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Title: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on January 17, 2022, 05:25:33 PM
I keep wanting to string the various entries in the "six-word stories" thread together into something that would make sense. But that, of course, is not what that thread is for.

However, maybe somebody besides me wants to try that; so that's what this thread is for. For each post, the poster adds six words, building on what's come before, with the idea being to produce something at least semicoherent. I'll start:

They were all out of firewood.
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Post by: moredhel on January 17, 2022, 05:47:34 PM
Nice idea.

without fire they all would die
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Post by: tehta on January 17, 2022, 06:06:47 PM
They never thought they'd burn books.

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Oof, not sure I am doing this right!
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Post by: thorny on January 17, 2022, 06:11:47 PM
[not in game: You're doing it right. Interesting direction to take it in!]

But with nothing else: which ones?
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Post by: Róisín on January 17, 2022, 07:46:08 PM
Start with the Mills and Boons?
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Post by: Kiran on January 17, 2022, 10:42:16 PM
"Any book's fine, just burn them."
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Post by: muidole on January 17, 2022, 11:28:36 PM
Hesitant, I grabbed the largest one.
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Post by: Yastreb on January 18, 2022, 01:29:37 AM
I'd picked up an English-Russian dictionary.
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Post by: JoB on January 18, 2022, 01:55:17 AM
It sure had words. Long ones.
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Post by: Yastreb on January 18, 2022, 04:01:32 AM
"Как жаль. Where are the matches?"
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Post by: muidole on January 18, 2022, 04:23:15 AM
"Someone had lost them, didn't they?"
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Post by: tehta on January 18, 2022, 04:45:22 AM
"Rubbing sticks together should work, right?"
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Post by: Róisín on January 18, 2022, 06:50:09 AM
Nothing beats a flint and steel.
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Post by: JoB on January 18, 2022, 07:38:34 AM
... except when you have an Emil.
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Post by: moredhel on January 18, 2022, 11:00:38 AM
Siebzehnmilliardenzweihundertneunundsechzigmillionenachthundertdreiundneunzigmillionensiebenhundertsiebenundachtzig long words in german books
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Post by: JoB on January 18, 2022, 11:25:38 AM
Spoiler: krautgasm • show

Seriously, though, no double "Millionen" and we don't concatenate compound numbers all the way.
"siebzehn Milliarden zweihundertneunundsechzig Millionen achthundertdreiundneunzigtausendsiebenhundertsiebenundachtzig" a.k.a. 17.269.893.787

Now use whichever fire starter already!
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Post by: thorny on January 18, 2022, 12:05:03 PM
Should have taken those survival courses.
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Post by: Jitter on January 18, 2022, 12:06:35 PM
Luckily our scout has some magic
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Post by: tehta on January 18, 2022, 01:43:15 PM
Unluckily, he is in a coma.
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Post by: thorny on January 18, 2022, 02:35:47 PM
Duiri knows how to use firebows!
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Post by: muidole on January 18, 2022, 02:58:37 PM
Faint snow started falling from above.
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Post by: Kiran on January 18, 2022, 11:31:13 PM
"Somebody set the book alight, fast!"
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Post by: Yastreb on January 19, 2022, 03:03:54 AM
"Leave that to me," I said.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on January 19, 2022, 02:27:51 PM
I took a few to save
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Post by: thorny on January 19, 2022, 02:54:53 PM
Don't burn LeGuin, Pratchett, how-to guides!
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Post by: Jitter on January 19, 2022, 03:20:33 PM
Save one copy of Kalevala too
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Post by: JoB on January 19, 2022, 05:33:28 PM
Might keep Allt om Spadar, too ...
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Post by: moredhel on January 19, 2022, 05:52:51 PM
nobody here needs the macroeconomics book
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Post by: muidole on January 19, 2022, 06:01:24 PM
Plenty of pages though. It'll do.
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Post by: thorny on January 19, 2022, 06:50:03 PM
Is this a good world history?
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Post by: Róisín on January 20, 2022, 12:13:05 AM
Macroeconomic history makes good toilet paper.
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Post by: wavewright62 on January 20, 2022, 04:20:26 AM
...despite ignoring such basic human imperatives.
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Post by: tehta on January 20, 2022, 06:06:35 AM
While we bickered, the temperature dropped.
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Post by: Jitter on January 20, 2022, 07:28:32 AM
The scout was already deathly cold
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Post by: Yastreb on January 20, 2022, 08:25:53 AM
"Did anyone remember to get firewood?"
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Post by: tehta on January 20, 2022, 09:20:48 AM
"We're out, remember? Hence the books."
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Post by: thorny on January 20, 2022, 09:31:30 AM
Did somebody get the fire lit?
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Post by: Vulpes on January 20, 2022, 11:13:08 AM
Don't burn this: "To Light a Fire".
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Post by: Jitter on January 20, 2022, 12:24:25 PM
Shredding the Macroeconomics, I called Duiri

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Vulpes you are overflowing, maybe remove “this”
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Post by: JoB on January 20, 2022, 04:34:22 PM
Quote from: Jitter on January 20, 2022, 12:24:25 PM
Spoiler: show
Vulpes you are overflowing, maybe remove “this”

