Waking up was strange.
I couldn't place why it was odd, other than the fact that I was lying on something fairly hard, the carpet, it felt like to my arms.
Then I opened my eyes.
"Pat?" My wife is kneeling above me, her face, voice, and aura highly concerned. I can make out other details of the room now, the chatter over the
video call, the air conditioner fan running, and faintly, the soft booming tones of the City of Heroes login screen.
"Yah?" I ask, and for a moment, I'm confused at my voice. It seemed much too high pitched, almost soprano, whereas mine was a mid-tenor.
Wasn't it? "What's wrong?"
Her aura shifts a bit to include some measure of relief, but worry is still a major part of it. "Pat.. you're... you look like that CoH character
you've been playing all day." This last came out in a rush, almost like she couldn't believe it.
I blinked, then gingerly sat up. My head felt a little woozy, maybe from the Monster I'd been sipping at for the past few hours. Or was it from when we
trapaised up Death Hill to the Colossuses?
Waitaminute. Auras. Imperious' tasks. Looking like Brah.
"What the hell?"
I couldn't place why it was odd, other than the fact that I was lying on something fairly hard, the carpet, it felt like to my arms.
Then I opened my eyes.
"Pat?" My wife is kneeling above me, her face, voice, and aura highly concerned. I can make out other details of the room now, the chatter over the
video call, the air conditioner fan running, and faintly, the soft booming tones of the City of Heroes login screen.
"Yah?" I ask, and for a moment, I'm confused at my voice. It seemed much too high pitched, almost soprano, whereas mine was a mid-tenor.
Wasn't it? "What's wrong?"
Her aura shifts a bit to include some measure of relief, but worry is still a major part of it. "Pat.. you're... you look like that CoH character
you've been playing all day." This last came out in a rush, almost like she couldn't believe it.
I blinked, then gingerly sat up. My head felt a little woozy, maybe from the Monster I'd been sipping at for the past few hours. Or was it from when we
trapaised up Death Hill to the Colossuses?
Waitaminute. Auras. Imperious' tasks. Looking like Brah.
"What the hell?"