hiding and next morning

I breathe hard as I make it to Cody who is still right out and working on a little thing, as they soon see me rushing over to them not even noticing the city stopped moving

"hey Cody I might need to ask you for something "

"you mean your bleeding arm"

they say as I finally notice the trial I just made, the blood from off my arm

"fuck! Cody, you got a bandage ?"

I say panic starting to go into my voice

"yeah it's at home "

"wait really?"

Cody looks at me weirdly as they begin to walk me to their home covering the blood drip with their hand, though it doesn't do much

"Let us just get that bandaged before you lose even more blood, also, did you ever look under the bed?"

"I think we can ignore that right now, I'm getting chased by a bloodthirsty wolf !"

"I don't think stopping the blood will help against a wolf's smell, how did-"

"the one in control of the floor!"

as we make it to Cody's home nothing makes it much different than any other home other than some leftover pieces of their little works with the lacking materials here, on top of other homes

"then I doubt hiding will help jake"

Cody says as we start going up on top of the other homes to get to theirs

"hey I still want to try, I fear they'll tear me in half!"

"jake you say that like hiding here will help any "

Cody says opening their home that they made a makeshift workshop from the material of the food crates they give out to carry the supply, and bits of metal

"how the hell did you get your hands on a bucket they aren't they only on the 2nd and 3rd floor?"

Cody didn't answer as they go to their bed taking out a small package with the hospital cross from under it placing it on top to open it revealing bandages and other small medical supplies putting my hands on their sink though not before the blood on them dropped onto the floor

"wash those scrapes, and no worries I checked, and the soap is mild"

as I do as told though I can tell the blood is still leaking as it goes down the sink while I wash my arms

"before you dare say, why not a band-aid the scrapes are too large for that"

as Cody has the bandage ready as they clean my wound further and proceeded to bandage them

"so, what did you mean that hiding won't help?"

"What I mean jake is that general can smell you from a mile away-"

as we both heard a knocking on Cody's door, we both immediately stopped talking as they look at each other

"oh no"

I began to say over and over as I can already guess who is behind the door I see Cody getting sweat dripping down their face whispering to me

"That's why jake"

as they hear the knock again a bit louder this time as I gulp and Cody goes to the door

"what are you doing!"

"simple hoping for the best "

as they open the door hoping it is anyone else other than who they think it would be, but to their dismay, they see a large figure in armor, their jaws out in the open as it looks down at Cody with serious eyes

as Cody freezes a moment looking up at wolf As they mumble

"It is the wolf"

as it soon speaks in a gruff tone

"There you are, the little break-in, and I guess your, accomplice"

it says in a calm tone walking inside them having to crouch to go through the door, though seemingly calm looking at the two of us for some reason

"now then, why did you break into the building? you know it was under construction, it could have been, dangerous "

they say that as I and Cody shiver but they still have their armor on and look like they'll kill us in a moment

"Well, you gonna answer?"

they say looking at my bandages and then right onto me, as I can barely say an answer

"I was"

" yes"

"It's not that, big, of A deal"

as say still shivering a moment as they walk closer to me crouching down to look me right at the eye

"spit it out"

they say like a parent knowing their kid did something wrong, just wanting them to say it themself as my eyes look around in panic as I can see their gauntlets right there, as I ripped the band-aid off and just gave a piece of a truth

"I was curious! who knows what the building was!"

I say as I am immediately ready to block an attack that didn't come, as wolf stands up fully again as they take a breath

"Ever heard of an adventurers guild?"

"What?"

I say confused as the wolf starts to walk back out of the home Cody tries to ask them something before they leave Grabbing a piece of their armor

"for you mean that building is-"

as they are promptly pulled off and wolf exits

"wait till tomorrow "

as we can no longer see wolf seeming like they vanished we let out one last shiver and then calmed down

"how did we not die"

"Because Jake, you didn't actually do anything other than enter, though seems wolf might keep an eye on you now"

"well, that's just, perfect"

"no, no it isn't jake"

I take a deep breath and take a seat clearly I can't meet my friend at the elevator because I'm being watched, and since they can recognize me, I look over to Cody

" hey Cody, do you have enough material to, make me a mask?"

"a mask won't help, wolves have a good scent of smell"

"got it, any way to mask it "

"Not that I know of with just wood and scraps of metal, there is nothing I can really do"

well, that plan is out the window, but I still must know! maybe they won't be, hostile? not right now, and they basically advertised what this building is to me, so, they shouldn't be too mad, right? right

"Don't worry Cody, I, got a plan"

I say with a big smile as I start to inch to the door out of the home.

as Cody stare with squinted tired eyes As if they can already guess what jake is gonna do as they eventually make it to the door and open it

"well see you tomorrow Cody!"

as I promptly exit the home and begin looking at the maze of similar-looking houses as I sigh and start going through it to find my place

as Cody yawns from the event heading toward their working table

"at this point, I think they might get themselves killed before any of the monsters here will"

meanwhile, on the top floor, 5 others are waiting for wolf and shadow to get there

"Should I get to them?"

a monotone voice of A man says looking at the door, it's body is packed with muscle, leather gloves, and in a suit and a white mask covering its entire head with only eye holes in it to see

"Please don't, they probably just got hung up"

said by a female voice sounding generic as they make small sigh coming someone that has a jester suit with reds and blacks, as their "skin" is white as paper but has a mouth and eyes that only shows an inky blackness within with their wide open smile and eyes, as they're body deforms, seemingly melting, before being corrected again, as they sit aaaaaaa

"I dunno, they normally aren't ones to be late"

says multiple female voices speaking in unison from a figure seemly made of metal scraps stuck together, taking the figure of a woman though it isn't convincing, as it moves to look at the door

"it shouldn't be that worrying, there are no threats inside this city, and it's not a surprise that sometimes people run late"

says a robotic female voice from a person with a visor for eyes, seemingly scratched off and a mechanical mouth, a metal scorpion tail as well as metallic wings, their arms look like gauntlets to fit the weapons inside and metal claws at the end of them as they're legs are the same, and long metal hair like sensors, as they smile at the last person in the room

" either way, we are waiting for the two, they'll be here soon"

says a man with a shell covering their skin, their mouth opening to show jagged shells as teeth, and eyes black with a green light showing soul in them, their arms are trunks with claws, and their hair is long ending in razor-sharp edges, as their chest is seemingly covered in vines mimicking bandages, and tendrils from their back

as soon shadow shows And wolf right after them

as the masked one glares at shadow, who just begins taking a seat, wolf also does so, as the robot asks them a question

"can you tell us what caused such a delay?"

they say looking at wolf and shadow event with their scratched off visor causing wolf to sigh

"Someone broke into the project building the day before it was due to be opened, just some kid that was curious probably one of those, conspiracy theorists"

"then things can continue going to plan, hopefully not too many dies"

the jester one says as they start looking at something on their screen

"well then wolf, let's all remember what each of us must do "

says the last, as the meeting starts as soon next morning comes to pass.