All this talent! I might just have to sit this one out... I don't get many votes anyway, but with this one, and Frank's, and others, I definitely don't stand a chance - besides which, my brain momentarily is subject to a lack of momentum... ho hum.
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All this talent! I might just have to sit this one out... I don't get many votes anyway, but with this one, and Frank's, and others, I definitely don't stand a chance - besides which, my brain momentarily is subject to a lack of momentum... ho hum.
When the Drabble Mirrors my Last Stock Trade
"Trading without actually traveling? How is that possible," asked the old merchant, eating at the hot dog stand.
Resplendent in his business suit, the broker smiled haughtily and replied, "It's a throwback to old Earth. We call it GalStock. I'm currently buying stock in foodstuffs according to a few tips I received about an upcoming war with the Federation over the Shon system. The 'O Rations' are used by soldiers."
"War in Shon? Ain't going to be no war there. I just came through, didn't see no warships."
Panicked, the broker opened his communicator and screamed, "Ack! Sell O Rations!"
"Trading without actually traveling? How is that possible," asked the old merchant, eating at the hot dog stand.
Resplendent in his business suit, the broker smiled haughtily and replied, "It's a throwback to old Earth. We call it GalStock. I'm currently buying stock in foodstuffs according to a few tips I received about an upcoming war with the Federation over the Shon system. The 'O Rations' are used by soldiers."
"War in Shon? Ain't going to be no war there. I just came through, didn't see no warships."
Panicked, the broker opened his communicator and screamed, "Ack! Sell O Rations!"
I'm definitely sitting this one out! A very worthy pun, sir.
(glad I didn't think of it )Philip Coutts
Volunteer Moderator
I think I'll also be sitting on the sidelines watching. Can't think of anything to write at all.
Here's the state of play
01 - moose666 - Instant potato cannon, just add cutter engines.
02 - frostypaw - Breakthrough
03 - pigfart - A twist in the posterior
04 - Frank - Costs an arm and a leg
05 - RoyalHankey - Captains need a new computer application
06 - Galactic Midden - The Hive Beneath the Twins
07 - Erik Marcaigh - When the Drabble Mirrors my Last Stock Trade
That's only 7 drabbles ... come on, we need more.
If you fancy giving it a go, all you have to do is post exactly 100 words in this thread on the subject of "Acceleration". The fiction has to be set in the Elite galaxy, and your title is not part of the 100-word count.
You have another eight ish hours to get 100 words written and submitted.
Set your acceleration to warp factor drabble!
01 - moose666 - Instant potato cannon, just add cutter engines.
02 - frostypaw - Breakthrough
03 - pigfart - A twist in the posterior
04 - Frank - Costs an arm and a leg
05 - RoyalHankey - Captains need a new computer application
06 - Galactic Midden - The Hive Beneath the Twins
07 - Erik Marcaigh - When the Drabble Mirrors my Last Stock Trade
That's only 7 drabbles ... come on, we need more.
If you fancy giving it a go, all you have to do is post exactly 100 words in this thread on the subject of "Acceleration". The fiction has to be set in the Elite galaxy, and your title is not part of the 100-word count.
You have another eight ish hours to get 100 words written and submitted.
Set your acceleration to warp factor drabble!
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50/50.. You either get the million to one chance or you don't
The fact he hasn't entered the contest doesn't mean that he isn't going to win. It would require a chain of highly improbable events, so don't rule it out completely.
The fact he hasn't entered the contest doesn't mean that he isn't going to win. It would require a chain of highly improbable events, so don't rule it out completely.
Philip Coutts
Volunteer Moderator
Can We Still Be Friends?
The ship juddered, as it accelerated rapidly towards its target, you could almost feel the tired old Eagle straining it’s every sinew as the pilot urged it forward.
The pilot picked out the target in the distance. The Eagle’s two cannons and pulse laser deployed, his finger eagerly stabbed the trigger and the Eagle spat hot lead and burning laser towards its target.
He craned his neck to survey the damage, letting out a guttural scream when he saw the building ripped in two.
The separation had not been amicable, if she wanted half his assets, she could have it.
The ship juddered, as it accelerated rapidly towards its target, you could almost feel the tired old Eagle straining it’s every sinew as the pilot urged it forward.
