Click Click Click

This story takes place in the world of “Little Fears,” created by the amazing Jason Blair.

Clickclickclickclick-click-click-click
Where is the sound coming from? It reverberates. It’s everywhere and nowhere.
Echoing

through

the

dark.

Through

the

nothingness.

Clickclickclick-click-click… clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick…
I feel it all over. Each click causes the world to shudder and shake. Microquakes traverse my existence, both physical and mental.
That sound is familiar. I heard it once before. Right after I woke up here. But it only lasted about a second.
I wish I knew where “here” is. I haven’t moved since I woke up. More specifically, I can’t move. I’ve tried. I’ve tried everything I can think of. Something is keeping me immobile, frozen. I guess that my imprisonment was designed to terrify me.
I was hysterical at first. Soundlessly screaming in abject terror. Over time, though, that pungent, electric fear gave way to pervasive disquiet. All I feel now is a soft blanket of dread. Forced to endure… this… in lightless petrified solitude.
Clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick… Click.
Whirrrrrrrrrrrr…….

I don’t know how long I’ve been in this place. There’s no night and day. I can’t see anything. I know it’s been a long time, cause it’s getting harder to remember things. My mom one told me that it gets hard to remember things as time goes on. I remember my roller skates. They were electric blue. With New Kids on the Block stickers on them. I remember jumping in leaf piles. I remember my friend’s glittery headband. We were laughing. I remember dancing to Roxette’s “The Look” when it came on the radio. I remember playing hide and seek. I ran up to my friend’s closet. Then… Nothing. Icy nothing.
Click – Click – Click.
Snik!
C R E A K!
C L A N G!!!

And one again, nothingness starts to swallow me. But this time it’s warm. And strong. I let go.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
“Oh thank god, you’re still here. I’m so sorry it took so long. The combination to the safe was really hard to find. The Boogeyman didn’t want anyone or anything to find it. Some of the knights gave up returned to the butterfly fields. But I made you a promise thirty years ago and a knight keeps his word.”
The little butterfly flutters weakly against the boy’s chest.
“You don’t remember much now do you? That’s OK. My name is Kendra. I’m the leader of the Butterfly Knights. And I’m here to take you home.”

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 41 (Brain-glitch, the Rig, and the Ponies)

Well I had some great ideas. Fantastic ideas.
And I sit to record them and I go absolutely blank!

So I decided to kind of ramble on about that.

Then I decided to talk about something more interesting, my new desktop!

Then I mention that I’m going to be on the coolest Twitch Live Stream this Friday, December 8th at 9pm Eastern time.  My Little Pony, Tales of Equestria

Be a friend, and join us won’t you?  It’s looking to be freaking awesome

I do have a facebook page. Here’s a link to it.

And I also have a twitter account!  You can find me @JoulesPodcaster

The intro music is all thanks to Prism Shard. Send em some holiday cheer. And cookies!

 

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 26 (Playing with Fear)

Ah Little Fears
The game of childhood terror.

And my first experience of running it for folks not part of my home base “gaming gang.”  Seems that fear exists outside the game too 🙂

The intro music is all thanks to Prism Shard.

 

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 20 (I’m Telling You This Story So I Can Tell You Others)

I must be a glutton for punishment. I’m doing it again.
Welcome to my first episode in the Dog Days of Podcasting challenge.
I’m going to probably end up running my mouth like crazy for the next 30 days, so it’s only fair to give you a warning.

The intro music is all thanks to Prism Shard. Go and give them some love.

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 19 (I’m Baaaack in the Saaaadle)

I’m Back.
I’m different (kinda)
And now I have no idea what to do about it. Might as well do an episode right?

Remember that Super Awesome Amazing Filker I told you about? Tom Smith? Here’s a Link to his page!

The intro music is all thanks to Prism Shard. Go and give them some love. Or Else!

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 15 (Sharing the World With and Without Dice)

The past few months have been really scary. Fear leads to Anger. And Anger didn’t lead to the dark side this time.  It lead to me learning something pretty surprising.

Turns out that not all who game use dice. And the many worlds of many RPGs are for dice chuckers and non dice chuckers alike.

The Non-denominational Non Holiday intro music is all thanks to Prism Shard. Merry December!

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 13 (Friends Give Joules’ Brain a Cross Check)

Adios to Dog Days of Podcasting (I’m doing it next year chummers!)

And today is a good introspective/retrospective.  Caused by trying to reserve a hotel for Origins 2017.  Who Knew!?

The Bestest (Yes that’s a word!) intro Music on the Matrix is courtesy of Prism Shard. So very shiny!

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 11 (Horror in the Uncanny Valley)

Good evening everyone

Lots of folks liked my last podcast about Little Fears.  I thought I’d take you all a bit deeper down the rabbit hole.  Why I love Little Fears. (That one links to their twitter account).  Why that game specifically is special to me.

Our spiffy intro music is thanks to Prism Shard. Yaaay!

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 10 (Build Your Own Campfire Heroes)

Come sit by my fire kiddies.  Auntie Joules has some stories to tell you

Not all Heroes wear capes. Not all heroes are grown ups. Most heroes are kids just like you.

Want to be a hero and beat the monsters?  Check out Little Fears.  The bogeyman is real, children.  Beware the Bogeyman.

Our super shiny intro music is thanks to Prism Shard.  Go Give them some love!

Five Degrees Off Normal: Episode 9 (Who Watches the Watchmen)

I’ve mentioned him before in passing.  But it’s time to get to know the other master of the House of Slack and Science.  Zippy Toetag, at your service.  He’s the Dr McNinja to my Axe Cop.  We’re one HELL of a team!

Our super shiny intro music is thanks to Prism Shard.  Go Give them some love!