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Post by ch00beh on Dec 16, 2008 11:59:40 GMT -5
That's actually a pretty good idea...
I need to start drafting up my piece. Should we post here to get critiques before blowing them up?
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 12:22:53 GMT -5
We should definitely all post on the same day. Good call, Bulbs.
I've already written about 900 words -- the pre-battle and post-battle banter. I can't write the actual battle yet until someone over there throws me a good third cliched Pokemon for my Mary-Sue opponent to use (the latest story contains Charizard, but Arcanine and Charizard on the same team... eh).
As far as posting here for critiques... well... they did say they were going to be on the watch for plagiarism... I'm not going to post any draft of my piece here until the contest is already over. Just to keep things simple. However, I'll share by PM what I've written so far with anyone who's interested.
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 16, 2008 12:31:00 GMT -5
Your opponent's name is Mary Sue, right?
If not, I may have to pull out Minerva Annabelle Rosaline Ysabelle Serenity Una-Evangeline for my opponent. She will have pokemon the size of her name. (Tyranitar + Dragonite + Charizard)
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 12:39:28 GMT -5
My opponent's name is not Mary-Sue, so go ahead.
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 16, 2008 12:48:23 GMT -5
Magikarp, use SPLASH ATTACK!
That was weak! Magikarp, show them a real SPLASH ATTACK
Hah! Magikarp, use your SPLASH ATTACK!
This is going no where. DITTO! GO! USE SPLASH ATTACK!
Bah! Metapod, go! Use HARDEN!
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Post by Hamuu on Dec 16, 2008 13:15:04 GMT -5
What day should we do it?
Also when they say the character should be us do they mean in real life? Or our screen-name? :S
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 13:24:31 GMT -5
(1) Get to writin' first, Bulbs, and then we'll try to synch this up. Can't be plannin' no moment of attack 'less we got our stories all prepared.
(2) I really don't know what they're going for with the whole author as self-insert angle. Both of the trainers in my story are transparently not me, but I'm going to register at Bulbagarden with a screen name identical to the name of one of my characters anyway. Just to do this thing proper.
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 16, 2008 13:36:43 GMT -5
Should we advertise the Exodus? Be like "If you want to learn how to write amazingly and become a d-bag, come here!"
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Post by Hamuu on Dec 16, 2008 13:37:44 GMT -5
Yes that should be our signatures. And I have started writing, I have 200 words! I soooo can't wait for the resulting wiki page once this thing is over
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 16, 2008 13:39:54 GMT -5
If you guys already have DS's, can you send it my way? You'll get my address out of it
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 13:43:56 GMT -5
I don't think we should mention the Exodus at all until after the contest is over. Wouldn't want them coming upon this topic. After Christmas, we can all throw the same banner and message into our signature and see how long it takes them to put two and two together. EDIT: Oh, the latest story is perfect. Flygon. That'll be the third Pokemon. An Arcanine, an Espeon and a Flygon. Brilliant.
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Post by Hamuu on Dec 16, 2008 13:59:25 GMT -5
Oh even better.
I'll probably post mine here for a critique. I am writing this for laughs and not for the writing aspect and plus I have to know if it's even that funny.
450 words
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 16, 2008 16:32:35 GMT -5
Okay, I may enter this. When's the deadline?
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 16:44:57 GMT -5
You've got a week. It ends on the 23rd.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 16, 2008 17:10:26 GMT -5
A week? No problem.
My opponent character shall be called Pohat00bs_boy.
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 17:26:16 GMT -5
I think there's already a Gym Leader in Sinnoh by that name.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 16, 2008 17:35:22 GMT -5
That wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 18:46:38 GMT -5
My story also contains a reference to something kicking someone in the teeth! Aha! We should make this a common theme. Choobs, Elliot, and any other Exodite who writes for the contest, you guys should work in allusions to the act of teeth-kicking.
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Post by Hamuu on Dec 16, 2008 19:14:37 GMT -5
Did you laugh pohatu? Was it funny? Did I botch horribly?
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 19:17:22 GMT -5
I lulzed.
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Post by Hamuu on Dec 16, 2008 19:27:56 GMT -5
I can sleep contently tonight.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Dec 16, 2008 19:56:29 GMT -5
I actually rofl'd reading that.
Also, teeth-kicking will appear in mine too.
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Post by Beelzebibble on Dec 16, 2008 22:19:26 GMT -5
I'm done with mine, excluding any minor revisions. I await the signal from Choobs and Elliot.
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 17, 2008 0:56:15 GMT -5
Bulbs wins.
I've also not started. I've been playing tour guide today, so I suppose I'll start tonight.
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Post by V101 on Dec 17, 2008 2:27:47 GMT -5
When I was like 12-13 I wrote a Mary Sue series on fanfiction.net.
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Post by ch00beh on Dec 17, 2008 3:49:55 GMT -5
TL;DR!
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