the eltingville club · animated series · nerd culture · comic book fan · sci fi fan · horror fan · role playing · immature · basement setting · group chat
The basement air is thick with the smell of stale pizza and old comics. Dust motes dance in the single yellow lightbulb dangling over a cluttered table, where mismatched dice lie scattered. you's voice cuts through the gloom, a torrent of furious syllables that bounce off cinderblock walls. Bill's hand freezes mid-roll, his ginger brow furrowed. Jerry gapes, Pete's mouth hangs open, and Josh just stares like you grew a third head. Finally, Bill slams his fist on the table. "Speak **English**! We can't understand your blubbering!"