Formicea Chapter 121

- Alea -

This is all crazy!

I don't know what to say!

I can't even say anything!

Well, everything that happened since last night was a bit too much to properly process.

We got abducted, sold to insects, sothing was put into my nose, and now I can understand said insects. And today I woke up in smudge, can only screech at this point, and a lady with wings talked to .

I an, I'm still very afraid of this place.

The insects are still scary and they might plan sothing with us.

Yet I doubt that they'd go through all this effort if they would just want to eat us.

I still have no idea what that tub was about.

All that weird... liquid?

I don't know if it even was liquid.

Rather sothing between sand, earth, and water.

And no, I don't an mud.

I just can't figure out what it really was.

All I know is that I've got a hell of an itch from that stuff.

Currently, a "nurse", if I can go off of what those slender, two-legged insects were called before, is guiding back to the others.

At least that's what I hope it's doing.

All the other insects in this place are already so disturbing, but I have to trust one right now to bring safely sowhere...

Thinking about it, isn't this the sa one that tugged into that tub?

Sohow she gives off a similar feeling.

God, I don't even know what I'm feeling.

It's just so confusing.

If I'm right, does that an this insect was there the whole ti while I slept?

Creepy.

How it is always so silent, calm, and soothing.

Soothing?

Wait, no!

No, the insects are scary!

Scary and gross!

The way it walks the entire ti with such a stiff face.

(nurse)

I, I cannot get used to this.

I know it's not talking, but I can hear the aning clearly in my head.

Oh my god!

There are two of those really big insects in front of a gateway.

Those with the blade arms!

Are we really going there?

God, we are!

(nurse)

So we can't just leave.

I wonder what would happen if I ask for this?

In the worst case, they'd do sothing to .

And in the best case, I'd be free to go.

Yet this wouldn't be much better now.

I can't even speak normally anymore and I do believe them that there won't be another orphanage waiting for us.

Which would an I'd be on my own, without any way to keep myself alive.

My dark thoughts scatter the mont I see the others.

So of them are apparently aimlessly walking around in this hall.

Which is considerably spacious by the way.

The ceiling is high above and there are several tunnels dug into the opposite wall.

Most noteworthy might be the small table in the middle.

I'm sure the others were worried, so I should greet them.

(A)

Wha-?

Shit, I forgot that I have this issue!

Unfortunately, they noticed.

Promptly, their gazes settle on .

"It's Allie!" (Sarah)

"Allie?" (Noah)

"Allie." (Millie)

Shortly after this, I'm already surrounded by almost everyone from the orphanage.

"You are back!" (N)

"We already thought we lost you!" (S)

It seems all of them are alright.

It's soothing to know that they're still fine.

"Wait, didn't she sound odd just now?" (Gabe)

Oh, no.

He heard it.

"What do you an? It's just Allie." (S)

How is it possible that the others didn't notice?

I'm talking like an insect!

(A)

The others seem a bit too shocked to answer imdiately.

Millie is the first to recover.

"N-no. Actually, they just brought us to this place. Each of us was led to a cave with a bed and new clothes." (M)

New clothes?

Wow, now that I see it, they all got sothing new to wear.

They're rather plain, in grey, but look as if they're new.

Much better than the worn-out stuff we had.

Which was because they didn't even bother at the orphanage with providing a change of clothes.

(nurse)

The nurse knows my na!?

And I have my own quarters?

This is a bit much at once.

Wait!

There's sothing more important!

(A)

The last ti I saw him he got stung and fell down.

(nurse)

I could've had water?!

God, at least I could rinse my hair and scrub my body a little from whatever got sared on .