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 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:01 pm
Welcome, everyone, to a most glorious place. A city known for its beauty and serenity, torn apart by a violent rampage.
I bring to you, the story of The Rose of Shot City.
I do hope you enjoy...Here you will find the table of contents, and a little note by me.
This story was written for entertainment purposes. I apologize if you are in the story and portrayed wrong. I've been itching to write for a while, and Roger's wanted me to write...so here I go. This story will be updated weekly, unless I run into a heap of free time. Any issues I have with updating will be posted in post five.
If you have a problem with my writing, or with me writing in general (oh noes, people have written stories before), please PM me, or keep it to yourself. Thank you.
Post One: Introduction and Table of Contents
Post Two: Current Chapter
Post Three: Past Chapters
Post Four: Note-Worthy Events
Post Five: Requests, Issues and Artwork
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:01 pm
 Chapter Two
"My dear friends, I have called you all here to discuss a very serious threat." Zaeyde's voice rang out into the halls of Shot Citadel. Her close friends, which numbered in the hundreds, were gathered there to hear her news, which everyone knew by now. A few listened intently, while most others just yawned and leaned on each other. There were those who snickered and whispered things such as, "Lol" and "Bump", and those that cared not for anything, and were only there for the gold. Regardless of what the audience was doing, Zaeyde still spoke of the threat, which after the death of the paper boy, was very real.
"...And so, I believe it is in our best interests that we remain in touch and report any suspicious activity to my trusted advisors. Many of you know them already as Merumiharu, Nymphie, Monkey and IHD. I do hope you'd treat them with as much respect as you'd treat me. With that, I declare this meeting over," she concluded as she stood. The citizens grumbled a bit and those that were not paying attention left without voicing any opinion whatsoever. The leader stayed, the advisors stayed, and the small group that cared stayed. A demon-horned, blue-haired girl walked over to the coffee machine and got herself a cup, while the man with black hair and the woman with violet hair looked troubled. The man spoke first.
"How will we know when we catch the sniper?" The blue-haired girl turned. "Well, Roger, I suppose we'll get them, interrogate them, and hope no one else is shot while we do it." Meru nodded.
"Why not...just jail everyone and let people out one at a time? We could find them that way..." the violet-haired one spoke. IHD, the blue-haired one, shook her head. "The sniper could wait until a fair few were released to strike." The violet-haired one groaned. "Don't worry, Uta, you're fine for now."
"Only for now... Remember last time? I nearly died then..." Roger put an arm around her, while Uta leaned over and rested her head on the table.
"Maybe we should...read the newspaper?" A quiet girl at the back spoke up, a newspaper in her hand. Zaeyde beckoned her forward and she stepped into the light, her white hair shining. "It says here that the sniper sent a letter to them saying they're crazy. Maybe they could be talking about their appearance?"
"That's...a fair point, Cherry Wine, thank you for bringing that to our attention." Cherry Wine bowed slightly and sat back down. "All right, everyone. I'm sure you have noticed that there are very few people concerned with keeping our city peaceful. Right now, I'm sure you can look around the room and count the faces. You, my people, are those I trust. Roger, Uta, Cherry, Sin, Kashi and Dark. You are second to my advisors. If you spot anything, anything at all that you feel is important, or you see anyone that you believe to be the sniper, you may take the necessary measures. You are the Z-Team." Zaeyde bowed her head and walked out of the room, leaving the advisors and her "Z-Team" to ponder this.
"So...who wants to party?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:02 pm
 Prologue
Zaeyde stepped out onto the balcony overlooking the seemingly peaceful city of Shot City. It was another beautiful day. The birds were singing, there were children laughing in the square and there wasn't a cloud in sight. Zaeyde, the benevolent leader of this wondrous place, leaned on the railing and sighed blissfully. Everything seemed so perfect in this haven she had created. Reaching her arms toward the sky, she smiled. "Oh god of all that is gun slinging and good, thank you for another glorious day," she said to the heavens. As if in response, a beam of light shone down upon her.
Zaeyde blinked. That wasn't a beam of light. That was...
