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"..." both Nate and Virgil were silent for a moment, before Virgil spoke up.

"Did... did I... hurt her with what I did?" he asked.

"I'd say not." Nate responded.

"But-" Virgil started to protest, but Nate interrupted.

"Blame Vanessa Encrae." he told him.

"...ah." Virgil mumbled.

"Will... will you be okay?" he asked her.

Nate opened up his mouth to say something... and then paused.

"N-no..." he stated.

"No. She's not." he said, seemingly to just realise it, himself.

"Giana and Robyn." he recalled. "THEY both need help." he told her.

He then thought about it, and sighed.

"Robyn should be easy." he told her.

"But Giana's gone... QUITE violent."

Virgil was silent for a moment, and just nodded slowly.

"I guess." he said.

Nate shook his head a little, and looked at him.

"You're you now, obviously?" he asked.

"Yes." Virgil responded.

"Thank you for saving me." he then said to Erica.

Virgil could only look at her in shock and horror, before he fell to his knees.

"I've done... horrible things..." he said.

"Robyn... Kiah... I need to apologise to them..." he said further.

"And I'm so sorry for what I just tried to do to YOU." he apologised to Erica.

And his tone was so jarring right now.

He sounded so... frail and pitiful... even Erica could hear it. But then again, Virgil always didn't like the effect he had, or capitalising on it for his own gain. Which he had been doing with reckless abandon...

...until Anya had gotten ahold of him.

Which both Nate and Erica suspected was a big part of how he sounded right now.

@totalanimefan: Aw, that's a shame

All doubts were IMMEDIATELY washed away when Virgil practically launched himself at her. She flinched and practically forced herself to not shove him away... especially when she felt his lips on the base of her neck, and felt his hands quickly trending downwards.

She knew that in mere seconds, this was going to get far more intense, and immensely more uncomfortable for her.

So she quickly gave him a hug, placing her hand over where she knew the mark was.

And as soon as she did so, Virgil froze. He froze in place as she removed the mark, and continued to stay frozen for a few more seconds... before quickly scrambling away, almost in an outright panic.

And she saw the horror and guilt in his eyes.

"I-I-I'm so s-sorry!" he blurted out.

Nate just sighed again as Erica continued to look Virgil over. After a few seconds, she could see it on his left shoulderblade. Or in that area, at least. It looked like it was the result of a hug.

The copy had hugged Virgil.

It was at that point, Nate just shook his head.

"All right, let's get this done. Quickly." he told her, as he undid the collar, not wanting to risk some sort of interference with Erica's work.

And as soon as he did so, Virgil looked at Erica with an intense sexual hunger.

And she could see it. Plain as day.

@totalanimefan: Rank 11! Congrats!

Nate merely nodded again.

"Right." he muttered.

"...c... c'mon." he then said to Virgil, who got up from the seat and immediately followed Nate. The two made their way through the medical bay... attracting some VERY awkward glances along the way... before they stepped into Erica's room.

"D... don't ask." Nate said to her.

"He's only behaving because of this leash." he then informed her.

"Do you need it removed, or do you need to risk him at his most primal?" he asked.

@totalanimefan: Now THAT'S an achievement! lol

@sorrowthemad: Good to see you're doing better now

Nate was silent for a moment, before hesitantly accepting the leash. As he did, he felt the control he had over Virgil... and he had to admit, he felt VERY uncomfortable with it. He had NO idea how to properly handle it, but Anya seemed to sense that, and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Just lead him to where you need him." she said.

"Ah... r-right." Nate stammered in response.

"Anyway, where are YOU headed now?" he asked.

"You going back home or sticking around the Unit?"

Virgil said nothing, but obediently did as he was told, going and sitting down in the closest chair, as Nate approached... and paused when he noticed the leash connecting the two together.

"...ooooooookay then." he mumbled.

"I admit, wasn't sure WHAT I was expecting, but... don't think it was THIS..." he admitted.

"Anyway, hey." he greeted Anya.

"I see you have Virgil... well in control..."

@totalanimefan: Yeah, fair enough.

And awww, shame it ended...

"Right." Nate responded.

He noticed that her words and phrasing had been... shorter. More succinct. More to-the-point. She wasn't nearly as chatty or friendly as she had been in the past, but he understood it. What she had gone through was... traumatic, to say the least. Quite frankly, it was amazing that she was even talking THIS much. He was just grateful that she wasn't completely shutting herself in, mentally OR physically.

"All we can do is keep trying." he told her.

"...just keep moving forward. One step at a time." he sighed.

"Anyway, I WILL let you know when Virgil's here. PLEASE don't just wander off, okay?"