Exclusive Delta Warriors Mini Story: Ward’s duty

Kris walked into the Library, It was like any other day where they would go about their rounds. All their friends busy with their lives. Not much time to spend with others sometimes

Kris went through the Library to see if anything had changed, Any new angles, new faults. Anything

Anything that Kris didn’t know about or see before they would figure out. Nothing is to be left to the imagination

It was a wednesday. Which meant that tomorrow the carpet would be vacuumed later in the day to not disturb anyone. These are small things that nobody thinks about but Kris, they take a note of every paper on the cork board

“Pet-i-song for a lemonade stand. By Maggie”

One of them read, written in crayon.

Beneath it was a simple drawing of Maggie at her lemonade stand. And a place to sign for signatures

Kris has heard word that she tried to open a lemonade stand but lacked the funds to buy any of the ingredients

So Maggie went and set up a petition to allow the lemonade stand to exist, while seemingly confusing it for a kickstarter. This amused Kris and caused them to chuckle

Kris turned to the rest of the library and saw Temmi sitting at a desk working

Temmi was naturally a very eccentric person, constantly working in some way shape or form. But due to their unique accent it created a language barrier that is incredibly difficult to decipher for some, but not for Kris

Kris walked over to Tem

“*What is this you’re working on now?”

Kris asked

“*(Oh Hoi Krisp!)”

Temmi said in a hushed yell, Tem naturally spoke very loudly but tried their hardest to keep it in check

Temmi turned back to the computer and showed Kris

It was an online website covered in clip art and fake pngs. It showed off several different price tags for products that were not specified in any way shape or form

before Kris could ask, Temmi had already begun rambling

“*(So you C’s that dis is the pricez for a drawing by tem! and dis ones is the pricez for a drawing by Tem!)

Temmi pointed out the two listings

It seems like this was Temmi’s personal online store front to allow people to commission a drawing from tem and Tem respectively.

“*(and dis is onlyz the beginsh desrest Krisps, Soons I’m gons start listing prices for drawings from TEM!)

Temmi whispers with excitement

“*This is all very interesting Temmi, I’m sure it’s quite profitable.”

Kris said

“*(Oh yess vury pawfulable!)

Temmi replied

Temmi quickly slammed their fat single digit limb lumps on the keyboard, seemingly pulling up Temmi’s bank account

Kris looked at the number closely, It was eye watering.

It was an astronomical amount of wealth.

“*(Is okays pocky changes Tem guess…)”

Temmi said acting modestly

Kris figured it would be better to continue their work around the town

Kris left the Library as quickly as they entered it

They looked back and forth the street, and started walking

As they walked they notice small things

“*More weeds on the sidewalk than last week.”

Kris says to themselves as they trample over one of the aforementioned weeds

They look around more and notice that QC’s across the street has a car Kris has never seen before parked outside. It’s probably nothing more than some travelers looking for directions and something to eat

But Kris quickly ducks into the convenience store to avoid being seen, there doesn’t need to be any rumors of a human living in Hometown going around

Kris walked into the store and found the disinterested ghost clerk floating by the register

The clerk quickly looked up before scoffing and going back to whatever it was they were doing before Kris so rudely interrupted them

Kris walked to the magazine racks

Kris loved flipping through them when they were younger

Mostly looking through historical articles, studying the designs and uses of old europan armor and weaponry

They flipped through a magazine looking at all the different types of knives for sale on some website

Kris scoffed and cringed at some of them, almost all were massively over designed, one of them was a gauntlet with a massive metal dragon with its teeth as the blades

Kris thought how that would work, thinking that you would have to use it to grab the person by the arm and then slowly move the dragons head back and forth to saw away at their limb

Something can be done faster and easier with something like a claymore, Kris kept flipping the pages and found a more down to earth selection of knives

One knife stuck out to Kris, as it was the same knife a horror icon uses. A crooked sadistic killer with an elongated pallid mask to hide their identity, Kris enjoyed it for the novelty

Kris thought back to their small collection of knives they keep at home, they naturally carry one on their hip, their favorite knife, the one they’ve had since they were a child

It’s an extension of themselves, Religiously significant to Kris as it is their birthright to wield it

Kris put the magazine down and picked another one up, they flipped through it in less than a second before putting it back and sighing

Kris heard heavy footsteps from outside the store

Kris has about 3 guesses for who it could be but with the potential option of it being the new passerby’s from QC’s Kris quickly ducked to the back of the store, staying far away from the entrance

As Kris waited to see who it was the door opened and the bell jingled

It was no other than Susie

Susie waltz right in with a cigarette resting between her lips

She tried to go about her business until

“*Hey! No smoking inside!”

The clerk shouted at her

Susie locked eyes with the clerk

Before quickly pulling the cigarette out of her mouth and smooshing the lit end in her own palm with a stern look, not one of pain or discomfort but one of annoyance that she had to put it out early

“*Don’t come back in here smoking or I swear.”

The clerk spoke

Susie in a fit of pissed off rebellion said “I’ll do whatever I want in here, you don’t even own this dump.”

Susie said

Susie then in a moment of downright excessive oddity to perhaps confuse the clerk and publicly humiliate them, Susie then stuffed the cigarette into her mouth and started to eat it

As she swallowed she quickly hacked up the cigarette filter and spat it perfectly into a nearby trash can

“*You think eating sunflower seeds is hard, try that shit.”

Susie said walking away

As the clerk shook their head

As she reached the fridge filled with beer Kris was behind her

“*Quite the display.”

Kris said plainly out of nowhere

“*FUCKING HELL MAN!”

Susie said nearly jumping out of her skin

“*Christ man what are you doin here!”

Susie shouted

“*I am avoiding the passerby’s at QCs.”

Kris answered

“*Yeah I saw that truck, figured I’d leave it alone and just get some beer instead.”

Susie replied opening the fridge and grabbing a 6 pack

“*You know something Kris? You and I gotta drink some beer, go fishin or sum other shit. Noelle don’t wanna do it cus her mom, and Berdly is too chicken shit to even look at liquor.”

Susie continued

Susie walked by the clerk with her beer and slammed 10 bucks on the counter before walking away

Kris followed her outside, peeking their head out the door to see if the passerby’s have left

“*I don’t know man, just a suggestion. I’m probably gonna crash at Noelle’s. See you tomorrow dude.”

Susie said walking to her truck

Kris walked back into the store figuring they would wait a few more minutes before leaving. This is the life of a Ward such as Kris.