Ollie and Ryan arrive at Ryan's dorm room. Ryan's still pretty drunk. "Hey, man. Got a key?"
"Uuuhhh..." Ryan takes a moment to feel around his pockets. He managed to pull out a single key and holds it in front of Ollie's face. "Here man."
Ollie just smiles, takes the key, and unlocks the door. He switches on the light and enters the room.
Ryan's room looks surprisingly clean than it normally did. Likely it was due to the police investigation or something. Most of Ryan's books are carefully stacked onto his table, along with some old broken electronics. Ryan just squints as light hits his eyes
"Alright, bro. Take a seat. I got something that'll make you feel better, but it's might be kind of intense. Just relax."
"Uh...huh..." He didn't seem to fully register what was just said, but he sits on his bed anyway
Ollie just seems to concentrate for a moment and all of a sudden Ryan snaps into full sobriety. What's more is that the air around them seems to be alive with energy that Ryan can feel quite tangibly.
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"What the? What the hell just happened?"
"What does it feel like just happened?"
Ryan looks around the room, trying to figure out what to say. "Well...I don't feel like I just drank myself half to death.. And everything is kinda... I dunno, Powered up or something?"
Ollie just grins enigmatically. It's the same big careless grin he's always wearing. He doesn't say anything for a minute, letting Ryan think about it. He pulls what looks like a hand-rolled cigarette from his pocket and lights it with a lighter. He puffs on it a few times, and then holds it out to Ryan. "Want some? This is a lot more mellow then the alcohol."
Ryan shakes his head. "No thanks, I'll pass." From the looks of things, he looked like he was about to freak out. "What's going on?"
"Haven't things been fucking weird these last few weeks? I mean, someone mails you those books. Then all kinds of crazy cats show up in your life." He walks over to open a window He alternates between waving the joint around while he spoke and puffing on it. "Me. That crazy guy at the library the day I met you. Then we go to the weird museum. Then you fuckin get shot a few weeks later. Fuckin weird, right?" He walks over to Ryan's desk chair and sits down, swiveling to face Ryan.
'Yeah...But I got those books ages ago. Why is all this weird shit happening to me now?"
"You weren't ready to accept it then. Since then you've changed, am I right?"
"Changed?"
"I know you're confused, but bear with me man. You're doing great. Did you experience anything when you got shot? I mean, besides being shot of course. Like a vision? Anything?"
"Well...I think I went to purgatory for a while there. Not sure if I was dead or it was just my brain doing a mindfuck on me."
"While you were there you found a tower. You went inside. What happened in the tower?" Ollie just smiles knowingly at Ryan while he asks this question.