Kid

11

Kid found it odd how an airship looked like a house or a base from the inside. The halls had white walls and white grounding that was bordered with a silver lining. Kid stepped on all the dots as she went by like most people would do with tiles on the pathway.

Looking up to the ceiling, Kid saw a maze of twisted and turning bits of pipes that were most likely for steam and water. Every once in a while there would be a pipe that would untangle itself and run down the wall to go to a floor on whatever floor was below her. "So if you guys aren't siblings, what are you?" the man asked.

The two remained silent on that subject, "we could ask you the same thing. Who are you?" Neon asked.

The man stopped and turned around with a smile, "forgive me. My name happens to be Goldie," he informed holding out a hand to shake. Neon ignored his hand while Kid shook it happily. "Your turn," he said.

Neon grunted, "my name is Timothy White, and this here is Kid."

"Kid?"

"Yeah, her name is Kid," he informed.

Goldie looked at Kid for a moment, "cute. But why is your name Kid?" he asked.

Kid remained silent on the matter.

Goldie raised an eye brow, "I'm not that scary am I?"

Kid shook her head.

"Don't take it personally, she hasn't said a word since I met her," Neon informed.

"Oh, and how along ago was that?" Goldie asked.

Neon shrugged, "three, four days ago."

They continued through the seemingly endless hallways in the place before they came to a door.

Kid hid behind Neon as the doors opened up.

It was a large room with an entire wall and half the ceiling dedicated to a window that allowed everybody to look out to the view height provided. The whole room was empty of everything but a couple of armchairs around a large coffee table. Sitting within one of the chairs was the Ringleader, Mr Traveller. And standing next to him was the girl who attacked several people at once on the train, in the other armchair next to the Ringleader was another man who looked similar to the original Ringleader, but different colours.

Goldie closed the doors behind them and softly urged the two of them to go forwards. Neon slowly walked forwards, and Kid copied him. Neon stood in between the two armchairs before the Ringleaders and the other woman.

"Please, sit," Jason urged gesturing to the chairs.

Neon sat down on one and, after a moment, Kid copied, climbing onto the chair and sitting with her back pressed against the back of the chair. Her feet were hardly over the edge of the seat.

The chairs were huge!

At first, everybody remained silent towards one another. Jason seemed to be holding onto the handle of his walking stick as he looked at Kid to Neon.

Kid remained staring at the three adults before her and gulped. One of them finally broke the ice, "Tell me how the two of you are?" Jason Traveller asked.

Neon frowned, "what? You've dragged us from off the street not even a day after we saw what we saw on the train, and you're wondering how we're doing? How do you freaking think we're doing?" he snapped.

Jason shrugged, "yes," he replied, "would you two care for some tea?"

Neon was a little taken back by the tone the man seemed to have, he seemed really calm, like he hadn't heard Neon's outrage. Before any could answer, Goldie walked in with a cart of tea. "I hope you don't mind Earl Grey," he informed setting everything on the table.