Dominique's dream was much like Robin's, from what she could tell. She woke up, being attacked by large men, whom she attacked before finding Robin in danger, a gun pointing at his head. She stood in the way, managing to take down the armed man right before she woke up to Luxuria softly brushing a hand against her cheek. As Robin and her took the pills, she silently accepted Robin's request for her to stay the night, curling up next to him, her head on his chest. It didn't take long for Dominique to fall asleep, sleeping a dreamless eight hours before waking up, the fake window in Robins room was covered with blinds, but sunlight shone into the room, dimly illuminating it. It took Dominique a few minutes before she fully understood what was around her. She lay on her side, Robin hugging her from behind as he softly breathed, apparently still asleep. The memories of the controlled dream replayed in Dom's mind. She shuttered a little, moving closer to Robin for comfort.
After a half hour Robin finally woke up, taking in a deep breath as he rolled onto his back, looking around the room with squinted eyes. Dominique sat up, running a hand through her hair as she mumbled her good mornings to Robin, both of them still trying to differentiate the experiment from reality. Robin stayed in bed as Dom got up, trotting into the kitchen to make some cereal for both of them, finding a not on the counter that said 'You have the morning to relax and get ready, then we're going back to some basic training for the day. xx ~L' Dominique huffed, tossing the note down as she grabbed two oranges, peeling them and taking everything back to Robin, who was now sitting up, holding his head in his hands. Dominique explained the note to Robin, who grunted as he chewed his breakfast.
The morning was quite, Robin and Dominique just laying around in bed, Dominique watching the light coming through the blinds getting brighter. "Out of all the things we've been put through," She mumbled, "For some reason last night has me really messed up..." The image of Robin, bloody from fighting, standing there as danger is pointed right at him kept flashing through Dom's eyes, causing her to blink hard and flinch. She was glad it was a controlled dream, but the realness of it made her worry that she might not get to Robin in time to save him.
There was a soft knock on Robin's door frame, Dominique turning around to see Juan standing just outside of the room, giving them a small smile. "You guys ready?" Dom quickly got up, hurrying to her room to change into something work out appropriate, settling with shorts and a tank top. Silently the three left the apartment, being escorted down to the weight room, which to Dominique's surprise was full of other people. "It's no longer one on one with Hans?" Dominique asked, not at all disappointed. "Nah, everyone here's been in the facility for some time. Now that you can be trusted, you can socialize again. That and there's nothing you really need to work on improving, this is just so you don't gain any unnecessary weight."
Dominique and Robin stuck close together, both of them watching out for each other. There were many mean looking people in the gym, and a lot of them were staring at Dominique's bionic arm, and Robin's size. For most of the day the two partners didn't have much trouble, and they in fact made a friend with another pair, two guys named Isaac and Eleven. Isaac had long canines, and sharp fingernails, as well as black hair growing along his spine. Dominique was sure there was a tail hidden in his pants, a awkward bulk was visibly twisting around one of his legs, the lump moving occasionally. Eleven had the ability to summon water, much like Juan the security guard, so his shaggy hair was constantly wet, slicked back to look like he was just out of the shower. The four of them started to work with each other, Eleven and Dominique even playfully sparing in a small boxing ring. Dominique won easily, able to block Eleven's slow attacks and get him into a head lock multiple times.
It was towards the end of the day that things started to get bad. Isaac and Robin were helping each other lift weights, Robin spotting Isaac. A large man, and a very mousy looking woman came up to Isaac and Robin, the man grunting something that made the other two frown. Dom and Eleven, who were both on treadmills, watched carefully as the large man, who was almost as big as Robin, pick up Isaac by the throat and lift him up. Robin instantly lurched after the unknown man, Dominique and Eleven jumping off of their machines to go and help, but the woman standing in back of the butch man let out some sort of scream, which made it feel like you were getting ice picks stabbed into your ears. Everyone in the gym stopped what they were doing, most everyone falling to the floor as they covered their ears.
Isaac struggled to free himself as Robin knelt on the floor, wincing as he covered his ears. Dominique quickly grabbed a twenty pound dumbbell off the floor, and chucked it as hard as she could at the mousy woman. The weight hit the woman square in the chest, the lady's wailing turning into a scream of pain as she was thrown backwards. Robin took the advantage, tackling the smaller man, who was still holding Isaac. The three men fell to the ground, Robin pumbling the other man as Isaac scrambled away, letting out a panther like yowl. Dominique ran to her partner, grabbing Robin by the shoulders and pulling him off of the unknown man, although she did give him a good kick in the ribs. Juan and a couple other guards hurried over, yelling at everyone to get on the ground. Juan went to the mousy woman, who was curled up on the floor, wheezing. The other guards hurried over to the womans partner, cuffing him and dragging him away. Juan picked up the small woman, glancing at Dominique as he walked out. Two more guards came in, instructing Isaac, Robin, Dominique, and Eleven to all follow them, escorting them out of the gym and back to their rooms. Isaac mumbled his thanks as him and Eleven split off with one guard, Dom and Robin silently following the other.
