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Post by Idleness on Jul 16, 2018 17:44:11 GMT 10
Easy as. Just add a few sentences to the story with each post. I'll start:
It was a dark and stormy night, and I was all set up to thoroughly enjoy it. The cat was curled up on my lap and I had just taken a sip of tea and opened my book when...
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Post by devilinthedetails on Jul 16, 2018 21:38:36 GMT 10
there was a scratch against the window. My cat leapt off my lap, which was fortunate since I had spilled my tea in shock. Outside the window was...
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Post by Idleness on Jul 17, 2018 13:02:55 GMT 10
...a rather bedraggled looking vampire. But I wasn't too worried about that, as I knew it couldn't come in without an invitation; I was more annoyed about my spilled tea. I opened the window to give the creature a piece of my mind...
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Post by devilinthedetails on Jul 17, 2018 21:33:43 GMT 10
"Look what you've done, you evil creature of the night!" I scolded, gesturing at my soaked blankets and startled cat. "You've upset my cat and spilled my tea. You're lucky I don't have third degree burns or I'd sue."
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Post by Idleness on Jul 18, 2018 8:39:48 GMT 10
"I beg your pardon," said the vampire, "but I don't think I'm evil. And I must advise you against sueing. It's legally impossible to sue the undead."
"What do you want, then?" I demanded.
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Post by devilinthedetails on Jul 18, 2018 21:39:45 GMT 10
"Directions to a store where I can buy a raincoat. All the places I've passed have been closed for the night, and, as you can see, I'm quite unprotected from this storm." The vampire waved a desultory palm at his clothes, which had been drenched in the downpour. "I wouldn't refuse a cup of tea to warm my undead body if you're offering, however."
"I'm not." I wasn't about to offer the undead anything. The vampire wasn't acting like a monster of his ilk was supposed to--he hadn't flashed bloody teeth sharp as Dracula's--but I wasn't about to lower my guard. If I did, next thing I knew I would be inviting him into my house, and all vampire legends were united in insisting that was about as good an idea as crashing a spaceship into the sun.
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