The trained stopped, and off the kids went. Crazy as can be, some were running to play areas, other with their friends and some were being led to the game rooms by the staff members. It was craziness and some silliness in the mix.
Mommy log legs came down from her little spot she like on the ceiling and greeted the children with a smile. Talking to them, a little boy showed her his picture. Which wasn't much of anything but looked like a bunch of circle people from where I could see. He tried his best and that was all that really mattered.
I went to my usual spot in the corner away from everything, laid down and closed eyes. However, just before I closed my eyes. I saw a staff member walking up to my location. She made her way up to me with a smile and said.
"Hi, Max. Would you like to do one of the game station. If you win, you can get a prize." She seemed like a nice person.
I opened my eyes, greeted her with a warm sleep of my own and said in the kindest voice possible
"Go, eat a dick you cunt"
"E-excuse me? You-
"Suck. My. Balls"
"THAT, is not appropriate language. And, that isn't something that we toler, and..blah..blah..blach… ARE YOU LISTENING YOUNG MAN!"
"Move bitch, get out the way." I waved my hands, to shoo her away. Kind of like how a noble would treat a peasant servant.
"I never, if you-"
A new voice interrupted her. I knew that voice it was the voice of Mommy long legs or Marie as I finally got her to tell me her real name. Marie and I had a good relationship, she was 100% crazy. She believed that, actually truly believed that all orphans here were her family. She hated anyone, and I do mean ANYONE not an orphan. Blamed ANYONE, and EVERYONE on what happened to her, what happened to the others, and what WOULD and COULD happen to the other orphans.
"Hi MAX. It`s SOOOOO good to see you again. LEAVE. Hehehe. I want to talk to maxxxy"
"M-Mommy long legs. O-of course. I was just leaving"
We watched as the staff leave as quickly as could, without actually running away. It was funny to see her, try to run walk away. I notice that the other staff members up above were making note of us. Trying to peak at our interaction.
"Thanks marie"
"OOOHH..you know I go by-"
"Marie, we talked about this. You aren't mommy long legs. You are Marie, and you are a person."
"I-..T…thanks max, sometimes it's hard…sometimes I forget..somtimes it just…feels..right. To be her..to be what I am in his..STUPID body."
"Breathe Marie, you are okay. I am right here. I see you." I grabbed her hand to calm her down, it worked. It always worked with her.
"I heard them talk about you again. Said that they wanted you for the next…thing. But..Hee-hee. They couldn't find you. You are making them so mad. It is always a joy to see. Where do you go anyway, even Catnap can't find you. He has gotten quite upset about it."
"Marie. One that is my secret to keep, and the other. We don't call our people by those names. We use our real names"
"Sorry…I meant theo is upset about it. Says that he is failing his task or something like that. I don't really know. OH..I almost forgot prototype got plans for something big for tomorrow. He says that it will be a step in the right direction, the next step to freedom, to our revenge."
I was hesitant to ask, but did anyway.
"And, what pray tell is the plan"
"OHH…you know, nothing much. Just..a few deaths here and there. Nothing serious"
"Marie."
"Hmph..Fine. Don't look at me like that. Fine, we are going to attack all together at the theatre that is going on tomorrow."
"Try not to hurt innocent people."
"innocent…innocent. There isn't anyone that comes here that is innocent. They watch us, smiling…happy to be here. While we…we are left abandoned forgotten we-"
"Marie. I am here. I am right here. Just..I know how you feel, but just..at least. Try not to kill too much"
"OKAY. MAXXY."
Her name was called by a group of kids that came running our way. She smiled, stretched out her limbs and departured. Before leaving she turned to me and said
"Always good to talk to you maxxy. Until next time"
I saw her go, and happily being grabbed and pulled by the children. I laid back down on the floor, looked up and saw the staff members on the observation deck looking at me and writing notes.
I gave them the middle finger and smiled.
They were getting desperate to get me. I could feel it, could tell. More than once did I see them trying to make their way into my room. I left my bed, in a very specific way. With the sheet`s corner at exactly at a 45-degree angle. More, than once did I notice my bed having an angle, but not to the same degree, and definitely not the same way I did it.
I guarantee that if I didn't hide, then I would probably already be in a "bigger body". Which one I didn't know. I am pretty sure staff members tried to take my stories too. I knew that some of them were watching me make Pikachu with Sam.
I knew because she told me. She told me that the adults were interested in what we were doing. Thankfully she was scared on adults, so they didn't get much out of her.
I also knew that one slip up from me, and I was out. Hell, they might just need up taking me in board daylight at this point. With the theatre incident coming up, I was curious to see what would happen. If Marie would take my advice, or just become her future self.
Thinking of which I need to borrow some money for pencils, and other supplies. My trap supplies were starting running low. It didn't always help, the traps. But getting cut by wire, impaled by pencil, and other stuff was enough to annoy or at least slow them down.
