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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 15:36:25 GMT -6
==> BE INVISIBLE.
You don't have to do what the arrows say. You're outside their reach.
But sometimes they're just stating the obvious. Cory has been waiting just inside Gail's apartment building for ten minutes, her heart pounding with anticipation the whole time. Surely today will be the day. Surely Gail will notice her this time. She spikes, glitching in and out of reality for precisely half a second, the hallway flashing black and green. There is the faint smell of ozone. Gail is about to walk around that corner. She grounds herself in the real, shutting her eyes briefly as the constant glare of the sun flashes and then mercifully fades. She won't be able to go long without it. She has to make every second count.[/blockquote][/size][/blockquote] |
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 15:50:34 GMT -6
==> notice the girl.
good god is she back again.
in your apartment.
that would freak you out if you were willing to take the time of day to give a shit about it. which you don't. you hardly even go to the apartment at all. it's really more for your li'l sis' comfort. You walk in and grab a can of REFRESHMENT from the fridge. you don't particularly care what brand it is. You look at the intruder. [/center] |
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 16:41:20 GMT -6
==> Fidget.
You fidget and wring your hands and twist your feet and generally shrink under Gail's gaze, lowering your head, looking at her through your hair.
She's the most beautiful woman on the planet. You've checked. [/center] |
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 17:01:55 GMT -6
==> be flattered.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA no way.
you care not one whit for FLATTERY, since the only real things in life are WORKING and STRIFING. Everything else is superfluous, like THIS GIRL WHO WON'T LEAVE YOU ALONE. Just look at her. Why won't she just say whatever it is she is CLEARLY all but dying to say. You take a sip of your drink. [/center] gail: you cant keep busting in
gail: my sis lives here
gail: k
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 17:07:45 GMT -6
==> Apologize.
You wither further under Gail's reprimand.
You screwed up, Cory. You always screw this up.
You know this for a fact. [/center] i'm, ah, sorry
but, um, i don't get caught?
i just, wanted to see you?
i was,
um,
will you, ah, maybe, um, have coffee?
with, me?
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 17:15:54 GMT -6
==> feel guilt.
that's dumb.
there is nothing for you to be guilty about. you have gone over this god knows how many times with this girl. she just does not get the picture.
maybe this time she'll learn somethin'. [/center] |
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 17:22:51 GMT -6
==> Insist.
You failed. Again.
Good going, Cory. [/center] i could, uh,
it could, be my treat?
Your resolve is rapidly crumbling.
Your voice is barely louder than a whisper. You're trembling just a little and you try to shelter your heart as best you can.
It still hurts.
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 17:30:12 GMT -6
==> accept free provisions.
you already have a drink. you don't need another. that would be stupid.
as though to REMIND HER of this you shake your drink can a little before you take another sip [/center] |
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 17:40:57 GMT -6
==> Leave.
Gail shakes her drink at you.
She already has a drink, so why would she go out for another one? It would just be stupid.
Stupid like you, Cory. [/center] You walk out. Casually, slowly, because you're cool. You're cool just like Gail.
Who are you kidding you are nothing like her.
You manage to make it outside before you start crying. |
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 17:48:29 GMT -6
==> be the inconsiderate bitch.
man this arrow sure needs to learn to cool its jets. you're not THAT much of an inconsiderate bitch. you're just hardcore and don't give a shit.
you hear the girl crying. you grab another MISCELLANEOUS SODA from your fridge and start walkin' outside. casually, slowly, because you give not one shit in all this world.
but still. shit. the girl's crying.
==> declare passionate love.
man this arrow just ain't with the program.
you bonk the girl on the head with the soda. not like violently or whatever. just enough to get her attention. you hand her the drink. [/center] |
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 17:58:52 GMT -6
==> Be crushed.
You crumple up against the wall, fighting a losing battle with your feelings.
You should just go home and throw yourself into the volcano.
You take the soda carefully, being extremely careful not to drop it and make a bigger idiot of yourself. You try to fight back your tears and lose, too embarrassed to even look at Gail. [/center] i'm sorry
i'm, so sorry
i didn't,,,
i didn't mean to, um, bother you, with my crying
if you, want me to go, um,
i'll just, go
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 18:06:09 GMT -6
==> become overbearingly nice.
look at that. the arrow's trying to get sarcastic and clever. too bad you don't have any time for its wannabe coolkid bullshit. you finish your drink and toss the can to the side. recycling is not on the top of your priority list. nor is anything, really. as a matter of fact you don't even have a list.
you have a sword. and some bitchin' shades. [/center] gail: jesus
gail: stop fuckin apologizin
gail: and stop cryin
gail: quit breakin into the house
gail: and well be cool
gail: k
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 19:52:02 GMT -6
==> Make out with her.
[♥] ==> Arrow: Be ignored.
You try to toughen up and stop crying.
You fail completely.
The best you can manage is to go from bawling to sniffling. [/center] i'm sorry
oops, ah, sorry
uh, no
sorry
oh, oh man, sorry
You bring your hands up to cover your mouth before you apologize again.
The can of REFRESHMENT hits you in the face.
You recoil, more out of surprise than anything, and remember to pretend to be hurt.
That, at least, you can do convincingly. You rub the side of your face where the can hit you. You manage to make yourself look at Gail.
She somehow became more beautiful since you looked at her two minutes ago. i'm sor,
no,
i can, uh, do this
i'm,
uh, no, wait,
here, uh, goes
i just, uh, like seeing you?
you're just, uhhhhhhhmmmm,,, really pretty
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Post by stacymcbride on Apr 16, 2012 20:23:18 GMT -6
==> punch her in the face.
That would be stupid. Also, pointlessly cruel. You never do anything pointless. Instead you reach down and open the can of drink. [/center] gail: here
gail: you drink
gail: like this
You take a drink and wave the can around. You hand it back to her. You ALMOST smile. Okay you don't even come close to smiling but there is a general aura of good intent about you. gail: thanks
gail: just quit bein a wimp
gail: itll be good for ya
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Post by cory on Apr 16, 2012 20:49:27 GMT -6
==> Melt.
Okay.
You stare, blushing, at the can in your hands.
The can Gail just drank from.
Slowly, reverently, you bring the can to your lips and sip from it.
It's the best thing you've ever tasted. [/center] You smile, just a little bit.
It fades when you realize that you have no idea how to stop being such a complete spineless wimp.
Considering the circumstances, this really is saying something. i'm sor,
uh, oops,
i wish i, uh, could be, more like you,
you're, uh, the coolest and prettiest person, in the world
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