A Boy and His Manuscript

[leahbobet]

jmeadows (7:34:59 PM): *destroys bad writing*
cristalia (7:35:13 PM): *manuscripts worldwide suddenly burst into flame*
cristalia (7:35:19 PM): *author shock!*
jmeadows (7:35:23 PM): *spits coffee*
stillnotbored (7:35:32 PM): *wails of anguish*
cristalia (7:35:45 PM): *wholesale conflagration in entire bookstore departments*
stillnotbored (7:36:12 PM): *manga sales skyrocket*
cristalia (7:36:28 PM): *at least, those that aren't on fire*
jmeadows (7:36:54 PM): *has THIS MUCH chatloff*
stillnotbored (7:36:55 PM): *urban fantasy becomes extinct in a day*
cristalia (7:37:37 PM): *surviving in-print authors wander a postapocalyptic wilderness, shivving each other for tinned food and readership*
stillnotbored (7:38:07 PM): *agents become warlords, ruling small bands of followers*
matociquala (7:38:20 PM): So how is this an alternate reality?

Comments

[sora-blue.livejournal.com]

Would we get swords to got to battle for our agents to defend their estates?

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Sure, although to be appropriately postapocalyptic I think they have to be crowbars and shivs.

[sora-blue.livejournal.com]

Unless they have been nicked from a museum and passed down with great reverence.

"Now, Leah, it is your turn to defend the realm. Take up the Sword of Rusted Truth!"

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

...oh man.

Note to self: in case of apocalypse, raid the ROM's arms and armour collection. :D

[sora-blue.livejournal.com]

Exactly! If we're going feudal, let's do it proper. None of this crowbar stuff. Those of us with real rusted weapons shall rule the ruins!

...but we need shovels to break up the pavement for gardens, so we'll have to go to Canadian Tire, too.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Real rusted shovels?

[sora-blue.livejournal.com]

I think I meant in addition to the swords.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Oh. Fine. :(

[sora-blue.livejournal.com]

Unless you'd like a rusty shovel to hoard off the zombies. :)

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[delta-november.livejournal.com]

I saw this earlier this week. It's in private hands, and appears operational. When it comes time to Song of Stone, we'll have the right kit :P.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Hee. Although anyone in my pillaging mercenary band best not break the castle. We are a pillaging mob with proper respect for history.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

We get a castle?

I am so there.

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

Pillaging mob with proper respect for history and sweaters? If we raid Romni, I can outfit the troops properly (where properly = fuzzily).

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

We can raid Romni too before we bunker down. Once the apocalypse calms down, we will be the region's foremost provider of fuzzy sweaters.

[zhai.livejournal.com]

For some reason, this ([info]cristalia (7:37:37 PM): *surviving in-print authors wander a postapocalyptic wilderness, shivving each other for tinned food and readership*) made me think of that Prison Break commercial where the guy describes "shanking" someone -- "It's a verb, 'to shank'!"

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Heehee. We can also shank each other for tinned food and readership!