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Ayo was not comfortable. The auditorium seats were small and cheap, at least cheap to ASCO’s budget. The disorganization of the room also made him uncomfortable, and people staring at him didn’t help. Ayo spent the last few weeks taking care of the burns on his face, burns that had left a scar across the left side of his face. But Ayo could handle with people staring. The most serious problem was his left eye, which had been partially blinded after the burns. The young African man would’ve appreciated more time to adapt to this new limitation, but there was a new mission ... He would have to deal with the problem the hard way.

Once the Board members began to speak, everyone stopped talking. The Japanese man frightened Ayo and the scientist intrigued him, but it was a relief to see John, healthy and with his robotic hand. When the speech ended, Ayo got up and saw in his limited peripheral vision Anna, who was on the same team as him. Ayo just hoped she would leave her imp behind...

The young African man heard his name being yelled, and followed John to the elevator. Anna seemed very happy, and it was good to move on after such a traumatic event. Ayo wondered if that woman was able to feel sadness.

Ayo smiled when asked how he was. "I'm fine, Master. It seems that we both will have to adapt to something in this mission. And they say that missing limbs give personality, isn’t it? "He signaled for the robotic hand and smiled, hoping that the scar in his face would not make him look too horrific.