>>5760022“Interesting. Go on.” You heard about a Bruce before, but from who?
“They insisted on bringing me along due to my ability to see through the aforementioned dark fog, in which the giant lizard has been spotted before. I agreed in exchange for a sandwich.” Gerard remembers the sandwich fondly. “Then by following some shady book’s instructions that one of the girls was carrying, we reached the thickest part of the dark clouds, then like crossing through the line between dream and reality we went through, we were at the center of this hurricane! The smoke was twirling around us and in its center… It showed up! <span class="mu-s">Ghoulzilla…!</span>”
“What happened next?” Rooke doesn’t like the dramatic pause and wants Gerard to continue talking.
“I’m a storyteller, Knightly! I’m painting you a world! I’m working on a beautiful piece here! Be patient!” Gerard demands decorum.
“You’re working my nerves, just keep talkin’!” Rooke demands the painting finished now!
“We were all speechless. Some paralyzed from fear. The foul beast looked down on us, and…” Gerard clears his throat, looking objectively bothered. “…it cried.”
“Cried?” Rooke doesn’t get it. But you kind of do. “Like a baby?”
“Like beasts do! It screeched! It… screeched like a wounded animal…” Gerard isn’t comfortable sharing anymore. “I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t realize it at that moment. Many of the details of this event dawned on me in hindsight. I was afraid for my safety and the others. And so, I urged everyone to escape. The Plague Doctor grabbed one of the girls, I grabbed the other, the delinquents had each other, and nobody cared about the bum. We started to flee, but then—”
“The big boy started to chase you?” Rooke points out they’re dealing with a wild animal.
“If it did, I wouldn’t be standing here, you idiotic lettuce!” Gerard scoffs. “One of the girls, Madotsuki, asked us to stop. Then said, <span class="mu-i">there was no need to run, the monster was in pain</span> or something childish.” He mocks. “She then walked forward, with the Plague Doctor and one of the delinquents by each side, and petted the monster. And for a brief moment, all the negative energy left the monster… AND GUESS WHERE IT WENT?! YEAH, THROUGH <span class="mu-s">ME!</span> I HAD ALL MY CHAKRAS OPEN AND THIS DESPICABLE TOAD HAD THE IDIOTIC IDEA OF CLEANSING THE SPIRIT OF A MYTHICAL CREATURE?! I RELIVED THE TRAUMA OF GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS OF SOME STUPID EXTINGUISHED CIVILIZATION IN ONE GO! YOU LOT HAVE ANY IDEA HOW PAINFUL IT WAS?!”
“No.” You shake your head.
“Nope.” Rooke shakes his head.
“Let me tell you, it wasn’t dandy in the very least. Then the dino ghost left, I supposed, I was too occupied within a turmoil of never-ending pain to be aware. What a harrowing experience. Any questions?” Gerard feels better with that out of his system.
