In memory of Lola Salines 1986-2015 founder of 404 éditions and editor of this series who lost her life in the November 2015 attacks on Paris Thank you for believing in me Cube Kid vi
TUESDAY I really ended that last entry on a cliff-hanger I was basically like ZOMG I heard a noise coming from my monster box What am I going to do and then nothing The end Boom Just like that Sorry There was a pretty good reason though After I heard that sound I dropped my diary and dropped my quill Wait First let me show you the blueprints of my house My house plan 1
I made this illustration so you’ll have a better idea of what happened last night I’m such a nice villager huh Let’s zoom in on my bedroom Outside Monster box My bedroom Outside Bed Now I was sitting on my bed last night and for the first time I heard some kind of noise coming from the direction of the box It wasn’t too loud It was like a little squeaking sound At first I just wanted the noise to go away Then I realized it wouldn’t go away Whatever it was that mob was going to stay in that little room forever and ever Or at least until someone let it out I decided that someone should be Steve It was time to tell him about 2
my plan of getting us students some real mobs I ran over to his house but he didn’t want to talk I can’t say anything more about those trees he said Mayor’s orders I’m not here for that I said Will you please come look at something It’s really Not tonight he replied I’m starving Not only do I have a growling stomach but also my hunger bar is low I’m still trying to accept this hunger bar floating in the bottom of my vision as if it were part of a HUD in a computer game as reality You mean people on Earth don’t have hunger bars No Runt People on Earth don’t have hunger bars They don’t have anything floating in their vision Speaking of hunger bars would you like to join me for dinner I glanced at the mushroom stew on his table Niiuuuuuuu Really You sure NNNNNooooo Nonono I ran out of Steve’s house before I grew more nauseated I didn’t even say good-bye 3
