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Chapter 117 - Chapter 114: Normal

Jay POV

Everything was starting to feel… routine.

And I didn't know if that was good or dangerous.

SCHOOL 📚

Felix was late.

Which already felt suspicious.

Ci-n leaned over.

"If Felix is quiet, I'm worried."

Yuri nodded.

"That's not normal behavior."

David was already revising.

Like a responsible human.

Calix was staring at the ceiling.

Thinking again.

Too much thinking.

Keifer sat across from me.

Not talking much today.

Just… watching.

I caught him staring.

"What?"

"Nothing," he said too fast.

I narrowed my eyes.

"That means something."

He smirked slightly.

"You're predictable."

"No I'm not."

"You are when you're annoyed."

I looked away.

Mila whispered:

"You two are weirdly loud without talking."

AFTER SCHOOL 🏢🔥

Bell rang.

Instant chaos.

Felix finally arrived.

Running.

Out of breath.

"I WAS BUSY."

"Doing what?" Yuri asked.

"Existing aggressively."

Ci-n:

"That's fake productivity."

BASE ARRIVAL 🏢

Zane looked up.

"Everyone is late today."

Felix:

"Spiritually I was here earlier."

Zane:

"That means nothing."

TRAINING DAY 🥊🏍️

Rina didn't even bother talking much now.

Just pointed.

Everyone already knew.

Keifer moved immediately.

Yuri matched him.

David followed steadily.

Calix was analyzing mid-action again.

Felix was trying.

Ci-n was complaining while still moving.

Blaster was enjoying violence a little too much.

Rina finally said:

"Better."

Felix gasped dramatically.

"She said it again!"

TECH ROOM 💻

Edrix was now basically running half the system tests.

Zane just watched.

Rory leaned back:

"We're useless now."

Zane:

"No. You're backups."

Rory:

"That's worse."

SERAPHINE GROUP 🎭

Eman, Josh, Mayo.

Seraphine's challenge today:

"Track movement patterns in real time."

Josh:

"That sounds like math."

Seraphine:

"It is."

Josh:

"I quit."

Mayo was already doing it properly.

Eman too.

Slowly improving.

Seraphine nodded.

"Good."

MOTOR & RANGE 🏍️🎯

Elias actually didn't yell much today.

Because Felix only crashed once.

Progress.

Noah:

"Improvement."

Felix:

"I feel attacked again."

David hit near center again.

Yuri too.

Keifer slightly better than yesterday.

Noah:

"Consistency is forming."

LOUNGE 🍜

Everyone collapsed.

Again.

Felix:

"I think my soul left my body."

Ci-n:

"Mine took a vacation."

Yuri:

"Same."

David:

"Food."

KEIFER & JAY 💙

Keifer sat beside me again.

Quieter than usual.

"This feels too easy now," he said.

I looked at him.

"That's when people relax and die."

He nodded slowly.

"You always say things like that casually."

"Because it's true."

Silence.

Then he added:

"But I like it here."

I didn't answer immediately.

Because I noticed something too.

The base wasn't chaotic anymore.

Not really.

It was… stable.

And stability meant something else was coming.

Even if nothing showed it yet.

Felix suddenly shouted:

"GROUP PHOTO!"

"NOT AGAIN."

FLASH.

Everyone complaining.

Everyone laughing.

Everyone arguing.

And Keifer looking at me like he already knew what I was thinking.

"It won't stay like this forever," he said quietly.

I nodded slightly.

"I know."

And for once…

I wasn't sure if I was ready for what came after the calm.

End of Chapter 114 📖😂🔥

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