"Will we get punished for fighting?" Dominique asked finally. The guard shook his head, saying, "Normally you'd be put in solitary with no food or drink for multiple days, but you guys will be fighting in the Pit tomorrow, so there's no point. The other two didn't technically fight, so they won't be punished either." Dominique glanced to Robin, casually reaching up and wiping off a bit of blood from his face, which had splattered onto his cheek when he was attacking the man. As the guard was punching in the pin code to their room, he said before opening the door, "Congratulations, by the way. This is your guys' last fight before we use your abilities for actual good." The man smiled as Dominique gave him a weird look, about to question his comment, but the guard pushed the two into their room, closing the door before they could say anything. Dominique stood there for a moment, giving Robin a weird look. "What do you think he meant by that?"
After a half hour Robin finally woke up, taking in a deep breath as he rolled onto his back, looking around the room with squinted eyes. Dominique sat up, running a hand through her hair as she mumbled her good mornings to Robin, both of them still trying to differentiate the experiment from reality. Robin stayed in bed as Dom got up, trotting into the kitchen to make some cereal for both of them, finding a not on the counter that said 'You have the morning to relax and get ready, then we're going back to some basic training for the day. xx ~L' Dominique huffed, tossing the note down as she grabbed two oranges, peeling them and taking everything back to Robin, who was now sitting up, holding his head in his hands. Dominique explained the note to Robin, who grunted as he chewed his breakfast.
The morning was quite, Robin and Dominique just laying around in bed, Dominique watching the light coming through the blinds getting brighter. "Out of all the things we've been put through," She mumbled, "For some reason last night has me really messed up..." The image of Robin, bloody from fighting, standing there as danger is pointed right at him kept flashing through Dom's eyes, causing her to blink hard and flinch. She was glad it was a controlled dream, but the realness of it made her worry that she might not get to Robin in time to save him.
There was a soft knock on Robin's door frame, Dominique turning around to see Juan standing just outside of the room, giving them a small smile. "You guys ready?" Dom quickly got up, hurrying to her room to change into something work out appropriate, settling with shorts and a tank top. Silently the three left the apartment, being escorted down to the weight room, which to Dominique's surprise was full of other people. "It's no longer one on one with Hans?" Dominique asked, not at all disappointed. "Nah, everyone here's been in the facility for some time. Now that you can be trusted, you can socialize again. That and there's nothing you really need to work on improving, this is just so you don't gain any unnecessary weight."
Dominique and Robin stuck close together, both of them watching out for each other. There were many mean looking people in the gym, and a lot of them were staring at Dominique's bionic arm, and Robin's size. For most of the day the two partners didn't have much trouble, and they in fact made a friend with another pair, two guys named Isaac and Eleven. Isaac had long canines, and sharp fingernails, as well as black hair growing along his spine. Dominique was sure there was a tail hidden in his pants, a awkward bulk was visibly twisting around one of his legs, the lump moving occasionally. Eleven had the ability to summon water, much like Juan the security guard, so his shaggy hair was constantly wet, slicked back to look like he was just out of the shower. The four of them started to work with each other, Eleven and Dominique even playfully sparing in a small boxing ring. Dominique won easily, able to block Eleven's slow attacks and get him into a head lock multiple times.
It was towards the end of the day that things started to get bad. Isaac and Robin were helping each other lift weights, Robin spotting Isaac. A large man, and a very mousy looking woman came up to Isaac and Robin, the man grunting something that made the other two frown. Dom and Eleven, who were both on treadmills, watched carefully as the large man, who was almost as big as Robin, pick up Isaac by the throat and lift him up. Robin instantly lurched after the unknown man, Dominique and Eleven jumping off of their machines to go and help, but the woman standing in back of the butch man let out some sort of scream, which made it feel like you were getting ice picks stabbed into your ears. Everyone in the gym stopped what they were doing, most everyone falling to the floor as they covered their ears.
Isaac struggled to free himself as Robin knelt on the floor, wincing as he covered his ears. Dominique quickly grabbed a twenty pound dumbbell off the floor, and chucked it as hard as she could at the mousy woman. The weight hit the woman square in the chest, the lady's wailing turning into a scream of pain as she was thrown backwards. Robin took the advantage, tackling the smaller man, who was still holding Isaac. The three men fell to the ground, Robin pumbling the other man as Isaac scrambled away, letting out a panther like yowl. Dominique ran to her partner, grabbing Robin by the shoulders and pulling him off of the unknown man, although she did give him a good kick in the ribs. Juan and a couple other guards hurried over, yelling at everyone to get on the ground. Juan went to the mousy woman, who was curled up on the floor, wheezing. The other guards hurried over to the womans partner, cuffing him and dragging him away. Juan picked up the small woman, glancing at Dominique as he walked out. Two more guards came in, instructing Isaac, Robin, Dominique, and Eleven to all follow them, escorting them out of the gym and back to their rooms. Isaac mumbled his thanks as him and Eleven split off with one guard, Dom and Robin silently following the other.
"Will we get punished for fighting?" Dominique asked finally. The guard shook his head, saying, "Normally you'd be put in solitary with no food or drink for multiple days, but you guys will be fighting in the Pit tomorrow, so there's no point. The other two didn't technically fight, so they won't be punished either." Dominique glanced to Robin, casually reaching up and wiping off a bit of blood from his face, which had splattered onto his cheek when he was attacking the man. As the guard was punching in the pin code to their room, he said before opening the door, "Congratulations, by the way. This is your guys' last fight before we use your abilities for actual good." The man smiled as Dominique gave him a weird look, about to question his comment, but the guard pushed the two into their room, closing the door before they could say anything. Dominique stood there for a moment, giving Robin a weird look. "What do you think he meant by that?"