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Hooverville; Welcome to
Topic Started: Nov 9 2006, 10:52 AM (2,263 Views)
stormbreaker	Nov 9 2006, 10:52 AM Post #1
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	A new iStory I told you I might do. Here's a quick demo... It really doesn't define the character or the plot, but I just wanted to see how my dictation program was working, to make my writing life easier. This iStory is going to be extremely lengthy, so expect 2 or 3 Parts. Teaser: You wake up. As you roll over in bed, you think about the nightmare you just dreamt. You try to remember what evil thoughts awoke you. You’re in the middle of the desert. Dust blows around you, as you stand bracing yourself against the wind. A sign sticks out of the ground. It reads, “Welcome to Hooverville.” You see no sign of life. All you see is empty desert. You step forward. You can see nothing for miles. As you look around for something, you fail to notice the essence of being behind you. Your spine tingles, and you turn around. You let out a scream, and wake up. The year is 2137. You live in the Republic of Wisconsin. Recent advances in technology have made life easier for people all around the world. Life is good. Until today. As you walk to school, you continue to think about your dream. Where was it? Why were you there? When was that? What was behind you? These thoughts travel back and forth in your mind as you walk to school. You look up. You are not anywhere near school. You must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. You are no longer in the city. You are standing in the middle of the desert. Dust blows around you, as you stand bracing yourself against the wind. A sign sticks out of the ground. It reads, “Welcome to Hooverville.” You see no sign of life. All you see is empty desert. You step forward. You can see nothing for miles. As you look around for something, you fail to notice the essence of being behind you. Your spine tingles, and you turn around. You let out a scream, and wake up. You dozed off in the middle of the street. Your sudden realization of what just happened hits you. You continue walking to school. As you near the school, you see your friend Ben. You call to him. He turns to face you. As he turns, you notice something above his head. A semi transparent line of text hovers just above his head. It reads 1:0:07:32:18.109... Only later will you find out what any of this means. (Except now, I'm going to tell you the best part...) Everyone on Earth will die except about 50 people. Most of these survivors will die from a variation of mutations, diseases, and growths that take their lives unconsciously. Your goal is to become one of these survivors. In this part. Other parts will be devoted to the actual storyline. I have so many iStories in production now, it actually IS kind of funny. To me. Mars is probably going to have my entrails cut out and burned.
	BOOM DE YADA


Mr. Awesome	Nov 9 2006, 11:26 AM Post #2
Master of His Domain Posts: 1,544 Group: Members Member #71 Joined: November 5, 2006	Sounds good. Now stop reading forum topics and get back to work. I need this story fast.
	Guess what! I'm writing a book called Nuclear Winter! giggleguy That's a pretty stupid thing to say.


Mars	Nov 9 2006, 01:27 PM Post #3
Igor Bonanimals Posts: 5,611 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	You heard Master El. "Mars is probably going to have my entrails cut out and burned." True. By the way I started laughing upon reading the topic title, HOOTER VILLE. Sadly it wasn't the lesbian town in the middle of the ocean I had pictured.
	Assassin's Creed: "Press X To Win"


Rik_head	Nov 10 2006, 10:40 AM Post #4
Chimponaut Posts: 132 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: November 28, 2005	i think it sounds f-ing fantastic!
	Sig from Slick Sigs Inc


stormbreaker	Nov 11 2006, 01:44 AM Post #5
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	El, you inspire me. Mars, you make me laugh. Rik, you make me feel worthy to be in your presence! I'm glad I'm getting all the support for this. I plan to release 3 stories, and this one will be the shortest, setting up the basic plot, and getting the rising action in it's rolling motion. Soon, things will spiral out of control. Hope you guys enjoyed the teaser! I'm at school, and have a free Flex hour, so I'm going to write some more on this. Too bad, I can't dictate....
	BOOM DE YADA


Mars	Nov 11 2006, 05:50 PM Post #6
Igor Bonanimals Posts: 5,611 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Any chance of snippets?
	Assassin's Creed: "Press X To Win"


stormbreaker	Nov 12 2006, 01:09 AM Post #7
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	I'm going to assume you mean besides the one above. No. I don't have much more finished, and that's probably going to be as good as it gets for an iStory written by me. Lol. I was just wondering... Am I the only person who is irritated at having to use the word 'you' so many times in an iStory? It's killing me!
	BOOM DE YADA


Mars	Nov 12 2006, 04:15 PM Post #8
Igor Bonanimals Posts: 5,611 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	"you" is the keystone to interactive fiction, dum-dum.
	Assassin's Creed: "Press X To Win"


stormbreaker	Nov 12 2006, 11:40 PM Post #9
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	But still... I'm hating the repetition. I'm going to use Rik's comment in the description... Or on the homepage... Or something! I don't know but that kinda praise... It's awesome! Alright. I'm butt-racing today, but I promise more work on this sometime soon!
	BOOM DE YADA


stormbreaker	Nov 24 2006, 08:42 AM Post #10
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	In honor of the holidays, I'm working on this. It's really developing really good, which is what my biggest concern was. At the beginning it's going to be kinda linear, simply because I need alot of time to get the plot rolling. That, and it's a bit of a mystery, too. It's gonna be great. Wish me luck!
	BOOM DE YADA


Mr. Awesome	Nov 24 2006, 09:45 AM Post #11
Master of His Domain Posts: 1,544 Group: Members Member #71 Joined: November 5, 2006	I wish you luck. P.S. Have you ever tried looking for synonyms for "you"? /lame joke
	Guess what! I'm writing a book called Nuclear Winter! giggleguy That's a pretty stupid thing to say.


stormbreaker	Nov 24 2006, 10:00 AM Post #12
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	yes i have, and have failed miserably. i justed realized its hooverville, not hooterville. now i have to go and redo everything.
	BOOM DE YADA


Mr. Awesome	Nov 24 2006, 12:03 PM Post #13
Master of His Domain Posts: 1,544 Group: Members Member #71 Joined: November 5, 2006	Yeah, I was wondering what exactly you were implying with "hooters"
	Guess what! I'm writing a book called Nuclear Winter! giggleguy That's a pretty stupid thing to say.


stormbreaker	Dec 2 2006, 10:36 AM Post #14
Master of His Domain Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #45 Joined: February 12, 2006	Okay, I have done some extensive editing on Hooverville. I need to check my sources BEFORE I try something like this... I was wrong on so many levels. I was seemingly under the impression there were 130 milliseconds in a second, as opposed to the actual 30. Not to mention I used ":" instead of "." when separating them. I also had to go back and change all the Hooters to Hoover. I then continued work on the story. I have now reached one of the climaxes of this first part. It's looking great. For a short preview, head over to Stormbreaker HQ to download. Thanks again for your support!
	BOOM DE YADA


Mr. Awesome	Dec 4 2006, 11:29 AM Post #15
Master of His Domain Posts: 1,544 Group: Members Member #71 Joined: November 5, 2006	Wee, a preview!
	Guess what! I'm writing a book called Nuclear Winter! giggleguy That's a pretty stupid thing to say.


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