Watching and Listening - An Empires SMP AU

Leaking secrets

           Jimena smiled at Jimmy as he came in, but frowned when she saw the hermit following close behind him. Grian. She didn't know why he disliked her so much, but whatever the reason was, he didn't act nice to her. "Hi, sheriff, hello, Grian," She said. "Hello, Jimena," Grian greeted sourly. "You fell off a tower you were building?" Jimmy said. "I thought I was the only one who did that."

           "Don't remind me," Jimena sighed, rubbing her head, or rather the bandages that covered it. "Did you bring a board game? I feel like playing UNO." "No, Timmy did not bring a game," Grian observed, looking at Jimmy's red face. "Well, how was I supposed to know that you wanted to play?" He replied defensively. "Well, now I'm bored," Jimena sighed. "I concur," Grian said. "At least we can agree on that," Jimena smiled, trying to be nice, but Grian just frowned at her. The girl scowled. "Why don't you like me?" Grian said nothing but Jimmy completely missed the hint. "He knew you from before you lost your memories." Jimmy said. 

           "Timmy! You weren't supposed to tell her that!" "Well, you didn't tell me not to!" Jimena stared at Grian. "You knew me?" She asked. "Yeah, even if I wished I didn't," Grian grumbled. "What did I do to you?" Jimena asked, feeling sorry. Grian must've heard it in her voice because when he turned to look at her, he looked less annoyed. "A lot of bad things," He said evasively. Now Jimena was the one getting annoyed. "Please tell me. I want to learn anything about who I was before!" "You're better off like this!" Grian exploded. "If I tell you, you might go back to the way you were before! It's just like False!" 

           "What about False?" Jimena asked curiously. Grian realized he'd said too much and covered his mouth. "Nothing, I said nothing about False!" "I'm False's best friend, come on, tell me," Jimena urged, but that seemed to make Grian clam up even more. "Nope, not risking you telling the other False!" Then he covered his mouth again and ran out the room. "I need to go before I say too much!" Jimena and Jimmy stared at each other, confused. "What just happened?" "I have no idea." 

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           Grian could not believe how loose his lips were. The proverb ran through his head. Loose lips sink ships. Actually, on second thought, I can believe I just nearly told them False's secret. He stopped running to double check that his elytra was in good condition; right next to a tower beside a prominent rock bridge. The elytra was fine for flying so he put it back on and was about to fly away when a hammer landing on the ground in front of him caught his attention. Grian picked it up and looked around. Where did that come from? 

           "Psst! Grian!" Grian looked up at the tower to see a hand waving at him. Okay, guess whoever it is wants me to go inside. Grian started walking to the door to enter. "Door's locked; fly in through the window." Grian activated his elytra and flew in as instructed. He soon realized that the person who was trying to get his attention was False. But which False was it? "Which one are you?" Grian asked. "My height is a good indicator of that," False said calmly, and Grian measured her. She was only slightly taller than him, which meant that she was a hermit like him. 

            "Honestly, those emperors being taller than the hermits is driving me crazy," False said in frustration. "I was fine with my height until I saw how tall the emperors were and now every time I look into a mirror I look squashed." "Thank you for putting that picture in my head," Grian told her. False winced. "Sorry about that." "By the way, you lost a hammer," Grian passed the tool to her and she put it in her toolbox. "Now why did you throw a hammer at me?" "I didn't throw a hammer at you!" False protested. "I threw it in front of you! I was just trying to get your attention!" 

             Grian laughed. "Well, why were you trying to get my attention with a hammer?" "Because if I outright called you they might have noticed," False said seriously. "Who's 'they'?" Grian asked. "Jimena and the other False." "Oh yeah," Grian rubbed his head. "About that... I kind of slipped up." "You what?!" False gasped, fearing the worst. "I might have said a few things I probably shouldn't have in front of Jimena. The other False wasn't there though," Grian added hurriedly. "How much does she know?" False asked. "I just said stuff about amnesia, I think," Grian said.