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-Browser Pone Word One-shot (In progress)-

Jun 9th, 2013
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  1. >You are Anon
  2. >You're not a city-slicker
  3. >You used to be
  4. >Then you built and moved into a cabin in the wilderness
  5. >The only thing you brought with you was a USB keyboard
  6. >And a pony
  7. >A pony named Microsoft Word.
  8. >Although she preferred to just be called "Word"
  9. >You felt a bit like a gangstah whenever you addressed her
  10. >Whatever
  11. >Or would that be 'whateva'?
  12. >You shrug and light up a candle, then lean back in a very basic chair
  13. >You take a swig of your whiskey bottle
  14. >Glenfidditch, to be precise
  15. >You'd been inspired by writers of the past, both with the alcohol and becoming a hermit
  16. >Although your writing tool was a more sophisticated tool for a more sophisticated age
  17. >Yes, Word was your friend in word processing
  18. >No distracting Facebook or Skype or harlem shake or whatever
  19. >Childish as it sounds, people are kind of fucking stupid
  20. >Your stockpile of tinned beans is magnitudes smarter than the hashtag yoloswaggots that pollute society
  21. >They sprung into existence years ago, and just never went away
  22. >Darwin must be rolling so hard in his grave you could connect him to a dynamo and power NYC
  23. >Whatever
  24. >Time to get some writing done
  25.  
  26. - You are Word pone -
  27.  
  28. >Anon calls you over!
  29. >Finally!
  30. >He hasn't been doing a lot of writing lately
  31. >In fact, he's been really out of it for weeks
  32. >Mostly, that's manifested as moping and grouchiness
  33. >You've just given him space, for the most part, and done what he asked of you when he did ask something
  34. >Well, okay, and a few extra pointers when it seemed like he needed it
  35. >He wasn't happy, but...you can't stand..well, just standing by without doing something
  36. >He didn't get abusive or directly aggressive, just more prone to drinking, slurring out half-hearted profanities and falling asleep
  37. >Ah, but maybe it'll be better now
  38. >After a bit, he puts down the beans, then finishes off the bottle
  39. >"Alright. Gonna write now."
  40. "Fucking finally"
  41. >You mutter under your breath
  42. >He looks up at you
  43. >You just shrug
  44. >He starts typing
  45. "Anon, you spelled 'rainy' wrong. And 'stormy'"
  46. >"Yeah yeah, I kn-"
  47. >He's interrupted by a flash of light
  48. >Suddenly, there is a winged paperclip floating in the air
  49. >Clippy Mk. 12
  50. >He comes along now and then
  51. >You're not programmed with the exact knowledge, but you know that his appearances have to do with quantum mechanics and pocket dimensions or something
  52. >>"You look like you're trying to write a dark, angsty and edgy novel! Would you like some help with that?"
  53. >You recognize why people might find him to be a pain in the ass, but at least he cut through the bullshit and offered to help
  54. >"No, goddamnit, now fuck off before I get a recycle bin pony."
  55. >Clippy's eyes widen, and he pops back out of existence as quickly as he'd entered
  56. >Okay, so Anon's in kind of a sour mood
  57. >Duh
  58. >As if that wasn't obvious
  59. >You decide to keep quiet for a bit, though, see where it goes
  60. >You let him make his grammatical errors too, without making note of them
  61. >Although you secretly fix them as he goes on
  62. >Either he doesn't notice, or he doesn't mind
  63. >You're surprised that he's able to churn out a page or so, before getting stuck again
  64. "Hey, you got down a page, that's pretty good. Kudos."
  65. >He's busy opening a bottle of cheap Jim Beam
  66. >"It's better than nothing, sure. But it's still disorganized, and I need a better grip of the overall plot, and who the characters are and why they are who they are. The actual, specific scenes are gonna be pretty easy, especially when I figure out each character's ''voice'' so to speak."
  67. >You nod in agreement
  68. "Just so long as you don't go all Valar Morghulis, either in-story or regarding your documents."
  69. >You don't even veil the reprimanding tone of your voice
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