel. Because he couldn't speak, texting was a rare form of communication, and yet he was so unused to it he could barely convey anything but the simplest, most formal messages.

He texted:Dunstan. Invisible Hand operative reporting. In former switzerland. Standing by for orders.

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

Kizu tried to pry her way out of the corner but Hex would not relent.

"Sorry to sound so paranoid it's just you asking so many questions after your friend Sasha asked so many right before you. I imagine if any of you other friends were to come and ask any more questions Hex here would go into a frezy. We just aren't use to the tours asking questions about attacks. But really I have nothing to tell about the attack and when Sasha inspected the smeet room nothing was found. If I had an idea of what exactly it was you might be looking for."

She is able to move Hex a fraction to the right.

"All I know is someone was attacked in the smeet room and the attacker escaped. That I learned from Sasha. You want answers from me and it seems you guys know more than I do. Don't you see why I am suspicious and why Hex has gone all PROTECT MODE all of a sudden?"

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei gave a slow nod, then slipped his balisong back up. He sized Hex up. He didn't note any weapons, but that didn't mean much to Alexei. He just smiled, as friendly as can be.

"I certainly didn't mean to startle you, miss. It just seems I leave Moscow so little, and now I'm here. It truly has been a...fascinating...experience, so far."

Alexei was a little more then curious. Genetech has some interesting things, some very interesting things that he had a feeling certain parties would pay a lot for. Alexei almost chuckled. He saw and scheme everywhere he went these days...still. He'd talk to Kaschei.

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

At his words she reached up and stroked Hex's face and he finally moved to the side. It was almost comical how he behaved. Almost like a trained animal. But he was far more intelligent than he would ever let on. She walked to her desk and sat behind the monitor and smiled beginningt to key in a sequence.

"I too don't get out very much so I can relate. I find so many things are not what I expect. When you were here before did you get to learn about the facility at all or was it just the unpleasant experience for you?"

It was as if the prior incident had not even happened. Kizu was very strange in that way where her mind would focus on one thing at a time and jump from one thing to the next without much care.

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei eyes her, then shrugs, leaning on a table as he looks around.

"I just looked around with some friends. I didn't get much information on the place. It's been fascinating so far."

He did wonder what happened to some of the others, though.

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

"Well for starters one good thing to do is to use what you do for a living and try to use it with something we do here at genetech. For example...for those who are priviledged enough to get an education and go into say business we might say that with the production of some of our products like say smeet we would show you how it is produced and give you a whole other prspective on a product you only see the other side of."

She realized she had been babbling into her screen as she had been typing out a few equations she had looked at earlier but had not finished.

"Sorry short question is...What do you do for a living?"

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei looks at her thoughtfully.

"I work with plants." He says casually, smiling at her, though it doesn't quite reach his eyes.

"I suppose you produce your share of plants here, huh? The Red Leaf and such."

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

"But not a scientist though are you. You look like money so you must be an owner. But plants. Ah yes. I could take you to the red leaf department and let you talk to our scientists if you would like. Your friend was very interested in plant people. I do not know of any myself I said but I can always ask around you know. Would you like to go and see this area?"

She swivels in her chair and smiles back at him oblivious to what he was implying. He must be some greenhouse owner or some such person. He was dressed way to nicely to be a middleclass man. And too stylish to be a scientist.

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei looked back at Kizu and smiled his most handsome smile. What a curious lady, though not completely unexpected for a scientist. He had a feeling she didn't meet many guys like him, as he eyed Hex.

"I'd like that!" He says and stands straight, offering a hand to help her out of the chair.

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

Hex jumped forward and Kizu held up her hand to stop him. SHe looked at Hex and spoke directly to him in Chinese.

"Bu." **Means no***

He stopped and got the harness ready and walked behind her as she let Alexei guid her up with her hand.

"Sorry about that. Hex is not use to having others pay attention to me. He get's rather jealous."

Hex came behind her and began to fit the harness around her waist.

[Alexei Nacharade]

Alexei stares at Hex evenly, watching his eyes. He knew what a killer's eyes looked like, and he thought he saw it when he looked in the eyes of her mysterious guardian. He didn't back down, though Alexei could want nothing less then a confrontation with this most likely genetically enhanced freak, he'd learned growing up among the mafia, then in prison, and even now that he wouldn't show fear. Once Hex backed off a bit, Alexei's smile returned.

"I think he should be. Probably not going to find many other scientists as pretty as you, hm?"

He chuckles a little, shooting a brief glance at Hex before returning the gaze to Kizu.

"Lead the way." He says evenly.

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

Kizu shook her head she was not use to flattery. Not many people gave her attention in the slightest way and never in a flattering sense except Hex and his ways were quite...distorted.

She laughed a bit nervously as she spoke.

"We go down this corridor and to the elevator. I will need to put in a security code and then when the doors open we will be on the floor. How are scientists supose to look? THey made me look like this so I assumed most looked like me. Are we not supose to look like this?"

She walks Briskly unsure of what to say otherwise. She leads them on down the corridor.