"Um, well, the guy that gave it to us said that it was a key to a bank vault thing." She replied. "We haven't opened it yet 'cause we were waiting for everyone to get here.""Ummm, no thanks. Well I mean, I did ram my skull into multiple things today. A metal wall, a wood wall and a pine tree."Wolfram replied, still talking calmly."My multiple concussions could be part of it."He chuckled softly in spite of himself.
He looked instantly alert when she mentioned the key. He walked forward towards it slowly, his hand brushing the wall."Really?"He swallowed hard."Is it a litteral key? Or...something else? What does it do?"He glanced over at her, trying to look as non-threatening as possible.
Brisa jumped up away from Wolfram, Jessi, and Toby, grabbing the key and sticking it deep in the bottom of her pocket. "Guys?" She asked hesitantly, bracing herself for another fight. They're all so beat up that they'll either not do much harm or kill each other. Then she noticed the encroaching shadows. "Guys, seriously, stop."Toby punched Wolfram in the stomach, a small smile spreading across his face. "No one said I was going to kill you. That would be too easy. I will make you suffer, and when you finally ask for help, no one will be there, because everyone hates you." Toby said, is voice slow and soft. There wasn't any emotion in it, making him sound almost robotic.
Jessi's eyes widened and she stared at Toby. She had never seen him like that, and it scared her. As much as she hated Wolfram, she didn't want Toby to hurt him too much. "Toby, stop it. If you guys can't get along then go into different rooms." She said.
Toby heard someone say his name. What am I doing? He thought. He wanted to stop, to leave, but it was like a bad dream, one he couldn't control.
