Huh. Cris wasn't exaggerating. As Edel slipped his phone into his back pocket, he could see that there was some kind of traffic jam up ahead. There was a bus, too, which he had to assume was the one Cris was currently aboard. And drinking on... like an idiot. He didn't know whether to smile or frown, so his mouth made a sort of odd twisting motion, half amused, half annoyed.
Ah, well. At least he found him. The suburbs were out of the way but Edel just took one of those rides from the apps up to town. He probably should have had the guy on standby but he was gruff and seemed irritated by Edel's presence (even though Edel literally only said hello and thank you to him).
They could always call a new one. If anybody could get through the weird jam. Not usual to see in a town of this size. As he curiously stepped closer, Edel could see that up ahead, there was some kind of commotion. Somebody was shouting in panicked tones about an attack. Edel glanced at the bus where Cris was surely waiting but he moved past it. Cris could wait a couple more minutes.
To his shock, there was... something odd definitely going on. Before the line of cars was a bunch of road workers setting up a barrier around what appeared to be a sinkhole. Edel's eyes widened at the sight of it. But more distressing was the hysterical guy standing near the edge with blood running down the side of his head.
"I'm telling you! It was a monster, it came at me and it chased me and my friend--he got sucked into that hole by the thing! It was made of shadows or or or smoke or something!"
"Come on, Emilio," said a woman in uniform, lightly reached out and touching the man's upper arm. "Let's get you over to my car..."
Monster? Edel furrowed his brow and then turned back to the bus, too far back to see what was going on up here. Jogging back, he hurried over to the bus and went to the door and slammed on it a couple of times.
"Cris? Cris, are you in there?!"
Ah, well. At least he found him. The suburbs were out of the way but Edel just took one of those rides from the apps up to town. He probably should have had the guy on standby but he was gruff and seemed irritated by Edel's presence (even though Edel literally only said hello and thank you to him).
They could always call a new one. If anybody could get through the weird jam. Not usual to see in a town of this size. As he curiously stepped closer, Edel could see that up ahead, there was some kind of commotion. Somebody was shouting in panicked tones about an attack. Edel glanced at the bus where Cris was surely waiting but he moved past it. Cris could wait a couple more minutes.
To his shock, there was... something odd definitely going on. Before the line of cars was a bunch of road workers setting up a barrier around what appeared to be a sinkhole. Edel's eyes widened at the sight of it. But more distressing was the hysterical guy standing near the edge with blood running down the side of his head.
"I'm telling you! It was a monster, it came at me and it chased me and my friend--he got sucked into that hole by the thing! It was made of shadows or or or smoke or something!"
"Come on, Emilio," said a woman in uniform, lightly reached out and touching the man's upper arm. "Let's get you over to my car..."
Monster? Edel furrowed his brow and then turned back to the bus, too far back to see what was going on up here. Jogging back, he hurried over to the bus and went to the door and slammed on it a couple of times.
"Cris? Cris, are you in there?!"
