"The thing is... I want Tempus to wake up. Yes, he's old, and
powerful, and moody, but he's also extremely helpful. Maybe not to
me, but to Galaxy. Every time she mentions Tempus... it's like
there's this hole in her chest and I can't help, I can't fix it. I
want to help her, I want to fix her sadness, but I can't. I can
only hope Tempus will help take away some of it." Spirit sighs.
"Anyways, you're heading to the lab?"
A pale blue bunny rounds the corner, creeping towards Kevin
silently, gaze lowered to the ground so they can't see her face.
She growls a little, a drooping ear twitching slightly.
Lucia yawns, covering her mouth with the back of her hand. "Aright.
If someone gets eaten or dies or whatever, call me." She says,
lifting one hand up as she walks away. "Or take a video. Or-" She
pauses midsentence, peering around. "What..?" She shrugged, walking
away.
Lucia pauses midstep, nearly falling over. She turned around, eyes
roaming around the halls. She blinked in confusion. "I thought I.."
She shook her head. Probably hearing things. She decided.
The bunny breaks into a run, rounding when she passes Lucia so she
can face her. She lifts her head, growling. Her eyes are dead
black, not like eyeless sockets, more like her eyes have been
replaces by black holes. Her mouth is twisted in a sickening smile,
showing off her fangs stained with a little red. She growls, but
her mouth stays shut, like it's glued.
"Alright. You look about ready to kill me." Lucia says, taking a
large step back. She tucks both hands into her pockets. "You look
kinda like that thing from my dream." She adds, looking nervously
at the creature in front of her. "Red fangs.. When's the last time
you brushed your teeth?" She asks sarcastically. Anxiety filled her
eyes. "Why're you here? Aren't you just.. Wait. Wait. You're here
to kill me aren't you?"
The bunny sniffs, as if deciding, when another shape comes from
around the corner and tackles her. A fennec fox, with swirls of
black in her fur, and a sharp blue eye. Where the other eye should
be, there's just a red "X." The bunny makes a loud screeching
sound, scrambles out of the fennec foxes claws, and flees down the
hall.
Lucia lets out a panicked shriek upon seeing the fennec fox attack.
She scrambled backwards, watching the bunny flee the scene. She
froze in place, staring at the fennec fox in slight fear/awe. "You
look familiar too." She offered. "You must know that bunny, right?"
She hesitantly steps forward.
"I was yes.I want to drop off some of my stuff and see what type of
equipment you all have that can make my job a slightly bit more
easier."Nyx responds."Would you like to come with Miss Spirit?"
The fennec fox pauses for a moment. "Nika." She says finally. "Yes,
that's similar to what it is." She flicks her tail. "Hopefully you
will not have to see me again, but I have a feeling you will. The
vicious ones are frightened, resorting to hunting even if it's not
their time. I think I know what's frightened them."
Spirit follows at a trot. "What's in the bag, if you don't mind me
asking?"
"Different automail parts.I make all the automail myself that I
sell in my shop.This one though isn't going on a shelf."Nyx
explained while rubbing at her right shoulder.
Spirit nods. "You might like Fizza. She's a good inventor. If a
little... forgetful."
"Doubtful. Those have been going on for a while." She smiles a
little. "I am not surprised you have seen me in one of your dreams.
I am part of an ancient, ancient race. But I think it may have
something to do with Tempus waking, the attacks, I mean."
"She sounds like my type of person."Nyx says smiling at her
companion."If my head wasn't attached to my shoulders I would have
forgotten it somewhere."
"Oh, Galaxy mentioned someone named Tempus." Lucia remembered.
"Someone told us not to go into one of the labs because he was in
one. I don't remember which number." She tapped her forehead
thoughtfully. "Thanks, though." She added hastily. "I mean, you
didn't have to tell me any of this. So, uh.. Thanks!"