An Ode to Double XP Weekend


2short2care

 

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Full-screen shot of a clock switching from 6:59 to 7:00. An alarm starts to beep as the camera pulls back revealing an empty bed with the covers thrown back.
Scene changes to a desk with a computer on it. A girl sits at the desk. As the camera zooms in towards the computer, Penelope Yin turns around, and the camera focuses on her.


7am, and I'm up, already farming.
Gotta go hunt, gotta kill lotsa Skuls.
Gotta have Red Bull, gotta have Cheetos.
Seeking a team, XP is flowing.
Ticking on and on, everybody’s leveling.
Gotta get down to the bus stop...
Where is the bus?
I see my friends...

Killing lotsa Rikti,
Grinding lotsa Dreck's Freaks.
Gotta make my mind up,
Which farm can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend, weekend.
Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend.

Task Forces, Task Forces (Yeah)
Story Arcs, Story Arcs (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun.
Looking forward to the weekend.

7:45, Synapse Task Force in Skyway.
Clockwork don't last, watch that XP fly.
Fun, fun, think about fun.
You know what it is.
I blast this, you scrap that,
My tank is by my right.
I nuke these, you buff them,
Now you know it...

Killing lotsa Rikta,
Grinding lotsa Dreck's Freaks.
Gotta make my mind up,
Which farm can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend, weekend.
Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend.

Task Forces, Task Forces (Yeah)
Story Arcs, Story Arcs (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun.
Power leveling all weekend.

Regular XP Thursday, Thursday.
Double XP Friday, Friday.
We-we-we so excited.
We so excited.
We want a Big Red Ball today.

More XP Saturday.
And Sunday has some more.
I don’t want this weekend to end.

Cut to a red car bouncing down the highway on hydraulics. Zoom in on Crimson driving the car. As the camera gets close, he turns to it.

P. Y., Penelope Yin.
Killin' all the Rikti.
And alla Dreck's Freaks.
I’m drivin’, cruisin’,
Fast XP, double XP.
With a tank up on my side,
Passin’ by is a blaster in front of me,
Pops Boost Range, Build Up, makes it FREEM!
Check my time, it’s Friday, Double XP Weekend.
We gonna have fun, c’mon, c’mon, y’all.

Camera cuts back to Penelope.

It’s Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend, weekend.
Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend.

Task Forces, Task Forces (Yeah)
Story Arcs, Story Arcs (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun.
Power leveling all weekend.

It’s Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend, weekend.
Friday, Friday,
Double XP on Friday.
Everybody’s power leveling all weekend.

Task Forces, Task Forces (Yeah)
Story Arcs, Story Arcs (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun.
Power leveling all weekend


@Roderick

 

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*spit-take*

Duuuuuuuuude. I'm not supposed to be laughing like this (or reading forums for that matter ) at work!


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OMG! I nearly spewed all my DD coffee on my monitor. This is freaking funny! Thanks. (beings wiping monitor.)


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Seriously though, nice one.


 

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This is so awesome that it actually justifies the existence of the original song.


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/em slowclap

Well done!


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Masterful... and you even did the rap!


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<3
Yussssssss! You made the greatest song in the history of great songs around 20times cooler!


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Andy Belford
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FPABURN

First Post After Blowing Up A Red Name


@Roderick

 

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Hats off to you, sir.


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Feeling a little out of the loop. What song is this a parody of?


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Quote:
Originally Posted by Void_Huntress View Post
Feeling a little out of the loop. What song is this a parody of?
Friday


@Roderick

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roderick View Post
Contrary to popular opinion on Miss Black's song, I like it.


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WOW! Two thumbs up.


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Originally Posted by KnightofKhonsu View Post
Contrary to popular opinion on Miss Black's song, I like it.

Agreed. Like they used to say on American Bandstand, it's got a beat and you can dance to it. Also, I just like light-hearted, fun tunes that take me away from the drudgery of Real Life (TM)(Pat. Pending)


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haha nice


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Haha, well done! I must ask though.. how many times did you subject yourself to that song to write a proper parody?! o_O

[edit]: The "Where is the Bus" line? Took me a second, but that made me lose it!


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Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
Haha, well done! I must ask though.. how many times did you subject yourself to that song to write a proper parody?! o_O
Would you believe that it wasn't even once? I copied the lyrics from a lyrics website to a text editor, and spent a bit over an hour tweaking them.

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: The "Where is the Bus" line? Took me a second, but that made me lose it!
Yeah, I tried to slip in as many in-jokes as I could. When I got to the line about the bus stop, I kinda had to wonder... Why the hell are you at the bus stop? It's never gonna show up!


@Roderick

 

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Well done, that's dang funny.


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Originally Posted by Roderick View Post
Would you believe that it wasn't even once? I copied the lyrics from a lyrics website to a text editor, and spent a bit over an hour tweaking them.
Thus preserving your sanity! Kudos


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oh god...her voice is in my head HER VOICE IS IN MY HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!