02-24-2022, 03:51 AM
The man's answer failed to bring him any comfort. Likely on account of the fact that the man was probably in the middle of burglarizing a church.
Malachi had known plenty of thieves, but it was rare that he ran across them like this.
His mouth opened again, as if he meant to ask something else, before his traveling companion's voice interrupted anything he might've said. Malachi frowned -- what would he want to go to the washroom with Mister Fa'afili for...? But it didn't take long for him to register Fa'afili's attempt.
"Ah!" he sounded all too enthusiastic then. "Of course, yes, the washroom. Very long journey, indeed."
Malachi moved, stepping out of the potential-burglar's path with a wave for Mister Fa'afili to move too. He started walking farther into the church, and didn't dare glance back.
"Surely it must be around here somewhere," Malachi pondered aloud, if only to show that he was definitely not paying attention to the man near the doors.
Malachi had known plenty of thieves, but it was rare that he ran across them like this.
His mouth opened again, as if he meant to ask something else, before his traveling companion's voice interrupted anything he might've said. Malachi frowned -- what would he want to go to the washroom with Mister Fa'afili for...? But it didn't take long for him to register Fa'afili's attempt.
"Ah!" he sounded all too enthusiastic then. "Of course, yes, the washroom. Very long journey, indeed."
Malachi moved, stepping out of the potential-burglar's path with a wave for Mister Fa'afili to move too. He started walking farther into the church, and didn't dare glance back.
"Surely it must be around here somewhere," Malachi pondered aloud, if only to show that he was definitely not paying attention to the man near the doors.
