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 Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:51 am
Prompt Number One: Finished
Prompt Number Two: Finished
Prompt Number Three: Finished
Prompt Number Four: Finished
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:20 am
Prompt OneQuote: Simple, Friendly, Direct: The dawn of a new day approaches. You are just getting out of bed...or are you? Take us through your day, just this one, particular day from morning to night. Are you an early riser? Do you sleep in? Go to work? School? What do you eat, if anything? Does something interesting happen? The content is up to you, but we want to see what happens on any given day, from the time you wake up to the time you go to bed. Answer (This has been answered in Comic format): Title Page
Page One
Page TwoNote from management: Rosie had my permission to use that drawing of mine on the last page.
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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:25 pm
Prompt TwoQuote: Oh, wow! Your day certainly seemed exciting! That's great! But...uhh...you seem to be forgetting something. I'm pretty sure this happened at some point in your day. How could you forget it? Remember, that Nutbar creature that just came up to you out of nowhere and demanded that you help it out? That stupid little creature who told you it didn't know where it needed to go, what it needed to get, but it sure as heck needed you to go there and get it for them? Remember, they opened that weird door out of thin air, pointed to a wild goose that appeared out of nowhere that ended up running through the door? The crazy Nutbar pushed you into the doorway too! The doorway closed once you were both on the other side! You came across a whole new strange world! How could you forget that?! Oooh, I see, your memory of that incident is coming back! At what point in the day did it happen, again? When the nutbar opened that door to another world, what kind of world did the Nutbar make you run through, to chase after that wild goose? It's okay, memories are strange things. Just take it slow, and tell me when it happened, what you thought of it happening while it was happening, and what kind of world you ended up in. What it an alternate universe? Some crazy planet? Based on a video game (Pokemon? Persona 3 or 4? Dokapon Kingdom? .hack? World of Warcraft? Tetris?!)? Other Game (Candy Land, Clue, 13 Dead End Drive, Solitaire, Mahjong)? Book? What do you think of the world, and this crazy smoke creature that keeps licking it's own eyeball to try and think? **Remember, this happens like the Blind Date RPs do - You're suddenly somewhere else, and time back home just stops. As for the world - the only limit is your imagination! It can be whatever you want it to be. Answer: The following takes place between the time of the time skip and the explosion.
Pilot had barley finished his morning routine when Nom-Nom accosted him. This was quite odd for the Nutbar because ever since it tended to shy away from most of the houses inhabitants thanks to past events and wander on its own, it wasn’t like there weren’t plenty of places to explore. Stepping back from the overly enthusiastic blob he raised an eyebrow in question of what it wanted.
“CRACKLYMEANBOY.IHAVEAQUESTFORYOU.” Nom-Nom said with a dramatic chest puff.
“A Quest? Why would you have a quest for me?” Pilot asked with a small hint of incredulity and worry, quests where never a good thing when coming from nutbars.
“BECAUSEYOUAREAHEROANDINEEDSOMETHINGRETRIVED,SOYOUWILLDOTHIS.”
“..Have you been talking to Jezebel?” Pilot asked warily after a pause, it was the only way he could see Nom-Nom knowing about the whole Hero thing. Not that he was denying it, it was his chosen occupation since he was a toddler when had Jezebel declare she was a Villain.
“IRRLEVENT.WILLYOUHELPMEORNOT?” Nom-Nom asked again, floating directly in front of Pilot’s face, getting uncomfortably close with its eye wide and inquisitive.
“If I say no to this you won’t leave me alone till I do, won’t you?” Pilot asked wearily, all but saying yes. Giving a small sigh when a large grin spilt Nom-Nom’s face he was about to go gather some supplies for this quest of his when all of a sudden Nom-nom latched onto him and spun him around to face the end of the hallway.
Giving a small squawk at the sudden manhandling he was about to shake the nutbar off when he noticed a door at the end of the hallway that defiantly hadn’t been there before. Feeling understandably creeped out by this Pilot tried to start back away from the door when Nom-Nom made his presence know again by shoving Pilot in the back to force him to walk forward.
