Chapter 22: The Inducer (dun dun dun lol)
During the night Renata half-awoke to the sound of rustling in the room. "Huh...what the hell...so tired...Pyro don't scare m--..." and she went back to sleep. The next morning Renata awoke to Pyro knocking on the door. "Hang on!" she said. "I'm gonna shower man. Sheesh. And stop knocking so loud; you'll wake up the girls. You go downstairs and get breakfast for two. I'll be out soon." She heard footsteps going downstairs and she walked to the adjoining bathroom. She quickly show--er bathed and put on her outfit. She was pleased that her outfit was just as loose as her jeans and t-shirts at home were. Tight-fitting enough to allow movement, yet loose enough to be comfortable. She turned on her inducer but it shocked her a minute and went out. After fiddling with it for a bit the inducer turned back on, and after waiting a few minutes to make sure it wouldn't go out again, she went downstairs. Once downstairs, she spotted Pyro and went over to their table. The owner of the inn and a few regulars at the bar were now used to her and Pyro's outfits and didn't stare. But that didn't stop them or any of the other villagers from talking about them. The topic was
inexhaustible to them. "So what do you feel like doing NC? Any thing special?" Pyro asked as he ate his breakfast. "Not really," she answered as she took big mouthfuls of her eggs. "Feel like walking around and really exploring the place? I mean, we don't have to train Brina today." "Ok, sounds good to me," Pyro answered as he finished his last bit of bacon. After a few more minutes of eating and downing their last bit of milk, they paid the innkeeper and walked out. They explored different parts of town and stopped in on a popular bar and sat down. They merely drank water, but they entertained themselves by people watching and eavesdropping on the villagers' conversations. "...tried to catch ol' Minerva again. Tryin' to try her as a witch," commented one villager. "Really now," responded another villager. "And they haven't done anything yet because... It's not like they need proof. Isn't it obvious that she's a witch?" "Yes, but the ol' hag has them scared out of their wits. Can't even go near the house. Say it's cursed or somethin'. They try to catch her out in the fields when she's gatherin' her herbs." "And they haven't caught her yet because..." "Dunno. Every time she looks at them and mutters under her breath the poor lads run away and scream bloody hell. Don' think they'll ever get her..." "Wow," Renata said. "That chick scares the crap outta those guys. Wonder what she's ever done to them besides mutter under her breath." "Dunno," replied Pyro. "Probably nothing. Remember, mankind is scared of what they don't understand. Like you remember?" "Did you have to bring that up again?" she paused. "Let's go somewhere else. The smell of this place is beginning to get to me." Renata and Pyro wandered around town. All the while getting weird looks from the villagers. Renata bumped into someone wearing a cloak. She couldn't see who the person was since the person's face was covered by a hood. "Oh, sorry," began Renata. The person pulled back the hood and Renata and Pyro saw it was a woman probably around her 40's. "Hello my dears," she said. She looked them up and down, and studied them. Renata began to feel uncomfortable under her gaze. "We're not from--" "This time, I no," the woman finished. "You come from afar...another time..." The woman glanced at Renata's watch/inducer then back at her face. "If you need help you will find me..." the woman trailed off, then put her hood back on and left. Renata looked at Pyro. "Whoa that was weird. You think that maybe that lady was Minerva?" "Maybe..." Pyro trailed off, then glanced at the inducer as it cackled and slightly shocked Renata again. "You sure that thing's working ok?" "Yeah, why wouldn't it? I mean, I know it went kinda weird this morning but its fine." "You sure? Doesn't look so trusty to me anymore." "Yes," Renata said exasperatedly. "It's fine, it's not like its gonna break down right here in the middle of town..." She spoke to soon. At that instant the inducer gave out revealing her as the blue fuzzy. The villagers stopped and stared shocked. The women cried out in fear and one of the men yelled out, "A BLUE DEMON! THE DEMON COMES FROM SATAN! SHE HAS COME TO TAKE US ALL!" Suddenly all the villagers gather what weapons they had on hand, swords, pitchforks, daggers you name it. The villagers then formed a circle around Renata and Pyro, crying out, "A DEMON! THE DEMON MUST DIE!"
