‘’You were very lucky there,you were most likely gonna killed sooner or later.’’ ‘’What happened when I was knocked out?’’ ‘’A lot of people heard the cacophony and went outside to see what had occured. People prepared themselves for the creature that had come. Most weren’t knowledgeable of what it was capable of. People died out there. So many blood curdling screams of agony and pain. I stayed inside and watched,I didn’t think I'd seen such a massacre. It tooks several bullets to slay the beast. At least 7 people died that night. So many losses for one monster and that alone can tell you the danger of this world. Once the creature had been betheled i decided to look for any survivors and that’s how I found you.’’ ‘’I cannot thank you enough;I really mean it. Without you I don’t think I could’ve survived for very long.’’ I was thinking of telling her about the girl, however, I scrapped the idea of telling as I felt it wasn’t the right time to bring it up at this moment. She seems genuinely worried about me and the situation that had occurred when I was knocked out. I feel sympathy for her as she had to witness all the killing right in front of her innocent eyes. Some people would call Melody immaculate,but when you spend some more time with her you tend to see some faults. Those faults she would tell me were a big deal to her. For example: she is surprisingly not very good at her job. She actually stated that there is some machine that she uses and she is incapable of doing the job on her own. She presumed by stating that she sometimes had a hard depiction of which things fall on the right or at wrong. She also stated one time she used deception on someone, getting a personal need. That same person had died trying to get what she needed due to creatures killing him. She expressed how she doesn’t want to do any favors again due to her lasting guilt. When she tells me these I feel as if we are more connected in the way that our actions aren’t always perfect. I think she feels the same way as well or else she wouldn’t come clean with what she projects herself with. This is why I believe I wouldn’t have made it so far along in this struggle without her. She is the epitome of hope for me, the embodiment of a chance of survival. Together I feel we are people who can survive and win a better future.
It seems as if the match is coming to a close. A majority has been wiped out from the opposing side with the other still having the lead in terms of strategy. ’’Chess has quite the interesting history behind it. It’s a common simple game that can be complicated with the best of knowledge one can experience while playing. Similar to life itself in some way. A common simple idea,that can be complicated without the skills to master it.’’ ‘’You sure have a way to put such a common game of chess into a unique thought process.’’ ‘’I think it’s in my nature to have such a way of thinking. So many ideas and other properties are left undiscovered,which leads to many more discoveries. One path opens another path.’’ ‘’I suppose you aren’t wrong there.’’ ‘’Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen,few in pursuit of the goal.’’
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It almost feels like each day is becoming more and more less relevant. Almost as if I feel as if I'm not exactly doing anything new. I’ve been doing the same redundant task since a couple of days ago and haven’t stopped doing anything else. Not sure what else I should do to spend my time. I should probably hang out with Melody some more. I think she would quite like the company. She has been enjoying my stay and has been helping me through. Maybe she wouldn’t mind a little visit. I’m still not exactly sure what my choice should be;my mind keeps telling me to keep digging for clues. My gut tells me that I should hang out with Melody and leave the digging part for some other time since Skip had been offline for quite some time. I may even be wasting my time with all this finding. Feels like digging and digging finds me a broken promise of something that I'm still not gonna find. My body is very split with the decision;both my mind and gut have their reasons and downsides for each choice. Well,I am a bit bored and lonely and digging doesn’t really keep me company and get rid of my boredom. So I decided to visit Melody for the time being. As we get close I can finally confess some personal things I've been feeling and hopefully she can as well. In this way when we vent our emotions we can understand each other much better. I’m still a bit insecure to do that yet. It might have to take a couple of months or years to achieve that.
I knock at her door. She opens it without hesitation. ‘’Surprised to see you come to visit;anything the matter?’’ ‘’I just thought about visiting today. Ever since the last incident where you took care of me I hadn’t really been able to keep my mind off you. N-not in a creepy way of course. That’s not the intention of my thought process. I guess in a way where I didn’t think someone in this world would try to help me. People here are very selfish and you have a very kind soul. I’m just very thankful we’re good friends.’’ ‘’Same here. Good thing your intention was not creepy or I would have to barricade myself ya know.” “Not someone who preys on people or at least finds any enjoyment in pursuing others. It’s a disgusting action. “Hm well, you do seem truthful when you say it. Would you like to come in?’’ “That seemed a bit too eager to let me in. “Well you’re not some creepy 40 year old.” “Er, well then I guess I’ll come in.” She sits on her couch and asks if we could talk. I sat next to her and had trouble coming up with a way to start the conversation. ‘’So um… What exactly do you do for fun?’’ ‘’Besides my basic job I do enjoy cooking,drawing and engineering.’’ ‘’I’m good at engineering too. I took a class back in highschool about the career and was gonna get an application for it in college before the creature incident. Engineering, people call it a burden,but I feel there is a risk reward to doing complex maneuvers.’’ ‘’I’m mostly new at it and I’m trying to build something I've also dreamed of. To build my own robot companion. Ever since I was little, robots fascinated me even if robots during that time period were not fully developed as of today's standards.’’
