Stories: Notes From The End Of The World:TTU

Stories: Notes From The End Of The World

"The world is a weird place and that's just the way the world is. But I didn't invite it into my house and I don't think it's too much to ask for a little island of sanity. I just want a normal life back."

Summary

Adult content: Contains one explicit M/F sex scene and multiple discussions of sexual topics.

John Stanton is an average, unambitious guy stumbling through classes at the University of Washington when EventTheFirstSighting hits TV screens. He tries to shrug it off and keep living his life of quiet comfort ... but when one of his roommates finds religion, one becomes a news junkie, one starts trying to learn magic, and one starts having relationship issues, it gets personal.

Now he's stuck in a land of magic and wonder, desperately seeking a return to his -- and his roommates' -- old life before somebody on the news does something stupid and it's lost forever. Armed with only a computerized journal and a burning desire for normalcy, John sets out to save his friends from themselves. Along the way, he has to face up to a world he never cared about, a love he never thought he'd find, a friend who resents his help, and a strange bum filling his head with metaphor. And ultimately, he'll have a decision to make with consequences far beyond his cozy, sheltered bedroom ...

CharacterJohnStanton, the narrator
CharacterStonerPaul, a roommate
Marco, a roommate
Jenny, a roommate
Ellie, a roommate
Shifty Paul, a fellow student
CharacterZaiah, a fellow student
Terry, a transient

Dates of Story Events

Takes place from Dec. 19-25, 1996

Era: EraDragonInTheStreets and early EraTheShockSettlesIn

Locations

Seattle, Washington, USA

John lives in Seattle's University District and attends UW.

TTU Events

Significant Cameos and References

Therianthrope actress CharacterUlrikeHessen becomes an object of conversation (and a minor plot point) four days in.

Trivia

John and his roommates live on the upper floors of a rented Victorian house. The house's description and location matches the Victorian that I and my sweetie/roommates lived in for several years when I was in Seattle (although the six of us were in the lower stories).
To the extent that John is seen as any sort of authorial stand-in, I've succeeded as a writer. Though there are a few subtle in-jokes (like his house location) that I drew from direct experience, he's completely a work of fiction with experiences and personality completely unlike mine. To take just a single example: The nickel thing? Not a single word of truth to it. -- BaxilDragon