raydon wakes up excited 'i need parts today, and then it's just a matter of time' he thinks as he gets dressed. when he looks around, at a huge mess. half made bots, a box of nails was fallen on the floor, and random tools all over the place, 'i'll have clean this won't i' mind 2 thinks, annoyed 'you got it?' thinks mind 3 'it doesn't matter right now, we're so close' raydon thinks, already out the door.
'where are we going?' 3 thinks 'anywhere' thinks ray. he finds a car next to the park, 'this'll do but we need more than what a car has' 'you shouldn't do that, it's not yours and you didn't ask' says 4 'well they 're not using it' says raydon and the others. and with that he starts taking apart the engine.
Cassandra smiled as she took in the beauty of the park, she loved taking these "nature walks" and meeting new people (and animals). She waved at everyone who walked by, and they'd usually wave back, she played some cute lo-fi on Spotify and she listened to it through her earbuds. Cassie waited all week to do this, and it was worth it.
Her happiness didn't last long though, she headed to her car. Her eyes widened, "What the hell?" she whispered to herself. Cassia hadn't seen crime in this town ever since she'd moved in, she instantly froze behind a tree, away from the dude's sight.
She pulled out a few essential things from her small purse, her phone, pepper spray, a small teddy bear as big as her hand, and lip gloss. She dialed 911 but didn't call them yet but observed the dude taking the engine out of her car. He didn't even try to drive off with it, he just took it apart right there, on the street.
Cassie didn't know whether to laugh or scream in rage. She did neither and casually walked towards the dude, "Hey! What the HELL are you doing with my car?!"
Before he could answer, she forcefully jabbed the teddy bear in the stomach with the lip gloss and held it there, transferring the pain to the dude taking apart her car, "You better get the living heck out of here before I call the police!"
he falls backwards on the ground wincing and looks back at her "hey what was that? is it…like a taser, or something?" he says getting right back up and reaching for the teddy bear, but then his arm froze against his will 'don't do that. just walk away while you can' says 4 'i'd rather see what it is' says 2 'yeah same here' says ray and 3 'but 4 (with a lot of effort) starts to speak aloud "im…sorry, miss."
(Btw what are 2,3, and 4? And do they have different voices? Just wondering.)
(oh right those r the parallel minds. like you know how you can only properly focus\think about one thing? there're literally just more of him so he can focus\think on a lot more so you can almost never catch him off guard)
(raydon is the main mind and has control over his body, so if he didn't want 4 to talk than he wouldn't be able to)
Cassie didn't answer the guy, she only glared at him. She let out a short gasp and instinctively pulled back her hands as he reached for the bear. She jabbed the bear in the groin and twice as hard in the stomach again, transferring the pain into the dude once more.
When the man apologized, she didn't change her ticked off expression, "Apology accepted," she paused and raised an eyebrow, "Also, can you help me fix the car to how it was before, please. If you can take it apart, I'm pretty sure you can put it back together."
(yeesh cassie has problems lol)
(I mean, if some random person destroyed my stuff, without permission. And i can protect myself without touching the dude, I sure as heck would do what she did. (But then again, that's my dumb self, vomiting up my intrusive thoughts.) So yeah… you have a point, lol. 😳👍)
"well i could in theory. but i kinda need it right now but i'll give it back in a day or two." says ray 'that's bad, put it back!' 4 says 'wow i've never heard you say this much in one 4' 3 sneakers. "weeeell how about i pay for it" 'we have money right 2?' ray thinks 'nope. no money at all'
(But she's not like that all the time, i promise. 😅)
(lmao cas and ray. definitely won't and in chaos XD)
(Wait, can you do me a favor, if it is okay with you. Whenever Ray thinks, or the parallel minds speak in Ray's head, could you put it in italics, please? Also, how is my dude (Ray) not in pain?😅)
Cassandra scoffed, the audacity of this man pissed her off even more, "In a day or two?! Homie, what makes you think I'm gonna leave my car here for some other goons to rip off more parts?"
She lifted the gloss, ready to stab it into the teddy again, "Should i have to hurt you even more, or maybe call the police?" She sighed exasperatedly, "Well, at least could you help me get it towed or something, I don't know."
Cassie tried to smile politely although it was clear in her eyes that she had no idea what to do by this point and that she almost wanted to let tears gush out of her eyes.
"Well I'm almost done with my project… wait police? ummmm?" 'does anyone remember what those are?' 'no' says 3 'i got nothing' says 2 "WELL that settles it, none of us know what that is. so"
(Thanks for using italics, that really helps.🥰 Also, did Ray say out loud? "WELL that settles it, none of us know what that is. so")
Cassie wasn't too surprised at what that man said, "Project? Well, you could always go to a metal
scrapyard or something." Her dad was almost always making "projects" out of what seemed like junk.
Her grey-brown eyes narrowed at the other dude's remark, however, "You're kidding, right? You seriously don't know what police are?" She didn't question when he said, "none of us know…" It's probably some new pronoun or something. Cassia thought.
Worried she came off as rude, she took a deep breath and tried to calm down, "I'm sorry. You know, the police force, they enforce the law… well, never mind, can you please just give back my car parts, please?"
"no no no, you don't understa-" 'ha why don't you just show her what we're working on.' said 3 'that's a good idea. i know because it's ours' says 2 'alright then i'll ask' thinks ray "ok we decided. it'll be more efficient to show you what we're making, then you'll agree that you can't just use normal scraps to make this sort of thing."
"Oh really, and how do I know you're not gonna slice me in half and sell my organs if I follow you?" Cassie placed her hands on her hips. "Besides, I can't drive, well, not now at least." she said refferring to the car.
"driving would be quicker." 'let me handle this' 4 said, then he continued "look i'll be honest, they'll never let go of the engine unless you come with. i'll do what i can, but they have a bigger say. and i promise they don't have the brain cells t-" 'RUDE' they others think in unison.
"Okay, pause. Who's they?" She asked, looking around, absolutely terrified.
"well THEY think 4 doesn't deserve to talk to people for a bit." 'yeah i agree' said 2 'i think it's a bit harsh' 3 says
"oh yeah they is me, 2, 3 and you were just talking to 4, but mostly it's me. raydon."
"Wait, i thought i was talking to you. What's 2, 3, and 4? Are they some kind of split personalities or something?" Cassie asked, "Oh, yeah, I'm Cassandra," she held out her hand for a handshake. And you messed up, now the dude can track you down, she realized.
"oh, neat. that doesn't matter though. what matters is that i get done with my project, then i can dismantle it, and make something with even greater destructive capabilities. oh but don't worry, it's not like i'll kill someone. that would be very time consuming." he says completely serious 'that didn't help, you made it worse.' says 4. he lets go of the engine but instead of falling, it just says hanging in the air, "well if you come you can get your engine right after im done with it. so are you coming? and its a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch a genius at work."
