Folly & Agendas & Talulah

(STC) Chapter 12: [The Internal Soliloquy]

"Well..." Haley had trouble formulating a response.

"What is it?"

"Well, some random guy showed up, and we're having a bit of trouble."

"Can't you deal with them yourself?" I ask as I turned my gaze to my window.

"Yeah... about that... none of our casters are strong enough to deal with him, so we need you to help us out."

"Decline."

"Come on Talulah, just this once! I promise!"

"No."

I closed my phone and turned on the television only to be bored beyond comprehension. The news spilled stories of crimes, weddings, and the number of Infected in each city. The reporter sounds like a bibulous person who forgot to wipe his face in the morning.

I went into the kitchen and poured myself a glass of water to quench my thirst. Most of my days amount to nothing except for the occasional chat with that annoying Sankta, or the occasional dinner in some restaurant with Rye, or the occasional dance with him in bed.

"Hey! Talulah are you in there!"

Why is Haley here?

I went back to my couch and tapped my face with my fingers in annoyance. I was hoping that after a few minutes she would leave, but I was hopelessly mistaken.

"Talulah! I know you're in there!" Haley called while the knocks became harder. "Stop trying to act like I'm not here."

I grumble and opened the door with a false countenance.

"Oh. Hey Haley." I apathetically greeted. I saw Lucas standing beside her. "Oh... Lucas you're here too."

"Yeah... The new guy really wants to meet you. He's a little crazy-" Haley began to say.

"I already told you that I'm not interested." I respond as I closed the door.

"He is a threat to the Reunion." Lucas' hand blocked the doorway. "And he held some of our members hostage."

"You two are more than capable of taking care of him."

As if I couldn't be any more irritated, Lucas took the door handle and forcefully pushed the door back.

"What do you think you're doing?" I glared.

"Our new addition has the exact same abilities as you. He is arrogant, but I think you can still beat him." Lucas states as his hand leaves the door.

"I already-"

"We just need you to exert your authority and your presence." Lucas implored. "After that we won't bother you."

"Let me guess. You won't leave unless I come with you?" I shook my head in annoyance.

"Pretty much." Haley replied.

"What a pain in the rear. Wait here." I walk into my armory and grab my sword and my spare keys before leaving the house.

I can't believe that they can't handle a trivial matter.

When we walked past the bridge to the city of Pastel we found multiple buildings with melted roofs. Lucas gave me a brief summary of who this new member was. His name is Huo-Jin and he has an entire team of people helping him.

The smell of burning fire pierced my nose, the shouts of people penetrated my eardrums. Can this 'Huo-Jin' cause that much trouble? The incident happened far away from the Reunion warehouse; I was hoping to end this earlier, but this day sure is nuisance.