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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain                    Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6284 days Last view: 6284 days |
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| OOC: Let's try something different, today...
Grey: "Ugh, errands, errands, errands, errands, errands..." Grey fell falling through the sky about to land on the roof of the Acmlm's Board Building, his usual outpost to the world outside Neo Grape Gardens. The wind whipped against his face and clouds moistened his clothes as he plummeted through them, staring blankly through his misted glasses at a piece of paper that clung for dear life to his fingers in the cutting breeze. Terminal velocity felt weird, as usual. He slowed to a stop on the concrete roof and jumped off the top again, falling this time to the city streets, just as usual. He almost tripped on one of the headstones of the rooftop balconies as he jumped, as usual. Hanging upside down in his descent, he looked at a little laundry list of supplies. "Lessee, need a duster, some AAs, a gallon of milk, some cereal (Lucky Charms sounds good about now), light bulbs..." Grey was refurbishing his recently-discovered new home in Marble Garden... After the Acmlm’s Board Building was demolished and rebuilt, Grey was given a new office in the Sim Battle Arena, which he quickly discarded in favor of going out and adventuring on his own, leaving the residents of the Arena in shambles and the employees in the Cafeteria without someone to hand out their paychecks. However, he still didn't have a place to live, so rather than hang out in the janitor's closet or the Cafeteria pantry, like he did the last time he was rendered homeless, Grey moved in with Kirbynite. Living in the Dreamlander’s home was nice and dandy, but he didn't really want to be a burden on Kirbynite while there was so much to be done around the house. Sure, he helped, but agriculture... Well, it wasn't his thing. For some reason nobody seemed to understand that ice was just as good for precipitation as rain. He sure as heck couldn't cook (who knew PK Fire could cause so much damage?), and the fish never bit either. Instead of leeching off of Kirbynite forever, Grey moved out. Grey moved out of Kirbynite’s house and into his own little fortress of solitude, the Marble Gardens. It was a stroke of luck: He found the place on a very recent adventure that involved a good bit of madness and some shiny emeralds. Plus, he DID like marbles. It was very well-suited for him. He took his bed (actually one of Kirbynite's spares), his dresser (actually Chuchu's), and a few lamps (Rick would never notice), and his TV and gaming consoles (or were they Pitch's? He could never remember) and up and left the place. A few transmutations and the excavation of a particularly lavish cave later, and he was wired for sound. The Dreamlanders never knew their stuff was missing. Much shifting of the eyes left and right was involved. There was just one more thing on his list that he knew he'd need... "Ah! A refrigerator! Then it'll be perfect!" There was only one of those in the Nite household. Grey slammed down on the pavement and clenched his teeth against the agonizing pain his knees felt from the landing, and walked away from his cracked crater much to the astonished glances of passerby. There was a Best Buy right down the street. Perfect. OOC: Now, you decide what comes next. Seriously. I got nothing here. It's your job to continue the story. |
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cpubasic13 I'm ahead of myself... Wait...   Since: 11-17-05 From: Citra, Fl. Last post: 6286 days Last view: 6284 days |
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| OOC: Should try getting back in RPing now...
----- William walked into the Best Buy in hopes of finding something new to play. Not noticing Grey outside, he walked in the automatic doors and was greeted by the greeter. Greeter: "Hello, sir. Welcome to Best Buy!" William grinned and nodded his head in acknowlegement and took a left towards the video game section. Seeing a sales associate on the way there, he took a right into the computer software and headed to the appliances section. There seemed to be no sales associate there... Hidden sales associate: "How may I help you today?" William: *sigh* "I'm browsing today, thank you." The sales associate came out of the fridge and walked into another one. William just stared in disbelief. "What is wrong with people?" he thought as he just stood in shock at how dumb people were being just to make a few bucks. |
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C`aos Porcupo  Since: 03-02-06 From: AB, Canada Last post: 6286 days Last view: 6286 days |
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| A teenager not much taller than William walked through the adjacent aisle, with a head of moppy blond hair and brown eyes. He slumped along with his hands in his jeans, his arms barely escaping from a shirt two sizes too big. A large hexagon design was stamped on the front. Behind him, a halfling dressed in the exact same clothes skipped along, with her cherry-red oversized ponytail getting thrown around.
