The internet is a storm of URLs, wi-fi and strings of dangerous code, whirling and thundering. Out in the wilderness you can only survive so long unaided, but in here, behind the mellow yellow windows, a safe and comforting place awaits. This place is a respite from the internet; the fire crackles invitingly and alluring rainbow-coloured drinks are poured into glasses. Exciting chatter fills the rooms from tables bustling with friends, eating from trays of warm, rustic carum bread and hearty stews. Gentle music comes from the band in the background.
[image description: a busy tavern lit by orange light]
Come in, chat away, have a great time! The old location may have been overrun by the Codekind, but this new building has three-meter thick walls, three floors and turret bedrooms to rest in at the top! We’ve returned, free from the battles of the secret pages! A safe micro-community of equality and no judgement. Hang up your HTML-reflective suit at the door and settle in with a drink and a meal.
Notice Board: Free candy in the bowl on the counter! What types of candy are there? Yes.
what candy do you have willow asked
“A lot of candy!” She responded. “Take your pick and I’ll see if we have it.”
ill… take the
hard chocolate ballswith metyclocolate“Hm… I think we have that!” Emberdawn took a small plastic bag and scooped some of the chocolate balls into it. “Here you go!”
sorry i forgot how to speak willow said
Blossy grabbed her key and went to her room. “Wow, it’s nice in here!” She exclaimed, before she flopped on her bed and took a cat nap.
“Yea!”
“Sweets please” Navy said to Embix
Flamecloud stumbles down from her room, half asleep. She had been up late doing homework once again, and was not bouncing back well.
“Coffee” she mumbles, face planting on the counter (Although, Flamecloud is not allowed to drink coffee. But she wants coffee). Clumsily, she removes her wallet from her ear and shoves it towards Embix.
Emberdawn pours Flamecloud some hot chocolate instead of coffee.
Flamecloud grabs the cup and drinks it in one gulp. She remains face planted on the table, showing no signs of life. Slowly, one of her ears starts to twitch, followed by the other ear. Eventually, she raises her head, looking slightly more awake.
“Thanks,” Flamecloud says with a yawn, rubbing at her eye with a hot chocolate stained paw. “How much is that?”
“$1.50.”
“Here you go,” mewed Flamecloud, holding out 150 dollar bills. After a moment, she blinked down at the large pile of money in her paw. “Oops,” she mewed, putting all but one of the dollars and digging out two quarters, “Still a little asleep.”
Emberdawn took the money and the cup to clean it.
hey ember, i want some recies cups!
willow shouted clearly on sugar rush
“Aren’t they called Reese’s cups?” She replied, but handed Willow a small bag of it anyway.
Pineblossom poked her head out her doorway again, mouth stuffed with macaroons. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea Embix,” she said, though it sounded more like “I’m hm shu thas a gooidee Embo”
take meh moneyy she gave her a tip
“Thank you for your patronage!” Emberdawn said, taking the money.
😛
Fawny bounced eagerly over towards the counter. “Hey Emberdawn!” She mewed cheerfully. “Do you happen to have a game cupboard for board games?”
Emberdawn pointed at a shelf full of them near the fireplace.
Fawnspots walked over the shelf and started looking through all the options.
“Ohhhh Fawny can I play with you?” Peb asks, swallowing her pastry. Figuring out that Shadow probably stole it, she ran up to the desk and gave Embix folded up cash and a mess of coins that she didn’t even bother counting.
“Heck yeah!” Fawny said, grinning. “Come help me pick out a game”
“Cool!” said Peb, scrambling up to Fawny.
“Monopole, Sorry, Candy Land, Scrabble…” she named the games she saw.
“Peb, how about we play the game ‘Sorry!'” Fawny offered. She held up the box and rattled the pieces inside with a smile.
oooh i wanna joined willow said
“Yes!” agreed
PenPeb. “Hehe this will be fun…”ok lets play! willow sat down on a chair opening her bag of recies cups waiting for her turn
“Can I be the green?” Peb asked.
“Sure!” Fawny said “As long as I get to be yellow I’m happy”
ill take red
I am gonna joinnnnn said blacki
I’ll be whatever left over colour lol
Shadow muttered, “double dangit”
*tries to think of better answer but fails*
😛
Bright walked in and thought, last time I was here everyone was singing. For a moment she wandered between the wood stools and crowds of people, then plopped into a chair, the ambiance of the room strange after her long absence from visiting.
“Hey Bright!!” called Peb, waving from the fireplace where she was picking out a board game with Fawny.
Being her insecure self, Bright was overly happy at being noticed. She made her way across the room to sit with Peb. “So what are you guys playing?” she asked.
“We got ‘Sorry!'” answered Peb.
“AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY” Shadow screamed from across the room. “YA FORGET THIS PLACE EXISTED? SAMEEEE I ONLY RECENTLY RETURNED TO FINISH MY MISSION OF DESTROYING- UH I MEAN ENJOYING THE HAZELPAGE” her throat was dead though owwwwwwwwwwww
Bright turned to Shadow and a felt a wave of relatability (is that a word? 😛 ) and concern that Shadow might destroy something. “I CAN RELATE BUT PLEASE DON’T DESTROY ANYTHING!” she yelled. “WELL, DESTROY SOMETHING IF YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON!”
She instantly regretted those last words.
(it’s a word, but you used it in the wrong context 😛 )
“stop it, you’re tEmPtInG me and I’m in enough trouble already,” she said, now struggling to hold herself back from destroying everything again. Since she was bored and it was kinda hard to read her book when it was this loud, she yeeted over to where Peb, Fawny, and Bright were. “uh sorry i’m bored can I just invite myself here?” and the moment she said that she felt the pressure of social interaction again.
Bright nodded. “If it’s okay with everyone else, the more the merrier.”
(‘relatibility’ sounded like a word but my automatic spell-checky thing underlined it in red, so… 😛 )
¨Can I play too?¨
“Hey Shadow!” said Peb.
“AYYYYY” Shadow said. “Whatcha playing?”
we had a yeeting compitition a few days back!!! willow screa,edd (defend fly not on sugar rush)
“YESSS YEETING CONTESTT” Shadow screamed back. “I AM YEET MASTER NONE OF YOU FOOLISH MORTALS CAN BEAT ME”
“No.”
“HYTFGSHJGDYHSGFAUTHSGFAOYGJFRDFGHJIUYTREDKIUYTREWQSDNLPOIUYDFHJKIUJHTFDEWSXCVGHJNHGRFGNGFDSASCVHJIKKJHGF”
IM tHE BETTER YEETEER I INVENTED THE SPORT
Snowy is still scrubbing tables
MY BACKyou ok… willow said
Peb eyed Plippy. “What are you doing that for?”
“ayyyy u k Plippy??”
Iron paces around the Hazel page until they get to the counter . ” Heres the money I owe for the hot coca ” They said putting the money on the counter ” How much is a room for a night ?”
“$2 USD or roughly 20 pixels.”
Iron hands Embix the money for the room ” thank you “
can i organize an event here willow asked to ember
“Depends on the event,” Ember replied.
“…cake yeeting contest?…”
“No.”
“Good, that would be such a tragic waste of cake,” Wavey sighed. “Let’s eat it instead.”
“What about a cake eating contest?” mewed Flamecloud, wistfully dreaming of stuffing her face with cake.
“HYTFJKJFDEYHUTUY I’m hungry now”
(uh guys you’re all like lets do stuff with cake and my bday’s tommorow… illuminati confirmed)
“Happy early birth day!” mewed Flamecloud.
yea lets eat cake!
“Aww….”
“Everyone’s just against yeeting here,” Shadow muttered. “how am i going to not yeet?”
“You’re going to have to learn how, otherwise you’ll be giving up your freedom to come here!” Emberdawn smiled innocently.
“ah screw it” she shoved her hands in her pockets.
“Maybe try dabbing instead?” Fawny suggested.
“gOod iDeA!1!1!1!” Shadow replied dabbing.
“I think you may be addicted,” mewed Flamecloud, “A yeeting addict.”
“I’m not a yeeting addict. I AM YEET.”
“Hmmm,” Flamecloud mewed, “If you say so. Also, Happy birthday!”
Ivyleaf purred in amusement, leaning on the door.
“I think you might be right,” Peb says with her elbows on the arms of her chair, grinning teasingly.
“i’m not an addict. i AM a yeet.”
IM THE BEST YEeTER
hey everyone who wants to eat cake! willow asked
“Cake?!” mewed Flamecloud, pricking her ears “I like cake. “
ME
ME
MEEEEE
MUST
HAVE
CAKKEEEEEE
willow cut them a slice of cheese cake
“Yum,” mews Flamecloud.
Flamecloud cleverly deduces that since yesterday Shadow’s b day was tomorrow, today is probably Shadow’s b day.
“I have composed a song,” she mewed, feeling rather embarrassed singing in front of other people and also wondering if Red Robin will come and sue her for parodying their song. She cleared her throat.
“Happy happy birthday
today’s your special day
but if you try to yeet the cake
We’ll take the cake away!”
Flamecloud proceeds to turns bright red, her face matching the ginger markings on her head, and hides under her trash can lid.
“No don’t you dare be ashamed of that that was pure beauty”
“I’m glad you like it,” mewed Flamecloud, poking her head out from under the trash can lid.
“awwww thanks Flame” Shadow clapped loudly. “ANd nah, I’d rather eat the cake then yeet it (as long as it’s gluten free)”
Peb, from the recliner chair by the fire, had a sudden urge to run all the way across the Hazelpage for no reason at all.
“that SMRT”
“Wat?”
“sMrT” Shadow once again said.
“WaT??” Peb said again, not knowing what that meant.
Bright did a slow-clap.
Peb bowed.