Chapter 2 - Meeting again
The fact that there were other Immortals was surprising to say the least. Miles had a hard time dealing with this; they had been alone for so long. He didn't really talk with many of the other immortals that night though.
He was walking through the streets on New York, killing time and thinking about life and the people he had met in his life time. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the kid that he had been at the party. He was coming out of an ice cream shop with a little blond girl that looked about 10.
He was going to walk away so he didn't disturb him while he was hanging out with his friend but as soon as Czeslaw saw him, he started walking over quickly. "Hey Miles, how are you?" he said. Miles shrugged his shoulders, "I'm good." The girl he was with walked up behind him. Czeslaw turned to her, and said, "Did you meet Miles Tuck the other day?"
She shook her head and held out her hand. "Hello," he said as he shook her hand. Her hand was so small, his entirely engulfed hers. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Tuck. My name is Phil." Her voice was so soft. "Please call me Miles." he said. He considered saying that it was his fathers name, because that really was what he was called, be he thought that would a little cliche. She nodded her head slightly, "Yes sir."
"Phil is more than 50 years old." interjected Czeslaw. Miles just stared at her for a moment while she started blushing and looked away. "So you're an immortal as well?" he asked. She nodded and said, "In a way, I am a 'water' homunculus" "I don't know what that means." said Miles truthfully.
"Basically," Czeslaw explained, "she is a homunculus that can inhabit several bodies at once. So, her body isn't immortal but her mind is." Miles took a moment to let this sink in, he still didn't know what a homunculus was but he decided that he would look that up later. Right now he was going to focus on something more puzzling.
"What does that mean, inhabiting several bodies at once?" he asked. Czeslaw just looked at him like he was stupid. "Exactly what it sounds like." he said simply. Phil stepped forward, "I am able to control several bodies through the same conscience. This means that I am able to control this body and speak how I would like while, at the same time, doing so with all of my others. My attention in split between every one of them."
It still sounded a little mysterious to him but Miles let it go. Just then Phil turned to Czeslaw and said, "I must go now, Master Elmer and Lady Sylvie both requested my presents at the same time." Czeslaw waved her off. She turned to Miles and bowed slightly before leaving.
"So you have immortal friends that are the same age as you?" Miles said. Czeslaw smirked, "Only Phil, but I'm friends with all 5 of her." "What about any other friends?" Miles asked.
He crossed his arms, "Children are easier to manipulate than adults because they don't want to control you, they just want to hang out. The only problem is that they grow up without me so I tend to make temporary friends."
Every time he thought about this person it make him sad. He couldn't be called a child but he would never be seen as an adult. Czeslaw watched Phil walk away before turning back to him. "How long as you been immortal?" he asked directly. Miles frowned, "It was about 1790's." he answered. "Really?" asked Czeslaw.
Czeslaw took a few steps and waited for him to follow. He didn't see any reason not to follow him. "Why is that so surprising?" he asked. Czeslaw laughed a little. "It just a little funny. That means that I'm about 90 years older than you."
Czeslaw looked at him critically, "I don't really trust anyone older than me, well there is some exceptions, but most of the younger ones are OK." Miles thought about what he just said.
He didn't trust anyone older than any older than himself? Miles wondered what kind of life he had lived. "Never mind." said Czeslaw, waving him off. "Do you play video games?"
Miles shook his head, he never played video games before. He considered them a waste of time. Jesse liked them but he didn't see any point in them when there was so much to see in the world.
"Elmer gave me Mario Cart." Czeslaw said, "It's actually pretty fun. Wanna play?" "Sure." He said as he followed him down the street.
He didn't really want to play video games right now but there was something about Czeslaw. He wanted to know more about him. Talking to this person made him realize this his life wasn't that bad. It couldn't have been a lot worse.
