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Chapter 2
by Lilyflier
Do you take your chances with monopoly man's doppelganger or the familiar voice around the corner?
I like my chances in this mysterious new dimension.
You decide Thompson probably knows more about this universe—or is it these universes?—than you do and hop through the door after him. Plus, with a monocle and a top hat, how bad could he be? Unfortunately for you, the doorway looked a lot lower from the outside and you ended up falling further than you would have liked, thankfully you wouldn't be boasting of any serious injuries just yet.
Thompson seemed to have made it through a lot less disheveled, brushing off his coat with a slight grin. "My apologies, no time to go about explaining the basics of portal hopping. We were dealing with a rogue hopper! Serious business, that."
"Portal hopping? Rogue hopper? I really am in a dream." You remark.
"Remind me to go through the details of portal hopping next time we do it, but the name is exactly what it sounds like. Traversing dimensions via those mighty useful doors! You're lucky you didn't break a leg, most people wouldn't have survived that fall..." his voice trails off and he gives you a curious look. "Say, do you remember anything before we met?"
"Not a thing, just you and the ethereal walls and..here I am! And about that 'rogue hopper' business, what was she doing there?"
Thompson nods to himself and answers "Rogue hoppers are usually unidentified creatures who wonder through into the hall from time to time despite the deterrents that I..er-are in place. Usually they don't pose too much of a threat, however in that case that rogue hopper was quite dangerous! I know because several of my best men fell to her hands. She's a killer."
"A killer?" You're not quite sure how to feel, but the 'Rogue Hopper' didn't sound psychopathic to you.
Thompson nodded, "Indeed, she has a..delusional view on how things should be in the Hall. We should get a move on though, the sun is setting."
You want to ask more questions but judging by the increasing intensity of cricket chirping you decide it's probably best you follow his advice, you can always ask more later. "I suppose we'll need to wait until that 'portal hopper' leaves in order to return safely, won't we?"
"Exactly! You're catching on quick! We won't know exactly when she leaves, but it's safe to assume she won't wait around all night, so if we manage to find a secure location around here it ought to be safe to pop back through in the morning."
"Is there any civilization around here? Places where we might find comfortable bedding?" You weren't particularly fond of sleeping on the ground if you could help it.
He nods his agreement, "Two places reasonably near here that we might travel to before nightfall. A town, the closer of the two, has plenty of beds! The people there have strange customs, but that's nothing we can't deal with when we get there. There's also a forest, a little farther away but nothing we can't manage if we keep to a brisk pace!"
"I'll take strange customs to sleeping out here, what's in the forest?"
"Well, I have a friend there that would certainly allow our temporary visit! She lives in a cabin, a remote dwelling, living off her own garden and the occasional animal if she can catch it." He points towards some distant green blobs miles beyond the hilly environment you stand in now, it looks like it gives way to a forest later on.
You squint against the setting sun to try to make it out, "Are you sure we can make it before nightfall?"
He shrugs, "We would be cutting it close and it's not the safest place to be in the middle of the night...but I reckon with the right navigator we ought to make it in time!"
You give him a skeptical glance, "And I take it you consider yourself the 'right navigator' for the job?"
"Well I'm by no means an expert on the matter but I've been from place to place in my time..." He seems to recall adventures long past as his voice trails off in a far-from-humble tone. "So, what will it be?
A forest cabin in the distance or supposedly questionable village inhabitants?
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Hall of Doors
A variety of love, sex, and adventure filled universes await!
You find yourself in a hallway with doors leading to a variety of parallel universes with much romantic, erotic and adventurous potential!
Updated on Jun 10, 2021
by Lilyflier
Created on Mar 1, 2021
by Lilyflier
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