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essbeejay ([personal profile] essbeejay) wrote2008-10-01 03:57 pm

INTERACTIVE UPDATE.

Blossom hadn't noticed it until after she got home - a hastily folded scrap of paper, tucked in between pages 237 and 238 of her Euro History textbook. Reading it now, she blushed, feeling her heart thudding against her knees, pulled up to her chest as she huddled into herself on the girls' bedroom floor.

Brick's handwriting was sharp-edged and more meticulous than one would expect, but here it was a bit messy towards the end, as if he'd only barely gotten out all the words he'd wanted to write before--

There was a knock on the door, and Blossom jumped.

--

Where does it go from here? "Will this be a happy story? A sad story? Or maybe..."

Okay, enough of me quoting other things. Finish writing what I've started here. One comment at a time, one line at a time. No consecutive comments from the same person! Let's continue this story, line by line. Interactivity is where it's at, didn't you get the memo?

You have complete and total freedom. If you want it to happen, make it happen. Bring in whatever characters you like. Have them stick around for a line, or two, or twenty. I'm playing too! But first I need a line from you. Yes. You.

And then we'll all go out and write other fantabulous stuff and can make each other happy forever :D

ETA: [livejournal.com profile] dee_lirious' glorious comment brought to my attention that I should establish a cap on the number of lines one can post (so someone doesn't wind up writing an EPIC comment and running away with the story entirely HEY I'M LOOKING AT YOU STOP IT). Let's say this:

Minimum: 1 sentence.
Maximum: 5 sentences.

Have at it *shoos*

[identity profile] dee-lirious.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
YOU ARE A TEMPTING MISTRESS, JEN. OH FINE, I WILL GIVE IN TO YOUR SHINANIGANS.

"Hey, Blossom!" Buttercup knocked again, harder. She waited half a beat, before sighing overexaggeratedly and barging in. "Do you have my hair ties? The blue ones-- Hello, what is this?"

Before Blossom had time to blink, Buttercup snatched the notes out from her hends with a wicked cackle.

[identity profile] essbeejay.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
YEY.

"Buttercup!"

Blossom made a heroic dive for it, but Buttercup planted a firm foot against her sister's midsection, holding the note an arm's length away.

The grin on her face slowly disappeared, and she furrowed her brow.

[identity profile] mathkid.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Ohh, I will not write because I suck at that but hey, I shall provide trivia instead. Did you know? Books (in English, anyway) are numbered with even pages on the left and odds on the right. So 237-238 is actually the same sheet of paper.

[identity profile] aerodactylus.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Why is Brick writing to you?"

"None of your business! GIVE IT BACK!"

"I will when I'm ready..." Buttercup looks back at the note, her enthusiasm returning.

[identity profile] juxtaposie.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
She spent a few moments staring at the note, before her gaze turned slowly, inexorably, to Blossom.

They spent a few moments staring each other down, Buttercup looking between her sister on the floor and the note in her hand. A devious, almost maniacal grin began to bloom on her face.

"Is this for real?" she asked disbelievingly, waving the note just out of Blossom's reach.

[identity profile] juxtaposie.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
OH GODDAMNIT ADAM

[identity profile] aerodactylus.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHLOLLERSKATESONTOPOFROFLMAOCOPTERSLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too slow, my dear, too slow. Better luck next time.

Hey, now this is like a choose your own adventure thing!

[identity profile] juxtaposie.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
.... I'm so replying to yours!

[identity profile] essbeejay.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Your trivia is well-valued here, even if it discredits me :9

Not a continuation of the story!

[identity profile] essbeejay.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
Pst. Let's keep it in past tense, moving forward.

... :D

/RESUME FIC NOW

Totally a continuation of the story - you win this round, Adam!

[identity profile] juxtaposie.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Knocking Buttercup's foot aside, Blossom made another lunge for the note. Buttercup danced out of the way, eyes never leaving the piece of paper in her hand.

"Wow, Blossom," she said with a low, appreciative whistle. "This is... just..."

"I know," Blossom groaned, sitting back and dropping her head into her hands in mortification.

Re: Totally a continuation of the story - you win this round, Adam!

[identity profile] essbeejay.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Buttercup cleared her throat and theatrically started, "'Blossom--'"

The topic of discussion suddenly flew to her feet and tackled her sister, just as the Hotline started buzzing.

"Girls!" Bubbles threw open the door, pausing very briefly to take in her siblings wrestling on the carpet, then decided it wasn't worth questioning. "The boys are wreaking havoc downtown!"

[identity profile] essbeejay.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
And then rocks fell. And everyone died.

THE END

Just didn't want to leave it hanging :P

[identity profile] go-google-me.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Jen, you're such a cop-out. But you win points for creativity.

[identity profile] essbeejay.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
I was all excited about you continuing the story until I discovered you had not actually continued the story *pout*

WHOOOOO points

[identity profile] go-google-me.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, my apologies. Ahem:

Except then everyone remembered that they had superpowers and it would take some wicked heavy rocks to kill them in one blow, or generally do more than piss them off a bit.

Brick shook off his momentary lapse in concentration, smacked Boomer in the forehead in retribution for giving him his stupid germs, and studiously avoided Blossom's eyes.

[identity profile] juxtaposie.livejournal.com 2008-10-03 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
ROFL, guys. That's all I can really say. ROFL.