Girl : Argh! You skippy-wipped the video games! They're totally on the other side! Boy : I'm aware. Girl : You knew thataru? But you said- Boy : No, guess what, I DID know. But I'd like to get out of here as soon as possible. Look in the flier, you'll see what I mean. Girl : Yeesh, no one's gonna figure out who you are... liven up a little, can't we justaru take some time to look around- Boy : I hate grabbing new bodies out of the spirit well. I really want to get this over with so I can get back to my own. Next time, I am NOT going to be the one doing the guys' interdimensional shopping... I've been to this world plenty of times, I'm pretty sure no one would freak out if they saw me, but nooooo, it is important to keep your identity concealed, there's still many people after you trying to steal your powers, blah blah yadda yadda derka derka. Why aren't YOU disguised anyways? Girl : Because I'm playing the part of your darling little human sister. The boy shot a deadpan glare at his companion, hunching down in front of her and pushing his finger against her black, bearlike nose. Boy : You're not helping. Girl : Ohh... heheh... I always forget about that... every time you tell me about humans I think they're so much alike, you know, like Taruta- Boy : In the sixth page of the flyer they have a sale on mini bar-fridges. We get that, and that flat-panel TV that Knux wants, and that stupid Justin Timberlake CD you keep whining about, and we blow this popsicle stand. Girl : That fridge? Down at the end of the aisle stood a single small crate with 'DANBY' written on it in huge blue type - all that remained of what used to be a pyramid of them. Boy : Get it. Girl : Shouldn't we takey-wakey that last? We can't haul that around the sto- Boy : Before someone ELSE GETS IT! Streaks appeared in the air as the two lunged down the corridor. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6284 days Last view: 6284 days |
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| OOC: CPU. Best. Post. Ever.
Grey checked the Best Buy insert from a newspaper he had grabbed on the way in... Grey: "Lessee... I probably can't afford one of these super models, considering. Not only that, but it's not like I have much food to store anyway." He walked past William, his state of concentration barely allowing him to recognize the familiar garb of his fellow. It wasn't until he had reached the edge of the home appliances section and found the extra-large-screen TVs that he had found what he was looking for. Page six. "AH! EXCELLENT!" It was a model DAR482BLS DANBY mini-fridge, with a soda-can-holder inside of the door. Great for soda. Roomy, too. All Grey had to do now was find it... ...Which he did, being carried off by a blonde teenager and a midget. The last one, too. Grey's eyes widened in terror. His cheap, efficient little fridge! How would he store his Mountain Dew now? Thoughts raced through his head. PK power? No, not in an enclosed space, he might make someone's head explode! And running around waving a baseball bat in a crowded electronics store was hardly the way to get what you wanted, unless you were in a Grand Theft Auto game, which he was fairly certain he wasn't. Telekinesis was out, too much suspicion. Fire wasn't looking too hot either at the moment, so to speak. Instead, Grey did the only logical thing a desperate shopper would do at a high profile retail outfit in the middle of urbania. "FOR THE CAFFEINE!!!!!!!!!!!" He took off after the two fridgenappers, and was about to embark on an epic journey to pursue them and possibly buy the fridge from them, until he accidentally tripped on a display of footstools with iPod attachments in them and went tumbling forward... ...Directly into one of the display refridgerators, which slammed shut behind him as it tumbled to the ground. Dizzied by his sudden fall, Grey fell unconscious and somehow managed to not suffocate for the next few hours. A few passerby stared, but had no real clue what was happening other than a display falling over. A pair of sales associates righted the fridge. Grey didn't hear their muffled voices as they spoke... Associate: "Yep, that's the third time this week that that's happened... this display's just about had it. I better keep it closed so we can ship it off to be scrapped." Without the now-unconscious Grey's knowledge, the sales associate bolted the refridgerator door shut with a heavy chain and padlock, and wheeled it into the back of the store... |
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cpubasic13 I'm ahead of myself... Wait... Since: 11-17-05 From: Citra, Fl. Last post: 6286 days Last view: 6284 days |
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| William turned around to notice the fridge fall. Although he didn't see anyone near it, he figured it was just a plot to get some attention to the fridge to sell it.
