Tick, tock, tick, tock, a silent clock was sounding in his head. Genesis was nodding his head to the steady beat despite the music that was pulsing through Gabriel's lair. In front of him sat a glass of wine, gleaming red just like blood. While he wasn't an overly sadistic type of person, his mood swings were cause for concern to most. He had found in previous attempts to function correctly when alcohol was in his body that it was more difficult than usual to concentrate on whatever task Gabriel had given him. Needless to say, the Collector was the only one drinking tonight.
Genesis looked up as Gabriel signalled him to stop the music. He simply nodded and stood, quickly crossing to the wall to turn it off. His head remained as Gabriel walked off down the hall, delivering his welcome letters to each of the cells. Genesis wished that he had been able to make a greeting letter, but he was not the Collector himself.
Oh well, at least he had Marie with him. He lifted his right arm to find that she was gone. Hmm, perhaps he should stop daydreaming if he didn't want to lose another ball python. The last one, Marietta, had wandered off when Genesis was upstairs in the abandoned warehouse. He was sure that she was in a better place, free from the cement walls that kept her caged in. Not that he minded most of the time, but there was a sort of monotony to capturing and watching victims. Most held his interest for a week before he became annoyed by them. The ones that couldn't be fixed were the worst of all- thrashing about and yelling all sorts of things at the poor young man. The cycle was about to start again as the next four had awoken in their new home.
"Marie... where are you dear?" he called sweetly, walking back to the table and looking underneath of it. No python here. Next he looked at his chair and then Gabriel's, but still did not find his snake. "Marie, I am on a very tight schedule and need to help Gabriel. Now please come out!" Marie did not seem to be cooperating with him however, as she continued to relax under a lamp by the security monitors, warming herself.
Genesis stood up and looked at the entryway as the familiar tune entered the room, being whistled by Gabriel. He smiled before spotting his beloved snake, picking her up off the counter and curling her around his arm. He then returned to his seat, though he was eager to see if these new victims would act any differently than the others. Chances were they wouldn't.
"It's almost time. All the preparations have been made?" Gabriel asked after a few minutes. The helper looked down at his albino python before nodding again, looking at the wall behind Gabriel. "Yes, sir."
Standing, he walked over to the wall of monitors, flicking each of them on so that the two could view Ace, Sebastian, Giselle, and Avelyn. There were also cameras in the meeting room as well as the security room. Genesis turned and gave a small salute to the camera in the corner. "Ready to record if you want too. Hmm... Marie messed something up," he mumbled. He moved over to the control panels and toggled the camera in Sebastian's room a bit, then focused it. "There we are. So how long until we let them out?" he asked, eager to see their talents. This batch seemed to have potential, especially with the unusual selection of the Animal Handler. Maybe he could teach Marie a trick or two.