Out of Place
Andrew Moss doesn’t have much going for him, he dropped out of college, he lives alone, and his job involves staring at, and cataloguing every bit of broken pottery or “interesting” historic thing in the basement of the Carruthers Institute. That all changes when a mysterious package arrives from a Mr. Havisham- Inside is an artifact as mysterious as it is old.
Mr. Havisham’s artifacts are a constant source of dread for Andrew, who is equal parts confused, excited, and terrified of their existence- Because they’re not just out of time, but out of place. Andrew suspects that these artifacts don’t come from our world at all, but another world, with another history. It’s the only thing that could explain the marks of trepanation on a skull from the 80’s, or a pamphlet from a world where Pompeii wasn’t covered in ash.
If that’s the case… Who, or perhaps what is Mr. Havisham?
Ben Counter is the author of several science fiction and fantasy novels and roleplaying sourcebooks. He is an enthusiastic gamer, miniature painting enthusiast, Ancient History graduate and amateur actor. He lives in Portsmouth, England, where paradoxically he has no cats.
Pacific S. Obadiah is the founder of Midnight Disease Productions, and creator of several fiction podcasts, like SCP Archives, Lake Clarity, Margaret’s Garden, and more!