This was not a story

He looked up. Three eagles flew over his head screaming but high above in the sky. He felt he was near his destination but asked a pink white jellyfish for directions and with that he found the gatekeeper for his appointment location. A giant toad, green and brown and a little black, with calm eyes. After showing his ID the toad swallowed it, and he continued his way after the door was opened. Oversized blue white icicles hanging from a magic carpet were everywhere. Still there was a clear path to walk towards the center of this spacious meeting room. He approached that middle spot of the area without fear, though he had never been here, and didn't know any of the attendees. The metal table had lots of golden cups on it. In the one chair next to the table the was a tiny lizard with a friendly smile. Their big eyes seem to smile as well. The sympathetic small reptile started talking :

"The ring or the pill"...

He didn't hesitate. With his fragile hands he took the ring from one of the golden cups and put it in his mouth. From another golden cup he added some red wine, and there it was. The ring made its way into his stomach.

The lizard with a content look and the continuous smile whispered :

"Good choice. You are ready to cross the border".

He bowed, and walked in a diagonal towards the other exit.

His Pinetime watch beeped. 13:12 The journey had begun.