102 June (1/2)
Wh-where am I?
I see a dusty brick ceiling as soon as I open my eyes. I say brick ceiling specifically because the bricks are visible. There is no plaster or paint over them.
”So you are awake?” A voice comes from my right, making me turn to that direction. My ears aren't clear enough for me to figure out the characteristics of the speaker from just their voice. But, even when I look at them, I can't really figure out much.
About 5'3 tall, back curved like that of a monkey, and their naked body being completely blue, along with a head like that of an ant but the mouth like that of an animated character – this person … the best way to describe them would be … alien? And well, I remember suddenly that I am on Frost, so this person really is an alien.
”I'll call the doctor. You just stay here and rest. Don't try to move.” They tell me and leave through what I supposed is the entrance to the room I'm in. Typically, it would have a gate there but there is nothing more than a curtain hanging from this rectangular place here.
Despite the advice given to me, I try to move myself. But, unfortunately, I can't. Feeling slowly but steadily keeps coming back to me so I know by now that my limbs are still intact. But, I can't move them, not at all. Every time I try to move them, I feel like I am trying to push a 100kg iron object with just my pinky finger. In other words, my limbs don't even budge at all.
The last thing I remember is running in the snow. Now, maybe I was walking. Wait! I think I saw a few houses and try to hurry and reach them … but I fell and couldn't reach them. So, is this place one of those houses? I guess I have good luck then that someone from those houses found me.
Still, I can't relax. As soon as someone comes in this room to check up on me, I'll ask them all about where I am and then ask about Telmakim, the place Dues gave me the mission to reach. She said it's half the world across. So, uh … nope, can't say how far that would be. Who knows how big this planet is? I can just hope it's not so big that reaching Telmakim would take me too much time.
”Well, hello there, young lad.” A person with a similar appearance as the one I saw earlier enters. I say similar and not same because there is a difference – this one looks a bit wrinkled. He is probably older.
Something I noticed just now is that I am able to understand what they are saying. It's as if they speak the same language as me. But, would things really be that convenient?
”I get that you might be confused about a lot of things right now. But, you can just rest and leave all the worrying for later.” The wrinkled stranger says. ”By the way, I'm June, the local doctor of this village.”
Village? This is a village? I mean, all I saw were a triplet of houses. But, they were kinda big. So, maybe they were hiding some other houses.
”What's wrong, lad? Are you having trouble with speaking?” June looks at me with concerned expression as he asks that. He is probably asking that because I haven't spoken anything till now. But, that has been because I don't feel safe conversing with these people. The thought that had crossed my mind earlier about their race possibly being a natural predator of humans still lingers in my mind. I mean, I know I said I'd ask them everything but now that someone is actually in front of me, I am feeling rather anxious about conversing.
”Well, it would get better soon. So, you don't need to worry.” From that, I guess June thought that his guess was right and continued by himself. But, I can't bring myself to trust him completely. After all, at this point, he is nothing more than a stranger to me.
”June, Dao is coughing up blood again!” The voice of the person I saw earlier comes and then they come in the room too, looking horrified and worried.
”Alright, give him the meds in the yellow bottle. It'd be named-”