You mean, long titles grant invulnerability?!?  XoX
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Post by: wavewright62 on January 20, 2022, 05:30:03 PM
Burn the longest titled ones first!
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Post by: Jitter on January 20, 2022, 06:02:11 PM
Duiri, we need your firebow now!
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Post by: muidole on January 20, 2022, 06:07:54 PM
The snow starts to pick up.
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Post by: thegreyarea on January 20, 2022, 06:53:04 PM
Discussed titles, died frozen: Nice epitaph...
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Post by: Yastreb on January 20, 2022, 06:59:07 PM
That escalated quickly. So what now?
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Post by: muidole on January 20, 2022, 07:19:51 PM
"So we die!" exclaimed the fatalist.
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Post by: thorny on January 20, 2022, 09:07:31 PM
Duiri's making a firebow. Needs string!
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Post by: muidole on January 20, 2022, 10:31:34 PM
Fumbling, I searched through my backpack.
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Post by: Kiran on January 20, 2022, 10:39:35 PM
By luck, I found some string.
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Post by: JoB on January 21, 2022, 02:17:02 AM
Strings of swear words don't count ...
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Post by: Yastreb on January 21, 2022, 03:21:08 AM
"My string broke! You rotten twine!"
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Post by: Róisín on January 21, 2022, 04:35:51 AM
All the bad puns are Yastreb’s!
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Post by: Kiran on January 21, 2022, 05:43:09 AM
"Wait, I think I found fuel!"
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Post by: tehta on January 21, 2022, 06:30:59 AM
"Get your hands off my aquavit!"
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Post by: Yastreb on January 21, 2022, 08:10:21 AM
I pointed towards the ruined boatshed.
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Post by: thorny on January 21, 2022, 11:45:05 AM
Cut long hair, braid into string?
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Post by: Jitter on January 21, 2022, 01:10:13 PM
Seriously, guys, we are dying here!
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Post by: thorny on January 21, 2022, 04:35:27 PM
I've made string from my hair.
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Post by: Jitter on January 21, 2022, 04:39:47 PM
Duiri! String, shreds, fuel! Work it!
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Post by: muidole on January 21, 2022, 05:55:18 PM
As Duiri worked, it grew darker.
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Post by: thorny on January 21, 2022, 07:23:50 PM
In darkness, an ember started glowing.
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Post by: Kiran on January 22, 2022, 03:29:48 AM
The papers upon it started smoking.
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Post by: tehta on January 22, 2022, 04:28:25 AM
"Okay, one problem solved. What's next?"
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Post by: muidole on January 22, 2022, 05:00:05 AM
"Food? How much do we have?"
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Post by: Yastreb on January 22, 2022, 06:19:39 AM
"Hmm... do MREs count as food?"
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Post by: Róisín on January 22, 2022, 06:29:58 AM
Since when are MREs considered edible? (ask Julianne, she was one of the scientists whose job was to design the formulae for the things).
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Post by: Kiran on January 22, 2022, 06:33:11 AM
"I suggest we hunt, forest's nearby."
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Post by: Jitter on January 22, 2022, 07:18:31 AM
Bring wood too, books burn fast!
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Post by: JoB on January 22, 2022, 07:55:33 AM
Quote from: Róisín on January 22, 2022, 06:29:58 AM
Since when are MREs considered edible?
... does "MREs" include their packaging here?
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Post by: Róisín on January 22, 2022, 10:08:03 AM
Depends. Is packaging paper or plastic?
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Post by: thorny on January 22, 2022, 10:25:13 AM
Tomorrow, hunt, and check that boatshed?
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Post by: Jitter on January 22, 2022, 10:32:24 AM
Forget the useless stuff and focus!
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Post by: Kiran on January 22, 2022, 11:30:49 AM
"Guys, I just saw a deer!"
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Post by: thorny on January 22, 2022, 11:58:01 AM
Is it morning already? I'm sleepy!
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Post by: Kiran on January 23, 2022, 01:59:23 AM
It is the Polar Night, remember?
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Post by: muidole on January 23, 2022, 02:31:34 AM
Right. Will we need torches then?
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Post by: Kiran on January 23, 2022, 05:03:34 AM
We need wood for the torches.
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Post by: thorny on January 23, 2022, 09:57:34 AM
Or books soaked in oil, maybe.
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Post by: Kiran on January 23, 2022, 09:27:47 PM
No, the books burn out fast.
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Post by: Jitter on January 24, 2022, 12:59:04 AM
I pray the Firefox for light

Spoiler: show
the Firefox will create auroras


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Post by: Kiran on January 24, 2022, 03:24:01 AM
"Sir, I have gathered some wood."
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Post by: Yastreb on January 24, 2022, 06:41:19 AM
"Well, that was quick. Good work."
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Post by: Jitter on January 24, 2022, 12:02:37 PM
I start building a proper fire
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Post by: thorny on January 24, 2022, 06:35:21 PM
Good! We can stop burning books.
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Post by: Kiran on January 24, 2022, 11:02:53 PM
Get the scout near the fire.


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I assume that the scout has hypothermia.
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Post by: JoB on January 25, 2022, 02:09:14 AM
Not that close to it, dammit!!
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Post by: Jitter on January 25, 2022, 02:33:02 AM
Finally, the scout is somewhat comfortable.

