63 Top Gun (1/2)
The events of the day had been tiring for Catherine and she had some bizarre dreams in which she and the others had decided to give up on their adventures to move in a big house together, similar to that of the Blooms. Their apparent peaceful life was troubled every day by Joshua, who insisted on trying to build a giant vehicle that would take them into space but ended causing a massive amount of mayhem in the process. Ultimately, Joshua accidentally made their house fly at high speed and they landed on the moon, where they were welcomed by the locals, who were all a bunch of clowns. Everyone was confused, so the clowns brought them in front of an artifact they called ”The Mirror of Truth”. Looking into the mirror, she saw herself wearing clown make-up. Her reflection suddenly burst into laughter and told her: ”Isn't it silly? Coming so far and ending up in a circus. I hope you're satisfied!” The reflection then took a pie and threw it on Catherine's face.
And that's when she woke up.
She had a slight headache and while she couldn't remember her dream clearly, she knew it was stupid and unpleasant. Checking the time of day, Luna informed her it was a bit past six in the morning. Her alarm was set at seven, but even though she was dizzy, she didn't feel like going back to sleep and stood up. Unlike her, the twins were sleeping peacefully, making her feel a little jealous. No matter, she should check the situation in the house. Joshua hadn't woken her up, so she expected everything to be normal, well, at least, as 'normal' as this place could be. She sensed Joshua's presence, he was currently outside the house.
What could he be up to again? Well, I'll ask him in a moment.
She could have called him out directly but preferred to be a bit more presentable first. She left the bedroom and headed for the bathroom. After relieving herself and putting some water on her face to be a little more awake, she entered the living room.
Curious what else Joshua was recording, she moved on to the next room, the kitchen. She immediately spotted the drone. It was floating over a large white sheet that was covering something. The forms underneath made her uneasy and she immediately pulled the cloth away, revealing the three corpses. She gulped for a moment, yet somehow, she wasn't surprised at all. Still, looking at the drone, she frowned and yelled mentally:
Joshua! What the hell happened while I was asleep?
Oh, you're awake! Give me a moment, I'll be right over there, Joshua replied calmly.
About a minute later, Joshua joined her in the kitchen. He was dressed up bizarrely as usual. He was wearing an overall and had his hands and face covered in grease. He was also playing with a wrench.
”I was examining the vehicle outside. I think we should be able to use it,” he told her.
”That's great and all but...” Catherine answered while pointing at the corpses, ”Did you kill them?”
Joshua laughed and replied: ”I kinda wish I did, but nope. I don't know what's up with those suckers but they were talking peacefully and suddenly broke into a fight about some unimportant stuff and they ended up stabbing each other. As you can see, they improved their score as they all died this time!”
Joshua's face seemed to indicate he was relieved about something. Of course, Catherine couldn't help but be confused about the situation.
”Do you think they'll come back to life again?”
”I would say, it's rather probable.”
”I see… Have you figured out what's going on here?”
”Whoever made this place is probably nuttier than me.”
Catherine grinned and replied: ”That goes without saying, but apart from that?”
”I do have some suspicions. How about we go over them once the others wake up?”
”Fair enough. We'll discuss the matter after breakfast.”
After wrapping their conversation, Catherine returned to the bathroom, took a shower and got dressed in her new regalia. When she came back, she saw that Joshua had decided to adopt the local customs as well and had replaced his mechanic outfit for some local clothing. He was now dressed very formally, wearing a tuxedo and top hat. He had also created a walking cane which he was holding in his left hand. He was finishing setting up the table for breakfast when he spotted her.
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Joshua approached her and gently kissed her hand.
”Mademoiselle, you have to admit that despite being imbeciles, these fools know how to dress properly,” he told her.
”Aha, I suspected this kind of accouterments would be to your liking,” she replied smiling.
”Well, anything would you good on you.”
She rolled her eyes and said laughing: ”Flattery is not your strong point. A line like this is way too ordinary for you.”
”I suppose you're right… Well then, would you care for a dance?” he suddenly told her while stretching his arm forward, inviting her, ”Luna, give us a nice tune please.”
They were currently in the living room of the house, standing between a table that had been prepared for breakfast and a bunch of corpses while Luna was playing a song from Joshua's world she was unfamiliar with yet sounded very romantic. This sudden invitation was completely absurd.