OPEN.

[parodeity]

WHO: dave strider + open as heck!
WHERE: various places
WHEN: various times through the end of the month
WHAT: time shenanigans! if you need a time travel related regain this may be relevant 2 you. or if you just want to go wtf @ dave, also. also, a sord...
WARNINGS: idiocy

WEDNESDAY MAY 17TH OPTION A

[ it might be imperative to know how to track dave down or contact him in person for this one, because while you might see him, you'll basically see him messing around with some floating records. he scratches them, and a strange red gear (or a lot of them) pop into existence and turn and then dave is just Gone. his expression before he disappears is at least entirely startled, even though he's usually pretty good about keeping a poker face.

clearly this was an alien abduction. oops. ]

WEDNESDAY MAY 17TH OPTION B

[ the first time, it was an accident. he woke up to a new bullshit item, he fucked around with new bullshit item, and...

...well, shit happened. the second time it wasn't so much an accident, and the third time it was on purpose, but it's a whole chain of events that leads to idiocy like this: dave strider standing beside himself in intense conversation in apprassage, in one of the many walk-around paths. it's not like he's ever been secretive about having a twin, but that twin is a girl, and shorter than him, and not...you know, dave, duplicated. and also there is only one of her, but there seems to be a third dave jogging down the path in the opposite direction, and

this is so STUPID

what are they saying? well, if you're close enough, you'll notice that one of the daves is significantly more frustrated than the other, who just looks Tired As Hell. ]

- don't understand why you won't.

[ the response is: ] Because you didn't. Anyway, just do what you're gonna do, man.

With what - oh, shit. [ apparently he didn't expect to get caught doing...whatever the hell he is doing. ]

SATURDAY MAY 20TH

[ there's just one of him right now, but dave looks absolutely fucking exhausted. there are probably dark circles under his eyes, but who can tell with the shades? he approaches you apparently at random and says: ]

Yo. So, I gotta talk to you, if you got a second?

[ ...it's mostly because of Really Stupid Reasons, and his deadpan tone conveys the idea that he finds this entire thing really. dumb. ]

TUESDAY MAY 23RD

[ tuesday the 23rd dave doesn't seem to be doing any time travel practice or anything Weird, except he's kind of hanging out in the park at some point kind of idly holding a terrible sword. like. its not even worthy of a "w", this is a sord... of idiotic proportions.

he can recognize most network people by face, but even if he doesn't know you, there's one relevant question to ask: ]

Yo, do you see what this is doin' to my hands or is it, like, all in my head? [ he has to know. what the hell is this piece of crap and why has he not thrown it out. ...also why is he hanging out in the park alone after school, actually, but whatever. ]

FRIDAY MAY 26TH

This is a dumbass idea. [ says one dave to another, near the edge of the recollé woods. it's pretty late, so why are you up, and why is he up, but whatever. they both seem to be facing off with a sword in their respective left hands. ]

Yeah, maybe, but am I actually gonna do it or not? [ there's no reply, so: ] Thought so.

You know what they say about countin' chickens? [ the other one says, gesturing behind the first. hey. you've been spotted. ]

WILDCARD

[ if none of the above work feel free to throw me a different prompt / pm me or w/e to bang out an idea and i can write you up a specific prompt. i am more than happy to do so, esp if you'd like to work towards some kind of specific regain. ]

Comments

[thesettingsun]

Because the old guard in any industry is made of fuckfaces, and literature isn't an exception. Fantasy and science fiction get their own sections in the bookstores so people looking for 'real literature' don't have to see them.

[It's super annoying.]

[parodeity]

Honestly, I prefer books with like. Silly humor? Or action scenes.

[thesettingsun]

I like those too! Comedy isn't really my strength as a writer, but it's important to have something you can just relax with when you're not in the mood for anything serious. You know?

[parodeity]

I mean, it's why I like... [ GESTURES AT THE SORD... HE STILL HAS NOT TAKEN BACK? ] It's kind of nice to just relax in absurdity sometimes.

[thesettingsun]

As long as it's fun absurdity. And not The Incredible Shrinking Men like this month.

[parodeity]

God that was a livin' nightmare.

[thesettingsun]

You're telling me. I never thought I'd be afraid of ants.

[parodeity]

Forget about them, what about spiders?

[thesettingsun]

I was trying to forget about spiders.

[Some things are just too horrifying to ever bring up again.]

[parodeity]

Whoops, sorry man. At least I don't think they ate anyone?

[thesettingsun]

I feel like we would've heard about people going missing right after the period of time where nobody shrank at all because that would be ridiculous, what are you talking about.

[He's not going to talk to anyone offline ever again at this rate.]

[parodeity]

Yeah, I mean, so there's...that. That counts for somethin' maybe? Life could be weirder still than it is right now. Yay.

[thesettingsun]

Yaaaay.

[Premium unenthused 'yay' here.]

I kind of think it's just a matter of time before things get worse. Or weirder, or both.

[parodeity]

I give it like, a week.

[thesettingsun]

A week sounds about right. Start of June. Weirdness on a schedule.

[parodeity]

Yeah, it's usually the third or so when shit goes wonky?

[thesettingsun]

I'd ask why the third, but it probably takes the first two days to pass the 'take out all the blue' proposal by corporate or something.

[parodeity]

To make us wait I guess? Normally they make some dumb post on the first then we idle around to see if bullshit occurs.

this thread sure is backdated to before the blue thing UH it totally said shrinking last comment

[thesettingsun]

Maybe they enjoy the speculating about what the bullshit is going to be. Did anyone guess shrinking this month?

...i was too sleepy to even notice that IT TOTALLY SAID SHRINKING, CLEARLY

[parodeity]

I sure as fuck did not, but also: who would? I mean, now that we're all cynical people who were shrunk down we might, but.

#justlittlebackdaterthings

[thesettingsun]

There is way too much possible crap they could pull for us to correctly guess the specific kind of horseshit that's in store this month.

[parodeity]

Chocoboshit, even.

[thesettingsun]

God, I forgot. How many expressions do I have to relearn?

'Putting the cart before the chocobo' just sounds stupid.

[parodeity]

Hold your chocobos is the one that keeps givin' me the most trouble.

[thesettingsun]

It gets rid of the alliteration, it's way worse now. 'Don't look a gift chocobo in the mouth'...