But he was committed. He stepped into the alley where three punks in leather jackets and jeans were laying into a heap of an old man in an equally old fashioned long-coat. One thug was shaking him to keep him rattled, while another was rifling through his pockets. The last thug was goading them on. None of them saw Conner coming. He led with the books.
He heard it crunch, and that was a good start. Conner carried on, grabbing the second one by the shirt and heaving him off the old man. Shoving as hard as he could, he shouldered the other one away.
For a brief moment, the old man was free of them. A punch hammered into his side, and Conner groaned. But not enough. Two of them snatched hold of Conner and flung him against the nearest wall. One had a sharpened shiv-style spike in one hand. The thug jammed it at him. Conner got his books in the way. The steel pierced right through, but stopped short of cutting into him. What the hell! The fear in his gut ratcheted higher. He expected to catch a beating for this stunt, but this was getting out of hand.
The guy with the spike-knife yanked it back, then looked at the books he had impaled in disbelief. One yanked on his shirt, kneeing him in the stomach. When he doubled over, the other hammered him in the back.
That toppled him to the ground. Kicks followed, and Conner folded in on himself to protect his vitals. Eventually, the beating ended. He could feel the bruises on top of bruises. Fucking geek. Bet he suffers enough every day. Hear that, geek? These coins are special. Police might come looking. Conner flopped onto his back and stared up into the sky between the buildings.
This was the downside to living in the city. He laughed at himself, but that hurt. He stopped laughing, but that hurt, too. Damn it, damn it, damn it. What the hell was I thinking? Summoning his strength against the pain, he rolled to his knees, and then fought up to his feet. Yup, that sucks. Last thing the hero does is hurl after getting his ass handed to him.
He shambled over to the old man still sunken in a heap against the wall. I think they took your stuff, but are you alright? I think. Not about to make him fight for it, Conner caught his elbow to help him and lean him against the brick wall behind him. They said something about coins. His shaggy grey-and-white hair was covered with a floppy hat which further crumpled against the brick.
The old man had a prodigious beard going which shook with his dark laugh. You came along at the right time, lad. You were carrying around fake ancient coins? From where? That just set off a whole new chain of aches. Did I pull something back there? But then he summoned a friendly smile. He plucked the two books off the ground. The leader had jerked his spike-knife out, so they were no longer stapled together. But the holes in them was jagged. The jerk had twisted and ripped the holes wider deliberately.
The old man turned it over, and let out a mournful sort of sound. Just then, his phone binged. He scrambled it out of his pocket, then laughed helplessly. Played a bit in my time. It let him open up a little more than if the old man had treated the hobby like it gave him leprosy. Then he strolled on stiff legs back over to Conner. Never had been. He shrugged. Not sure what you were still holding onto, but you still caught a beating.
But I figure you deserve to see things from a different perspective. One you might enjoy. Was a hell of a story-weaver in my time. Show you young pups what a real adventure looks like.
Even our GM bailed as soon as he had a better offer for where to be. You sacrificed for me. Let me spend a little of my time giving you a taste of something new. Crazy and stupid. But he shrugged at himself inside. But what the hell, right? Conner tried to put up a buffer zone.
They might not want to chance it, especially if they got other plans. But ask them. I really am quite good at stories.
Kings have held their breath at my words. Guy is on a different level, but hey, that might kick some serious ass around a gaming table. Usher Evelyn Gonzalez Jiya Simon. Top credits Director Brandon Thomas. See more at IMDbPro. Photos Add photo. Top cast Edit. Usher Jay as Jay. Evelyn Gonzalez Leah as Leah. Jiya Simon Carla as Carla. David Jite Dave as Dave. Bj Williams Mark as Mark. Brandon Thomas Michael as Michael. Kevin McElhannon Frank as Frank voice. Daniel Wiginton Cam as Cam.
Storyline Edit. Just as things are about to take off, a recent discovery about his long time girlfriend forces him to choose between love of the girl or the game. Add content advisory. User reviews Be the first to review. Details Edit. Country of origin United States.
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