Description: Antoine has hada chance to think about his actions in rehab. He gets a visit from Quon, who had brought him some news. The meeting, however, did give Antoine plenty to think about.
The drug rehab center has been where Antoine has been in for the past week or so. He had been administered sedatives every once in a while. However, he has calmed considerably since the ime he first entered the place.
Days have gone by. Antoine had been coping with the fact that he has been under the rage. He isn't sure what exactly has been happening to him other than the corrupton of the chi.
Antoine had attemped to clear his mind, is hands resting on his forehead as he exhales. He waits. Meanwhile, many of the doctors and other patients do their best to pretty much /avoid/ him.
When Quon steps into the rehab center, it's with a heavy heart. Even though he knows what's going on isn't related to drugs he never thought he'd find Antoine here. Then again he's pretty sure that Antoine never thought he'd be sending a monitored email from prison.
The Chinese teenager can't help but notice how the people try to avoid his best friend and as a result of mentioning that he's here to visit Antoine they give Chongquan Prodigy a wide berth as well. "Quite a situation here." He seems to have trouble with figuring out what to say.
There is irony in the two's fate. Quon was in jail for something that was not totally his control and now Antoine is in the same situation. Antoine can feel the lingering effects of the corrupting chi.
"It is... I have been struggling with this for days..." He narrows his eyes, "It's given me time to think and consider... I ran into Cammy before... what I think happened..." His hand runs along the forehead, "She was trying to see if I was well, but..."
Moving to different subject, "I hope you're back into classes."
"Yeah. I know. Cammy told me about her encounter with you. Apparently, you're not the only one.
The aspiring actor shakes his head in response to his friend. "No. I got expelled. The board has spoken. I recently moved out of my dorm and into an apartment. Picked up a part time job."
"...I see."
However, the other news is what has Antoine shocked. The body tenses slightly for a moment as Antoine hears that Quon got expelled. The young man always wished for the best of his best friend. To hear that this is no longer true, Antoine's busy trying to grip into the air.
However, Antoine can feel that rage seeping in.
"Nggh... Maybe... another school, then...?"
Quon can feel that corruption reacting to the bad news and he finds himself wondering if he might have made his friend's already bad situation worse. He inwardly cringes before he visibly weighs his options. "I hear that Pacific High School also has an affiliated college and might be able to swing that. If not there I could try places either in Metro City or going back home to Hong Kong for school."
He shrugs as he looks at his friend. "But either way, I won't know until some time in the future."
Antoine is struggling to control that rage. He knows that this battle is something that he has to endure for a long time. It doesn't seem to be getting any easier. However, hearing he options that Quon has brings an uneasy smile.
"I will support you however. I want you to finish you classes and be the actor that you always want to be."
Quon rubs his chin for a moment as he wonders if he'd be able to connect a few threads he has. After all, if there's a connection to the people he knows about, maybe he'll be able to figure how to do something about what's going on with his best friend. "Before this happened, do you remember anything that might be significant? A place, a person, an object?"
If there was one good thing to come out of being expelled, it was that he had more time to devote to getting Antoine out of this situation.
"I met an ebony-skinned woman out in Africa. I was doing a bit of traning when she challenged me. She mentioned something abot me being a soldier and making me see he other light.." Antoine narrows his eyes, "...My vision of her is a blurr, however... The name..."
Pause.
"...Brihan Bogale..."
Quon had already been looking up recent Ken Masters articles and blogs relating to him because of his knowledge of his corruption gained from Cammy. He saw the footage of his King of Fighters match in Sunshine City and how unbalanced he was then. He also saw how normal he looked when he was in his promotional match with Brihan Bogale and Carrol Jayne. And there's the connection.
Quon pulls out his cellphone and brings up the internet before searching for a picture from that same fight of a dark skinned woman featured in the fight with Ken Masters. "Does this jog your memory?"
"..."
Antoine is staring at the picture for several moments. His eyes are now widen. It's as if he had seen a ghost. The eyes narrow and then he says, "Y-yes! That's her!" Antoine points at the vey image.
"That is her!"
"I thought so."
Quon puts his cellphone away. His lips curl downward into a frown. "Like I said, you weren't the only one. She was connected to one of the people I knew about." His voice takes on a grim tone, "Ken Masters, owner of the Neo League, had a promotional fight against two members of a team that would be fighting in the King of Fighters. One of the members who took part in that fight was Brihan Bogale with the other being Carrol Jayne. During that fight, he seemed to be behaving normally. In the King of Fighters against the NESTS team, not so much."
"...Hrm."
Antoine finally considers the situation. The connection is that others have been affected. Particlarly, Ken Masters. Antoine lowers his head, "We'll have to put an end to this..." He frowns, then he places his hands on his forehead. "Somehow. It has to end... I think... if they are dealt with... maybe the process will end."
tHowever, who is he supposed to serve, exactly?
"I know. This can't be allowed to go on. But at least we have a direction to go with this." He nods before he starts heading to the door. "Yo. I gotta head out. But for now try to keep yourself safe and calm. It seems to be reacting to emotion"
With that he offers a wave before heading closer to the door.
"..." Antoine looks over towards his hands for several moments. He narrows his eyes, gazing at his hands. He eventually looks up towards Quon when his best friend begins to leave. Nodding towards Quon, "...Be careful." His face turns serious. "I don't want you to end up the same way." He rests his head against the hands, thinking to himself.
He has to cope.
He won't let it control him.
Log created on 22:20:46 03/16/2011 by Antoine, and last modified on 19:06:31 03/22/2011.