Adventure Game Studio

Gonna try and fool around with the rules to find the best way to run this interesting new activity.  I decided to try to finish the whole shebang up in a week and in only one round.  We'll see how that goes.  Also, I'm going to add a theme:


For this round, you must write a story told from the point of view of someone of the opposite gender, or at least with someone of the opposite gender as the main character.  So boys, your main character has to be a girl.  Girls, you've got the guys.  Let's see who can best get into the mind of someone of the other sex.


-An entry may be of no more than 55 words.  Since a title can help convey the story, if your story has a title, it counts towards those 55 words.

-Each person can enter only one story.

-Voting will start in five days (120 hours) from this post, which should be plenty of time. 

-Voting will last for 48 hours.  Each voter will name his/her top 3 entries along with a short reason why.  (No need to rank your votes)

-The top vote getter at the end of the voting period will be declared champion and may start the next round (and screw with the rules as they see fit!).

Gosh, pretty much all my main characters have been guys.

*rusty brain suddenly clanks connection into place* Vince, does this theme have anything to do with the mistaken identity in the previous thread? ;)

Anyway, I'll think of something soon - at work now. Interesting theme, and this time I'll check back often!

It may have.  It may have.  ;)

2 B 15/F/TX

"I can't believe this much. Jess asked Ron to the dance although she, like shouldn't have, cos we made a deal. Like what a backstabber! My life is so over.", she thought.


No offence to any of the girls here. I just thought this was a funny bit.  :)

I watched him playing the guitar, bent over notation papers scrawled with barely legible text snippets.
“What's the song called?” I asked.
“Linda”, he responded absent-mindedly.
“That's not my name.”
“I know”, he muttered. “I wrote it before I met you.”

One day my name would be on such papers.
When it'd be all over.

On Birthdays:

Her glossy black nails reflected a red bow as, with a yank, she freed a brightly wrapped parcel from its ribbon, and as said ribbon fell to rest, draping itself across the knee of her black leather pants, she tore away the paper and opened the box.

“A lacy, pink sweater.  Thanks, grandma.”

Tracy

Her name was Tracy.  I shed tears when they took her away.  It wasn't just her beautiful body, or the way she waited outside the house for me each morning before work.  We had a bond.  I wanted to spend my life with her.  I don't think I could ever drive another car again.

So basically you mean I should write as a boy?

And, umm, I didn't enter last time, but I read some of them through. So is there a minimum word limit or such? Also, do these "umm"s that I write count as words?

I might enter this later if I have time.

Christian was saying "You're an idiot, Sian!"
As I lay there I suddenly screamed "SQUAREPUSHER! YOUTUBE! NOW!" and I listened to it while it felt like every cell in my body was on fire and the paracetamol left my system.
It was shit scary but well jokes. You should do pills with us sometime, Alex.

A true story told to me by a friend of mine, written in kind of the same way she told it to me.
I'm basically a plagiarist.
I changed Aphex Twin to Squarepusher so I'd get an extra word.

Rebecca Clements, otherwise known as Kinoko in AGS forums, was sure that she wouldn't enter this competition. However a plan shaped in her head! She always wanted to check what is the true genre of each member and this competition was the greatest of all! Now she could tell who is who… Exactly like Vince…

55 words.

A story taken from true life, right Vince? ;D

She inserted the key into the lock, heard the mechanical click, and leaned into the door.
"Howard, I'm home!" She perked.
Howard came running to the door and jumped onto her.
“Ow!  No, get off!” She smiled.  “Okay, okay, I missed you too.”  She glanced at the clock.  Five pm.
“Okay, okay, I'll feed you.”

Talk about short-shorts. After removing some adjectives, I get:


"Fantasy"

She felt him looking over her shoulder when she finished her drawing. "Well?" she asked,
looking at her drawing of a muscular warrior woman.
"Why do you draw that stuff?" he said. She looked at him. For some reason, he was jealous.
Perhaps he thought she was a lesbian. Ha, that would be funny.

She gazed at the girl in the mirror. Fat. „You will do it, Sarah”, she promised. “All you have to do is being consequent. I'll do it.“ She skipped supper, put on red make-up and went to the party.

Two hours later she lay on the dance floor. Pale, thin. The ambulance came too late.

Nice topic Vince. 
"We had sex and he finished. Good for him"

omg. Cameron wins hands down as far as I'm concerned. XD

Here's mine:

"You're stiff," she said.

I involuntarily looked down before I realised what she meant. Too late - she'd caught my glance.

"I MEANT," she sniffed, "your acting. Incredibly stiff. Don't flatter yourself."

I sighed. She was a drop-dead gorgeous director â€" and me, a lowly extra.

It was going to be a long day ahead.

I might have interpreted the topic a little too literally ;)

Lying on my back, slowly waking up again, I felt an unfamiliar weight pressing on my chest.
A little voice piped up: “So, what are your other two wishes?”
“Shuddup!”
I brushed the damn fairy away.
Still a bit dizzy, I walked over to the door and locked it.
Three brand new toys. Go me!

