Interdimensional Tavern: Difference between revisions

| universe= [[The Void]]

| owner(s)= [[Volensholagoz]]

| notable_inhabitants= [[Tpxszum]]<br>[[Frederick]]<br>[[SERIAL CODE 000000234]]<br>[[Alistair Neezley]]<br>[[Logi#At the Interdimensional Tavern|Logi]]

| first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Interdimensional Tavern (short story)|The Interdimensional Tavern]]''

| copyright= [[Lupan Evezan]]

}}'''Volensholagoz's Tavern, Grill, and Schmporp-Rehorbbler''', better-known as simply the '''Interdimensional Tavern''', was a well-frequented hub for interdimensional travellers, located in [[the Void]].

 

Like [[Hilbert's]] and the [[Interdimensional Casino]], the Tavern mostly recruited its staff from exiles and castaways who had become adrift in [[the Void]] after losing their home universe or being banished from it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'')

 

 

In the mid-20th century, prior to the creation of the [[Clockwork Cherub]]s, [[the Ancient One]] and the first [[Salamandyr]]s escaped together from the [[Prime Universe]] aboard a ramshackle ship built by the Ancient One. They ended up at the Tavern, where the Salamandyrs decided to steal a number of better Void Ships from the parking lot, an action the Ancient One didn't condone. Some time later, he would go on to run away from [[Salamandria]], stealing a Ship back and returning it to its owner at the Tavern. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Salamandyrs and the Automata (short story)|The Salamandyrs and the Automata]]'')

 

At some point, the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] became acquainted with the Tavern. The Tavern's staff made it clear that they were not to use their [[Love Potion]] on the premises, lest they be banned indefinitely. By this point, their staff roster including [[Frederick]], [[Tpxszum]], [[SERIAL CODE 000000234|…234]] and [[the Drink-Mixer]] was in place; when asked, they claimed not to have changed their staff since “April of ∉∝”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Interdimensional Tavern (short story)|The Interdimensional Tavern]]'')

 

 

 

When the [[Copper-Colored Council of Elders]] put up the [[Cupid Suggestion Box]], [[Conquest-932]] left a note there suggesting that the Crew look into the idea of taking over the Interdimensional Tavern by force in order to lift the ban on romanticising its guests. The Council seemed to give it some consideration, but ultimately rejected the proposal. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'')

 

On [[Halloween]], as usual, the Tavern organised a huge party, which was attended by even more people than usual. Its festivities were a mixture of many traditions, from [[Prime-adjacent]] universes' apple-bobbing to “jack o’lanterns lin[ing] the tables as [[Rope-Bellied Sorpwhaggler]]s screeched out the traditional [[ballad of Yorp]]”, [[Shangtwister]]s hanging from the ceiling, the walls being painted with “the slime of the [[Gor-gor-gor fish]]”, and performing “the traditional [[Shurukuk Dance]]” while also bobbing for apples, as well as “taking part in the [[ancient ritual of Myerbamnk]] while drinking [[Glooozethyorn]]”. Additionally, a [[werewolf (The Ghosts and the Machine)|werewolf]] had been hired to “provide entertainment”, and the [[Ancient Spirit of Gnollt]], encased in a [[prism]], was used like a disco-ball to “cast speckled patterns across the dining area”, while several live bats and similar creatures swarmed through the rooms.

 

Just as [[Frederick]] and [[Tpxszum]] were beginning to worry about running out of supplies, the entire [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] appeared in the Tavern, having teleported there via the [[Emergency Transport Button]] when [[the Great Ghost's legion]] invaded the Homeworld. However, they were soon followed by [[Lord Thymon]], who brought them back to the Homeworld to attempt, too late, to stop the ghosts from stealing a fleet of [[Fog Ship]]s. Their brief appearance had, on the whole, been a positive addition to the night, as [[Doc-012]] had in hand a tub full of apples which he gifted to the waiters. [[Darius]], who'd stayed in his room the whole while, working on building a Void Ship of his own, was of course very distressed to learn of his near-miss at revenge. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]'')

 

In the night before [[Christmas Day]], when the [[Ghost of Christmas Present (A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol)|Ghost of Christmas Present]] took [[Philatel-426]] to the Void, he spotted the Interdimensional Tavern, which was how he recognised where he was. Philatel asked the Ghost of Christmas Present “''how'' there [could] be a Tavern in a Void”, with the Ghost replying that even he “ha[d]n't a clue” before pointing Philatel to another, smaller location within the Void, [[Lady Spatium]]'s home. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol (short story)|A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol]]'')

There were annual holiday celebrations at the Tavern, in preparation of which it closed for a few days. [[Juliet-178]], [[Arganthone-056]] and [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] visited the Tavern in 2020 just before it closed for this purpose, witnessing the putting up of decorations by [[the Drink-Mixer]] with the help of [[Lord Nachtos]] and the questionable contributions of [[Alistair Neezley]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'')

In 2021, as an April Fools' Day prank, the [[Faction of the Fooling Fish]] tricked all the merchants of the [[Interdimensional Black Market]] into relocating to the Tavern, although they eventually figured out the letter they'd received from the [[Queen of the Black Market]] had been a forgery. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Multiversal Mischief (short story)|Multiversal Mischief]]'')