In the small room, with the round wooden table right in the center, the three people sat down. The clamorous sound of the fan above their heads filled the room. With solemn face they stare at each other. Izen, Rudal, and Kiau’s cellmate in the prison.
Izen put his hand on his chin, stared at Kiau’s cellmate with serious expression. Kiau’s cellmate is Mr.Piele or Mr.Pifu or maybe both or not both. His name in the document on the table was Piele, but he isn’t it, He said that he was Pifu.
“I think I am Pifu.” He tried to reassure, but he was still vague about it. “I know them. I know who they are. Niem and Tieden.” He said again in convinced voice. He stared at Izen and Rudal hoping the two will believe him.
Rudal looks concerned. He looks at Izen, he didn’t know how to react to Pifu. He also confused about all of this. He was still silent waiting Izen’s.
Izen looked serious, “Whoever you are, first we need... to buy some Pineapple Juice.”
Pifu looks tired with that.
“Izen...” Rudal looked at Izen.
“Why? Don’t you want it too?” Izen said. “We need sugar~.”
“No,” Rudal denied it. “Your card...” he opened his hands, waiting for Izen’s Card.
“Oh,” Izen realized it. Rudal seems to have changed a bit. He didn’t expect that.
“Tell us about everything that you know.” Izen looked serious again. He stared at Pifu in front of him. And he drink his juice again. Pifu looked isn’t get used to Izen’s behaviour, he can’t focused.
Pifu sighed.
“Why? Do you not like Pineapple juice?” Rudal said fidgety. “I should have asked before ordering it.” he looks dejected.
“No, That’s not that.” Pifu shooked his head. He also looks concerned. He afraid that Rudal misunderstood him.
“That’s okay, Pifu. You will like it, like I am.” Izen smiled. “This is also become my favourite juice”
“Like I said, That’s not about it.” Pifu felt weary. “Whatever. I will tell you everything I know.”
“There is such a research. But, I don’t know what research it is, for sure it is human research. There weren’t too many humans that being object of that research at the time, that’s what I know.” Pifu eyes looked sorrowful, he remember things that he didn’t want to remember.
“First, there are five of us in that room. Me, Anya, Taringa, Rurimi, and Riiha. Neither of us remembers anything before arriving in the room. We were told our name.”
Izen and Rudal seem to be listening and watching Pifu seriously.
Pifu sighed, “We get daily drugs that we never know what they contain. They always keep an eye on us. They will ask us about how our bodies feel and the side effect that come from the drugs.”
Pifu looked at Izen and then Rudal, “You already know them. They are Tieden, Niem, and..” he stopped for a moment, “..Irung or...Kiau.”
Izen and Rudal try to keep look calm, but their eyes seem to shiver.
“But I have known Kiau for quite a long time. And he isn’t a researchist. He is an amazing journalist with a strong determination.” Rudal stood up from his seat. He looked so earnest.
“He was never afraid to break down all criminals, even they were people with power. It’s his character that makes me admire him.” Rudal eyes looked fervent.
Pifu backed away, he didn’t expect Rudal’s reaction. “Well.. that person, Kiau, I don’t think he is completely himself anymore.” Izen pulled Rudal to sit back down and calmed him down.
Pifu stroked his back neck with his hand that still in handcuffs. “Umm, how can I explain this..” he looked unsure.
“Kiau doesn’t remember anything after that incident. And he is changed a little bit, but I thought it is because of his amnesia.” Izen put his hand on his chin, looking puzzled.
Rudal sat on his chair. Looks calmer and now he is nodding at Izen’s statement, agreeing.
“Yeah, that’s right. I met him in prison and he wasn’t like the Irung I knew, and he didn’t recognize me.” Pifu recalls when he met Irung again. He shuddered, remembering how he felt when his eyes met with Irung again, because he thought his escape from the research site to the prison collapsed instantly.
Pifu voluntarily come to the prison. He deliberately broke mini market and went to the police office to become a prisoner. He feels safer in prison, because there are prison guards who are always watching him.
But now he involved with them again.
“They like to be one person. The first person, Irung, and then the second person, Kiau. And I think it might also happen to Tieden or Niem. They become one with the previous researched human.” Pifu make Izen and Rudal even more confused. “I thought that because you all didn’t know about Rurimi right? Just Tieden and Niem.”
Pifu continued, “You remember that Zombie wave?” Pifu explained where when Kiau was dragged away by people that looked like zombie. Rudal nodded.
Pifu continued, ‘They are under control. That power probably from Rurimi. I mean the second person who has Rurimi in his body. Because I believe, Rurimi died before I left.” Pifu shivered, he recall Rurimi face when he died.