The City of Heroes Freedom Tell a Story Contest!
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Bubbawheat,
Posted on: 2011-12-23 10:58 in Forum Games
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His mind races with possibilities, when suddenly his train of thought is interrupted by the impact of a snowball to the back of his head.| Michael Hutchins, a 14 year old student at one of the Rogue Isles' few remaining public schools, discovers while building a snowman outside his home that he can bring snowmen to life, and that they will do his bidding. He starts to wonder what he can do with this power ... |
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
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Michael had been bullied all year so naturally the first thought that came to mind was using his powers to get revenge those who hurt him. With an army of snowmen at his disposal, no one would dare harass him again! But being the shy, timid teenager that Michael was, he decided against it - despite how much they deserved it. Michael had a kind heart, even through growing up in the darkness of the Isles. | Michael Hutchins, a 14 year old student one of the Rogue Isles' few remaining public schools, discovers while building a snowman outside his home that he can bring snowmen to life, and that they will do his bidding. He starts to wonder what he can do with this power ... |
"With great power, comes great-- how does that go again?" Michael thought to himself. "I'll look it up later," he continued thinking.
Sitting on the steps of his home, Michael starting testing the limits of his powers. He had already created three snowmen. He named them Frost, Snowball and Carl. Carl was the scariest looking of the three. While they weren't picture perfect, they each had their own personality and flair.
Thinking about what to do, Michael remembered how well his Lemonaide stand did last year - how happy it made people, the smiles it brought to their faces and the extra money it put in his family's pockets. He thought, "Why not a snowcone stand!?" And this time, he could make it bigger and better since he had his newly formed snowmen to help him.
Michael ran into the house and grabbed some clothes from his dad's closet: three pairs of pants, three hats and three scarfs. "You can't have pantsless snowmen!" he smirked to himself. The four of them spent the next 30 minutes setting up the stand in front of their house. Frost setup the table. Snowball started making the sign. Now, this wasn't the easiest job for a snowman since he didn't quite have fingers. Michael easily solved this problem with a stick, sharpee marker and duct tape. Carl was tasked with making the snowcones.
As everything was going smoothly, Michael ran off to promote his stand. He went to all his neighbors and gathered as many people as he could! There's something about walking snowmen that intrigue people. Michael led everyone back towards his home where he saw the table lined up with over 50 snowcones just ready to be sold! He was so thrilled! Carl had done an outstanding job.
Michael collected the money while Carl handed out the snowcones. Every one of Michael's neighbors were happy and full of smiles! But... something just didn't seem right.
Michael looks to his left, then looks to his right and then ultimately looks at Carl, who is still handing out snowcones.
Perplexed, Michael asks, "Carl, where are Frost and Snowball?"
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I thought it was funny. Good luck to those competing!
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The sting of snowball and his anger seemed to have a effect on the snowman, it began to rage and grow, and it instinctively began to look for the one who had thrown the snowball to take revenge.|
Originally Posted by peterpeter
His mind races with possibilities, when suddenly his train of thought is interrupted by the impact of a snowball to the back of his head.
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If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
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Michael's friend, Tim, stood behind him with melting snow on his hands and a slowly fading smile on his face as he realized what was happening...|
Originally Posted by CasualX
The sting of snowball and his anger seemed to have a effect on the snowman, it began to rage and grow, and it instinctively began to look for the one who had thrown the snowball to take revenge.
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If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.[/
"I play characters. I have to have a very strong visual appearance, backstory, name, etc. to get involved with a character, otherwise I simply won't play it very long. I'm not an RPer by any stretch of the imagination, but character concept is very important for me."- Back Alley Brawler
I couldn't agree more.
Michael Hutchins, a 14 year old student one of the Rogue Isles' few remaining public schools, discovers while building a snowman outside his home that he can bring snowmen to life, and that they will do his bidding. He starts to wonder what he can do with this power. His mind races with possibilities, when suddenly his train of thought is interrupted by the impact of a snowball to the back of his head. The sting of snowball and his anger seemed to have a effect on the snowman, it began to rage and grow, and it instinctively began to look for the one who had thrown the snowball to take revenge. Michael's friend, Tim, stood behind him with melting snow on his hands and a slowly fading smile on his face as he realized what was happening.
Slowly the snowman's lower body changed shape as legs started to form from the rounded snow.
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.[
Unfortunately, not enough posts were made in order for a winner to be declared. Please remember that you can post twice in order to continue the story, and then use your third post in order to secure the final post before the cutoff. We will reduce the required post count further next game.
Thank you all for participating!
~Freitag
Kevin Callanan
Community Specialist
Paragon Studios
Submissions open every Friday only from 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern Time / 6PM GMT / 19:00 Central European Time) until 5:00 PM Pacific Time (8:00 PM Eastern Time / 1:00 AM GMT / 2:00 Central European Time) between November 11, 2011 and February 3rd, 2011).[/I]
Welcome to Tell a Story!! Every Friday (except holidays), a member of the community team will post the beginning of a story on the Official City of Heroes® Message Board that you can continue. To participate you will have to continue the story with one single sentence. To do that you will create a Reply post to the previous post and include the story content of that post before adding your sentence. You are allowed a maximum of 3 different posts in the thread, any more and you will be automatically disqualified.
Please note! For a Tell a Story thread to qualify and for a win to be validated, the story must have at least 10 posts!
Youll have until 5:00PM Pacific Time (7:00 PM Eastern Time / 1AM GMT / 2:00 Central European Time) on the applicable contest date to post your submissions. After that time, the judging made by members of the Paragon Studios community and/or development team will commence.
The individual who posts the final story-continuing post at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time sharp or the last qualifying post made before 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, if there is no post made at the cutoff time, will receive their choice of one of the following Costume Codes and the Forum Title "Story Teller 12/23/11":
Thus begins this week's Story:
Michael Hutchins, a 14 year old student one of the Rogue Isles' few remaining public schools, discovers while building a snowman outside his home that he can bring snowmen to life, and that they will do his bidding. He starts to wonder what he can do with this power ...
Rules:
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
Kevin Callanan
Community Specialist
Paragon Studios