He opened the fridge with the sales associate and told him the fridge fell, which he and another associate helped get the fridge up and out. William decided to stop delaying and walked to the video game section. Ah, the DS games. Elite Beat Agents was on sale and he wanted it, but he noticed... he had little money. "Meh, time for an older game... or cheaper." He picked up Brain Age and glanced to see a small girl holding up a fridge. He began to walk over to talk to her and her "big brother" when all of a sudden out of the game case a sales associate attacked. "MAY I HELP YOU TODAY!?" William just dropped the game and the employee popped out with the game card in hand. Associate: "Its a great game. It makes you smarter!" William: "Honestly, after seeing you, I doubt it." William turned around and headed to the next aisle, hoping to find the fridge carriers. ----- Meanwhile, in the back, Rixe stayed in the shadows, looking for valuble stuff to fill up the ship before the next mission. That was when a fridge popped in the back and was left unattended for a bit. He thought about taking it, but decided to try and take some of the PS3s that came in early. Although, they were guarded heavily by guards with guns. That was when he came up with the idea to hide in the fridge and scare the hell out of the guards to take the PS3s. Of course, it wasn't for the system. Just needed some extra cash. He snuck to the fridge, placed a machine down that would unlock the lock and lock it back so it looked as though it had never been touched. He thought about it for a second and decided to go for it. The machine unlocked the padlock, he quickly opened it and jumped in, closed the fridge, and the machine locked it up and drove off. Now in a pitch black fridge, he turned on his flash light... |
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C`aos Porcupo Since: 03-02-06 From: AB, Canada Last post: 6286 days Last view: 6286 days |
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| Boy : The more people we show compassion for, the longer it'll take for us to get out of here. As soon as I find a card that isn't maxed we'll be on our way. What the hell does Keele buy so much of from this world, anyways...
The boy was at the cashier, busy flipping through a wallet far too fat to actually fit in his jeans pocket. His partner continued looking around, and her eyes eventually met a large white banner that hung from the ceiling. RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 17 ACTUALLY WE HAVE SOME IN THE STORE BUT THEY'RE NOT FOR SALE YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE THEM, THAT WOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW The boy fumbled with a ringing cellphone, nearly dropping it as he flipped it open. Boy : Now what... oh, hey, we're almost out of here, you owe me big time for... what? It's already a miracle that I have enough of your money to make it out of here, and you... okay, okay, fine, we'll... what do you mean it's not out yet? What am I supposed to do?... use my powers? What the hell do you think I'm in this getup for to begin with? No one's supposed to see who I am! Be secret about it... okay, you're not even listening to me anymore, so I'm not picking this phone up again, got it? I'm not making any guarantees we'll be able to get... OKAY, I understand... let's talk about this later... Girl : Was that about what I think it was? The two's stares slowly drifted over to the warehouse entrance, its double-doors continuing to swing back and forth as a television was pushed through on a handcart. Boy : ...this is about to get messy. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6284 days Last view: 6284 days |
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| Rixe would discover immediately upon turning on the light that he was NOT alone. A completely unconscious young man of about twenty years of age lay trapped in the fridge with him. He lay slumped against a vegetable cooling drawer (it was one of those extra-extra-large fridges; plenty of room), not so much unconscious as he was... well...
