If Ansem were a being capable of happiness, this would have been as close as he'd ever gotten: walking around his personal chapel dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, explaining its intricacies to...someone most dear, having that someone huddled close against him as they went.
He led them on a full tour of the outer laboratory, explaining the various machinery and significant tools without going into much detail. Mr. Hojo did not seem inclined to ask questions, and Ansem was almost looking forward to the time when he would ask for clarification later and he would be able to berate the scientist for not paying attention now.
Ansem was aware of Vicious moving around in the background, but he seemed to want to keep to himself and merely observe in his own way. This was hardly a social occasion, and Ansem was content to let him mind his own business.
The tour ended with the containment facilities. There were only three set up so far; Ansem wanted to construct each unit to suit its specific inhabitant. The ones in place now were crude structures only, the largest of which held what remained of his ungrateful pet.
"And this is where the subjects will be contained until we are ready for them," Ansem was concluding. He felt somehow...awkward with Kadaj as audience before the cage containing the crumpled and broken form. "At the moment, it is merely serving to house a disobedient pet who needed to be taught a lesson." Ansem glanced surreptitiously at Kadaj, uncertain what the boy's reaction would be.
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He led them on a full tour of the outer laboratory, explaining the various machinery and significant tools without going into much detail. Mr. Hojo did not seem inclined to ask questions, and Ansem was almost looking forward to the time when he would ask for clarification later and he would be able to berate the scientist for not paying attention now.
Ansem was aware of Vicious moving around in the background, but he seemed to want to keep to himself and merely observe in his own way. This was hardly a social occasion, and Ansem was content to let him mind his own business.
The tour ended with the containment facilities. There were only three set up so far; Ansem wanted to construct each unit to suit its specific inhabitant. The ones in place now were crude structures only, the largest of which held what remained of his ungrateful pet.
"And this is where the subjects will be contained until we are ready for them," Ansem was concluding. He felt somehow...awkward with Kadaj as audience before the cage containing the crumpled and broken form. "At the moment, it is merely serving to house a disobedient pet who needed to be taught a lesson." Ansem glanced surreptitiously at Kadaj, uncertain what the boy's reaction would be.