“Is the object you need through there?” Pilot inquired, calming slightly when Nom-Nom nodded. Giving the positively bouncing nutbar one last wary look he opened the only to jump back started when a wild goose that appeared to have been waiting on the other side honked at him loudly before running off.
Dismissing the startling goose from his mind Pilot took a moment to take in his surroundings. He appeared to be in an abandoned school yard, though that was understandable because from what he could see it was the middle of the night. Finally stepping through the door way Pilot was about to start questioning Nom-Nom about exactly what this quest was to entail when the door to the hallway snapped shut before disappearing, trapping him and the nutbar.
“Gah! Nom-Nom if that doorway doesn’t reappear when we’ve got what you need I’m going to figure out a way to stop you from phasing and lock you in a room for a day, with no food.” Pilot threatened as he squinted to try and see more of his surroundings.
That caused Nom-Nom to begin wailing and clinging to Pilot, promising that all would be well after the quest was over. Reassured it finally occurred to Pilot to ask a rather vital question that should have been his very first one. “What is it that I’m getting for you anyway?”
“IAMNOTSURE.” Nom-Nom said quite happily, oblivious to the possible harm he might be inviting to his person.
Glaring at the air-heading being Pilot let out a hiss of air through his teeth before adding. “Make that a week, I wonder if you can last that long, it’s not like you need it for nutrition.”
This inspired another round of wailing and melodramatics from Nom-Nom, at one point he clung to Pilots head causing him to begin protesting quite loudly. Their display was put to an end when a loud honk rent its way through the air causing both to still and try to find the source.
It was the wild goose from before only now it was standing by what appeared to be a large hole in between the roots of a rather large tre- wait that was a eucalyptus tree, they didn’t grow in Gaia! He was forced to discontinue his train of thought when the goose gave another softer honk before giving them a look and darting into the hole.
Wondering what on gaia that was about Pilot was about to start questioning Nom-Nom again when he noticed said nutbar had raced off and appeared to be following the goose. Letting a soft curse Pilot raced after his companion, grimacing slightly before diving in after him through the hole.
As he passed through the roots he blinked for but a second and then all of a sudden found himself crawling up through the hole and out of a gap made by roots. Gaping Pilot blinked slowly as he took in his surroundings. It was similar to before only not. The tree was in the exact same position with the hole looking exactly the same except for the fact that in now had a dark blue trunk and purple leaves. The school itself had completely disappeared to be replaced by a field of tall black grass. The most startling thing of all these would have to be though was the fact that the sky blood red with a silver sun burning high above. Letting out a small breath he quietly mumbled to himself “What the…?”
Appearing to for once be aware of what was going on Nom-Nom softly floated beside him and with a small grin said in a soft for him voice, “WELCOMETO AUSTOPIA.”
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:06 am
Prompt Three:Quote: Alright! So, uh, you're in this world, and this really loud, stupid creature is demanding that you help it. Wonderful... After a while of exploring this world, your Nutbar points at the Wild Goose that had run into the world just before you did (hah, did you notice it?! I bet you didn't!), and demands that you chase and capture it. It's beak has something in it - it looks like a key! Geese aren't that easy to capture however, and this one proves to be no easier than the next. How long does it take to chase the Wild Goose? How did you end up catching it? Did it give up it's key easily, or did it make you fight it? For clarity: This prompt ends when you retrieve the key from the Wild Goose. Answer: Pilot and Nom-Nom had been wondering around Austopia for going on ten minutes now and they had yet to come across a single other being. The lush fields of black grass of before had slowly given way to cobbled pathways winding through the rocky countryside. Giving a glance towards Nom-Nom who had began to do loop-de-loops in the air whilst singing Lady Gaga Pilot asked curiously, "Where is everyone?"
