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Post by Chicken on Jul 28, 2021 0:08:32 GMT -5
It's just a rough draft, and I haven't written anything seriously in about two years, so feel free to roast, but don't roast too hard please.
Elmer always felt unnerved by the barn, the mysterious creaks, the smell of mildew, and how there always seemed to be a draft in just one corner.
He shivered and drew his jacket tighter around himself; just thinking about that draft gave him a chill.
"Elmer!" his dad hollered from the wicker chair from the porch, waving his dark green handkerchief.
At this sound of his father's voice, all thoughts of the barn flew from his mind, and he ran forward, suddenly halting to a stop, and grimacing upon noticing the off-white cast on his father's leg.
It's because of me. He thought as guilt clenched at his stomach and and stinging warmth pricked the corner of his eyes.
"Elmer stop standing like a bump on the log and get over here!"
"Yes Dad!" Elmer called, relieved that his voice didn't come out in a way that would indicate that he was upset.
His dad was all he had now, and he had to be strong for him no matter what.
"What is it that you need? I already fed the chickens, and the horses-"
His dad waved his hand.
"Give me time to speak before you start rambling on," he said with an amused chuckle.
Elmer clamped his mouth shut and gave a small nod to indicate that he was listening.
"I need you to go to the barn-"
As soon as the word barn left his dad's mouth, a roaring sensation filled Elmer's ears, and everything in his vision started to double, as he felt lightheadedness overtake him.
Despite the roaring though, he could still hear his heart beating, beating so hard in his chest that it was painful, and he feared that it would burst right out of his chest like that movie Slither he once saw with his ex-girlfriend Trina. Only it was aliens that were bursting out of people, and not their hearts.
"Are you listening to me?"
"Huh what?" Elmer jumped back, and was relieved when things started to return back to normal.
"I said I think I lost my watch in the barn, and I would really appreciate it if you would go and look for it for me, I would go myself, but getting out to the barn isn't exactly easy to do since.." his voice trailed off, and he got a far away look in his eyes.
Elmer was almost knocked off his feet, as once again it felt like his heart would be removed from his chest, but this time, it felt like it was being ripped out from the outside.
"You alright?"
"Y-Yes," Elmer cleared his throat, "Yes, sorry, I think the heat is getting to me, do you mind if I look tomorrow in the morning when it's cooler?"
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Jul 28, 2021 21:11:46 GMT -5
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Post by Chicken on Jul 28, 2021 21:34:40 GMT -5
May I post? Sure! |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Jul 30, 2021 16:26:25 GMT -5
Heck yes! I am following. |
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Post by Chicken on Jul 30, 2021 17:48:46 GMT -5
Heck yes! I am following. Thank you! |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 1, 2021 8:22:01 GMT -5
I love how everytime I'm here, you change avatars/characters.
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Post by Chicken on Aug 1, 2021 11:44:19 GMT -5
I love how everytime I'm here, you change avatars/characters. Haha, I know it must get annoying for some people though XD but I'm just a pretty indecisive person most of the time. |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 4, 2021 10:52:59 GMT -5
Naaaaaaaaah. If it does, ignore them. I think it's cool. It's your avatar/name. You get to do with it whatever you'd like.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 30, 2021 1:07:04 GMT -5
How's it going?
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Post by Chicken on Sept 8, 2021 15:56:18 GMT -5
mintedstar/fur Thanks! Like the story or how's it going with me? I'll be honest, if you mean the story, I completely forgot about it, until I looked through my threads and saw you replied on here haha. Thanks for asking though
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Post by Chicken on Sept 11, 2021 10:52:58 GMT -5
I started another story last night!
"Oh glorious day!" Mrs Whippet gushed as she pushed through the front of the store, her arms full of orange peonies.
"What's got you in such a chipper mood?" Pearl asked, taking her eyes away from her customer, a man dressed in a drab grey suit, that looked as though it had seen twenty funerals, and not a single wedding.
The man scowled, and tapped his bony finger sharply three times on the wooden rectangle that separated him and Pearl.
"I do not have time to listen to your idle chit-chat, and how will I know you are tallying my order correctly, if you are distracted?" he asked in a voice that held no hints of friendliness.
Pearl bit her tongue, holding back a sharp retort, about how he could just go fill his order somewhere else, but she stopped herself.
She needed this job, she needed to find a way to pay for the trip that she and all of her friends planned, or else she might be stuck here all summer with nothing but the mosquitoes to keep her company.
"Your total is $38.96," Pearl sighed a few moments later, her attention fully back on the man.
He narrowed his jade colored eyes, "Are you sure it shouldn't be something in a smaller range? Like perhaps $33.96?"