Spoiler: show
My working theory is that the scout is orignally in a coma due to overusing their magic, but this will obviously swifly lead to hypotermia in freezin conditions. Maybe we’ll find out at soe point?
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Post by: Kiran on January 25, 2022, 04:02:42 AM
"Well, the fire's lit. What next?"
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Post by: muidole on January 25, 2022, 04:41:39 AM
Make some torches then go hunt?
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Post by: thorny on January 25, 2022, 11:12:33 AM
We should also check that boatshed.
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Post by: muidole on January 25, 2022, 06:51:36 PM
Shall we split the group then?
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Post by: thorny on January 25, 2022, 08:41:17 PM
How many of us are there?
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Post by: LooNEY_DAC on January 25, 2022, 10:45:52 PM
More than when we began this.
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Post by: Kiran on January 25, 2022, 10:50:37 PM
Good. One group can go hunting.
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Post by: Jitter on January 26, 2022, 05:13:01 AM
Unfortunately our hunter is the scout
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Post by: tehta on January 26, 2022, 05:35:29 AM
"Still, how hard can it be?"
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Post by: Yastreb on January 26, 2022, 05:38:57 AM
"There's more than one scout here..."
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Post by: thorny on January 26, 2022, 09:48:37 AM
Hard; but we'll need to learn.
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Post by: tehta on January 26, 2022, 05:36:22 PM
"Pshaw! Even dumb beasts do it."
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Post by: Kiran on January 27, 2022, 01:38:05 AM
"Okay, who wish to go hunting?"
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Post by: Yastreb on January 27, 2022, 06:46:41 AM
"I'm good to go. Anyone else?"
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Post by: Kiran on January 28, 2022, 06:30:56 AM
"Not you. We need you here."
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Post by: thorny on January 28, 2022, 09:51:49 AM
I'll help check out the boatshed.
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Post by: Kiran on January 31, 2022, 09:09:40 AM
How is the scout doing now?
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Post by: tehta on January 31, 2022, 01:37:16 PM
"I poked him. Still not moving."
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Post by: Jitter on January 31, 2022, 02:38:08 PM
”At least he’s a bit warmer”
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Post by: muidole on January 31, 2022, 03:19:08 PM
"Alrighty, Group H! Let's go hunt."
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Post by: dmeck7755 on January 31, 2022, 03:48:35 PM
Wait!! I need to pee first
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Post by: thorny on January 31, 2022, 05:10:43 PM
Soon we'll need to make latrines.
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Post by: Jitter on January 31, 2022, 05:28:53 PM
Too bad the ground is frozen
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Post by: Yastreb on January 31, 2022, 05:34:40 PM
"Yeah... the cats won't like that."
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Post by: Kiran on February 02, 2022, 09:38:43 AM
Okay. Group-J, go to the boatshed.


Spoiler: show

I assume that there are two groups, Group-H and Group-J, in this scenario, which are out in the wilderness for cleansing work. They could have been trekking back from a place up in the North not accessible by the usual military automobiles during winter, hence the Polar Night.
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Post by: tehta on February 02, 2022, 11:22:51 AM
"Shouldn't someone stay watch the fire?"
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Post by: thorny on February 02, 2022, 12:22:43 PM
And stay with the unconscious scout.
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Post by: tehta on February 02, 2022, 01:54:50 PM
Should I keep poking him regularly?
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Post by: thorny on February 02, 2022, 03:07:52 PM
No, he probably needs the sleep.
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Post by: Jitter on February 02, 2022, 03:23:02 PM
I’m sure you’ll be safe here.
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Post by: tehta on February 02, 2022, 03:25:07 PM
"Nobody lets me have any fun."
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Post by: thorny on February 02, 2022, 06:02:10 PM
We'll let you wash the dishes!
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Post by: muidole on February 02, 2022, 08:06:23 PM
And cook! Once we get food.
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Post by: thorny on February 02, 2022, 08:37:40 PM
We should take turns at dishwashing.
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Post by: muidole on February 02, 2022, 10:33:01 PM
But never let the twins cook.
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Post by: thorny on February 02, 2022, 10:34:51 PM
That's for sure. Remember those noodles?
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Post by: Yastreb on February 02, 2022, 11:25:49 PM
"I don't. And neither should you!"
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Post by: Jitter on February 03, 2022, 12:55:09 AM
Just as the H-team was leaving…
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Post by: tehta on February 03, 2022, 04:03:11 AM
"...they heard a series of explosions."
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Post by: thegreyarea on February 03, 2022, 06:50:17 AM
"Wow, I felt the ground shaking!"
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Post by: muidole on February 03, 2022, 01:29:35 PM
“That noise will scare the wildlife!”
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Post by: Jitter on February 03, 2022, 02:12:06 PM
“Hunger is a minor problem now!”
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Post by: thorny on February 03, 2022, 04:51:07 PM
What the --!? Should we go look?
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Post by: muidole on February 03, 2022, 06:31:08 PM
“You two! Come with me, now!”
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Post by: Jitter on February 04, 2022, 09:58:19 AM
I grab my weapon. "Aye, sir!"
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Post by: Yastreb on February 05, 2022, 04:14:32 AM
"Locked and loaded, ready to go!"
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Post by: Kiran on February 05, 2022, 09:43:16 AM
Quickly, we clambered up a ridge.
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Post by: Jitter on February 05, 2022, 11:59:00 AM
”Uh oh, that looks kinda bad”
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Post by: muidole on February 05, 2022, 01:09:08 PM
In front of us, we saw…
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Post by: Jitter on February 05, 2022, 01:16:01 PM
a severely wounded giant. It was…
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Post by: tehta on February 05, 2022, 01:25:19 PM
...bleeding profusely from numerous puncture wounds.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on February 05, 2022, 02:09:15 PM
A band-aid won't help at all
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Post by: tehta on February 05, 2022, 02:54:23 PM
But.. what creature caused these wounds?
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Post by: thorny on February 05, 2022, 03:11:15 PM
It had better not be Surma.
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Post by: Jitter on February 05, 2022, 05:49:18 PM
Probably to do with the explosions?
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Post by: JoB on February 05, 2022, 06:15:19 PM
... the tiny ones, in a barrel?
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Post by: Jitter on February 05, 2022, 08:11:27 PM
No, big ones, from a bazooka
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Post by: Yastreb on February 05, 2022, 11:32:02 PM
"RPG blasts would cause shrapnel injuries."
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Post by: Kiran on February 06, 2022, 12:30:46 AM
Is anyone there with the scout?
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Post by: Jitter on February 06, 2022, 05:53:32 AM
“We should make sure it’s dead!”
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Post by: tehta on February 06, 2022, 06:24:34 AM
"I can poke it if needed."
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Post by: Yastreb on February 06, 2022, 07:39:04 AM
"I can spare a 7.62x39 round."
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Post by: thorny on February 06, 2022, 09:39:37 AM
Quote from: Kiran on February 06, 2022, 12:30:46 AM
Is anyone there with the scout?

