Me; So here is chapter eight
Mayhemb; Sorry for the wait!
"So...I...Just have to press the mouse's ear to select the object on the monitor?" Maya questioned Eugene as they sat beside each other, looking at the desktop before them. It was after their breakfast of granola bars and juice when the Ink Conduit asked how to use the electronic device.
"Yeah, just click it."
Upon following the instructions the Ink Conduit grinned as the video of a kitten popped up. "Awwww the feline is so purrrrfect~"
"Oh please don't start using puns..."
"..What are puns?"
"I am not saying in fear that you will start using them.."
"Awwww...Boo...Oh well, I'll ask Brent then."
Eugene's nose crinkled at the name a bit, as if he had just tasted a spoonful of bitter wasabi or something of the like. "Hmph..."
"Something wrong Dear?"
"...No."
"Awww come on White Rabbit, tell me what ails your wondrous mind."
"Sh-shoosh.." There was a small blush on his cheeks on the top of his cheeks at the complement.
"Come oooon~"
"I-It's nothing Maya.."
"...Okay.." There it was, that small frown that played across her lips, the one that imitated a pout.
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"Okay...So you wanna know what puns are?"
"Yes.."
"Alright, let me show you how to search stuff on the internet."
"HAZZAH!"
It didn't take long for Maya to become completely enamored with puns. All puns.
Fish, cat, horse, dog, pirates, ALL THE PUNS.
ALL.
THE.
FREAKING.
PUNS.
Maya had crawled up behind Eugene, leaning against his back and resting her chin on his left shoulder. "Hey...Hey White Rabbit...How arrrre mew doin?"
"Maya no.."
"Are mew pawsitivly purrrfect~?"
"Maya..." The Ink Conduit curled around him and dramatically laid across his lap. Placing the back of her hand to her forehead she feigned an angst appearance.
"Or has it been a pawful day?"
"Maya stop.." Dear lord help him if she managed to find out about Memes.
"No need to be so hay-nous."
"Maya I will download you all the books you want if you stop with the puns. Please."
She let out a gasp along with an ecstatic grin. "Really?.!"
"Yeah.."
"Yay~ Oh! I'll start making a list then." Maya then happily sprinted off as Eugene sat there in his chair, feeling almost drained of energy.
It was really odd when you were around the red head. She could freely give you energy and make you feel like you are electrified, and also make you feel as though you were drained in a few seconds. It was thrilling and exhausting to just be around her.
And at times Eugene was always questioning as to how he got stuck with her.
The Video Conduit had the most brilliant idea. Sometime during the period between the horse and the pirate puns he managed to look up the address of a nearby book store. The reason?
All the books she wrote down were taking forever to download, thus she wouldn't be stopping her tirade of word play.
Thus came their first journey to the outside world which he was in charge of. Yet, of course, Maya was all-too happy to go to the wondrous shop.
"Oh my gosh~!" All Eugene really had to do was wait in a corner of the store as the Ink Conduit fluttered around in search of a wondrous genre.
In all honesty it was amazing to see her so chipper. Even after everything they had experienced in the Curdun Cay, or the 'city' as she referenced it. The reason?
...
She actually never said.
But she just seemed so happy now, as if they had never happened. As if they had lived regular lives...
Well, maybe Maya would have used some sort of drugs or something to make her this active and theatric...Or maybe she just took a lot of drama classes.
Yeah, that would probably be it.
Ten minutes after he had left her Eugene realized that maaaaaybe leaving her out in public with folks wasn't the best idea.
Okay so it probably wasn't the best idea.
...
It was just a bad idea, especially with how she got around books.
"Maya?" The Video Conduit whispered as he turned yet another corner, and felt a wave of relief wash over him when he saw her beside the mystery section. She was sitting with her legs Indian Style with a book safely stationed on her lap, a stack of five other ones right beside her.
Thankfully she was done panicking and being her rather crazy self, and was being very calm as she read.
