Wycked Grounds

Wyck's Coffee House / Bookstore in Pasadena right across the street from the Wolf's Mantle Tavern.

This is the outside of the building (which actually exists about 1 block away from the location in RL. Thanks AMY!)



The pentagonal table in the back is a great place to plan, plot and read.

The great big, blue couch is awesome for flopping and reading.

But Wyck loves to curl up on the purple pimp couch.

A black cat named simply 'cat' has claimed the bookstore / coffee house as his own. The humans have yet to realize the change in ownership.

No one's really sure if its a male or a female - it likes to maintain its privacy and, like any other cat, doesn't give secrets away for free.






The back section of the bookstore is covered with paperback and 'real' books. Shelves are stuffed to busting with them as Wyck has gone to every old bookstore in California, it would seem, and bought them out.

In an age where most people have some form of electronic text / book device like a Kindle, analog bookstores are rare. They are able to stay in business mostly due to people's reluctancy to give up everything from the old world.




Ana is one of the two women who Wyck has hired to help him run the Coffee house during the morning rush. Ana is a local to Pasadena and is very friendly with the customers. She's knows all the latest news, has heard all the good gossip and is willing and able to tell anyone who wants to listen.


Tasha, however, don't give a damn. She doesn't give a damn about you, your coffee, your pastries or how many marsh mellows in your hot chocolate. She is, however, an old friend of Wyck's - one he met when he was passing through Atlanta. When she ended up out in LATMA he set her up with a place and a job. She's grateful for the help but is SO not a morning person.

Eventually Wyck broke his rule of hiring only women and brought on a local business student from UC-LATMA named simply 'Pup'. His real name is something that he's not too proud of so he keeps it to himself and everyone uses his nickname more so than any other name.


Pup, much to Wyck's disapproval, is painfully straight. The two ran into each other when Pup came into the coffee house looking for work and Wyck noticed the guy had experience as a bartender. Wyck, wanting to spice up the morning rush a bit, wanted to see what he could do with an espresso machine and put him to work for the morning rush.

Pup's largest concern is having to fight off every advance that Ana can throw at him - dodge every innuendo and politely be 'too busy' to help her in the store room. Tasha, on the other hand, gets along great with Pup and the two have become nearly brother and sister with Tasha looking out for the 'young pup'.








The 'Widdershins' is a signature late that Pup makes that has three shots of espresso and a bit of mocha to sweeten it.

Widdershins is a popular choice in the morning for those people who sprawl out to start their day.