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Chapter one:

THE VELVET ROOM

Ok, let me sum up what happened BEFORE the magic limo.

Basically, I was moving to live with my Uncle while my parents worked overseas. I was riding the last train I had to take when I fell asleep and woke up in this weird limo area.

Anyway, back to Mr. Longnose and his lovely bored-sounding assistant.

"Hello Mr.... Tabuada, is it? I am Igor, master of this fine Velvet Room."

Igor had a very long nose and looked like he had four arms, which is probably true, considering his weird personality. He played out a set of face down cards on the table and flipped one over.

"Ah, the Tower, in the upright position. It seems a terrible catastrophe is imminent."

"Umm, what are you doing?" I asked.

"Reading your fortune through the tarot cards, of course. Each reading is done with the same cards, but the results are always different. Shall I move on with the fortunes?"

I nodded. He flipped another card over.

"The Moon, in the upright position represents mystery and hesitation. very intriguing indeed. Anyway, in the coming days, you will enter into a contract of some sort, after which you will return here. The coming year is a turning point in your destiny. If the mystery goes unsolved, your future may be lost forever. My duty is to provide assistance to our guests to ensure that does not happen."

The woman next to him cleared her throat, trying to get Igor's attention.

"Oh, sorry. I forgot to introduce my assistant, Margaret. She is also a resident here, like me."

"Pleasure to meet you, Steeven."

"Same here." I replied.

"We shall attend to the details another time. Until then, farewell..."

My vision faded.

I then woke up, back on the train. Luckily, I woke up just in time, the conductor said over the PA on the train, “Yasoinaba. Yasoinaba.” I grabbed my luggage and got off the train. I looked around for my uncle. A man about half a foot taller than me walked over. “Are you Steeven?” I nodded. He then said, “Good. I’m your uncle, Conor. This is my daughter, Saku.” “Umm…. hi…” Saku whispered. Conor chuckled. “What are you so shy for? Haha.” Saku seemed irritated. “Anyway, my car’s over there. We’re gonna stop for gas on the way back.”

We drove for about 15 minutes, and then we stopped at the Moel gas station. “Hi! Welcome to Moel!” said the attendant.

“Regular’s fine.”

Conor walked over to the sidewalk. “Good time as any for a smoke…” Conor said, off in the distance. The attendant then walked over to me. “How do ya like the town so far? It’s pretty small, you won’t be doing much.“ I stood there in question. “It’s true; you’ll either be doing part-time jobs or hanging with friends. Oh, speaking of part-time jobs, we’re hiring! We don’t care if you’re only in high school. Please, give it some thought!” She held her hand out. I shook. “Oh! I should get back to my job!” she walked to the other side of the car.

I suddenly had a bad headache. I went back in the car, Saku next to me. “Are you okay? You look carsick…” She said in concern. I turned to her and nodded, as Conor came in. “Let’s go.” He muttered.

.
We got to the house. Pretty small, but a nice, welcoming place. Saku went to the fridge and got out a frozen dinner. She put it in the microwave. After about 5 minutes we ate dinner. We had a pretty interesting conversation, until Conor’s phone rang.

"Seriously?....Alright, fine. I'll be there in 30 minutes or so."

"Ugh... sorry guys. Emergency call from the station. See you in the morning..."

He went outside.

It was pretty awkward eating alone with Saku, so I took a risk and decided to try and strike up a conversation.

"What does your dad do?"

"Oh, he's a detective at the Inaba police department, so I'm used to being alone most of the night."

I was about to respond when the news came on.

"City councilman Brad Namatame is under fire for an alleged relationship with a female reporter. His wife, Enka singer Misuzu Hiragi, revealed to the station that she will most likely pursue damages. More will be revealed after the break."

"This is boring..."

Saku changed the channel.

"At Junes, every day is Customer Appreciation Day. Come see for yourself and get in touch with our products!"

"Every day's great at your Junes!"

Saku gasped.

"Every day's great at your Junes!" Saku sang.

I stared in surprise.

"Umm... aren't you gonna eat?"

"Oh.... right." I said.

After dinner, I went upstairs, unpacked the futon, and slept.

But what happened while I slept? The craziest dream ever, that's what.