Yes, we left someone on watch.
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Post by: tehta on February 06, 2022, 10:37:05 AM
Wait! i think that was me!
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Post by: Jitter on February 06, 2022, 10:43:38 AM
We’re such a bunch of Emils
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Post by: tehta on February 06, 2022, 10:51:52 AM
Spoiler: show
How? Emils don't leave scouts behind.


Heading back... Oh no! Scout's gone!
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Post by: Jitter on February 06, 2022, 10:57:33 AM
"J-team! Is he at the boatshed?"
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Post by: wavewright62 on February 07, 2022, 02:19:28 AM
Playing poker with the poke-happy one?
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Post by: Yastreb on February 07, 2022, 04:09:04 AM
I stay focussed, watching for hostiles.
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Post by: Kiran on February 08, 2022, 09:32:53 PM
Hey! I see some footprints here!
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Post by: tehta on February 09, 2022, 12:26:29 AM
Human? But far too many feet.
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Post by: muidole on February 09, 2022, 01:39:57 AM
More like used to be human...
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Post by: Kiran on February 09, 2022, 02:20:28 AM
"Might as well be a giant."
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Post by: Jitter on February 09, 2022, 02:31:03 AM
Or a horse with eight feet?
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Post by: Yastreb on February 09, 2022, 03:42:48 AM
"Any advice if we see Valkyries?"
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Post by: Jitter on February 09, 2022, 06:21:54 AM
We pay our respects, of course
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Post by: thorny on February 09, 2022, 10:20:52 AM
Do you think the scout died?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 09, 2022, 12:07:19 PM
“There is… a high possibility, yes.”
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on February 09, 2022, 12:37:27 PM
Oh no! Panic! We're all doomed!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on February 09, 2022, 02:22:21 PM
No panic! He must be somewhere!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 09, 2022, 08:52:32 PM
if he's dead, how's he missing?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 09, 2022, 11:10:56 PM
And he's not our only scout.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 09, 2022, 11:19:19 PM
Could something have taken him away?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 10, 2022, 12:48:08 AM
Maybe whatever left all those footprints.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 10, 2022, 02:36:15 AM
...
Do we really need that scout?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on February 10, 2022, 06:31:16 AM
Nah, he was super rude anyway.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 10, 2022, 10:49:30 AM
But we can't just abandon people!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 10, 2022, 11:40:48 AM
"Just check the boatshed, to confirm."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 10, 2022, 04:47:20 PM
Peering into the boatshed, we saw...
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on February 10, 2022, 05:05:15 PM
the J-team, the missing scout, and…
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 10, 2022, 06:07:48 PM
a boat, in apparently good condition!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 10, 2022, 06:25:39 PM
Fantastic! How many can it hold?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 11, 2022, 12:34:23 AM
Umh ... does clinging on outboard count?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 11, 2022, 12:51:50 AM
Spoiler: show

Quote from: JoB on February 11, 2022, 12:34:23 AM
Umh ... does clinging on outboard count?
Maybe. I'll assume the outboard is strong enough for two people, and the boat itself can support 25 people at once. There are 20-21 people in the group.