Halting mid loop Nom-Nom blinked at Pilot slowly before humming loudly and saying, "IIIIIIIII DONOTKNOW. ". This gained a sigh from Pilot, he hadn't expected anything from the air-headed being.
"...Hey what's that sound?" Pilot asked, head tilted as he tried to make out what it was.
Nom-Nom just continued to bob up and down on the spot as though he had not heard him. Frowning at him Pilot just softly tsked before changing directions to head towards the sound. As they approached it slowly became clearer until Pilot could clearly make out the noise of a goose honking. Grinning Pilot sped up to a jog, it was likely the goose from before that had lead them here and if luck persisted would lead them to where they next needed to go.
Clambering over a small outcrop of rocks he blinked in confusion at the sight that greeted him. The goose appeared to be wrestling over a wrought Iron key with a flying pig. The task of figuring out what to do was taken from him when Nom-Nom flew out from next time giving out a mighty battle cry.
This caused the flying pig to give out a startled 'Gah!' before letting go of the Key and tumbling backwards. Giving a triumphant honk the goose seemed to mock the pig before flying off. Seeing this the pig quickly cried out "After that goose! That key is vital!"
Not bothering to question the command Pilot took off running after the goose, it wasn't like he had anything else to do but continue to wander around looking for civilization. After leading them on a chase for five minutes the goose finally seemed to get sick of them following it and glided down to land in front of what appeared to be a river made of blood and lava.
Landing beside him the flying pig, who could apparently talk, gave a soft warning, "Be careful not to touch the river, you'll grow two heads and begin to breathe fire. The only crossing is about half a kilometer up stream."
Nodding in reply Pilot slowly edged towards the agitated animal, crouching slightly with his hands out in a peaceful gesture. Apparently not peaceful enough because the goose begin to hiss in warning at him through the key in its mouth. Freezing Pilot waited for a moment for it to calm down before trying to edge forward again this caused the goose to hiss louder before flapping its wings and charging Pilot.
Giving a small yell he dived to the side to avoid getting bit before springing back up and attempting to tackle the bird. For his efforts he received a wing to the face which caused him to stumble back. The flying pig then look up the battle and attempted to wrestle the goose also only for it to peddle back hissing and honking right into the river.
Letting out a horrified 'No!' the pig and Pilot could only watch as another head seemed to sprout from the gooses neck and it began to have flames pour out of its mouth. Clearly becoming frightened beyond belief the goose let go of the key and sped of like a bat out of hell, spewing flames the entire way.
Of course they weren't paying any mind to the poor animal and instead where watching in despair as the Key sunk into the riving. Slamming a hoof into the ground the pig lowered its head, clearly devastated.
Lowering his eyes in sadness Pilot felt a pang at how badly this attempt at heroics had gone only to be pulled from his thoughts as before his horrified gaze the previously silent Nom-Nom dived into the river after the key.
Holding his breath Pilot made an aborted step forward, poor Nom-Nom! Biting his lip he felt his eyes sting as he waited to see the fate of his nutbar friend.
His fears where for naught for not a second later Nom-Nom emerged unchanged from the river holding the Key triumphantly in his hand. Chest puffing out he loudly proclaimed, "TODAY.IAMTHEHEROCRACKLYCHILD."
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:12 pm
Prompt Four:Quote: Alright! You have the key! That's totally awesome! Your Nutbar is now prattling on about something, either about a box or a popsicle, it's really hard to tell at this point, but in the end, you understand that the key opens a box, and that the Nutbar really, really wants a popsicle. Hey, at least you were mostly right the first time! Grudingly, the goose brings you to a room of boxes, and the Nutbar ever so proudly guards the doorway, preventing you from leaving until you have 'it'! How many boxes do you try to open until you get one that does? What is inside? Is there something in it? Is is empty? Was this what the Nutbar was looking for? If it is, does it let you leave to go back home, or does the easily distracted creature need convincing? If it isn't what it was looking for, where do you end up finding it? Was there ever a 'thing' that it wanted to look for, or did this whole quest end up as a giant derailing in the Nutbar's quest to get a popsicle? You eventually end up back home, where the previously paused time resumes once more. What happens after you received the key from the previous prompt is entirely up to you. The above paragraph is just a bunch of suggestions, but feel free to toss your own in there to finish this...stupid little adventure! Answer: With the Key retrieved and now back in the possession of the flying pig the group found themselves at a crossroads of what to do. Giving an awkward cough the pig glanced around, looking like it was going to just take off and leave them. To stall the loss of the only other living being they had encountered in this world Pilot casually asked, “So, who are you exactly?”
