Chapter 3: Intro II

Intro II:

Where Conspiracies Are Born

Pdep knocked at the door... No-one opened.

Pdep knocked at the door again... He became impatient, he started looking through the front-window, he couldn't see much.

-"Hmm, I guess nobody is home... What should I do with this cake then?" wondered Pdep.

-"OI!" shouted someone from far away.

Pdep turned around, he didn't see anyone...

-"OI YOU!" shouted someone again.

-"Ehh yeah?! Where you at?" yelled Pdep while circling around, it felt like the shouting came from everywhere.

-"Whatcha doin ova at my house!?"

-"I came to deliver this cake! And... where are you?!" yelled Pdep while looking at the house, he thought someone was inside, fooling him.

Someone grabbed Pdep's shoulder.

-"Waah!" screamed Pdep out of surprise, he quickly turned around.

-"Wow! Don't shout in ma ear man!" said a small, young man, he looked troubled.

-"Cake?" asked Pdep, a little jumpy from the surprise.

-"Oh I love cake, did not order one though! You sho' you at the right address?" asked the man.

-"2nd street in Taverly, number 34..." replied Pdep, he had calmed down.

-"That is ma house for sure! I guess I could eat ya cake... How much?" asked the man nicely.

-"117 gold pieces"

-"Duuuuudeee! That's a lot! Come in and we'll talk..." shouted the man shocked.

The man opened the door and gestured to come in, Pdep walked into the living room and looked around... It was dark, the light from outside was blocked by sheets and such.

All kinds of maps of Taverly, Burthorpe and the far-end of the Trollweiss Mountain were nailed into the wall. Circles and arrows were drawn onto the maps with red crayon.

-"Sit down, I'll make ya some tea" said the man, and he walked into the kitchen.

-"O.K..." said Pdep hesitantly.

After a couple of minutes, the man walked into the room with a plate of tea.

-"Sugar?" asked the man.

-"Two teaspoons please"

The man put two teaspoons of sugar into Pdep's tea, Pdep drank the tea and they quietly sat for a while.

-"Sooooo.... about the cake" asked Pdep slowly.

-"Don't worry, I've got the money right here. Let's eat it together, I could always use some company"

-"Sure, I love these cakes. I sometimes make them myself" responded Pdep joyously.

Pdep looked around some more while eating the cake, he noticed some records from Pearl Kyokai, a band Pdep liked.

-"Hey... are those...?" said Pdep, he pointed at the records.

-"You mean these Pearl Kyokai records? Yeah, they are. I love their music so much, I heard they're from Burthorpe... Yet it was very hard to find these records" explained the man joyfully.

-"Speaking of Burthorpe... what's with all these maps of the region?" asked Pdep surprise.

-"Do... do you really want to know?" asked the man.

-"Well, kinda..."

-"Fine, I'll tell you. But promise me, do not laugh, and let me finish my story"

-"O.K. Now go on"

-"Long ago, when I was in school, I joined the literature club. In the end, it was just me and a girl from a class above me. We used to play checkers all day... Her name was Koizume Michaels..."

-"Koizume? What an unusual name..."

-"What did I say?! Don't disturb me! I'll continue... She used to say everything was a conspiracy, everything... From trees to soda cans, I liked her though, she helped me get through those rough times. Anyway, before she left school, she asked me for my help. She was 'investigating' this 'case', she told me the Royal Guard of Burthorpe were covering a deal with a guy called Axenghista.

He wanted to take over the mountain, burn it all down and build a castle, we found evidence of an evil conspiracy to take over the Region of Asgarnia.

Nobody believed us, and the Royal Guard tricked me to shut me up, everyone now thinks of me as some weird pervert who locks himself up in his room... Koizume had fled, she couldn't risk being branded a crazy person...

They ruined my life just to cover for Axenghista, and I'm sure he is still plotting his evil schemes" told the man emotionally.

-"Geez, that's more than I expected to hear... I couldn't be of any help, could I?" asked Pdep, he sympathized the man.

-"Unless you're willing to commit... I guess not" said the man disappointed.

-"You know... I'd do anything for a Pearl Kyokai fan..."

-"Really? Will you help me? I promise I will reward you greatly" shouted the man happily.

-"Okay, my job was getting boring anyway. What do I need to do?"

-"Let me tell you my name first, I'm Ürstian, and welcome to ma house!"

-"My name's Pdep, I'm from Varrock. Pleased to help you!" said Pdep excited.

Pdep shook Ürstian's hand.