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Microsoft word actually counted mine wrong again. That word counter above works!
I don't know if it's an issue for non-natives only, but apparently a dash or apostrophe here and there will halve the count of the connected words (don't, he'd, on-call, high-profile, ...). Any final ruling on this?
on-call is one word. The on-call doctor. The on call doctor makes no sense. A high-profile job is also different from a high profile job (the latter being possible an artist who paints or writes caricatures at the top of mountains.) These are definitely one word. bite-me is cheating.
All in a day's work
(not to be considered as an official entry, thanks)
The pilot stumbled, having alighted from the courier ship.
Her face was drawn and haggard. Her ship scorched and defaced by various types of ordnance.
Standing straighter, she breathed in the chilled air tinged with oil and fuel; the aroma of a docking bay.
Pulling the company cap from her head she ruffled her hair with one hand. Her other, holding the cap, brushed over a thigh pocket and the data-pad within.
An almighty crash in the next bay drew her attention, recognising the landed pursuant.
She ran, cap abandoned, hair streaming.
Now, she needed to be fleet of foot.
(not to be considered as an official entry, thanks)
The pilot stumbled, having alighted from the courier ship.
Her face was drawn and haggard. Her ship scorched and defaced by various types of ordnance.
Standing straighter, she breathed in the chilled air tinged with oil and fuel; the aroma of a docking bay.
Pulling the company cap from her head she ruffled her hair with one hand. Her other, holding the cap, brushed over a thigh pocket and the data-pad within.
An almighty crash in the next bay drew her attention, recognising the landed pursuant.
She ran, cap abandoned, hair streaming.
Now, she needed to be fleet of foot.
Listen Carefully.......
The problem Toby had was space wasn't quiet, it was full of noise, radio noise. Messages sent between Earth and Mars in the 24th century contaminated the silence forever more.
Toby was part of the Federal Ancient Radio Transmissions, and its rather unfortunate acronym.
His mission, record the first human transmissions, 1300ly from civilization.
Successive world wars had destroyed all historical records before the 25th century.
What Toby was recording was the history of Earth itself....
Except what Toby was recording right now wasn't ancient or human..
He made out the word 'Fleet' and a stream of 'Clicks'
'They're Coming........'
The problem Toby had was space wasn't quiet, it was full of noise, radio noise. Messages sent between Earth and Mars in the 24th century contaminated the silence forever more.
Toby was part of the Federal Ancient Radio Transmissions, and its rather unfortunate acronym.
His mission, record the first human transmissions, 1300ly from civilization.
Successive world wars had destroyed all historical records before the 25th century.
What Toby was recording was the history of Earth itself....
Except what Toby was recording right now wasn't ancient or human..
He made out the word 'Fleet' and a stream of 'Clicks'
'They're Coming........'
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Waking Blind
"Falcon 1 to Quasar; Fleet spotted; designating as Echo three niner."............
A few hours later the Empire Fleet sensor boards pick up 20 sidewinders dropping in from Supercruise .
"What!?, they must be outbreak infected .... a suicide mission."
The Federation sidewinders suddenly jump leaving behind them a, blazing, scar like wake and
Emerging as a swarm of vengeful hornets, 40 cooled Vipers, hardpoints deploying.
"Viper Team One this is Quasar Actual, you've got a green Light for a go go go."
But they already knew it was time...
'Like a Bat out of Hell' was roaring through the Wing Commanders Comms.
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Dont want to be a copy cat so tell me as I may have seen some part of this in previous posts and processed it as origional.
"Falcon 1 to Quasar; Fleet spotted; designating as Echo three niner."............
A few hours later the Empire Fleet sensor boards pick up 20 sidewinders dropping in from Supercruise .
"What!?, they must be outbreak infected .... a suicide mission."
The Federation sidewinders suddenly jump leaving behind them a, blazing, scar like wake and
Emerging as a swarm of vengeful hornets, 40 cooled Vipers, hardpoints deploying.
"Viper Team One this is Quasar Actual, you've got a green Light for a go go go."
But they already knew it was time...
'Like a Bat out of Hell' was roaring through the Wing Commanders Comms.
........................
Dont want to be a copy cat so tell me as I may have seen some part of this in previous posts and processed it as origional.
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+Rep for coming into the fold as one of my Sheeple.
The way I figure it is that if www.wordcounter.net is our standard to go by, then everyone's on the same page.
Good luck all you Drabblers! I'll post mine up later this week to let all the new blood have a go (and some of the elder blood that's so old, they move so slow!)
This drabble is beautiful!
You want beautiful check this out:
It not only a space cat, its a frikn space cat pizza.
A Fleet Escape
Mindful of the likely damage to hull integrity, Jack quickly submitted to the interdiction. Emerging into normal drive, he hit the boost. Not a moment too soon - the Eagle pilot attacking his Cobra was doing a remarkably efficient job of dismantling his shield. Clearly he deserved his "Deadly" combat rating. Jack didn't fancy his chances against this enemy, so whenever the capacitor charge allowed, he kept boosting to put as much distance between himself and his pursuer as possible.
Just as he was about to re-enter supercruise, the Eagle disappeared from his radar. Realising he'd escaped, Jack smiled with relief.
Mindful of the likely damage to hull integrity, Jack quickly submitted to the interdiction. Emerging into normal drive, he hit the boost. Not a moment too soon - the Eagle pilot attacking his Cobra was doing a remarkably efficient job of dismantling his shield. Clearly he deserved his "Deadly" combat rating. Jack didn't fancy his chances against this enemy, so whenever the capacitor charge allowed, he kept boosting to put as much distance between himself and his pursuer as possible.
Just as he was about to re-enter supercruise, the Eagle disappeared from his radar. Realising he'd escaped, Jack smiled with relief.
Hello Frobac!
Welcome to the friendliest corner of the universe
Glad you could join us.
A word of advice "don't ask Psykokow about his sparkly onesie" and everything will be fine. Good luck in the poll.
Welcome to the friendliest corner of the universe
Glad you could join us.
A word of advice "don't ask Psykokow about his sparkly onesie" and everything will be fine. Good luck in the poll.
Could be worse - he could carry out his threat to wear a cupid custume for LaveCon...
Yep! I agree with standardising on www.wordcounter.net. It's something that everyone can use. As for what constitutes a word, well, everything you enter can be scrutinised by all of us. Of course you can clag together some Frankenstein-monster-like abominations of concatenations.. but we can all see them in the Drabble. If it looks like you're trying to pull a fast one then you will lose votes over it. I've personally managed to smuggle past some crackers in the past, and I would have no qualms passing "Frankenstein-monster-like" off as a single word
01 - Goose4291 - Fleet Action
02 - Telakin - FLEETing Excitement
03 - DocStone - A Blanket of Stars
04 - azdour - Who's hunting who?
05 - Simoof - Fleeting Stupidity
06 - Listeri69 - Listen Carefully.......
07 - Micky - Waking Blind
08 - Frobac - A Fleet Escape
Hi Frobac. It's great to see you on the forum.
What makes you think that was a threat
Exactly. I bet that not a single person of those present wouldn't pinch his cheek and go "Goochie goo!".
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