[BONUS] I Found a Strange Door In Our Basement That Wasn’t There Before
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What strange discovery do the characters make in the basement?
The lava lamp bubbles its wax up and down, flowing and rolling and twisting and turning and melting again and again and again and... Dude, I think I'm feeling something. I glance at Bertie. He's occupied the purple beanbag for the past two hours while waving his hands in front of his face. Yeah, he's feeling it. Where'd you get this stuff? magic mushrooms yeah yeah magic mushrooms got that yeah he coughs and the streams of light drifting around my head suddenly fade hey cover your mouth sorry yeah magic mushrooms where'd you get that from again i hook a thumb over my shoulder at the basement's back wall in there He tries to crane his neck so he can see the door, but the beanbag fights him, so he's forced to roll onto his side and basically fall out of the bag to get a good view.
Right, right, yeah, yeah, that door. That door. Um, it looks a little moldy. Mushrooms are a fungus. Mold is a fungus. It's all one big ecosystem, right? Right, yeah, yeah. He keeps staring at the door, which is making my conversation with this giraffe standing in front of me a little uncomfortable.
How do the characters react to the mysterious door?
Can I open it? I hold up a finger to the giraffe. Excuse me for a second. I turn away from the giraffe and put all of my focus on Bertie.
What do you want, man? Can I open the door? Can I see what's on the other side?
He isn't waiting for an answer from me as he pushes up onto his hands and knees and crawls across the basement, his trajectory taking him straight for the door. Hold on, man. Hold on. I force myself up out of my own beanbag and stumble to the door, beating Bertie by a couple of feet, the miracle of walking upright.
Kevin Sharp, what are you and your weird friend doing down there?
Nothing, Nana. Just relaxing.
You aren't being gay, are you?
What happens when they try to open the locked door?
I won't abide none of that tomfoolery in my house.
I roll my eyes. No, Nana. Birdie and I aren't gay. But it's the 21st century, so being gay isn't a bad thing.
Don't you sass talk me, grandson. I'll come down there and show you what the 20th century was like.
Your grandma is a trip, man. Tell me about it. I place my hand on the doorknob. Okay, man. You gotta watch it with this space, okay? It gets strange. Fun strange? Or scary strange?
What unexpected event occurs after knocking on the door?
Both, I guess. I twist the knob. Nothing happens. The door is locked. I try twisting the other way. Then I try two hands. I try two hands with the foot placed on the jam. I yank and pull and shake and push. Nothing. The door won't budge. What's up? I don't know. It's locked. Hey man, if you don't want to show me your stash, that's fine. No man, it wasn't locked before.
What does the note slipped under the door reveal?
It just won't open. I give it a hard kick. Something kicks back. Bertie screams and crawls away, burying himself under his beanbag. I'm an idiot, so I stand still, directly in front of the door where someone or something on the other side just gave it a hard kick. Slowly, I reach out and knock three times. Three knocks are my answer. Oh shit, man. That didn't happen before. A slip of paper slides out from under the door. It's old paper, used and tattered, lined like we'd used back in high school, but the three holes have been torn as if the paper was ripped from a binder. The note reads in thick black marker. Well shit, that's not the best note to get. I bend to pick up the paper and a finger slides out, brushing my own fingers.
I scream and jump back.
How do the characters respond to the appearance of the magic mushrooms?
The finger disappears. Then it reaches out and takes the paper back with it. Wait! I rush forward, grabbing the doorknob. I twist, and it turns this time. Yanking the door wide, I reveal the large closet I'd seen when it first appeared two days ago. No one or no thing is inside, just the broken shelves hanging at odd angles. Everywhere I look, the wood paneling is warped and stained and coated in magic mushrooms. bright yellow mushrooms with white and red spots on their caps. They look just like something out of Alice in Wonderland. Or were those bright red mushrooms with yellow and white spots? I don't know, but they are freaky looking. Which is why I took a bunch and made tea. They were always drinking tea in Alice in Wonderland, so I figured, how could it hurt?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What strange discovery do the characters make in the basement?
0:03–1:28
2
How do the characters react to the mysterious door?
1:28–2:15
3
What happens when they try to open the locked door?
2:15–2:51
4
What unexpected event occurs after knocking on the door?
2:51–3:19
5
What does the note slipped under the door reveal?
3:19–4:12
6
How do the characters respond to the appearance of the magic mushrooms?
4:12–5:04
7
What bizarre behavior do the mushrooms exhibit?
5:04–5:44
8
What conclusion do the characters reach about their strange experience?
5:44–8:37