LooseTimber
Super-Earth
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2013
Liam hit the ground, hard, drawing a grunt of pain from his throat, and knocking the wind out of his chest. Reflexively he gasped for air, only to suck in a lungful of the smokey, ashen mist surrounding him, causing another bout of heavy coughs. Wheezing, he rose to his knees, one hand swatting at the cloud around him, trying to clear it away.
"Fucking hells... too much phosphorous this time... gotta tweak the mixture agai...."
There was grass under his hands. There shouldn't be grass. As the smog cleared, a darkening sky, with the sun dipping down the horizon. Definitely not his workshop. And definitely not Kansas. Good. He hated Kansas. Never been there, never wanted to. Goddamn Kansas.
Liam shook his head. Had to get focused, had to get back on track. First of all, where was he? The book wasn't supposed to teleport him, it was supposed to... Once again, Liam's mind trailed off, suddenly boggled by the implications. Quickly, he checked his pockets.
First of all, he wasn't wearing what he had a moments ago. A tight, physic-hugging red t-shirt, black pants, and a black leather biker's jacket, with... some kind of logo or seal on the shoulders? Keys that weren't his in his pockets, and a wallet, sick with hundred dollar bills... with his face on an ID card, staring back at him. He turned his head to the side a little, staring at the little image in confusion. Goddamn he looked smug in that picture.
Stuffing the wallet into his jacket pocket, he looked around. He hadn't gotten it right, had he? After so many months? This was supposed to be a pipe dream, right? And yet, here he was, standing on a grassy hill, a city lying out before him, one he had never seen anywhere but his mind. Liam's heart began pounding, hard, as he stepped forward, off the vacant lot, onto the streets, desperately trying to contain his excitement and\or fear, it was so difficult to tell right now.
The question continued to choke his brain. Had he gotten it right? Was he where he was supposed to be? If... if he was.... then she would be here too... and he'd know where to find her....
Liam took off, and kept catching himself sprinting. As he moved, he noticed the people in the city... there were so many women... or... maybe so few men? He was finding it hard to take an accurate count, as he made his way forward, down street he knew, but shouldn't know.
Eventually, at the turn of a street, he found his destination, a club call Flatliners. Desperately, he scanned the bustling crowd of women lining the sidewalk. If she was here, then... well, she'd be here. And she'd be waiting for him.
"Fucking hells... too much phosphorous this time... gotta tweak the mixture agai...."
There was grass under his hands. There shouldn't be grass. As the smog cleared, a darkening sky, with the sun dipping down the horizon. Definitely not his workshop. And definitely not Kansas. Good. He hated Kansas. Never been there, never wanted to. Goddamn Kansas.
Liam shook his head. Had to get focused, had to get back on track. First of all, where was he? The book wasn't supposed to teleport him, it was supposed to... Once again, Liam's mind trailed off, suddenly boggled by the implications. Quickly, he checked his pockets.
First of all, he wasn't wearing what he had a moments ago. A tight, physic-hugging red t-shirt, black pants, and a black leather biker's jacket, with... some kind of logo or seal on the shoulders? Keys that weren't his in his pockets, and a wallet, sick with hundred dollar bills... with his face on an ID card, staring back at him. He turned his head to the side a little, staring at the little image in confusion. Goddamn he looked smug in that picture.
Stuffing the wallet into his jacket pocket, he looked around. He hadn't gotten it right, had he? After so many months? This was supposed to be a pipe dream, right? And yet, here he was, standing on a grassy hill, a city lying out before him, one he had never seen anywhere but his mind. Liam's heart began pounding, hard, as he stepped forward, off the vacant lot, onto the streets, desperately trying to contain his excitement and\or fear, it was so difficult to tell right now.
The question continued to choke his brain. Had he gotten it right? Was he where he was supposed to be? If... if he was.... then she would be here too... and he'd know where to find her....
Liam took off, and kept catching himself sprinting. As he moved, he noticed the people in the city... there were so many women... or... maybe so few men? He was finding it hard to take an accurate count, as he made his way forward, down street he knew, but shouldn't know.
Eventually, at the turn of a street, he found his destination, a club call Flatliners. Desperately, he scanned the bustling crowd of women lining the sidewalk. If she was here, then... well, she'd be here. And she'd be waiting for him.