It can support all of us.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 11, 2022, 01:39:37 AM
Let's load our supplies and leave?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 11, 2022, 02:23:29 AM
Yes, for the river heads south.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 11, 2022, 03:25:43 AM
"Survival 101. Always follow the river."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Róisín on February 11, 2022, 03:28:39 AM
Not if it goes over waterfalls.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 11, 2022, 03:38:54 AM
"I never said there weren't exceptions."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on February 11, 2022, 05:42:29 AM
The boat had an odd name.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 11, 2022, 05:57:51 AM
Written on the boat’s side was…
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 11, 2022, 07:34:38 AM
... THIS WAY UP in faded letters.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 11, 2022, 05:49:42 PM
(Funny it WASN'T that way up.)
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: wavewright62 on February 11, 2022, 06:03:16 PM
The scout tried to stop us.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 11, 2022, 06:45:27 PM
Why do they think we shouldn't?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 11, 2022, 10:43:36 PM
Only one way to find out.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 11, 2022, 10:58:00 PM
As such, after we set sail...
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 12, 2022, 12:00:52 AM
Do we need sails? oars? fuel?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 12, 2022, 01:00:47 AM
Well, human sacrifices make poor propulsion ...
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 12, 2022, 06:18:57 AM
I suppose the current's strong enough.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 12, 2022, 07:34:02 AM
We'll need oars and fending poles.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on February 12, 2022, 08:54:12 AM
While planning, we heard a loud…
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 12, 2022, 09:26:10 AM
...a loud, constant, yet distant roar.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 12, 2022, 09:40:17 AM
"That doesn't sound like an animal."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 12, 2022, 09:46:23 AM
Sounds like a waterfall to me.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 12, 2022, 12:58:57 PM
Million dollar question: Upstream ... or downstream?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 12, 2022, 04:08:32 PM
"If it get closer... it's downstream."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 12, 2022, 04:58:20 PM
Check banks first for landing spots!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on February 12, 2022, 09:02:40 PM
Are we on the boat already?!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 13, 2022, 12:51:00 AM
Quote from: Jitter on February 12, 2022, 09:02:40 PM
Are we on the boat already?!

For the last 5 miles? Yes.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 13, 2022, 06:45:24 AM
"Get us to the bank, and..."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 14, 2022, 05:05:21 AM
"Not yet, there's a town downstream."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 14, 2022, 05:09:18 AM
"The roaring sound is farther now."

Spoiler: show

Let's just say the waterfall was upstream, and we started a bit far from its foot. As the river bends, we cannot see the waterfall.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on February 14, 2022, 05:59:30 AM
Isn't the town abandoned? And creepy?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: dmeck7755 on February 14, 2022, 12:43:20 PM
Town is creepy, yes, abandoned no.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 14, 2022, 01:54:34 PM
Well the scout did warn us… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 15, 2022, 09:38:17 PM
"I see the town's harbour ahead."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 16, 2022, 12:31:36 AM
"It seems to be quite fortified ..."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 16, 2022, 12:54:21 AM
"Let's go see if they're friendly."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on February 16, 2022, 01:22:52 AM
"I hope they have good booze."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 16, 2022, 02:23:32 AM
"Has the scout woken up yet?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 16, 2022, 03:56:19 AM
"Maybe there's a dispensary in town."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Róisín on February 16, 2022, 04:33:57 AM
Dispensary? Get the scout some coffee!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 16, 2022, 04:32:03 PM
"Coffee for all of us, preferably."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 16, 2022, 05:04:01 PM
Wait. Where do they get coffee?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 16, 2022, 05:05:38 PM
Cod wars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars), coffee wars, same difference ...
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: muidole on February 16, 2022, 06:28:05 PM
Bleh, never liked coffee much. Tea?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 17, 2022, 09:08:51 AM
"Can't see anyone on the quay."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Róisín on February 17, 2022, 02:43:48 PM
Coffee grows well in a greenhouse.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on February 17, 2022, 04:19:10 PM
What year are we in, anyway?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 17, 2022, 07:02:48 PM
"Uh...isn't that a Terminator question?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: LooNEY_DAC on February 18, 2022, 01:45:04 AM
Well, sometimes it is, but sometimes (https://archiveofourown.org/works/8605828/chapters/19736404)...
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Róisín on February 18, 2022, 05:58:36 AM
LooNEY, that was A DELIGHTFUL TALE.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 18, 2022, 07:39:16 AM
"Um... yeah. So, where were we?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on February 18, 2022, 09:20:27 AM
Approaching a fortified but deserted harbor.

(Unless we ran it over already ,,,)
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 19, 2022, 09:40:34 AM
"Moor the boat. Let's investigate further."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 19, 2022, 02:01:42 PM
"Let's do that. I'm on overwatch."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 28, 2022, 12:50:24 PM
We ventured outside the harbour, when.....
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: dmeck7755 on February 28, 2022, 01:29:42 PM
The Klaxons sounded, and everybody ran
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on February 28, 2022, 10:11:06 PM
"Don't panic!" But no-one was listening.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on February 28, 2022, 11:03:18 PM
We heard screams, shouts for help.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: wavewright62 on March 01, 2022, 03:12:42 AM
Not screams? It's a ...sea shanty?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on March 01, 2022, 03:18:14 AM
"Help! Help! And up she rises!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on March 01, 2022, 09:27:27 AM
"Is that ... hardtack crawling outta sight? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Hamborger_Veermaster)"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 02, 2022, 12:18:19 AM
"Ah, good to see some merriment."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 06, 2022, 11:33:02 PM
"What do bully boys blow, exactly?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 07, 2022, 03:35:26 AM
"Hey! Are there any doctors around?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 07, 2022, 09:30:49 AM
Where's our medic? -- who is hurt?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on March 07, 2022, 10:22:47 AM
Huh? Who here needs medical attention?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 07, 2022, 11:20:22 AM
"Our scout. He fell through ice."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on March 07, 2022, 01:20:31 PM
"Why is it always the scout?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: dmeck7755 on March 07, 2022, 04:10:22 PM
He always goes first, doesn't he?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on March 07, 2022, 05:32:49 PM
He's a somewhat slow learner, indeed.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 07, 2022, 06:41:58 PM
Get dry clothes and hot drinks!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on March 08, 2022, 12:25:58 AM
Time for a new scout, maybe?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 08, 2022, 04:38:28 AM
"Hey, why is the town quiet?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 08, 2022, 10:26:09 AM
Is there anyone alive in town?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 08, 2022, 06:23:58 PM
"Well, yeah. You heard the singing."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 08, 2022, 06:42:43 PM
Maybe they ran out of beer.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 09, 2022, 04:42:19 AM
"Except these merry sailors, nobody's there."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: LooNEY_DAC on March 10, 2022, 12:05:33 AM
"Nobody here but just us--"