The pilot picked out the target in the distance. The Eagle’s two cannons and pulse laser deployed, his finger eagerly stabbed the trigger and the Eagle spat hot lead and burning laser towards its target.
He craned his neck to survey the damage, letting out a guttural scream when he saw the building ripped in two.
The separation had not been amicable, if she wanted half his assets, she could have it.
Philip Coutts
Volunteer Moderator
Decided to increase my chances by entering possibly one of the worst drabbles ever written...
[woah]
I blame Beta. Everyone's creative juices have been used up telling everyone else how goddawful it's going to be, and now they're too busy basking helplessly in the glory of The Release Note Of Joy to think - if not already running around looking at shiny things (not jealous)
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Got Wood
Planet Pinus, in the Sylvestris system, has so many forests that almost every continent is covered in trees.
Wood cut from these trees has a unique dappled star pattern that is in great demand throughout colonised space.
So great is this demand, that most of the citizens of Pinus are lumber jacks.
When a child of Pinus grows up and starts a lumber jack career, a special ceremonial axe is presented to them.
These axes are purchased from the only continent on Pinus not covered in trees.
The large community living there are commonly known as the Axe Seller Nation.
Wood cut from these trees has a unique dappled star pattern that is in great demand throughout colonised space.
So great is this demand, that most of the citizens of Pinus are lumber jacks.
When a child of Pinus grows up and starts a lumber jack career, a special ceremonial axe is presented to them.
These axes are purchased from the only continent on Pinus not covered in trees.
The large community living there are commonly known as the Axe Seller Nation.
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Just to get everyone up to speed for Friday's Drabble reading.. the bot command to activate pun shunning is "!pun"
This is not for the contest, but with all those puns I felt kinda left out. Here's a bonus Drabble just to keep my hand in:-
It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth
Heston Blooming Tall had a range of space food, designed especially for the rigours of space, that had the seal of approval from famous New Albion astronaut Tom Gander. There were all sorts of famous Albion delicacies in the range; Bangers and Mash, Bacon Sarnies made from freeze-dried worm porridge, Chocolate Unicorn Tears made from nano-stitched locust legs.
But there was one food product in the range at which everyone turned their noses up, a woody tasteless vegetable stalk that nobody enjoyed monotonously chewing on. It made everyone run away as fast as they could. It was a celery shun.
It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth
Heston Blooming Tall had a range of space food, designed especially for the rigours of space, that had the seal of approval from famous New Albion astronaut Tom Gander. There were all sorts of famous Albion delicacies in the range; Bangers and Mash, Bacon Sarnies made from freeze-dried worm porridge, Chocolate Unicorn Tears made from nano-stitched locust legs.
But there was one food product in the range at which everyone turned their noses up, a woody tasteless vegetable stalk that nobody enjoyed monotonously chewing on. It made everyone run away as fast as they could. It was a celery shun.
Rares Today : A Report From Dongkum
Welcome to Rares Today, With me is Farmer Willie Fiddler, Willie, tell me how a good batch of Thermal Paste is made..
'oo-arr well's first we need a crop of the finest slaves,
as you can see here we have several hundred male free range slaves
then we hooks them to the milking machine each one produces 15ml four times a day
we then mix it with the polymer and we leaves it in the sun to dry.
of course we can accelerate the process if the demand is really high.
But the quality goes as it gets very watery..
Welcome to Rares Today, With me is Farmer Willie Fiddler, Willie, tell me how a good batch of Thermal Paste is made..
'oo-arr well's first we need a crop of the finest slaves,
as you can see here we have several hundred male free range slaves
then we hooks them to the milking machine each one produces 15ml four times a day
we then mix it with the polymer and we leaves it in the sun to dry.
of course we can accelerate the process if the demand is really high.
But the quality goes as it gets very watery..
The Bran Tub
The Bran Tub, an old trader ship, retrofitted for scientific research, held station, just out of reach of the massive pull of the black hole. It was in the final stages of devouring its neighbour, a Sol like G2.
When the rupture in star occurred and the wave of energetic cosmic rays fired out into space, the Bran Tub was too close. Shields flared and collapsed and many of the delicate electronic control systems died instantly. When they restored power to the engines they’d drifted too close, no amount of acceleration could save them from the black hole’s deathly grip.
