Chapter 34: Rest Seventeen - Reciprocate

*"You have a conversation with Eight and Cyrus"*

## Major Events

* When asked, Cyrus says he feels like he's out of his body and tired but still trying to move along. He says be remembers bits and pieces and is still trying to recover his memories
* Eight and Cyrus banter a bit on who's suffered more - Eight saying because he has Lilah as his doctor, he's been through the wringer but Cyrus had been at the Facility longer.
* They also clash on their different approaches - Cyrus is too defeatist while Eight preaches resilience.
* Ten tries to break up the fight and tells Eight to try and be a "good person" but Eight reflects the question back at her
* Cyrus brings up philosophy and how Eight tends to read what confirms his own beliefs. However when Eight attempts to counter argue, he realizes that he does in fact read what he likes.
* Cyrus opts to talk to Violet after being told that she was in the rec areas for the day
* Eight and Ten reflect on their conversation with Cyrus to which Eight said he was interested in what he had to say but also annoyed at the same time. He reluctantly asks about Cyrus and Violet under the guise of "knowing what bullshit he's signing up for" when he is to participate with the numbers more
* Eight opts to rest and Ten goes off to the garden to see Cyrus. They speak on the visit with Mom and how she enjoys messing with people who she's infatuated with
* Ten is worried about the aftermath of the visit but Cyrus assures her that they are still good. Ten updates Cyrus how she's managed to speak with Eight and Nine despite their different approaches to self preservation
* Ten urges Cyrus to speak with Violet soon as she's falling into a downward spiral from clinging onto Cyrus even though he can't return the same feelings she expects.
* Cyrus opts to leave the garden first as he doesn't want Mom to see them together again.
* Ten goes to the library and reads a sci-fi novel about a cybernetic woman who uses her forced powers to fight her enemies
* Ten hears Nine's name called on the intercom, indicating a visit
* Ten walks to the hall where she sees Sven and Mom speaking to each other at the gate (after Ten waited a bit, hoping the doctors would be gone after picking up Lav)
* Sven picks at Ten, teasing her about being used and assuring her he doesn't care about her or the number's problems. He is visibly frustrated for waiting for Lav for a long while.
* Eventually Lav enters the hall but is shocked to see Ten. They both try to play off their familiarity but Sven comments that he wants to know if they're into each other so that he could watch.
* After watching Sven cat call Lav and walk her down the hall (likely to her room for a visit), Ten is left standing in the hall with Mom
* Mom teases Ten about stepping out to the hall and changes the topic to their previous visit . Eventually the topic changes to how Ten doesn't opt to run.
* Frustrated, Ten tries to leave for the rec rooms but sees that it's been locked - realizing that she's trapped with Mom
* Mom asks Ten to let her play - leading to her next visit

## Trivia

* Ten has only read 3 books in the Facility, one from the fantasy genre, one from horror and one from sci-fi genre. However Eight has read most of what's in the library, save for some shelves (that he admits has no interest in)