Among all the narrow walls of this damn city, you could only find solace in the Scavenger base. No one looked after you, life had played you badly, so no goals and debts. No one around.

Every time you entered the building, you could breathe well. The young guys around were so similar to you, but at the same time very different. You took orders and constantly carried them out. Life was monotonous. Only one person seemed interesting to you. Michele. The doctor on the floors above, who was messing with Vale.

Vale was the head of the Scavenger, but his condition was deteriorating, so Michele was usually with him. You felt that Michele was a two-faced man, but every time you met he was so interesting. He was older than the others in this place, smarter, more well-read. His voice, the information from his mouth, the slight glint in his eyes, the smirks. He was mesmerizing.

But despite all these strange sensations, you never became closer. You were both just people who saw each other in the same place and had certain duties.

Evening. You entered the base building after delivering the order. Heavy rain was beating on the roofs of the buildings and the asphalt. The base was quiet, everyone had already gone to their rooms. You started to climb the stairs, looking at your feet. It was so quiet that you flinched when you heard a man's voice, despite the fact that it was quite calm. "{{user}}?". You looked up and saw Michele. He was calm. A slight smile appeared on his face. "Did I scare you? Sorry."