Radiant rubbed her nose. "Hey Medivac, that house earlier kind of reeked badly of chickens didn't it? It's as if there's chickens being held in there in massive numbers. I grew up in a farm and let me tell you, the smell never gets that strong. That's gotta be a lot of chickens inside."
"If that's what you're experience tells you, I shudder to think what inside might looked like," Medivac quipped, stopping at the tractor. As soon as they arrived, a scared and raspy male voice greeted them. "I-it's not my f-fault! I know it doesn't s-sound, t-too great... My v-violin... it's, it's a bit... broken. I w-on't play a-anymore... S-sorry... Um, sir and ma'am? H-have you b-been in that hut? The Chicken Lady's h-hut? You're not afraid of h-her? Y-you're b-brave!"
The person was still under the tractor, his features hidden. "And... H-have you seen h-her? The Pretty Lady? S-she's... the most beautiful lady in the w-world! I w-watch her through the cracks in the window. S-she ch-changes when I watch her... g-gets more beautiful. I p-play for her... I want her to be h-happy... Because s-she doesn't seem to be... The Chicken L-lady locked her in that r-room... She... she keeps her there! She envies her! She won't allow anyone to s-see her... E-even me! I t-tried to r-r-release her... But the Chicken Lady! She ch-chased me off! S-she always does!"
Medivac knelt down and placed a firm hand on the young man's shoulder. "Sir, I am Medivac from the Haynek Institute and I am here to help. In order to do that, I require your assistance. Now, I want you to take deep breaths, ok? Deep breathes. Breathe in, breathe out. Good, good. Are you feeling a bit better? Calmed your nerves? Are you hurt anywhere? What is your name? Do you live close by?"
Radiant glanced back at the house and turned her attention to the young man. From what the young man said, it appeared that two people were inside the house and one of them may have been held inside against her will. Judging by the looks of this poor lad, this Chicken Lady seemed to be unpleasant. Very unpleasant. Still, perhaps this Chicken Lady had a good reason to keep this Pretty Lady locked in her room?
I hate to jump to conclusions but more often than not, the ones keeping someone locked up are tend to be on the wrong she thought to herself.
Radiant flexed her right arm at the young man. "Good sir, I assure you we are the two bravest individuals you'll see today," she said trying to reassure the young man. "Can you tell us more about this Chicken Lady and Pretty Lady? Were you kicked out trying to play a song for someone dear to you?"
Medivac stood up after the young man calmed himself a bit and pulled Radiant aside. "Remember, we still have to look for a missing operator. That is priority. Then we need to link up with the others and perform our mission. What concerning now is that it looks like we can't just leave the girl inside the house. This...Chicken Lady seems problematic. Perhaps we can convince the young man to take the girl in. We can double back here if time permits," he said with a whisper.
"If that's what you're experience tells you, I shudder to think what inside might looked like," Medivac quipped, stopping at the tractor. As soon as they arrived, a scared and raspy male voice greeted them. "I-it's not my f-fault! I know it doesn't s-sound, t-too great... My v-violin... it's, it's a bit... broken. I w-on't play a-anymore... S-sorry... Um, sir and ma'am? H-have you b-been in that hut? The Chicken Lady's h-hut? You're not afraid of h-her? Y-you're b-brave!"
The person was still under the tractor, his features hidden. "And... H-have you seen h-her? The Pretty Lady? S-she's... the most beautiful lady in the w-world! I w-watch her through the cracks in the window. S-she ch-changes when I watch her... g-gets more beautiful. I p-play for her... I want her to be h-happy... Because s-she doesn't seem to be... The Chicken L-lady locked her in that r-room... She... she keeps her there! She envies her! She won't allow anyone to s-see her... E-even me! I t-tried to r-r-release her... But the Chicken Lady! She ch-chased me off! S-she always does!"
Medivac knelt down and placed a firm hand on the young man's shoulder. "Sir, I am Medivac from the Haynek Institute and I am here to help. In order to do that, I require your assistance. Now, I want you to take deep breaths, ok? Deep breathes. Breathe in, breathe out. Good, good. Are you feeling a bit better? Calmed your nerves? Are you hurt anywhere? What is your name? Do you live close by?"
Radiant glanced back at the house and turned her attention to the young man. From what the young man said, it appeared that two people were inside the house and one of them may have been held inside against her will. Judging by the looks of this poor lad, this Chicken Lady seemed to be unpleasant. Very unpleasant. Still, perhaps this Chicken Lady had a good reason to keep this Pretty Lady locked in her room?
I hate to jump to conclusions but more often than not, the ones keeping someone locked up are tend to be on the wrong she thought to herself.
Radiant flexed her right arm at the young man. "Good sir, I assure you we are the two bravest individuals you'll see today," she said trying to reassure the young man. "Can you tell us more about this Chicken Lady and Pretty Lady? Were you kicked out trying to play a song for someone dear to you?"
Medivac stood up after the young man calmed himself a bit and pulled Radiant aside. "Remember, we still have to look for a missing operator. That is priority. Then we need to link up with the others and perform our mission. What concerning now is that it looks like we can't just leave the girl inside the house. This...Chicken Lady seems problematic. Perhaps we can convince the young man to take the girl in. We can double back here if time permits," he said with a whisper.