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Chapter Five
Oct. 22nd, 2022 07:42 pmIt goes without saying that Five does a lot for Viktor. In a shocking twist, he does a lot for everyone. One could speculate that his willingness too cooperate is about getting laid or gathering information. It's all the same to the people who benefit.
To Viktor, it's everything. The longer he and Five scheme and cohabitate, the better they compliment each other. It's not always fun, but it's always easy and always worth it, to have a love that helps, not hurts.
It's been an especially rough stretch of days in terms of the demand on Five. Viktor diligently takes time into account when taking in new order requests, but he's been gone longer and longer. Viktor suspects it may be a new demand, but the logic gets drowned out by age-old anxiety. What if Five is burning out and getting stuck? How would Viktor even know? He doubts Five would tell him.
After a couple of hours hauling trash with John, Viktor gets on down to lunch where he expects to meet Five. The old man doesn't show. Not a big deal, but Viktor figures he'll check in anyway.
Not in Viktor's room, either. Maybe he's in his own?
Viktor raps his knuckles softly on the door. "Five? Are you there?"
He's rarely in there, but today he is. Five scratches a new equation on the already crowded wall. Equations, diagrams, geometry, arrows and a crude swirl with Greek letters written over it.
"Fuck. Off," he replies, mid sum.
To Viktor, it's everything. The longer he and Five scheme and cohabitate, the better they compliment each other. It's not always fun, but it's always easy and always worth it, to have a love that helps, not hurts.
It's been an especially rough stretch of days in terms of the demand on Five. Viktor diligently takes time into account when taking in new order requests, but he's been gone longer and longer. Viktor suspects it may be a new demand, but the logic gets drowned out by age-old anxiety. What if Five is burning out and getting stuck? How would Viktor even know? He doubts Five would tell him.
After a couple of hours hauling trash with John, Viktor gets on down to lunch where he expects to meet Five. The old man doesn't show. Not a big deal, but Viktor figures he'll check in anyway.
Not in Viktor's room, either. Maybe he's in his own?
Viktor raps his knuckles softly on the door. "Five? Are you there?"
He's rarely in there, but today he is. Five scratches a new equation on the already crowded wall. Equations, diagrams, geometry, arrows and a crude swirl with Greek letters written over it.
"Fuck. Off," he replies, mid sum.
