Midnight Pub

The longest blink

~teacup

How long has it been since I set foot in Nightfall city?

Fiddling in my pockets, I produce a small leather wallet, spilling from the top are various tickets and receipts.

The last NEX ticket says January 2021, that's.. that's a lot ago.

It's also not so long ago.

How does time work in a reality where one might be travelling the day before, and stuck at home the next one?

I wonder what really happened in these last months.

Did I dream of a life or did I live one?

While the though perturbates my mind, unbeknownst to myself my legs stray away from the main street and enter a familiar alley.

Something rubs against my leg. There, headbutting me, is a fluffy cat that I've last seen jumping roof to roof.

"Hey Smudgy, what are you doing here?" - I give him a little scratch behind his left ear.

Seriously though, what is Smudge doing here, he usually strolls around the Midnight, unless - yep - Midnight's door is just right there, lights shining from the windows as usual.

New logo, nice touch!

I pick up Smudge, who crawls on my shoulders and perches like a parrot, and proceed to walk in.

Hey there ~bartender, how are you? Can I have a drink?

Whatever is fine, as long as it's nostalgic...