Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion
Brainstormin' Help
>
Get to Know Your Character(Popcorn Served)
message 1:
by
Hanzleberry
(new)
Jan 23, 2010 10:32AM

reply
|
flag

Me: Damn this stupid exam studying!!!
Eli: What are you studying?
Me: Ancient History to the 16th Century.
Eli: I think I slept through that once...
Me: Really?
Eli: Yeah. Was a good dream too...
Me: What was it about?
Eli: Attila the Hun tried to drag me to his bed and I punched his face.
Me: wow. You took out the most phycopathic killer of the ancient world.
Eli: Really?
Me: Yeah... after Caligula though...
Eli: Huh... I think he tried to drag me to bed in a dream too.
Me: What is it with you and phycopathic people?
Eli: Trevor's not phycopathic.
Me: Yeah, but his mum is.
Eli: True that.
Me: So technically that sort of counts I suppose.
Eli: Fine. Alec's not phycopathic then...
Me: How do you know.
Eli: ... I don't... He's not phycopathic is he?
Me: ...
Eli: Oh for crying out loud!

Nightmare: I can make it go faster if you want...
Me: No! Gosh, you're missing the point. Again.
Nightmare: Excuse me for wanting to provide your break with a little entertainment.
Me: Yeah, only you and maybe Agamemnon would enjoy that.
Nightmare: Agamem-what? ... Should I be envious?
Me: No...*gets smacked by history teacher* I mean, yes, yes you should.
Nightmare: Alright then. Hey, want me to kill that history teacher of yours?
Me: NO! Oh my God. I made you evil, but I thought you'd at least be smarter than this.
Nightmare: You can't have everything... Believe me, I'd know... that slippery little weasel of a kid and all his little friends... *grumbles*
Me: Maybe I should get back to studying.
Nightmare: NO!!! Don't leave me with these people in your brain!!! Please!!!! They do evil things to me!!!
Me: Do they throw you off cliffs?
Nightmare: No.
Me: Impail you on stakes?
Nightmare: No.
Me: Burn you alive?
Nightmare: No.
Me: Kill you in your sleep?
Nightmare: YES!!! Wait... I do that...
Me: *headdesk* Evil Ancients are so much more evil...
Nightmare: *glare* Oh really... *looks michevious and leaves*
Me: Did I just set myself up for something terrible?
Sarah: Right then.
Reed: *sigh*
Sarah: Problem?
Reed: You're gonna arrest me in, like, one chapter.
Sarah: Yup.
Reed: *sob*
Sarah: Oh, get over it! If you're going to be a baby about it, just leave! I'll talk to some other characters.
Reed: They're in a secure location, throwing a 'Sarah-Free' party.
Sarah:...and they didn't invite me?
Reed: GAH!
Reed: *sigh*
Sarah: Problem?
Reed: You're gonna arrest me in, like, one chapter.
Sarah: Yup.
Reed: *sob*
Sarah: Oh, get over it! If you're going to be a baby about it, just leave! I'll talk to some other characters.
Reed: They're in a secure location, throwing a 'Sarah-Free' party.
Sarah:...and they didn't invite me?
Reed: GAH!

Trevor: How'd you do?
Me: Alright, I think. Does it still hurt?
Trevor: What?
Me: I'd assume not then.
Trevor: Oh yeah that... hahaha no...
Me: That's good.
Trevor:So... you bringing me back any time soon? Or do I just get to collect dust up here?
Me: You know you come back at the end, gosh. And the next chapter's your funeral. Sort of.
Trevor: Well then...
Me: Hey there's nothing saying you can't zap a little lightning every so often.
Trevor: Yeah I suppose... this watching from above thing is boring...
Me: Yeah... now you know how Alec feels.
Trevor: really?
Me: Yeah.
Trevor: So what's with Eli and us phycopathic people.
Me: *headdesk* I DIDN'T FREAKING WRITE HER THAT WAY!!! She just became that.
Trevor: Yeah sure... whatever. I wouldn't have died if you did't write it...
Me: *Rolls eyes*

Me: And you're not afraid of Nightmare?
Sidney: Who's Nightmare?
Me: Oh yeah, you haven't met him yet...
Sidney: Oh, is he scary?
Me: Depends.
Sidney: How so?
Me: ... Ok, he's scary.
Sidney: Scarier than this Buxton guy?
Me: That's up to you, not me.
Sidney: Oh. Hey, do you think that Buxton has a foriegn disease that makes him scary?
Me: oh my...

