"Oh my clever darling!" he cried."You've been equally clever, Mr Hardacre."They both giggled.Steven ticked the months off on his fingers. "April," he ...said.Becca nodded."A birthday present for Garry," he teased."Grrr!"Steven laughed and whirled her round again.There were other not dissimilar conversations going on elsewhere."Tom, darling, do you want to start having children yet?"Tom, being the cautious person he was, was not quite as romantic as he might have been."No, Nell darling. I'd like to. I shrugged it off as my bladder was fixing to burst. Quickly, I threw open the door and ran into the larger handicap stall. Relief shot through my nerves as I went. Suddenly, the bathroom door opened and shut. I didn’t hear any footsteps or see any movement through the gaps underneath the stall doors. “Probably some moronic boy wanting to scare the shit out of freshman girls,” I thought to myself. After I flushed the toilet and unlocked the door, I was not prepared for what I saw: a man was. I couldn’t even tell if it was male or female because of the full suit it wore. It was similar to those old diving dresses with the large spherical helmet, though this one was almost entirely made out of glass or some other material. It also seemed to keep water in, rather than keep it out.The occupant of the suit looked remarkably like an octopus, with the bulbous head and everything, but had six eyes rather than the normal two. It was also walking on two legs without an issue, though it was. Asking what Steve thought of the North's actions, Dr. Sung stated Steve had flown to Nagasaki to make arrangements if things turned bad.If Steve was making alternative plans then things were worse than I was being told and I did not like being a mushroom. Asking what Steve was planning, Dr. Sung stated Steve had gone ahead to make arrangements to open a new medical center as well as new identities. I did not see a need for them but Dr. Sung disagreed saying they were a precaution just in case..
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