Revolt: 2035

Liberty listened to Angel speak. She didn't know what to say... Suicide attempt.

"Alright, thank you, I'll be right in to help continue monitoring." She said as she hung up her cell phone and grabbed her lab coat not even bothering to change out of her PJ as she headed out, Ellen's file in hand. On her way over that's when she saw her. Hope, the girl she briefly met earlier that Ellen hid behind.

"Good evening." She said to the other girl only to realize they were traveling in the same direction. Slightly confused. "Not feeling well?" She asked the other girl as they approached the nurse's office.

 

Like other people, Tom quietly went into his room and locked the door. He laid down on his bed, looking up at the ceiling while thoughts swarmed around in his mind. "There's gotta be something to do. Anything to keep my mind off of this." His thoughts always returned to the events that happened that day. "Laying low and flying under the radar. That's the easiest way to manage this life. Just lay low until a point where you're free. But it wrong, sitting around and doing nothing. Something must be done." These thoughts fought with each other, Tom hating himself for his inaction and knowing that deep down he and everybody else who simply did nothing were responsible for the crimes that continued.

While having this moral dilemma, Tom happened to turn his head towards his desk. On it were stacks of papers and a small whiteboard with some molecule written on it. He got up and walked over to it. "Well I've already started making it. If I could only just figure out this last step. Perhaps I could give it to somebody. Even if I myself can't do anything about these things, I could help anybody willing to do something." Sitting down, Tom grabbed a few sheets of paper, writing out possible methods to solve this chemical problem he was thinking about.

After a few minutes of writing things down, Tom stepped out of his room. It was time to test his hypothesis; see if any of these actions would yield the product he was trying to make.

 

'One of my patients was brought in with an emergency situation.' Except that didn't seem like the complete truth, part of Liberty wanted to say a friend was brought in, but why?

"A friend... well a patient, was brought in, emergency situation. I don't have all the details exactly, another medical student was able to be on staff to assist in the care of that patient, something I'm grateful for, but as a doctor, being on call 24/7 for this patient, I need to be there at a moments notice, and though not close friends, I'm worried and I feel that I definitely need to be there." Liberty told the other girl, happy with her answer. When they got there she held open the door for Hope before following her in.

She immediately saw Angel.

"Angel, what's the update? How is she doing?" Liberty asked, shockingly quickly before stopping herself and straightening her coat as she looked at Angel.

"I brought her files. Do you have a report for this incident?" She asked trying to regain a professional composure.

 

Aiden wasn't as disturbed by everyone else by what happened at the square. He watched casually, getting a little bored toward the end and afterwords being the first one out the door. He brushed past Angel again, seeing she looked really distressed. Shame... now wouldn't be a good time to talk to her. he thought to himself with a slight grin before he sobered up and wandered back toward his dorm.

The president's theatrics rarely bothered him as much as they bothered his father. He knew they were done to law breakers. Those who were caught anyway. If you don't break the law, or you aren't caught doing so, there isn't much to fear. His only concerns with life were living up to the expectations placed on him, and thriving in the life he was given. He was nearing the dorms when someone came around the corner, the two nearly collided before he managed to take a quick step backward. He took in the newcomer's appearance, recognizing him but not really knowing him.

He was one of the chemistry nerds that lived in his building. "Sorry." he muttered with a grin, "Tom isn't it?"

 

Liberty sighed before proceeding to the private room that Ellen laid unconscious in. She walked over to the file and picked it up reading over it.

"Self-inflicted cutting, major blood loss..." She read over the report before looking down at Ellen and frowned.

"Ellen... I'm sorry... I don't know what all you faced before, I can only imagine... I want to help you though..." Liberty whispered thinking back to the current report of stabbing from minor previously.

 

Tom had also taken a step back to avoid crashing into Aiden as well. Paying attention around corners was probably something Tom should start doing, unless he was totally okay with the risk of crashing into somebody each and every time he turned a corner.

He quickly examined Aiden, who wasn't familiar to Tom. He could tell that Aiden was part of the SOLDIER program; that was enough for Tom to know why he didn't know Aiden. "I'm sorry too. I tend to get lost in thought and not focus on my surroundings." Aiden knowing Tom's name was a bit strange since he never actually met Aiden before. "Yeah, my name is Tom. Or, at least that's what everybody calls me. Legally it is Thomas. Anyways, I don't believe we've met before, so I apologize for not knowing your name."

 

Jordan snickered, smiling at Will's remark. He held his head down, shaking it. "My 'internet crew'... Yeah, sounds about right. As soon as the people here taught me how to really do work a code, I made some friends online." He took a deep breath, and looked forward again. "Never was good at making friends around here. Everyone here is either a bloodthirsty fiend, an emotionless wreck, or just some kind of asshole. Always 'fun' to find someone who has all three traits." He spit his gum out into a trash can the two were passing. He stuck his hands halfway into his pockets, smirking at Will. "He fucked up. That's that. He fucked up and got caught. If I had a whip, I'd have given him a good lashing or two too." He gave a small chuckle, somewhat joking about what he'd do. Of course, had he caught up with Alex before the government, he'd have smacked him around a bit for idiocy. "But he didn't deserve what they did to him, you're right. No one does. But nothing much I can do at the moment. My 'crew' are a in a bit of disarray right now so..."

 

Liberty looked at the nurse.

"Ma'am, without do respect, perhaps you didn't get the notice, Ellen was assigned as my patient. With a case like this, though stable now, I need to watch over her. She's my assigned task for my class." Liberty said observing the blood cell counts.

"Once I'm finished review the reports, I'll be heading out but on account that an update must be kept with me." Liberty said to the nurse.

Liberty continued to write down notes as she watched the nurse dismiss out.

"Hope, isn't it?" Liberty spoke out, "Angel has in the report that you found her." Liberty began to say as she continued to observe the various technological devices hooked up to Ellen.

 

Jordan stopped walking, leaning his shoulder against a wall as he dug in his pockets for another toothpick. He stuck the small wooden stick into his mouth chewing on it slightly, less it break to quickly or poke his tongue. Toothpicks always helped him think and was an annoying habit he couldn't break. "Damn straight he didn't deserve that. Tch, and you wanna talk about knowledge beyond your years? I've been programming and coding since I was 12 years old. I'm the best goddamn hacker in this whole country. A fucking prodigy," he bragged, obviously giving himself more credit than he was worth. Unfortunately, however, he was right on several accounts. Best in the school, yes. One of the top tier in the country, yes. Would he ever show it, absolutely not.

And then there came the smile.

Jordan looked at Will with a curious look, toothpick poking out the side of his mouth. "What?"

 

Jordan raised an eyebrow. The idea fascinated him greatly. Well not so much the idea, but from whom it was coming from and the intensity and seriousness of which he said it. Jordan snickered and shook his head, lowering his head. "Yeah, well a hacker can get a lot done, but what exactly are you going to be doing? Sounds like I put my neck on the dotted line and the soldier just stands on the side and swoops in for the final kill at the end. Thanks but no thanks William. I'll take my chances at going it alone."