It was a mix of processed foods. But they didn't even taste good. Bland steaks and chicken were the best meals, though. Always served on Thursdays and Tuesdays. The rest was essentially pig slop.

Today was just like any other day. Iwba was tired after all the sparring but Sam was looking at him weirdly. Iwba looked back at Sam with a confused expression. "What?"

"What even is your goal, dude?" Sam pointed his fork at Iwba.

Iwba stared for a second. He hasn't really thought about it this much ever since Cko kidnapped him and took him to his little orphanage he's in now. All he had to worry about back then was surviving another day. Iwba was staring at the table blankly for about a minute. Sam waved his hand trying to get his attention, but Iwba was deep in thought.

"I... I guess I want to help all the people in the world who are starving or suffering. I guess I want world peace." Iwba smiled a bit at his own words. Sam looked at Iwba like he was going crazy. Sam replied to Iwba, "Wow, how honorable. My goal is to pursue my dream of becoming rich!" Sam pointed to his chest with his thumb, smirking proudly.

Cko was reading a newspaper. A new headline dropped about a serial killing in a hospital a few districts away from the one they were in.

"Serial killings found in District Thirty-Two.

In a local hospital, the only doctor who worked there was killed brutally seemingly with high radiation dosage; However, all the patients in said hospital were fully healed back to health. One patient says 'He looked like his skin wasn't really his skin. I think he said his name was C?' On to the next story of bio-engineered chickens and cows made to withstand radiation.

Doctor Connerson, world-famous for innovating lab-grown organs, has found the cure for animals!

'The way it works is by putting the radiation in the bladder and digestive track, letting the animal automatically filter it out. I've been working on this for several years until now!' Currently, Doctor C. has done this for only chickens and cows, but he plans to make it affect other animals such as rabbits, pigs, horses, etc. On to the next story."

"That's all I need to know," Cko muttered to himself, closing the newspaper. But before Cko knew it, Iwba and Sam were already gone. "Oh well."

Iwba and Sam we're going out to do something. Actually, not really, they split off the second they left.  Iwba was off in the streets, trying to help the homeless, but he needed money to help the homeless. He could just turn in Sam, but that was out of the question. He was walking to the bounty board, nearing night, but he saw a pair of eyes. And a familiarly bad haircut. "If you're gonna try to assault me, I hope you know I'm prepared this time," Iwba said as he got into a fighting stance.

Bad Haircut Guy walked up to Iwba and proceeded to punch Iwba right in the center of Iwba's ribcage. He stumbled back, vision fading, but he got his head back in the game by biting his tongue till it bled a bit.

Bad Haircut Guy started talking, "I hate you, but before I really do kill you, I'm gonna let you know something. My power is increased comprehension. My doctor says the energy is frying my brain, but I beg to differ. Have you seen what I can do? It's all cause of that! I can see faster, think faster, and if I stress my body enough, I can move my body at the same rate my mind moves!"

Before Iwba knew it, he was behind him already, he punched Iwba nearly right in the spine, but he moved just enough for it to hit him near where the reactor was. It shook, and a blast of energy went out. Both Iwba and Bad Haircut Guy were stunned for a moment, but as soon as Iwba could think clearly, he focused his energy into his fist and hit him in the face. Bad Haircut guy barely dodged by a hair. Iwba stumbled due to missing and Bad Haircut Guy elbow dropped him to the ground.

Iwba coughed out blood in pain. He gritted his teeth and rolled out of the way before Bad Haircut Guy grabbed him and presumably got body slammed. Iwba cralled out the way and struggled to get up. "You know you can't hit me, kid, I'm too fast!-" Iwba hit him with a right hook followed by a gut punch.

Bad Haircut Guy stumbled back and almost moved fast enough but Iwba hit him again! Iwba rammed him into the ground after disrupting his flow, and after he knocked him down to the ground. Iwba got his breath and gritting his teeth. He looked down at Bad Haircut Guy.

"No, please! I'm sorry, please don't hurt me!-" Iwba began stomping  Bad Haircut Guy until he stopped moving. "Do you know how much that hurt!" Crack. "You scared my face last time we met, and now you try to kill me!" Crunch. "I'M TIRED OF YOU!" A final squirt came out of his body. Iwba just now realized what he did.

His life didn't matter that much, right?... Yeah, let's just move on. He was just some random hobo, right?

I was just some random hobo once.

But... I didn't go out trying to kill people! Iwba heard the inner voices laughing at him. It went silent in his head again. Iwba stared in the distance. No one will know he did it. "I'm just gonna... Go back to Cko's..."

Iwba began walking soullessly back. He looked up. Cko was running across the street like he was chasing someone.

"Yo, Cko!"

He was already gone.

Iwba looked back and saw a darkness creeping for a second, but it was merely his delusions; it was already dark out. Iwba kepts walking. He got there 20 minutes later and saw no one outside. Sam's room light was on though, so he must've been back already. Iwba went to bed.

Let's see it from a different point of view. To be continued

Iwba's Day Rating!:

Feelings:C

Health:B-

Overall:C+