Oliver fidgeted outside the unfamiliar lab room, pacing, wringing his hands. He raised a hand to knock, but put it down, chewing on the inside of his lip. While he was familiar with many of the Life division hunters, it was rare he was assigned to someone new. And this one… Well, he had heard rumours. The kid was terrified.

As a hunter trainee, Oliver had many black marks against him. He was physically weak, and hesitant, simultaneously afraid of doing his job and failing to do his job. He had a soft heart. The kid apologized at every other step, even for things that weren't his fault, and he could barely look others in the eye. He was terrified of everything. But he was shaping up into a superb technician in the lab.

Today he was praying his skills would be enough…

He took a deep breath, and finally knocked on the door to the lab.

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