... Wow... Thanks. I aim to please, and I'm glad I made an impression.
Man... Now I guess I oughtta post something...
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"Ssh!!" Essex suddenly interrupted, her voice taking a high-pitched tone of panic. "It's moving!!"
It was true. The glass had twitched slightly...and below both the androids' fingertips, had begun to move.
"You're moving it!" Essex harshly whispered. "Stop it, you're scaring me!"
"I'm not!" Solid muttered back. Finally, the glass stopped moving, and the two hunched closer to look at where it had stopped. "What's it say?"
Essex squinted in the light of the candles. "...'Marvin Gardens.'" she read.
"....The hell?" Solid tilted his head, bewildered. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"You're the one trying to conduct a seance with a Monopoly board." Essex muttered.
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This was from Essex's Guardian Angel story. I chose the story because it's what got me to regularly check the RP forum. I chose this excerpt because (while I'd already admitted I'd become a new fan by the time this particular excerpt was written) it was a moment that really stood out for me. Sometimes, I still catch myself quoting it.
I really liked this scene. I can picture it, I can see them peering at the Monopoly board. I can hear their tone when they bicker.
"What the Hell is that supposed to mean?"
"You're the one trying to conduct a seance with a Monopoly Board!"
Though it becomes a rather somber story near the end, it's moments like this I really enjoy in RP. For me, it makes the serious moments all the more real.
My Stories
Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
There are times when I am reading an rp thread and just love particular scenes, however, I don't like to disrupt the flow of the thread by posting an ooc comment in it. I am sure many of you may agree with me. So I thought we should have a thread like this...to pay homage to those scenes that impress us, make us laugh, cry, or kneel before the author chanting "we're not worthy.." Feel free to add your favorite scenes.....just don't paste entire threads lol. If a scene you are referring to is extremely long, maybe provide a link to the actual thread it's in.
I absolutely loved this exerpt from Essex's "Roses are Awesome" V-day thread. The author of this particular bit is Mr. Grey. I applaud you sir, on your humor, for I laughed so hard, soda came out my nose, a temporary agony that was well worth it. I could just picture these fellows in my mind as the scene unfolds. Makes me want to read more about this comical pair.
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THUNK!
"Agh!"
A cherub flapped up to his boss and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Sir, I think this is a lost cause..."
"No," Eros replied, "I can make anybody love!"
"Sir... we've all read the reports on this guy. He just doesn't feel anything like that... It all gets torn apart inside his head and filed away into disused sections of his subconscious."
Eros let another arrow fly into Kipland Durj's back. The scrapper's soul let out another anguished cry as it clutched at it's metaphysical chest and clawed desperately at its back. The physical body scratched the back of its head.
"Come on!" Eros roared, "He's teamed with a group of women! Even those villains feel love today! This shouldn't be so difficult!"
"Will you knock it off!" Kip's soul suddenly shouted at Eros, "Don't make me come over there! I don't have TIME for a relationship!"
"Dammit, start feeling!" Eros screamed as he let fly another arrow, "You deserve to suffer like the rest of mankind today!"
"OW! That was my EAR!"
"Sir... 'suffer' is the wrong word..."
In physical reality, Kipland started swatting his left ear.
"What's wrong?" the shapely tanker he was working with intoned.
"I can't hear out of this ear all of a sudden," he replied, "Ope! There it goes."
"Oh good."
"That's it, I give up," Eros grumbled, "But before I go..."
"Sir..." the cherub winced as he saw his boss take a fist-full of arrows and take aim on the whole group.
"I'll get to that kid one way or another!" Eros screamed as he let fly.
Kip's face twitched a little and he scratched the back of his head again, "Man, what is going on... Hey, how long... until... uh..."
He noticed the girls he teamed with were suddenly all red-faced and looking away all of a sudden.
"What's wrong?" Kip checked his clothes for stains or unsightly openings, and, noticing nothing was amiss, suddenly had a horrible thought, "Is there something behind me?"
"N-no..." the tanker quivered out as Kip's face suddenly seemed to be framed with flowers in her vision, "N-nothing's wrong..."
Kip jumped back slightly when the girls collectively sighed.
"Sir, you remember the Bull of Minos, right?" the Cherub hissed as they flew away.
"Cripes! Why does everybody have to remind me of that!? I was defending my mother's honor, okay!?"
"Sir... It just serves as a reminder that your power can do just as much harm as it helps..."
"Oh, cram it, Steve!" Eros grumbled, "Who's next on my 'Overdue' list?"
The Cherub pulled a golden papyrus sheet out of thin air and consulted it.
"Oh... Oh cripes... Ezekiel Durj..."
"DAMMIT! How often do I have to deal with this jacked-up family!?"
"This might be easier, sir... He's one of those 'loved-and-lost' types... Being as he's our prior subject's father... and his ex-wife is in town... our records show it was not a falling out of love that caused their break-up..."
"They were in love, right?"
"Yes sir."
"So, a reconciliation..." Eros scratched his chin as they approached a bar in King's Row, "Hm, and they're both here. Oh good... I need a couple like this..."
"Sir," Steve groaned sternly, "You do remember we're not allowed to imbibe alcohol..."
"Yes..." Eros rolled his eyes.
"Also, sir, we're not allowed to videotape these things."
Eros glared angrily at his assistant.
"Shut up, Steve."
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