Thread: Jenova High: Whispered Truths (As Day Fades & darkest_fate)

Three frowned for a moment but gathered up Rikku's things anyway. None of the girls looked all that thrilled at being called a number instead of their names. They exchanged glances with one another. Sure, they understood it all part of the testing process. They'd signed up for stuff like this when they'd agreed to enter the program. Yuna and Tifa had even participated in a few tests, the former involving tricky weaponry while Tifa had worked with various defenses and a few potions and the like. So while none of them like the situation, or Hojo, for that matter, they all understood that it was all mostly necessary. Didn't stop Rikku from jumping slightly as she was sealed within the tube. The bubbly blonde wrapped her knuckles against the shielding, then smiled a little nervously. She'd dealt with underwater training and stuff before, having become something of an expert in it during a few missions. She jumped and giggled slightly as liquid sloshed in, before bending down, showing remarkable flexibility in the relatively small confines of the tube. The girl brought her fingers up and licked them, pulling a face at the taste for a moment. The others watched with varying degrees of nerves. Tifa clearly didn't like the idea of being put in a tube, her body tensing yet again. Nor did Yuna either, who shifted nervously and exchanged looks with an only slightly more calm Selphie. all listened as the scientist explained, saying that they could see and here, that the coverings had various layers and whatnot. All made sense. They still wondered why he would need to experiment with tubes on actual SEEds though. This, um, seems like technology that you could test on just about anybody, Yuna pointed out, turning her head to watch Hojo. The sliding of the layers drew her attention back to Rikku, who now kicked about a little in the liquid. It all sounded good, and Rikku didn't seem to mind. she giggled a bit, announcing that it tickled. Yeah, I don't think I'm going to do the tube thing, said Tifa, looking over at Hojo. you're not going to need all of us to test that, right? Just a few people, see if it works for containment and healing and all that junk. Rikku actually allowed the liquid to ascend over her head, bobbing down. She held her breath and gestured for a bit, before realizing that she was probably supposed to breath it in. So she took a deep breath, gagging for only a moment as her body adjusted to the difference. Soon the drugs hit her, and Rikku's eyes fluttered for a moment. Not long after that, she relaxed, practically floating in the liquid, her various blonde braids bobbing. Definitely not, said Tifa, frowning, her arms crossed over her breasts. There's probably no reason anyway. If it can put Rikku out, she pointed, then it'll put any of us out. She turned as Hojo came close again, even rising up when he asked about her. Sure, whatever, she said. I want to get this nonsense over with anyway. I'm guessing you want me to beat something up? She sounded bored with it. Sometimes she wished they'd let her use materia or practice something other then fighting. Her skill-set had developed beside that, after all. SEEd relied on that for some missions, but as often as not, Tifa was called in for a bruiser. Well, she often got called in for a wringer too. Yuffie might be better at magic, Rikku slightly quicker, while Yuna had the team spirit or whatever, but Tifa had the best all-round record, and she rarely got beat. She already started to move to follow Hojo, though she was also half-considering just knocking him out and claiming it was some kind of accident. Guy gave her the creeps.