The Naumend Motel

[black_knightj]

"You can call me Black, sir," said Black hearing the quiet voice. " And I just don't take a life before its given the chance to make a choice," he continued.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

"Black?...Nice name," Jonen called back.

He popped his head out of the kitchen double-door, "Actually, these eggs don't need a choice. Nowadays the eggs get checked to see if they're little chickens in the making or not. 'Cause a hen can lay an egg without rooster-help so...these eggs are just egg stuff. Not little baby chickens-in-waiting."

With that, Jonen tucked back into the kitchen.  

[black_knightj]

" Hmm thats good to know, but I tihnk I shall obstain any ways," he said. "So how long have you been working here Jonen?" questioned black.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

"Oh, just about a day," Jonen answered.

He had been to the Motel before but he didn't recall being the cook other times.

"You're order is almost ready," Jonen said to Black while staring down the tray of biscuits.  

[black_knightj]

"Thank you sir," said he.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

Paper woke up slowly and and reached out for Black's body.
Once her arm was fully extended, and she didn't find him, her eyes flew open and she looked around frantically.

After a few panicked moments she realized she was in her room. She wondered if it had all been a dream and an odd feeling washed over her.

Dissapointment.

But she was still wearing her makeshift sheet-dress and it only made her more sure that everything that happened last night, really happened.

She sat down lonely on her bed and wondered where Black had gone to. She was a bit too wary to wander around on her own so she decided to call the main office and ask Praline for Black's room number.  

[black_knightj]

While waiting for his breakfeast Black was going over that had happened in his life a the motel. Praline seemed to be hding somthig, he had rejoined with Red, there was a mystery girl named kitty that had been in the bar for a while, and he had accidentally met a girl named Paper, destroying his vow to his master.

Would all this start to make sense with the arrival of a man named Jonen? Or would he have to meet another person before he would truly understand this place  

[DarquePinkPaper]

Paper collected herself and looked down at her clothing and felt a bit uncomfortable. Whatever clothes she had in the laundrymat were most likely gone now.

With no places visible in the distance she wondered where she might be able to get more clothes, if at all.

She reached for the phone and briefly contemplated asking Praline if there would be clothes anywhere she could use, but finding out if Black was okay was more important.

Paper picked up the phone and dialed out to the main office and waited for someone to pick up.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

Alone in the main office Praline wondered about the small ten'acle and worried that there may be more somewhere. She sat stiffly in a four-wheeled red chair with her arms crossed over her chest.

She thought about the larger-sized ten'acles and became nervous. Considering what a large one might possibly do, the phone rang and Praline jumped.

She rolled herself a bit towards the phone and reached out quickly hoping what she curently feared hadn't happened.

On the other end it was only Paper, wondering if she could have Black's room number.

Since Praline had just sent Black to the cafeteria for breakfast she told Paper as much and that Black probably wasn't back in his room yet.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

"Thank you Praline!" Paper said relieved, now knowing that Black was okay.

Once Praline had mentioned breakfast, Paper's stomach growled and decided to make her way to the cafeteria quickly.

She was about to ask Praline about some clothes, but then she realized Praline would probably wonder why Paper didn't have any clothing of her own. And Paper didn't think she had it in her to explain or even if she could.

Did Praline know what had happened? Did she know that things like that had the chance to happen?

Paper realized she had stopped talking for more than was appropiate and hadn't hung up yet.

"...uh, thank you again! I'm gonna go to the cafeteria now. Bye!" With that Paper hung up and started to make her way out of the room.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

Praline listened to the gap in conversation and was about to say something when Paper said thank you one more time and excused herself off the phone.

"I wonder if she had something else to say..." Praline felt like Paper needed to say or ask something but held back. That didn't sit well with Praline and she decided to talk with Paper soon and make sure things were okay. But then Praline wondered if Paper had been apart of the ten'acle incident.

"Oh...maybe it was that."  

[black_knightj]

" So is my breakfast done yet Sir Jonen?" wondered black. It seemed like it was getting alittle bit later and he wanted to go check on paper.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

"Yep," Jonen said as he backed out of the kitchen using his rear to open the doors.

"Okay, that's no eggs, sausage and biscuits," he said while setting down a platter that had Black's plate on it along with a basket of breads, a bowl of fruits and some cartons of milk and orange juice.

"You're gonna need more in ya than just sausage and biscuits."

Then Jonen offered a quick nod and made his way back into the kitchen.  

[black_knightj]

"Thats most gracious, thank you sir," said black. In his head black was still worried about Paper but he decided to just worry about it later. Jonen seemed like a pretty caring guy, atleast not an inconciderate one.

Having nothing else to do black quickly drank down one of the milks and started on his fruit bowl.  

[DarquePinkPaper]

Paper made her way hastily to the cafeteria and once she was outside it's doors she hesitated to go inside.

Why had Black moved her to her own room? And she was still only wearing a sheet crudely put together.

So she stood there and just wondered what to do and what she would say once inside.