The pig seemed a bit surprised at this question; as though it hadn’t occurred to it that they didn’t know it. “I’m Bob the Flying Pig. And who are you and your companion sir?” It asked in reply. The name seemed a bit odd to Pilot because despite the clearly male name the pig sounded female, but then what did Pilot know about pigs?
“I’m Pilot the Space Ship Curio and this is Nom-Nom the Nutbar.” Pilot said, using the same format as it had. At this Bob tilted her (Possibly his, ‘it’ sounded disrespectful to Pilot so he just chose one and went with it.) curiously.
“A Curio? I could’ve sworn you were a Susie, you seem to have the same form as the last Susie I met.” This statement garnered an odd look from Pilot because as far as he knew Susie was just a name, not a species. Seeing the odd the Bob quickly continued to avoid being questioned, “What are you lot doing all the way out here anyway?”
Pointing at Nom-Nom Pilot said nonchalantly, “His looking for something, but his got no clue where it could be.”. He consciously left out the part of not even knowing what it was they were looking for.
“Oh, lost something, eh? Well most lost things end up in Witchy’s tower and I was on my way there to return this Key anyway so why don’t you join me?”
Glancing at Nom-Nom to get his opinion only to find the Nutbar attempting to eat its own arms Pilot merely gave a nod and help out an arm for Bob to lead the way. With a happy little spring in her step, Bob did just that.
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The group had been moving in a peaceful silence only disrupted by Nom-Nom’s occasional outburst about things such as wanting a Popsicle and wondering where Mr Goose was.
This pattern was disrupted when the bridge Bob had talked about finally came into sight. Halting the group Bob was quickly warned them about what was coming, “Up ahead is the only bridge and we have to cross it to get to Witchy’s tower, only problem is that it’s a border checkpoint as well. Normally it’d be fine because I have a travelling pass from Tex but your unknowns so the Riddles will stop you. The Riddles aren’t just called that for no reason, their two twins called How and Why and to pass them you’ve got to answer one of their riddles. The Riddle itself depends on their moods but I heard Uncle What is back from his holiday so you can guess it won’t be good and you only get one guess at whatever they give you. Unfortunately I can’t help you or they won’t let you pass on principle.”
Now nibbling his lip in worry Pilot started making plans on what to do if he got the riddle wrong as they walked the final distance to the bridge, because there was no way Nom-Nom was answering it.
As they got closer it became clearer that there were two girls waiting for them by the bridge. From a distance they looked deceptively human but as they approached Pilot began to pick out the differences in them. For one they had a curly long antenna sticking out of their head and their eyes where impossibly wide deep black that reminded Pilot eerily of pictures he’d seen of the Zurg. Apart from that and the feathers they may or may not have been part of their hair they looks like two perfectly normal girls, although their gear reminded him of what Evari had worn which was certainly unique enough.
“Greetings strangers, greetings Bob. You wish to cross, do you not?” The Riddles called out softly when they came within earshot.
“Indeed we do, we need to get to Witchy’s tower for we need to find something we have lost.” Pilot answered in reply, the group stopping just before the bridge started, staring at the Riddles who stood on the other side.
“Then answer this riddle true or run away you must do.” One of them said before her sister spoke up, voice lilted with a cruel tone. “A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, ‘You may make a statement. If it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll sentence you to six years in prison.’ After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?”
