I noticed that a lot of people on this board like to play word association games, and I wondered if the people who enjoy writing would like to play Round Robin? If you don't know how this works, here are the rules: 1. Someone (me) starts a story with a paragraph 2. The next person must write at least one sentence to further the plot of the original paragraph 3. There is no limit to how much you can add to the story (a sentence, a paragraph, a page, etc.) 4. No one can end the story except the author of the original paragraph (me), but feel free to start a new thread with a new round robin 5. There are no restrictions on the story itself, other than it must remain coherent... kill off characters, raise the dead, go to space, martyr Al Gore with a fatal heat stroke... whatever! 6. All of the writing is free of ownership and copyright: Take it, expand on it, draw inspiration from it, copy it all over the net if you want... 7. Due to rule # 6: DON'T POST ANY IDEA THAT YOU DO NOT WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO USE! In other words, don't write the sub-plot of your unfinished screenplay/novel into this story The story will remain untitled until it is ended. The person with the best idea for a title (judged by me), gets to name the story. DON'T POST YOUR IDEA UNTIL THE STORY HAS ENDED! I will end the story on the last day of April, 2007 no matter what is going on in the story (start the sequel, if you want, in a new thread). Anyone game? I'll start: (Untitled) No matter how hard she tried pushed the pedal, the brakes wouldn't work. The car was really picking up speed now, the countryside was racing by as it accelerated downhill. Her ears were ringing and she realized that she was screaming unconsciously. Her eyes were locked on the road ahead. Her hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, and all she could think about Barry's smirk... That stupid, cockeyed look he wore on his face lately that said: I know something you don't Lois, you're in for a big surprise! It occurred to Lois, then, that she had left the meatloaf on in the oven. As she approached the bottom of the hill, where the road turned and tragedy stood with it's arms outstretched like an old oak tree, she hoped he burned alive. Her mind filled with images of the oven exploding and Barry on fire as he clawed at the windows. His flaming blackened flesh broke open like the charcoal floors of Hell, beckoning. --->
(Even though he was burning beyond recognition, Barry reached for the glove box. It was empty. Suddenly he hears a tap at the window. There's a big bandaged gun staring at him) GUN: Lookin' for somethin' kid? (Gun is holding Barry's gun) GUN: Get out the car kid, an' don't go tryin' anythin' funny, 'coz I'll pop a cap in your Kempinski. (Barry gets out of the car. He is still burning badly) GUN: Hey kid, have you any smokes on you? (Barry throws him his packet. Gun takes out a smoke and lights in on Barry's flaming body) BARRY: I thought you were dead. GUN: I was, but when I saw this story, I decided to ressurect myself. BARRY: I see. Thank you. (Barry collapses in a pile of ashes. Gun walks off into the sunset, whistling the theme tune from "Rawhide") Moral of the story: If your Johnson's on fire, don't stand whistling the theme tune from "Rawhide".
Phew, that was a close one. Barry was used to danger and had been in a few expolosions but a fire, in a dope factory had given him really wierd visions about guns and being shot in the Kempinski. It was bad enough when someone once shot him in the Gravenbruch. He made sure his Kempinski hadnt been shot then he doused a few flames on his jacket and trousers, and then walked upstairs into the hotel. Diners stared in amazement as he walked through the lounge with his clothes and hair smouldering. Some wiseguy shouted out "hey fella, slow down wheres the fire"? Barry drew his gun and shot the guy in the Kempinski, and the Gravenbruch. the crowd screamed and Barry walked out onto the mountain and rolled around in the snow. Suddenly a helicopter appeared overhead, and no sooner had barry looked up, its engines failed and it crashed to the ground killing all its occupants.
