LU 245 - Dr. Thornberry 67

After burying Frezz’s body a few hours prior, I had gulped down my sorrows and went back to the office to do sole work. I had to keep on top of everything, I wouldn’t want Space to be overloaded when he comes back.

As I sat scribbling down my signature, Hallthorr dropped by, saying he just came to say hello. We had a normal chat, or rather *started* one when he passed out. I panicked a bit, as this hasn’t happened since before… that. After a few unsuccessful attempts at shaking him awake, I propped him up on a chair and sat by his side to wait.

*Flashback*

I woke Hallthorr up at dawn as I always do; today was the day I show him my fun pool! But as soon as I rung his alarm, he seemed confused and started sprouting none sense.

*”Why am I back here? Why are you like that? Why do I still have my wing? Where’s the skulk on my arm?”*

Rightfully, I was confused, and played it off as if he went insane over night.

*”I knew you were stupid but I didn’t think it was this bad.”*

He kept blabbering to himself but I let the words fly past as I dragged him into the pool room.

*”Vice I know what this room is, you killed me here!”*

*”Hallthorr you’re not dead, what in the world has gotten into you?”*

*”This isn’t real its all a dream.”*

*”If it wasn’t real, you wouldn’t be able to feel pain like this.”*

I punched him a few times, laughing at his foolishness. That is until he grabbed a nearby saw and *cut his redstone arm off.*

I stared in shock, watching as he started to bleed on my new clean white floors. God, I *just* installed those. I rushed him into my operating room to sew his arm back up, continuing to hear him tell me none of this was real.

After somewhat getting his arm back on, I gestured for him to follow me outside. He did as told and I pointed to the town.

*”See? Spawntown looks the same! Same buildings, same flat plains.”*

*”You just can’t see the new stuff.”*

*”Oh yeah? If you’re sooo convinced this isn’t real, prove it.”*

Hallthorr immediately started revealing information, from me becoming mayor, to Space betraying me, going to jail and even *adopting* Hallthorr. I scoffed at the last statement.. but he sounded so confident. It was beginning to scare me a bit.

I quickly put some iron bars infront of the door to make sure he wouldnt escape, when he noticed something.

“*Vice, why is that bar connected to something?”*

He was right. The top bar had connected to something invisible. I broke it and replaced it, but it stayed the same. Huh?

And then it broke. My vision blurred until I saw obsidian lining wach side of the bars. Turning around, I saw the same thing on the ground and shuddered. This can’t be right?

I ran downstairs and into the pool room as fast as my legs would take me. And there it was. A pool of blood with a thin trail following it. Frezz’s blood- whoever that is.

I looked back at Hallthorr in shock. I still wasn’t sure what was going on, who any of these people are or what they meant, but I knew Hallthorr was right.

“It was a dream?”

*Flashback End*

I watched Hallthorr twitch awake and quickly grabbed him.

*”Big man! Are you okay? What happened?”*

He told me it was some sort of lab nightmare, and after some reassurance, I took him home. It was a little worrying, but I was sure he’d be alright.

I headed back to the empire, and pushed that ordeal to the back of my mind.

When I got back though, Kearly and Vert were standing at the office door. I greeted them, and they asked about my recent announcement regarding Frezz. I told them that I found their body in an alleyway last night, and that he had died. They seemed a bit inconvenienced by this, but still seemed eager to continue the war as a government rebellion.

I tried again to get them to join my side, saying that they might be the next ones who end up in an alleyway if they don’t. But they didn’t listen. Whatever, I suppose they’ll just die on the battlefield.

The good thing is that I avoided telling them who exactly killed Frezz. I wouldn’t want to seem even more like a murderer. Especially considering my record has been clean for the past few months.