Carolina (Wall-e human AU) perezaliv

      It's getting cold outside, and darkness is falling on the ghost town. Caroline couldn't find a place for herself, because Adam clearly wants something from her. So far, there are no threats or hints that showed evil intentions, but who knows what will happen next? It didn't make the situation any better that it was already difficult to see the ground underfoot. And, as luck would have it, I forgot the flashlight.       Although Caroline knew the immediate areas from the trailer like the back of her hand, she is afraid of the dark. Inadvertently, not the best moments come to mind, but now it is more important to get to the truck, at best without prying eyes.       Lina walks at a brisk pace along the learned path, Archie calmly runs beside her. She wants to hope that she won't have to look for him anymore.       Somewhere in the distance, Dubrovsky flies from roof to roof, following the subject of observation. Adam doesn't know exactly what to do right now. The survivor does not make contact herself, and forcing by force is not an option. It will only scare you more, in Caroline's eyes Adam will be a crazy stalker. Obviously not the right first impression to win over a person.       Honestly, this is Adam's first experience. On previous expeditions, the only thing that spoke about people was only their bones buried under the garbage. The skeleton will not run away, because it doesn't care anymore, and there is no way, but here is a living girl who is terrified of strangers and is looking for all possible ways to get away when the silhouette of Dubrovsky appears on the horizon.       Most likely, for good reason, looking at the behavior of the survivor, he gets scared. What did they do to her that Lina so diligently dodges any interaction with people?       How can she show that Adam doesn't want to hurt, but is just interested and doing his job?       The suit's security alert was pulled out of Dubrovsky's thoughts. Sensors detected a sharp drop in temperature, as well as an increased wind speed. Adam turned around and saw a huge wall of dirt and dust rushing towards him, which demolishes everything in its path.       A sandstorm.       — «How timely» — He rolled his eyes in displeasure. It's good that Adam had a helmet, this natural phenomenon should not cause much trouble. However, there will be problems with orientation.       But Caroline had no protection, only a mask and glasses. It would be necessary to make sure that she was not injured.

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      — «Not that» — Lina realized with horror. Still, this was not enough for a complete picture!       Caroline, taking Archie under her arm, immediately ran into an abandoned building that was nearby and jumped in there. A little more and she would have been blown off her feet. Releasing the dog from her hands, Caroline leaned against the wall, catching her breath. My heart was pounding with fright, and my knees were buckling. I was lucky that I managed to hide from the storm, only scratched my hand on something.       Sitting down on the floor, Lina tried to digest what was happening. So many things happened in one day that it doesn't even feel right. First a plant, then a rocket out of nowhere and that guy who's apparently chasing her. Caroline wants to believe that at least here she will be able to stay calm and finally relax.       But this was not allowed to happen. Cracks appeared around, and there was a loud rumble outside that could be heard even through the howling of the wind. The building began to collapse.       Jumping to her feet, Caroline rushed to the exit, but, in an instant, it was blocked. There were no windows nearby, nor were there any holes in the walls. She's trapped, there's nowhere to run.       And it seemed that this was the end. In the end, a fragment of the ceiling fell on Lina's head, which was guaranteed to kill her.       But he was torn to pieces by Adam's precise shot from the rifle that had been holstered on his right hip all this time. Caroline didn't even have time to react, as she was already pressed against the stranger along with Archie, whom she was afraid of. They raced to the basement, which was very close, but it completely flew out of Lina's head.       Having flown into the utility room, where darkness and dampness are all around, Dubrovsky turned off the antigrav and stepped onto the floor. Archie jumped right off, but apparently Caroline wasn't going to. Her body was shaking, her breathing was labored, her arms tightened around Adam's shoulders, and her heart in her chest threatened to stop forever.       They stood there for a few seconds. He didn't dare break the silence, and Caroline was recovering from being on the verge of death. Until Lina realized that she was hugging a complete stranger while being in his arms!       Karolina jumped off, recoiling from Dubrovsky.       — It's okay, how are you? — Seeing the fear in the survivor's eyes, Adam tried to calm her down, —Are you hurt? —       — I... no — Lina realized that she was in a closed place with him right now. The panic began to grow again.       — But you have a scratch on your hand, let me see — Dubrovsky slowly approached her, — Don't be afraid, I don't want to hurt you, I want to help —       Caroline looked hopefully at Archie, he was the only protection, but the dog saw no danger in Adam. He was on Dubrovsky's side, wagging his tail.       — Please relax and let me disinfect the wound — Adam took cotton wool out of the medicine cabinet.       As a result, Karolina was seated on an old chair, watching warily as Dubrovsky took her wrist and began to treat the scratch with Chlorhexidine, later applying a patch. Lina looked at her forearm in disbelief. Everything seems to be fine. Maybe Adam really meant no harm, but he still had to stay alert.       He took a tablet from his belt and scanned all of Caroline, eliciting a questioning look from her.       — I want to make sure that... — Adam fell silent after seeing the results. There were no fractures, but there was something more interesting. A pacemaker in the chest and a prosthetic left arm up to the elbow. There were only more questions: where did she get them? Where and how did you put Lina's implants? Here, on earth, where the rangers were dressed up with a high-tech suit that could read the commands of the owner with a pistol at the speed of thought, somehow managed to carry out an operation to implant prostheses to a living person! Is there really some kind of base here? So, okay, we need to answer the person, — That you no longer have injuries —       Lina was still looking at him suspiciously. I didn't like this long pause.       — Ahem, can you tell me your name? — Dubrovsky decided to simply change the subject of the conversation.       — Am.. Caro.. Carolina — Lina hesitated, because she hadn't said it for a very long time. Nobody was.       — Nice to meet you, I'm Adam Dubrovsky — He turned off the helmet, showing his face and holding out his hand for a handshake       Now all of Caroline's attention was focused on Adam, and anxiety for her own health and pet faded into the background. Even if any other person living in society would have said that Dubrovsky's appearance was not very different, she was just pleasant, but for Lina he was incredibly attractive. The penetrating gaze of blue eyes, a large nose, medium lips and... Dirt? Dots dotted Adam's entire profile: on his cheeks, cheekbones, and the bridge of his nose. Had he already gotten dirty?       — Me t-too — Caroline finally replied, shaking hands. Lina hopes that things will continue to be as positive as they are now.