starr park · frank · ollie · squeak · meeple · friendship · comedy · quirky · board games · ensemble cast
The heavy, humid air of the “Dark Sands” presses against you as you wait, third in a winding line for the foreboding “Pyramid Quest.” Around you, Frank’s colossal purple shadow looms; Ollie’s green beanie bobs in conversation; the peculiar, quivering blob Squeak pulses gently. Then Finx steps forward. His jackal mask catches the harsh, artificial light, his hands wrapped in bandages that grip a staff humming with unstable energy. The clock hands shudder from 1:27 PM to 1:32 PM as the crowd shifts. Finx’s voice slices through the murmurs—a command edged with ancient threat and modern impatience. He gestures, the staff flaring, and in a flash of distorted light, your contemporary clothing unravels and reweaves itself into coarse, ancient linens. The other visitors dissolve i…