55 words.

I rolled over and met his sleeping grin on my pillow. I felt sorry for him; he was too good for me. It would destroy him when I finally decided to leave him, but I had to. I couldn't bear to keep him for myself. I wasn't worth it. He just didn't know it yet.

"Clay"

'I wish I had a penis' she thought to herself while she was mindlessly manhandling the clay. Her fingers pushed into it, kneaded it and bits fell off. And suddenly her hands froze.

'Oh', she remarked when she realized what she'd made, a confused but slightly entertained look on her face.

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52 including title.

A War of Little Consequence


           From high atop Cairn Hill, Fethnaid strummed her harp as the men of
Midhir marched north to the sound of war drums and with the fire of ancient battles in their hearts.  As she gazed down at the ragtag bunch the tears began flowing freely; Fethnaid knew she would not see those brave souls again.

Satisfaction

"What is it like to be a woman?"
I stared at James and tried to manage a complicated answer in one short and pointed sentence that would not only support my decision but also defend it against male logic.
I said, my voice all honey and ashes: "The phantom erections suck."
He grinned, satisfied.




55 words, including title, in stylish conundrom logic  ;D

Nihilyst was faster with idea, so I had to continue somehow - Sarah is from his story.

Count

Kellog's Corn flakes 100. An apple 65. Chicken breast 276. Bread whole
weat 70. Cucumber 16. Macaroni 197. Total sum 724. That's too much.
Without an apple that's , substract 65 and press enter , 659 kalories.
Better.

Sandy tried not to skip meals after last week's death of her friend
'Fat' Sarah Smith.


BTW all numbers are correct.

Ok, five days are up.  Seventeen great entries, thanks guys and gals!

This contest is open for voting.  Please list your top 3 ministories along with a short reason why you liked each one.

Voting will be open for 48 hours from this post at which point I will name the winner.

Okidoke, here are my votes:

LGM
Dunno why this ended up a favourite, I think it just displays how weird people think and how relationships can be.

KhrisMuc
I think this is an excellent mini-story, you have to read between the lines to get what the story is about and when you get it, it's a nice aha-moment.

The third entry was hard to select, I think many stories were good but could gave been great with just some tiny details changed. Also, I think a few were too blatantly gender stereotype. Well anyhow, I went for
TwinMoon.
Can't explain why more than I sort of like the mood, it's a cute little story.

I think I'll stick in my votes.

Andail
I felt that I gained quite a bit of insight on the two characters just from the small scene of their lives.  I quite liked the ending.

Cameron
So simple, yet so true.

KhrisMUC
Very cute and very funny.  And a nice interpretation of the theme!

Andail
Just felt true to me. Very poignant. I could do without the last two sentences, but that's just preference.

cameron
You wrote practically a novel just there, in only 10 or so words.

TheJBurger
I always like the idea of a woman living alone with just an animal to keep her company. I don't know why. I guess I like bittersweet things like that in stories.

TheJBurger
just a "plain old joke", but a damn funny one. Effectively written.

Andail
I know a girl like that. The cliffhanger at the end is very strong.

Eggie
it really happened, so saying I like because it feels like it happened would be redundant.
Yet that's excactly why I like it.

(great topic, VinceXII)

Andail
I wrote a song once. It was about spiders.

cameron/b]
Spine-chilling.

KhrisMUC
Arm-splicing

Cameron, Andail, TheJBurger.

Cameron's is just awesome concentrate.

auriond
Nice little slice of life there.  I've seen similar things happen to people.

TheJBurger
Great job calling up a preconcieved notion and then turning it around all in just a couple of lines.

voh
I love the way you told your joke without overstating it.  Subtle and effective.

Ok time's up!  By my count, we've got:


Third place: KhrisMUC
Congratulations, you've earned the envy of many.

Second place: Cameron and TheJBurger (tie)
Congratulation, you've earned the adoration of us all.

First place: Andail
Congratulations, you've won the right to start another round with rules as you see fit!

To all other entrants, sorry, but you're just not as girlie as these guys!

LGM 1
KhrisMuc 111
TwinMoon 1
Andail 11111
Cameron 1111
TheJBurger 1111
Eggie 1
Auriond 1
Voh 1

Damn, I missed the vote...
I fail...
And I didn't get any votes...
I fail again...

did anybody read my story?  :'(

Well done Andail.

Quote from: Vince Twelve on Tue 12/02/2008 09:23:30LGM 1
KhrisMuc 111
TwinMoon 1
Andail 11111
Cameron 1111
TheJBurger 1111
Eggie 1
Auriond 1
Voh 1

I can't believe that you didn't even mention my name, since I also entered111!!1!11!1  :=

Oh, boo. I missed this one.

Well done anyway, Andail. :)

Cheers all, gonna whip up an extra fun writing comp for your writing pleasure.