He spent most of his time in what some would call isolation. Where all he did was work, watch, and experiment. There was nothing else, there was no pay. He had no one to call an equal. He had no one to visit.
So, the days he did find chances to venture into the outside world – beyond the steel cold walls of Creation – were days he called field days. Field days were days he would explore, find specimens, or find marks. If he was running a job, a field day was just another day to watch his prey.
This wasn’t one of those days.
He was accompanied by two of Creation’s grunts – dressed head to toe in black plastic, and equipped with puny blasters that would stand no chance against anyone he knew who would want to do him harm. Since he assumed whoever wished to kill him would do so by the same means he practiced…
Since he was a boy Vitya knew to beware of strangers, of shadows. As he grew older, he learned he could just stomp them out – or shine a light – if they ever became a problem. So, even if he was weary, he was never afraid.
It was a busy street, they had been walking longer than his quota, and soon he knew his mother would call him back to the underground. But it had been long enough for him to notice her.
It wasn’t hard, she stuck out from the crowds of people huddling close to the street vendors. The first time he saw her he met her eyes, an oceanlike colour in the sense they seemed to change just as he was told the waves did. Mood-like.
The second time he saw her expression, the way she followed him, the familiar patterns he often followed. The way she rushed to blend into the crowds as soon as he checked his shoulder.
A stalker.
He grinned.
More like a fan.
He hoped she would smile back when he saw her for the third time.
NP: Viktor is a killer - when he has a mark he follows them - this either means he has already poisoned you and wants to watch the results, or is going to. If he isn't planning a murder, he must just be intrigued.