The change in hormones, whatever it might’ve been, really showed as Gerhard went on and on in his passive-aggressive-with-a-large dose-of-violent-aggressive tone. Lucas yawned and didn’t care much to shoot back. It was five in the morning, and his personality wasn’t one to continue a fight unless necessary. Plus, the three barely knew him, so why should he give them the wrong impression? He wasn’t going to change his attitude just to fit in with Thea’s and Gerhard’s “fight back” nature or Dan’s...he didn’t exactly know what Dan’s personality was. He’d remained quiet, occasionally speaking to himself or Gerhard. He’d spoken directly with Dan once, and that was when he felt like he was going to die from a migraine. Just thinking about the events that happened during his series of death headaches made him want to vomit.<br/><br/>He crossed his arms and pulled his legs up onto the chair, almost curling into a fetal position. Lucas didn’t look weak in that position, though. He looked apathetic and tired. Tired of everyone’s bullshit. They were all forcing their problems on him, when they should be the one handling their own problems. They even had bionic abilities. You’d think that would make a person a bit smarter.<br/><br/>What was insulting was that Gerhard actually thought that the chip would have negative effects on him. Really? It worked well enough for Thea (aside from the sobbing. She adjusted quick enough) and Dan. Had Dan told him that his powers worked? Lucas forgot. That was during his painful attempt at a nap.<br/><br/>So Lucas watched Gerhard leave. Or start to leave. Why couldn’t people follow through with their actions? Gerhard then assumed that Lucas thought Dan was dumber than dirt. No, the only person who Lucas thought was dumber than dirt right now was Gerhard. His attempts at stirring up some unnecessary drama were pathetic and immature. At this moment, Lucas wouldn’t have cared if Gerhard had left. Wasn’t that hard to replace him.<br/><br/>However, Gerhard clearly wasn’t going to leave, because he came back to the table and sat down with a frustrated grunt like a seven-year-old child whose mom didn’t make what he wanted for dinner. He asked Lucas to get the file, and it was only then Lucas spoke. “Gladly,” he answered Gerhard’s request. Standing up, he started to head out of the cafeteria, but Thea started speaking.<br/><br/>Lucas listened at the door. Her half-joking, half-serious lectures turned into not-so-subtle pleas for help. She looked down at the ground after saying that they were “dead”. He could tell she valued her life, but what was there for her to fight for? He knew her parents were executed, and she was banished from Lumina to a tribe where her sole purpose was to gather food.<br/><br/>He realized that she hadn’t given up hope, and that’s why she agreed to all the bionic junk. Their fight did seem hopeless, but clearly she had some belief that they could win. She valued her life because there was still a chance she could better it, and Thea didn’t seem like a girl who would pass up a better alternative.<br/><br/>Her voice shook as she continued, but Lucas didn’t want to stay anymore. He left the cafeteria, went down the hallway and into Gerhard’s operating room. He pulled open the file cabinet and flipped through the folders until the one that said “Bionics” popped up. He pulled the file out with a satisfied look, but didn’t head back to the cafeteria. He pulled out some more files and started reading.