...Oddly enough, he was snoring. It looked like a simple scream from someone who had not in any way expected to find a body in their refridgerator would wake him up. --------------- An elderly man with the grandmother of all comb-overs approached the boy and girl as they stood longingly outside the store's back room. He didn't look very surprised to see them. Shift Supervisor: "'Fraid I can't let you in there, Mister and Miss. I know what you're thinkin'. 'They gots them GameStation Threez and we gotta get one or else our lives will be over'. Lemme tell ya, son, back when I was yer age, we 'ad jus' came out with that thar Spacewar game fer them computers that were all the size o'a 'friggerater there. Why, that fridge over thar..." He pointed to the fridge that was being wheeled around that Grey and Rixe were inside of... "...Coulda easily passed as one o'dem old computers. Not like these laptops we gots t'day. Here, come, lemme show y'all." He attempted to guide them towards the computer section of the store. |
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C`aos Porcupo Since: 03-02-06 From: AB, Canada Last post: 6286 days Last view: 6286 days |
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| The two quickly fell under the most common, and most crippling to the uninitiated, commission technique known - product association. The boy continued dragging the fridge behind him as he found himself stumbling along through an aisle filled with several hundred varieties of poorly-built gamepads.
Girl : Ohh! We just just get one of these computers and get one of those emmm-u-lahtor things! It'll be perfect! Boy : Knux is NOT stupid! Look away from those vivid 21-inch, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 4ms-reaction time flatscreens for a minute, we have to figure out how to get into the warehou... His stare turned away to another clerk, talking to an obese woman with a prebuilt tower between them. Clerk : That's $1599 with all the included packages... could I interest you in our deluxe warranty package? Full coverage costs $3000. Woman : That's more than the compooter costs! Clerk : Well, these computers are for the most part mass-produced, so there does happen to be an potentially high failure rate... 50%. You get that warranty, and when we'll replace your machine with an identical model in the event of a failure. Woman : I guess that IS a deal! Boy : Replace, huh... He crouched down, scanning through the boxes of the increasingly expensive computers on that side of the aisle. Boy : (...none of these are large enough to smuggle a person in, I guess that was a bit of a brain fa...) The boy froze for a moment, glancing back to the monitors that all displayed stock footage of a flight through a mountain range. The girl stood with her face plastered against one of the lowest-position monitors, with a growing puddle of drool at her feet. Boy : Hmm... ******** He arrived back in the computer aisle several minutes later, pushing along a large cardboard box at his feet. He stopped in front of the old man, tapping him on the shoulder. Boy : 'scuse me, I talked to you earlier and it seems that you happened to know things about these... computers, well, I did happen to be playing Spacewar 6 3D: The Next Generation Deluxe Edition, and it seems my computer just up and died. I can't tell if it's a virus or whatnot 'cause the thing doesn't even turn on. I got it looked at at another Best Buy and I was told to come here to get a replacement... o-oh, I guess I'd need the receipt, huh... He glanced down at the slip of paper in his hands. Boy : ...It's a Danby model! I'm not sure what the actual number is, I'm sure you computer types can figure that out. Box : Ah-choo! Boy : As you can see the situation is quite dire. (edited by C`aos on 12-12-06 08:46 PM) |
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cpubasic13 I'm ahead of myself... Wait... Since: 11-17-05 From: Citra, Fl. Last post: 6286 days Last view: 6284 days |
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| William was standing in the middle of a Best Buy after watching the two people he was following get sidetracked from their goal thanks to the commisioning. He stopped to think what to do next. Either he could follow them to see what was going on or go back to the game section.
"...meh." He turned into the game section and looked at the PS2 games. Ah, looks like someone found In The Groove. Looking at both In The Groove and DDR: SuperNOVA, the woman asked the associate which was better. Associate: "Why, I do believe Supernover is the better one." William: "Whoa whoa whoa, timeout here. How good is your child at DDR?" Associate: "HEY DUDE! BACK OFF! THIS HAS FALLOUT BOY ON IT! IT WINS OVER PUMP THE GROOVE!" William: "You... uh... no. I'm... no." William brought out his cell phone and called up Rixe to tell him to get situated to leave. ----- Rixe was still in the fridge, trembling after seeing the body in it. All of a sudden in the silence his phone rang a loud ring. Rixe screamed at that time, not knowing that the body was... well, just sleeping. Oddly, the sounds never penetrated outside the fridge. Wow... a soundproof fridge. Must have sold a lot of this brand to the Mafia... |
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