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"Hello all you likely lads, and gorgeous girls! This is Emerald Eyul here, announcing Chinaren's latest!"
"What? He has come up with something new?"
"Yes indeed BobMcBobsky! If you walk, hop, run, jump or slime over to the market place you will see a new shop where all will be revealed!"
"Is it to do with the Arena of Death?"
"Have you entered yet? Anyway, no, not that."
"How about his Good vs Evil vs money storygame? Some new ideas for that?"
"Nope, not that either!"
"Well what is it then?"
"All I can say is that it is new, it is coming soon and YOU could be a part of it!"
"Well, you have sold me! I am off to the marketplace right now!"
"That's the sprit! See you there!"
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A light knocking on the door could be heard. A pause. Another knock, a little louder. Another pause, longer this time. Finally the handle slowly turned and a furry snout poked around the corner.
"Hello? Anyone in?" Stoat peered into the shop. It was empty, though there was a blazing fire in the fireplace and a table with three mugs was placed in the middle of the room.
Stoat scuttled inside, sniffing the air as she went. Seeing no one around she warmed herself by the fire and only then noticed the kettle on an ingenious cage affair next to the flames. Closer examination revealed the kettle to be full of tea. Shrugging to herself Stoat carried it over to the table and poured herself a cup. Only then did she notice the mug sported a 'Banana Challenge!' logo.
She jumped as a loud knock came from the door.
"Er, come in?" She said.
The door swung open to reveal the tall, wild haired form of Smee. "Hello old Stoat" he said. "You in for this mad Banana lark as well then?"
"Well, yes. I thought it would be fun to get a clone actually, see what it did and all that. Fancy a cup of tea?"
Smee pulled up one of the chairs and slumped down onto it. "Why not?"
They were both sipping the tea when the door rattled in its hinges as someone pounded upon the other side.
"Come in!" they both shouted.
The portal flew open to reveal Lord of the Night, in full Demon form taking a dramatic pose. He deflated when he saw Stoat and Smee sitting at the table drinking tea.
"Oh, it's you two." he said, walking into the room and changing into human.
"Is this it?" he asked.
Smee nodded. "So far. Fancy a cuppa?"
Lordy sat down with the other two and nodded.
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Behind a one way mirror Chinaren observed the three. "Is this it then?" he asked the curvatious form of Emerald Eyul, who was busy admiring her makeup in a small mirror.
"So far boss. Don't worry though, I am sure more will turn up. Leave it a little while."
Chinaren sat down and sipped a cup of tea of his own. "Well, they better hurry up is all I can say." he grumbled to himself, "Giving away free drinks. Tea doesn't grow on trees you know."
Emerald merely smiled and turned back to the mirror...
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LOL! 
(although I'm still waiting to see what they've laced the tea with...) 
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| Quote: | | Giving away free drinks. Tea doesn't grow on trees you know." |
I dont know what the tea is laced with, but whatever it is makes it delicious as I usually hate tea.
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Oooh, I want tea!
Smee -- You don't like tea? You can't be serious! I thought you were British! That'd be like me saying I don't like hockey. Oh wait, I'm not actually a fan....
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I am British and still don't like tea.
If you ply it with enough sugar (2 min, but preferably 3) then I can just about choke it down.
Give me coffee though and I'll be seriously unimpressed.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:51 am Post subject: 3 more for the pot... |
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“…so there is no way that he would fit in there unless we cut another leg of him!” finished Smee, to the general laughter of Stoat and Lordy just as another knock came from the door.
“Come in!” they all cried together. They looked towards the entrance and saw a tall, very thin man, step into the room, ducking under the doorframe as he entered. He wore a tall black brimless hat, a little like an upside down flowerpot and tight fighting dark trousers which him look somewhat like a severely disabled spider*.
“Jnmrcs! Welcome!” said Smee. He turned back to the table to find another three mugs had mysteriously appeared on the surface. “Well well well!”
“Find a chair and have a cuppa!” said Shady, leaning back on two legs and wobbling precariously.
