A soft cackle escaped him as
he beheld Carlos’ reaction to the sudden gloom, echoed from other
mouths he’d formed. Currently, he was spread through the darkness
like vines, eyes and mouths everywhere. It really was quite
entertaining, however belated, though he had no real idea who Old
Woman Josie and Erikas might be, or why they’d be able to block out
the sun. Eclipse initiators, perhaps?“Guess
again~” He whispered, from all
directions, each of his mouths uttering the soft taunt in unison. He
didn’t really have much of a reason
to taunt his catch, but why not? It was fun, and it would be a good
trial run to see how he reacted to things like this.
Mostly, Carlos was confused. Whispers? All around him? Was
he in the Whispering Forest? No, he couldn’t be… the voices weren’t saying how
nice his hair and teeth looked. But the trees have said non-complimentary
things before, so Carlos couldn’t rule that out entirely. He started to pat his
pockets for his phone – he had a flashlight on it, and he was planning to use
it to get to his car.
“Is this the Whispering Forest? I’m afraid I’m a busy man
and can’t stay – I’m a scientist after all, and scientists are very busy.”
The Perfect Scientist 