Beside him Bob winced and Pilot couldn’t help but agree, that was a tough one – it would have been much easier if they’d gotten a math based riddle or a word play. Closing his eyes he took a calming breath and began to think it through. The only reason a judge would let someone off is if they couldn’t be sentenced as far as Pilot knew and in this scenario the reason he couldn’t be sentenced would be because the statement was impossible to be figured out as either false or true. But that could be anything! Despairing slightly Pilot was about to just make a wild guess when it hit him. What if the statement was both false and true? Opening his eyes Pilot gave a small smile and with a small amount of confidence replied, “He said, ‘You'll sentence me to six years in prison.’ If it was true, then the judge would have to make it false by sentencing him to four years. If it was false, then he would have to give him six years, which would make it true. Rather than contradict his own word, the judge set the man free.”
Looking surprised the Riddles split apart and stood on opposite sides of the road, clearly clearing the path for them to pass. Smiling Bob gave a soft mutter of well done and led the way on.
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It wasn’t long after the bridge that they arrived at the tower. Sprawling around it was a small village bustling with activity but the group ignored all this as they steadily made their way to the tall tower at the centre. When they finally reached it Bob simply used the key from before to unlock the door and ushered them in.
“It’s not far now, just at the top of those stairs is the room, you’ll need to use this key to open the door and in there you’ll see lots of locked boxes, just open them with the key – it’s the master key for this tower. Hopefully whatever you need is in there. I’ll have to leave you to it; I’ve got to go see Witchy with some news from the north.” Bob said pointing to a winding staircase in the corner before giving them a nod in farewell, handing the key to Pilot and then trotting off.
“Bye then Bob, I’ll leave the key in the room when we go.” Pilot said in reply before grabbing onto Nom-Nom who looked like he was about to follow Bob and moving on up the stairs.
Doing as instructed Pilot paused in shock as they entered the room. He’d been expecting only a couple of trunks but instead he got a room that stretched on for ages, defying the dimensions it was supposed to occupy, filled to the brim with trunks and other such things of all sizes. Gulping slightly he commented to Nom-Nom, “This’ll take a while.”
Nom-Nom merely cackled and began to dive through the boxes.
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“Is this it?” Pilot asked tiredly holding up a rubber-duck that was wearing a cape.
“NO.” Nom-nom replied, again. They’d been going at it for nearly an hour and they’d yet to find what Nom-Nom was looking for and Pilot was about ready to give up. It didn’t help that the little glitch was leaving him to do all the work whilst it ate a Popsicle it had somehow acquired.
Heaving a sigh he tossed the duck back into the box he was searching and locked it again. Flopping down on the pile he was on Pilot stared at the ceiling, contemplating whether it was possible to get back home still if he fried Nom-Nom.
“HADSILLYBOYFINALLYTIREDOFHISUSLESSSEARCHING?” Nom-Nom asked, floating into view.
Giving an outraged cry Pilot sat up, glaring hard enough at the nutbar that it might have spontaneously combusted from the gaze if that was Pilot’s power. “What do you mean useless!?!”
Not at all impressed Nom-Nom replied by holding up a small golden box and saying smugly, “NOM-NOMHASKNOWNWHERETHEBOXWITHWHATHENEEDEDWASTHEWHOLETIME. WASWAITINGFORYOUTOASKCRACKLYBOY.”.
Pilot held his breath and counted back from ten to resist screaming before yanking the box out of Nom-Nom’s hands and swiftly opening it. Squinting at the contents inside Pilot said with slight befuddlement, “…What is that?”.
Nom-Nom instead of replying scooped the object up, hugging it as he did so and then whizzed about, setting up the door for their return excitedly. If Pilot happened to sneak in two bottles of chemicals that where resting at the bottom of the box along with some instructions that left him highly intrigued, Nom-Nom didn’t comment. Instead they went home, one happy to have their item and the other contemplating experiments later that day and what he was going to do to the nutbar for the trouble it put him through.
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