The Adventure Zone (Podcast)
these strange creatures
by anonymousAlchemist
Taako sweeps himself into the common area of the Starblaster with all the drama and panache that he reserves for alternate Tuesday afternoons. Barry ignores him with all the practice he has from a decade of alternate Tuesday afternoons.“I’m exhausted,” Taako whines, draping himself across Barry’s shoulders, the sharp point of his chin poking into Barry’s collarbone. “I’ve been up since for-ev-er, working on this dumb transmutation thing for Lulu.”“Go meditate, then,” Barry says, absently reaching up to pat Taako’s head.“Meditate?”“You know, meditation? Isn’t that, uh, one of your elf things??” Barry finally looks up from his book, barest hint of a wrinkle in his forehead. Taako shakes his head.“Never heard of it, homeslice. Musta skipped that day at elf practice.”Barry laughs.“Elf practice, sure.”