I don't know if they knew it was me, but I am sure they had a good feeling about it.
I also needed to make a mental note, on who ask me where I go during bedtime. There hasn't been anyone who has asked me that question yet, but it was a sure fire way to identify my enemies.
Marie usually doesn't talk about what they, the staff say, and if theo is upset that means prototype isn't happy. Regardless of what she said I knew theo worshipped prototype, so for theo to be upset that must mean prototype is upset. But, why would prototype be mad about me not being a "bigger body". Was he upset about me getting Marie to be more human, or was it something else.
I didn't, couldn't and probably would never really know for sure. To be honest it could just be speculation on my part, but I found that being paranoid was a good way to stay alive.
I tried thinking about the prototypes plan, what he wanted from all of this. But, couldn't think of anything. He was too mysterious, I didn't know anything about him except in the games and even that wasn't much of anything.
I knew that he liked poppy, was smart, like to trick people, and was Ludwig..maybe I think.
I tried getting Marie to tell me more about him, the prototype. To get her to tell me about what he says, anything about him. However, that all ends in failure. She was scared of him, but her like of me balanced it out. Barely, I think.
She was basically caught in between two individual who wanted to know the other, but couldn't. She was our phone line, and the phone lines were not going to operate anytime soon or ever. Based on how Marie acted whenever I brought it up.
It didn't take long for staff to come over to me again. It was too of them both male, wearing lab coats.
"Max, what did Mommy long legs talk to you about? Also where you this morning, your friends were worried about you" Marked!
I made a mental note of both staff members, how they looked, what they wore, how they wore it, if they had any weakness, everything I could.
After staring at both of them for some time, I laid back down thinking about the future events that were going to come. It was a depressing thought, seeing events take place. But, at the same time I didn't know how to fix it.
If I worked with Playtime, then I felt like I was betraying all the kids here. I was helping, if indirectly the continuous of Bigger body. Which, was only a thing that greedy CEOs wanted to have for a lack of better word for it..works slaves. They wanted slaves that listened, obeyed, and didn't or couldn't do anything else. I didn't want to be, or have any part of that.
One the other hand I didn't want to help the prototype or be involved with the Hour of Joy. That was a merciless event that didn't need to happen. I didn't know what to about it, the only thing I knew was that I needed to get them to change targets. I couldn't stop Hour of Joy from happening. Marie couldn't be talked out of not hating anything, not an orphan. Theo, only obeyed the prototype and I haven't talked or spoken with anyone else.
Needless to say I doubt they would listen to me.
"Max. Are you listening to us"
Not only that but also 'Other World' was getting more of a pain in the ass. It does make good practice, and I have gotten better at fighting. However, exploring the ruins and trying to figure out that language in those books I found was hard. Shit, I knew I forgot to report about that book I found. I didn't know what that language was or could be. In the military you get to experience a lot of different cultures, and me being who I am loved it. I got to learn all types of languages, culture and people. I couldn't actually read a lot of the language nor could I speak it. BUT, I could somewhat identify by the words were and how it was spoken. But, that language looked like a bunch of lines, symbols and some other crap I couldn't for the life of me make out. I really need to at least try to copy that language in my note book to do research on it.
Damn, oh well I can do that tomorrow or something.
"Max"
"What?"
"Were you paying attention to what we said?"
I finally acknowledge the two staff members, stared them both down and said.
"Don't care, leave. You are ruining my relaxing time."
"You little Shi-"
"OLIVER. Relax. Max, we need you to at least try to do the games. We know you don't like them, but it might help you with finding a family"
I was really starting to get pissed off, cant these people see I wanted to relax. To have time to myself for short little time, before the 'other world', before the other kids came running to me for stuff.
"Again don't care leave."
"Max, Mrs. winter must have told you about the prize correct. Well, if you win then you can get whatever you want. We will get it for you, just say the words"
I was about to tell him to get the fuck off my space, when I stopped and looked at his eyes. They looked desperate, eyes of a man on his last leg. I thought about the time period I was at, this was around the time where Playtime upper management got bad. Real bad, abuse and write ups for no reason.
Not only that but maybe I could ask for an actual sewing machine, so that I could make Pikachu, along with the other Pokémon and Digimon. The faster I got it going, the faster I can get the copyrights to it. I also had a bunch of other ideas, that needed more than a few items. But, if I help them will it make everything worse? Marie and them were already going to do the theater incident, would doing this make their lives worse off?
I did want to start sew and making stuff. It was a favorite past time for my mom and I. When you are poor, and broke you learn how to do stuff. Making and fixing clothes was one of them.
Not only that but I was starting to get curious about my actual strength. In the 'otherworld' I noticed that I was able to fight, react, and do things that my body shouldn't be able to do. I didn't try any of that stuff here in the real world, but now was a good chance to try.
Fuck it, I didn't like thinking about the grim future. Not only that but they already knew I was smart, and could do stuff. What is the worst that could happen.