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Molly Travil (15)
Land of Jasmine and Hot Springs
The blinding light surrounding my house begins to dim, the afterimage burning into my eyes. When it finally fades, I am left blinking, sitting on the floor of my room. Did my idea with the cake work? Well, I'm not dead; at least I don't think I am, so it must have. But what happened? Soft light wafts through the window as I pull myself up, using the windowsill as support. I turn and freeze as I take in the scene set up outside. Where… where am I?
My neighborhood is gone, replaced with endless pale-green hills. The landscape dips and rolls, and frequently shelters a small hole of water. I can feel the steam rising simultaneously from each spring through the open window, mingling and mixing with the sweet scent of the pale white flowers dotting the grass. The steamy mixture is very relaxing, and I almost don't notice my flashing computer.
EI: dude
EI: are you okay
EI: i mean you look fine but youve staring out that window for like five minutes whats up
TD: oh sorry! i'm fine.
TD: it's just so pretty outside! and those flowers smell really nice.
EI: jasmine
TD: what?
EI: the flowers are called jasmine
TD: oh.
EI: damn theres like a million of them isnt there
EI: and combine that with the all that steam youve got an entire aromatherapy session going on there
TD: where am i?
EI: no idea
EI: maybe this is part of the game
EI: escape the meteor and end up on planet spa
The Pesterchum icon flashes with the announcement of a new message.
TD: hold on CS is pestering me.
- cemeterySweetheart [CS] began pestering trueDivination [TD] at [10:00] -
CS: Where are you?
TD: hi alice!
CS: Hi. Where are you?
TD: umm, this may be hard to explain, but i don't know.
TD: i was playing the game, and then meteors started falling towards my house.
TD: so i got a magical slice of cake that transported me to a place with lots of steam and jasmine.
TD: you don't me believe do you?
CS: Oh no. I believe you completely.
TD: really!
CS: Yes.
CS: In fact, this is good news. I didn't think things would run this smoothly.
CS: If you're successfully in the Medium without incident, then it means we're off to a good start.
CS: Hopefully the rest will go just as well. I guess I'd better get Quinn connected to Maddie so she won't get obliterated by meteors.
TD: wait, why maddie?
TD: i thought my client was supposed to connect next. so shouldn't michael need to go first?
CS: Michael is your client player.
TD: yeah.
CS: And not Maddie.
TD: yeah.
TD: she got grounded.
TD: are you okay.
CS: NO! NO DAMN IT I AM NOT OKAY!
CS: I HAVE ENTIRE PLANS AND CHARTS MADE OUT SPECIFICALLY SO THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN, AND THEN IT HAPPENS!
CS: WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR CAREFULLY CALCULATED PLANS MADE SO WE WOULDN'T ALL DIE!
CS: AND WHAT'S MADDIE'S DEAL? WHY IS SHE GROUNDED!
TD: she used a leaf blower to clean her house.
CS: WELL DUH!
CS: IF WE ALL HAVE TO DIE, OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE FOR A REASON LIKE THAT! WHY DID I EVEN BOTHER ASKING!
TD: why is this so important?
CS: NO! I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS! IT'S IMPORTANT! THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!
TD: well maybe if you told me why it's important, then i could take steps to make sure it doesn't happen.
TD: hello?
CS: …
CS: Travil, did you just manage to out-logic me?
TD: umm i don't know. maybe.
CS: Okay, I'm done. I'm done talking to you. I'm going to try and sort this out. Maybe Erin can determine if we're still in the alpha timeline.
CS: Tell Michael to connect to Maddie and get his ass into the Medium.
CS: And don't do anything stupid.
- cemeterySweetheart [CS] ceased pestering trueDivination [TD] –
-trueDivination [TD] began pestering enigmaticInferno [EI] at [10:05] –
TD: okay i'm back.
EI: who was that
TD: CS. she's freaking out.
EI: why
TD: no idea.
TD: but she told me to tell you to connect to maddie and to get into the medium.
EI: the what
TD: i don't know. maybe she meant where i am now?
TD: maybe you'll appear in this place to.
EI: maybe
TD: you know it's funny, but my mother actually has a painting titled "the medium".
TD: OH CRAP MOM!
TD: WHERE IS SHE!
EI: relax
EI: im pretty sure she was in your house when you left
EI: she was hiding in this black spot on the screen
TD: black spot?
EI: when i look at your house there's a small dark space i cant see into right inside your moms bedroom
TD: you mean the closet?
EI: i cant tell if its a closet or not
EI: but now i can see the door open in front of it and that door wasnt open before
EI: also her car is missing
TD: why would she be hiding in there?
EI: i dunno
EI: maybe she knew i wouldnt be able to see her
EI: but i dont see how she could know that
TD: don't underestimate her. she always knows something you wouldn't expect her to.
EI: you guys are close huh
TD: well, not really.
TD: i mean, maybe a little more than a normal mother-daughter-relationship, but i always saw her as a mentor of sorts.
TD: like i would always try to impress her with grades and artwork.
TD: and though she did seem like she was proud of me, i feel like she's waiting for me to get to her level, or surpass her.
TD: so i can never tell if her praise is real or not.
EI: it is
EI: trust me i would know
EI: your sister is the same way
TD: really?
EI: yeah
EI: she can be a pain in the ass sometimes
EI: and its frustrating how she refuses to listen to what i say
EI: but she works hard to impress me and when she does she somehow manages to be outstanding
EI: and although im waiting for her to achieve greatness im still proud of her when she succeeds
TD: you two really do talk a lot, huh?
TD: and she never tells me exactly what those exchanges are like.
TD: you two could be secretly dating and i wouldn't know.
EI: we arent
EI: its really just some informal lessons on how to be awesome
EI: i just taught her how sneak around hallways and fight
EI: shes really good with a spear
TD: she has a spear?!
EI: yeah
TD: since when!
EI: about three years ago
EI: she said she wanted to see if her dad would notice if she brought a six foot spear into the house
EI: apparently he turned a blind eye
TD: she never told me about this!
EI: well how would you have reacted if she had
TD: i don't know! probably questioned how an eleven-year-old got her hands on a weapon.
EI: and thats why she didnt tell you
EI: speaking of weapons we have to get your strife specibus set up
EI: what do you want
TD: i don't know! unlike some people, i don't have dangerous objects lying around.
TD: the most dangerous things in the house are the kitchen knives!
The green cursor drags a pile of kitchen knives over to my feet. I give my best look of utmost annoyance, hoping Michael will be able to see and take notes.
EI: that face looks stupid
EI: anyway allocate one of those to your strife specibus
EI: actually scratch that
EI: allocate two of them
EI: with a blade that short its actually easier to balance while holding two
I manage to successfully transfer the blades into my specibus, selecting 2xbladekind.
TD: okay i did that.
TD: now how exactly do you wield them?
EI: you take them out and you stab things
EI: not that complicated
EI: now i should get going
EI: contact me if you need anything
TD: okay!
- enigmaticInferno [EI] ceased pestering trueDivination [TD] –
I turn around to find a giant yellow book floating a few feet behind me. Oh yeah. Forgot about that. Before I can decide what to do, the disc splits in two, one dark half, one light. Each part zooms off into opposite directions, leaving only a dream dictionary in their wake. Well then. That was weird.
It gets even weirder when a frozen dog crashes through my roof.
AN: And yet another cliffhanger! Review please!