Tattoo awoke to the smell of sulfur in the air and a burning sensation from his mouth down to the belly. Lying on the ground, he stumbled to his feet and looked around. Still clenching his trap and the kill he’d captured for his party, he cleaned off his glasses and took a look around.

“Where is my party?”(he mumbled softly)

Wherever Tattoo was, the place was dark with no windows.  He reached for his backpack and removed his last torch.  As the flame spread, the torch began to glow and Tattoo surveyed the area.  This was no catacomb, but it sure reeked of one.

Glancing downward, Tattoo’s skin appeared to have changed to a lime green color.  Just to his left, he could see a small round table with the Number Six painted in Red on the top surrounded by several odd looking chairs.  He shuffled over to the table and on it he could see what looked like a map, some dice, and a bunch of paper and pencils scattered across the top.

Tattoo picked up a few of the loose sheets of notebook paper and ruffled through them reading aloud:

“ELIZANTHIUS...Fighter...Human...Female...Chaotic Evil...HPs 86/140”

“FLOWER...Cleric...Gnome...Female...Chaotic Good...HPs 40/100”

“TWIDDLER...Rogue...Elf...Male...Chaotic Evil...HPs 78/80”

“TATTOO…”(abruptly stopping and screaming)“WTF !!!???!!!”

(several minutes of hysteria ensued until he finally was able to collect his thoughts)

At that moment, a reflection from a large gold emblem mounted in the center of the vaulted ceiling shone directly in Tattoo's eyes.

”This isn’t right…something is terribly wrong…where am I and what happened?!?”

Science Fiction

"Tattoo finds himself in a strange, dark room with no windows and no recollection of how he got there. His surroundings evoke a sense of foreboding as he stumbles upon a small round table with peculiar items: a map, dice, and papers with names and stats that bear a striking resemblance to him and his party. Confused and growing increasingly concerned, Tattoo tries to collect his thoughts, determined to uncover the truth behind his sudden displacement and the eerie, sulfur-scented room."

A MYSTERIOUS AWAKENING

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