
I donβt have time. Nancy hit send on the text, hoping Dustin would take the hint and let it drop. Instead, his ringtone started to play on her phone: βRunning Up That Hillβ by Kate Bush.
Sighing, she answered. βNo.β
βCome on, Nancy, you know you want to. Itβs only a few hours.β
Nancy weakened at the pleading tone in her brotherβs voice. They hadnβt played since they were teenagers. But, no, she really didnβt have the time. βItβs four or five hours every week, Dustin.β
βYou love D&D. Come on. You canβt work all the time. All the health gurus say you need to take time out for play.β
βI donβt work all the time. I have a family too.β
βBut thatβs not time for you. Come on, Sis. Youβre the only holdout. The entire gang is on board and Will has an awesome story for us.β
Nancy cracked. She looked over at her collection of Dungeons and Dragons books. βOkay, but only if I get to play a blood hunter.β
She could hear the grin in Dustinβs voice. βYou can be whatever character you want. Just be at Willβs place on Saturday at two.β
So, I did write a second story based on the Reedsy prompts for Stranger Things. This time the prompt was about trying to convince someone to play a game.
Dungeons and Dragons figures prominently in the show, so what better game to feature in the story? I gave a few other hat tips to Stranger Things. The character names I used all belong to characters from the show. As well, Kate Bushβs song βRunning Up That Hillβ (A favorite since it was first released in 1985) is used extensively in this seasonβs episodes. I love that itβs experiencing a resurgence, climbing the charts since episode one aired.
I wish I was a fantasy kind of person! My taste runs more to word games, bingo, or solitaire! I like matching games too.
Making time. Still learning time spent alone doing as I choose, whether downtime on a computer game or humming along to a song in my garden or crocheting gifts or meeting with friends... all time spent wisely and well! Good reminder!