08-02-2018, 08:14 PM
Aiden jumped and fell into his chair, the padded leather backing crashing to the ground, carrying Aiden, the Cuban, and the whiskey along with it. Tiny embers winked into existence, floating in the air above Aiden as emotion welled up in the pit of his stomach. The tiny fireballs drifted in frantic circles.
“Oh, great… Not this again,”
Aiden said as he looked at the fairy fire dancing overhead. Responding to the commotion, Aiden’s blonde-haired boxer bounded into the room, looking for the source of the shouting. Aiden looked at the dog and spoke to him reassuringly, “It’s okay, Lasher. I’m fine. Go back to bed. Daddy’s got this.”
Lasher looked at him questioningly before prancing over to the long leather couch beneath the window overlooking the driveway. He plopped down on the soft cushions and began watching the dancing flames. Aiden grabbed a towel and hastily cleaned up the spilled whiskey, then grabbing at his Cuban before it burned the Persian rug.
Last Patty’s Day, his old band’s last great hit, began blaring on the sound system, chasing Wagner and his Valkyries away into oblivion. Lasher began barking at the sudden intrusion and Aiden jumped a second time; the remaining whiskey almost escaping his grasp again. Huffing and stumbling, he righted his chair, cut the music and sat back down in front of his monitor.
A green haze of ones and zeroes danced on the screen before materializing into the silhouette of a humanoid figure. The mysterious shape spoke to Aiden with typed words, despite showing that they had the power to hijack the speakers. Aiden rifled through a drawer in his desk before procuring a Bluetooth headset.
“You know… in my novel, this would be a trap… But, really, what can they do? It’s not like they can suck me into the computer… Okay… I’ll bite…”
Aiden said confidently before setting up the VR goggles. It all really was foolish, especially after all of the horror movies Aiden had seen. This probably was a trap of some sort.
Slipping the headset on, Aiden responded.
Is that supposed to scare me? What is so important that you have to invade the privacy of my own home, stranger?
Edited by Aiden_Finnegan, Aug 2 2018, 11:22 PM.
“Oh, great… Not this again,”
Aiden said as he looked at the fairy fire dancing overhead. Responding to the commotion, Aiden’s blonde-haired boxer bounded into the room, looking for the source of the shouting. Aiden looked at the dog and spoke to him reassuringly, “It’s okay, Lasher. I’m fine. Go back to bed. Daddy’s got this.”
Lasher looked at him questioningly before prancing over to the long leather couch beneath the window overlooking the driveway. He plopped down on the soft cushions and began watching the dancing flames. Aiden grabbed a towel and hastily cleaned up the spilled whiskey, then grabbing at his Cuban before it burned the Persian rug.
Last Patty’s Day, his old band’s last great hit, began blaring on the sound system, chasing Wagner and his Valkyries away into oblivion. Lasher began barking at the sudden intrusion and Aiden jumped a second time; the remaining whiskey almost escaping his grasp again. Huffing and stumbling, he righted his chair, cut the music and sat back down in front of his monitor.
A green haze of ones and zeroes danced on the screen before materializing into the silhouette of a humanoid figure. The mysterious shape spoke to Aiden with typed words, despite showing that they had the power to hijack the speakers. Aiden rifled through a drawer in his desk before procuring a Bluetooth headset.
“You know… in my novel, this would be a trap… But, really, what can they do? It’s not like they can suck me into the computer… Okay… I’ll bite…”
Aiden said confidently before setting up the VR goggles. It all really was foolish, especially after all of the horror movies Aiden had seen. This probably was a trap of some sort.
Slipping the headset on, Aiden responded.
Is that supposed to scare me? What is so important that you have to invade the privacy of my own home, stranger?
Edited by Aiden_Finnegan, Aug 2 2018, 11:22 PM.
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