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Chapter one:

THE VELVET ROOM

Ok, let me sum up what happened BEFORE the magic limo.

Basically, I was moving to live with my Uncle while my parents worked overseas. I was riding the last train I had to take when I fell asleep and woke up in this weird limo area.

Anyway, back to Mr. Longnose and his lovely bored-sounding assistant.

"Hello Mr.... Tabuada, is it? I am Igor, master of this fine Velvet Room."

Igor had a very long nose and looked like he had four arms, which is probably true, considering his weird personality. He played out a set of face down cards on the table and flipped one over.

"Ah, the Tower, in the upright position. It seems a terrible catastrophe is imminent."

"Umm, what are you doing?" I asked.

"Reading your fortune through the tarot cards, of course. Each reading is done with the same cards, but the results are always different. Shall I move on with the fortunes?"

I nodded. He flipped another card over.

"The Moon, in the upright position represents mystery and hesitation. very intriguing indeed. Anyway, in the coming days, you will enter into a contract of some sort, after which you will return here. The coming year is a turning point in your destiny. If the mystery goes unsolved, your future may be lost forever. My duty is to provide assistance to our guests to ensure that does not happen."

The woman next to him cleared her throat, trying to get Igor's attention.

"Oh, sorry. I forgot to introduce my assistant, Margaret. She is also a resident here, like me."

"Pleasure to meet you, Steeven."

"Same here." I replied.

"We shall attend to the details another time. Until then, farewell..."

My vision faded.

I then woke up, back on the train. Luckily, I woke up just in time, the conductor said over the PA on the train, “Yasoinaba. Yasoinaba.” I grabbed my luggage and got off the train. I looked around for my uncle. A man about half a foot taller than me walked over. “Are you Steeven?” I nodded. He then said, “Good. I’m your uncle, Conor. This is my daughter, Saku.” “Umm…. hi…” Saku whispered. Conor chuckled. “What are you so shy for? Haha.” Saku seemed irritated. “Anyway, my car’s over there. We’re gonna stop for gas on the way back.”

We drove for about 15 minutes, and then we stopped at the Moel gas station. “Hi! Welcome to Moel!” said the attendant.

“Regular’s fine.”

Conor walked over to the sidewalk. “Good time as any for a smoke…” Conor said, off in the distance. The attendant then walked over to me. “How do ya like the town so far? It’s pretty small, you won’t be doing much.“ I stood there in question. “It’s true; you’ll either be doing part-time jobs or hanging with friends. Oh, speaking of part-time jobs, we’re hiring! We don’t care if you’re only in high school. Please, give it some thought!” She held her hand out. I shook. “Oh! I should get back to my job!” she walked to the other side of the car.

I suddenly had a bad headache. I went back in the car, Saku next to me. “Are you okay? You look carsick…” She said in concern. I turned to her and nodded, as Conor came in. “Let’s go.” He muttered.

.
We got to the house. Pretty small, but a nice, welcoming place. Saku went to the fridge and got out a frozen dinner. She put it in the microwave. After about 5 minutes we ate dinner. We had a pretty interesting conversation, until Conor’s phone rang.

"Seriously?....Alright, fine. I'll be there in 30 minutes or so."

"Ugh... sorry guys. Emergency call from the station. See you in the morning..."

He went outside.

It was pretty awkward eating alone with Saku, so I took a risk and decided to try and strike up a conversation.

"What does your dad do?"

"Oh, he's a detective at the Inaba police department, so I'm used to being alone most of the night."

I was about to respond when the news came on.

"City councilman Brad Namatame is under fire for an alleged relationship with a female reporter. His wife, Enka singer Misuzu Hiragi, revealed to the station that she will most likely pursue damages. More will be revealed after the break."

"This is boring..."

Saku changed the channel.

"At Junes, every day is Customer Appreciation Day. Come see for yourself and get in touch with our products!"

"Every day's great at your Junes!"

Saku gasped.

"Every day's great at your Junes!" Saku sang.

I stared in surprise.

"Umm... aren't you gonna eat?"

"Oh.... right." I said.

After dinner, I went upstairs, unpacked the futon, and slept.

But what happened while I slept? The craziest dream ever, that's what.