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Chapter 9 - "Debt"

"Turn that fucking clock off, it's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming... on days like these, clocks like you... Should be shutting the hell up!" I shouted the last part, I fucking hate that damn clock on the wall. Just let me sleep, this bed is comfy. Unfortunately neither the clock on the wall or the people who just walked in are going to let me sleep more.

'Time to choose a character, do I go for the damsel in distress, the fighter, or grateful citizen who had their life saved?' I'll decide later but first time to push the questions that this cop wants to hear. "What am I doing here and where the hell is my robe? That's the good shit." The lady cop introduced herself and the doctor next her before explaining what's going on, "I'm Officer Dawn Lerner and this is Dr. Steven Edwards. You were found freezing in the back of a pickup truck by my officers and your robe is fine, placed away in a safe place. How are you feeling, miss?"

Hearing her say miss, I immediately chose grateful citizen for my character! I suppose they didn't bother to look inside my boxers; bulge? What bulge? I'm a grower, not a shower! I was about to say that I'm fine but seeing the IV drip and the butterfly needle inside my vein, I began to get nauseous. I immediately ripped it from my arm and forced the urge to vomit down. Dr. Steven seeing me obviously nauseous spoke up, "Are you alright? It seems like your body is rejecting the nutrients from the IV drip."

Waving my hand, signaling that it's fine, I spoke up and said, "I'm fine, I don't like needles." I should of just kept my skin's strength to how it was, ah, I feel terrible. Taking a deep breath, I immediately said with top of the line acting skills, "How can I repay you?!" The pure and naiveness radiating from my feminine voice dropped the natural guard of an officer! Officer Dawn smiled and said, "Since we saved you and used resources, all you have to do is pay us back by working around the hospital to keep it going."

I nodded and said, "Alright, no problem! Can I rest a bit before I start working?" She didn't deny my request and nodded before leaving the room; leaving me and Dr. Steven alone in the room. I took a few sniffs to make sure she was gone before speaking to Dr. Steven, "She's lying about 'saving' me, isn't she?" He was taken aback from my 180 degree in attitude and confirmed it, "Yes, she is. Your body temperature was normal but it seems like the officer who caught you had an interest in you." He chuckled, knowing that I'm male. He's a doctor, so I wasn't bothered that he knew but amazed that he didn't tell anyone.

"How do you feel about this place?" I asked him silently. Dr. Steven thought for a moment and said in an equally silent voice, "Corrupt but it's better in here than out there." He seems like he wants this place to be less corrupt. I stated casually but to him it was tempting, "I can make this place an actual community. Dawn is the leader without any power, she wants this place to hang on desperately. If I tip the scales of the delicate balance in this place, Dawn will immediately want it to be fixed. All we would have to do is provide the solution but with our own terms, create different departments, enforce rules on everyone. She'll become a leader to everyone in actuality, she has no power."

Dr. Steven listened intently and asked, "You already have plans for this place it seems, but let me ask you. Do you plan on harming this place?" Without hesitation, I said, "No, I need a community that is stable. This place has a lot of rooms and if we can occupy the entire hospital then we can grow a bigger and better community." He looked at me with doubt, I didn't bother to continue the conversation. He was about to leave before I spoke up and asked, "Why didn't you tell them I was a male?" He chuckled and said, "Because I thought it could benefit you while also getting back at that bastard, Officer Gorman."

Now that I'm alone, I immediately began puking into the trash can. "Fuck this place... I'm probably going to get force fed later of my time here. But I must finish this stage with acting, I can't just out myself as some overpowered person right off the bat. That'll lead to people thinking the outbreak is my fault or some sort of monster. Oh wait, I am a monster. But chat, you understand what I mean, right?"

{

MommyGF: Yes sweetie, even if you have to eat humans to survive. I don't see you as a monster.

DevourerOfWorldsSeekerOfTruth: You provide too much entertainment, give me the cords to that place so I can wipe you out of existence.

RighteousHero: Of course we understand! The villains of that would will come to slay you if you were to expose yourself, you must be doing it to protect MommyGF!

}

This RighteousHero guy in my chat, sometimes I want to strangle him from the naivety that radiates off of him. His name is legit glowing white, god damn heroes! "Oh god, I'm puking again." With that, I went back to burying my head inside the trash can letting out the 5% of the body that I previously ate yesterday. While I was puking pretty much my stomach acid at this point, someone saw me and me complaining about the wasted food that I ate.

I knew they were behind me but didn't really care, just minding my own business. Sadly they didn't want to mind theirs and walked into the room and said in a sly tone, "Perhaps when you're feeling better, maybe I can get you some food for you. How 'bout it, sweetheart?" I sighed and bluntly replied, "Fuck off, I'd rather not." The man continued, "I see that you have some spunk in you. Is that anyway to treat someone who saved you?" Ah, the guy behind me is Officer Gorman, the guy who wants nothing but power and sex.

"I'm sorry benefactor, but I'm not feeling well right now. Could you perhaps give me space?" He was about to say something but another voiced called for him, it was Officer Dawn! He scoffed and left to do whatever she asked him for. PapaBless, I'll explain my plans later to assert myself into power. Right now, I just want this to get out my system.