chapter 1 the Dining room

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The room looked very warm and welcoming , similar to most hotelrooms however. It was covered in all sorts of nicknacks which I can only assume have decorative purpose. Besides the phone on a small desk is a note with numbers to call written in several languages including severe I have never seen before. the Room was also bathed in a golden Light. I have to admit... the room had style. I took my Time to read the Note. next to the old looking phone.

>>Reception/information: 033703

Room service: 033704

In case of anything breaking please call the reception

or: 307701<<

The same note seperated with other different Language even in my own. I was sure I need these numbers sometime. but not now. yet I have no problems with it. outside of my room was quite a rumpus , people seemed to find a lot of amusement on this ship , its gentle swaying in the waves appeared very calming to me. it might almost waving me to sleep so deep it calmed me.

a voice in my head , dark and unfamiliar , yet unthreatening catched my attention. "what are you waiting for? take a look around" the voice in my head said. so I did. I came out of my room to to explore the maw. once I came out of my room I felt the hunger. My stomach was really empty and I only ate my Breakfast at my former work.I growled at my growling tummy and started to walk. while I head the Laughters of the other Guests and smell the food, I got on my way to the dinning hall. it was huge. the room had the same style like everything in the maw. the smell of food and whine came on my nose and I took a seat on an empty place. some of the guests looked at me like I was a starving animal. A card was laying on the wooden table I sat. I took the card to me and looked at it. The card was written in a very fancy font , offering many dishes but very few pictures of them with an only very basic description of them. anyways. some few dishes seemed very familiar to me. yet in a far sence but I may heard of them. I did not had the Idea how. especially these dishes with meat appeared to me more appealing. I could not explain where or how. but they sounded quiet tasty especially as they even seemed familiar for me.  "oh... I am just looking for something to eat. Two of the guests were joining in my seat. One of them looked like the one who shoved me away in the city. But unless him. Unless him This guest has two pairs of tusks coming out of his mouth, he wore small round glasses. His coat was in a fancy tone of green. The other one who seemed to be female was blonde. Her eyes were big and shining. She had flappy cheeks but still looked young. "Is there free?"  The male asked. I silently noded "thanks miss... dear.. take a seat" the male said. So did the couple began to sit "don't mind the others... they never have seen someone thin before. We all come from the city part where every single person are...." the male got interrupted by the females death stare. "I better stop talking" the male said. The female smiled cutely " I am sorry about his direct behavior. His brother and him are naturally this way... My name is Wilma and this one is my dear Peter!" Wilma said, offering me to shake hands. I did, looking at her "Alira" i said. The guest were looking at the cards. Wilma clearly couldnt decide while Peter found something "how about fish dear?" He asked "I can't have enough meat and you know it!" Wilma answered. It took a while until the female guest decided of sonething " I am just gonna take the standard menu. Just a chunk of big meat!" I noded in agreenent "same..."

Suddenly something is rumbling from the kitchen. A large bulbous creature bursts through two large swinging doors. Its as tall as its wide , menacing in statue. Its face , a frozen expression of a frown inhabited two empty sheeplike eyes which burned themselfs into me. Its mouth gaping open in a frozen manner as it suddenly hit me that it wasnt its face , it was a mask. The creature was clothed in chefs whites and my stomach twisted at the sight of this creature. I glazed at this chef for a moment. the large bulbous creature looked at the butler before he made a loud noise while facing back into the kitchen , another bellowing sound awensering his own as he wandered back in the kitchen. His heavy footsteps suddenly rambling back out as he carries a large place over to our table. he lade me the dishes on the table. I looked at it.  Theese seemed to be our orders. the food what was on the table looked so delishious. I can slightly feel that water float on my mouth together. As well as the other two I was sharing the place with.  I licked my lip at the delishous look at the food. especially because of the meat. the big bulbous creature made a noise wich sounded inviting for me. I can clearly tell he wanted me to eat. as I was about to eat this tasty fancy looking food I realized something. there was no fork and no knife. shall I eat the food with hands? I looked at the chef who looked slightly impatient and only waiting me to eat. he keeped staring at me and his heavy breathing almost drowned the other noises in this room muffled underneath his mask. "I think there not supposed to be forks and knives. Just earmt it like that"  wilma said while peter began to eat.  I took the parts of the meat infront of me and tried some. it was incredible. I never thought I could eat something delishous in my life after I thought I already know what was good for me. I was so wrong. the creature lets out another high pitched grunt followed by an awenser from the kitchen. Seemingly pleased with my reaction he blinks in your way before stumbling back to the kitchen. The guests and I came to a chat " well... how did you heared about the maw?" I asked. "Our family got a whole inventation for all of us" peter answered with full mouth. "Peter! Its rude to speak with full mouth!" Wilma answered. "Oh interesting... so... all if them are your family?" I asked. The guests were looking at each other. Then they looked back at me "nooo we would get crazy... our family are Peter's brother Hans, Their cousin jürgen and their wifes Ramona and Julietta" wilma answered. She cringed as ahe mentioned them "Hans is a little trouble maker just as his wife ramona. So are Jürgen and julietta! This is why we are sitting in different seats just to avoid them" peter explained. " I bet the maw will turn into a dome of havoc with these people around" wilma said. "I see... do you have a room seperated from them?" I asked "we do... what a luck" wilma said. I noded. I took a bite of my meat. once I started, I really began to eat. I must be honest I overdid with it and almost jump on the food to eat more of this thing. while I ate I looked around. on the table next to me was a family staring at me like they see a starving dog getting food at the first time. Wilma and peter got their same order aswell. We kept eating them. the meat just was appealing to me. I still felt like starving while looking at it. the food was good and plentyful , the more I ate the more the chefs brought out to me , companied with the finest wine you have ever tasted in my life. I ate all of them and at last but not least the whine. it taste really good for someone who rather drinks beer like me. The food varried the more I dived into it. They brought out all sorts of cheeses and meats of various kinds, some unknown to my palette , yet widening it with every bite I took. Your hunger slowly subceided. as I felt how stuffed I got I clunched myself to a table. not only that. I thought I overdid with the whine. the foodwas setting and I felt satisfied with my situation. It was getting very late and I felt the wine suddenly setting in when I realized that most guests including wilma and peter. where already leaving to their quaters.

