Adventures in the Space Between Universes
“Still drunk?” “Eugh…” Tenuk blinked. He was awake. And tied to a chair. And had a massive hangover. His head ached, his mouth was bone dry and his legs felt weird. But Tenuk hadn’t been drinking, had he? “Where the fuck am I?” Tenuk finally managed to stutter. “The Shield and Stave Pub, the Ventra … Read more
“Uh… Hi?” Vick was busy cleaning the bar after a long day at work. He hadn’t been paying attention to outside the shop, where a strange ship had landed. So he was rather surprised to see a familiar face suddenly knocking on the door. “Retvik! Heya, buddy!” Vick blinked. “Uh… Tenuk, what are you doing … Read more
“Hey, Vekeus, long time no see!” Vick waved while he was wiping down tables. “How are you?” “Oh, you’re not closing, are you?” Vekeus asked as he checked a band on his wrist. “Have I not set up my watch correctly? Also, where’s your friend Letharus?” “Nah, not at all. Still got another hour or … Read more
“Did you boys have fun?” Vick asked as he climbed off Arkay’s ship and headed into the bar. It was technically very late at night, so the place was closed to customers, and everything had been put away and things were nice and tidy. However, the bar was a little messier. Not because there were … Read more
“I… I’m sorry…” Vick rubbed his head as he wandered around, trying not to step in any blood. Nearby was the remains of his tent and camping gear. “Sorry for what?” “This.” The Ventra Expanse was normally a quiet place with no main ruling presence. While the Thantir did occasionally enter its edges and the … Read more
“While we wait for Letharus to return, how’s the wife, Kuta?” Kuta rubbed their eyes, then grunted. They had been drinking and playing games with their brother Litvir and their two telepathic lunatic allies Letharus and Thyel. All of them were drunk, but Kuta was more drunk than normal and was definitely not used to … Read more
Arkay glanced around as Vick led him to the mall. He felt small right now, because he was small. He’d made himself childlike, and Arkay wasn’t sure if he’d done that on purpose or not. That uneasiness made him grab on to Vick’s hand. Vick gently held Arkay’s hand as well, and that seemed to … Read more
The trip to Vick’s place had been rather quiet. Both Arkay and Litvir were carrying little overnight bags, but Litvir had also sneaked a bottle of berry vodka into his bag. It wasn’t until halfway through the trip that Litvir realised that doing so was pointless, but he didn’t care. He was a little all … Read more
Shieldbearer: hello arkay are you busy Deathbringer is now online. Deathbringer: Oh, hi Vick! Deathbringer: I’m not that busy. Well, I am, but I can check and reply to messages. What’s up? Shieldbearer: ive been thinking of you since you messaged me Shieldbearer: and made Shieldbearer: the chat with tenuk and elksos Shieldbearer: im kinda … Read more
Vick had meant to just sigh as he flipped the sign on the pub door, indicating that the place was now closed, but what came out instead was a massive yawn. “Blimey, I didn’t know I was so tired!” Vick yawned a few more times. Once he had settled down, he made his way back … Read more
“Huh. Nice place.” “Yeah, it’s been here for a while…” Thyel was surprised that there were only two other ships parked at the Shield and Stave pub. Being the end of the year-string almost, he expected there to be patrons, getting drunk and merry. But the two ships, one of them, Thyel was certain it … Read more
Thyel’s heart was racing as he exited his own ship and leaped into combat. He’d spotted the ship from a distance, seemingly on fire and definitely being attacked by several Voidborns and immediately, Thyel’s protective Beh’en instincts kicked into gear. The first Voidborn hadn’t even noticed Thyel or his ship, and this allowed Thyel to … Read more
“Wow, this place is… not what I expected!” Litvir exclaimed as he gently and somewhat awkwardly landed his ship in the little car park. “What were you expecting?” Kuta asked. “Not a fancy little wooden cottage! Honestly, this place has a bit of a Savepoint feel to it. I like it!” The ship landed and … Read more
“Hello, Letharus! Lovely to hear from you so soon!” Litvir had weird telephone habits. He found it impossible to just sit still and take a phone call. Instead, he’d wander around the office (or wherever he happened to be) and sit awkwardly on the edge of things, before getting up and moving elsewhere. Retvik and … Read more
“Well, that was a lot of fun!” Vick beamed as he went around, checking over his bar, getting it ready to be opened. He had left a sign saying he was closed, but that didn’t mean someone couldn’t have broken in or something. Admittedly, it was rare that Vick closed his pub completely, but he’d … Read more