Marius looked at the streets of the Plaza. The clean streets, Kalesa roaming around, and a big church stood out amongst all. A fountain is at the middle, full of spaniards chatting. It's as basic as it goes by in 1893. There's no cars, smoke, and no rails.
Everyone wore a suit at that time. As a note of hierchy that separated the rich Europeans from the poor locals.
Marius went first to the marketplace, where he meet the shopkeeper
(All translated)
"Hello! What can I do for you?" The shopkeeper asked.
"Do you have a spare barrel of wine, please?" Marius replied.
"Ahh a heavy drinker eh, you've come at the wrong place. You can find De Ocampo's Winery at the street across you." The shopkeeper said.
"Alright, thanks a lot!" Marius said, then mused "Why do all of these names sound familiar?"
Marius crossed the streets, yet almost got hit by a Kalesa.
"Hey! Get out!" A man at the Kalesa said. "Formality, please!"
Marius then went inside De Ocampo's Winery.
"Welcome to De Ocampo's Winery, home of the finest Grapes of Mariquina!" A man at the counter said. "I'm Antonio De Ocampo, owner of this Winery."
"Hello Antonio! Great Great Grandfather of Valer~ nevermind. Just give me a barrel of light wine, please."
"Alright! That'll be 3 and a half pesos!" Antonio said. "What's your name sir?"
"Marius Nuñez, and I'll just get a stub for now, I'll pay later." Marius said.
"Oh, Nuñez's son? Wait I thought you died from Rodrigo Salvador? The Most Hotheaded of 1893! Your father already paid much. I'll just minus that from my charge to him." Antonio said.
"I was just gazed by his bullet..." Marius said.
After sitting at a table, the door slammed open.
"Where's Gabriel Regalado?" A man point a revolver to everyone inside the winery.
"You're late, Rodrigo. He's already left. He last went to a forest." Antonio said.
"I'll be waiting here for a while" Rodrigo said. "He also not paid me 4 pesos, alongside C... ch... Ms. Giñeva."
Rodrigo sat while Marius ran toward the doors. He then unexpectively called Marius
"You there! I haven't seen you since! Guess Ms. Giñeva saved you back then" Rodrigo said to Marius.
"What?" Marius said. "Oh, because you just gazed me with your bullet?"
"I killed you headshot, how do you manage to survive? Fine then, I'll not shoot Ms. Giñeva until you died!" Rodrigo said.
"Alright! We'll do it on December 17!" Marius said to Rodrigo.
"Why not tomorrow then? Weak?" Rodrigo said, until a person behind him said "Well you'll be robbing the Indios"
"Ahh, I forgot, alright then that's settled!" He said.
Marius left the winery and return back to Chloe
While running back, he looked at a picture of the article, Instead of Chloe Giñeva, Marius Nuñez will be dead.
"Marius! You've returned!" Chloe said, hugging him
"Delivery of the barrel of light wine!" A man with a kalesa greeted them
"Oh! Thank you!" Marius said. He then replied "Gabriel will be always here for delivery!"
YOU ARE READING
De Facto™: 2045
Science FictionThe fourth book in the De Facto series, Where another side of the story begins. Looking by the eyes of 2045, the Society's biggest milestone began. It's not Adrian and Huey this time, though... Join the new generations as they explore back in the 50...
