Alanna, intrepid explorer that she is, could not take the silence in the hotel any longer. Had it been days, months, years since she saw someone... anyone else? Had she entered into a room that made her lose track of time? Or dream that time had passed to begin with? Or even dream this whole adventure? Would she wake up in five minutes in a cave ( Read more... )

The room had shelves on almost all the wall, but most of them seemed to be empty. There were only about fifty or so together on one shelf, and what looked to be a small library of video games. Binders full of pictures and notes filled the rest of that shelf. A fire burns in a mantle on one wall. It's very cozy- makes her want to snuggle down with a ( Read more... )

Exploring on the first floor, Alanna opens a door and walks in. It's a well-lit forest, with a path running through it, and patches of wildflowers throughout. The wind rustles through the foliage, and there's this feeling carried in the air of setting out on a journey. She breathes in deeply and smiles.

"Pikachu."

Startled at that, she looks down at ( Read more... )

The normal-looking door opened to reveal a dive bar in all its worn glory. A scuffed-up pool table sat in the middle, along with a card table that had one awkwardly short leg. The matching chairs didn't look so hot, either. A brown leather couch with several conspicuous tears in it sat to one side, as did a crooked dart board, missing half the ( Read more... )

Alanna slowly opened the door, and stepped out onto... a racetrack? She guessed that was what it was... she'd only seen a picture in a textbook once upon a time, so...

She scratched her head at the winding track of asphalt, and at the dirt track off to its right. The dirt track had jumps and bumps in it, and looked rather challenging. She looked ( Read more... )

Alanna collapses against the stairs with a grimace. "That burn... must have gone deeper than I thought," she says with gritted teeth, hands scrabbling for grip. She crawls her way up to a landing, then just lays there, ashen-faced and sweaty. She struggles to keep the lightning inside of her arms, they glow hot orange... but some of it sneaks out, ( Read more... )

After having some... good time... with Maria... Sam is now making something in the kitchen. The menu: Tilapia fish with some garlic and a hint of lemon along with some good ol' garlic bread, some American home styled mashed potato and the salad which he was working on by mixing it with a bit of olive oil to give it some taste. Once he finished he ( Read more... )

Alanna was out wandering the halls as usual, intrepidly exploring rooms she came across. That day, she'd found some pretty cool stuff: another kitchen, a rain forest, some kind of sacrificial chamber, and the one that was, well, filled with bears. After a narrow escape from the last room, she decided to go in just one more room, and then call it a ( Read more... )

 "Look," Alanna said, pointing to the blue figure alone on the beach. "There he is..." She couldn't help smiling a little.

Alanna knocks on Dante's door... cautiously. She rocks from the balls of her feet to the fronts nervously as she waits. She hasn't seen him since... well ( Read more... )