Honest Hearts

Rhapsody's Marine Society

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Confusion
It's all I had...
My name's...Umbra...but...
I don't know...
This is weird...I... don't belong here...
I just don't...
But why am...I...?
...

The old man is bringing me to some doors...wood doors...I didn't know they had wood doors.

The headmaster looked at the boy below him...coal black hair, all matted and dirty, a dirty grey heavy coat to cover his nearly indecent image, and those big practically glowing eyes...this kid is just weird....
"... let's get you a shower and something to eat.... come on" he said as he took the kid named Umbra to the washrooms, opening up the double doors and to the nearest place smelling of soap and hot water.

They are now located in front of the washrooms, there was wet tiles lining the floors and disconnecting from the wooden floor outside, the old headmaster sighed "alright, this is where you will wash up, go do that and come out in ten minutes...move" they said, patting their back as Umbra shakily nodded, shuffling into the bath room as the headmaster sighed "... luckily we have new hires, I Honestly can't deal with another child even if I tried"

Umbra took off his jacket, humming curiously at everything before looking at the mirror...he approached it cautiously and wondered...who was that other kid behind that glass?...

Umbra looked at the reflection, soon finding out it was... himself... he's never seen a mirror before but he's heard of them....he looked...weird...why didn't i have wrinkles or is that something the man has?

Umbra looked closer and soon noticed an odd marking on his chest, unbeknownst to him was a bar code, he traced his finger on it and noticed his left hand was bandaged...how many strange things were on him? He eyed the cloth curiously, a...sense of dread was building as he reached over to take off the bandage-

His stomach growled, reminding him on why he was here, he needed to shower, then he can go eat.

Umbra puts up his coat...no, time to reminisce isn't now.
He prepped himself and headed into the shower...

He carefully turned the valve-
"C--COLD!" He turned it the other way-
"HOT!" He messed with the lever a bunch before finally...the right temperature...just...right....
"...." what were those....weird sounds? Did he really make those-
....

HOT HOT HOT!
keep him restrained, they aren't human
HOT HOT! HOT!

"....warm" Umbra said softly as they embraced the warm water, not understanding the things running through his head, but....just glad he feels...clean.

After abit Umbra came out, a towel wrapped around himself and wordlessly he was given a new pair of clothes, they were very simple, cheap looking, but they were comfortable to touch as Umbra took the clothes curiously "put those on, you're not walking around with a towel on"
Umbra nodded obediently as he walked back into the restroom.

Umbra came out, a simple blue shirt and grey pants...he had his coat on, this caused the headmaster to sigh and take off Umbra's coat and wrap it around his waist "it's seventy five degrees in here you'll melt" the headmaster scolded gently, Umbra just had a lost look as the headmaster shook his head " ...do you even speak?"
"..."
"....better than a loud mouth know it all...you can be bearable" the headmaster said disdainfully, taking Umbra's hand gently and led them down the corridor as Umbra gazed up at everything with wonder, big ole pillars, paintings and potted plants, benches in some places, big ole windows lining the corridors.

It was like Umbra was in another world!...the headmaster couldn't give less, he just looked straight forward, either he didn't know nor cared that the new foundling was gawking at everything as if he just entered heaven...even though it's hell for the headmaster.