later that evening, grimmus and horny snuck towards the back of the lab near the toilets and waited. eventually, after waiting around with the 2 playing tick-tack-toe in the dirt, a quiet grinding of gears can be heard as the pair stood up and ready. part of the wall retracted and a doorway lay in front of them. standing inside is Dr.merlot gesturing them to come in.
inside is a slightly long hallway, eventually, they reach a well build and thick steel door and a black panel on the wall next to it, he then put his hand onto it and the door opened
hornsy: holy shit, that was cool!
grimmus: huh, neat
inside, leading down, was a massive room with 2 levels. the 1st having several high-quality bookshelves filled with books. nearby, lay several tables with skeleton parts strewn about, most likely figuring out how their mechanisms worked.
he took them upstairs from the central pillar stairs in the middle. up there was a bed a desk with more bookshelves and a kitchen, over at the kitchen someone stood, preparing a mug of coffee by the looks of it. The person appears to resemble a girl with short brown hair, but parts of her, such as her neck, hips and arm and leg joint were mechanical in nature
hornsy: *under his breath while looking at the girl* what the?
Dr.merlot: oh don't mind lin, shes an experimental skeleton I found deep in an underground facility, most likely ones meant for domestic households and catering businesses
hornsy: uhh...
grimmus: maids and restaurant workers
hornsy: ahhh, thanks
Dr.merlot: I brought her back here and used my knowledge of skeletons to repair her. now she cares for me and helps me with my research
lin: well its the least i could do for the person who saved my life and repaired me *sets down the cup of coffee at the main desk*
lin: *notices hornsy and grimmus* can I get you 2 anything?
hornsy: ill have a coffee with 3 sugars
grimmus: and ill have any alcohol you got
lin: we have run and grog
grimmus: ill take the grog
lin: coming right up
she then went back to the kitchen with a smile on her face which had hornsy kinda unnerved which Dr.merlot noticed
Dr.merlot: something the problem?
hornsy: y-yeah, it's kinda weird to see a skeleton expressing emotions like that
Dr.merlot: ah yes, the ones you people see are usually the manual labour ones as well as combat ones
grimmus: true
Dr.merlot notices something odd about the hooded man that came in with the shek
Dr.merlot: um, grimmus, was it? could I speak with you over there for a moment
grimmus: sure...
they then went over to the main desk while hornsy sat at a coffee table and drank his coffee which lin brought over and begun chatting, with hornsy discussing his city and his adventures
YOU ARE READING
the adventures of hornsy and the blacksand mercs
Fanfictionhi the names hornsy, I am a shek from the island of Kenshi, and these are my misadventures, some are dealing with...uninvited guests and others are...running away from the local fauna with ancient valuables in tow and even forgetting to go hunting ...
