Eris stopped. "Huh? No? Uh… what's a hospital?" it asked, looking confused. "Are you okay? Do you need to see my dad? They're a healer, y'know. Anything you need, he can fix." she then pulled Reed up the last few steps, and into its room. "Okay, we're alone now. So, what's the outside world like? Dad says nobody else can tell me, and they have to listen to Dad or they end up like Raoul. Kicked out." she said ominously. "Then, of course, they get torn to shreds by the trees." a much less ominous, much more graphic statement.
Reed chuckled nervously. “Oh. Um, yeah, I hurt my foot pretty bad, I guess.” Once the skull person took him into the room, he took some time to get a good look at its face, trying come to terms with the fact that it was actually speaking to him and he wasn’t dreaming.
He blinked. “What do you mean, ‘outside world’? I don’t even know where I am.” Then he cocked his head. Torn to shreds by the trees…? “Sounds like that’s what happened to my foot. Also, I’m not a satyr or werewolf or any of that stuff. I’m just a dude. What are you?”
"Uh… I'm Eris. Named by my father after the Goddess of Discord. Not much for chaos myself, but I do like a little bit of fun every once in a while. What's a dude, then? I've never heard of that one before." she said, it sounded like it disapproved somehow, or at least was waiting for approval. "Uh… I could probably help your foot if you'd like." she said, suddenly something huge slithered out from underneath its bed. "Buddy, no! Go away, stinky-butt, I'm trying to talk to this thing! Ugh, sorry, that's Buddy." it said, pointing to the 22-foot-long albino zombie
burmese python that was currently curling around Reed for warmth.
She looked back at Kamila. "I don't know," she said, "Lucifer seemed panicked, so I'm trying to listen in and figure out what's going on." She pressed her ear against the building once more, hearing some of what was said. She'd recognized the voice of Eris, but she couldn't recognize the other voice. "I think Eris is talking to the new resident? They sound masculine."
"Eris's room has a window," she said to Kamila, "right? Could you get us up there and see if she'll fill us in?"
(Hey Knight, do mind if Endra joins Jarek once he like, transforms?)
Drawing in a breath, Kamilla then quickly moved her chin up and down. There really is no need for her to be pressing the left side of her head against the wall, but there is always fun in doing simple things that she doesn't need to do; like sighing or using pillows.
She did hear Eris, but then she did hear an unknown voice. Then there's that iron smell coming from inside. But of course, her mind fixated on another oddity? "Dude?" Kamilla tilted her head. The word sounded funny on her tongue. "What is a dude? Is it some kind folkloric creature?"
Tilting her chin up at the window, her headscarf fell back, revealing her hair. She didn't even notice this. Her fingers curled up against the building's wall. "I am not so sure…" She murmured. "It is already not good that we are doing this…"
Frowning at herself, she stood away from the wall. "Maybe we can knock on the door!" Kamilla suggested. Her eyes lit up as the idea had come to her. "And then we can see Eris and the new friend and maybe help Luci since they seem stressed! What do you think?"
"Uh… I'm Eris. Named by my father after the Goddess of Discord. Not much for chaos myself, but I do like a little bit of fun every once in a while. What's a dude, then? I've never heard of that one before." she said, it sounded like it disapproved somehow, or at least was waiting for approval. "Uh… I could probably help your foot if you'd like." she said, suddenly something huge slithered out from underneath its bed. "Buddy, no! Go away, stinky-butt, I'm trying to talk to this thing! Ugh, sorry, that's Buddy." it said, pointing to the 22-foot-long albino zombie
burmese python that was currently curling around Reed for warmth.
“Oh, hi Eris. That’s a cool name. I’m Reed.” Then he blinked, looking around the room awkwardly. “Uhhh, it’s nothing, I mean to say I’m… I’m a person? I’m human.” He ran a hand through his curly blue hair. “Um, that would be—“ his eyes bulged, seeing the long thing slithering towards him. He cursed again, seeing rotten flesh and bones poking out of it. At first he tried to get away from it, but he remembered from his experiences with other animals and pets that it was better to just keep still and let it sus you out, so that’s what he did. “O— oh, hi Buddy. Nice to— nice to meet you.”
Eris stumbled back at the word "human", tearing the blankets off its bed and shielding herself with them. "No… you can't be! You're too nice, and humans are evil!" she said, peeking from behind the blankets and staring in awe. This "Reed" person didn't seem to be lying, so Eris scooted back a little and hid. Meanwhile, Luci was trying to open the door to their daughter's room, hoping to keep her safe from the human, however it'd managed to get in here.
"Alright," she said smiling at Kamila, "we'll try alright." She trotted over to the front door, looking back and beckoning her to follow every once in a while. Chikara wasn't completely sure Lucifer would let them in, especially with the implications of what they heard. Most of the citizens here had no idea what that meant, but she was young and had been outside up until about a decade ago.
Reed just quirked an awkward smile. “Well uh, I’m as human as they come. But yeah, I can’t disagree with you there. Humans are kind of evil. I don’t even really think I’m a ‘nice’ person, but thanks for saying so. So I’m guessing you’re not human?”
He really wasn’t dreaming, right? He didn’t hit his head when he tripped? Speaking of which, his foot still hurt a lot. Maybe that proved he wasn’t dreaming. Maybe if he was, he wouldn’t be in pain. Reed glanced at the door, hearing sounds on the other side. Oh great, it was probably that large person with the weird eyes.
"And try we must!" Kamilla exclaimed. Clenching her fists, she shook them with an eager grin. So many possibilities of what could happened passed through her mind. She would be a bit disappointed if they can't go in to see the new one, but at the same time, she understands; it's probably a lot for Luci. New things are exciting, yet you never know what will truly happen.
Turning around, she picked up her skirts then zipped over to Chikara's side. Still having happy fists, they lightly bounced and hit her sides. "Whoever they are, they smell….odd," She whispered, mostly to herself. "It's a good smell, but at the same time….I am not sure."
After hurling over, clenching his side in pain, Konrád was no more, but Jarek was here! Getting back up, he rolled his head around, hearing the satisfying sounds of his neck cracking.
"Stupid idiot…" He muttered while looking down at the suit. Going over to the nearest home, he took off the glasses, jacket, and vest. Jarek had forgotten about the umbrella, but who cares? Clearly he would be the last person to do so.
Everything looks terribly boring. From the sky down to the ground, absolutely fucking boring. Not to mention, it was quiet from where he stood. Jarek rolled his black eyes at the sight of it all.
Reed just quirked an awkward smile. “Well uh, I’m as human as they come. But yeah, I can’t disagree with you there. Humans are kind of evil. I don’t even really think I’m a ‘nice’ person, but thanks for saying so. So I’m guessing you’re not human?”
He really wasn’t dreaming, right? He didn’t hit his head when he tripped? Speaking of which, his foot still hurt a lot. Maybe that proved he wasn’t dreaming. Maybe if he was, he wouldn’t be in pain. Reed glanced at the door, hearing sounds on the other side. Oh great, it was probably that large person with the weird eyes.
Eris didn't respond. Luci managed to pick the lock, and with that they were able to enter, massive frame just barely squeezing through the doorway. They closed the door, and Eris quickly ran to him. "Dad, how did a human get in here? They aren't supposed to even know about this place!" it said, hiding behind Lucifer. They looked Reed up and down, he seemed harmless but overall, probably would run screaming to the other humans if he was turned loose.
(You guys just wanna… wait? They come back,,,, eventually)
(Yeah sure, I'm cool with that)
