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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#1: Jun 1st 2015 at 12:57:14 PM

It was raining, but in Portland that was pretty much normal. Hey, its called 'Rainforest' for a reason?

Under the grey sky, a small roadhouse is awash in the rain. Some might argue that it is not part of Portland proper, but its owner is paying taxes there, so whore cares.

The Three Corners is not the kind of restaurant you find in an travelers guide, but it has its own charms. Among the most notable ones is that it is situated in a triangle between three weak ley lines that cross each each other and creating a small closed off area. Long ago, shamans and mystic used this place to meet and to negotiate. To do this, they used the triangle and wove a spell onto it, supplied by the magic in the ground.

Magic here is...lazy. Slow to come. Muted. It is not gone, but it the more magic you try to channel, the harder it is to draw up.

Unsurprisingly, the Three Corners that has been built here nigh a century ago is nowadays the preferred watering hole of Portlands magical community. Be they minor talents, Lycanthropes who wish to spend full moon rather in the guest rooms than out in the city, people from the forest meeting people from the city, they all come to the Three Corners, trusting its status as magical DMZ.

But today, it is a quiet day, the owner-slash-bartender wipes unused beer glasses and stares at the windows, sighing. Only a few drifters and the hardiest of patrons were here. Grabbing the next glass, he begins to wipe. Even the people here were quiet, huddled in the corners. Out of the back room the help stuck out her head, a barely 18 year old girl with a wild mop of blonde hair, shrugging at him as she sees the empty common room before heading back inside, moving to prepare the guest rooms for the drifters.

All in all, it seemed to be a slow evening.

edited 1st Jun '15 1:05:44 PM by 3of4

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#2: Jun 1st 2015 at 3:06:57 PM

Alecta hadn't really come to Portland with a specific purpose in mind. She thought she'd tracked a good lead on a monster only for it to escape to parts unknown without her being able to do a damned thing about it. Right now, she was just about ready to spend a night drinking herself and the people around her into a stupor.

She waved a hand at the bartender when she entered, throwing a twenty on the table. "Don't care what it is as long as it's strong."

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#3: Jun 1st 2015 at 4:19:22 PM

Jim lurked in a corner that let him keep an eye on the exits, nursing a beer. The booze was better for his wallet than his taste buds, but the warm, fuzzy feeling of knowing any fight that broke out wouldn't be his problem made up for it.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#4: Jun 2nd 2015 at 7:38:05 AM

In one corner seat, a woman sat with a sword beside her. She looked...good. In fact one might actually describe her a bit 'action-star'-y, not helped by the camo-pattern jeans and the dogtags around her neck.

All of which people might notice if they weren't distracted by the bright pink Hell Kitty sheath of the sword.

How long will you humiliate me like this? Kushiel grumped in her head. Faking taking a sip of her beer, she murmured a "Well, next time think before you make jokes about my taste in men." she told the sword with a raised eyebrow.

Then maybe choose someone who does not remind me of a few Neanderthals I once considered close personal friends!

Rolling her eyes, Morgan simply turned to enjoy her burger.

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Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#5: Jun 3rd 2015 at 12:10:14 PM

The door to the Three Corners thumped open heavily as a giant of a woman strode into the establishment. She stood at the door way a bit to shake some water off of her umbrella, which looked almost toy like in her hands, before entering the place properly. Her black muscle shirt, with the slogan "Sun's Up, Gun's Out" emblazoned across it, clung tightly to her body despite being dry, simply because of her bulk. She had a large duffel bag slung over one shoulder as well.

She deposited her umbrella in the stand, before looking around the room. The red headed amazon, did a double take at the bright pink sword sheath. She blinked unsure of what she was actually seeing for a few moments before striding over to the blonde with the sword.

"Ach, lassie, where did you get that eyesore of a sheath? Why did you get that eyesore of a sheath?"

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#6: Jun 3rd 2015 at 1:21:49 PM

Morgan looked up and swallowed her burger-bite. "Because my sword is a smartass and needed to be taught a lesson." She answered, shrugging.

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#7: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:25:52 PM

"I got the same kinda question about the gym bunny shirt," Jim called out from his corner. Wait, hadn't he decided he wasn't going to get involved in any bullshit tonight? Eh, fuck it.

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#8: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:28:25 PM

Alecta drained her newly-acquired drink in a single take and turned around.

"Hey, some people are just born with no style. Can't help it."

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
World's Cutest Direwolf
#9: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:30:18 PM

"And some achieve no style, and still others have no style thrust upon them."

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#10: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:38:16 PM

"Now, be nice. She obviously took a wrong turn at the muscle beach in LA and just kept walking."

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#11: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:42:27 PM

Yeah, this was going to end in violence. Maybe he could still stay out of it if musclegirl went for one of the others instead of him.

Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#12: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:46:14 PM

"Now laddie and lassies, you don't seem to realize mocking a Scotswoman rarely ends well for the mockers. So, I suggest you quit the jokes before I lose me temper."

Maura grins broadly and threateningly at the other three.

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#13: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:46:39 PM

"Hey, no need to be that rude. We're all folks of the road after all."

"I'm Alecta."

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#14: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:50:02 PM

Morgan quietly takes another bite of her burger before looking up and simply stating her name as a way of introduction.

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#15: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:54:22 PM

"Name's Jim."

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#16: Jun 3rd 2015 at 2:56:20 PM

"I be Maura," she said before heading to the bar, ideally to get some Scotch if they had it.

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#17: Jun 3rd 2015 at 3:06:01 PM

The Bartender had indeed some Whisky, a bottle that let out the smell of seaweed and peat when he opened it and put a sniffer before Maura, together with a small can of spring water.

Meanwhile, the door opened and half a dozen people walked in. Flanell shirts, beefy look and attitude, they surveyed the interior before congregating onto a few tables.

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#18: Jun 3rd 2015 at 3:08:47 PM

"Damn this place is popular all of a sudden."

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#19: Jun 3rd 2015 at 3:15:14 PM

"Seems this way." Morgan said, focusing back on her burger.

The Flanell Brigade meanwhile continued to talk quietly, only stopping to look around suspiciously sometimes.

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#20: Jun 3rd 2015 at 10:37:56 PM

"And they have even worse dress sense. What man below fifty wears flannel?"

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Kosjurake The Wildest of Ronins from Tokyo LOCCENT Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#21: Jun 3rd 2015 at 10:38:29 PM

Maura ignored the new arrivals in favor of pouring herself a double dram of proper Scottish whisky. She took a nice deep breath of the aroma as she poured in just a touch of the spring water and began sipping at the drink, savoring it.

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
World's Cutest Direwolf
#22: Jun 3rd 2015 at 10:47:15 PM

"Maybe they're lumberjacks, and they're okay."

math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#23: Jun 3rd 2015 at 11:09:08 PM

"Even lumberjacks don't wear them anymore. Besides, aren't they supposed to work all day?"

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rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
World's Cutest Direwolf
#24: Jun 3rd 2015 at 11:18:20 PM

"In this weather? Hell, I wouldn't."

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#25: Jun 4th 2015 at 12:43:07 AM

The flanell brigade seemed to hear the comments, glaring at the Whampire and demigod from across the room.

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