The Masked Council

A story

Fanviva α-11 was sitting on the train on his way home when a little Fanviva sat down next to him. "But you have a funny head, is that a pumpkin mask? You know they look creepy," the little one blurted out. Fanviva α-11 slowly turned to the child, looked into his eyes and started to laugh. When he was done, he asked, "What's your name, little one?" "I haven't gotten a number yet," he replied. α-11 was curious, "Are you one of the ones that were bred in the lab?" "Precise," came the cannon. Fanviva α-11 then said: "Then I'll just call you little F, OK?" Little F nodded energetically. "Then I will tell you a story, little F," began α-11, "A long time ago, a monster lived peacefully in the caves of the land. It was the son of the Headless Horseman and an unknown mother, however both parents were murdered by the villagers. So the little monster was alone for the next 15 years, until his 18th birthday when he decided to forgive people and stay in a cave. One fateful evening, a little boy ran into the monster's lair. He shouted for the monster to take him away. The monster asked why it should do that. And the boy started talking about his parents who don't love him, his classmates who bully him and the adults who hate him. Then the monster said he should think, because if his parents really didn't love him, he wouldn't be standing here today. His classmates just don't know how cool he can be, he said. The boy remained silent for a moment, then nodded and trotted off." "That's a nice story," interrupted little F. Fanviva α-11 continued, "However, the next day, an angry mob came to the monster's lair and said the boy would have said: Help! Help me, there is a monster in the cave wanted to kill me! I just managed to escape! The monster got angry and tried to explain the misunderstanding to the people. The people believed he was lying and got ready to attack, when suddenly Fanviva V-86 came and saved the monster from the most cruel death. That monster was me." "I see, no one can be trusted," said little F. "No one but yourself, that's why the infinite city exists," α-11 finished the thought. The announcement boomed: "Apartment block 4a!" α-11 looked back at his little friend and said: "If you are all alone, you are welcome to come to me at any time. My home is always open, block 4a room 76c." Little F nodded and α-11 got out into the fresh air, clutching his hand: Little F.