[ being accosted by a patho-gen staff member is starting to feel pretty routine by now, though oushi isn't sure he likes how much he's more or less getting used to it.
(every now and then he feels like he should try a little harder to be — something. resistant? rebellious? there are enough people he's met who seem determined to make the best of things, yet more still who are barely suppressing their own rage and indignation, that oushi often finds himself caught in some vague in-between of nothing. apathy, he supposes. resignation. too often he finds himself thinking, well, what the hell can i do? and so he simply — doesn't.)
he doesn't put up much of a fight when someone drags him into a clinic by the side of the road. truthfully, he only really reacts (with a mild start) when his designated partner happens to be a familiar face. he thinks he ought to point that out, considering this is supposed to be randomized? maybe? but then they're being given a directive, and the very nature of it has him pausing long enough to actually consider his partner... and the unlikelihood of any of this being familiar to him. ]
...I'm guessing you never had a secret handshake as a kid.
choso.
[ being accosted by a patho-gen staff member is starting to feel pretty routine by now, though oushi isn't sure he likes how much he's more or less getting used to it.
(every now and then he feels like he should try a little harder to be — something. resistant? rebellious? there are enough people he's met who seem determined to make the best of things, yet more still who are barely suppressing their own rage and indignation, that oushi often finds himself caught in some vague in-between of nothing. apathy, he supposes. resignation. too often he finds himself thinking, well, what the hell can i do? and so he simply — doesn't.)
he doesn't put up much of a fight when someone drags him into a clinic by the side of the road. truthfully, he only really reacts (with a mild start) when his designated partner happens to be a familiar face. he thinks he ought to point that out, considering this is supposed to be randomized? maybe? but then they're being given a directive, and the very nature of it has him pausing long enough to actually consider his partner... and the unlikelihood of any of this being familiar to him. ]
...I'm guessing you never had a secret handshake as a kid.