A continue-the-story game

@badradger said
one of the worlds finest half drag half trans tri-sexual juggler

Who in the past had performed in front of many “queens” who had been overwhelmed by not only the

@great-big-stees said
Who in the past had performed in front of many “queens” who had been overwhelmed by not only the

skill she exhibited in juggling cats and small children, but also by the fact she could

@kilroy70 said
skill she exhibited in juggling cats and small children, but also by the fact she could

summon the fog just by stirring the tea widdershins. That Uncle Matilda was still even alive despite Matilda's decades as an outcast in the harsh wilderness of modern society gave hope to some and inspired fear in others who somehow thought that despite the countervailing forces of logistics there would eventually come a reckoning, one that involved

(hah! triple-eight!)

@kevin-eleven said
summon the fog just by stirring the tea widdershins. That Uncle Matilda was still even alive despite Matilda's decades as an outcast in the harsh wilderness of modern society gave hope to some and inspired fear in others who somehow thought that despite the countervailing forces of logistics there would eventually come a reckoning, one that involved

(hah! triple-eight!)

not only logic but also some guess work on the part of

@great-big-stees said
not only logic but also some guess work on the part of

the story she didn't quite understand

@torunn said
the story she didn't quite understand

due to the many bizarre twists and turns, like a dream taking on nightmarish proportions until finally, mercifully, she could awaken to

@kilroy70 said
due to the many bizarre twists and turns, like a dream taking on nightmarish proportions until finally, mercifully, she could awaken to

The Sound of Music, or the Sound of Silence

@torunn said
The Sound of Music, or the Sound of Silence

or the goons singing im walking backwards to christmas in

@badradger said
or the goons singing im walking backwards to christmas in

… the Amadeus’ third class themed bar in which R Giskard and Hari Seldon were now sipping Manhattan cocktails while seated at 90 degrees to each other at the corner of the slightly sticky and partially wiped bar.

Giskard peered inquisitively at Seldon, “I sense rudimentary biochemicals, alcohol and artificial flavourings?”. “Just hold it” Seldon grumpily retorted at the Series 12 android adding “R Daneel has deactivated his ‘find my robot’ app”.

Giskard, resting on his right elbow, his forearm angled outward at what he approximated to 45 degrees, gently rotated his right hand at the wrist, an action which he had seen on many American movies, and which caused the liquid in his glass to swirl and chink the ice cubes in what he considered a pleasing random sound. It was a causal nuanced gesture which he had practiced at home and one which was intended to subliminally signal his sense of ease to Seldon.

Seldon raised his eyes to look at the glass and then again upward further to look at Robot Giskard …. both “men” laughed quietly and Seldon asked “how well do you know R Daneel?”

Giskard breathed in deeply, a standard faux gesture (robots don’t need oxygen) from his ultra sophisticated pre-programmed set of casual physical responses, looked at Seldon and said “too well” … “we served together in the Knowledge War and he is a formidable adversary”.

Seldon stiffened, downed the dregs of his drink leaving the remnants of ice in the glass and said …..

@divegeester said
… the Amadeus’ third class themed bar in which R Giskard and Hari Seldon were now sipping Manhattan cocktails while seated at 90 degrees to each other at the corner of the slightly sticky and partially wiped bar.

Giskard peered inquisitively at Seldon, “I sense rudimentary biochemicals, alcohol and artificial flavourings?”. “Just hold it” Seldon grumpily retorted at t ...[text shortened]... eldon stiffened, downed the dregs of his drink leaving the remnants of ice in the glass and said …..

who the feck are the goons

@badradger said
who the feck are the goons

suddenly realizing that it was all just a figment of the

@great-big-stees said
suddenly realizing that it was all just a figment of the

once adhered to reality of his youth, before feverish machinations of imagination drove him mad with lust and envy culminating in a desire to

@kilroy70 said
once adhered to reality of his youth, before feverish machinations of imagination drove him mad with lust and envy culminating in a desire to

eat some salad and wash it down with some …

@divegeester said
eat some salad and wash it down with some …

saltwater and random pufferfish juice, which

@kevin-eleven said
saltwater and random pufferfish juice, which

… is a bit of a killjoy when you were hoping for Caesar dressing served in a …