Emotions on a sleeve

There's been so much going on that I nearly neglected this journal. I'll start with the good - the Ashagi Security Forces along with others were able to locate and save Dr. Lani Weymss. She did not escape without a fight however. Several returned with minor or major injured from bullet wounds.

She nearly didn't make it.

Another achievement to be proud of was the start of the medical classes in the Pack. Lately, I realized that the medics charged with aiding the injured more than often ended up being the ones in need of medical help. So I figured it was time to teach the pack family how to take care of minor injuries themselves.

Lesson one: Basic Booboos!

There was quite a turnout for the first lesson.

I explained the ins and outs of treating GSWs and knife slashes, as well as answered some questions the attendants had. Curiously Ayr was just as attentive as the other medic trainees. Not sure if he was into medicine or just wanted knowledge to boost his ability to protect the family, but I was glad to have him there.

A rare good couple of days.

Isn't it funny how before we used to avoid the den at times?

Now it puts us at ease for a while.

I prefer it that way. Not like things are better at home. I feel at times like I'm married to two different people - The kinder Adagio that sits down and talks to me as well as the other Adagio I still know little about. Over the course of this week I believe I met both.

I couldn't avoid the corporate merger anymore than I already have, so I decided to take a tour of the UAC lab facilities. When I voiced my intentions to Adagio, she chose to come with me. I had never been there before and honestly, I was scared to enter the place on my own. At least if I'm with the woman listed as my owner, there would be less of a hassle. Before we left for the place though, she was nice enough to join me for evening workouts.

This is the Adagio I married, the one I'd timidly asked out on a date how many months ago. She's the reason I even bother with regular routine exercise now. Before I would only train when I found a quiet moment of peace for myself while on the run; now I put aside the time to do them. I realized also that the act of doing them together worked in Adagio's favor as well. She's used to very traditional training whereas I kinda use regiments ranging freely from all over the world. I have a different idea of what to pay attention to in my workouts also, namely how my arm muscles develop. I don't think she knew I could do handstand push-ups before that day...

An hour or so later, we actually walked to the UAC towers and were greeted by an escort, a Captain I believe was her title.

As I thought, the building was expansive and the lingering glares I got didn't help either. I still muse wear a proper collar and ID stating that I am employed by Ashagi. The research and development floor was on a different level from what Ashagi has in Midian City; a different scale is a more appropriate term. Dr. Scarbridge, the head of the UAC corporation, showed us around. The machines and other tech were nice, but I found him to be the most curious thing in the room.

He's a curious one alright, that he is.

Don't you start. He seemed to enjoy giving a small speech or so about the work he's done or the equipment he helped develop. Not that he doesn't have reason to boast mind you. There were a few times during this tour when I think Adagio and I were reduced to uttering simple ohhh's and ahhh's at some of the technology the UAC had under their belts. If only he didn't repeat certain things...

You sure the good doc's right in the head?

Half his sentences sounded like something from a nursery rhyme.

Indeed. The Mad Hatter or some other eccentric came to mind while conversing with him. I know the name more than I know the person. He was responsible for a great deal of horror on the side of the Pack, starting with the torture and forced age altering of Raven. I'm sure Fluffy and Lily got a good amount of hell when they were arrested also.

For past crimes we can't trust him.

Even if Ashagi and the UAC are now buddies, 

we can't reveal all of our technological secrets, that we can not.

Shut up...please.

Speaking of eccentrics, 

what was that nonsense about an April Fool's joke Adagio came up with?

We got rather steamed over that, did we not?

Yes. Adagio had thought of a idea meant to run for candidacy against Silua and whoever else felt like running Midian. I was already on edge from my hormones, and the thought of her putting our family in the public eye for the sake of a prank ticked me off...epically. She had most of it planned and ready to go by the time she told me, which only made things worse. I ended up throwing her out of the apartment in a fit.

It struck my mind to tear up the marriage license and revoke any WU ownership she had registered, but I decided against it. A divorce over something like that would make no sense, especially after we fought so hard just to have recognition as a married couple.

That's not the reason we wanted the divorce...

I hate you sometimes.

Self hate is not good for you, that it is not.

Would you stop impersonating him?! God that's annoying!

In truth, I thought of divorce because I was scared. I was afraid of Adagio doing something later that might put me, Arwen, or our son in danger. She knows Dr. Foster is alive and still after me using all leads he can find, yet bringing us both into the public eye for a prank seemed like a good idea? What if it backfired? She could lose face with a lot of her political and influential contacts, not to mention draw bad press to Ashagi. I'd be riding that disaster train along with her; the worst case being that I lose my job position. It's just a title really in my eyes, but the level of access granted to me is not something I'd like to have revoked.

She may have realized how much stress this brought me as well. She even called a psychiatrist from Belfry to the mainland apartment to help her figure that out. Adagio admitted that she doesn't always think of her family when planning things because she's never had to do so before. Things were always set in motion for her eventual benefit alone. Now that she has a family, that way of thinking needs to be retrained to include us. Since the session turned into something like couples counseling, I was asked my opinion on this.

Honestly, it didn't surprise me that Adagio often thought of herself and for herself. She was created to take risks, possibly thrive on them; however I admitted for once that I was scared of that. Scared of the fact she does forget I'm a hybrid and what limitations that brings when taking things into account. She can pass for human without trouble, but I'm not so fortunate, even if I was born human. At least the warden could explain things in ways that Adagio could understand.

Did it help that the presiding doctor admitted she owned several hybrids herself? Not really, but she gave Adagio some interesting homework to follow. She asked Adagio to keep a journal, encouraging thoughts of her wife on a daily basis. I know Adagio keeps a journal already, but it will be interesting to see how she progresses, that it will...

....damnit, now I'm doing it!

Haha it's stuck in our head now!

Serves ya right!

Next shrink session, I need to get you fixed...