All right guys! Now the plot thickens! Sorry for the long text again, it'll be the last i swear! and i wrote "suddenly" twice, darn it. I hate doing that. It reminds me of high school
All throughout the poorest district of Masera, Chaos ensued, everyone feared. Fathers were packing everything they could, mothers desperately looks for their young, and babies, being carried bluntly, cried out like the plague appeared. For this was a lock down and, like every time in this glorious city, the immigrants were targeted.
Guards cried out, waving batons and blades, ordering the mass to line up and follow their instruction but the lower class citizens knew what was going on: discrimination. The guards wanted a culprit, and they will find what they want at any cost.
In a small hovel, a family of beggars congregated.
"Do we have the cloth ready?" Asked furiously the man of the house "And what about food? We have to hurry to the cellar!"
Every household members participated to the preparing. This family suffered greatly at a lock down 20 years ago where during the ensuing confusion, the grandfather, although a war hero, was stamped by the crowd. They wanted to leave quickly before their loved ones will end up incarcerated or missing.
Suddenly, the father cried out: "The water! We forgot to stock up on water!"
He turned to his youngest daughter: "Listen to me, take this jug and run to the fountains. Not the usual one, the one over the hill, hidden by the park. Don't let anyone see you and if you're be late, meet us at the meeting point. Now go!"
The little girl rushed out the front door, always obedient to her father. Her mother looked at her like the world was going to end. She tried to call out her 12 years old kin but the commotion outside blocked her voices. The desperate mother pummeled desperately on the chest of her husband, insulting him, begging him to replace her daughter's role. Only then did the Father realized he acted out of panic and regretted his decision as he tried, in vain, to call his kindred back. This was a scenario that will not end well for this family.
Despise knowing she misunderstood the request, the daughter followed her order like a soldier she wanted to be. She herd metallic footstep and knew all too well whom they were from. After hiding behind a wall, she let passed three guards unaware of the intelligent girl.
"Hey did you understand what just happen now?" Wondered one of the guards
"Beats me", answered the middle one. "Just know something happen at the capitol building and we need more troops. Something really big. I won't be surprise if it also involved that Creedy guy."
When she was out of the guards' sights, the little girl continued her journey, tightly holding the jar on her head. After many sprint and pauses, she finally reached her destination, the hidden water fountain. However, something unexpected was at the spot.
"Hey! What are you doing, dummy!" She cried out.
"What's it looked like?" Answered back Braw the ever so inappropriate Yankee as he was pouring some shampoo out of his mechanical palm. "I'm washing my hair!"
Braw was leaning over by the lady shaped fountain, letting the water pour out from the statue's hand unto his soapy scalp. It seems he does not care of the current situation.
-"But that's the DRINKING fountain!" the little one exclaimed. "You can't do that! You're suppose to drink from it!
-Wait-what? I'm suppose to what?", Utter the Yankee confused. "It's water ain't it? you drink it, you wash in it! What's with you city folk and your weird custom? It's water! It's not like if it comes in a weird stone, it gotta be special"
The girl stomped her foot angrily.
-"Oh! look mister", she then said. "There's a lock down and I'm in a hurry, if i don't get back quickly, my family will have to leave without me so if you please could..."
-Ah you see thar? right there?" Braw interrupted as he twirled his mullet, squeezing the water out. "That's when i don't "Com-pree-han". You speak too fast, you use big words I don't understand one bit and you make yourself important."
The Rude Yankee stood up straight and pulled back all his metal fingers revealing holes underneath and drew out a string, right under the wrist. After a third pull, a motor could be herd roaring and a hot breeze came out. His right hand has now became a hair dryer. The girl looked in awe.
"You have no idea at all what's going on here, do you?" She then asked.
Braw nodded, smiling like a fool as his face was blown away by hot air. The small maiden slap her forehead in annoyance.
"OK..." she muttered."Let's start from the beginning. Did you here that loud screen back then? no? Gosh you're dumb. Like really dumb. Okay, so look, a lock down is coming down right now! That means, people gonna come right here and round up anyone they don't like! Including stupid people like you!"
The gunsmith laughed:
-"Wow kid", he remarked after putting away his hair dryer. "You REALLY make it seem like i should give a darn! I'm gonna take my leave now and leave this here city for good. So have a good...
-You can't leave the city in a lock down! That's why It's called a LOCK down! Every exit in Masera is closed! They'll come here any minute now and they'll arrest you!"
That's when the Yankee lost his smile. He put on his hat firmly on his head, his mouth wide open.
"What in tarnation?" He screamed, scratching his nose intensely "You mean i'm stuck here? In a city where we divide water, old senile man stares at you when you go to sleep and people at every corner hunting for their lost "Man love"? No!"
Braw started to jest Yankee profanity, looked around nervously and fell down on his own. He then started roll up like a fetus and mumbled some non-sense:
"I knew coming here was no good. But i wanted a drink, bad! Oh Braw, you did it again! Now they'll gut you up like a fish! Should of stayed in the Golden coast!"
The girl, after watching this idiot making a scenery, felt pity. All this reminded her of a puppy chasing his own tail. "What a moron" she added.
Suddenly, she herd a noise. As she turn around, she made a shriek and drop the jar, breaking it into pieces.
A Dennese was standing, contemplating the act he found amusing. His looks did not inspire trust nor did his smile gave serenity.
"You say you wanna leave, Yankee?" he asked "I knew following that lil' lady was a good idea."
The girl put her hand on her mouth.
"Don't listen to him! He works for that Meany slum lord! That..."
"SCRAM!"
She fled the area without looking back, without knowing where.
Braw was confused. He maintain his posture, decided to take his chances and spoke to the mysterious person, twirling his mustache:
"So... You saying you can help me get out of here, pardner?"
The shady dennese went straight to the point:
"Ok so first, don't call me partner. Second, oh yeah! I can give you a, let's say, a "laissez-passer" out of here know what i mean? But you gotta help me so I can help you. Get it? No? Damn you Yankees are really dumb! Look I need you to go to the capitol building..."