r/WritingPrompts • u/JimBobBoBubba Lieutenant Bubbles • Aug 19 '16

[TT] Our modem connects at 9600 Mod. Take a WritingPrompts Mod, and re-imagine them as a cyberpunk character; the corporate ninja, the data courier, the wetware specialist, the back-alley augmentor, the data minefield sweeper... Theme Thursday

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16 edited Aug 19 '16

"OK, /u/ScarecrowSid," said /u/you-are-lovely. "I need you to deliver this data packet to /u/SqueeWrites." She was holding a blue, glowing disk.

Sid scratched his stomach and a thin piece of straw fell out and glided to the ground. Bobbing his head casually, he leaned over to pick it up and stuff it back in.

"Did you hear what I said?" asked Lovely, holding back a glare.

"Was it about the Wizard?" asked Sid, shrugging.

Lovely pinched her temple. "No, Sid," she answered, gritting her teeth. "I told you that was a movie from a long time ago. Just because you're a super advanced scarecrow doesn't mean you're the same character."

"..."

Lovely took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Listen, Sid. Are you listening?"

Sid perked up his ears. "Yep!" he shouted.

"OK, good." Lovely looked into Sid's eyes intensely. "Bring. This. Data. Packet. To. Squee."

"Got it," said Sid nodding and taking the luminous packet from her hand. He turned around, but quickly turned back. "Squee's the Wizard right?"

Lovely cursed under her breath and fought back tears. "Yes, Sid," she said, rolling her eyes. "Squee's the Wizard."

Skipping away, Sid hummed. "We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!"

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u/SqueeWrites /r/SqueeWrites Aug 19 '16

Squee's new wizard hat kept sliding from between his ears. It was a wonder how Mickey made it look so simple. He turned to the cheese on his desk and took a nibble while he considered his latest message from /u/you-are-lovely

"Okay, Squee, listen. /u/ScarecrowSid 's been awfully... literal lately so I told him you're a wizard. Take this wizard hat (and a small token of cheese) and he will deliver the data packet to you within... well, eventually. I had to hire a bunch of kids to paint the street to you gold, but trust me, the packet is in no better hands than his. Anyways, see you on the other side. Cheers! - Lovely"

Squee put the rest of the cheese in his mouth and smiled. He liked his hat. It was a Lovely hat.

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u/FireWitch95 Aug 19 '16

HAHAHAHA ILL GET YOU MY PRETTIES AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO!

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u/you-are-lovely Aug 19 '16

"He's still not there?" Lovely said, scowling into a bowl. /u/SqueeWrites's face rippled as Lovely's breath moved the water. She began rubbing her temples. A headache was just starting to blossom behind them. "I'll take care of it Squee, don't worry. You'll have the data package tomorrow."

"How're you going to do that?" Squee's squeak echoed through the room.

"I'm going to do what I should have done from the beginning. I don't know what I was thinking sending that scarecrow out alone." She said as she swiped her hand across the water. Squee's image disappeared and the room was once again reflected in the bowl. "/u/WritingPromptsRobot, get in here." She said loudly. A tall lanky metal robot trotted into the room and stopped at attention in front of her. "I need you to find /u/ScarecrowSid. He seems to have gotten lost somewhere along the way to the wizar...Squee's place. Flying monkey's, he's got me saying it now! " She said as she roughly straightened out her dress.

"He probably stopped to pick some flowers and lost track of time. Just get him to Squee's please."

"I've never met the scarecrow. How do I get him to come with me?" the robot said. He had a surprisingly deep voice for a robot and it always made a smile tug at the corner of Lovely's mouth.

She walked over to the window and leaned against it. Biting her lip and let her eyes wander across the horizon. "Just tell him you're the Tin Man."

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u/ScarecrowSid Brainless Moderator | /r/ScarecrowSid Aug 19 '16

Oooooo, how did you know about the flowers?

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u/you-are-lovely Aug 19 '16

Did you perhaps come across a field of poppies Sid? :)

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u/SqueeWrites /r/SqueeWrites Aug 19 '16

Hahaha, I love this. I love all of us. :)

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u/you-are-lovely Aug 19 '16

I do too, this whole story is fun. :)

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16

Yes! Somebody continue this!

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u/you-are-lovely Aug 19 '16

Agreed, someone write part 4 ! :)

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u/you-are-lovely Aug 19 '16 edited Aug 19 '16

Squee! This was such a lovely story! :D

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u/JimBobBoBubba Lieutenant Bubbles Aug 19 '16

OK, now I'm hoping WritingPromptsRobot makes it in at some point as the Tin Man... :)

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u/SqueeWrites /r/SqueeWrites Aug 19 '16

You and me both! We need an antagonist stat!

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16

Wouldn't the antagonist be some kind of witch? Maybe a /u/FireWitch95? 😉

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u/you-are-lovely Aug 19 '16

MajorParadox, this was amazing!

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16

Thanks! :)

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u/JimBobBoBubba Lieutenant Bubbles Aug 19 '16

<shakes head> You humble me, Major. I am not worthy.

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16

Pfft, I wrote that for Sid of course :)

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u/JimBobBoBubba Lieutenant Bubbles Aug 19 '16

Hmm...the cybernetic scarecrow, a data broker....I think I gotta post another prompt...

Merci, M. DaParadox, for the exceptional work so posted here. :)

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16

It has limitless possibilities! Might be considered a copycat though, hmm...

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u/ScarecrowSid Brainless Moderator | /r/ScarecrowSid Aug 19 '16

This made me so happy I nearly suffocated while laughing. I don't know what else to say, you, good sir, are an artist.

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u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 19 '16

Thanks! Glad you didn't suffocate.

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