“Don’t mind if I do.” Said Jnmrcs and strode over to the wall where there were a couple more seats. He had just sat down on it, with his knees reaching up to his chin, when once again there was a banging at the door. Stoat looked up from pouring the tea and spilled half a cup onto the table.
“Enter!” said Lordy grandly.
In came a shadow, sliding around the wall. Following it came a short man with the logo of a wheel on his fine red tunic. “I still think you are up to something Dean,” he said to the shadow. “I can’t believe Chinaren would destroy anything that was making money.”
The Shadow began to bulge, slowly expanding until it popped away from the wall and turned out to be a pleasant faced fellow with curly hair. He was smoking a long stemmed pipe, which immediately filled the room with blue smoke.
“No smoking in here please Dean!” cried Stoat, still trying to mop up tea.
Dean grinned. “Sorry Ms. Stoat” and proceeded to extinguish his pipe.
Meanwhile Muaddib looked around. “Where is Chinaren then?” he said, a little confused.
“Oh, I am sure he will turn up soon” said Smee, taking another draught of his tea. He looked into the cup. “You know, I don’t usually like tea, but this is very tasty. Pour us another would you Stoaty?”
“Why not?” said Stoat, “It seems this kettle doesn’t get any emptier.” She poured several more cups for the newcomers and a refill for Smee.
The others found chairs and sat down around the table.
“So, you come to watch Chinaren destroy his factory as well then?” asked Muaddib to the others.
“Ah! Now now Muaddib!” said Dean, trying to wink surreptitiously at the others without letting Muaddib see, “where are your manners? We don’t want to talk about all that now! Let’s just have a nice little chat first over this fine tea.” He took a long sip and smacked his lips. “MMM! It really is good stuff! Trust Chinaren to have the best.” He looked around. “So then, what does everyone think about the Story Game of the Month this time? I reckon it is a hard choice…”
…….
Behind the mirror Chinaren rubbed his hands together evilly. “That’s more like it! Six of them now, and with Stoats sponsorship we should get another sucker I mean customer soon.”
He leaned forward and poured another cup of tea for himself. Emerald finished putting another coat of lipstick on. “You should be careful with that stuff boss.”
“No problems my dear, I have taken a swig of anti-dote. Of course, they haven’t.” he gestured to the six in the room, who now seemed to be getting quite merry.
“Oh boss, you are evil.” Said Emerald, taking a seat next to him. “I do so like that in a, er, orange thing.”
Chinaren’s smile turned into a leer. “Well my dear, it’s what I do.” He tried to peek down her blouse.
“They won’t be hurt will they?” Emerald, a big hearted** girl gestured to the room.
“Wha..?” Chinaren was momentarily distracted from her top. “Oh, no. Wouldn’t do to lose customers. They will not be harmed. At least physically. Now then, whilst we are waiting, did I discuss the company’s promotion procedure?”
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Dean shook his head. “Did you hear that?” he said.
“Whaaaat?” said Smee. The room was beginning to spin.
“Sounded like a slap around the face. Mmm, m’ cups empt’. Pass the jug will yer…”
*Chinaren inc. reserves the right to imagine people’s description!
**Or something.
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Okay, this will start being a storygame soon! Promise!
Any more entrants? Still one space sponsored by the Stoat available!
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I knew it! I knew it! He gone done somethin' to the tea!
*does the 'I told you so' dance*
*falls over mid-dance due to the drugged tea*
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| Quote: | | can i enter again? |
??!
Mmm. I suppose technically you could have two clones. But no, that would be silly!
You can enter someone else* or course!
| Quote: | I knew it! I knew it! He gone done somethin' to the tea!
*does the 'I told you so' dance*
*falls over mid-dance due to the drugged tea* |
LOL! 
*Which again, I can't condone with one hand, whilst taking your money with the other.
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It's not the last free space* folks! Others can enter, though I suppose we shouldn't have too many.
I am considering taking part in this as well, not sure yet, but it could happen! 
*Just the last free one!
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Actually no. I have plans for my entry!
gah! Will people stop posting between me answering and hitting 'submit'!!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Excellent Chinaren -
This is set to be a lot of fun.