Me: What makes you so sure?
Sidney: He's acting like Caligula.
Me: So?
Sidney: He was a phycopath.
Me: So?
Sidney: It's a foriegn disease!
Me: huh?
Sidney: Oh never mind. *goes to cut heart shapes into Buzton's arm while he's chained to a table and gagged.* Well, if I'm going to die eventually, I might as well have fun with it. *cuts MOM into one of the hearts*
Sarah: Yeah...so...
Reed:...I moved to Canada.
Sarah: Yes, you did! Let's talk about that instead!
Reed: It's cold, school's dumb, and my cousin's a criminal.
Sarah: Hmmm...mmm-hmm...*turns back to Buxton*
Reed:...I moved to Canada.
Sarah: Yes, you did! Let's talk about that instead!
Reed: It's cold, school's dumb, and my cousin's a criminal.
Sarah: Hmmm...mmm-hmm...*turns back to Buxton*

Me: Yeah really you tool.
Sidney: Yeah, I wouldn't be carving hearts into your arm if I was male.
Me: Unles you're... you know... gay...
Sidney: ><
Me: Ok then...
Sidney: So when do we get our rainbow pony?
Me: I dunno.
Sidney: I need to know. I have to order the sanitation materials.
Me: oh god.
Sindey: *goes to Hanzle's brain in hope of finding cleaning stuff*
Me: Sidney! You're not going to find it in there!!!!

I wish I could have conversations with my characters, but... I don't... have any... :/

Sidney: I'm ok with girlie. I'm only like 14 or something...
Me: Still makes you sound immature.
Sidney: whatever.
Me: ...
Nightmare: Hello Buxton. *raises eyebrow* I believe we have something in common. *does little evil finger arch-y thingy that evil people do* Mwahahaha!
@ Al: Why does Buxton have to reside in my mind? I has a headache now... (go see "tell two things")

But, usually people don't witness such dark things from me...

Nightmare: Believe me, Buxton, I am no Putnam. He is too sophisticated for the evil we do.
Me: *thinks about it* Yeah, I'd put Nightmare as more evil than Putnam at this point.
Nightmare: See? And after the terrible incident in room 13... the first person you meet will be me in your dreams... waiting for you. Wouldn't it be better to be in league with me than to die at my hand?

Aw... and I was going to rip Buxton's stitches out with a schythe!!!!
anyways...
Me:Oh wow... Are you sure you want these people in league with you? They seem slightly like buffoons.
Nightmare: Oh, I am quite, quite sure... The TV show man and this Putnam man, not in a million years... But Buxton I want.
Me: Ok, do as you please...
Nightmare @Buxton: I have knives yes, but they are extremely childish toys to use. League with me and we will kill many many people without the use of knives. This is the dream world. Anything is possible. Anything you can imagine. We will kill Putnam slowly... in his unsuspecting sleep... it will be graphic. Come my friend, let us make mischief together, shall we?
Me: That sounded incredibly sexual.
Nightmare: What if it was? *raises eyebrow*
Me: OH GOD! PLEASE tell me you don't swing that way!!!
Nightmare: I don't. I'm just messing with you. Mind, after Clockwork, I have quite a bit of reason to swing that way.
Me: *rolls eyes* Please Please don't. I don't want to write that.
Nightmare: Believe me... I don't want you to. Because the crap male characters in your story would mean the best I could do is my own son.
Me: Ewww...
Nightmare: exactly.
Me: so....
Nightmare: COME TO THE DARK SIDE BUXTON!!!! WE HAVE COOKIES!!! AND KNIVES!!! AND BLOODSHED!!! AND EVIL!!! AND DEATH!!!!
Me: I think you were good at the cookies...
Nightmare: really? Did I over do it?

Stephen: Yes, Seth.
Me: Ugh... I can't see this ending well...
Nightmare: It never does for your side.
Me: I guess I'm just too dark of a writer...
Nightmare: I like that about you.
Me: ... ugh...
Stephen *returns with Sandman in chains and half dead*
Nightmare: Now, Buxton, pay close attention. You will put your hand to the heart of this sandman in imagine yourself sucking the powers out of him. And that will happen. Given, you will lose a little blood, but it is insignificant to the artistry we will perform with Putnam's blood. And you can' always take Putnam's blood in exchange for the blood you lost. *shrugs* It's how I've survived. These sandman powers will allow you to be invincible here.
Me: Oh god... I can't watch this... I'm afraid to write it later!
Nightmare: fool! Leave us.
Me: I can't exactly...

Me: I can't believe I have to watch this!!!
Trevor: Me either... I didn't think we had this kind of control over you.
Me: Don't follow the antagonist's example. Gosh! What has gotten into you people?
Trevor: We're always like this before you write... Otherwise you never write...
Me: Huh?
Trevor: We're bursting at the seams... you have to let us out...
Me: I'm not letting Nightmare out!
Trevor: At least bury me and let Eli cry it out...
Me: How do you feel about Alec comforting her?
Trevor: *looks around for Alec* *doesn't find him* I hate the guy. He's a tool.
Me: I'm not surprised.
Trevor: What?!
Me: Never mind. What about Clockwork?
Trevor: She told me how I was going to die!
Me: Well...
*the sandman fall dead to the ground with a satisfying thud*
Nightmare: Excellent work Buxton! Feel the power coursing through your cold evil veins. Don't think of Putnam. Just think of his blood splattered on the walls. It is the vengence of heaven. We owe the Lord on High his heart on a silver platter.

