Vinyl sat on a red, fat shabby couch and began to think about everything that had happened. The walk from the facility had seemed brief, merely minutes, yet upon reaching the caravan, the facility was nowhere in sight.
Her eyes wandered. In one corner lay a cozy bed, adorned with a checkered blanket and a yellow pillow. On the other side, there was a little kitchen with everything she needed for her daily routine. She slumped in the couch. Her thoughts drifted to her old friend Wing.
Was he OK? And the others? They had not separated on great terms.
They had abandoned her.
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"C'mon, Liwa! Itâs gonna take forever otherwise!"
"Time cannot be hastened. That's a rule," she replied.
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Wing couldnât help but feel like he was being lectured by his aunt. He inexplicably felt her love and affection and could not retort. He sighed. "'right!..." And Liwa disappeared.
As he breathed in, the smell of roasted pork belly reached his nose. He yelled, "Yo! That smells crazy good! Could you toss in a few taters?"
A deep and powerful voice echoed in reply to acknowledge.
Wearing a Hawaiian shirt, baggy trunks equipped with unusual adventurer gear and flip flops, Wing headed for the nearby cliff. He looked around at the breath-taking landscape, the forests, the mountains, the waterfalls, the rivers, the snow, the sky, the stars, the moon, and the planets.
His heart melted once more, as he took in the beauty of the scenery.
This isn't all that bad, even if I had to throw away my body to get here... Still feels weird...
He heard a large thud behind him.
He smiled like the most average kid: It had absolutely been worth it.
Beside the campfire, Arcturus landed gracefully, folding his immense obsidian wings. The hunt had been good. Next to the potatoes, twelve juicy wild hairy pigs were roasting over a massive campfire.
"You put in a lot of effort, dude! I didn't expect so much! But youâre right; Iâm sure this will make her very happy," said Wing. The deep voice echoed again. "Yeah, I hope she'll be here soon. Those pigs ain't gonna eat themselves."
Wing grinned again excitedly.