I got into my way too. I felt heavy and I could not hold my standart. I was drunk. It was reallly quiet eccept for occacional footsteps which appear lighter than the ones from the guests , stomping from the chefs in the kitchen and quiet chattering of people , mixed with chirping from a source unknown to me. I was irritated and I wondered what was up with that chirping. but again I thought it was just the whine. I made myself on my way to my room. I saw some little creatures running around. I still thought it was the whine I never could handle alcohol... once I am overdoing it then really. as I reached my room I had a problem. where was my key. everywhere I felt I could not find it. then I realized. I let it in my room. suddenly I heared some footsteps. occacional footsteps acompanied by some sort of metallic climpering fill the hallways. I heared closely to the noise. probably there might be a Janitor in the maw helping me to open my room. I thought. The footsteps seem to come to my direction , in the end of the hallway I saw a shadow comming from another direction , two long skinny hands feeling the ground , My stomach began to turn nervously and twist in fear as those hands are followed by long , spiderlike arms , feeling their way across the floor. as the Hands came nearby me I screamed and ran again the walls and fell on the floor. .. okay... next time... I rather stay for beer... I thought. The creature turns its head arround very suddenly , causing its neck to let out an nasty cracking noise. It snarled silently as it turned arround to walk in my direction , its face was not visible to me as it kept its head down , as if watching its own feet while walking , arms outstretched as if grasping me. I was in panic. but then I realized again it might be the whine wich might give me hallutinations. I had an Idea "HEY THERE LONG ARMED MAN" I yelled drunkly while I still lied on the floor "I locked myself outside.... could you Pleassse open the door for me? " I mumbled. the creature stops a few feet away from me , lifting its head slightly. It growls and hisses in distaste at my tone of voice. Its lips curled up into a visible snarl , exposing small-ish teeth , few of which where missing. It let let out a silent sigh after standing there for a few moments as if thinking for a response before feeling its way torwards the doors , gesturing at one in an almost questioning manner. I looked up at him while still lying. He seemed to be waiting for a response , occacionally turning its head to one to another , letting his neck crack , almost deafeningly loud in the silence of the hallway. He was waiting. pherhabs he was waiting for an awnser wich door. I awnsered "oh... that isss my dor... obviousssly" the creature responded with a loud hissing noise before opening its jacket , fumbling for a keyring attached to its belt. It didnt seem in a rush to do what it was asked for , finally it held a key in hand and felt for the doorknob. Its actions are a complete mystery to you , it seemed weiredly careful and clumsy in many ways. Suddenly a click and slender fingers pushed the door open , gesturing for you to go inside. It didnt spend any moment to even look at me before simply turning arround and feeling its way back from where it came from , as if it wanted to avoid walking closer to me. I stood slowly up. My body felt heavy after lying on the floor. after I saw my room was opened I was filled with so many luck. I also was drunk and could not think about another act then that. I hugged this long armed creature even if he might not like these type of contacts. "Thank you!" I squeezed and came in my room and closed awkwardly the door. as I looked around I saw where my key had been. I was all the time right in my thougt. I forgot it in my room. I heard a loud screech outside of my room wich sounded kind of angry. yup... that creature does not like hugs... I have to admit I was drunk and to tell if youre drunk you can also smell the Alchohol. I heard footsteps wich was on the way back to where the creature might belong. I finally let myself fall into the bed. this is my new home. in the maw. I was sure I would like it and there where so many place to explore.

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