Out of Time and Place, 452 words w/o title, 457 w/ title wrote:December 22, XXXX
His body was just one large
bruise.
“...Oh man, we thought you were gonna to freeze to death when we saw your sorry ass carcass on those rocks. Man, how are you even alive? You
must’ve been out there for hours, and there was not
one scavenger near you. No clothing, no extra padding…”
A warm sensation planted itself on his numb extremities as he fought the last vestiges of sleep. Azari groaned as he tried to pry open his eye lids. Oh,
stars, why did everything hurt? Where was he? Where was… the
book. Oh no.
The book, that male couldn’t get his hands on it! Where was!—“Hey, easy,
easy!” Strong forelimbs tethered him to the bed below him. His eyes snapped open.
Crystal blues met his own frantic green.
The viscet’s maw screwed into a grimace, and Azari quieted his hoarse cries in response. When had he started screaming?
“Oh god, I can’t even understand what you’re saying. Do you speak English?
Russian? Hell, Oirat?” The viscet’s rapid fire language change stumped Azari into an even more absolute silence. The viscet started to look almost constipated. “Oh stars,
please say English. That’s the only one I’m really fluent in around here. Stars, I knew I shouldn’t’ve stayed in America for so long…”
Azari’s head pulsed in a particularly agonizing throb, and he failed to hold back a hiss. The other viscet shot away like he’d been burned. “Ah, sorry!—”
Azari finally spoke, but his now free paws clutched at his temple. Why did everything
hurt?. “Wh— what are you talking about, what in the world is
America? No, nevermind— was there anyone else with me? Did you notice
anyone else there?”
The viscet looked at Azari like
he was the odd one. “Weird accent… So you
do speak English. But, no, of course not. We found you outside in a
blizzard surrounded by
blood. Hate to say this, but we found no sign of another person. But hey, I won’t judge, I mean you must’ve had your reasons for being out in a
blizzard…”
Azari’s heart sank in his chest. Oh stars, if
that male got his hands on Azari’s book...
Wait.
“Did you just say blizzard? It
never snows this far south.”
The viscet’s eyes raised in alarm. “We’re in Siberia. It never
not snows here. Are you alright, or…?”
Azari felt his heart stop. He barely registered the viscet’s cross
“Hey!” As he scrambled for the nearest window. He passed the oddest looking contraptions on his way to the opening, and he froze as he looked outside. Nothing but ice and snow.
Where was he? How did he end up here?