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Oct 11, 2010 23:37:13 GMT -6
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“It took me a lot of practise to get that good,” Hunter answered truthfully. His aim was now perfect, but it had taken him a century to get that good. Of course, like any skill it needed continual practise, so little tricks like that kept him on form for when he ever really needed it.
Hunter watched as Katrina set aside her ice cream and finally surrender to the sweet embrace of sleep. Setting down his he carefully scooped her up in his arms and made his way to the living quarters. Reaching her room he took her inside and placed her gently on the bed. Tucking her in he paused and just looked at her a moment.
Leaving the room he strode off towards a section of the labs he had not visited in some time. Since ending the Gem project Hunter had only been in this section of the lab when passing through. Now he went straight to one of the old storage rooms. Opening it up he began to rummage through the old boxes.
Finally he found what he was looking for. It was Paragon’s bear. She could never get to sleep with out it. He hadn’t seen it in years. Like the rest of the stuff from the project it was put into storage. For a while he just stood there, remembering all the times he put Paragon to bed, handed her her bear, kissed her on the forehead and wished her goodnight.
Finally he left the storage room, bear in hand, and shut the door behind him. Making his way back through the labyrinth like corridors of the lab he returned to Katrina’s room and opened the door silently, so as not to wake her. He went to Katrina and placed the bear in her arms. Brushing a lose strand of hair from her face he smiled, briefly allowing himself to envision what Paragon would have been like at this age, before exiting the room and quietly closing the door.
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