“Charmander! Let’s hurry and go to the house, maybe someone there can help us,” You yell, beginning to run in the direction of the house.
“I hope it’s a nice family,” You think to yourself. “But I am desperate.”
Finally you arrive, Charmander following right behind you. As you enter the front yard, you notice various well kept flowers, and even a garden in the backyard. Slowly, you walk to the door, and because you had just run down a hill, you feel quite exhausted. It seems like it takes you great effort to knock on the door. You knock on it three times then pass out.
You wake up later, you feel oddly comfortable for a change.
“Oh man...” You think. “I hope I didn’t forget anything this time around... Wait a sec...”
You open your eyes, to find your Charmander sleeping next to you. You recognize it, and sigh with relief that you were able to recall it. You find a warm cloth that had been placed on your forehead. Looking around the room, you see various ornaments of bird Pokémon. Suddenly the bedroom door opens. It is an old lady.
“I’m glad to see you are awake, young one,” She said. “I was beginning to think you’d never wake up, you looked ever so exhausted. You should get cleaned up before you eat.”
“Th-thank you.” You stammer.
“It’s no problem, here I’ll start the bath, and get you some of my grandson’s clothes he left behind, he is my only grandchild, and I think you would seem to fit in his clothes, no more need for that strange robe.” She continues.
You want to explode with millions of questions, but her kindness caught you off guard. You decide to follow her, she hands you some clothes, and you go to the washroom. You see that the bathtub is already full and steaming.
Taking off the strange robe, you get into the tub, and watch as though 100 years worth of dirt slides off of you, even the aches and pains seem to diminish.
While bathing you wonder what the old lady meant when she commented that the robes were strange; perhaps she knows something about their origin? “No I’m thinking too much of it, maybe she just thought they were strange because they do look rather ugly.” You think.
“Charmander why don’t you at least dip your feet in?” You say, seeing that Charmander is recognizably afraid of water. “You look dirty too anyway.”
Charmander tentatively walks towards the bathtub and cringes as it feels a cloth wash over it. Playing in the water a little longer, you decide to towel off, once you notice your fingers becoming as wrinkling as the old woman's face.
Putting on the new clothes, you feel a little bit silly wearing them, but you are glad to be back in normal clothes. Opening the bathroom door, you suddenly smell the sweet aroma of something the old lady is cooking. She notices you.
“Took you long enough,” She says smiling. “You’d think you hadn’t had a bath in years.”
You only nod and smile weakly.
“Here, I have some food here for your Charmander.” She says.
You nod at your Pokémon as it looks up to you, and it runs over to the dish and begins eating.
“And for us, fresh grown from the garden, vegetable soup, with some bread.” She says.
You walk over to the table and sit down, your stomach grumbles again, yet as the bowl is placed in front of you, you don’t feel as hungry.
“Do you know me?” You ask.
“Sorry?” The old lady says.
“Do you know my name?” You repeat.
“I’m sorry dear, I do not.” She says.
“It’s- it’s just that, I don’t remember anything about myself or my family or where I live or even my Pokémon.” You say, feeling tears build up again.
The old woman doesn't appear shocked; instead she leans over and hugs you. “Oh you poor thing.” She says simply.
A few days pass and you feel fully recovered, perhaps anyone would, if all they did was eat and sleep. The old lady did not have any other answers to your questions, but you enjoy her company anyway. After all, you still weren’t sure who you could trust, but this old lady, was just simply oddly kind. Finally because you are feeling better, you believe it is time to come up with a decision on what to do now.
a)Do you decide to repay her in kind, and help her around the house
b)Thank her and leave the next morning
c)Quietly leave in the middle of the night
Please provide a reason as to why you chose the one you did.