Community Event / Creation Can this be true? Drabble contest #157: Rumours

[Frank]

Well, technically, Frank received 12 votes. Some of you were fooled by false words and quick editing. Many of you thought you were voting to Leave the choice to Frank. Some of you wanted to Stay with Erik's choice as voiced on the Drabble Show. In the end, it became a non-issue because after choosing to Leave, Frank showed his true colors and revealed that he had no Exit Plan (we call it a Theme). In the end, you've been left downtrodden and upset.

But the real deal is that even though Frank has no Theme, he will always be Frank, our drunk miner, just one of many patrons in the bar called the EU (that's Elite Underground - a special bar for miners), ready to set up the following week's drabble rules, and to erect the next poll. The drabblers may change, but Frank will always be there, week after week, keeping the peace and enforcing the rules.

Gratz to our 3 winners. Now, what's that topic?

The Drabble contest has always been run by an underground cabal of powerful miners who manipulate events from behind the scenes. It doesn't really matter which glove puppets are fronting the show.

 

[phong]

Alien does like things nice and neat. It looks like I'm going to have to start voting last minute again to ensure we have a clear winner. The problem with me doing that is that I often fall asleep and miss my chance at voting.

The contest is a little easier if there's only the two topics so I'll let Mindwipe and Simoof pick those two topics. Great Drabbles by the way.

Wait,what now.Double drabbles?
Well done to all three worthy winners.

 

[Frank]

Wait,what now.Double drabbles?
Well done to all three worthy winners.

<checks watch>
Double Drabble topics are quite common, but at this rate it looks like it will be no Drabble topics. The official line is that they've got until Mon 3:00 to come up with their topics. If they go way past their deadline then I'm sure I can come up with something.

 

[MINDWIPE]

my choice of topic:

"Ipso Facto"

 

[Frank]

<looks up and down the thread and rechecks his watch>

Simoof is an old hand at this game, and is very used to losing. He probably thought nobody voted for him even though he'd written a great Drabble.

<checks watch again>
We'll give him some time

 

[Simoof]

<looks up and down the thread and rechecks his watch>

Simoof is an old hand at this game, and is very used to losing. He probably thought nobody voted for him even though he'd written a great Drabble.

<checks watch again>
We'll give him some time

Wait - what??? I was cutting a hole in the ceiling... this is gone wrong... what happened? Er ok, I think one suggestion from me - "Unity!"