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The new laws on new humans have been in place for eight days now. Eight days the news has been talking about nothing else, that's what some people say is the subject of the century.
It's also been nine days since I've been out of school, the last time I went to school, a teenager hit me to confirm his theory that I had a power, since then everyone seems to know because a teenager filming my face that absorbed the other guy's fist as if he was hitting a big rubber ball. Now people were throwing eggs and other objects at our house, some were even doing graffiti on our walls calling me a monster and I had to die or move out. Because of me, my family is forced to move.
My mother may have told me it wasn't my fault, but I still had this idea in my head, I wonder if the guy from a few months ago would accept us, Wamien if I remember correctly. I still remember the path strangely. I'm going to see my parents to tell them about my idea.
I am in the laboratory, working on a new version of my body, my current body is very good, but I feel that there is always something more to do. It's like people who go to the training rooms, but in my case, it's my intellect that I train and improve by staying here. I hear Clara's voice going down the stairs at the same time.
Clara: Wamien, Todd's family is here.
Wamien: The family? What do you mean, family?
Clara: They'll explain it to you.
I put the skin imitation on my left arm and put my t-shirt back on before going up. Todd's family was sitting at the kitchen table. I try a little something, blink and activate facial recognition. Todd's father, Steeve Brapus, a construction worker, Lina Brapus, Todd's mother, a housewife, I believe. And Yoona Brapus, few details because of her young age which is eleven years old.
Wamien: You must be Todd's family, I presume.
Steeve: Yes, my name is Steeve, this is my wife Lina, Todd and Youna.
Wamien: Happy to meet you, can I help you with something?
Todd: We are no longer peaceful at home, people know that I have a power...
Wamien: I'm sorry about that.
Todd: Can we move here until it calms down?
Steeve: Well, not here, in one of the houses that were built....
Wamien: There is a house that has recently become available, you could move there without any problems.
Lina: Thank you very much Wamien.
Wamien: It's nice, maybe you can even help build more houses?
Steeve: Excuse me? How do you know that?
Todd: It's a robot, Dad, I told you so...
Wamien: A cyborg is not the same thing...
Steeve: That's right, I recognize your face, you're the one who got your message over The Legion's.
Wamien: That's me, yes.
Lina: So you're a good person.
Wamien: Certainly!
Lina: Then why did you try to kidnap my son?
Wamien: I didn't take him away, I offered him to come and train to have a better control of his power, but he changed his mind in the meantime. So we brought him back to your house.
Lina looks at me, not very convinced of my story. Steeve takes her hand to reassure her.
Yoona: When will I be able to see my friends again?
Lina: Soon, sweetheart, soon.
Clara: I'll show you the house where you can move.
Todd's family gets up and follows Clara, Todd looks at me and seems sorry.
Todd: I apologize for the last time, I wanted to stay with my family to protect them, but I couldn't do it. Will I still be able to train here?
Wamien: Yes of course Todd, there are no problems.
Todd: Thank you Wamien.
He's going out to join his family.
I go back to the basement and think of something, if Todd has powers, it's possible that his little sister has powers too, but they're not activated yet. I want to check it out. I connect to GenCorp servers that contain lists of names of possible new humans. I launch a filter with Brapus, there are at least about thirty of them. I look at the names and find the profile of Steeve and Lina before I find Yoona's. Now all profiles need a unique password for works. I'm sending a message to Darakei to get the three keys. He's calling me.
Darakei: "Yes Wamien? Why do you want to have the code of these profiles?"
Wamien: "I want to check if Todd Brapus' family has any powers."
Darakei: "Okay, I'll send them to you."
Wamien: "Thank you."
I receive the codes and look at Steeve's profile, 38% chance that he has a power, inactive gene. Lina, 83% chance she has a power, latent gene. Yoona, 100% chance she has a power, active gene.
Wamien: So Lina may have a power, Yoona, it's clear she's going to have a power. They would have to take another blood test to detect the change.
I contact Darakei again to inform me of the procedures in question. No answer this time, maybe he's busy. Anyway, I will eventually get an answer on that. I go back upstairs just as Clara comes back.
Wamien: Are they happy to be here?
Clara: I'd say more relieved that I don't have to run anymore.
Wamien: Of course, what do you think The Legion and the Black Eagles are doing?
Clara: I think Wamien thinks too much~
She smiles and comes to give me a kiss.
Clara: We'd have to get married sometime, wouldn't we?
Wamien: Yes, but you know it, with them still out there, I'm afraid for the others.
Clara: I think we should still get married soon, you know there's always going to be something.
Wamien: Yeah, soon, very soon, I promise.
I smile at Clara and kiss her gently. After the kiss, Clara snuggled up against me. I'm thinking about what I need to do for the wedding.