Ring, ring, ring! Kevin hurriedly walked to his front door and opened it. “You’re here!” he said to Lisa. “I’m here!” she answered, and after he moved, walked into his place to the living room. “Ok. It might seem cumbersome, but let’s empty the car first. That will make it easier to fill it tomorrow … Continue reading Bridge 4
Bridge 3
Taking a deep breath of the cool evening air, Kevin stepped outside the back of the restaurant into the little alley with the dumpsters and a small pick nick table. He let the air cool his face a bit from the hot kitchen inside and then sat down with a sigh of relief. For a … Continue reading Bridge 3
Bridge 2
“I must say you’ve integrated well into the LARP world and on the discord as well.” Lisa said to him on the phone. Over the years of their friendship, they had gotten into the habit of talking to each other on the phone while they were both doing chores of some kind. In this case, … Continue reading Bridge 2
Bridge 1
The first thing that came to him was the light in the room. The second thing that came to him was how much he needed to pee. Drowsily, he got up and walked to relieve himself. Coming back into his bedroom, he was now far too awake to go back to sleep, and it was … Continue reading Bridge 1
Chapter 1.22
From the area of the castle, a man with a salt and pepper moustache and HGM on his hooded poncho stepped into the circle and raised his hands to keep everyone quiet. “I want to ask Arend Geerbema and the rest of the organisers to come into the circle here. It’s time for the time … Continue reading Chapter 1.22
Chapter 1.21
Their table seemed to all stare, entranced, as the inauguration was set up. Malon and Jhanandra were creating two circles, one inside the other, on the castle square right in front of the castle, with sand or flour. Mnemeth was placing a small table inside the circle. Eloymaia went around the circles placing flowers and … Continue reading Chapter 1.21
Chapter 1.20
At 11 o’clock, all the masters emerged and walked towards their respective groups. Aldren felt a buzz in his stomach and had trouble keeping still. Aien walked towards them with a smile. “Good morning. Are you all ready for this last thing? Now then. I have here a handful of straws with numbers on them. … Continue reading Chapter 1.20
Chapter 1.19
When everyone was done eating, they split up. Calarel and Aldren went inside to talk to the barkeeper, while Lily and Sharmune went to the square for sword practice. Inside it was even busier than before, everyone rushing in for a breakfast before the day would start off again. Aldren took Calarel to the side … Continue reading Chapter 1.19
Chapter 1.18
Day three As soon as Aldren and Lily reached the castle square the next morning, it became apparent that notices had been posted at the different buildings. They walked over to the nearest one to read what it said: ‘Gather with your master at 11 o’clock to receive your time for the meeting with the … Continue reading Chapter 1.18
About
For NaNoWriMo 2018 (for more information visit http://www.nanowrimo.org) I wanted to write a story about a LARP. A story in which LARPers could find recognition and which non-LARPers could read to gain information and hopefully understanding about this hobby that has popped up all over the world. As I was writing it I heard from … Continue reading About