He pivots and leads Norton to the attached lab: it might not be as big as the one Norton's used to back in Detroit, but the Capitol has made up for it by adding color. Every surface is lined or accented with District 5's colors, right down the cradle standing vertical in the middle of the room. It's an affront to the sterility of the white and greys of the lab he used to have. They even have scented candles for ambience.
"Home sweet home," Alex says bitterly, staring daggers at the cradle. He really hates that goddamn thing. Sure, he gets the best sleep he's ever had in it. But when he wakes and he's locked to the thing, feeling like he's paralyzed? He'd trade it for a lumpy mattress any day of the week. "I'm guessing that's familiar.
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He pivots and leads Norton to the attached lab: it might not be as big as the one Norton's used to back in Detroit, but the Capitol has made up for it by adding color. Every surface is lined or accented with District 5's colors, right down the cradle standing vertical in the middle of the room. It's an affront to the sterility of the white and greys of the lab he used to have. They even have scented candles for ambience.
"Home sweet home," Alex says bitterly, staring daggers at the cradle. He really hates that goddamn thing. Sure, he gets the best sleep he's ever had in it. But when he wakes and he's locked to the thing, feeling like he's paralyzed? He'd trade it for a lumpy mattress any day of the week. "I'm guessing that's familiar.