"Argh..." he muttered, glaring at the wall before cracking his face back into his grin. "So even in the future we have to deal with needles..." He remembered when he was younger, reading sci-fi novels and marvelling at what the future could hold for them. They were all published in the early 2200's, which made them pretty old, but Akai had loved reading them. "I was expecting psychics with the ability to heal any disease or wound... I guess I read too much sci-fi growing up." He chuckled nervously as Connor brought around the needles.

They were a lot smaller than they used to be. According to his father, needles were long enough to see and even feel under your skin. Akai was glad that at least they couldn't be seen unless you looked closely at them. He held his breath and bit his lip when Connor picked up one and brought it close. He tried to calm down, but his heart pounded fast in his throat. Before he could notice, he had blacked out.