Pearl shook her head, and fought the urge to roll her eyes, whomever said the customer was always right, never had to deal with a customer like this guy.
"Last I checked Sir, calculators don't lie, but if you want to take that up with Wilhelm Schickard then be my guest! I heard they sold ouija boards at the bookstore down town."
"Maybe you should get your facts straight before talking to someone like they're a fool," the man glared at Pearl through narrow eyes, shielded by thick dark lashes, "The calculator was invented by Blaise Pascal!"
"Well then contact him!" Pearl quipped, all but shoving the uncouth man out of the store.
She then wiped her hands on the sides of her dress, as though he was contaminated or something.
Perhaps he was, she thought, he had to be, someone that unpleasant.
"My my, I see you had the unfortunateness to have had Mr Froghopson for a customer," Mrs Whippet twittered, making her way over, "Oh, sorry I didn't answer your question earlier, I saw you had your hands a bit full," she shook her head, her short curly brown hair bouncing as she did so.
Pearl smiled fondly at the older woman,
"Yes, you were going to tell me why you are in such a chipper mood."
"Oh right!" Mrs Whippet's brows rose, and a cheery smile spread across her face, "My son Wegburtus is coming down here for the summer, maybe he would like to go camping with you and your friends?"
Pearl winced, trying to pass it off as a small smile, not wanting to upset her friend.
Mrs Whippet was always trying to set Pearl up with her son, and even though she knew she meant well, Pearl couldn't help but to feel a spark of resentment towards her and her son every time she did so.
Wegburtus just isn't my type, he doesn't even believe in math!
He believes that numbers are irrelevant, and so everything in life should be free.
I sure hope he doesn't think this camping trip will be free, if he decides to come! She thought, almost wrinkling her nose in contempt at the thought, but then she remembered that Mrs Whippet was still standing there, smiling expectantly at her, with wide brown eyes.
"S-Sure, I'll see if it's alright with my friends," Pearl said, hoping they'd say no, however, if they didn't, her friend Lulu had been complaining about being single for almost three years now, maybe she could set her and Wegburtus up, and then Lulu would have someone, and Mrs Whippet wouldn't be pressuring her to date her son anymore, it was a win for everyone!
With that situation taken care of, Pearl decided that now would be a good time to close up shop, wanting to end the day on a good note before another customer like Mr Froghopson entered the store.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Sept 14, 2021 22:42:16 GMT -5
mintedstar/fur Thanks! Like the story or how's it going with me? I'll be honest, if you mean the story, I completely forgot about it, until I looked through my threads and saw you replied on here haha. Thanks for asking though Mostly about you, but the story works too. <3 |
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Post by Chicken on Sept 14, 2021 23:14:12 GMT -5
mintedstar/fur Thanks! Like the story or how's it going with me? I'll be honest, if you mean the story, I completely forgot about it, until I looked through my threads and saw you replied on here haha. Thanks for asking though Mostly about you, but the story works too. <3 Oh! I know I answered the question earlier through inbox, but I'm still doing good, I'm eating fried rice right lol, what about you? <3 |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Sept 17, 2021 11:08:04 GMT -5
Mostly about you, but the story works too. <3 Oh! I know I answered the question earlier through inbox, but I'm still doing good, I'm eating fried rice right lol, what about you? <3 O: I want fried rice! And I am trying to research stuff for school. And failing, because I don't have my computer with all of my bookmarks. |
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Post by Chicken on Sept 17, 2021 11:17:45 GMT -5
Oh! I know I answered the question earlier through inbox, but I'm still doing good, I'm eating fried rice right lol, what about you? <3 O: I want fried rice! And I am trying to research stuff for school. And failing, because I don't have my computer with all of my bookmarks. I didn't really like it much, so you're free to take all if you want lol. I'm sorry that research isn't going too well, I hope you're able to get your computer with all your bookmarks back soon! |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Sept 19, 2021 1:00:14 GMT -5
O: I want fried rice! And I am trying to research stuff for school. And failing, because I don't have my computer with all of my bookmarks. I didn't really like it much, so you're free to take all if you want lol. I'm sorry that research isn't going too well, I hope you're able to get your computer with all your bookmarks back soon! Yum. Don't mind if I do! Yeah, me too! I'm also hoping that they fix my 'e' key. Then my computer should be ready to actually function as it should! o: |
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Post by Chicken on Sept 19, 2021 11:46:26 GMT -5
