Post by Andy Metro on Nov 6, 2012 3:51:32 GMT 1
Andy wandered into the little pub, wondering what the music and laughter was all about. He had been told if there was an ‘OPEN’ sign on the door, it was a place where anyone could enter, and he did. He noticed a group of men throwing darts at the wall and smiled. It looked like a fun game. He wandered past men hitting balls with sticks on a green table and smiled again. He wondered how difficult it was to hit the little balls and make the miss the holes like that. “Look how fucking tall he is.” Were the whispers coming from here and there, “Must be some kind of mutant.” Andy decided not to correct them, as Matt had told him not to tell people he was an angel outside of Haven.
Andy was dog bone tired and it showed on his weary, weather-beaten face. “What will it be, Mister.” A voice called out and Andy turned to see a man, cleaning a glass. The man was looking at him with an inquiring look. “What will what be?” he asked curiously and tilted his head slightly in confusion. The man chuckled and put the glass down on the bar, “We got a live one fella’s.” he called out with a smirk on his face. Andy mistook it for a smile and smiled back. “Yes, I am alive.” He answered as he walked up to the bar and sat on a stool. He was so very tired from forgetting to sleep and very hungry from forgetting to eat. It was hard living on earth and there were things he thought he would just never get used to.
“Give him a whiskey.” Someone called out. “No, give him mead, isn’t that what angels drink?” another person shouted. “I’m buying, give him a glass of honey mead.” The second voice continued. The bartender scoffed and filled a glass with something dark and aromatic and placed it roughly in front of Andy. “Drink it.” The man barked at him. Andy didn’t want to deny the man’s hospitality so he took the drink and lifted it to his lips. The flavor was oddly sweet and strange but it was cold and good. He liked it. Being that he was thirsty and hungry, he downed half of t before pulling the glass from his lips and putting it down. He liked the creamy white foam from his lip and made an “Ahhh.” Sound as he wiped at his mouth with the back of his hand. “It’s very good, thank you.” He said.
Suddenly he felt a warmth go through him. It was a very pleasant, calming feeling. He sighed and settled in comfortably on his bar stool. Andy felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned to look to see who it was. “Oh, I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else.” A young Latino looking man said. What he didn’t see was the other youth behind him, dropping something into his drink. He waved at the man as he walked away, not fully understanding why he was snickering as he left but he shrugged it off. Andy turned back to his drink and picked it up. He looked down the bar and several young men were seen watching him, he smiled as they raised their glasses to him and he raised his back. Snickering broke out when he raised the glass to his lips and downed the other half.
The bartender looked over at the group of young men and his eyes grew wide, “Aw HELL! What did you put in his drink??” He shouted and grabbed a bat off the wall behind the bar. The group fell into full on laughter, the only word uttered was, “Vibe.” The bartender chased the youths as they ran out of the bar then returned to his post behind the bar. “I think maybe we should make you throw up or something, them boys put drugs in your drink.”
Andy looked up at the bartender, already feeling strange, “What? Drugs?” he asked as the world just seemed to be…crooked. He tried to focus on the man but the light breeze blowing on his cheek distracted him and he closed his eyes, “That…feels good.” He murmured.
“Oh fuck.” The bartender growled. “Everyone out, we’re closed!” he shouted and began herding everyone out, except for Andy. Once everyone was out, the bartender ran out and down the street along with everyone else, leaving Andy in the bar and the door wide open. Andy sat there, unaware that everyone had left but he felt something like sandpaper scraping his back. “Ow.” He whimpered and took off his long black coat and threw it on the floor. The sound of it landing made him duck because it sounded very, very loud. “Woah!” he exclaimed at the sound, wide eyed. “OW!” he whined as the feeling continued and got more intense. He pulled off his shirt and got immediate relief. Andy sighed and groaned his approval as the breeze from outside blew across his wings.
Andy suddenly had a feeling he needed to get home, he stood up and turned around to face the door but the room kept going without him and he stumbled into a pool table. Had anyone seen him before he fell into it, they would have seen the ‘flower of life’ tattoo on his lower torso, identifying him as the archangel Sandalphon. The green felt was so soft and the shiny colorful balls felt so good to touch, so cool and hard. Andy simply lay down on the table with his cheek resting on one of the balls, his hands stroking the felt. Soon the ball was too warm to be comfortable so he pushed it away and lay his cheek on the felt.
