<span style="font-weight: bold"><div style="text-align: center;">***</div></span><br/><br/>Mayeni's response to the Androids words was only a small sneer. A machine was only as good or bad natured as its creator. Still, realizing how futile it was to discuss with something that would say pre-determined things as you asked more difficult questions, she dropped the topic, shaking her head. Just a very low murmur was heard.<br/>"If your creator knew how to lie, then you know it too."  This discussion would lead to a dead end.<br/><br/>Thinking about what she could do, there was no way to prove it wrong or right.<br/>Only.. if she took Avee apart, took a look at her parts and put her back together. No way they would let her do that though. She scruitinized the android, as it was scruitinizing her, wondering what parts she would need to take apart to look inside.<br/><br/>Mayenis head had slowly filled itself with common information she had known. At least they did not make them total mindless wrecks. However, there was still nothing on herself from her memories. Not her life, no history or any kinds of important people. They kept only the necessary parts. Her back filled with goosebumps. How very rational, not leaving any emotional connections, just the needed knowledge. Select the best memories, drop the useless ones.<br/><span style="font-style: italic">~If there was nothing to hide they would have kept our memories, no matter what they were.~</span>that was her opinion on this. No matter what the robot said, there was no proof on this as well.<br/><br/>Before Mayeni could continue thinking about this, another of the girls in the room asked a very good question.<br/><span style="font-style: italic">~ roughly 500 days huh? ~</span><br/>Mayeni nodded approvingly, and sent the other person a grin. Was that.. Emily? Finally another one to ask something useful. The rest seemed to hold their emotions or questions back - or they were just not fully awake yet.<br/><br/>She shrugged -  nothing wrong with being careful, though like that they wont get any good info, besides what the other party deemed necessary to feed them.<br/>If they worked together, they might have a chance to overcome this. But for now, she could only keep a clear and calm head, for what was to come.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><div style="text-align: center;">***</div></span><br/><br/>As she was thinking, and watching everyone in the room, the Android quickly took the initiative.<br/>In no time the group turned into obedient little geese, following their goose-mom, Avee.<br/>Mayeni clenched her fists, angrily. Shaking her head, and steadying her steps, she took a while to adjust her movements.<br/>She had been the last one to leave the room, watching their actions, some were steady, others were clumsier.<br/><br/>Patting the guy in front of her lightly on the back, while passing through,  she whispered: "Take it nice and slow, yeah?" He had introduced himself as Spencer Holt while they walked out, but so far, nobody had answered. And even May had something else to do first.<br/>Passing the other three, and finally catching up to the robot, blocking Avees path, Mayeni slammed a hand against the corridor wall, stopping the momentum.<br/><br/>"Just .. a.. minute...! "<br/><br/>Her white hair, fluttering behind her, had a bluish green glow in the artificial lights of the corridor, while her grey eyes reflected a bit more red.<br/>She crossed her hands infront of her chest, and focussed the android, grinning in an intimidating manner. She know it would not work on a machine, but she was about to test their  limits.<br/><br/>"Are we actually patients or<span style="font-style: italic"> prisoners</span>? Dont we get to have a say in this?"  Those were rhetorical questions.<br/><br/>"I am sure, that you may know you are:<span style="font-style: italic">a care unit</span>, and who we are:<span style="font-style: italic">your patients</span>."<br/>Mayeni started in an explanatory tone.<br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">But you have missed an essential thing.</span>Before you fill our heads with a bunch of facts that we may or may not believe, there is something else I have to say.<br/>We may have 500 days to go, and none of us knows how long we were here, inside those artificial sleep state, however -<span style="font-style: italic">We are not androids, we do not live on electricity and oil, or need to programm ourselves to freshen up.</span>"<br/><br/>She took a short break, to introduce herself, but not enough to let anyone else interrupt her flow.<br/><br/>"By the way, I am Mayeni Frost, but just call me May."<span style="font-style: italic">~.I dont know if its really my name, though~.</span>mocked her thoughts, but she put that aside for now. Nodding to everyone, she continued, genuinely happy that from the group of 5 people, more than half had already started some kind of group interaction. The rest would surely follow.<br/><br/>"As I cannot speak for the others, I will speak up for myself" - taking another look at everyones faces, before focussing back on Avee, Mayeni explained -<br/>"The first thing a proper<span style="font-style: italic">'caretaker</span>' should do is provide such  normal, but important things like food and a change of clothes,<span style="font-style: italic">don't you think, Avee?</span>You probably know our<span style="font-style: italic"> body stats</span>from your tests but do you actually know our thoughts without asking? Humans arent that simple! "<br/><br/>Mayeni's smile turned cold as she continued "Or do you want to say that we dont have any personal belongings, rooms or a change of clothes besides this sack of potatoes? "<br/>She slightly tugged at her loose hanging hospital shirts collar, before letting it fall back on her body.<br/><br/>"So, lets be clear about this<span style="font-style: italic"> once and for all:</span>Do we have any say about what happens here to us, yes or no? "<br/>She intonated every word carefully.<br/><br/>Then, uncrossing her arms, she took a step back, as she continued:<br/><br/>"Personally, I am easier to get along with, when I am not hungry. I dont know what you want from us, but since we are going to stay here for a while, its not like the 'Education Room' will run away if we have a better 'bodily and mental condition', no?"<br/>She took another small break, then continued, smirking.<br/>Ah - I would kill for a shower "<br/>Showing two rows of perfectly white teeth, May wondered if the Android understood dark humor.<br/><br/>There had been this dusty feeling on her body since she woke up, and though she did not feel dirty, she felt like layers of dust had seeped inside her pores since forever.<br/><br/><br/>What is more, there had been something,<span style="font-style: italic"> something very important</span>, that she could neither ignore, nor point out right from the start, because this could be trouble. Maybe she also was afraid of knowing the truth about it. Half of the reason she started this talk. Taking back the initiative too,  the best argument to turn the situation around.<br/>She was worried. It irked her, since they left the hospital room in such hurry.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"I dont think all of us are even here, no?"</span>she raised her eyebrows, as she pointed in the direction of the room they came from. "Unless that inside the hospital room was a comatose body or a failed experiment, how about we wait until<span style="font-style: italic">everyone</span>is here, and has the best condition, before we continue this "Education"?"<br/><br/>Now, there should not be any escaping method for the Android.<br/>Mayeni did not know from where, but she knew, for brainwashing it was best to keep a person half conscious, in a tired, frustrated or desperate condition.<br/>And from what she saw, this would be the case for most, if not everyone here. Not knowing anything about their own past or even their own present, was definitely tiring, frustrating and made her desperate.<br/><br/>Sighing a little, May swept the others with her eyes, hoping they got at least a part of her intentions.<br/><br/>"So, what is everyones opinion on this?"