Slowly he walked over to her and kneeled down beside her. "Hey, Maya?"
"Yes White Rabbit?"
"Do you think you have enough books?"
"Do you think you have enough swarms of angels and demons in Heaven's Hellfire?"
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"My thoughts exactly, so shoosh Mister Rabbit."
Aaaand that would be how Eugene found himself dragged from the Mystery Section all the way to the Fantasy Section, which he actually did appreciate. Maya seemed to know that he wouldn't be too happy to be lead around the romance or the teen-novels, plus Fantasy was right up his alley.
Dragons, wizards, damsels in distress, knights, high mages.
And during Eugene's own escapade through the titles, his female companion actually wandered off and acquired more books. Hell, she even paid for them fully before returning to his side.
"White Rabbit~"
"Hm?"
"It's time to go dear."
"Hmm..Wait, what?" Eugene looked away from the novel he was presently skimming through, quirking an eyebrow at her.
"It's time to go silly! I've already bought all my books...Do you want me to get you one?"
"N-No, no, I'm good." The novel was placed back on the shelves. "I was just..Glancing through it."
"Well..Alright.."
"S-So..Shall we go?" His hands tried to retreat back into his pockets, yet one of them was captured by Maya.
"Sure! I can't wait to get started on these lovely, luscious, literary pieces."
Eugene felt a small smile make it's way onto his face, and slowly nodded his head. "Yeah, let's go.."
Happily with her wondrous collection of readable covers, Maya had placed herself righteously beside the gaming Eugene. "Robin Hood?"
"Hm?"
"Am I more of a Lizzie Bennet or a Nancy Drew?"
...He had to literally pause his game to look at her with the most befuddled expression. "What?"
"Am I a Lizzie Bennet, the woman from Pride and Prejudice who did her own thing despite the fact that it was wrong for her to do so. Or am I Nancy Drew, the female quirky detective who went on many adventures with her friends?"
Maya's fingers gently tapped the two books presently on her lap, while almost ten others were scattered around her chair. After glancing at the two, then at the rest of them, Eugene picked up a book that had been laid on the table in front of her and held it up.
"I think you're more of a uh...Princess Cimorene."
The fictional princess was the main character of a fantasy series made by Patricia C. Wrede. Cimorene was no run-of-the-mill girl. She got a job, lived with a sassy dragon, refused to be rescued, and a whole plethora of other amazing things.
To say she wasn't a bad ass would have been a lie.
"Aaaaaw Darling~!" The two books in her hands were set down so she could happily hug the Video Conduit. "You say the sweetest things~"
"Hmmmn.." That all-too-familiar hue of red filled into his cheeks happily, making the redhead giggle with glee.
"Such a sweetheart I have~"
"Maya please..."
"But why when adoring you is so much fu-"
Oh look, he decided to go invisible again. Even though she could still feel him, and was still hugging him...It was adorable when he got so embarrassed that he stopped being visible.
"White Rabbit, I know you are still here."
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"White raaaaaabbiiit~"
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"Come on Starbuck."
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"Speak now or forever hold your tongue~"
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"Boooo." Her arms gently tightened around his neck. "Come on dear, come out and play with your Princess."
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"Pleeeeeeeeease?"
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"Fine, then I guess I'll have to kiss you again an-"
A blinding light flashed before her eyes for a bit before she felt nothing in her arms. Apparently Eugene had once again zapped himself into his games.
"Well...Aren't we nice today, 'ay Mist'ah Rabbit?" Maya slowly got up from her seat and gathered all her books, before walking to her little metal shelving unit. On the shelf right bellow the one she was using to sleep, she used to store all her books and literary materials.
Picking up her Kindle she flipped through a few of her books, only to realize something. Apparently the thing that was titled "M.A.S.H." wasn't a book on fate, but more of a game of it...
Huh...
Oh well, it wouldn't hurt to try, right?
Clicking on the "new game" option she was presented with odd little choices.
The first being "places", asking her to pick three distinct locations...Okay.
