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Okay, I can't help myself. The ten second historical romance didn't quite take off, and I have to admit, it's not entirely up my alley. So I felt a little like a fish out of water. But I was thinking maybe we could mix it up again in a somewhat familiar yet somewhat different way. I'm thinking scifi with a touch of horror. What do you think if you're joining us for the first time? This is one of those collaborative stories
The vampire Captain thumbed a bit of blood off his lower lip while he contemplated exactly how to proceed with the enemy's ship. Decloaking off the bow
Georgie Dee
@GeorgieDeeΒ Β·Β 0:12
The blue hologram message sparked up onto the main screen on the deck. And there he was in front of him. Zorax the wrong bloodline
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:08
I see you've got a little dinner left on your lips. Said, Zorax, I guess we're all hungry for a little blood these days
The difference, Zorax, is that my dinner didn't cost millions of lives. As if on cue, two snuffle puff ships decloak on either side
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:10
But don't mind my snuffle pup ships, said the captain. Come on board. Let's talk about this amicably
And true to that he didn't come alone. He brought four members of his guard. Other stood 8ft tall and were members of the WOLG race. They were half salivating, Wolf and half goat
Georgie Dee
@GeorgieDeeΒ Β·Β 0:10
Zorax smirked as he eyed off the chest set. The wogs started slobbering and shuffling. They loved chatter at
A lot can be learned about your opponent through the game of chess. It also facilitates cooler heads once conclusion of the game has been reached
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:09
One of the wags flipped open his little smartphone and started watching the Queen's gambit for a little inspiration
Georgie Dee
@GeorgieDeeΒ Β·Β 0:13
He was fascinated by the lead actress. Naturally, Wogs had tiny, beady, close set eyes. And he really thought that she had the biggest eyes he'd ever seen
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:13
But the wog to the right of him had a huge crush on the woman from the Queen's Gambit and pulled his arm and said, let's not just fight for the captain. Let's go find that woman and capture her
Patience wog one we will find her. Zorox turns to the captain and says them wrestling or rubber band snapping
Georgie Dee
@GeorgieDeeΒ Β·Β 0:11
Rubber bands. Always rubber bands, said the Captain. Little did Zorak and the Wags know that while this was happening, Anna Taylor Joy was enjoying herself on the leisure deck
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:13
Now Anya and the Captain had been doing some of their own rubber bands slapping before perhaps her big, beautiful eyes would peer down and see some more games afoot
Swell Team
@SwellΒ Β·Β 0:15
And Ensen stepped forward with a wooden box and lifted the lid to reveal the official rubber bands. Other Captain turned to Zorax and said, choose your weapon
Georgie Dee
@GeorgieDeeΒ Β·Β 0:12
Suddenly there was an enormous crashing sound. Anna had fallen through the floor of the glass leisure deck, into the bridge
After a second or few a stunned silence, the enamored wog turns to Zorax and says, Boss, it's her. Anna gets to her feet and says, surprise
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:10
Don't mind me, she said. Just go ahead and have your little fight. You and the captain have some things to work out, I assume. But the captain's a pretty strong guy
As the music set the stage, they prepared their rubber bands and began to bounce on their toes, forward and backward, prepared to lunge or jump back
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