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Writing Group / Re: Writing Prompts!
« on: December 20, 2010, 01:29:27 AM »
First time posting, first time on the forum. Figured I needed to practice. 
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“I’ll play you for Earth.”
“Really? Are we doing this again?”
“What do you mean again? You don’t always win.”
“Is that why I own more worlds than you?”
“You don’t own more.”
“I have two hundred thirty-five. Last I counted, you had seven.”
“Do you want to play for Earth or not?”
“I don’t know. What are you offering?”
“Hasbrug III.”
“That’s really more of a moon than a planet.”
“But chock full of uranium. Don’t play coy, you wanted to play me for Hasbrug III just last cycle.”
“That was before I won Earth.”
“Hasbrug III or nothing.”
“I’m happy not playing, friend.”
“Fine. Hasbrug III and Kwot.”
“A gas planet? Are you serious?”
“Since when did you have anything against gas planets?”
“I don’t know. They’re hardly substantial.”
“Take it or leave it.”
“Fine. Reset the board. Your move.”
“Finally. How is it in the Milky Way? Haven’t been for a while.”
“Meh.”
“Meh?”
“It’s a little dull. Not much excitement outside of Earth and Betelgeuse.”
“Good movie.”
“I meant Alpha Orionis.”
“Oh.”
“Hear it’s blowing soon. Your move again.”
“About time. And I’ll be watching it from my ocean-side seat on Earth.”
“Please! You’d crush the thing.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Just that it would be a waste. Intelligent life and all.”
“I’d hardly call them intelligent.”
“Oh? Then why do you want it so bad?”
“Because—Hey, you can’t do that!”
“What? It’s a legal move.”
“No it’s not; the queen can’t jump.”
“The queen can do anything.”
“Anything except jump.”
“Of course she can jump. You can’t win if the queen can’t jump.
“You’re cheating!”
“Fine. There.”
“And how is that legal?”
“Because I didn’t jump.”
“But you can’t capture two pieces at once!”
“Are you playing or not?
“Fine.”
“You can’t do that.
“The queen can do anything.”
“Not circumvent the entire board.”
“Your rules, Deus. I stayed in the squares. Checkmate.”
“I’m tempted to oblige you out of pity.”
“I win either way. This game isn’t as bad as I thought.”
“Hmm.”
“Where did you find it, again?”
“Hell if I know.”
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“I’ll play you for Earth.”
“Really? Are we doing this again?”
“What do you mean again? You don’t always win.”
“Is that why I own more worlds than you?”
“You don’t own more.”
“I have two hundred thirty-five. Last I counted, you had seven.”
“Do you want to play for Earth or not?”
“I don’t know. What are you offering?”
“Hasbrug III.”
“That’s really more of a moon than a planet.”
“But chock full of uranium. Don’t play coy, you wanted to play me for Hasbrug III just last cycle.”
“That was before I won Earth.”
“Hasbrug III or nothing.”
“I’m happy not playing, friend.”
“Fine. Hasbrug III and Kwot.”
“A gas planet? Are you serious?”
“Since when did you have anything against gas planets?”
“I don’t know. They’re hardly substantial.”
“Take it or leave it.”
“Fine. Reset the board. Your move.”
“Finally. How is it in the Milky Way? Haven’t been for a while.”
“Meh.”
“Meh?”
“It’s a little dull. Not much excitement outside of Earth and Betelgeuse.”
“Good movie.”
“I meant Alpha Orionis.”
“Oh.”
“Hear it’s blowing soon. Your move again.”
“About time. And I’ll be watching it from my ocean-side seat on Earth.”
“Please! You’d crush the thing.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Just that it would be a waste. Intelligent life and all.”
“I’d hardly call them intelligent.”
“Oh? Then why do you want it so bad?”
“Because—Hey, you can’t do that!”
“What? It’s a legal move.”
“No it’s not; the queen can’t jump.”
“The queen can do anything.”
“Anything except jump.”
“Of course she can jump. You can’t win if the queen can’t jump.
“You’re cheating!”
“Fine. There.”
“And how is that legal?”
“Because I didn’t jump.”
“But you can’t capture two pieces at once!”
“Are you playing or not?
“Fine.”
“You can’t do that.
“The queen can do anything.”
“Not circumvent the entire board.”
“Your rules, Deus. I stayed in the squares. Checkmate.”
“I’m tempted to oblige you out of pity.”
“I win either way. This game isn’t as bad as I thought.”
“Hmm.”
“Where did you find it, again?”
“Hell if I know.”