Random Weekly Roleplay - Swiped Edition

[Hezekon]

A ticking in the background. A ticking, ticking, ticking. Ticking. What could that ticking be?

To Geroge, it was a nuisance. For weeks he tried to find what was ticking, ticking, ticking in his little, solid apartment. He had nearly been driven nuts by it. But Geroge was also stubborn, so he remained stubbornly resilient. And was that too much to deal with, anyway? A tiny, insignificant, relentless ticking sound? Geroge knew better than that. He was going to outlast this thing.

Heading back into his apartment one day, he noticed something off. At first, he wasn't certain. He checked the fridge, the couch, the door handle, anything that might be out of place. But everything seemed in order. Suddenly, it hit him -- a bus ran through the kitchen and knocked him against the wall. Geroge fell unconscious.

When he came to, he was in a room of white and beeping, beeping, beeping. Beeping. He looked around, trying to find the bus. He felt very stiff, and couldn't move things properly. He finally lifted his head enough to see he was in some sort of hospital bed. He settled back, and tried to call for a nurse. "Nurse," he said, rather a bit softly. His voice was a bit hoarse. "Nurse," he tried again. He hoped someone would hear.

 

[Lloenflys]

After a few minutes, a door opened behind him. He couldn't see who entered, but Geroge heard the footfalls ... heavy, purposeful. Sure didn't sound like a nurse. "Hello?" he croaked tentatively. His throat was dry and he realized he hadn't had any water for quite some time. The footfalls stopped and he sensed someone looming just out of view behind him. "Who's there?"

"Patient 2711394-O. Male. Approximately 30 years old. Presented with a contusion to the head, unconscious. Appears to be awake now. Vocalizing but it's either gibberish or a language I'm unfamilar with. Appears he may have had an encounter with a Morgenthoth. Sending out the PIT to check and deal with that, if necessary."

Gibberish or a language I'm unfamiliar with ... what? But we're both speaking English! Geroge was incredibly confused ... but things were about to get worse. Out of the corner of his eye Geroge noticed a small human-like creature wearing a black hat and a black cap. The creature smiled at him, put a finger to his lips in a "shush" motion, and then levitated over to the bed. Geroge starred wide-eyed for a moment, and then fainted.