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#1: Two-word-at-a-time Story: Science Fiction Author: Key, Location: The Royal Palace

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:18 pm
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Here's something we're doing around the City in a few different genres: telling a story as a group, with each person writing two words at a time. Each reply in the thread should repeat the story from the beginning. So the first post might be "One day", then the second post "One day Johnny was", then the third post "One day Johnny was walking to", etc.

The rules are:

Stick to the genre. This one is science fiction; keep it appropriate to a science fiction story.
You can't post twice in a row. If you've just posted, you must wait for at least one other person (and hopefully more) to post before you post another two words.
Anyone can end the story by posting "The End". Hopefully we'll all have a sense of when the story has come to an end.

Here are some tips we've found for making the story interesting:

Reincorporate: Oddly enough, the main technique in helping a story move forward is to look backward. In improv theater, we use the word "reincorporation" to mean bringing back elements that have been introduced earlier in the story. That's what gives the story structure and meaning, and makes it more than just a series of unconnected events. So whenever you're tempted to introduce some new element or character, think instead about how you might re-introduce an existing element or character.
Name the characters: It's a lot easier to refer back to a character once you've named him, so that promotes reincorporation and also makes the text flow more smoothly.
Use active words: Use words that advance the story and describe action. Avoid words like "decided", "learn to", "pondered", "really", etc., that just draw things out. And especially avoid "very", which doesn't add anything.
Be obvious: Just write the next two words that seem to fit the story the best. Don't try to be clever or unexpected or funny. It's a bit of a paradox, but if everyone tries to be obvious the story goes in funny and unexpected directions by itself, whereas if people try to be clever it ends up falling flat.

OK, let's get started. I'll let the next person start with the first two words of the story.

#2: First Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:11 am
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Neville likes

#3: Author: Vishal Muralidharan, Location: City Of IF!

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:45 am
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Neville likes studying robots

#4: Author: Smee, Location: UK

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:19 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his

#5: Author: Crunchyfrog,

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:32 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel.

#6: Author: Smee, Location: UK

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:36 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they

#7: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:06 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and

#8: Author: kkdestiny, Location: The Library of Interfable History

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:05 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique

#9: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:17 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose

#10: Author: crazybookgal,

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:10 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were

#11: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:10 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due

#12: Author: Thunderbird, Location: Rising from the ashes

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:16 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age

#13: Author: Key, Location: The Royal Palace

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:14 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day

#14: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:27 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual

#15: Author: kkdestiny, Location: The Library of Interfable History

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:58 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came

#16: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:39 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their

#17: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:11 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once

#18: Author: Smee, Location: UK

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:08 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military

#19: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:55 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype

#20: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:57 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was

#21: Author: Masterweaver, Location: Look around

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:03 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out

#22: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:11 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a

#23: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:49 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who

#24: Author: Thunderbird, Location: Rising from the ashes

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:09 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred

#25: Author: Key, Location: The Royal Palace

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:05 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models

#26: Author: Vishal Muralidharan, Location: City Of IF!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:30 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more

#27: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:42 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty

#28: Author: Vishal Muralidharan, Location: City Of IF!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:45 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes.

#29: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:06 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville

#30: Author: Crunchyfrog,

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:25 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the

#31: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:40 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch

#32: Author: Vikas Muralidharan,

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:49 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found

#33: Author: Smee, Location: UK

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:55 pm
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits

#34: Author: Crunchyfrog,

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:04 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by

#35: Next Author: PopeAlessandrosXVIII, Location: Surrounded by many beautiful naked men

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:05 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by nexium crystals

#36: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:08 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by nexium crystals.

"Why, this

#37: Author: Vishal Muralidharan, Location: City Of IF!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:56 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by nexium crystals.

"Why, this looks like

#38: Author: Shillelagh, Location: Kansas

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:21 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by nexium crystals.

"Why, this looks like it should

#39: Author: Vikas Muralidharan,

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:49 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by nexium crystals.

"Why, this looks like it should be taken

#40: Author: Vishal Muralidharan, Location: City Of IF!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:51 am
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Neville likes studying robots with his twin, Nigel. Together they modify and restore antique units whose functions were degraded due to age. One day an unusual project came to their workshop. Once a military mecha prototype, it was tossed out by a curator who apparently preferred simpler models to more heavy duty complex prototypes. When Neville opened the front hatch he found complex circuits powered by nexium crystals.

"Why, this looks like it should be taken to our

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