"You are welcome to make yourself more comfortable. I don't mind,"
Arisu said. She set the basket of fruit on a table, sat down, and began
taking out the fruit inside. Yuji and Marlene just stayed standing. When
she noticed them, she smiled and said, "Now dears, it's alright. I don't
bite, you know."
Marlene turned to Yuji, "She suggests it, Yuji. We've had a rough journey, it's best we relax."
"I suppose so," he said. They sat down across from Arisu, holding hands under the table.
"So, what brings you here? I know you are from Second Earth, but why did you return to Earth and such?" Arisu said.
Marlene and Yuji told her their story, all of it from the beginning, from the Sleepers to the blowing up of Second Earth.
"How did you survive here, Miss Nicai, with everyone else?" Marlene asked.
"I had a son, and I lived with him and his wife and children. We were all very happy, even though the Blue had never attacked us. We thought we were safe. We were wrong, for one seemingly peaceful day, our old village was invaded by Blue. They killed my son and daughter-in-law, as well as my grandchildren. Our village didn't believe in having weapons to protect us, so most of the village was devastated. The people in the village today are the only survivors and what children that have been born since then. It was horrifying, but we rebuilt our homes and went on with our lives."
"Do you have any weapons?" Yuji asked.
"No, the rest of the village is completely against violence. We don't even have crude man-made spears!"
A look of concern crossed Marlene's face. "So that's why, when we came before with our artillery, the village was angry with us."
Arisu nodded, "Yes, but it wasn't really anger. It was fear. They didn't want bloodshed to come into their peaceful world. You see, we were isolated from everything all the time except for that one Blue attack."
"We won't be able to stay, will we? Everyone's against us." Marlene could feel Yuji's hand grip hers tighter. Arisu stood up and rummaged in a cupboard. She pulled out some potatoes and carrots. Then she set them down on the table. She found a knife, sat down again and began chopping the vegetables up into a pot. She started talking again. "I think that you, with your skills, can help us develop ways of defense. I know the village doesn't want aggression, but that is vital to our village's survival."
"But the Blue are gone!" Yuji cried. "We don't have to worry about them anymore!"
"Yuji," Arisu looked at him. "I wasn't talking about the Blue."
Marlene turned to Yuji, "She suggests it, Yuji. We've had a rough journey, it's best we relax."
"I suppose so," he said. They sat down across from Arisu, holding hands under the table.
"So, what brings you here? I know you are from Second Earth, but why did you return to Earth and such?" Arisu said.
Marlene and Yuji told her their story, all of it from the beginning, from the Sleepers to the blowing up of Second Earth.
"How did you survive here, Miss Nicai, with everyone else?" Marlene asked.
"I had a son, and I lived with him and his wife and children. We were all very happy, even though the Blue had never attacked us. We thought we were safe. We were wrong, for one seemingly peaceful day, our old village was invaded by Blue. They killed my son and daughter-in-law, as well as my grandchildren. Our village didn't believe in having weapons to protect us, so most of the village was devastated. The people in the village today are the only survivors and what children that have been born since then. It was horrifying, but we rebuilt our homes and went on with our lives."
"Do you have any weapons?" Yuji asked.
"No, the rest of the village is completely against violence. We don't even have crude man-made spears!"
A look of concern crossed Marlene's face. "So that's why, when we came before with our artillery, the village was angry with us."
Arisu nodded, "Yes, but it wasn't really anger. It was fear. They didn't want bloodshed to come into their peaceful world. You see, we were isolated from everything all the time except for that one Blue attack."
"We won't be able to stay, will we? Everyone's against us." Marlene could feel Yuji's hand grip hers tighter. Arisu stood up and rummaged in a cupboard. She pulled out some potatoes and carrots. Then she set them down on the table. She found a knife, sat down again and began chopping the vegetables up into a pot. She started talking again. "I think that you, with your skills, can help us develop ways of defense. I know the village doesn't want aggression, but that is vital to our village's survival."
"But the Blue are gone!" Yuji cried. "We don't have to worry about them anymore!"
"Yuji," Arisu looked at him. "I wasn't talking about the Blue."