*Throws away brandy and pours a glass of chinaren tea. Adds redbull and is alarmed by the thick green foam that appears.*
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| Quote: | | “So, you come to watch Chinaren destroy his factory as well then?” asked Muaddib to the others. |
Hehehh... Chinaren what else can you destroy? I like coffee, but I hate tea. I especially love Iced Cappucinos from Tim Horton's with a little bit of chocolate milk in it.
Edit: Oops forgot to quote it, I have a question. Would I be able to start my own little storygame with the people from IF, and be able for them to have special appearances in it?
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject: Re: 3 more for the pot... |
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| chinaren wrote: |
They looked towards the entrance and saw a tall, very thin man, step into the room, ducking under the doorframe as he entered. He wore a tall black brimless hat, a little like an upside down flowerpot and tight fighting dark trousers which him look somewhat like a severely disabled spider*.
*Chinaren inc. reserves the right to imagine people’s description! |
Interesting description...
* run to a mirror and look at it, "Did he saw me?"  *
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe. I usually go by the avatar Jnmrcs, but I was tired and had forgotten what your avatar looked like, so I just made up a description of you that popped into my head for some reason!
Actually, I everyone in IF has two* forms. Their avatar form and a human one. In this story anyway.
Okay everyone, I think I have enough to start. Had another 3 (or 4) entries overnight. I won't turn anyone else away who wishes to enter, but they need to do it soon!
*Or more.
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I'm in, I'm in, I'm in... WOOT!!! I can't wait for my special guest appearance.
*Strikes a handsomely good pose*
*Audience Ooo's, and Aah's*
*Flicks up jacket collar like The Fonze*
*Everyone faints*
Can something like that be in the story?
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| The Socialist Party is very excited to be able to witness the destruction of factories, a testament ot capitalistic opression of young men and women everywhere.
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Hey cool! I'm a were-shadow wizard hobbit! Kickass, man!
Sorry for the spam, but that seriously rocked. Ha!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:45 am Post subject: Episode 1 - Let the Games begin! |
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Episode 1 - Let the Games begin!
“Factris? Whaaa factris?” Muaddib laughed hilariously at nothing at all as he downed another cup of tea.
Stoat had fallen backwards in her chair and now lay sprawled out on the floor snoring, legs stuck in the air. Smee was swaying in his seat, and trying to get more drink in his mouth, whilst the rest were debating how the quality of socks had degraded in recent years and how that purple colour should only be worn on Wednesdays*
The door burst open and was immediately replaced by a rotund figure, a swirling blue cloak flapping around him in the wind like a tent that had blown free.
“I heard there was a party going on!” said Key, pounding forward. “Why wasn’t I invited? Someone hand me a cup, no never mind that container will do, it looks like I have some catching up to do!” So saying he emptied a vase of some nice red flowers and poured himself a pint of tea.
“Waaa weeeee welcome Key!” slurred Dean holding his cup up. “Try summ teee! Slovely!” He put his cup on the table with a slam and then slowly tilted over sideways.”
“Damn! This is good stuff!” Key beamed as he emptied the vase wiping his mouth with his sleeve and filling the flower-pot up again.
A clanking distracted him for a second. In through the door clumped a large metallic being, humanoid in shape only by default. Steam hissed from various joints and a small jet of oil squirted onto the floor as it surveyed the scene.
“Yaay!” said Lordy waving his mug about and slopping tea over the recumbent figure of Stoat. “It’s Mr Ninjaborg! Come on in. Do you drink tea?”
Cyborgninja looked around with an expression that would have been puzzlement, if he had expressions. “I am here for the Banana expedition <bleep>” He said.
“Nononono! We warthchin Chinaren factry fall over.” Said Muaddib, and then slumped forward face down onto the table.