‘’We have quite common interests. I for one like to write in my journal to recall each day of my life ever since the event. Think of it as a logbook of sorts. I do also enjoy listening to soothing melodies when doing my daily routines. How about you?’’ ‘’I prefer a more heavy approach to my music,or at least it depends on my mood.’’ ‘’I suppose I enjoy whatever music has a good melody(no pun intended) rather than one music genre.’’ Talking to her in a calm manner made me realize that when I'm with her I don't feel so insecure about myself. I was about to take a risk and tell her one of my deep secrets. ‘’So um- can I tell you a secret?’’ ‘’Uh,sure.’’ ‘’Well when everything was the norm, I had a huge crush on one of my classmates. He had also been one of the popular kids so I knew right away he was out of my lead. I tried desperately to get his attention. Some days I would write anonymous notes on his locker and would also try to talk to him,but was always seen as a shadow in the distance. I always thought of myself as a loser to him,but I didn't give up that little confidence I had left.’’ ‘’What happened with your situation?’’ ‘’Well- I decided he wasn’t the right person for me and ditched him for someone else.’’ ‘’Someone else?’’ ‘’I met this guy at one of my clubs and we quickly became friends. Over time we developed our friendship into an actual relationship. We had many things in common so I knew it would be a long thought in our relationship. Unfortunately,that dream of mine didn’t last that long. I hadn’t realized that having a relationship with him was a very big mistake I deeply regret.
I found that he himself was not all what he appeared to be. He had been accompanied as a murderer who had murdered two of his classmates. He had stabbed them repeatedly at least 18 times. Their bodies were hidden under some dirt and rubble in a forest near his neighborhood. I had only realized the situation once someone had traced the murderers directly to him. I couldn’t figure out how to respond to that,after everything I thought we had; the news of the scene of the crime had shattered me into different pieces.’’ ‘’I’m so sorry you had to experience that.’’ ‘’No need to apologize over something you have no control over. It was my mistake for thinking this could ever work and only realizing the weird behaviors he did when we were together makes me feel stupid and pathectic. Had I seen the prospect of the situation I could’ve easily avoided it and perhaps saved two people.’’ ‘’You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself. You had no clue that any of this was occurring.’’ ‘’I’m aware,but the fact that something could’ve been done when I had a chance is something that still irks me.’’ ‘’I just want you to know that I'm always here to support you. If you ever have an issue with anything feel free to talk about it.’’ ‘’Thank you.’’ ‘’No problem’’ My phone's alarm rings. I check to see what it is;it’s an alarm for the junkyard. I assign alarms relating to the junkyard everyday. The time differs on different days, and depending on what happens on that specific day. ‘’*Sigh* I have some business to attend to. So unfortunately I have to leave for an important matter. I should hopefully be able to see you tomorrow so we can talk some more.’’ ‘’Alright, I’ll see you then.Take Care.’’ I wave goodbye and begin heading towards the door and walk towards the direction of the junkyard.
Today I'm feeling a bit risky and decided to take the longer path there. Mostly because walking there everyday is very boring if you aren’t seeing anything new. The route I'm taking is through a luscious green forest. Despite it being longer, it is much more peaceful than my usual route through rubbish litter and filthy roads. It's another moment that I'm at peace with myself. The breeze calms my mind in a way that isn’t present in anything else. I’ve heard some rumors that the forest is extremely dangerous,but people have passed here before and nothing has shown up. I suppose I should be wary of poison apples and rascals and they could be quite common in these areas. Or some insane psycho who lurks among the trees. This morning felt like a great experience for me;I hadn't felt the luxury of expressing myself to another person in years. It feels like a dream yet this is indeed the reality that has occurred. The thought of seeing her again is making me giddy. I suppose saying that makes me seem like a creep, although that’s not something I want to be associated with;I'm mostly just excited about the idea of having actual conversation with people instead of being stuck in my house all day. A loud metal sound is heard behind me. ‘’Well-hell-ell.’’
A robot appears in front of me. ‘’Who the hell are you?’’ ‘’Name’s Sketchy, your humble little robotic jester.’’ The robot was as he implied-a jester with clown makeup in rows of red-white and blue on its face-plate. Its body was lanky and extremely flexible, almost like a rubber hose character. Its outer head was entirely white almost like an oval shape with three points with jingle bells attached to the end of each point to its hat. His tone of voice was also psychotic and acting a bit like a gang member; also acting somewhat of a trickster. ‘’I’ve heard many things about you. As you can probably infer, I’m no ordinary creature. I was simply designed by the man in charge,my good old friend.’’ ‘’Man in charge,old friend? What the hell is going on!’’ I said in frustration. ‘’How naive.’’ he says, snickering to himself. ‘’I don’t know what you want and also who is this person in charge.’’ ‘’All your questions will be answered soon,however,that time is not now. I’ll keep in touch, my little sheep.’’ After his speech, he disappeared into a portal conjured by him. Nothing about that little encounter made sense. I had finally thought that my passage through the forest would be peaceful without any distractions. This completely ruined my mood as I now had more burning questions running through my mind. I was unsure who the person in charge was. If this person or rather creature is in charge then I think that should be one of my new goals to accomplish. Killing it would hopefully mean end this charade of pain and despair. That plan is gonna be difficult to pull off since there are so many problems that will come to fruition. Mainly where this person/creature lives,how to kill them,etc.But now I need to focus on getting those spare parts in the junkyard. Now that I think about it,I think if I find all those parts,Skip could be a guide for where this person/creature lives. I think that realization made me even more engaged with my mission. The idea that I could have the key to saving the entire world was making me filled with heroism. I guess in a sense it sounded cliche, I could get all my hopes up for nothing and make it seem pointless in the end. I wasn’t sure exactly how everything would turn out in the end,but I was determined to do my duties as a beacon of hope to everyone.
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