"--chickens (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCeXHGcz8FI)!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 10, 2022, 12:49:20 AM
Chickens aren't saying "Food?", I hope!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on March 10, 2022, 01:26:06 AM
The chickens object to our armament (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnyB0a8G71Y).
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 10, 2022, 04:10:59 AM
"Well, we could explore the town...."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 10, 2022, 06:01:00 AM
"Just remember; don't split up, guys."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on March 10, 2022, 11:59:08 AM
Someone or something is saying ”fOoD?”
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 10, 2022, 01:03:43 PM
We should go somewhere else. Fast.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 11, 2022, 03:21:24 AM
"Back to the boat! Workers also!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thegreyarea on March 25, 2022, 07:39:39 PM
Let's move and find another place
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thegreyarea on March 25, 2022, 07:47:40 PM
A place free of dangerous chicken! (https://youtu.be/790VwNQddmA)
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on March 25, 2022, 08:17:02 PM
"Just gotta run with the flock (https://media1.giphy.com/media/thglFLymGGCsowxSuX/giphy480p.mp4?cid=ecf05e47bhkssa36d5hcb6deicza3qudbg7a9mgp1docmfy5&rid=giphy480p.mp4&ct=v)."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thegreyarea on March 25, 2022, 08:34:10 PM
"But flocks sometimes jump off cliffs! (https://youtu.be/E3c-B90Vses)"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 25, 2022, 08:45:10 PM
Everybody aboard? Further down the river!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on March 25, 2022, 10:49:10 PM
Board carefully! Don't rock the boat!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 25, 2022, 11:23:37 PM
Call the dockworkers to come aboard!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 25, 2022, 11:46:49 PM
But we'll need a bigger boat!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 25, 2022, 11:53:46 PM
There is another boat over there!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 25, 2022, 11:54:30 PM
It's bigger than ours! Board that!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 26, 2022, 12:03:32 AM
Take them both, for safety backup!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on March 26, 2022, 04:31:23 AM
"Yeah, we'll pass underneath a cliff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-60tyLQhA) ..."

(ETA: Lyrics (https://genius-com.translate.goog/Knorkator-wir-werden-lyrics?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp))
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 26, 2022, 06:41:32 AM
"Yeah, why don't we think positive."

Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thegreyarea on March 26, 2022, 12:04:45 PM
"Humm... I'm positive there're rocks ahead..."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 26, 2022, 12:09:13 PM
"The sea is 30 miles downstream."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 26, 2022, 12:09:46 PM
"I don't think rocks are present."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 26, 2022, 12:15:48 PM
Quote from: JoB on March 26, 2022, 04:31:23 AM
"Yeah, we'll pass underneath a cliff

[out of game: is that weirder or less weird if you understand the language?]

Rocks aren't a present: we'd pay.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on March 27, 2022, 03:59:38 AM
"Where are we trying to go?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 27, 2022, 04:39:34 AM
"To Tornio, 30 miles down south."


Spoiler: show
edit: Had to change the distance for consistency.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: JoB on March 27, 2022, 05:00:54 AM
Spoiler: show
Quote from: thorny on March 26, 2022, 12:15:48 PM
you understand the language

... can't get any weirder than this. :P
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 27, 2022, 06:06:08 AM
"It could become dangerous, for sure."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 27, 2022, 07:10:12 AM
"Yeah... these days, what isn't dangerous?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 27, 2022, 09:39:14 AM
That's all too true right now.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 27, 2022, 09:51:15 AM
"Guys, giant up ahead! Combat positions!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: dmeck7755 on March 27, 2022, 01:43:17 PM
Look! The sun is coming out
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 27, 2022, 04:29:57 PM
The giant winces from the sun.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on March 27, 2022, 04:35:43 PM
“Quickly! All together, shoot it now!”
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 27, 2022, 09:57:42 PM
We fired many rounds at it.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 28, 2022, 12:02:57 AM
I knew it wasn't in range.

But for some reason no-one cared.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 28, 2022, 12:21:12 AM
The giant fell because of light.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 28, 2022, 12:21:56 AM
Our way was no longer blocked.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on March 28, 2022, 05:01:11 AM
"Check ammunition, and top up magazines."

Spoiler: show
Quote
The giant winces from the sun.
“Quickly! All together, shoot it now!”

I couldn't help reading that as an order to shoot the sun...

Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: dmeck7755 on March 28, 2022, 08:10:13 AM
The giant is shriveling. Die! Die!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 29, 2022, 05:06:31 AM
"Cease fire! The giant's dead now!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on March 29, 2022, 11:04:02 AM
Save ammo; we might need it.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on March 29, 2022, 12:47:54 PM
"We will need it at Tornio/Haparanda."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thegreyarea on April 03, 2022, 12:32:24 PM
"What can we expect at Tornio/Haparanda?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: LooNEY_DAC on April 03, 2022, 03:47:34 PM
And Clouseau replied, "I expect everything!"

