A Wanderer's game

Chapter 3: A Past Nightmare.

One year ago; at a newly built city, Sato went with his uncle to visit an old friend for training and to eat some exotic foods that are currently only imported to this new city. As they exit the Trans Station both Sato & his uncle stopped then looked around with awe, to which Sato said "Amazing! So this is a city?! It's so big"! Then; while smirking, said with a childish tone "that's what she said, but not to you" and laughed while Sato looked at him with embarrassment. Walking away from the Trans Station entrance and into the intersection, Sato asked his uncle who was it that he they were going to visit and his uncle said to him "we're going to see the people who taught me everything I know so that they can teach you everything that you know. And. Hopefully tell us who you are". Confused by his uncle's replay Sato said to his uncle; as if it was common sense, "I already know who I am. I'm Sato Ryoma, right"? With a wide smile that makes it seem like he was going to cry, Sato's uncle put his left arm around him and laughed as though he was just called a fool and leaving Sato even more confused. Finally reaching the place where uncle's old friends lived, Sato stated that the place seemed more like a Japanese theme park then a person's home. A walkway came from the entrance and goes across to the front of a large three story house that was mostly made of dark, oak wood and what appeared to be stone stacked to make the foundation of the entire first floor; while multiple cherry trees blossomed around a small man-made river that surrounded the whole area. Excited, Sato ran towards the large house as soon as the bronze gates opened inward with an inviting male voice "welcome guest! Please make yourself at home".

Once he slid the wooden, front door open Sato immediately noticed a difference in design and said to his uncle; who's still walking towards the house as if reminiscing from his past, "everything is so colorful and the floors are completely covered with a dark, brown rug. Even the kitchen floor is the same! Isn't that; you know, dangerous"? Finally walking into the house, uncle told Sato that the rugs are specially made with a type of fabric not found on earth that creates a resistance to the natural elements. Turning to his uncle with a face that shows disbelief and asked with a voice of intrigue, "Not from earth, are you talking about from an asteroid"? Uncle then grabbed the top of Sato's head a rubbed; like a person would to a pet, saying "oh nothing, you don't need to know about that, yet" then began walking to a set of stairs that lead to the upper floors and leaving Sato completely baffled. On the second floor was a sort of rest area with a similar outlook as the living room but much wider and with more light-brown couches. Then; as if appearing out of nowhere, an elder man called out to Sato and his uncle from across the room with a raspy but loud voice that made the elder man seem closer than he really was. When both Sato and his uncle were in front of the elder man siting, they bowed in respect with the uncle saying "thank you for having us today". While grinning at Sato's uncle, the elder man told them to "please take a sit, we have much to discuss" and; with a slight glance, said to Sato "my name is Ban Haroon. You may call me Ban". Nodding, Sato and his uncle stood up right then processed to finding a sit that was close to Ban; but not to close, and began catching up on what each other was doing with there daily lives.

A noise of two people walking down the stairs from the floor above, arguing about what seems to be a contest on who was the better cook. Ban turned to Sato and apologized for the loud 'ruckus' his grand children were making and Sato replied with "it's alright. I don't really mind, besides this house is pretty big so I was already expecting some noise. Although; and I'm hoping I'm not invading your privacy in anyway, but how many people do you have live here"? With a smile, Ban looked up; as if he were counting the names, and told Sato that nine people in total were living in the house but some of them currently had some business to attend for the time being. While in the middle of their conversation, Ben's grand children saw Sato's uncle and smiled as they ran to greet him "Uncle Mason! Why're you here? Did you come to help with the 'Ter-"interrupting there greeting; almost instantly, Sato's uncle got up and carried one of Ban's grand children into the air and said "little Sandra! Man, you've grown and you're so heavy now! What have been feeding you guys"?