Cyborgninja walked forward and picked up the Muaddib’s mug. Extending a probe from one of his fingers he stuck it in the tea. “Analysis detects various intoxicating substances. Consumption of beverage not recommended. <bleep sproing>”
“Well then, I am glad I am late!” a figure dressed in pink robes with blue stars and moons upon them entered the room behind the cyborg. He had a new yellow hat with neon signs, proclaiming himself to be ‘Groovy cat Idea Master’ except the ‘s’ of the ‘Master’ wasn’t working. “I don’t think I will be having any of this tea!” he said triumphantly folding his arms. “Now what will Chinaren do eh?”
There was a flash of orange smoke and Chinaren, in human form, appeared in the room. “Well, as you are the last entrant I will just get the Mysterious No-one to bop you on the head. It is cheaper and easier all round.” He nodded and Idea Master swiveled about just in time to see a large bat descending towards him…
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Stoat awoke with a blinding headache and a loud buzzing in her ears. “Arg!” she said, with feeling and clutched at her head with both paws. “Arg! Arg arg! Urg.”
She sat up with some difficulty and, very very carefully looked around. Despite what she felt like, her head remained on her shoulders, though she was not really sure if she wanted it to.
She was laying down in a narrow room, bare of all furnishings except for one seat, upon which Chinaren was sitting reading some sort of magazine. Squinting she could just make out the title of ‘Evil Creatures in Bondage! Christmas Special.’ Sprawled around her in a not very tidy heap were a number of sleeping forms, though there was also a large robot which appeared to have been turned off and Idea Master, tightly bound and gagged sitting against the wall. He didn’t look very happy.
Chinaren looked up and caught sight of Stoat trying not to be ill. “Stoaty! You’re awake! Welcome back! How do you feel?” Stoat made an Expression. “Oh. That bad eh? Well don’t worry, it will wear off quickly.”
“ARG! Urg! Blah! What hit me? Who am I?” Dean clutched his head and rolled over.
Several other forms stirred and made similar noises of distress. Dean sat up and promptly vomited all over Muaddib, which set Stoat off and in turn Jnmrcs and Smee. Chinaren lifted his feet up to avoid the flying chunder and made a face. “People people! Please! You are making a mess of your jumpsuits!”
Stoat wiped her mouth and looked at herself. She was wearing a bright yellow jumpsuit with the Chinaren logo on the front and ‘Real Bananas!” written underneath. She seemed to also be carrying some sort of large rucksack on her back.
“China!” she said, teeth showing in a snarl. “I am going to bite you so hard…”
Chinaren stood up and held his hands infront of him. “Now now folks, no need to get all stroppy. I will admit, I didn’t expect the tea to have such nasty after-effects, believe me, I had it too. That’s the last time I buy anything from that Banana shop I can tell you.”
He stood up and strode over and between the bodies and flicked a switch on Cyborgninja. “<Bleep> Booting. Windows 3.1 loading, please wait…”
With that done he nodded to a corner of the room and said “RLZ, if you would please?” and a short teddy-bear like figure walked over and untied Idea Master.
Once everyone was sitting up he stood infront of them and spoke.
“Welcome contestants! I would like to introduce your guide for this show, the delectable figure of… Emerald Eyul!” He backed away extending a hand. From the other corner a shapely figure walked forward, wearing a similar jumpsuit to the others, except it was black. Around her several flying eyes orbited.
“Welcome viewers to the first episode of REAL BANANAS! Our contestants are even now over the territories of Banana-land!”
Stoat, Smee, Lordy, Jnmrcs, Muaddib, Dean, IM, Cyborgninja, and Key all looked around.
“What’s all this about?” asked Key. “I didn’t sign up for this!”
Emerald ignored him and continued speaking. “The first decision for our viewers will be where to drop the contestants? Let’s go over to Bob in the studio for a look at what options we have!”
<cuts to Bob in the studio standing infront of a large map.>
“Thank you Emerald, and may I say you are looking lovely today!” <Turns to the map and starts to point.>
“Well viewers we have a hard choice here! Where should we drop our contestants? How about here, in the Yellow Desert? Baking hot yellow sands and five headed scorpions the size of small horses so I hear!”
He pointed at another region.
