City of IF

The Dark · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Tome.

Once again, The Dark has to warn possible readers that this tale contains naughty words, naughty people and naughty situations. All in all, it’s naughty. But then nice guys come last apparently.

Chapter 13. Good Cop Bad Cop.

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The Dark · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Tome.

The Dark apologises for the lack of sex and violence in this chapter, but you can't have it all all the time.

The decision here is an easy one then, reader dear. How do they enter Zone seventy?

Blast their way in? Try and take the van? What?

LordoftheNight · Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 5276 Location: Hell

Just wondering - does Ike have a rank? And, more importantly, does our pal Gloom outrank him?

Mephistopheles · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:12 am Post subject:

the lack of violence and gore disturbs me so i say drive over the mutating freaks and bust in fast. short, yet sweet, chapter dark.

D-Lotus · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 4123 Location: Hollywood, USA

Quote: and the man handed over them over

Quote: “I do, of course, choose my own attire usually, but the commissioner has impeccable taste in fashion.

There's a quotation mark missing in the second one.

The new character, Ike Ice, loses gas throughout the chapter.

Quote: “You may refer to her as Commissioner.” Ike’s jaw tightened.

“Okay, okay, keep your pants on kid…”

“And I’m not a kid. I’m twenty seven, and my job is to keep an eye on you. Just in case you get any ideas, I have bio-muscular enhancement treatment, so don’t think you can take me down.”

Here he acts very tough and even forbidding. But then:

Quote: “Fine.” Gloom sighed. “What else did you get? Are the guns in the back of the van?”

“Er…” Ike looked uncomfortable.

The character has changed. He's a wussy. For me, the character experienced a transformation much too quickly. Give the transition some more time.

As for the DP, I don't think these mutants will be hostile to the two cops unless the cops show a sign of weakness. These people are probably human waste, and as such, afraid of tough looking guys with guns. Nobody who has the courage to stand up to a cop would be living in fallout land. Simply walk in, guns ready.

CunningFox · Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 210

Im with Ds approach. Look mean and menacing and they'll avoid you.

Chinaren · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

I say sneak in, no sense inviting trouble, but if they are spotted they use the 'hard man' approach suggested above.

Crunchyfrog · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 3998

I'm with Cren on this one. Stealth is the way.

Enjoyed the chapter, but have to agree I wasn't really sure where Ike was coming from. Couldn't decide whether he was tough, useless, savvy, clueless, by the book, corrupt - and like Lordy says, we don't know his rank either. A bit confusing all round.

The Dark · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Tome.

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The Dark shall endevour to 'stiffen up' the Ike character, and fix the errors.

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The Dark · Guest Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Tome.

The vote is ready, select your choice readers.

Smee · Guest Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Posts: 5215 Location: UK

If we had better weaponry, and equipment, then the hard guy approach would be good. But without it, we don't want to be getting complacent.

Sneaky, sneaky.

Happy Writing :)

Chinaren · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject:

I rather like the idea of going in hard. let's see some gore!

CunningFox · Guest Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 210

blast them! :lol:

The Dark · Guest Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Tome.

All right haters, you want it hard, hard it will be.