During the night Renata half-awoke to the sound of rustling in the room. "Huh...what the hell...so tired...Pyro don't scare m--..." and she went back to sleep. The next morning Renata awoke to Pyro knocking on the door. "Hang on!" she said. "I'm gonna shower man. Sheesh. And stop knocking so loud; you'll wake up the girls. You go downstairs and get breakfast for two. I'll be out soon." She heard footsteps going downstairs and she walked to the adjoining bathroom. She quickly show--er bathed and put on her outfit. She was pleased that her outfit was just as loose as her jeans and t-shirts at home were. Tight-fitting enough to allow movement, yet loose enough to be comfortable. She turned on her inducer but it shocked her a minute and went out. After fiddling with it for a bit the inducer turned back on, and after waiting a few minutes to make sure it wouldn't go out again, she went downstairs. Once downstairs, she spotted Pyro and went over to their table. The owner of the inn and a few regulars at the bar were now used to her and Pyro's outfits and didn't stare. But that didn't stop them or any of the other villagers from talking about them. The topic was
inexhaustible to them. "So what do you feel like doing NC? Any thing special?" Pyro asked as he ate his breakfast. "Not really," she answered as she took big mouthfuls of her eggs. "Feel like walking around and really exploring the place? I mean, we don't have to train Brina today." "Ok, sounds good to me," Pyro answered as he finished his last bit of bacon. After a few more minutes of eating and downing their last bit of milk, they paid the innkeeper and walked out. They explored different parts of town and stopped in on a popular bar and sat down. They merely drank water, but they entertained themselves by people watching and eavesdropping on the villagers' conversations. "...tried to catch ol' Minerva again. Tryin' to try her as a witch," commented one villager. "Really now," responded another villager. "And they haven't done anything yet because... It's not like they need proof. Isn't it obvious that she's a witch?" "Yes, but the ol' hag has them scared out of their wits. Can't even go near the house. Say it's cursed or somethin'. They try to catch her out in the fields when she's gatherin' her herbs." "And they haven't caught her yet because..." "Dunno. Every time she looks at them and mutters under her breath the poor lads run away and scream bloody hell. Don' think they'll ever get her..." "Wow," Renata said. "That chick scares the crap outta those guys. Wonder what she's ever done to them besides mutter under her breath." "Dunno," replied Pyro. "Probably nothing. Remember, mankind is scared of what they don't understand. Like you remember?" "Did you have to bring that up again?" she paused. "Let's go somewhere else. The smell of this place is beginning to get to me." Renata and Pyro wandered around town. All the while getting weird looks from the villagers. Renata bumped into someone wearing a cloak. She couldn't see who the person was since the person's face was covered by a hood. "Oh, sorry," began Renata. The person pulled back the hood and Renata and Pyro saw it was a woman probably around her 40's. "Hello my dears," she said. She looked them up and down, and studied them. Renata began to feel uncomfortable under her gaze. "We're not from--" "This time, I no," the woman finished. "You come from afar...another time..." The woman glanced at Renata's watch/inducer then back at her face. "If you need help you will find me..." the woman trailed off, then put her hood back on and left. Renata looked at Pyro. "Whoa that was weird. You think that maybe that lady was Minerva?" "Maybe..." Pyro trailed off, then glanced at the inducer as it cackled and slightly shocked Renata again. "You sure that thing's working ok?" "Yeah, why wouldn't it? I mean, I know it went kinda weird this morning but its fine." "You sure? Doesn't look so trusty to me anymore." "Yes," Renata said exasperatedly. "It's fine, it's not like its gonna break down right here in the middle of town..." She spoke to soon. At that instant the inducer gave out revealing her as the blue fuzzy. The villagers stopped and stared shocked. The women cried out in fear and one of the men yelled out, "A BLUE DEMON! THE DEMON COMES FROM SATAN! SHE HAS COME TO TAKE US ALL!" Suddenly all the villagers gather what weapons they had on hand, swords, pitchforks, daggers you name it. The villagers then formed a circle around Renata and Pyro, crying out, "A DEMON! THE DEMON MUST DIE!"