The air shuddered, sending waves of warmth across my sticky forehead. Turning my eyes away from my iced tea, I squinted out across the endless expanse of still water, blindingly bright under the sun. Smoke rose from a silhouette that resembled a human aircraft about five hundred meters away. My eyes could barely catch the fact that they had inflated a boat and sent it down ahead of the passengers. Chuckling to myself, I slurped the rest of my tea, and headed indoors.
It had been a while since I had any guests over, but the good thing about this place is that it's free of dust. My previous guests had been quite astonished that I never had to clean the floors. In any case, I was ready to take on a whole boatload of guests, and they had their luggage with them too. How convenient!
The elevator dinged and I stepped inside, heading down to the garage that the operators of this cruise vessel had helped me build when they were still here. There were vehicles and aircrafts and boats left behind by my guests, so I picked a bus that could probably fit a good number of people inside. Figuring out how to utilise the aircraft this time would be a bit of a hassle. The planes they build these days are too damn big. Maybe I could turn it into an al-fresco dining location?
As I drove out into the sunlight, the people from the plane had finally noticed my presence, and most notably, how I was comfortably driving on the surface of the water without a nautical vessel. One of them tested their footing, like a duckling learning to swim. He stepped off the small raft, signaling to the others that they could disembark from the aircraft.
The door of the bus swung open and I hopped out, boots splashing water as I landed. There was a crowd forming, some crying, some looking dazed. The man I saw earlier walked forward. I suppose he must be the captain. "Where-", he started to ask, but I put up a hand to cut him off. I cleared my throat and began reciting the script I had memorised by now.
"There is a place, further than the universe and yet, closer than a strand of hair. This is neither here, nor there. Welcome to my home, travellers, you may seek refuge under my roof until it is time for your departure tomorrow. And bring your luggage. You won't be able to take it with you when you leave, but I sure need help clearing out this aircraft."
(First time writing for r/writingprompts, so glad I did this ^w^)
Eva1004 t1_ixdm29j wrote
Reply to [WP] There is a place. A place between places. It's an actual place but it isn't here nor there. Lost travelers are the only ones who can find the place. Staying for a night, safe from other places and other things, and nothing more. Except you. You were born in the place. by Horror_Librarian_133
The air shuddered, sending waves of warmth across my sticky forehead. Turning my eyes away from my iced tea, I squinted out across the endless expanse of still water, blindingly bright under the sun. Smoke rose from a silhouette that resembled a human aircraft about five hundred meters away. My eyes could barely catch the fact that they had inflated a boat and sent it down ahead of the passengers. Chuckling to myself, I slurped the rest of my tea, and headed indoors.
It had been a while since I had any guests over, but the good thing about this place is that it's free of dust. My previous guests had been quite astonished that I never had to clean the floors. In any case, I was ready to take on a whole boatload of guests, and they had their luggage with them too. How convenient!
The elevator dinged and I stepped inside, heading down to the garage that the operators of this cruise vessel had helped me build when they were still here. There were vehicles and aircrafts and boats left behind by my guests, so I picked a bus that could probably fit a good number of people inside. Figuring out how to utilise the aircraft this time would be a bit of a hassle. The planes they build these days are too damn big. Maybe I could turn it into an al-fresco dining location?
As I drove out into the sunlight, the people from the plane had finally noticed my presence, and most notably, how I was comfortably driving on the surface of the water without a nautical vessel. One of them tested their footing, like a duckling learning to swim. He stepped off the small raft, signaling to the others that they could disembark from the aircraft.
The door of the bus swung open and I hopped out, boots splashing water as I landed. There was a crowd forming, some crying, some looking dazed. The man I saw earlier walked forward. I suppose he must be the captain. "Where-", he started to ask, but I put up a hand to cut him off. I cleared my throat and began reciting the script I had memorised by now.
"There is a place, further than the universe and yet, closer than a strand of hair. This is neither here, nor there. Welcome to my home, travellers, you may seek refuge under my roof until it is time for your departure tomorrow. And bring your luggage. You won't be able to take it with you when you leave, but I sure need help clearing out this aircraft."
(First time writing for r/writingprompts, so glad I did this ^w^)