"And I expect nothing," he concluded.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on April 03, 2022, 05:51:40 PM
"So... we'll be getting something, right?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: thorny on April 03, 2022, 08:33:35 PM
What do we know about Tornio/Haparanda?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 03, 2022, 11:43:36 PM
"It is still infested with giants."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on April 03, 2022, 11:59:28 PM
So we'll just drift through? Silently?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 04, 2022, 12:19:56 AM
"Yes. Close the doors and windows."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on April 04, 2022, 02:04:54 AM
What if someone is boat-sick? Again?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 04, 2022, 05:09:30 AM
"The bucket must do for now."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on April 04, 2022, 06:07:52 AM
"We may need a bigger bucket."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 04, 2022, 07:27:40 AM
"There is one in the hold."

"Silence! The protocol must be maintained!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on April 04, 2022, 09:33:11 AM
Stupid way to die, discussing vomit-buckets.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on April 05, 2022, 06:06:47 AM
What? Discussing vomit-buckets can kill you?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: dmeck7755 on April 05, 2022, 06:26:54 AM
not paying attention?  yes it can!!
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 05, 2022, 07:08:22 AM
We stayed silent for some miles.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on April 05, 2022, 09:56:08 AM
A strange cat yawned and stretched.
No-one had seen it before then.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 06, 2022, 03:20:05 AM
"Wait! Get it near a window!"

..."It's hissing pretty badly. Not good."
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Jitter on April 06, 2022, 08:03:12 AM
Spoiler: show
It seems we should split this in two, one being for progressing the adventure and another one for jokes. This doesn’t work, at least on the adventure side of things.
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 08, 2022, 04:48:52 AM

Quote from: Jitter on April 06, 2022, 08:03:12 AM
Spoiler: show

It seems we should split this in two, one being for progressing the adventure and another one for jokes. This doesn’t work, at least on the adventure side of things.
Spoiler: show



I think we may have to do that.





"What's the noise coming from outside?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: tehta on April 08, 2022, 05:49:21 AM
It sounds like... a chainsaw? Lumberjacks?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 08, 2022, 08:58:46 AM
"Lumberjacks? This far north? No chance!"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Yastreb on April 11, 2022, 06:48:39 AM
"Woodcutters, then. Should we be concerned?"
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 11, 2022, 10:34:02 AM
"We are the first humans here."


"hElp Us. wE aRe sTuCk hErE."


"WE'VE DRIFTED ENOUGH. START THE ENGINE!"


*edit:
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Added the italics to the cursed text and removed "That's it. Fire up the engine."
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Post by: Kiran on April 11, 2022, 10:35:22 AM
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The cursed text is said by spirits who hang around the town.
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Post by: Jitter on April 11, 2022, 01:57:35 PM
You, mage, concentrate on my voice!
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Post by: thorny on April 11, 2022, 10:30:10 PM
Don't listen! Stop up your ears!
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Post by: Kiran on April 12, 2022, 09:57:47 AM
"Get the scout to dispel them!
"DO NOT LISTEN TO THE VOICES!"
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Post by: Yastreb on May 21, 2022, 02:01:26 AM
The sounds began to fade away.
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Post by: thorny on May 21, 2022, 09:59:24 AM
Hey, we're still alive and going!
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Post by: Kiran on May 21, 2022, 10:54:51 AM
That was a very close call.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on May 21, 2022, 12:24:42 PM
works for grenades and nuclear devices
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Post by: Yastreb on May 24, 2022, 04:37:25 AM
And to horseshoes, so I've heard.
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Post by: Kiran on May 24, 2022, 07:52:00 AM
We're still at sea, aren't we?
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Post by: Yastreb on May 24, 2022, 08:09:55 AM
Depends on your definition of sea.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on May 24, 2022, 09:03:04 AM
Oh I thought you said tea.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on May 24, 2022, 09:05:12 AM
I will have one black please.
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Post by: Jitter on May 24, 2022, 03:02:07 PM
We are drifting to Bothnian Bay
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Post by: tehta on May 24, 2022, 03:34:14 PM
Is that good? Or horrifically bad?
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Post by: Jitter on May 24, 2022, 04:06:18 PM
At least it is very cold
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Post by: thorny on May 25, 2022, 09:04:49 AM
Hot tea helps us stay warm.
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Post by: Yastreb on June 12, 2022, 05:36:34 PM
As long as we have fuel.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on June 12, 2022, 09:07:50 PM
If not, we hunt some pettrolls
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Post by: thorny on June 12, 2022, 10:44:06 PM
What's that on the bank there?
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Post by: thegreyarea on June 13, 2022, 07:55:27 AM
A fortification? With flags atop it?
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Post by: Kiran on June 13, 2022, 08:29:30 AM
I see some... docks? and boats?
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Post by: tehta on June 13, 2022, 09:39:35 AM
What about people? Dead, or alive?
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Post by: thorny on June 13, 2022, 10:20:55 AM
Someone just started ringing a bell.
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Post by: tehta on June 13, 2022, 10:40:54 AM
Could be a signal... meaning "boat"?
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Post by: Kiran on June 13, 2022, 10:52:57 AM
There are people on the dock!
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Post by: thegreyarea on June 13, 2022, 12:39:49 PM
They have weapons! And look... unhappy?
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Post by: thorny on June 13, 2022, 01:19:19 PM
Are they just cautious, or unfriendly?
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Post by: Yastreb on June 13, 2022, 05:22:50 PM
Caution is the default setting nowadays.
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Post by: LooNEY_DAC on June 14, 2022, 06:36:42 AM
Thus we should also be cautious.
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Post by: Kiran on June 14, 2022, 07:38:15 AM
I think it's the.... Luleå Stålverket?

