A hiss in discomfort slipped out, body instinctively trying to pull away. It wasn’t out of defiance, but due to the pain itself she’s trying to free herself from.
She hadn’t faced an upset Gideon in so long that she barely recalled what he’s like— Or how royally she’d screwed up.
“I’m not—“
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚
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His anger grew considerably at the girl’s persistence, something he hadn’t expected from her at first—his nostrils flared as he drew in a breath, trying not to punish her on the spot before she had explained what had happened. Part of him just wanted to lock her up in the dungeons beneath the »
𝐃𝐑. 𝐆𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐍
Raika swallowed hard, thankfully keeping her footing when shoved since she’d half expected the rough treatment. She failed to express it, but she showed several signs of being anxious now. From her pulse quickening to her breath— hell, she even stayed as quiet as a mouse.
Her gaze met with the
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚
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He shoved her into the control room without his usual care for her, a clear sign of his anger. The room was dark, but the lit-up screens illuminated the area. Victor slammed the door shut and led her over to the desk. He searched for the recordings from the previous days and showed them to »
𝐃𝐑. 𝐆𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐍
Raika didn’t like how she was being pulled along to the control room. The oversized hand upon her arm brought back memories from early childhood when she’d been nothing but a scared and disobedient child.
She’d learned quite quickly from a young g age to behave and endure, not wanting to face any
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚
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He’d never had to tell Raika off about that before, and he’d never thought he’d have to, but 𝘩𝘪𝘴 presence in the hospital made him feel on edge and he didn’t like it one bit—he didn’t want to think that everything might change overnight because of him.
Silently, he took her »
𝐃𝐑. 𝐆𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐍
“I mean… You can?”
She was unfortunately thinking far too logically to see the issue which was frustrating Gideon. Raika did believe her conversations to simply be boring ones and idle chatter - not realising who she’d spoken to on a few occasions is the issue in itself.
“I’m really not lying.”
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚
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The doctor took a deep breath and then snorted through his nose, clearly annoyed. Raika knew full well that he didn’t like being lied to to his face, it made him feel stupid.
"Are you sure? Do you want me to show you the recordings?"
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𝐃𝐑. 𝐆𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐍
“Interesting chats?”
For a moment, she seemed confused as to what was being implied. Helping out at the hospital during her downtime when not on a mission meant she’s always distracted by something. Or in this case someone.
“I wouldn’t say I’ve had any interesting conversations necessarily…”
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚
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Victor frowned, even if she couldn’t see it under the helmet. The red light from the lens flickered.
“Have you had any interesting chat lately?”
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𝐃𝐑. 𝐆𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐍
Raika seemed puzzled by the tone, not entirely understanding what could be the issue just yet. She’d been too distracted as of late— so it’s certainly her own fault in that regard if she’d somehow upset Gideon.
“Yes? What is it?”
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚
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“We need to talk, @redheadedrai.bsky.social. Now.”
He has seen something through the cameras that he can’t believe and doesn’t like one bit. Was Raika really talking to someone?
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