“Here we have Sugar inhabited jungles. Sounds sweet? You haven’t met these Sugars! How about the swamps of lesser Fuggle? A dour region I am led to believe, with rolling swamps and strange castles that no one is quite sure of. Of course, perhaps you may wish to choose the Great Plains of the roving hordes? Or maybe the rolling lush hills of the Insect peninsula takes your fancy? I personally recommend the Valley of the head hunting tribes of Muggableagooba!”
<cuts back to Emerald>
“Sounds wonderful Bob! So viewers it’s time to vote! Just dial the numbers on your screen to vote for the option you choose!”
RLZ stepped forward. “…and CUT! That’s a wrap folks!”
“Excellent excellent.” Said Chinaren.
“WHAT THE IFFING HELL IS GOING ON CHINAREN????” shouted Key.
“Oh hello Key. Sorry, but you wandered in at an unfortunate moment, and then Cybornija paid for your entry. Welcome to the Banana Challenge!”
Smee stood up. “That’s it. I am leaving!” He lurched towards a door set in the wall.
“Er, I wouldn’t do that if I were you…” said Chinaren. Too late. Smee had wrenched hard on the door, swinging it open…
And leapt back. “What the!!!” he said.
Outside was air. Peering down carefully he could see clouds below them. He looked at Chinaren. “Rules are in your pockets** guys!” said Chinaren cheerfully. Just have to wait a minute for the vote…
“Guys? Guys? Now guyssssssssssss!!”
*This was one of those conversations that make perfect sense only if you are drunk.
**See the Marketplace shop for a copy of the show rules!
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LOL! He even drugs the volunteers. The man has style!
I'm not sure whether I should be voting on this, since I'm a participant, not a viewer...
...but I decided to put in a vote for Muggableagooba, just for the challenge of seeing if I could spell it properly! Not that I mind where we end up going. It all sounds lovely!
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| I voted, for the same... (the Muggableagooba * thanks for the copy and paste LOL)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:54 am Post subject: |
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I think Ive been tricked!
To the Mugglewoaepa aesekfsemf erm Valley!
REVENGE!!!!!
Can someone please look after my hoes...ahem I mean the memebrs of the Socialist Party?
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | RLZ stepped forward. “…and CUT! That’s a wrap folks!” |
Woot! I'm the director! You all belong to me, and my powerful game show making abilities. Although chinaren can overpower me with his story making abilities, beacuse I'm in his story...
How many Fables to pay to get more lines in?
Edit: Oh yeah, I pick sugary jungles because it sounds tasty.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:26 am Post subject: Episode 2 – Muggableagooba Valley |
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Episode 2 – Muggableagooba Valley.
“…and the votes are in! The Valley of Muggableagooba it is!! Let’s go over to the studio and Bob who can tell us a little bit more about this verdant area!”
“Thank you Emerald. Yes indeed. The Muggableagooba valley is situated in a tropical zone. A mountainous region covered in heavy jungle and not easily accessible from the ground, it has still only partially been explored. The reason for this isn’t just the heat, humidity, large amounts of poisonous and or meat eating predators, or even the frightening number of diseases one can so easily catch, no sir. It is mainly because of the many fierce tribes of pigmy, head shrinking cannibal Muggableagoobas. These yellow haired midgets can spit a poison dart from the top of an Ungabadoo tree with their eyes closed and still hit you in the jugular. A great place to start the show!”
“Thank you Bob. Well, the competitors will get prepared and we shall be back after these messages…”
“…and cut! That’s a wrap!” said RLZ. The Flying eyes circled Emerald once more and then came to rest in their portable travel hutch.
The contestants sat around on the cabin floor in headache driven silence. Chinaren sat on his chair in a sulk. A door opened at the front of the cabin to reveal a shape in a long robe and with a dark space for a face.
“Er, Chinaren? We are over the area now. Er, just one thing.”
“Yes Sorrow? What is it?”
“Did you by er, any chance get your fuel from the Banana shop?”
“Maybe. It is made of bananas you know. Very environmental.”
“And cheap no doubt?”
“You know I would never stint on providing the best money can buy!” Chinaren said, his back up.
