CHAPTER FIVE: A LESSON LEARNED

I pulled into the parking lot of the mall about twenty minutes later, the sound of The Sickos still pounding on the radio. Sickos were a rock band in this world, just not as loud or as heavy as Zavier's music. "This is it?" asked Zavier, looking out the windshield awed. The building was huge, a clear dome making up the middle portion of it. Double doors leading into the mall itself were painted white and the roof was shingled and green. Cars were parked everywhere and I had a little difficulty finding a parking space, but I got one.
Getting out, Zavier stretched and looked around. "What's it like inside?" she asked. I shook my head and snickered. Man, if I'd known she was gonna be so curious, I'd've shown her around when she was still five I thought. "Follow me and you'll find out." I said. I pocketed the keys in my jacket pocket and walked up to the doors. "Woa." said Zavier, looking around the main lobby. I grinned.
Inside, there were hundreds of tables. A small chain of restaurants lined the walls, and an arcade stood off to our left. Beyond the tables, the mall split into two different halls, stores lining every one.
"Where you wanna go first?" I asked, knowing inside that she wouldn't have a clue. I was right. "Uh, maybe I'll follow you." she said, looking embarrased. I smiled and headed for a store directly in front of all the tables, called Mechanics 'N' Games. It was where I'd bought my first Stereo when I was only twenty- one. "C'mon, there's something I wanna ask about." I said eagerly.

Last time I'd been in here, I'd seen a game about humans. The humans were all black and red and brown, and it looked as if their skin was all crumbly or thin or something. Their eyes were either black sockets or bulged out. I just wanted to know what the game might be about, and who better to ask than a human? Walking into the store with Zavier behind me, I head over to the game section and take down the game I'd seen. "What's this game about?" I asked her in a whisper. She looked at it and her eyes widened. "Hey! This is the play station version of Rob Zombie's movie, House Of 1000 Corpses! What's it doing here?" she whispered fiercly. Naturally, I had no idea what play station was, or who Rob Zombie was, or what she was talking about, but I decided to play along. She must have noticed the puzzled look in my face.
"Rob Zombie is the name of a guy who's in his own band, and play station is a kind of computer you can play games on. He had a new movie called House Of 1000 Corpses, but I have no clue why it would be in the monster world." she explained. She turned the case over and examined it. "What's the cover all about?" I asked, taking the case from her and flipping it over again. She gave me that disbelieving look again and smirked. "You don't know what this is a picture of?" she asked quietly. I shook my head. "The humans on this cover are all dead, Randall. They're all corpses, hence the title." she said sarcastically. I rasied an eye and looked at the cover once more. She was right. I hadn't noticed the mice and the puddles of blood. I thought it would've been obvious, now that I thought about it. As we exited the store, I shook my head in disgust. "Why do humans like stuff like that?"
"Not everyone does, just the really bored ones with too much homework." she said sarcastically. "C'mon, let's go visit the arcade. I'll whip you at pinball!" I challenged. I wanteds to get away from the ame store with the twisted human game. To humans, it was probably a must-have, but to me, it was disgusting, because it was humans. I am a very picky monster when it comes to my video games.