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It didn't take me long to set up the base, it took me the longest to connect all the electronics and arrange the surveillance cameras, motion sensors and signal jammers. When everything was ready, I finally relaxed and went to sleep.
The next day I realized I hadn't bought any food and I also realized I didn't want to eat, it was kind of weird. I guess after that time in the asylum, I don't need food either.... Hmm, I doubt that's true, I don't think it's gonna last. Well, if I don't feel like eating, I'll check the internet. It might be worth ordering some stuff.
First of all, I had to buy weapons and some drugs that you can't find in a pharmacy. After that, I bought Kevlar fabric for my future suit. I had already worked out its approximate appearance, it remained only to find the material for manufacturing, and Kevlar was the most reasonable option. I also bought a billet of special carbon fiber, quite strong and quite light, just right for my mask. Of course I wasn't going to become a superhero, but having my own costume was a necessity, especially when I went out into the world.
Having finished shopping, all I had to do was wait for my weapon to be planted in a certain place. Well, in a week or so, my weapon would arrive, and it would be safer, but for now, I should get to training.
It was almost three months before the start of the event, during which time you need to get in shape. I started with classic work with dumbbells and barbells, practicing punches and jogging.
A week later a couple of Beretta 92 pistols arrived and a bunch of armor piercing ammo to go along with them. I decided not to get assault rifles or anything, I just needed a couple of reliable pistols and that was it.
Next came my Kevlar gear, which I had to alter to fit me, I'm not a seamstress, but I had to try, and I came out with a nice black hooded suit.
Next came a carbon fiber blank similar to Detstroke's mask, only it was completely black. I didn't repaint it, but added an even red stripe horizontally around the eyes. So that at least something in my costume wasn't black.
Well, the suit's ready, the weapon's ready, now all that's left is to get my body in shape and that's it. My body used to be pretty pumped up, no worse than Quin's, so I had to get it back to the way it was. The current body was quite wiry and shouldered, so I could get back into shape.
There was no movement in the outside world, not even the meta-humans were active for some reason, which was strange.... Maybe their powers haven't awakened yet, just like Allen's? Hmm, I don't know....
Arrow is also doing all sorts of nonsense and catching criminals, generally boring.
Although, I had hacked into Felicity Smoke's mainframe two days ago, so it was kind of fun to watch Quinn's activities. Smoak's not a bad hacker, but she's not experienced enough, which is her main flaw, she needs more practice. Okay, I'm gonna go get some exercise.
«What the... - As soon as I stood up, I felt a slight weakness. It was only for a moment, and then it went away. But then my stomach rumbled...
«Ohhh, here we go again. - Right after that I felt hunger, not particularly strong but a bit unpleasant. It was different from normal human hunger, it didn't just make my body weak, but it also affected my mind, it wasn't good. It felt like I hadn't slept in a long time. So I pulled myself together and decided to go out for lunch at the nearest cafe.
The last time I ate was five days ago, which is quite a long time ago, so it's no wonder the hunger is back. I wondered if I could satisfy it with normal human food and how much I'd have to eat. Well, it's worth a try, eating meat is a bit unpleasant after all....
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«Mm, not bad. Bring more. - I asked the waiter for another batch of fried wings. Was that the tenth or twelfth? Hmm, I don't remember.
My whole table was piled with food wrappers, but my hunger was still there, and everyone was looking at me like I was some kind of freak. That's not nice.
Yeah, normal food just seems to dull the hunger, but it doesn't do anything to satisfy it at all. Which is weird, I've even tried blood meat and nothing happened. I guess it's human meat I'm after. Eh, it tastes so bad, should I try cooking it? Hmm, that's an idea. But who should I eat? I don't want to eat innocent people, it's too much, but maybe I should test it on the dead? Hmm, that's not a bad idea, they don't need meat and I don't have to kill anyone. Well, that's settled then, I'll go check out the morgue.
I went back to my base and found out where the nearest morgue was, put on my suit and picked up my weapon, then set off.
Sneaking into the morgue, I knocked out the guards and walked over to the refrigerators with the corpses, pulled out the first one I saw and grimaced:
«Brr, eating people is disgusting, and eating dead people is even worse... Yeah, I don't have a choice, I don't want to wither away like a skeleton. Oh, I've been there, I've been there. - I took out a knife and started to cut a piece of meat from the shoulder of the dead body.
It wasn't a problem to cut it, the corpse was long dead but not rotten, so it wasn't too disgusting to eat, but I was still nauseous just looking at the meat. Besides, I knew it was dead....
«Shit, I should have brought ketchup.... Hmm, I think that guard had pizza. - I ran to the guard and got a slice of pizza, it's better with a bite.
I exhaled and muttered:
«Bon appetit...
*♪ Crunch ♪
«Bggh... - I almost threw up, it was easier to eat meat last time, this is kind of wrong. I chewed through the force and still managed to swallow.
I grimaced:
«Ewww, that's gross....
Then I began to wait...
It's weird, nothing is happening, maybe it's the pizza, or maybe I didn't eat enough?
I looked at the corpse and sighed, then cut off a new piece and swallowed without chewing.
«Hmm, nothing. Shit, isn't dead meat okay? This guy's only been dead for five hours, that's probably too long. Yeah, I have a finicky stomach.
Well, we'll have to look for live meat, and the Glades is the best place for that.
Sliding the corpse back into the fridge, I headed out into Starling's most deprived neighborhood, looking for sustenance.
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