“Ah well yes. The only problem is…” Sorrow grabbed onto the door frame as the cabin suddenly gave a lurch, “it has just run out. We are going down!”
Chinaren and the others lurched to their feet. “Everyone out!” RLZ shouted.
“What??! There is thousands of bits of nothing out there!” Said Key, falling backwards as the floor tilted and landing on IM, who shouted a muffled protest.
“Don’t panic!” said Chinaren staggering his way to the door Smee had opened before. “You are all wearing the latest in Descent Braking technology. Just jump, count to five and pull the little red cord on your belts. Look, I will show you hooooowwwwwwww…” Chinaren’s shout tailed off as he leapt out of the door.
There was a brief moment of silence as everyone looked at each other, followed by a mad dash for the door. Claws clawed, fangs bit and curses were exchanged as first Stoat, who was the most wigglyest, then Dean, who had turned into Shadow form jumped for it. They were closely followed by Smee, who had been propelled out by Key’s bulk, then Muaddib, RLZ, IM, Sorrow, Lordy, Jnmrcs and Cyborgninja. Emerald waited until they had jumped and then stepped out in a ladylike fashion followed by the flying eyes, perfectly at home in this environment.
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The jungle was silent. Well, not really silent. Birds squawked and made other bird-like noises, monkey type creatures threw brown stuff* at each other and various other animals screeched, roared, barked or made sounds they thought appropriate. Other than this though, the jungle was silent. Except for the wind rustling through the leaves. Silent. A large creature crashed through the undergrowth. Insects hummed around various blooms, some of which ate them. But apart from all that, silent as a grave.
Through this deathly still a noise could, just about, be heard. It sounded like…
“Blooodyhellgetawayfrommeyoudirtyanimalhelphelphelp!Anyonethere?Arrgg!Itbitme!Gerorfff!”
The traditional landing place for anyone who bales out of any kind of flying craft, whether it is a flying carpet, or a crashing Death-Cruiser is hanging from a tree. Muaddib had honored this tradition and was not enjoying it. Some large yellow furred monkey-like animal was trying to nibble at his foot.
“Hello?” a voice came from below somewhere. “Is that you Muaddib?”
Muaddib, peering past the monkey thing, which was trying to suck up his shoelace like spaghetti, saw the bright yellow ball that was Key, followed by the various other members of the group.
“Help! Get me down! I am surrounded by dubious creatures!” responded Muaddib.
“I would have though you would have been used to that in your district” muttered Dean.
“RLZ will climb up and rescue you! Never fear!” said RLZ striking a heroic pose.
“The cameras aren’t on.” Said Chinaren, trying to catch some kind of insect that was crawling up his leg.
RLZ scowled. “In any case, RLZ will climb this tree and rescue the competitor!” He ran to the tree, which was a large squat affair with a trunk covered in vines. He started to climb, managed to scrabble about 10 feet up before losing his footing and tumbling back to the ground, landing on his head. “Ouch! RLZ hurts!”
“Cyborg, give us a leg up will you?” Jnmrcs asked.
With a bit of effort and a lot of grunting Jnmrcs managed to climb onto the man-machine, which hissed and let out more steam than usual. “Stoat, get up here!” said Jnmrcs.
Stoat, after falling off once, managed to scramble up Cyborgninja and the lanky form of Jnmrcs and into the lower branches of the tree. Throwing a stick at the monkey thing to scare it off, she scrambled along until she reached where Muaddib was tangled up.
“Key!” she shouted down. “Catch Muaddib when I let him go…now!”
“What did you say Stoat?” said Key, looking up from where he had been leering over Emerald.
There was a thump as Muaddib landed. “Oops. Sorry Muddy!” shouted Stoat scrambling back down.
“I am not Muddy!” said Muaddib, standing up in the pile of something he had landed in.
“Actually you are right, that is not mud,” said Lordy, “poo! What do those monkeys eat?!”
“Bah!” said Muaddib glowering at everyone and trying to clean himself off with some leaves.
“Right then!” Chinaren stepped up and made a sign at Emerald. “Now we are all safely down…” he paused a moment as IM said something under his breath, “…now we are all down, we should start the competition!”
