Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2: Invitation to a funeral
”Please allow e of the hotel's rooently in a way that bore great resemblance to the tranquility of a still lake surface, before continuing ”I come from the race of invisible people”
Feisha suddenly remembered an important fact: Today was April Fool's
He leveled Hughes with an unimpressed stare, and said, ”If there's an invisible camera behind you, and behind the invisible camera an invisible audience, I just want to say that I'm not that easily fooled Even if today is April Fool's, I don't appreciate being pranked like this”
Hughes waited silently for him to finish, then smiled ”I understand, I'll add this tidbit to your profile May I welcome you to our team now?”
”I haven't decided if I want to join yet,” Feisha said This hotel ay too suspicious; the only people who'd want to joinpsychiatric case history
”That, unfortunately,” Hughes said warmly, ”is not up to you”
Feisha cautiously glared at him ”What do you mean by that?”
”Please hold on for a hes turned around and called out, ”Asa!”
Thundering footsteps approached from the hallway directly across from the doors Feisha's eyes widened as he watched a slack-jawed, three ishly froiant, but now he realized that Yao Ming was really a human At least he didn't tower over people when he sat down
”Please allow me to introduce our co-worker, Asakritos He hails frouard,” said Hughes
Feisha watched as an enor hi as his fists, then offered a hand
”hello, I'm Asakritos, but you can call me Asa” A storm of spit rained over Feisha as the titan spoke
Throwing himself at the door, Feisha clawed at the seao hoohoohome…”
The door didn't budge
Half an hour later saw Feisha huffing and puffing on the ground He directed his pitiful gaze at the perpetually sn?”
”I think you should have a look outside before hes hummed ”Asa, please open the door for us”
”I have to do this every single year, so annoying…” Asa gru, he complied and pulled open the door bit by bit
Feisha zipped past Asa in his pursuit of freedom, only to stop dead before the opened doors
”Holy shi+t, what is this place!? Where are the roads? Buildings? The city that I was born and raised in?” He looked out into the void of darkness, on the verge of hyperventilation ”You really didn't need to steal the city even if it's April Fool's, right?”
”We didn't steal the city,” Hughes said, gently ”Don't worry, your city is still where it originally was”
Feisha turned around slowly ”So I can take it tois me?”
”We're hiring you”
”I want to resign”
”You will be automatically dismissed after one year”
”But Tony only stayed for a week”
”No, Tony stayed for one full year The flow of time here is different to that of your world”
Feisha was shocked ”Does this have so an illusion?”
”I'm very impressed with how humans can always find some explanation for any problem they encounter”
”But definitely not including Noah's Ark”
”Yes, that was recorded in the Bible,” Hughes bowed slightly ”If you don't ive you a tour of our hotel and perhaps have a coffee on the way”
Feisha sighed ”I guess, since I have no other option”
”No, you lanced at the watch on his wrist ”It's just that the kitchen only caters to the blood clan right noho eat raw meat”
”I really hope that this is an elaborate April Fool's progra would be better than this”
”I actually pole dance naked a lot, you just can't see it”
When Feisha looked up, he realized that the person s only a set of clothes floating down the hallway
”Oh, Hughes so He'll turn back after a while,” Asa explained to a shell shocked Feisha
”Can you not spit so ?”
”Lots of people have askedI can only make the spit not smell as bad”
”Then can you at least give me an umbrella?”
The bar formed a circle One half was filled with tables and chairs, the other half with display cases The counter was tucked away in a corner directly opposite the entrance, and had a vast variety of different beverages that filled up the entire glass cabinet There were drinks of every color of the rainbow, each a rich color that was al on top of the counter were rows of different glasses and cups, refracting rays of every color under the lights Feisha quietly took this information in; this bar sure ell-equipped, even if the actual staff were kind of weird
Hughes' body reappeared in his clothes He directed an apologetic look at Feisha
”I'et to keep up the human appearance”
A tall, blond man with handsome features leisurely walked towards the a glass of blood red liquid
”Mets really bad itcare of business by hes's head affectionately
Feisha looked at hienders, right?
”You're not ho blue eyes challenging him to say otherwise
Feisha felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up ”N- No”
”Are you gay?”