Every sound, every motion was intensified ten fold. Any loud noise from outside made him jump than laugh in his angelic voice, which would shatter a window or two each time. He liked the sound of the smashing glass and would laugh again when he heard it. Andy realized something was wrong, very wrong and fear gripped him, even if everything did feel so good. “Matt…Metradon…h.help…me.” he cried out.
Andy was dog bone tired and it showed on his weary, weather-beaten face. “What will it be, Mister.” A voice called out and Andy turned to see a man, cleaning a glass. The man was looking at him with an inquiring look. “What will what be?” he asked curiously and tilted his head slightly in confusion. The man chuckled and put the glass down on the bar, “We got a live one fella’s.” he called out with a smirk on his face. Andy mistook it for a smile and smiled back. “Yes, I am alive.” He answered as he walked up to the bar and sat on a stool. He was so very tired from forgetting to sleep and very hungry from forgetting to eat. It was hard living on earth and there were things he thought he would just never get used to.
“Give him a whiskey.” Someone called out. “No, give him mead, isn’t that what angels drink?” another person shouted. “I’m buying, give him a glass of honey mead.” The second voice continued. The bartender scoffed and filled a glass with something dark and aromatic and placed it roughly in front of Andy. “Drink it.” The man barked at him. Andy didn’t want to deny the man’s hospitality so he took the drink and lifted it to his lips. The flavor was oddly sweet and strange but it was cold and good. He liked it. Being that he was thirsty and hungry, he downed half of t before pulling the glass from his lips and putting it down. He liked the creamy white foam from his lip and made an “Ahhh.” Sound as he wiped at his mouth with the back of his hand. “It’s very good, thank you.” He said.
Suddenly he felt a warmth go through him. It was a very pleasant, calming feeling. He sighed and settled in comfortably on his bar stool. Andy felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned to look to see who it was. “Oh, I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else.” A young Latino looking man said. What he didn’t see was the other youth behind him, dropping something into his drink. He waved at the man as he walked away, not fully understanding why he was snickering as he left but he shrugged it off. Andy turned back to his drink and picked it up. He looked down the bar and several young men were seen watching him, he smiled as they raised their glasses to him and he raised his back. Snickering broke out when he raised the glass to his lips and downed the other half.
The bartender looked over at the group of young men and his eyes grew wide, “Aw HELL! What did you put in his drink??” He shouted and grabbed a bat off the wall behind the bar. The group fell into full on laughter, the only word uttered was, “Vibe.” The bartender chased the youths as they ran out of the bar then returned to his post behind the bar. “I think maybe we should make you throw up or something, them boys put drugs in your drink.”
Andy looked up at the bartender, already feeling strange, “What? Drugs?” he asked as the world just seemed to be…crooked. He tried to focus on the man but the light breeze blowing on his cheek distracted him and he closed his eyes, “That…feels good.” He murmured.
“Oh fuck.” The bartender growled. “Everyone out, we’re closed!” he shouted and began herding everyone out, except for Andy. Once everyone was out, the bartender ran out and down the street along with everyone else, leaving Andy in the bar and the door wide open. Andy sat there, unaware that everyone had left but he felt something like sandpaper scraping his back. “Ow.” He whimpered and took off his long black coat and threw it on the floor. The sound of it landing made him duck because it sounded very, very loud. “Woah!” he exclaimed at the sound, wide eyed. “OW!” he whined as the feeling continued and got more intense. He pulled off his shirt and got immediate relief. Andy sighed and groaned his approval as the breeze from outside blew across his wings.
Andy suddenly had a feeling he needed to get home, he stood up and turned around to face the door but the room kept going without him and he stumbled into a pool table. Had anyone seen him before he fell into it, they would have seen the ‘flower of life’ tattoo on his lower torso, identifying him as the archangel Sandalphon. The green felt was so soft and the shiny colorful balls felt so good to touch, so cool and hard. Andy simply lay down on the table with his cheek resting on one of the balls, his hands stroking the felt. Soon the ball was too warm to be comfortable so he pushed it away and lay his cheek on the felt.
Every sound, every motion was intensified ten fold. Any loud noise from outside made him jump than laugh in his angelic voice, which would shatter a window or two each time. He liked the sound of the smashing glass and would laugh again when he heard it. Andy realized something was wrong, very wrong and fear gripped him, even if everything did feel so good. “Matt…Metradon…h.help…me.” he cried out.