[spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] (no subject)

["Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/25/03 at 2:35 PM Baron von Skippy wrote:

>Plot 1: Amy
>Amy is dating an environmentalist and has decided to take an interest in
>his
>cause. However, realizing that there is very little se can do to stop
>global
>warming or pollution, she opts instead to do little things, such as
>composting and cleaning up litter. Matt soon discovers that she's pretty
>religious about the latter and begins dropping trash on the ground just to
>get her to pick it up.
>
>Dialogue sample:
>Matt: (drops wrapper on ground)
>Amy: Matt! You really shouldn't litter, how many times do I have to tell
>you? (picks up wrapper)
>Alex: (entering) You're pretty lucky, Matt. I've always wanted my own
>lackey.
>
>Plot 2: Matt
>Matt gets into a prank war with a group of freshman after one of them gets
>in his way as he tries to back out of the parking lot. It begins to
>escalate
>quickly, and it looks as though the usually unbeatable Matt might be about
>to be outdone - until he plays his trump card. <determine nature of "trump
>card.">
>
>Dialogue sample:
>Matt: (enters, looks bedraggled, with a large patch of something sticky on
>his chest)
>Alex: Whoa. What happened?
>Matt: (looks pained)
>Alex: They got you?
>Matt: (nods)
>Amy: What is that on you? (sniffs) Maple syrup?
>Matt: (nods)
>Alex: So what are you going to do now?
>Matt: (looks thoughtful, then raises head and smiles a la the Grinch,
>exits)
>
>Plot 3: Mark and Alex
>Mark is attracted to <girl's name>, but is too shy to ask her out. Alex is
>attempting to help him with this, with a small amout of success.
>
>Dialogue sample:
>Mark: I know I should just talk to her, but I'm flat out too frightened.
>Alex: Come on, what's the worst that could happen?
>Mark: She could reject me, mace me, tell all her friends about me, start
>an
>anti-me campaign, and leave me a pariah, leaving me to die cold and alone.
>Alex: Fine, what's the second-worst thing?

And what, in all of this, constitutes a game-related action?

						Glotmorf

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