The Bran Tub, an old trader ship, retrofitted for scientific research, held station, just out of reach of the massive pull of the black hole. It was in the final stages of devouring its neighbour, a Sol like G2.
When the rupture in star occurred and the wave of energetic cosmic rays fired out into space, the Bran Tub was too close. Shields flared and collapsed and many of the delicate electronic control systems died instantly. When they restored power to the engines they’d drifted too close, no amount of acceleration could save them from the black hole’s deathly grip.
A Question of Gravity
A blue flash presaged the sickening jolt of the railgun slug smashing into her ship. Sparks and smoke filled the cockpit as warnings flashed and blared. Selena steeled herself for the inevitable follow up attack but it didn't happen.
Instead of another salvo of weapon fire, just laughter and the words 'so long, sucker' over the comms, and then her assailant was gone.
Selena's relief turned to horror as she slowly grasped her situation. Thrusters knocked out while in the planet's gravity well. Her ship was slowly accelerating towards the ground. Did she have enough time to restart her thrusters?
A blue flash presaged the sickening jolt of the railgun slug smashing into her ship. Sparks and smoke filled the cockpit as warnings flashed and blared. Selena steeled herself for the inevitable follow up attack but it didn't happen.
Instead of another salvo of weapon fire, just laughter and the words 'so long, sucker' over the comms, and then her assailant was gone.
Selena's relief turned to horror as she slowly grasped her situation. Thrusters knocked out while in the planet's gravity well. Her ship was slowly accelerating towards the ground. Did she have enough time to restart her thrusters?
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01 - moose666 - Instant potato cannon, just add cutter engines.
02 - frostypaw - Breakthrough
03 - pigfart - A twist in the posterior
04 - Frank - Costs an arm and a leg
05 - RoyalHankey - Captains need a new computer application
06 - Galactic Midden - The Hive Beneath the Twins
07 - Erik Marcaigh - When the Drabble Mirrors my Last Stock Trade
08 - Philip Coutts - Can We Still Be Friends?
09 - FelixBast - Got Wood
10 - Listeri69 - Rares Today : A Report From Dongkum
11 - DaddyHoggy - The Bran Tub
12 - insanephoton - A Question of Gravity
Look at that! Only 12 Drabbles and only another half hour to go. There's a good chance Psykokow might manage to finish on time.
Please yell out if you've got a story up yer sleeve. We could use a few more.
02 - frostypaw - Breakthrough
03 - pigfart - A twist in the posterior
04 - Frank - Costs an arm and a leg
05 - RoyalHankey - Captains need a new computer application
06 - Galactic Midden - The Hive Beneath the Twins
07 - Erik Marcaigh - When the Drabble Mirrors my Last Stock Trade
08 - Philip Coutts - Can We Still Be Friends?
09 - FelixBast - Got Wood
10 - Listeri69 - Rares Today : A Report From Dongkum
11 - DaddyHoggy - The Bran Tub
12 - insanephoton - A Question of Gravity
Look at that! Only 12 Drabbles and only another half hour to go. There's a good chance Psykokow might manage to finish on time.
Please yell out if you've got a story up yer sleeve. We could use a few more.
That's us past the finishing line now. If you've got a story you want to show off then you're too late, but you can always get your story to do a few donuts on a piece of run-off track by posting here.
But the main event is at
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=246703
But the main event is at
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=246703
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im just adding the slides to tonights show, going to try something to regain control tonight, during a drabble I will disable the sfx, turning it back on at the end to allow people to react to it!!
Hopefully will allow us to retain some kind of order tonight... then of course around drabbles FIRE AT WILL!!!
Also given the small amount of drabbles, I may stream some gameplay....
options
Pulsar (crew of 5)
Town of Salem (lots of people.. could be fun)
Elite (not beta, my beta vanished)
any other suggestions?
Hopefully will allow us to retain some kind of order tonight... then of course around drabbles FIRE AT WILL!!!
Also given the small amount of drabbles, I may stream some gameplay....
options
Pulsar (crew of 5)
Town of Salem (lots of people.. could be fun)
Elite (not beta, my beta vanished)
any other suggestions?
Have they improved Arena CQC in the beta? It'd be great if after the show we could all dive into a private session for a quick blast.
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