Jeong’s POV
Even though it means nothing but when I heard her say she was no longer with that man a sense of relief washed over me. After questioning the reason why she separated from him I am beginning to regret my decision to ask. I can see her fighting back tears but all I can do is reach out for her to show her I care and I’m here for her.
With her eyes glassed over trying to hold the tears Rae continues her story. “I remember one of the times he busted my face up pretty bad making me almost unrecognizable. He wouldn’t allow me to go to the hospital or sleep. I had to fend for myself because he knew if he took me to the hospital he would be put in jail and if I slept I could have had a concussion where I might not have woken up. Towards the end he began meeting and sleeping with other women behind my back. Finally after twelve years I couldn’t stand it anymore and mustered up the courage to divorce him.&rdqu
Rae’s POVAfter a few days I can’t hold my excitement as I look at my new workspace. It’s completely catered to how I make and process soap, it’s perfect. I’ve mixed up all the different oils into their own batch and labeled them. I’m sure some of them will have no reaction to the lye. All I have to do is wait.I’m amazed at the weighing system here, if I didn’t know how powers worked I’d say it was magic. If you want a certain amount it will auto weigh the exact amount you want. There are so many little gadgets in this world that has harnessed powers from people. Jeong said that there are factories where people go there to literally pump their power into these devices, it’s the job they decided upon. I’m not sure how well I can get use to everything, but I’ve learned to expect the unexpected.Since there wasn’t anything more I could do but wai
Jeong’s POVWord of our little rebellion has begun to spread around causing annoying issues that need to be resolved. Some of the elites managed to put a stop to our in bound supplies needed for everyday life. I can’t have the people that side with me go without, worse case scenario they would leave if I left the issue unresolved.Nathan and I are meeting with some of the shop keepers and various business owners from our town today. Our goal is to figure out what we can produce on our own and what we can’t produce we find a different source to obtain it. We are also looking into possible trade routes as well to get a steady flow coming in and out.We need to be able to offer a reliable lifestyle having all needs meet as well as protection. If any of my people suffer it will only give more reason for the elites claiming it’s futile to change. Our goal is to stop the miss treatment of women proving
Jeong’s POVHow long does it take for a woman to use the bathroom? Linking in with Rae “Are you done yet? We are all here waiting on you.”I begin growing impatient until I heard her not within the link, but from behind me. “I’m right here, gez man.”What the? Turning around I’m shocked to see Rae. “How did you even get in here?” There is only one door and she clearly would have had to use it to enter. “You would have had to come through this door.” as I point backwards towards it.With a hand on her hip and a sassy tone “I’ve been here the whole time. What are you talking about?”What exactly is she trying to pull here?Nathan speaks up “You were literally just in the kitchen a moment ago. I know because I was talking with you before I ran here when you said I should hu
Rae’s POVI wish I could have played more of a joke on Jeong, but that was as much as Gerald allowed. It surprises me how he at times can be rather strict considering most of the time he does what he’s told and keeps quiet about it. I really wonder what his story is, why is he here?After my blink and teleport explanations to Jeong, he and Nathan left to his study to finish some left over paperwork from the day before. I on the other hand decided to head to my studio to see if any of the tester soaps were ready to be demolded. Gerald had nothing better to do and decided to tag along to see if I needed any help.Now the last few days Jean hasn’t been around much and I’ve been wondering what happened to her. “Gerald, what’s Jean been up to lately? I’ve noticed during meals she hasn’t been saying much then disappears.”“Her old wound has been a
Rae’s POVOver the last three weeks I’ve learned what I needed to from the different oils and made preliminary batches of soap. I figured Jean and Henry’s three women, ‘Helen, Rose, and Mandy’ would be the better subjects to test the soap. However I didn’t realize how hurt Jeong, Nathan, Gerald and Henry would be over it. So I also gave each of them some as well.During this time Jeong has been having me train non stop. They do have to dumb it down for me to understand though. Since powers to them are a normal every day thing, it’s hard for them to explain it to someone who doesn’t get it right off the bat. Luckily my vast knowledge of video games actually makes it easier for me to grasp a way to translate it into this power. Whoever said playing video games would never amount to anything clearly didn’t know what they were talking about when it comes to this world.Co
Rae’s POVLooking at Anjali, she still didn’t answer all my questions. “So what does all of this have to do with me? Why am I even here?”Anjali stood there for a moment, there was no expression on her face, nothing. Finally she turns to the machine, “This is The Core. Countless women have been sacrificed to it in order to maintain it. You and every other woman was brought here because of this device.” She places her hand against the swirling liquid goo. Her face is filled with so much sadness I almost expected her to break down in tears but she didn’t. She held her composure well. “This was meant to be temporary, not become a new way of life. In the beginning the women sacrificed filled this with love and hope, but now those feelings are drowned out by hatred and fear. Those that once filled it with love and hope have now turned to regret.” She turns to me, “The Core is failing. No
Rae’s POVI can’t believe this. They want me to some how put an end to this whole thing while simultaneously getting everyone to agree to change. Looking at this odd machinery, “Can this thing even be destroyed? How would you go about destroying it? If it is destroyed how can you be certain they wouldn’t just go and build another one? What would happen to you all if it is destroyed?” My brain just keeps rattling off question after question, so many questions. My head is overwhelmed beyond belief right now.The unknown woman walks up to me and grabs my shoulders trying to calm me down looking at me square in the face. “Right now I need you to calm down. Take deep slow breaths.”I try to do as she said. Closing my eyes I can hear her as I take in long slow deep breaths.Everything is going black again. I can hear the unknown woman “Yes that’s right.
Jeong’s POVAs Rae clenches onto me I hear her soft voice “Can you put me back in the tub?”“Why?” Looking at her skin I know she’s been in there a while. “It seems you’ve been soaking in the tub for quite some time, you look like a prune.”Rae buries her face in my chest muffling her voice “I had a rough night. It’s helping me to calm down.”What does she mean by a rough night? Did she have a bad dream or something? This is so unlike her. I don’t feel safe enough to let her just sit in the tub, what if she goes under and doesn’t come up for air? There is something definitely wrong with her and I need to find out what. Carrying her over to the tub I decide to step into the tub with her. I don’t care that my clothes are still on, if this calms her down and if I can get her to talk to me I can deal with it.