Me: Al!!! Get out of there! I can't control him! I never have been able to!!!
Trevor: I'll save her.
Me: Trevor! You've never fought Nightmare in your life! You've never even met him.
Trevor: I'm dead already. There's not much else to do up here. I'm sorry. *runs off into Al's mind in pursuit of Nightmare*
Me: No!!!! *breaks down and cries*

Trevor: Good, you're learning control.
Me: Hey! You came back!
Trevor: It's kind of hard to leave when you put of mental blocks. How come you can't do that with Nightmare?
Me: He has tricks.
Trevor: I blame you if Al dies.
Me: What? How is it my fault?
Trevor: You created that blasted phycopath. He feels nothing.
Me: Oh yeah, well, true.
*in another place at another time*
Nightmare: *clamps hand down Al's mouth* *gently strokes Al's hair* Shhh... my sweet. Calm yourself. Why would I ever harm one so beautiful? It would be a sin to do so. *runs his bloody hands down her jawbone and across her collar bone and down her arm* *twists her around so she is looking into his deep blue eyes* *puts a finger on her lips* Shhh... relax my darling. Tell me, what do you fear?

*launches with impossible speed off the ground and throws Al to the ground, pinning her there and leans his face inches away from hers.*
Oh, you will be.
*slices the skin at Al's jawbone with his finger* *uses the blood to paint swirls up the side of Al's face, then drives his finger into the side of Al's head*
Mwahahahahahahahahaha!
Me: STOP PLEASE!!!!!
Nightmare: SILENCE!!!! *throws his arm back and pins me to the wall with invisible matter*

Beck: Hehe, you're confused.
Esther: So are you
Beck: How do you know?
Esther: Because i made you, now shut up and eat the free popcorn
Beck: Someone's got a little temp-
Esther: You say -er and ill murder you
Beck: -er, now just try

Beck: Just suck it up!
Esther: I wish that something would suck you up!
Beck: I thought that wasn't happening until the second book?
Esther: I don't think that's ever happening! Well... until a different series...
Beck: C? I hate that, you tell me what's going to happen in this series but not in my future series! I mean you suck
Esther: *elvis like* thank you very much

Nightmare: Johnathan will never find you.
Alec: But I will. *stands in the shadow so his face is only half lit, looking like an angel from hell as lightning flashes in the background*
Nightmare: Dammit all. Not you too. *tries to pin Alec invisibly to the wall*
Alec: *Batters the spell aside with his sword* *jumps 40 feet in the air and lands beside Nightmare* I'm warning you Seth. Giving you a chance. Leave here. Now.
Nightmare: Bite me half-blood. *brings his hand across Al's face, masking it in Nothing*
Alec: Errrrrr!!! *Launches sword at Nightmare's back and Nightmare rolls out of the way*
Nightmare: I'll be back. *utters some un-PG profanities I can't write here*
Alec: *rushes to Al, the sky pouring rain, plastering Alec's hair to his face* Al, Al!!!! Speak to me, please!!! *Alec's pendant glows purple as he wipes the Nothing off Al's face and heals her scars*

BEck: EWWW!! WHEN DID YOU GO LESBIAN???
Esther: Ick... i was talking about Christian..
Christian: What? You're finally going to start the new book? What?
Esther: *smakes head* ug...

Esther: No, im not writing anytime soon... i need to finish editing Water Eternal, catch up with it, then do Love 'N War
Christine: Not that! *whispers to Esther*
Esther: *eyes get wide* CHRISTINE!! THAT'S NOT UNTIL THE LAST BOOK!!!
Christine: Sorry...

Me: Oh good! She's alive.
Alec: Not quite. Al, I'm sorry, this is going to hurt a bit. *pushes his fingers up against where Nightmare pushed his fanger into Al's head and winces as his hand starts to bleed*
Me: You... um... deal with that...
Eli: You're writing the next chapter!!!
Me: You sound far to cheerful right now to match what I'm writing.
Eli: I know... I threw that jerk across the room.
Me: Not exactly. Just into a chair.
Eli: Oh...
Sidney: DO you think I should ask Al if I can help Buxton kill Putnam in the sequel?
Me: You're not an evil character! You're weak for crying out loud! You're equivalent to a person in a red shirt on star trek!
Eli: *snickers* THat's good.
Me: i know eh?
SIndey: *huffs*

Sidney: awww... *feels hurt*
Alec: *takes his hand away from Al's head* Al? Look at me. Please. *touches Al's lips with his bloody fingers to launch her into consciousness*
Me: Come on Al!!!!

