The Origin of PenguIan
So… I should be working on GLU. That was the plan for November. But work has sucked and it’s the Christmas season, and well, one thing led to another. (In my defense, it’ll be set in the GLU universe). And I maybe bought a penguin decoration that reminded me of Ian. I shared the development with @zadien and now I’m a thousand words into a Christmas special featuring PenguIan (named by previously mentioned bad influence Gems). And because I have no self-control, and I’m decorating today, here’s a snippet.
Tala stepped back and tucked his hands into the pockets of his worn jeans, eyes narrowing on the sadly blinking strand of colored lights hanging above the bar. “That’s…” He tilted his head. “Not great.”
Beside him, Ian scoffed. “Congratulations,” he said. “You somehow managed to make this place even more depressing than it was two minutes ago.”
Tala winced, wanting to argue, but something about the single line of illumination against a backdrop of sawdust and plastic sheeting did manage to make the scene worse. “Fuck off; we’re being festive,” he said. “It’ll be better with a tree.”
