06-24-2014, 11:39 PM
Each of the prisoners took their turn speaking. Each relayed as best they could the truth of their intentions. And while they spoke, their captors listened with varying degrees of interest and suspicion. Lita frowned softly, disbelieving and confused. The woman who'd been acting as guard simply stared them down, the way a hunter might stare down their prey. Cool, calculating. Olga, however... she pressed her hand to the glass and looked at them as though she were trying to assemble the pieces of a puzzle in her mind. Her dark eyes moved from face to face, resting on each of them for a prolonged stretch of silence. It was hard to look away from her. Something about the depth of her eyes (how easy it was to fall into them.)
"This is a waste of time," the as-yet unnamed guard said. Lita glanced at her, then at the prisoners.
"If they meant to infiltrate us, why would they tell this kind of story? Why would they admit to being from Earth? All it does is make them look suspicious."
"Because they want us to think they're crazy," the other woman responded. "Or they're just fucking with us. Either way, waste of time."
Olga raised her hand to silence them. "They're telling the truth. At least, they believe they are." She stood up from the chair and turned to face the other women. The unnamed guard sighed, but Lita's expression changed from one of confusion to hesitant sympathy.
"Do you think maybe the Company messed with their heads?"
"Even if they did," the guard offered, "there's obviously some kind of plot here. We have to keep them in the cell until we know more."
"I'll take that under advisement, Hestor. But I believe this is an issue for the Council. You can say your piece and have your vote there." Olga glanced back at the prisoners. "In the meantime, get them some clean clothes and proper food." Before she left, she added, "You'll have a decision before the night is up."
Once Olga had left, Lita walked up to the glass and said, "I'm sorry we had to do this." Then she pointed toward a spot on the wall where a seam in the wood and a small metal device marked a probable door. "There's a shower in the bathroom, if you need it."
(And let's face it, they all did.)
After that, Lita left to fetch them some clothes while Hestor called down for someone to bring food. She left the room, but a keen ear might be able to hear the sound of her boots pacing back and forth on the balcony outside.
"This is a waste of time," the as-yet unnamed guard said. Lita glanced at her, then at the prisoners.
"If they meant to infiltrate us, why would they tell this kind of story? Why would they admit to being from Earth? All it does is make them look suspicious."
"Because they want us to think they're crazy," the other woman responded. "Or they're just fucking with us. Either way, waste of time."
Olga raised her hand to silence them. "They're telling the truth. At least, they believe they are." She stood up from the chair and turned to face the other women. The unnamed guard sighed, but Lita's expression changed from one of confusion to hesitant sympathy.
"Do you think maybe the Company messed with their heads?"
"Even if they did," the guard offered, "there's obviously some kind of plot here. We have to keep them in the cell until we know more."
"I'll take that under advisement, Hestor. But I believe this is an issue for the Council. You can say your piece and have your vote there." Olga glanced back at the prisoners. "In the meantime, get them some clean clothes and proper food." Before she left, she added, "You'll have a decision before the night is up."
Once Olga had left, Lita walked up to the glass and said, "I'm sorry we had to do this." Then she pointed toward a spot on the wall where a seam in the wood and a small metal device marked a probable door. "There's a shower in the bathroom, if you need it."
(And let's face it, they all did.)
After that, Lita left to fetch them some clothes while Hestor called down for someone to bring food. She left the room, but a keen ear might be able to hear the sound of her boots pacing back and forth on the balcony outside.