"How are you guys doing?" Puma asks any tropers listening. "This is a strange situation, after all."
Yes, we don't want you to be stressed.
Fridge Brilliance: The way this thread just keeps getting crazier almost mirrors the coronavirus situation. The difference is that this thread is fun, and, for me, helps ease my mind a little.
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Edited by DrNoPuma on Mar 17th 2020 at 7:15:47 AM
He may be a giant, nightmarish brute, but like all villains in this series,he sure can sing.
“Getting better...”
Route would start trying to stop his bleeding, trying not to stain the seats of the bus. “No, seriously, how AM I still alive?”
i think i’m in love (probably just hungry)
Just a Mettaur
"I'm doing okay!" says Bluethorn. "As long as we're together, we'll be okay."
Aww. hugs
A great Mascot Mook.
Galaxy is pretty tired, so he decides to sleep as well.
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Wm, meanwhile, has sat down at the end of a table awkwardly propped up where two rows of bus seats used to be. He is typing at an electric typewriter that smells of three-year-old cannabis and spoilt milk.
...and now that the circus has "seen the light" and gotten on the bus, there's no guessing where we go from here. I do know, however, that my publisher will experience a mix of intrigue and dread.
Just as he finishes the final sentence, the bus abruptly stops.
Oh, fer— KEN! WHY ARE WE STOPPED?!
He then walks up to the front of the bus, where Ken is slumped over the wheel.
There's a vision, man! I just need to see it... Ken immediately falls asleep. By the look on Wm's face, this is not the first time this week.
Wm awkwardly finagles Ken into a seat-turned backwards. He then takes the driver's seat and starts driving.
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
Most Anonymous Anon
Elena is mourning over her lawnmower, only for about five minutes or so.
Ever put tea in a coffee mug? Or coffee in a tea mug?Puma realizes something. He turns off his music.
"Guys... what if we need to start being super careful about what we do from now on? I'm all for having fun and stopping at cool places, but if we do comedic sociopath things, we all might have a bigger... sentence? Assignment? Whatever you want to call it... from del Toro."
He may be a giant, nightmarish brute, but like all villains in this series,he sure can sing.
my current job
The bus stops.
Hang on a second, you met Guillermo Del Toro?! Goddammit, now I wish I didn't get arrested! I'm fucking jealous!
...
Wm's sense of tact is sorely lacking at the moment.
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
Just a Mettaur
"Well, it may just have been someone who looked like him," says Bluethorn. "But Puma is right, we shouldn't try to do any more crazy or illegal things."
A great Mascot Mook.
Most Anonymous Anon
Elena leans on the seat she's in "Well, that kinda depends..Anyone sure these hippies aren't hiding drugs or something?"
Ever put tea in a coffee mug? Or coffee in a tea mug?
my current job
Just as Elena says that, one of the hippies pulls out a giant tub labeled "transcendental aids." The rest of the hippies (sans Ken) immediately flock to it and start distributing handfuls of the slightly-sugarish-looking cubes inside amongst themselves. One hippie offers a cube to Wm, who declines. Another approaches Puma.
Wanna turn on, tune in, and turn your eyes around, sugar?
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
Well, it’s a badger, that’s for sure
“What the Hell is happening in here?” Taco yells up to the driver, “excuse me, we are headed to Manassas, Nevada, right?
Edited by TacoBadger on Mar 18th 2020 at 6:40:09 AM
Huzzah
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Wm, who is still in the driver's seat, immediately plugs "Manasses, NV" into his GPS.
Slowly but surely, Taco! It's gonna be a while, though.
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
Galaxy wakes up.
"What happened so far?"
is this supposed to be a tv show?
Edited by Heyitsgalaxycreeper on Mar 19th 2020 at 7:01:12 AM
"We're on a bus with Wm's new friends. Other than that, I'm not too sure myself."
He may be a giant, nightmarish brute, but like all villains in this series,he sure can sing.
my current job
Seeing Puma's confusion, the green-texted hippie decides to clear things up.
Oh, we pulled the tub out because it's electric Kool-Aid time!
The camera then cuts to two people consuming the "sugar cubes" and giggling uncontrollably. A third person is manically Motor Mouth-ing mind-bent visions of mescaline-esque imagery. Wm, despite being sober, contributes to this atmosphere by turning the bus' radio up and drowning the cabin in a Grateful Dead tune
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You want some, man? she asks.
...
Well, on the plus side, the bus starts moving again.
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
my current job
OOC: since nobody seems to be latching onto the "Hippie drug-induced mayhem" thread I laid out, I'm thinking of time-skipping ahead a bit to a point of potential conflict. The conflict I had in mind was "the bus' engine breaks down just outside a town." What say you guys?
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
Most Anonymous Anon
Sounds good
Ever put tea in a coffee mug? Or coffee in a tea mug?
my current job
Okay, then. Here we go.
After about two hours of drug-induced hippie partying, the bus abruptly stops and all the electrics turn off. Wm, who has been driving this whole time, turns the key into the engine three more times, all to no avail. Visibly frustrated, Wm walks through the now-awkwardly-stopped party and knocks on a door in the back.
Paul! The bus is dead!
Out of the door comes a man considerably older than the rest of the passengers. Without saying a word, he walks out of the bus and pops open the hood. Wm tags along, looking in with him.
...
About ten minutes later, Paul comes back in, delivering the bad news.
The battery's kaput. We'll have to go parts-shopping, unless someone here has AAA.
None of the hippies step forward to claim AAA membership.
The possum is a potential perpetrator; he did place possum poo in the plum pot.
Most Anonymous Anon
Elena shrugs and walks out of the bus "While we go parts shopping, can we get actual food here?"
Ever put tea in a coffee mug? Or coffee in a tea mug?
Well, it’s a badger, that’s for sure
“I’m in AA!”
HuzzahYeah... sorry Wm. I just wasn't sure what else to do or say.
"Sounds good. I'd love to stop for food. I'm starving."
He may be a giant, nightmarish brute, but like all villains in this series,he sure can sing.
Just a Mettaur
"Me too! I feel like I haven't eaten in ages."
A great Mascot Mook.
"Uh, what is AAA?"
I don't have much grasp on the story so far.
"Alright. I'mma try to sleep through this." Shmatt eyelids drooped and lowered his head into the comfort of his big ol' hoodie.
"I know my faults, my downsides. More than you know." -Red Vox