Wizards

CHAPTER 3: Rei Wakes Up

Nothing much happened a day after the director had a one on one talk with Eliot — unless you count Jovial receiving threats and getting beaten by Morrigan more often than the usual as "something" then that was about the extent of interesting events that happened so far.

     By the Med Bay; Rei, sitting on a clean white bed, heard someone spoke from the doorway.

     "Yow, Beaut, what's up?" said a voice from a man she wasn't familiar with.

     Rei looked at the man who entered the room, and he was wearing a bright orange jacket and camo shorts. He leaned close to the nurse tending her.

     "Jovial, I was instructed by Morrigan to stab you with a syringe had you decided to do that," said the nurse.

     So his name is Jovial. . . . Rei thought.

     "What? Really, how cruel can she get?" Jovial leaned in closer to the nurse whose face turned red as though all her blood went there from her foot.

     "W-we have a patient, Jovial," said the nurse, stepping away from Jovial, excusing herself out of the room.

     "Oh! Right! You're up," Jovial was now addressing Rei, putting his hands on the side of the bed.

     Rei, not sure if she's supposed to be furious or worried that she hasn't got any idea where she was, what was going on, or who were people that comes and go to her room, stared at Jovial and asked, "Who are you?" she said.

     "Welcome to the Guild. My name is Jovial," he replied, "Forgive my awesomeness — I know I'm a lot to take. I know you're in a bit of shock to see a handsome man like me. It's okay, just relax, and take a deep breath," he said and took a deep breath.

     Rei didn't know how to follow that level of confidence. She stayed silent.

     "Oooookay, I think you're still in a bit of a shock, and my shockingly handsome face isn't helping at all. Why don't I wait for you outside? I'm going to take you on a tour to ease your worries, I know you think we're bad people, I can see it on your face. But first . . . change into your clothes, they're over there," he pointed at the corner of the room where Rei's clothes were neatly folded on a chair.

     Rei wasn't able to say anything. Before she could've constructed a word, Jovial was already outside and the door was already closed.

     Can she trust him?

     That remains to be an option. But from where she was; a nice warm bed, a somewhat luxurious room, which was highly unlikely for a standard room for a hospital — black carpeted floor, white walls, black bedside table with flowers on top of it in a nice crystal-clear vase and black couch at the far end of the room — true enough that this wasn't a standard room for hospitals, plus, she was taken care of, enough for a slight chance of trust.

     She picked up the clothes she was wearing since at Norris Mansion. It smelled like a flower.

     Did they wash it? How long was I out? She thought.

     It was a plain white t-shirt and blue jogging pants — her favorite colors.

     "So where are you taking me. . . ." she stopped at the floating of lights in the walls of the corridor.

     "Light orbs," Jovial said, "Cute, isn't it? It's safe to use and energy efficient; Courtesy of the largest company in Terravir . . . Binder Corporation."

     They continued walking, and Jovial was still not explaining anything to Rei.

     "You must be feeling really nasty after that very long slumber, especially after waking up in this place. Well. I find this place really depressing myself. It feels too — what's the word — tight, there it is."