Megan: Ooh! Yum! Reminds me of.. I'm not hungry anymore.. You want any Hannah?
Hannah: Hmm I don't want to unless I know who made it. You want any Carlee?
Carlee: Yes!! I love popcorn! AND it's all buttery!!
Joel: Ahem.
Carlee: Mmhmm?
Tony: Don't look at me, I don't like popcorn either.
James: Can we, er, Joel and I have some?
Carlee: Haha wow, that took you guys a while. Here ya go.
Joel: Thank you very much.
James: What?!
Tony:
Carlee, Megan, Eve, and Hannah:
((I swear if these guys were real, they would be my *best* friends haha :) ))

Alec: Hush. My name is Alec, Al. Pleasure to meet you.
Me: You're so strange.
Alec: Am not.
Me: You were on my list of phycopaths that get to date Eli.
Alec: I get to date Eli?
Me:...
Alec: YES!
Me: ...
Sidney: Everyone's out to get you because you're evil.
Eli: Do you really think that's the reason?
Me: Why do you think everyone wants Nightmare dead?
Eli: yeah but Nightmare's actually evil. This guy... Buxton's worse let's just say...
Sidney: tee hee Buxton.
Me: Oh god. What did you do now?
Sidney: Tied him up in a room with rainbows, and ponies, and flowers, and kittens, and pink... oh and that rainbow unicorn that just came in!
Me: ...

Beck: ... for once i agree with you...
Esther: ...
Cris: OMI GOSH! THE WORLDS COMING TO AN END!!!
Christian: SOMEONE GO ATTACK CHINA!!!
Christine: What does that have to do with this?
Christian: Nothing, i just REALLY want to attack China, it's so big and people think that's it's invinsible and i just eark it!!1
Esther: ... we all do

Beck: Go away.. or ill kill you
Esther: If you kill me you won't exist
Beck: *looks at esther* It'll be worth it
Esther: We'll both be in heaven
Beck: I don't believe in heaven
Esther: How do you know? Im still thinking of whether or not...
Beck: ... so we'll both be in heaven if i kill you?
Esther: Yea
Beck: ... then heaven isn't so perfect after all...
Esther: What do you...? HEY!!

Esther: I don't really care
Cris: I hate you
Esther: Ok that was a little unexpected
Christian: I hate you
Esther: Well you are mad at me for not writing
Christine: I hate you
ESther: ... Still don't really care
Iris: I hate you
Esther: .. that was unexpected too...
Caren: I hate you
ESther: I hate mind conversations...
Jack: I hate you
Esther: OK, you love problems are that bad!
Brad: *walks in* hey, wazup home slices
Everyone but Brad: WE ALL HATE YOU!! GO AWAY YOU FALIURE!
Brad: Hey it wasn't my fault Esther failed with me!
Esther: Ya, but i like blaming you more, now why is everyone so mad at me???
Beck: BECAUSE YOU STARTED ANOTHER FREAKING BOOK!!! AND WROTE THREE CHAPTERS IN IT IN ONE DAY!!! THAT'S NOT FREAKING FAIR!!!
Esther: ... well how about everyone el-
Everyone Else: Ya, pretty much...

Beck: You're NOT excused...
Esther: *rolls eyes* you're half of the reason im slowly turning emo!!!
Beck: Says the girl who says, 'We'll roundhouse kick you for food!'



Cory: So.
Me: Yeah???
Cory: Are you ever going to write my damn story???
Me: *sheepish* Uhh, you mean....the uh, alien one?
Cory: WHAT OTHER CHARACTER DO YOU HAVE NAMED CORY??? YES, THE DAMN ALIEN ONE YOU STARTED, AND THEN NEVER EVEN COMPLETED A SINGLE PAGE OF! JESUS!
Me: Um.....I was busy? *gets hit* Eeeee! I'm sorry! I'll try to finish it right away, I swear! Right after I complete the plot for my other story...about werewolves...and read those 11 library books....and do my math homework...and then get home from work....and pretend to- *whack* OW! What was that one for??? I promised didn't I?!
Cory: *raises eyebrow* Idiots deserve to be hit.
((I hope I did it right??? lol))

Beck: Oh, you mean like this? *smacked esther's head*
Esther: *rubbs head* yup, pretty much
Beck: *sigh* Idiots do deserve to be hit
Esther: What are you implying?
Beck: *smacks esther*
Esther: OW!! STOP THAT!
Beck: Ok... *smacks* ok NOW im done

Nightmare: there's no way he could become a priest.
me: why not?
Nightmare: Just saying Putnam... that secretary you're after... no more of that if you become a priest...
Me: there's more to life than that you tool.
Nightmare: Shouldn't you be writing my story? Or rather... by SON'S story! I want more exposure.
Me: Shut it.