As nightmares went that one wasn't the worst, but it was up in the top two. Tal was more than happy to shake off the lingering sense of emptiness and anxious dread that had befallen him and head to the Castaway Exchange (on foot. Foot! Like some kind of nerd without an airship!) for a celebration to distract him from an existential crisis that he wasn't emotionally equipped to handle.
He should have gotten coffee. He liked coffee. But after the dream he'd had he needed something a little stronger. So he made straight for the big woman with the tattooed biceps selling espresso martinis and got a double before careening off to try and find his friends in the party.
And when he couldn't find them at first and the espresso was gone he went back and just got the vodka.
And then, halfway through a mug of liquid cheer, he saw...
The barrel.
"Free? I like free," he declared, weaving steadily over and trying to peer into the barrel with his nose scrunched up. "So all I gotta do is stick my hand in an' grab somethin'?" Sure, what could go wrong? He had enough vodka to dull the pain from a poor choice, so Tal rolled up his sleeve and stuck his hand in, groping around until he found something that felt interesting and pulling it out to squint at it suspiciously.
Talyson participates in the Lucky Dip!
He should have gotten coffee. He liked coffee. But after the dream he'd had he needed something a little stronger. So he made straight for the big woman with the tattooed biceps selling espresso martinis and got a double before careening off to try and find his friends in the party.
And when he couldn't find them at first and the espresso was gone he went back and just got the vodka.
And then, halfway through a mug of liquid cheer, he saw...
The barrel.
"Free? I like free," he declared, weaving steadily over and trying to peer into the barrel with his nose scrunched up. "So all I gotta do is stick my hand in an' grab somethin'?" Sure, what could go wrong? He had enough vodka to dull the pain from a poor choice, so Tal rolled up his sleeve and stuck his hand in, groping around until he found something that felt interesting and pulling it out to squint at it suspiciously.
Talyson participates in the Lucky Dip!