I didn't really like it much, so you're free to take all if you want lol. I'm sorry that research isn't going too well, I hope you're able to get your computer with all your bookmarks back soon! Yum. Don't mind if I do! Yeah, me too! I'm also hoping that they fix my 'e' key. Then my computer should be ready to actually function as it should! o: Oh man, the E getting broken is the worst! It's one of the most common letters, I think if I had to pick for a letter key to be broken, I'd go with X or something lol or maybe Q. |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Sept 21, 2021 18:45:49 GMT -5
Yum. Don't mind if I do! Yeah, me too! I'm also hoping that they fix my 'e' key. Then my computer should be ready to actually function as it should! o: Oh man, the E getting broken is the worst! It's one of the most common letters, I think if I had to pick for a letter key to be broken, I'd go with X or something lol or maybe Q. I'd go with Q. I can't remember using it hardly ever. |
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Post by Chicken on Sept 21, 2021 18:56:54 GMT -5
Oh man, the E getting broken is the worst! It's one of the most common letters, I think if I had to pick for a letter key to be broken, I'd go with X or something lol or maybe Q. I'd go with Q. I can't remember using it hardly ever. Same, the last word I can recall using it in is quail or maybe queen. |
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Epic Grandmaster of Headcanons
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Message me your headcanons pls
Pronouns: He/him/his (but they's good too)
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Post by ˈʔɛɱb̪ɻ̩f̞ʊt̠̚ on Oct 2, 2021 23:24:01 GMT -5
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Post by Chicken on Oct 3, 2021 11:15:48 GMT -5
ˈʔɛɱb̪ɻ̩f̞ʊt̠̚Nothing is showing up
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Heterosexual
Epic Grandmaster of Headcanons
ˈʔɛɱb̪ɻ̩f̞ʊt̠̚
Message me your headcanons pls
Pronouns: He/him/his (but they's good too)
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Post by ˈʔɛɱb̪ɻ̩f̞ʊt̠̚ on Oct 3, 2021 14:25:35 GMT -5
man, i even forgot what picture i tried to post |
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Post by Chicken on Oct 3, 2021 14:28:24 GMT -5
man, i even forgot what picture i tried to post Oh lol, I bet it was hilarious |
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Heterosexual
Epic Grandmaster of Headcanons
ˈʔɛɱb̪ɻ̩f̞ʊt̠̚
Message me your headcanons pls
Pronouns: He/him/his (but they's good too)
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Post by ˈʔɛɱb̪ɻ̩f̞ʊt̠̚ on Oct 3, 2021 14:31:43 GMT -5
man, i even forgot what picture i tried to post Oh lol, I bet it was hilarious You know what? I think it was an obituary written by an AI |
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Post by Chicken on Oct 3, 2021 14:33:12 GMT -5
Oh lol, I bet it was hilarious You know what? I think it was an obituary written by an AI Oh cool! Those things written by AIs are great lol |
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Post by Chicken on Oct 4, 2021 14:09:30 GMT -5
I started a third story!
I'll probably eventually come back to the other two.
Buford stood at the doors of the building and took a deep breath, he was wearing his shirt from work, a black and white checkered shirt with a bright purple nametag that read 'Ford.'
"We can't have someone with a lame name like Buford workin' for us," the boss, Filbert, said in an amused tone, as a line of sweat dripped down his shiny pinkish face.
"Okay," Buford said, not really giving a damn, he never liked his name, and he needed this job.
"Good, then you'll start tonight, you're on cleaning duty!" with that, the middle-aged man skipped merrily back into the building.
Works for me, Buford thought with a light shrug, he wouldn't have to talk with anyone that way.
Then, he died.
Cara woke up with a jolt, weird, that was the 8th time this week she'd had that nightmare about Buford, she shook her head, wondering what it could mean.
"OH EM GEE! WHAT IF Y'ALL ARE MEANT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER!"
Cara pulled the phone away from her ear, she was beginning to regret calling her friend Sara and telling her about the dreams she'd been having.
"Chill out Sara, it was just a dream alright? I probably subconsciously watched a movie my brother was playing or something,"
"Yeah but..," oh good, she was calm now, "If he is your soul mate, can I be your maid of honor?"
"Yeah, sure," Cara said, she never planned on getting married, but if she did, she had no objections to Sara being her maid of honor.
Except...Angie, a tear rolled down her cheek.
Last Friday, it had been two years since Angie died in the same way that Buford in her dream had.
Oh my gosh, Cara thought with a sudden realization, what if the two deaths were related!?!
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Oct 20, 2021 1:11:17 GMT -5
Looking forward to anything you create. |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Nov 15, 2021 13:00:41 GMT -5
Hope you're doing well
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Dec 13, 2021 1:06:56 GMT -5
How goes it?
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