Hello.
Are you lost?
Click on a faulty link? Type in an address at random?
Have this URL appear in a prayer answered by the gods?
Or were you sent here? I know unexpectedly stepping into
that Multidimensional Space/Time Continuum Warp Portal when
you expected to continue walking on to your destination was
a bit of a shock; it's how I wound up floating in here. Long story
involving a manhole, a pink elephant, and a glass door, I won't
bother you with the details . . . I wouldn't worry about being
here, though, the Portal should be reopening soon.
Hmmm, nothing to say?
Well, then,
I guess I should say something now. Please, if you don't prefer floating
do attempt to sit down on that nice overstuffed couch to your left and
have a cup of tea, this may take a while.
That sounded so professional, so proper, no? As though
I have complete control over this situation, no? To be honest,
I don't know what to say; I've never been in this sort of situation
before . . . and as you'll soon notice I have a habit of improvising.
Disconcerted yet?
As you might
have noticed, there are multiple doorways out of this place.
I have yet to find a way out, but doors and archways and
bead hangings appear and disappear at random around here, and
they tend to lead to, eh . . . interesting
places.
| Closest to your left is
a hole in the wall that has been plastered over. Maybe soon something will break through it? |
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| In the middle is a doorway
to
The Fireplace: A Frollocentric Shrine
, a shrine to the other love of my life,
the other light of my soul, the other object of my desires, the other plaything
of my imaginings, my other consolation on dark and lonely nights,
my other, animated beloved . . . the Disney villain Claude Frollo. (I can
go on ad nauseum if you like. No? Pity.)
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To its right is a wrought-iron
gate, a fitting guard for those who seek an excuse not to travel
to the
Shallow Grave
somewhere beyond it. (Site still under massive construction,
so patience would be appreciated.) |
| A secret door in the fireplace
behind you has unfortunately been superglued shut. You can try opening it, but watch out for the soot! |
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| Almost immediately to your
right is a doorless doorway hung with brightly colored plastic beads,
concealing behind it
Death to Valentine's Day! Mk II
. I think the title says it all. |
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| To the left of that is
a crumbling Gothic archway leading to
The Cult of (Saint) Quirrell
, who is my favourite baddie so far from
. . . yes, you guessed it . . . the Harry Potter series.
See what public pressure hath wrought? Even I crumble
before its power. And to top it all off, this site is probably in the
running for "Most Obscure HP Site", so be glad you've found it and
appreciate the privilege of experiencing it. |
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| Behind you is a concrete
slab staircase leading to
Updates
, where the continuous expansions to this
strange alternate reality are documented by increasingly psychotic
fairies who chisel notes into the walls of that tiny cell. . .
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| And how could we forget
the artist's studio
that the trapdoor in the center of the room
leads to? You can leave your own mark on this place,
if you so desire. It also has its own
set of doors
for you to explore. (Proper links page coming soon.) |
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| How could I forget? I
need to
explain
why I've nicknamed this place "The Kingdom
of the Blind". I think the reverse of the couch has why
embroidered upon it. |
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Through the curtains next
to the fireplace are two brief pamphlets, one on
cleromancy
(divination by tossing dice) and the other on
cartomancy
(divination by playing cards)
. These are the byproducts of an ill-conceived plan to do a
study of Tarot symbolism -- when I realised that topic could literally
take the rest of my life to research, I decided to drop that and do these
two brief sites instead. |
How much more can I say? . . . Bibbity-bobbity-boo!
Goo-goo gah-gah! Nyah! Neeee!
No, no, don't run out yet! I didn't mean to scare you
. . .
This place will become something eventually, trust me!
I don't know quite what yet, as I have no free time now for anything
more than the occasional update, many of my interests have been
done to death elsewhere, and with others of my interests I don't
have enough knowledge to attempt constructing sites. And I do have
this habit of making things up as I go along, so rest assured, once
inspiration combines with an idea something will arise from the sterile
soil of this place, even if it's nothing more than a list of strange
URLs. Or maybe I'll finally learn how to control the appearance of
the doors in this place and we can go somewhere astoundingly fun!
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