Chapter 28: The Uncanny Helper
There he stood by the entrance the one who had come to see Alto, the first visitor he had since come to mech division #1056.
He had shot white hair, a pale face souless eyes, broad shoulders and a slender body build. He wore the uniform for the mech designers, by his sides were two bags holding food.
Alto had not expected Eleven to be his saviour, though the timing seemed rather odd he was not one to complain. Eleven walked into the room and shut the door behind him, he looked at Alto but did not say anything. He did not even address the fact of how he looked instead he opened one of the bags to take out a container of food which he handed to Alto.
Alto did not have much strength for words his full attention was on the food, but he managed to force his eyes and mind to focus on Eleven. "Eleven sir, why are you here." It felt awkward talking to him one on one.
Eleven simply looked around the room and said. "I haven't seen you in days, I thought you might be hungry." His voice was deep, masculine and bold despite his quiet nature.
Alto at first was not sure how to take those words, he did not expect anyone to notice his absence nor was it his intention initially to be absent. What perfaps touched him the most was the fact that the only person who cares to visit him was the one person who did not show interest in anyone or anything.
"I, thank you." Alto could only say that much.
Eleven handed him a bottle of nutrients and said. "Fill up your strength before doing anything, we mech designers sometimes tend to stay up late because of our work."
Alto did not reject the offer, it was the first time having someone care for his well being in such a long time. It filled him with a warmth he had once lost. As he tried to recover his energy by eating the food brought to him by Eleven, Eleven inspected his room for a brief while before losing all interest and resolving to take a short nap on Alto's bed.