Uh...Seattle, Long Beach, aaaand...Rome. Simple enough.
Next was the Jobs category. Book Keeper, Speech Therapist, and an Author was her selected occupations.
Next were colors..Oh geez, this would be a while..
After much debate with herself she chose aquamarine, emerald, and rose. Such lovely hues.
Then vehicles, that's where she didn't have ANY clue on..So she just left it.
Fifth question was "People"...Okay, so, just random people's names? Simple enough probably.
She chose Mark, Brent, and Eugene. Though she knew no "Mark", she just put that one on the randomize setting.
Six was simply "MASH"...
After much confusion she just put down House, Mansion, and Apartment. Whatever the "shack" meant just didn't settle with her.
Oooooh numbers~ Let's see here...Three, two, and four.
Finally animals; dogs. Jut dogs. All the dogs-ALL THE PUPPIES~
Then finally she drew a spiral. Weeeeeee~
After watching the pencil dash out almost all the options she was presented with a rather odd selection.
"Once you graduate you'll find work in Seattle, Washington as a(n) Author. You'll get around town in your aquamarine Fiat. You'll marry Eugene and live in a(n) Apartment with your Four kids and ever-loyal pet dog. And that's the story of your life! The end."
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What did she just do?
How did ANY of this make sense?
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Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
Time for more books~
After reading the entirety of the Scarlet Letter Maya happily placed the book down and rolled off the metal shelves, landing on her fee-
THUMP
Side...On her side with a thump. Okay, note to self, never put slippery shopping bags at the base of your bed. You will slip and fall.
It's just a No-No.
So no more.
No more...
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Ooooh the bags are shiny!
Quickly Maya picked up the reflective bags and ruffled the fabric, enjoying how even in the dim light it shimmered. Simply wonderful~
This reminded her that perhaps she could get some metallic paints and maybe try and make a vehicle to ride. She could just look up a picture of an automobile or something and just make it...
True the actual inside wouldn't work, nor would the engine...But the wheels could still move, and at her own speed too..!
She could go racing if she wanted to, and it would probably be safe!
...
Probably.
Maybe..
Don't quote her on that.
The Ink Conduit slowly rose back to her feet, rubbing her sore side a bit as she walked over to the monitors. "White Rabbit?"
He was still inside his game it seemed, making her sigh...With a careless glance she checked the time, only to feel her eyes widen.
Had she really been reading for that long?
Huh...
Jeez, her reading speed had decreased a lot then, she presumed. It was a faint memory of her's, where an entire section of a library's shelves could have been read by her in a single day.
Maybe all that time in that prison did it's toll...
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Oh well, it was too late to change the past.
With a sigh Maya stretched her arms and legs, rolling her head back and staring at the blank ceiling. What was the point in dwelling in the past when you have time to spend now?
That thought stuck in the red-head's mind as her legs started moving towards their snack table. Picking up a granola bar and munching on it allowed her to pause her thoughts...
Only for her attention to turn to Eugene's open laptop. After awakening the electronic device Maya clicked on the search bar and started typing.
"SEATTLE D.U.P. ACTIONS"
The first link she clicked on and took notice of was the one about the blockade around Seattle.
It was coming to it's finishing stages, and then the D.U.P. officers would come in and be stationed there. Afterwards they would scan people in and check to see if any were "bio-terrorists"...
Dear lord, they would even be scanning kids.
Maya's fist collided with the table's surface as a scowl appeared on her lips. Once cheery hazel eyes were filled with such hatred that it was almost sickening. Inside her organs boiled in rage and spitfire at the thought of people actually allowing this. "This...Those fuckers..."
The two sides of her morality battled for dominance over what to do.
Should she go out and kill all those fuckers before that bridge could be built?
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Or should she go and just halt their production, get Eugene to help, and protect the people.
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She'd have to think about it and talk to Eugene once he finally got out of his game.
Yet who knows when that would be?
Me; We hope you had fun
Mayhemb; This chapter's done
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