"...."
[Erm, when are you... going to like, order?]
At the cafeteria, they were only a few minutes left on the clock till Cale forcibly comes back.
'I'm actually curious about what food this cafeteria has...'
In the trial there was no cafeteria in Gardenia or at least from what Cale saw. The structure was after all different from the one here.
'It really is more modern' The Gardenia in the trial was more disgusting, less maintained and It also smelled terrible and that thought hadn't changed since then.
'At least it seems that I will never get teleported there ever again still it's a bit weird'
Cale pondered for a while, thinking about why The Gardenia in the trial didn't have a cafeteria before a shout ringed loudly in his head.
[Hey! you gonna order already! stop daydreaming kid and come back to the real world!]
Instinctively, he covered his ears and flinched but soon grumbled his annoyance away.
'....Bold words coming from a monster that would only appear in my nightmares'
Raising an index finger, it locked on a somewhat wide pizza slice.
'They have good taste in food'
There were a lot of options, ranging from a Pizza slice to even Lasagna. Cale quickly realized however that he didn't have any money to give.
'Please tell me its free or that he'll let it slide this one time'
He desperately prayed In his mind, arms clasped behind his back, gripping each other with so much force that he felt nails pierce through his skin slightly.
'Of course I could just go without food and it wouldn't matter but....Satisfying my hunger comes first'
A fist raised sky-high with naivety but it was in fact not naivety, this action would allow Cale to gauge just how much influence he has within the school as a student.
'If the teachers answer to the questions of the students, then obviously the topic can range from anything'
Cale confirmed this by asking the patrolling Carlos a few days back and he answered almost everything.
'I couldn't bring myself to ask more questions since it seemed that he was getting real pissed with each question I asked'
But the main questions got answered, the others could take their time to be voiced.
'It should be safe to eat in the cafeteria according to Carlos'
He still didn't trust Carlos much, but he couldn't be distrusting of him forever when time would not allow it, if the situation called for it, the information asked from Carlos to provide Cale with could be his saving grace.
[Here ya go!]
'Very clean'
The goo gave a normal and ordinary plate, It was clean. Even when his sludge like hands grasped the plate, It maintained its clear and clean exterior.
[Make sure to bring the plate back to me, got it!]
He nodded, sweat trickled down his cheek, his poker face threatening to shatter like glass at what he was going to do to pay him, however a miracle from the gods was witnessed.
Poof
Out of thin air, money fell down on the counter, The monster quickly grabbed them with his sticky hands.
'So Carlos was really right, it really would just poof out in the air'
Carlos had said that the money would be paid by actually taking money Cale possessed, essentially his allowance.
[1...2 and 50 cents...]
He brought the money close to his melting face, counting carefully.
[Good...it's all here]
'Where did that money come from, or well how did it get here?'
It really was incredible to see the supernatural come alive in front of your very eyes.
[You gonna take it?]
"!"
Cale snapped out of his thoughts and took the plate and started fleeing to a table.
'It looks, soooo good!!!'
The pizza gleamed and shined, almost as if inviting to eat it all up. Cale hastily sat down and laid the pizza down on the table.
Carefully picking up the oily pizza that was ready to drip cheese at any moment, as his mouth was about to take a bite however.
The hand supporting the pizza like a column trembled.
"..."
The trembling didn't stop but he still picked the Pizza up and took a bite out of it... the mouth was then met with an unsatisfactory taste, a bland taste that made the stomach churn, vision also turning slightly dizzy.
Crunch
Lightly biting Into the pizza slice, doing his best to forget the churning and dizziness that was felt. Cale tried to force the pizza bought with his own money down.
[Cale?...]
A familiar voice was heard from the side.
It was Fiend. He stood opposite to Cale.
[How did you get tha- no that's not the important thing]
"...?" an innocent tilting head, grew confused.
But Fiend started to talk about the more important things.
***
'Geniuses?'
Fiend had come to Cale with some newfound Information, it wasn't within expectations for him to Improvise and ask the Teachers about the humanoid monsters. It had completely slipped Cale's mind that they could just simply ask them.
'But geniuses? those things?'
If they were talking about pure speed and strength, then they would fit that criteria perfectly but it still seemed niche.
Before he knew it Cale had already finished eating.
Trrr~
Trrr~
A soft ringing was heard, signaling the end of Recess.
[Ah, It's already over...]
An eerie gentle darkness consumed everything, and Cale closed his eyes and awaited.
"...."
"Everyone pay attention! this will be important in the test!" A teacher spoke, her voice rough from having to tell the students to stop talking every few minutes.
Finally the class turned tranquil, no one talked and simply payed attention.
A young boy opened his eyes to see that he was In class, the boy had light brown hair and light green eyes with a pink hue swirling fiercely in his retinas.
He sighed, no one heard him however... and they wouldn't spare a glance longer even if they did hear.