greyy

Porridge's here!

What were you two talking about? You can chat later, but you should fill yourself up first. You haven't had anything to eat the whole time, and Rita said she's gonna need to do another checkup on you afterwards.

I'm back! Is the kid awake? Come on, let's sit you up. You must be exhausted, after running around in the dark like that. Rita, why don't you take care of your other work? The two of us can look after him.

Alright, I appreciate it.

Everything looks good. You're just a little malnourished. Your Oripathy is looking pretty mild so far too, but we'll need to take you somewhere with more professional equipment to run more thorough tests.

Don't worry, kid! We won't just abandon someone we saved partway through. Just relax and focus on getting better.

We also have something to tell you.

Right, we're backline workers for a medical company called Rhodes Island. This is just a temporary medical tent we've set up.

We talked this over last night, but given the circumstances... Sorry, we can't ensure your safety for too long.

D-Do you know what happened near your home?

I... I don't know...

Mamá sent me outside and told me to run as far as I could, then... she went back...

A few days ago, Papá said he was going to the factories to look for a new job, and he hasn't been back since.

After that... I'm not too sure what happened.

Then... Do you know that you're sick?

I do... They told me before that you get rocks on your body when you catch this disease. A lot of people have it where I live.

Then... What about your parents? Are they both Infected?

Sí... There was an accident at the factory...

They got people Infected, then drove them into a corner. Those pendejos!

Hey, not in front of the kid!

My bad... I know I shouldn't get worked up, but I mean, it's just too...

Hurry up and tell him. Just listening to this is pissing me off.

So we were talking last night, and we're thinking about introducing you to our company. You know, see if you're interested, or if you want to go.

We have some medical equipment here, but it's leaps and bounds better on Rhodes Island. Besides, you know some electrical Arts, don't you?

We have plenty of amazing folks there who know a ton of awesome Arts. You could learn a lot from them.

Even more awesome Arts?

Yep, that's right. By the way, who taught you yours?

I learned them from mi mamá...

*Sigh*...

Sorry, kid, I didn't mean to swear. We're sorry about you and your parents. We'll... keep looking for them.

Y-You don't have to apologize!

I...

Thank you so much for saving me, and... I also want to do something to return the favor.

I-I know a little electrical Arts. I woke up in the middle of the night last night, and it was so dark. There wasn't any light at all...

So you have no electricity here, right? Just like where I'm from? I... I was going to give you guys some electricity... to return the favor...

I saw how dark it was here. Did something happen to this place, too? But I... I passed out after a while, and when I woke up, I was back on this bed.

This is my staff. I was too tired last night, so it wasn't very bright, but... I can usually light up my whole house!

So you came outside to light up our base?

Mm-hm!

When I use the Arts mi mamá taught me, I can make my staff glow for a really long time!

Was I any help?

(So that's why he...)

Yes! You absolutely helped us.

These two guys were lost last night, and you know how dark it was outside. It was thanks to your staff's light that they made it back.

They were going to thank you, but forgot because of all the work we had this morning. Isn't that right?

...Yeah! Totally slipped my mind!

We were going to sleep it rough last night, but then we saw a faint light, which led us to you. We wouldn't have found our way without it!

(Winks)

(Gets the idea)

That's right! Your light was real bright last night! Thanks, kid!

R-Really?

Then... I'll go! I'll get even better, and I'll learn even more awesome Arts, lots of them, then I'll come back to help you guys!

Alright!

I know me being here isn't very helpful, but... I don't know where my parents are either, and I need you guys to help me find them...

I'll come back once I get better! I'll be back to light up the whole night sky!

Alright, then we'll wait for you here. It's a promise. You gotta learn lots of useful Arts to help us out.

Okay!

Right, what's your name anyway? We still don't know what to call you.

Just so you know, we all have codenames here, but we've all known each other for a long time, so we just call each other by our real names.

I'm Fernando, this is Pedro, and she's Rita.

But now that you're going to the landship, you should pick a codename for yourself. Pick whatever you like.

Hm...

C-Call me Greyy!