21 Chapter 21 Crystal Skin (2/2)
(GENETIC MATERIAL ACQUIRED. ANALYZING.)
”Wait, what's that?Is it actually working?” he asked incredulously.
”Nothing ever said the sample had completely contained in the port.”
He opened his mouth, and then shut it.Shaking his head, he began to laugh.
”If that Snake guy knew, he would be pissed.He tried everything to get a sample from me, but never could get even a sliver.”
(POSSIBLE EVOLUTION OPTIONS: CRYSTAL SKIN, CRYSTAL DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, REDUCED CONSUMPTION, REDUCED NEED FOR BREATHING, TORPOR AT WILL)
”Save this information for later evolutions,” he said.
(EVOLUTION OPTIONS SAVED. DOES HOST REFUSE EVOLUTION AT THIS TIME?)
”I want the reduced consumption and reduced breathing right now.Initiate that evolution.”
(EVOLUTION INITIATED)
”Did it really work?” he asked, when Dustin released his hand.
”Yep,” he responded, standing up and walking away.
”Wait, where are you going?” he asked.
”Why?” asked Dustin, turning back.
”Everyone who's ever found me, wanted to keep me, like a treasure or something.But you've just met me, and you're already leaving.I don't know, it just seems odd.”
”Let me ask you a question.What do you want?”
The man seemed shocked at the question.He looked around the room.”I want to see the sun again.”
”Then get out of this cave,” he said, shrugging and turning again.
Olivia was walking towards him, carrying a bucket of water and several skewers of cooked meat.
”Ah,” he sighed with a smile.
”I was hungry and thirsty, so when I found this, I thought you might be too.”
Grabbing the bucket, he dunked his head into it, and drank his fill.Flinging his head back, he grinned at her, and she laughed at the sight.
”Did you figure out what you were wanting?” she asked, passing him a skewer.
”Yeah.Ready to get off this rock?”
She looked at him, uncertainty in her eyes, but she nodded.
”How do you plan to do that?” asked the crystal man behind him.
They both turned to look at him.Olivia seemed to have gotten over whatever bothered her before, because she didn't immediately run away at the sight of him.
”By using the crystals to ignore the damage from the lasers.”
”That's all good and well, but what about the sonic blasts?”
”What sonic blasts?”
”The ones that rip you apart when you get past the sentry guns.Even the crystals won't keep you safe from those.”