2 months earlier
Claire's point of view
"No Claire!" Myrnin said pushing out of the way. I would've fell if I hadn't grabbed the table. "Amelie would never allow it, and besides we already have a machine that wipes peoples minds."
"But this would be smaller and it would be great for defending yourself. The attavkerr could forget he is supposed to be attacking you so you won't die." I said. I had been asking, for weeks now to be allowed to build a machine that wipes peoples memories. It would shoot a beam or something and wipe out whatever memories were there. Like what Frank does but... different.
"And what happens if someone else gets a hold of it? Vampires could forget there vampires and walk out into the sun. Then you have Amelie to answer to. The answers no. Now stop asking me. I need you to shift these boxes." Myrnin said picking up a box that was really heavy but carrying it like it was made out of foam. I don't know why he needs me. He can easily move them himself.
"But..." I began.
"I said stop asking!"
I sighed and dragged a box out. It weighed a ton. I tugged on it but it wouldn't budge. I gave up. I turned to tell Myrnin he would have to move it but he was standing there watching me.
"Why don't you help me? Instead of standing there watching me." I said.
"You'll manage. Now hurry up or you'll be here until dark." Myrnin said sorting through a box of stuff.
He seems eager to get rid of me, I thought. Maybe he's just cranky because I kept bringing up the machine. I heaved at the box and pushed it but it wouldn't move.
"Myrnin it's too heavy. You have to lift it." I said. Myrnin sighed and came over and lifted the box and carried it to another table. He mumbled something along the lines of "whine, whine, whine." I rolled my eyes and looked through the box.
"Actually I'll look through that. You... Clean up." Myrnin said pushed me out the way.
"Fine." I picked up books that were on the floor and ordered them neatly, then I got a brush and swept up broken glass and put it in the bin, then brushed the floor and put the rubbish in the bin.
"Finished." I said and checked my phone. "It's going to be dark soon I'd better be going." I said.
"Bye. Don't be late tomorrow." Myrnin said. I waved then left.
hen I got home I lockers and bolted the door - a habit that you need in Morganville - and went into the kitchen. There was Shane standing by the cooker while tacos were cooking. He looked up.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi What have you been doing today?" I asked.
"Been to work. Want some?" Shane asked nodding towards the tacos cooking. I shrugged.
"Sure. I'm just gonna jump in the shower." I said. I walked upstairs to my bedroom and pulled out the plan for my drawing of the mind-wiper is medium in size and can be configured so that you could control how far back the memory loss goes and for how long. I decided I am going to discuss it over dinner.
Later I went downstairs to get food. I took my place, next to Shane after getting a plate of tacos and chips.
"So um... What do you think if someone decided to make a invention that wipes people's mind?" I asked.
"Isn't there already a computer for that?" Michael asked.
"Well what if it was a weapon? Or a defense item? Like if a vampire was going to attack you then the um, invention would wipe the mind of the vampire and he would forget and leave you alone." I explained.
"That would be awesome. Is someone making it?" Eve asked.
"Well they might be thinking about making it." I said.
"Are you making it?" Eve asked but Michael asked me a different question.
"How would you make one anyway? Where will you get the materials from?"
"Well... I could ask Myrnin how he got the stuff for his computer." I said.
"So you are making it?" Eve asked.
"Well I just need to get permission from Myrnin." I said. "Which he's not giving me at this moment in time. He says Amelie will never allow it,"
"Hell no." Shane said.
"And that someone else could get it and make vampires forget their vampires." I finished.
"Well then build it without her knowing." Eve said.
"I-I can't do that." I said, thinking about the amount of trouble I'll be in if she ever found out.
"CB, Amelie wouldn't have agreed to half the stuff you and that crazy ass vampire do down there if she had known about it. This isn't much different." Eve said.
"Yeah but Myrnin doesn't want me to do it. And its not like I can hide it from him. He comes into my room whenever he feels like it and he'll know something's up." I said. I hope she's not trying to get me in trouble.
"Well you'll just have to convince him. He loves you, you know. Well I wouldn't say love but-"
"She doesn't love him. Do you, Claire?" Shane asked. I shook my head without hesitation. "And he doesn't love her. Just convince him to let you build the machine."
"How?" I asked.
"Be extra nice to him. He might be pleased your being nice and doing nice things that he'll let you build it if he gets nice things." Michael said. "He's like a dog."
"Myrnin's not a dog, Michael. He's a vampire." I said.
"A crazy one. You don't know how his brain works, Claire. It might work." Eve said. I sighed.
"Fine I'll think about it." I said and ate my food without another word.
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