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Pardon my Swedish. It's really bad.
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Post by: thorny on June 14, 2022, 11:26:10 AM
Out of game:

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My Swedish is nonexistent; googling translation for that, I get maybe the steelworks located at Luleå? is that right?
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Post by: Kiran on June 14, 2022, 12:10:06 PM
Quote from: thorny on June 14, 2022, 11:26:10 AM
Out of game:

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My Swedish is nonexistent; googling translation for that, I get maybe the steelworks located at Luleå? is that right?



Spoiler: show


Yeah, I was aiming for that.

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Post by: thorny on June 15, 2022, 09:35:59 AM
So who among us speaks Swedish?
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Post by: thegreyarea on June 16, 2022, 03:36:17 PM
I suggest a white flag before
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Post by: thegreyarea on June 16, 2022, 03:37:21 PM
So nobody gets shot before speaking
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Post by: thorny on June 16, 2022, 09:53:48 PM
Can the boat pause without landing?
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Post by: dmeck7755 on June 17, 2022, 09:10:23 AM
only if you want to jump
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Post by: Kiran on June 17, 2022, 09:12:08 AM
We can't jump, the water's frigid.
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Post by: thorny on June 17, 2022, 09:31:26 AM
Let's land on the opposite bank.
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Post by: thegreyarea on June 21, 2022, 06:42:46 PM
Yes, the other bank sounds good.
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Post by: Yastreb on July 02, 2022, 07:40:53 AM
Make sure it's all clear first.
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Post by: tehta on July 02, 2022, 01:42:09 PM
That's the scout's job. Wake him!
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Post by: thorny on July 02, 2022, 03:54:50 PM
We don't have time for that.
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Post by: tehta on July 02, 2022, 04:11:02 PM
Throw him onto the bank then!
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Post by: thegreyarea on July 22, 2024, 06:19:03 PM
Oops... too short!

Can he swim?

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Post by: Yastreb on July 22, 2024, 10:39:59 PM
Oh good, he can! What now?
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Post by: JoB on July 23, 2024, 11:56:54 AM
How fast is marine fauna here ... ?
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Post by: thorny on July 30, 2024, 04:02:54 PM
Scout's awake; and on the bank.

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-- I started this thread; but had forgotten so much of the story that I needed to go back and re-read before I could reply!
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Post by: thegreyarea on August 10, 2024, 07:32:20 PM
That bush next to him... moved?
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Post by: thorny on August 11, 2024, 10:02:30 AM
There's a cat in that bush!
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Post by: Yastreb on August 11, 2024, 11:08:05 AM
Quiet now. Don't scare it away.
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Post by: midwestmutt on August 12, 2024, 09:36:48 AM
Catch it alive and keep it.
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Post by: thorny on August 12, 2024, 03:03:50 PM
The cat's moving towards the scout!
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Post by: dmeck7755 on August 14, 2024, 09:34:42 AM
OOO!  It is a ginger cat!
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Post by: thorny on August 14, 2024, 10:11:52 AM
Scout is skritching Ginger's ears. Purrrrr!
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Post by: thegreyarea on August 29, 2024, 04:24:08 AM
Cat? For sure? It's quite big...
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Post by: Kiran on April 06, 2025, 02:21:13 PM
Guys, they're getting more... annoyed? Amused?
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Post by: thorny on April 06, 2025, 06:07:23 PM
I wonder: is Ginger their cat?
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Post by: Kiran on April 06, 2025, 11:44:55 PM
Ginger is their cat, they're laughing!
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Post by: LooNEY_DAC on April 07, 2025, 12:12:44 AM
No, Ginger is the movie star.

You are hearing the laugh track.

The millionaire and his wife? Cats.

Yes, I'm being silly. Sue me
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Post by: thorny on April 07, 2025, 12:35:23 PM
Out of game:

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assuming that last post by LooNEY_DAC is also out of game.


In game:

Shall we bring Ginger to them?
Title: Re: Six words at a time: continuing story
Post by: Kiran on April 07, 2025, 01:38:47 PM
"Hey, people! We'd like to talk!"
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Post by: wavewright62 on April 07, 2025, 08:31:36 PM
Talking? Just show the big stick.
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Post by: Yastreb on April 07, 2025, 08:36:42 PM
But talk softly while holding it.
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Post by: Kiran on April 07, 2025, 09:52:43 PM
(assuming it's the others asking our leads)

"Who are y'all? And from where?"
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Post by: wavewright62 on May 13, 2025, 10:50:56 PM
"From Big D, my oh yes."

Spoiler: out of game • show
Hush, I know it's not a musical.
At least, I think it's not a musical?

Spoiler: further foolery • show
I'm a little lost, but that lead-in line made that song pop into my head, apologies
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Post by: thorny on May 14, 2025, 09:44:52 AM
Out of game:

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By this point I've forgotten who we are and where we're from; if we ever spelled that out in the first place. What I remember was that we were in danger of freezing and deciding which books to burn. Maybe I need to go read the beginning of the thread again.

Will be back -- but anybody who does remember, feel free to carry the story on in the meantime!