Mew in a Mad, Mad World
"This beast swore to destroy the village of New Mahan, my family's home or it had been as they had already moved to California to get away from the War. But I, felt honor bound to fight for my neighbours. So I rode to their rescue, and was pleased to see the village undamaged, but then he captured me, and told me he had been waiting for me. And then he set fire to the village, and when the villagers, some of the older ones took refuge in the church, he barred the doors and burnt it as well. As the church burned, I swore my oath, and then he stabbed me thru. An angel came for me, but I told him I was honor bound to stay, and he let me. For this action, he was drummed out of Sherman's army, for even they were not as beastly as him."
As he retells this tale, his body waves, shreds, and occasionally glimpses of the village appear in his body. He is very emotional.
You find a sheathe, and leave. As you walk away, about two blocks away, a pair of police cars rip around the corner, and pass you. For a second fear clutches you as they must be going to the museum, but one nods to you in passing, and you suddenly realize you have something of a get out of jail free card. Walking on into the downtown area, you find a late night coffee shop which has coffee for a nickel, cigarette smoke, a few tired looking guys, a waitress, is spotlessly clean, and has pastries for sale.