--------Identity Aloof--------
"Where am I?" Alex thought as he arose.
He looked around and observed that he was in a house.
After adjusting his eyes to the light, Alex stood up and fell back into the bed. His legs felt like jello; they were also without pants. A drawer was in the corner of the room, and he was able to deduce that there were probably pants in there.
Alex took to walking around the room trying to recover what he had learned all those many years ago. After he finished relearning how to walk, pants were promptly attatched on to the rehabilitated legs.
The doorways appeared as if there weren't doors, but there were. Upon closer inspection, the doors turned out to be a dining table cut lazily into pieces that nearly fit the door frames. The words, "Recovering: Open this door and die." They were a very unpleasant color.
Sounds, Alex could hear, too! They became louder and louder and louder. He heard footsteps clumping up wooden stairs and people, drunk people, stumble up the same steps.
Alex pressed his ear against the crude door.
"Guest Alex."
"What the- A
demon! Back ye-"
"The Master wishes to see you in the
chapel. Dost thou require any assistance?"
Looking
surprised, Alex nods. He had lost his ability to speak after what the
demon said.
"Ride the winds," The Demon Butler says as he grabs Alex. They appear in a small, Guthixian chapel.
"Cheers!" Five glasses were raised as five hands held them. The five hands then carried the strange conical glasses to five cheerful faces. There was a table for each faces, and a glass for each hand. Ten hands, assuming no one had lost any.
"You must be very
confused. Butler, go tend to your guests."
The Demon bows.
"Come, get in the pool with us. The water is quite comfortable. There's even a place set for you." Shadow signaled toward a sixth table.
Doing as he was told, Alex joined them
in the square tub. The water was very comfortable.
A human in
strange armor appeared behind him carrying a basket. The Butler
spoke, "Delivery from the Gnomish Restaurant." The Butler
escorted the human out after he had unpacked the food.
"Eat, drink," Martin waved his hand, palm up, towards the food. "I'm sure you're hungry for being asleep so long."
Alex stuffed his face.
"Being that we all know your name, it
would only be fair that you know ours. My Name is 'svyrie Mer
Martin."
"Shadow."
"Kris"
"I'm
Marc."
"Hi, I'm Draac."
"Mmmph,"
Food started to trickle out of Alex's mouth. He caught it before it
landed in the pool, and took his feast slowly.
The five strange
people continued talking about the quests they have done, various
different battles, their strategies, etc.
Gulping down his last
bite with a cocktail, Alex piped up, "How long was I out?"
"About three days," Draac quickly replied. He held Marc's head under the water so he couldn't answer before him.
"And you five are all just best buds that party all of the time, here?" Alex seems to have recovered from his long sleep.
"No, we met three days ago. We've been staying at my place for the past three days, waiting for you to wake up," Martin said with a grin.
"You still didn't answer about the parties."
Martin let his
grin widen, "That's a tradition here. It started back when I
hired the old Cook from Lumbridge castle. She loved cooking for
people, so I'd let her invite people over. Eventually it ended up
that the house became the help's due to my travelling for months at a
time.
"It then progressed even more that the servant lives
here, family included, and in return they work for free. The work for
me only happens a few times a year, so they're fine with it.
"I
did think that the parties would stop after the Butler's family moved
in, but instead they grew."
What a curious person. Alex had not a clue as to what to think about, excluding the food.
Kris opens his mouth, "Now that we've answered your questions, why don't we ask one. What's your story? Martin, here, is a successful adventurer; Shadow's a powerful mage; Draac and Marc are powerful warriors."
Shadow cuts in, "He lives like it's his last minute."
Kris gets a clean punch on him.
"So
who are you?"
Opening his mouth to reply, Alex responds
to himself by shutting it.
"I- I don't know."
