The Fellowship of the Thing-Other Stories

[xinoehp512 he/him]

16 hours ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Me neither, pal, but... I dunno. Should we tell anyone?"

"I mean, we don't usually, do we?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I mean, we don't usually, do we?"

"But they aren't usually people. They're never people."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Davey stared at the nearest wall. "You really think... they would actually be taken?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Davey stared at the nearest wall. "You really think... they would actually be taken?"

"I don't know, man... dude, this is really outside our wheelhouse..."

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"We need to talk to someone about this," said Davey. "Someone we can trust to keep it a secret..."

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Aunt Ilda? Maybe Charlie... or..." Alex bit his lip. "She'd know what to do, but... do we want to tell her?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"I don't know if we have any other choice," replied Davey. "We'll just have to be sneaky."

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Okay." Alex nodded. "Myrna it is."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Davey nodded.

"Now's as good a time as any, I suppose," he said after an awkward pause.

[Channelknight Fadran]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

Davey nodded.

"Now's as good a time as any, I suppose," he said after an awkward pause.

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Hehe.

"Then let's go." Alex led the way.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 hours ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Then let's go." Alex led the way.

Davey followed, glancing over his shoulder to make sure they weren't being followed.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Davey followed, glancing over his shoulder to make sure they weren't being followed.

"No one?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Davey shook his head and put a finger to his lips.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Alex nodded, then turned into an alleyway and pulled up a hidden trapdoor, gesturing to Davey to get inside.

[Condensation she/her]

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It's not like you'd see if Hiiri was following you. But she's not. 

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

7 minutes ago, Condensation said:

It's not like you'd see if Hiiri was following you. But she's not. 

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Good point. :P. But I don't think it's her they're worried about.

Davey shimmied down the trapdoor as quietly as possible.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Alex threw one more glance over his shoulder, then went down himself.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The two hurried down a winding maze of tunnels, brushing their fingers against the wall every so often to feel the guiding symbols etched in the walls.

[Channelknight Fadran]

"We should double back a couple times. Just in case."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Davey nodded, still peeking nervously over his shoulder every so often.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Nearly an hour later, they found themselves at a large metal door.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Davey stepped up and tapped out a message on the door.

[Channelknight Fadran]

The instant the message was finished, an incredibly old and angry-looking woman opened the door. "WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO???"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

4 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

The instant the message was finished, an incredibly old and angry-looking woman opened the door. "WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO???"

Davey raised his hands in supplication. "We have a good reason, I promise!" he whispered.

[Channelknight Fadran]

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Davey raised his hands in supplication. "We have a good reason, I promise!" he whispered.

"NOT ONLY DID YOU INVESTIGATE A UP, YOU ALSO TOOK IT IN. YOU JUST GRAB TWO RANDOM PEOPLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND [#$^#*(!@^#$]ing ADOPT THEM???"