She leaped back just in time to avoid the bullet that had, instead, hit the railing. In horror, she stared at where she once stood, a small dent now in its place.
Something was amiss in Shot City.
Chapter One
"Come on, Dukes, we're going to be late!" A young woman with a blonde updo ran ahead along the path in the forest, a young man with black hair and sunglasses dragging his feet behind her. She ran back and grabbed his hand. "Come on!" she growled, before dragging him with her. "You know how angry she'll be if we're late."
"Why am I even coming? She's probably overreacting and just getting everyone together so she can tell us to 'watch out'. Just you wait. It'll turn out to be more paparazzi," he replied, wrenching his wrist back. "Besides, I've got better things to do. Like writing songs. Later, Monkey." He waved his hand as he turned and walked away. The girl, Monkey, simply shook her head and continued on her way to Shot Citadel.
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"We are Siamese, if you please."
"We are Siamese, if you don't please."
Two girls, one of which was a bit dead looking, sat on the couch, giggling and singing along to The Lady and the Tramp. This was their favourite part, and why not? Everyone knew these two called each other Siamese, so what better part for them to enjoy? The dead looking one, Meru, had green hair, while the other, who looked quite alive, had black hair. Despite physical differences, they claimed their thoughts were in sync.
It was at that exact moment, the phone rang. Meru reached over and picked it up. "Mmhmm... I see... We'll be right over," she said into the receiver before hanging it up. Nymphie, the alive looking girl, stood.
"Let's go see what she wants then."
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"Sniper strikes again! Read it all here! We've got your headlines to your horoscopes! Everything you need to stay entertained for a day!" Takazawa stood on a corner, a bundle of newspapers in his arms. For the most part, the citizens of Shot City ignored him. A sniper in their peaceful town? It was clearly made up, they thought. Occasionally, someone would stop and buy a newspaper, and walk off reading it. There were a few people that looked particularly interested. A man with black hair with a violet-haired woman, a man with a skull for on his head, a girl dressed in black with demon horns, even this one woman who seemed particularly interested in leaning on a wall and using her body to attract other women. Did the people of Shot City really not care about their leader? Or did they prefer to remain ignorant? One thing was for sure, this would not go over well with-
A shot rang out.
Takazawa, the paper boy, who simply wanted to spread the word to his fellow townspeople, fell to the ground.
Looks like the sniper was real after all. (And thus, the newspaper sales skyrocketed.)
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:03 pm
 January 3rd, 2007: Thread created, first update released
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:04 pm
 This is where any requests people have for the story go. Such as, if someone wants to be included, doesn't want to be included, etc. PM me, I'll make a list, and everything will be good. Also, any ideas, suggestions or scenarios toward the story. It's also for any problems I might have with updating. For example, say I was in a car accident and thus in the hospital. Hopefully Roger would update this, and all would be fine and dandy for you GCSGers. Lastly, any artwork received for this story, hopefully including a rose, will go here.
Requests:
-[Cherry.Wine] wishes to be in it
-sweetnessfairy wishes to be in it
-The Peanut Smuggler wishes to be in it
-korikun the cat wishes to be in it
-Insomnesiac wishes to be in it
-Guccigirl247 wishes to be in it
-buzzkid24 wishes to be in it
-Veliofi wishes to be in it
-Return_of_Watanuki-san wishes to be in it
Issues:
January 24 update postponed due to exams.
Art:
The Z-Team - by [Cherry.Wine]
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:04 pm
I did it first!
*Is so proud of mahself*
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:05 pm
Aw, I got sloppy seconds. emo
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:05 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:05 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:07 pm
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IntermittentShiningLights
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:07 pm
O: Wheeeeeeee! I'm a hyper people.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:08 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:08 pm
They all wanted to do itI should get my mind outta the gutter...
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:17 pm
Yeah...so this is going to take a while to set up...
Hopefully not too long though, because I said I was going to leave...17 minutes ago.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:20 pm
Turtle_Devil O: Wheeeeeeee! I'm a hyper people.
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