“But we crashed! How will we get survive? How will we get back?” said Smee.
“The show must go on!” said Chinaren simply. He turned to Emerald. “Ready?”
Emerald nodded, picked out her microphone orb and spoke into the flying eyes. “Viewers! Welcome back! We are all down and safe, well, as safe as can be in the deadly Muggableagooba jungles! The first task for our competitors is to retrieve a map! Easy? Of course not! The map is in the hut of a village chieftain in a nearby Muggableagooba village. Let’s go and look at it shall we?”
“That’s a wrap!” said RLZ.
“Right folks, this way then!” said Chinaren cheerfully.
“You are crazy! Why should we do this?” shouted IM.
“Hey, you signed up! You want to get out of here or not?” Chinaren said.
“Bah.” IM scowled again, but followed as the group moved off, picking their way through the jungle.
*
“There it is viewers! The Muggableagooba village! As you can see, there is a bamboo fence surrounding about 20 mud huts. In the middle is a large hut, the hut of the chief who is also usually the shaman**. Walking around I can see about 20 or thirty little Muggableagoobas. Most seem to be women or children, though there are about 10 guards, 2 each at the two gates, which are open, and the rest patrolling around the wall, inside and out. There are probably some others inside, but likely not many. The main hut in the middle is where the map is.” Emerald turned back to the cameras. “Now one of our competitors will be tasked with picking two others and devising a plan to retrieve the map. So, who shall it be? Who shall lead a small team to perform this simple task? Press your voting horns now!”
*You know
**A tribal wizard
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Who shall lead this task folks? Vote! But Chinaren and Emerald are exempt! (Sorry) haha.
Whoever wins gets to pick two others and they have to device a basic plan to retrieve the map. Remember, it is Chinaren’s devious brain you are up against here, so be prepared for the unexpected!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:34 am Post subject: |
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Crap. It would not accept that many names in the poll so I deleted one.
Key is missing off this list, so if you wish to vote for him please reply in this thread or send me a PM!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:34 am Post subject: |
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Great stuff Chinaface!
Could I ask a favour though? Can you put a clear list of everyone involved up at the top somewhere? It's hard to make a decision on who gets to do the mission when you have to trawl through all the names in the chapter
Just trawling through now. I'll get back to you... 
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:39 am Post subject: |
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RLZ scowled. “In any case, RLZ will climb this tree and rescue the competitor!” He ran to the tree, which was a large squat affair with a trunk covered in vines. He started to climb, managed to scrabble about 10 feet up before losing his footing and tumbling back to the ground, landing on his head. “Ouch! RLZ hurts!” |
RLZ likes! Rlz likes! Rlz thought story was funny! *Squats down, jumps up, and hits head on computer screen* Rlz thinks that, that only happens in stories. Not in real life...
Everyone's probably going to vote for themselves anyway. RLZ did! Only cause RLZ wants to see RLZ do more heroic poses.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: |
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Oooh, this is a toughie!
On the one hand, I'm the smallest and the wriggliest. I could possibly sneak up and get the map easier than most.
Then again, Dean has shadow form, which might be even better
Or there's cyborgninja who can just crash through the place and take what he wants.
Eenie, meenie, myny mo...
I pick the shadowy Dean. Let's see him get his little hobbity feet wet (metaphorically speaking)
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:47 am Post subject: |
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That's a good idea Stoat. Though here you can simply vote (except for Key of course) in the poll.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Oh!
And remember, these little people are cannibals! It may not be totally safe! Ahem. *grins*
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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can i ask - do i have to stay in human form the whole time
was it in sime sub clause of the contract in really smalle font that i missed
or can i be a daemon and do that flying trick?
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Nice chapter.
As I'm not wiser enoguh I won't vote for me....
But maybe rlz could make something... funny
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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I vote ME! After all, I am a mage, which is much better than a shaman. I could probably impress the locals with much magic and earn the map from the locals. Of course, sacrifices of others may or may not happen*...
*Who do you think I am? Of COURSE it will!!
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