Thread: Strange Town, Stranger Mystery (Chichi Cheetah and Freckled_Beauty)

You hear it dont you? Cant you feel it calling out to your soul? The words rushed through the leaves and branches of the tress. No person was speaking them and yet she could hear the words clear and plain as if they came from right next to her, but no they were being carried on the wind. The voice of the wind often sounded like her mother other times her grandmother, but ever since that night it was different unfamiliar and cold, and yet she knew she had to follow it. Butwhere? She asked speaking to no one Which way do I go? She screamed out looking about. The wind had now stopped and the forest was silent. No chirping birds, no singing crickets, not even the crunch of leaves under the paws of a rabbit could be heard. Hilda was alone left with only her thoughts Which way do i go? She repeated a heavy sigh on her lips. She pulled the backpack up on to her shoulder and began to walk forward. Separate but in sync. Strange how that works with the universe, isnt it? Why the hell did she have to move to the middle of fucking nowhere? Aliana grumbled glancing down at her phone only to see that it had stopped giving directions and was desperately trying to search for a signal. Useless piece of crap! The phone went flying into the floor of the passenger side of the rental car. She peered out of the windshield and smiled happily seeing the town sign. She squealed in delight and pressed on the gas a bit more and she crossed the threshold into the town. Now. They said there was a motel not to far from here. She of course was only speaking to herself, something she had been doing for the last 30 minutes as that was when her phone began to act up. She slowly pressed on the breaks as she saw the red light and as soon as she had come to a complete stop she was going again. She smiled seeing the sign of the hotel and turned off of the main road and into the parking lot. There was another car parked in front of the main office, this one was a black two door camera, a rental as well but clearly someone who had money to burn. Aliana sat in her car for a moment observing the appearance of the building, it really did look like a motel. Nothing about the building even gave the illusion that it might be much nicer on the inside. Aliana didnt have high exceptions she did pray that she would not find any roaches in her room. Once she placed the red Honda in park Aliana unbuckled her safety belt turned the engine off and reached into the back seat to grab her purse then got out the car and headed into the main office. As the door was pushed open the bell over it rang. Aliana looked about the small office observing it. There was another woman at the counter clearly waiting for some help, impatient from the way she hit the little bell to call for someone. Aliana titled her head and watched her. HELLO! DOES ANY ONE WORK HERE?! Genesis called out very loudly not just to be heard but to be heard over her ringing of the desk bell. YOU GOT CUSTOMERS! DONT YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME MONEY? She continued to ring on the bell until she finally took notice of the other person who had entered. She turned around ready to chew their head off but quickly stopped. Staring at the taller woman the oozed sophistication and grace. It made her tense up and then turn her back very quickly. I must look like that one impatient idiot. Well I have been waiting an unreasonably long amount of time. I need to find that detective. Stepping back from the counter she folded her arms and looked at the other woman. You know Im not sure anyone works here. She said casually Maybe they just dont like the bell being abused. She suggested with a shrug and turned moving her to the window. Aliana had time. Hildas shop wasnt going anywhere there was no real rush on her part. Plus she was starting to see the beauty of the town. She wanted, no she needed, to learn all she could about Hilda living in the town, why she choose this place to settle, who knew her and maybe who knew about her disappearance. My first stop should be the police station. Jacobys days started well before the sun rose and ended well after it set. When she first arrived people often questioned if the woman even slept. She did but they would probably be more considered power naps to a human. To Jacoby those few hours she slept was more than sufficient. She had been at the bakery for a while now she was actually working on a few new items, these savory. When ever she came up with a new recipe Kristoff was one of the first, if not the first to try it. Jacoby enjoyed the silence that came with the early mornings hours and often found herself walking from place to place. With the muffins in a simple box and few extra things in the cloth tote bag on her shoulder she saw the police station come into view. Parked right outside she saw the familiar car belonging to her Kristoff. She smiled and hurried over to it. She leaned down peeking into the drivers side window and she clicked her tongue seeing Kristoff dozing off at the wheel. Geez i bet your didnt go home last night. She knocked on the window then opened the door. Morning sleepy head, or is it goodnight for you? She asked and pressed the unlock button for the other doors. Jacoby shut his door and went around to the other side. She made herself comfortable in the passenger seat before taking the keys from his pocket and rolled the windows down to allow the cool morning breeze into the car. I have breakfast she said cheerfully, and coffee if you want it, as well as orange juice. She said cheerfully opening up the box. Smells of cheddar and spinach wafted from the box and bacon. Come on, share some breakfast with me Kristoff. She insisted and pulled some napkins from the tote bag placing one on her lap and removed a muffin for herself and then placed the open box on his lap and napkin on his chest. Eat up, oh theres a surprise in the middle. She added taking a bite into her muffin and when she did a runny egg yolk dripped down the sides of her muffin and from the corners of her mouth. - Elena had gotten back into town a few hours before dawn broke. She had just tossed the last of her dirty clothes into the wash she heard the all to familiar chime of her phone buzzing from a text message. She kicked the door of the washing machine closed and started it before walking off to her phone. With it in hand she moved into the kitchen. On the counter sat a tall glass and next to it a medication bottle. There was no label on the bottle though. She closed her eyes thinking back to the instructions Yona gave to her. Yona, her maker, had given her very strict instructions to follow regarding the supplements. She was to either swallow the tablet whole or dissolve it in a glass of water filtered or bottled then drink it with in 5 minutes. Take it at least 3 times daily but no more that 6 tablets in a day. Before reading the message Elena swallowed the small brown pill. Her smile grew reading the message. It was from her good friend Ariella. Just got back last night. Are you at the dog park? Ill come join you. She hit send and placed the bottle into the cabinet. She then headed to her bedroom grabbing her boots and jacket, as well as her charm. It was a simple gold bangle with an oxen stone in the center of it. The charm protected her from the sunlight and enabled her to move about as she placed regardless of the time of day.