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We'll have a few more, too.

I shook my head. That was weird. For a moment I had felt like I was grabbed and ripped apart, but now, everything looks fine. I patted my pocket, my phone was still there. Bags on my right shoulder, check. Looked back to the closed front door, check. Okay, maybe I just had a panic attack. Still holding the flashlight, I shone it around the entryway, which was a nice, proper foyer: Wood floor, nice inlay design, semi-spiral staircase leading up, and various rooms to all sides. Awesome

To be determined ... ×2. The next 6 chapters are already in the queue to be posted here.

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I shook my head. That was weird. For a moment I had felt like I was grabbed and ripped apart, but now, everything looks fine. I patted my pocket, my phone was still there. Bags on my right shoulder, check. Looked back to the closed front door, check. Okay, maybe I just had a panic attack. Still holding the flashlight, I shone it around the entryway, which was a nice, proper foyer: Wood floor, nice inlay design, semi-spiral staircase leading up, and various rooms to all sides. Sweet.

Thanks! Time and space ... in relative dimensions ... (okay, IF you are familiar with that genre, it's only mentioned briefly once, this is not a [that thing that is the acronym]).

I mean, a long-abandoned house, I can certainly see where that could be plausible. But not quite the direction I'm intending. Think, "Halloween."

William receives a note from Great Uncle Beauregard Sanders’ lawyer, informing William that he has just inherited a house. All William has to do is stay there tonight – on Halloween – to get his inheritance. Certainly, nothing weird could happen, right?

"No way." "Yes way." "William, you can't be serious," my friend asked. I looked away from Jason and took a bite of my burger. I chewed slowly and swallowed. I took a sip of my Diet Qoque. I looked up at him, and I nodded. Jason's mouth was open slightly as he stared. "Tell me again." I rolled my eyes and took another bite, then swallowed. Another sip and was startled, not realizing I'd reached the bottom and was into the ice only part of my drink. Drawing this out

In case anyone reads these way after the fact but before the next chapter: I've the next 3 chapters written, but I want to get the next 5 done and then go through and edit for consistency. There's some first-day-of-classes stuff, some not-red-herrings, and some sex that I need to do another pass through. But, travel is done for the year (hopefully) and I won't get sick again (really hopefully) so I'm hoping to go back to nearly daily posts.

When I got back to the dorm room, Peng was gone. I asked where he was, and Jake told me that Peng had said he wanted to go for a jog around campus. Ug. Jogging to me was walking just fast enough that you're super-uncomfortable but want to feel like you're accomplishing almost as much as running. I'll keep that opinion to myself, I think. Eitan and Jake were both dressed and Eitan was already looking at his computer. It was like mine from home in that the display was holographic, but th

Just gonna note COVID's a bee-yotch. Almost back to normal, but I head to Helsinki for work in 20 hrs, am home for a day, then Flagstaff for a week for work. After that, no more travel 'til January! So, posting should be more regular after that.

We shall see.

Shawn's Dorm Room I woke up in a cold sweat, and Jake was also sitting up in bed, a muscular arm rubbing his other arm and then the back of his neck. He didn't look any different, but a quick scan showed two new pieces of information: Ability: Strength Level: Beta-1 I smirked. I guess he did get strength after all. I felt like I was in a fantasy-muscular-college-roommate porno, but I quickly tucked that away. I'd be rooming with these guys for the next two years, so best k

One always has a choice. Though a good magician knows how to force the choice.