Season 1: Episode 10
I sat on the stoop of this dilapidated home for a long time. The rotten wood strains slightly as I shift my weight, which is both eerie and kind of hurts my feelings. I've been living off truckstop food for the last few weeks and it has done a number on my waistline. Suddenly, I kind of feel bad for all the jokes I lob at people with standing desks. The man in black fumbles with the door; I think he’s trying to pick the lock.
As he works, he mumbles to himself. Interestingly, his voice seems to change slightly. He talks about board games that he enjoys, some of his recent favorites to play at coffee shops. Back in the “before times” when we were still able to go out and be among people. I really enjoyed a few, specifically Spaceteam and Roll Player. Others kind of seem silly to me – Ohanami and Furnace stick out.
I hear a dull click, which lets me know he’s gotten the door.
We stand together at the threshold. I laugh to myself at the idea of him carrying me over it. As soon as I start to tell him, we are both pulled into the house by our sternums. At least it feels like that. It was probably by a mystical force…but who knows?
We rush through the dark for an impossibly long time. Much longer than makes sense given the size of the house. I feel the man in black disappear somewhere along the journey and, suddenly, I am alone. I stop. No feelings of inertia, just…ceasing.
This is the end, I suppose. I can hear her laughing slightly.
I begin to count to myself, from one to twelve, over and over again. Twelve seems like an odd number. But oh well. At least it's something different. Something creative. I feel a sheet of paper and a pencil pressed into my hands.
I write this story, at her suggestion, to attempt to capture something, anything. Will this keep going? Who knows. I guess we’ll have to see.
Corax...
And…
Coffee…
Tabletop gaming…
Caffeinated.
*Small squishing sound and then nothing.*
Pete Steele - Co-host, Writer
Rick Hendricks - Co-host, Writer
Keegan King - Music Composer and Producer, Editor, Podcast Producer, Destroyer of Worlds, Special Guest
Sarah Vasa- Social Media Maven, Copy Editor, Wrangler of Cats, Special Guest (Less special than Keegan, Obviously [added after she edited this, hahaha!])
