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 invitinglyย and alluring rainbow-coloured drinks are poured into glasses. Exciting chatter fills the rooms from tables bustling with friends, eating from trays of warm, rusticย carumย 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,ย three floorsย and turret bedrooms to rest in at the top!ย We’ve returned, freeย from the battles of the secret pages! A safe micro-community of equality and no judgement. Hang up yourย 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.
โArgh thereโs so much going on!!!โ Redblaze yelps putting her paws over her ears.
“I know,” Frost shrugged. “but what can we do?” She put on her white airpod and started listening to a song.
”Oh, we’re a talkative bunch!” Creamblossom, phsaws.
Frost crossed her arms. “I feel like I’m the only one here.” She grumbled flicking her ears. After a few moments she grabbed her pringles and went back on working on her neko warrior cats fanfiction.
Redblaze eyes the pringles. “Can I have one?” she mews hopefully
“Of course!” She purred, giving Redblaze some pringles.
โThank you!โ Redblaze pops one in her mouth and chews delightedly
Stormflame rushes over, “Did I hears someone munching on pringles?”
“Yeah,” Frost laughed, giving Stormflame some pringles. “here!”
“Oooo, pringles!” Creamblossom exclaims instantly alert. ”May I have one please?”
“Of course!” She gave Creamblossom a pringle
Redblaze pauses.
“Waittttt… how did we get through a page within less than a day? This has never happened before! Are we turning into the tavern?”
“I dunno.” Frost shrugged going back to her fanfic.
“We seem to be…” Shadow replied.
”I have no idea!” Creamy (Creamblossom) winks.
Frost growled. “EVERYONE! STOP STEPPING ON MY TAIL!” She yelled, of course someone ignored her and stepped on he tail. Her eyes narrowed with a glint of anger.
Poppypaw smiled at Crystalfrost gently. “Sorry everyone won’t listen. I’m trying not to step on anyone’s tail,but it’s kinda crowded.”
Bri looked at her with a tilted head and gentle smile. “Oh, they’re not very attentive. But, it is a tad crowded.” She said. Then went over to sit next to Frost and offered her a churro.
“Ooh thanks!” She winced as someone yet again stepped on her tail, she sighed.
Poppypaw moved form the doorway and took a seat on Frost’s other side. She curled her tail around her paws and sighed. “I wonder if I’ll ever take over recent purrs.” she meowed sadly.
“I dunno,” Frost chewed on her churro and gulped it down. “I don’t think I’ll ever take over the recent purrs.”
”YOU HEARD HER,” Creamblossom echos, instantly in commander mode ”STOP TREADING ON HER TAIL, AND DON’T GIVE ME THAT LOOK!”
“Thanks Creamy!” Frost smiled gratefully.
Fawny stood outside the tavern in the freezing cold. She hadn’t visited this place in quite some time. A faint smile crossed her face as she remembered all the good times she’d had here, then she quickly headed inside to escape the snowy weather.
Redblaze looks up from her Pringles
โHi! Donโt worry itโs nice and warm in here!โ She mews
“Hoi there, Fawny!” Frost smiled.
โHi Fawny!โ Says willowpaw, โIโm making a batch of slime to dump on the tavern wanna help?โ Willowpaw reaches for the food coloring, her paws stained with red and orange
“Ooh, can i help?” asks Pear.
”Hello Fawny!” Creamblossom grins, with a welcoming wave of her tail.
Windpaw just walked into the tavern for the first time. “This seems to break the laws of reality”, he muttered to himself as he sat down
Redblaze nods sagely
”Ahh,” Creamblossom meows cleverly ”Does this REALLY break the laws of reality, or does reality break the preexisting laws of this place?”
*Windpaw is thinking*
Frost flicked her ears. “Is anyone else a neko?” She shouted, tilting her head.
“Watashi wa neko desu.” Captain meows. (I think that’s “I am a cat” but shirimasen, I don’t know. :P)
“Kon’nichiwa nakama neko! Hai, watashi wa nekodesunode, shinsetsuna kata ga takusan irassharu koto o ureshiku omoimasu!” Rabbitflame chatters while she rea
ds off of a computer translatorches through her mind to find all the japanese she kmows.Frost smiled, inside she had no idea what she said.
Here’s what I mean to say:
“Kon’nichiwa! Hai, watashi wa nekonanode, kihontekini wa hai, watashi wa nekodesu!”
She smiled, still not knowing what rabbit said
“No?” Redblaze mews
Willowpaw walks up to the bar โdo you guys have stuffed animals to hug?โ She thinks for a moment โand some strawberry lemonade please?โ She pauses to count her money โI have 80 pixels is that enough?โ
“Yes and yes!” Emberdawn points at a corner of the Tavern where some stuffed animals were laying. There were some smaller ones and a few of those huge teddy bears they sell at Costco.
โEeeeeee thanks embixโ says willowpaw as she drags a huge teddy bear across the tavern
“HEYO!” Rabbitflame shouts as she steps into the Hazelpage. “Haven’t been active for two days, but it feels like an eternity, so how y’all doing?” She grabs a drink from the platter of a passing waiter and chuggs it in one sip. “Still haven’t lost my taste for drinks…..” She mutters.
“Hoi, Rabbitflame!” Frost yowled. “Nice ta see ya here!”
Captain shivered. She walked from the house where she lived, only to relieve memories of the past with her friends. She stepped inside to sit down by the fireplace. She sat tall and dignified, her tail wrapped around her paws.
Redblaze looks up
“Hi Captain!!!!!” She yells
Captain’s ears perked up, and she turned to face the one who called. “Redblaze, is that you?” A purr rumbled in her chest. “It’s so good to see you, my friend!” Her amber eyes sparkled warmly.
Redblaze smiles. “And you!”
“Hey, Captain!” Frost grinned.
“Frost! I haven’t seen you in quite some time. How’s it been?” Captain stood up from her spot and trotted towards her two friends. “But before you answer that, let’s sit down and have something. It’s all on me.” She said, leaping onto a nearby booth and smiled.
“Noice, how were you?” Frost laughed, sitting down.
“I’m good! And you?” Captain meows. But before Frost could answer, she spotted someone serving a drink to another cat. “Hold on a minute, I’ll go get us something to eat first.” She gracefully leaped to the floor and asked, “So, what would it be?”
Creamblossom slowly nods, with equal dignity and grace. ”Up to your old tricks, I see Cap.” she observes, smiling faintly.
Captain purrs. “Of course.”
โHey!โ *Walks into hazelpage* Do you guys have chocolate milk
“no.” Frost said.
“Probably.”
”I do,” Creamblossom replies with a wink. ”But it is mine, and if you want to drink some, you’ll have to do a few things for me.”
Rabbitflame chews a tomato sauce can. In the middle she pauses and says, “You should try these cans. They are tomato flavored with hints of basil, cheese, and noodles.”
“Ooh!” Frost got a tomato sauce can, she bit into it. “Mmero its shwo gwood!”
”N-n-no thank you.” Creamblossom replies, her eyes widening, and slowly backs away. ”I’ll stick to flying spagetti, thanks.”
“Hoi, there!” Frost shouted.
”Hello, hello, hello,” Creamblossom meows with a wave of her tail.