Six nodded, smiling at the direction she heard 27’s feet move in. She resisted saying hello since she didn’t want to embarrass herself and say hi to thin air in case she was hearing wrong. She repeated the numbers in her mind. [i] Twenty Seven and Three. 27 crumpled my door and speaks backwards. 3, or Shin, is guiding me around.[/i] she would have to start making a list of all those she met in her mind. It would be a lot harder to keep track than if she could see them and know their appearances. Then again, depending on the experiments done on them, it might be best she couldn’t see the damage. 

Six felt reassured by Shin’s demeanor that seemed surprisingly upbeat for the dire situation they all found themselves in. It was comforting or at least made her less nervous. She followed him quickly though, giving enough space between them so she didn’t step on the back of his heels, but not slowing him down. She felt him halt after a minute and stopped, frowning slightly as she listened to him say to stay put. She nodded, looking slightly downward with her arms at her side, telling herself everything would be alright. She just had to stand here. If someone grabbed her, she’d just open her eyes and blast them.

Six jumped a little when a cold hand took hers, almost opening her eyes. But her fingers felt the shape of the hand and it was Shin. Why was he so cold? [b]”Yes,”[/b] she breathed in relief when the familiar voice asked if she was ready, following him and the heavy footfalls of 27 to what she assumed was 002’s cell.