Prox stood outside her home early in the morning, unable to get any rest. First that eerie red light, now an eerie sound keeping her up. It seemed like something about the Fallen Arm was out to get her! Well, probably not, but it sure was out to give her the heebie jeebies.
She just wanted some peace of mind, was that too much to ask? It was starting to seem that way, much to her displeasure. That group of Bionis life wasn't around for her to ask to check it out, either… So she guessed it was up to her.
She set out, listening and following the sound, trying to ignore the shiver it sent down her spine. She would figure out what it was, for the sake of her own sleep and for the sake of everyone else. She doubted others could get rest with the constant sound, after all!
Soon enough, the sound was louder than ever before. A few more steps and she may be face to face with some ghoul and- Wait a second. The only ones in front of her were Menyx, the youngest of the village, and their little mini-Mechon creation.
The sound was, in fact, coming from the creation. It seemed like it had some rusty legs, making the creepy creaking sound. Oh, now she just felt embarrassed… But she could still play it off, right?
"Your little creation fell into some water or something? It's making quite the noise." She placed a hand on her hip, trying to play it off. "You should know it's not safe for Machina or Mechon to go in there."
Menyx frowned. "I know… I need to get TINIE some new parts, but there's so few…"
"Tiny?" She crossed her arms. "Aren't Mechon names usually five letters long."
"Yeah. T-i-n-i-e!" Menyx nodded and Prox realized she didn't get this weird little Machina. "I got creative with spelling."
"I see… well…" She rubbed her arm. "Try and get it fixed soon, alright? The noise is a bit…" She couldn't say unnerving. "Annoying."
"Oh." They frowned but nodded. "Sorry, I promise I'll fix it soon!"
"Good, that's all I ask…" She picked up TINIE and opened Menyx's pod, placing it in there with them in order to stop the sound for now. "Keep it close by so you don't lose it, alright?"
"Okay." Menyx paused for a minute. "Hey, Prox, were you scared?"
"Well, maybe a little…" Prox rubbed the back of her neck. "So much has been freaky here on the arm lately that you can't blame me!"
Menyx giggled and shook their head. "Okay, whatever you say, Prox. I'll keep it to myself, okay?"
"Good, thank you." Last thing Prox needed was for the entire Village to think she was afraid of every little thing! The less that was said, the better. "I'm going to use this chance to go get some sleep, keep TINIE up and out of the way while I am, alright?"
"Okay!"
And with that, Prox headed back towards her room. At least she could get some sleep now. Well, she hoped that would be the case.