Looking for a little interaction here on steemit! I present you a painting of mine, along with a little story, with the contest being that you can fill in the ____ blanks and create a weird, wonderful, little story of your own in the comments. I will divide the SBD of the post's payout at my own judgement among the contestants after payout.
This is episode 4, previous episodes:
Episode 1: Mystery Man
Episode 2: And then there were Two of Us
Episode 3: Niflheim
Episode 3 received 4 valid stories, interpreting the painting each in their own way, thank you @occupywallets, @fraenk, @shortcut and @charisma11! You can read their full stories in the comments of Episode 3.
All entries were awesome in their own way, so I once again took the liberty to mash up the four entries, making everybody an equal winner, with @shortcut being a more equal winner because I used 2 of his suggestions (that's "Animal Farm" right there for ya..). Here's the story, alongside last weeks painting:
Whether it took a few seconds or several aeons, he couldn't say - but Mystery Man 2 saw light in the blackness. He felt dizzy,
but as the landscape slowly lit up, he recognized Niflheim Nefeline: the land of talking cats
Had he died? No, because he still had things to accomplish. His briefcase, where was his briefcase? He must have lost it before the visions had overcome him. Maybe that was the point,maybe he really didn't need all these things.
It was time to look for Mystery Man 1
He quickly searched for his mortar and pestle, trying to recall his grandmother's herbal recipe to calm the vapors...If he was dead, his grandmother would surely be here to whisper the recipe in his ear...
Alas! Only a three-legged crow was nearby, cackling like it knew some punchline...
I don't know if that makes sense, haha.
So, after three episodes, we (probably) have the intra-/extra-dimensional clone called Mystery Man 2, looking for his original (Mystery man 1) in the land of Nefeline, the talking Cats. And he's got gas.
The story continues with this painting:
Make a comment with the ____ blanks filled in. Chances are you'll win!
Suffering from an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal -or one could just say flatulent- Mystery Man 2 searched the vast realm of Nefeline for his doppleganger (for/until/...) ____ (how long?)
Finally, hungry and exhausted, he ____ (what did he do?)
It was then and there he was approached by a green figure, who was remarkably ____ (what?)
Mystery Man trembled, finally asking: "Are you ____?" (who does Mystery Man 2 think the Green Creature is?)
It smiled and said: "____" (Bonus points for a cliffhanger here, so I can make episode 5!)
Upvoting and resteeming increases the prize-pool, so why hold back? Thanks for reading and participating, let's have some fun! By the way, I will post my version of Episode 3 in the comments, and will share my version of Episode 4 until this post has reached payout. Looking forward to weird writings!
SBD sent to @charisma11, @occupywallets, @fraenk and @shortcut
0.986 SBD (2/5ths to @shortcut for providing 2 out of 5 entries, 1/5th for @charisma11, @occupywallets and @fraenk) Thanks again, guys & gal (I presume!)
Thanks a lot Maarten. I like this kind of interaction. Let’s see, if I can come up with a new entry, as the holidays are arriving and I still have so much to do ;-)
Thank you, and take your time :)
And especially enjoy the holidays!
Mailed you just now concerning your package, check your inbox or spambox and mail me back?
Got it and just replied ;-)
What fun!
My contribution:
Suffering from an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal -or one could just say flatulence- Mystery Man 2 searched the vast realm of Nefeline for his doppelganger for what seemed like an eternity, but may have only been about twenty minutes in human-time.
Finally, hungry and exhausted, he wanted nothing more than to sit down next to the cool, moon-reflected lake with a bottle of crisp white wine and a large vegetarian platter of choice energy-boosting morsels, but
It was then and there he was approached by a green figure, who was remarkably ethereal in nature, and yet there was something deep and darkly intangible swirling around in its aura.
Mystery Man trembled, finally asking: "Are you the guardian of the lake?Have I done something to offend you?
It smiled and said: "No, Mystery Man, I am not the guardian of the lake although he does lurk here this night. I am, however, representing a delegation of beings who are prepared to offer you aid in looking for your doppelganger in return for a small favour ..."
:)
Fascinating entry, awesome, thank you @ravenruis! And an excellent cliffhanger there :)
Suffering from an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal -or one could just say flatulent- Mystery Man 2 searched the vast realm of Nefeline for his doppleganger until his burps spurred him on no more.
Finally, hungry and exhausted, he began to chew on an old liquorice stick he found on the ground.
It was then and there he was approached by a green figure, who was remarkably like someone he knew.
Mystery Man trembled, finally asking: "Are you my mother-in-law?"
It smiled and said: "I'm your worst nightmare! I am ready to grab you away and your fate will not be good. Ahahaha!"
Thank you for this fun game.
Hilarious finale, thanks for joining in, @deemarshall! This story is going to rock :D
Ok, here is my attempt at wording...
Suffering from an accumulation of gas in the alimentarius codex...
One could just say flatulence...
Mystery Man 2 searched the vast realm of Nefeline for his
doppleganger, Mr. E2, the man who was his own father...
(how long?) How long had he known he procreated himself?
If only he had worn protection!
Finally, hungry and exhausted, he found a Talking Cat
who filled his belly with wise words...
It was then and there he was approached by a 'green' figure,
who was remarkably a paid corporate lobbyist...
Mystery Man trembled, finally asking: "Are you gonna tweet that?"
(who does Mystery Man 2 think the Green Creature is?)
The Mystery Man 2 sprouted a moustache suddenly,
so he could spend several agonizing moments twirling it...
Smells like Rhas Al Gore, leader of the Inconvenient Assassins!
Rhas Al Gore smiled and said: "I have come to neuter net-neutrality! To dopple your gangers and topple your hangers! I invented the internet! Come and dwell in my gethub city of prophecy... "
Mystery Man 2 knew this chance would only happen once every thousand moons,
so he acted without a second thought...
(fade to narrator in Morgan Freeman voice)
Awesome, thanks for joining in again!
My very own entry for episode 3:
Whether it took a few seconds or aeons, he couldn't say - but Mystery Man 2 saw light in the blackness. He felt numb, tired, nauseous,
but as the landscape slowly lit up, he recognized Niflheim, the realm which mortal men could never reach. Had he died? No, he poked himself in his bellybutton and he remembered the formula he'd seen his kids draw in his vision.
It was time to face his enemies.
He quickly took his little notebook and marched into the mist.
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