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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Oct 1, 2012 5:14:42 GMT -5
That one was great, Pen! I love that atmosphere of a Roald Dahl short story (and yes, the Friday references), just up to the "pair of sharp scissors," but then the twist with the haircut was funny as well. Also, jumping on a table and screaming PARTY AT MY PLACE TONIGHT is incredibly awesome. Good job, fictional Sophie! And the jerks seem to be the lamest bunch ever (who the hell comes to a party on a Friday at 10PM and is sound asleep by 12PM? rotfl). And yeah, I know the feeling, BSam : (
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Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Oct 1, 2012 9:16:51 GMT -5
And the jerks seem to be the lamest bunch ever (who the hell comes to a party on a Friday at 10PM and is sound asleep by 12PM? rotfl). I think it's because of the "special ingredient"?
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Oct 1, 2012 11:07:49 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Chekhov's roofie, okay, that explains it.
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Post by penne on Oct 1, 2012 11:34:29 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Sophie, I'm sure you're not that cynical at all. And BSam, I'll write about you when inspiration comes- you're not forgotten!
Oh, and Anka's right, it's because of the special ingredient.
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Post by penne on Oct 2, 2012 10:48:49 GMT -5
CHAPTER THREE: BRYAN'S CURSE There is the little known tale of the one named Bryan Zombiebrains. He is the bravest and saddest man the world has ever known, for he has a curse- and a gift. Although might have died today, it wasn’t his first death nor it will be the last. You see, every time Bryan dies, he wakes up at midnight, at his grave. He is 666 years old. At first, he viewed this as a blessing from God- eternal life? Isn’t that what everybody wants? But soon enough he discovered the disadvantages of his gift. Bryan watched every single person he loved die while he lived on forever. Bryan was desperate. He tried exploding himself, hanging himself, drugs, guns, fires; yet every night at midnight he woke in his (now open) grave. There was a time he even bought himself a gun and shot himself in the face every time he woke up. But that was no life for Zombiebrains. He needed an objective in life. And after 210 years of trying to keep a normal life, he was done with that. Why would an immortal being be doing in such a life anyway? Walking the city’s streets at night, inspiration came to him. He had seen people get robbed and even murdered, but just walked the other way. Not anymore. He grabbed his special gun and went out for some business. Soon he found it. Bryan saw a girl getting robbed at plain sight and ran for the rescue like a superhero. “Hey, what do you think you’re doing?” BAM! The robber found Bryan way calmer with a hole in his chest. But that was just his first attempt. After many more nights of danger, he was catching more bad guys than the police. That’s when things started to get rough for Zombiebrains. He was being chased by the police as criminal! People thought he was a demon or a spirit and Bryan could barely walke the streets anymore. Until one day, they found his grave. And every time he woke up, they shot him. He never really died, so he was fine, but getting shot in the face multiple times wasn’t fun. He knew, though, that people got tired of doing repetitive things quite easily and so they did. Bryan wasn’t being bothered anymore and returned to his life as a vigilante hero. He wasn’t sticking around in the same place anymore. Bryan ran. To Vegas. There he found more work than anywhere else. He knew that if he died, he would return to his old grave, so he started taking care of his life again. In Las Vegas, Bryan started thinking other occupations were more suitable for him. He had enough of the hero stuff too. And that’s the story of how Bryan Zombiebrains, local hero and demon now lives happily as a pimp in Vegas.
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Post by B. on Oct 2, 2012 10:55:05 GMT -5
Bizarre, yet good. Can't wait for the chapter illustration to this.
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Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Oct 2, 2012 13:20:25 GMT -5
Very great! Bryan as a criminal superhero pimp zombie ;D Oh yes, we need an illustration!
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Post by bryan on Oct 2, 2012 15:28:18 GMT -5
THEN TELL PEN TO CALM HIS... mouse. hand. clicking. click.
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Oct 2, 2012 18:58:30 GMT -5
That's some quality short story writing, Pen. I really like that blackly humourous bizarreness mixed with this old fashioned tale kind of format. And the part where he's shot by the police every time he woke up until they got bored of doing it.
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Oct 2, 2012 20:39:55 GMT -5
Poor Bryan.
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Oct 3, 2012 7:47:14 GMT -5
Bryan as a criminal superhero pimp zombie ;D Oh yes, we need an illustration! Don't forget the cat-with-a-mustache element. ;D Weird as anything, but great. Now we know the truth; Bryan really will never die, no matter how many fics kill him. How about Dante next? Also, are you going to be the central character in the final story? (Maybe it should be the PenUltimate story, actually.)
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Post by BSam on Oct 3, 2012 7:50:07 GMT -5
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Oct 3, 2012 7:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Oct 3, 2012 8:48:12 GMT -5
Weird as anything, but great. Now we know the truth; Bryan really will never die, no matter how many fics kill him. Maybe this is foreshadowing and we will soon get bored killing him in every fic? I hope not... PenUltimate !!!! ;D Lemona, you are the best!
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Post by penne on Oct 3, 2012 11:21:55 GMT -5
Thanks guys! And I love the sound of PenUltimate ahahaha. Bryan is lazy as hell and that's why there's no illustration yet.
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