Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 8 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said: "You should stop drinking so much." She ripped up the note.
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 6 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said: She ripped up the note. It ripped
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, IcedOutPenguin said: It ripped She threw the confetti-ified paper onto the floor, took another swig, looked at the shreds and put up her arms like “What are you going to do, stop me?"
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, Spark of Hope said: She threw the confetti-ified paper onto the floor, took another swig, looked at the shreds and put up her arms like “What are you going to do, stop me?" You for some reason remeber the thing the man you'd met had poured into his drink
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said: You for some reason remeber the thing the man you'd met had poured into his drink She didn’t really care. Going at all had been a mistake.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 1 hour ago, InfiniteInsanity said: "Got any cool stories?" 1 hour ago, IcedOutPenguin said: The voices faded out as you walked away. "Plenty." Kole looked back and forth between the two of them as they talked, trying to keep up.
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Kole looked back and forth between the two of them as they talked, trying to keep up. The woman looked at him. "You're a quiet one." 1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said: She didn’t really care. Going at all had been a mistake. The paper started to get blown subtly by the airflow
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said: The woman looked at him. "You're a quiet one." The paper started to get blown subtly by the airflow She let it. She couldn’t trust that anyone would actually do anything good for her.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said: The woman looked at him. "You're a quiet one." "So I've been told."
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: "So I've been told." "Why are you so quiet?" 1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said: She let it. She couldn’t trust that anyone would actually do anything good for her. You could hear the sounds of the bar below you, but it seems too quiet.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, IcedOutPenguin said: "Why are you so quiet?" "I'm just careful with my words."
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, IcedOutPenguin said: "Why are you so quiet?" You could hear the sounds of the bar below you, but it seems too quiet. Oh, no they didn’t. They weren’t going to take advantage of the curiosity in human nature to get her in their clutches. Mm, mm.
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: "I'm just careful with my words." "That's something many people could use more of."
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, IcedOutPenguin said: "That's something many people could use more of." Kole said nothing.
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, Spark of Hope said: Oh, no they didn’t. They weren’t going to take advantage of the curiosity in human nature to get her in their clutches. Mm, mm. After a minute, the noise of the bar picks up to normal levels again. Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Kole said nothing. She laughed
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Kole said nothing. "What's your name?"
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, IcedOutPenguin said: After a minute, the noise of the bar picks up to normal levels again. See, she was just imagining things. Sometimes the drinking helped her forget, sometimes it made the world seem crazy. This must just be one of the latter. She’d sleep it off and hopefully tomorrow would be the former.
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said: See, she was just imagining things. Sometimes the drinking helped her forget, sometimes it made the world seem crazy. This must just be one of the latter. She’d sleep it off and hopefully tomorrow would be the former. The half-drunk bottle is still where you left it before going out to eavesdrop.
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said: The half-drunk bottle is still where you left it before going out to eavesdrop. She’d drink the rest tomorrow. She flopped on the bed.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said: After a minute, the noise of the bar picks up to normal levels again. She laughed 2 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said: "What's your name?" Kole saw the young girl speak, but did catch what she said. The darkness and the way the other two were kept a moderate distance from each other and from him made it very difficult to catch everything by eating lips. He cleared his throat. "Again?"
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 3 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Kole saw the young girl speak, but did catch what she said. The darkness and the way the other two were kept a moderate distance from each other and from him made it very difficult to catch everything by eating lips. He cleared his throat. "Again?" "What's your name?"
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, InfiniteInsanity said: "What's your name?" "Ah. You can call me Kay."
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 20 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said: She’d drink the rest tomorrow. She flopped on the bed. She couldn't sleep, too many things going on in her head, keeping her awake.
Through the Living Hope Posted November 10, 2025 Posted November 10, 2025 Just now, IcedOutPenguin said: She couldn't sleep, too many things going on in her head, keeping her awake. She groaned and gave up. She downed the other half of the bottle and glared at the ceiling.
IcedOutPenguin He/Him Posted November 10, 2025 Author Posted November 10, 2025 5 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said: She groaned and gave up. She downed the other half of the bottle and glared at the ceiling. The things going on in your head immediately got quieter
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