TO CUT A TURNING TAIL

11). BASE FOR THE SECOND PHASE

Jon and Lovi are back to hiding, at the top of the tall building from where they can spot their friends. Kamaya takes back his bamboo hat from Jon and hangs it behind his back, it's a merry sun set behind them as they walk around, stuck in an isolated place, more like void of residencies and covered with mountains. "Shouldn't we just teleport away?" asks Primus. Everyone agrees with him.

There is a tall, finished building opposite the dome of the Harinskis colony, where Jon and Lovi are relaxing. Heavy winds start blowing, "why are we here?" Acker solitarily questions to the group.

"To see the fears, we are exempted to. To understand a few emotions or feelings we might be unaware of" Lovi answers. Kamaya tilt's his hands to support his head and like a dork, he cries, "I thought we were going to use strength! Because I have rare use here". "No, why else would you be a cape, your instincts bring us the call" reasons Larriel wistfully.

Thud, thud, the workers are working hard, holograms cannot be made for such tall buildings as there are more than two floors, and the hardening ability that hologram or AI bricks nowadays possess is not much suitable for these buildings.

"Now I know why I went there, the making of the building and the displacement of the workers brought such a rush in there. These people have so much work to do and they work so hard to do it. Just like Mr. Parley cried. The mere reason why his art was forgotten about was that it was the sculpture of a person who spoke for his culture rather than someone else's" blabbers Kamaya. Jon gives him a slow slap out of love.

Kamaya wistfully looks up and notices a million confetti's flowing in the air. He rubs his eyes and checks around, everyone besides him and Acker are gone. The next thing Kamaya and Acker know is that they are cleaning the confetti off the ground. "He literally brought us here for this".

Kamaya, Jon and Primus are sitting on the top of the hill with a half-asleep Primus. Above them, the stars are twinkling and the moon is overboard, it's like white smears on a black canvas with this crescent stroke, Jon is having a heart stroke on witnessing the view, more like chest is hurting. "I missed my workout today," remarks Kamaya. He gets up and bids them adieu to have some training before the day is over. 

Jon comfortingly places his hand on his heart and says, "I don't understand what's happening to me". "You know, the brightness you had in you as a child, I thought that you would be the most talented person and have the best grow-up," remarks Larriel. Before Jon can think of a comeback answer, Primus's snoring interrupts. 

He turns to sit beside Primus and presses his nose from both sides, "I hate slow snores" he says. Larriel embarrassingly smiles and starts feeling uneasy regrets relating to her previous statements, "I mean, no offense, but I hope it didn't hurt you. Obviously, I don't know exactly but there's something that surely changes in you once you reach this particular root (age), like everything changes" she tries to display her emotions whilst simultaneously trying to be as defensive and consoling as possible. 

"Yeah, you're right, even doctors are not able to find out what's the cause behind this. Probably even they get lazy tracking the changes in kids" he yawns at the latter as she lets out a distressing laugh. She takes a deep breath and jokes, "Is that your fear?". 

"What!?" he is baffled to her reference till he hunches it'd be about the doctor joke or something age-specific and lets out a forlorn cry, "no!" "Eh! Whatever, I was just trying to see if we can build severe fears as well" she says. 

Jon has something to say and a favor to ask, but he stays reluctant. He looks here and there and distracts himself by pinching Primus, of course, primus screams-wakes-slaps leading to the group chuckling. Primus yawns and showcasing his sleepiness, he walks away.