part 11 of the China Pearl Inn

[DarkWarrioress]

I am sorry to hear that your back is giving you problems. Mine is riddled with old injuries and RA now so I move slowly a creek like and old chair Cait.

I crackle and pop whenever I stand up. Ahhh, the throes of getting old. *snort*

 

[cgraven]

Aye that is true Cait age comes with aches and pains but all in all it beats the alternative Cait. I prefer when looking at the daisies to see the blossom not the roots.

 

[cgraven]

The day has dawned sunny for a change. the light filters in over the widow sill. The Inn and its aged rafters are looking good thanks to Cait's efforts.

Well with the sun shining it is time to scrape off the winter's moss from my back.

 

[cgraven]

Memorial Day is a hard day for this old sailor. A day to remember friends who have gone west and all others that gave their last measure in service of their country. Some remember them on Memorial Day, others on the 11 of November, Remembrance Day. But whichever day let us remember them lest we forget.

 

[StrangeView]

They'll never be forgotten CG.

 

[cgraven]

One would hope so Strange.

I trust all is well with you.

 

[cgraven]

Another month and the days grow longer and hotter. I fear I miss my cold months of winter. The flowers and their gay colors the only saving grace.

 

[cgraven]

I hear the stillness of the Inn and find it almost deafening. I remember days gone by and friends no longer here at Lit. I guess all tings must change no matter how we try an delay them.

 

[StrangeView]

The journey back has been long and stressful, but the path up from the harbour is not beyond me. The ancient doors of the Inn stand like fortress guards protecting the sanctuary within, but I know they'll open easily for any weary traveler, as they've always done. I stamp the last of the Saharan sand from my boots before I cross the threshold, and step into the welcoming gloom of the Pearl.

"CG you old reprobate!! Are you still around?"

 

[cgraven]

Yes Strange I am still around chasing cobwebs from the corners. You my friend look a bit dusty so is the dust from the Gobie or some other dry and pestilent place. In any case something to cut the dust from your throat?

 

[StrangeView]

Sinai Peninsula CG; nice views over the Red Sea with the most barren mountains I've ever set eyes on behind me. A pleasant enough experience though. However, I'll be needing a couple of decent beers to clear this dust....

 

[cgraven]

Never did the Sinia but was up on the Golini Hights in my younger days. I think they called it Pease Keeping?

Ah now for those beers Strange.

I pour a cold one for him to wash the dust of the road from his mouth and throat.

Cheers to old friends and better days.

 

[StrangeView]

Thank you CG, much appreciated. It was a recreational visit to escape the madness for a while, and a little much needed rest (or as much as I get these days).

 

[cgraven]

Ah a recreational visit to escape the madness for a while. Sounds like a sound plan Strange for we all need to escape the madness the RW can heap upon us.

I do believe with that being said it is time for another cold one Strange.

 

[katalynn]

Peeks in from the rafters, smiling a little when seeing my favorite rum still on the shelf waiting. Quietly, I make up a drink which is just rum and frozen fruit!! Settle down in the comfy window seat looking outside.

 

[cgraven]

I see the young beauty in the widow seat, the sunlight behind her giving the appearance of a halo enveloping her.

Kat is that you? It has been a while dear.

 

[cgraven]

I started this thread way back in 2001 for new and not so new writers to get their feet wet in sexual roll playing for the new writers and a place to meet and discuss ideas for stories with the older writers. A place where folks with like minds could meet. That still is my goal and has been through the many reincarnations of the China Pearl Inn.
So come on in join us in 1920's China as we look for adventure.

C. G. Raven

an old sailor down on his luck, washed up on the beach, and looking for a berth.

PS

I do love seducing and stripping away each layer of a young Miss's innocence and awakening her darker passions.

 

[StrangeView]

Happy 4th CG, hope all is well with you.

 

[cgraven]

Thanks Strange and a happy 4th to you as well.

 

[cgraven]

The Inn lies quiet, the common room shows that its past luxury is now faded. The courtyard cobbles show the odd weeds growing between them. The lion head fountain is empty and dusty. Yet the gates still hang open in a faded welcome to the odd traveler, inviting them to stop and rest for a bit in their travels.

Morning to any who may about and to hose that hide in the shadows.

 

[Luna_Wolf72]

slips inside with a small smile.

I saw the Inn and decided I should at least say hello. It has been too long since I last visited.

 

[cgraven]

That it has Luna. A soft sensual kiss brushes her soft ripe lips.

It always a pleasure to see you Miss. So what have you been up to that has kept you from the Inn's door so long?

 

[DarkEmpress]

I step into the China Pearl Inn, a place I have not frequented in a while. Warm memories of its owner and some of the brilliant writers I've met on Lit making me feel warm and welcome.

Ordering a merlot from the counter, I find a spot in a shadowy corner, my black cape swirling around me and settling in a warm hug as I stare into the sunshine, drinking it in. The water on the ocean dappled with spots of sunshine glinting off its ebbing surface in a kaleidoscope of colours. A content sigh ghosts from my lips as I page through the book that's on my lap, idly swirling the rich red contents of my wine glass in my free hand.

 

[StrangeView]

It was dark when I'd arrived, with just a hint of dawn on the horizon. I had hoped that a mug of CG's best coffee would keep me awake as I settled into a chair by the embers of the fire and stared at the open laptop, searching for inspiration to take my story onward, but it was a losing battle.
The sound of a visitor awakens me from my slumber, and I raise my cup, it's contents long since cold, in greeting to an old friend.

 

[DarkEmpress]

"Hello," I say, smiling at Strangeview, as I take a slow sip of my wine, regarding him furtively.

"What are you busy working on?" I ask, as I meander over to the fire to join him, picking a comfortable seat and staring at the dancing flames, mesmerised.