The machine beeped and twittered, lights flashing. Polygons swirled around the screen, rocketing back and forth to the beat of the ominous music. The boy operated the controls with abandon, nearly snapping the cheap plastic joystick.
BLEEP BLEEP B-D-DOW-DOW KSSSSHHHHHH
Suddenly, the screen went dark. The boy shoved the joystick one way, then the other. His ship moved about at the bottom of the screen, but nothing else appeared. The digital universe was ominously silent. He frowned.
“Well, that’s it,” said Mom. “Come along.”
“But… the Space Invaders…”
“You killed them, sweetie. You killed them all. There aren’t any more.”
Armistice Day
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Re: Armistice Day
Old school, this might be a contender for my favourite Scattercat drabble
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Re: Armistice Day
"But mommmmmm!"
"Ender, that's quite enough of your backtalk. it's time for dinner."
"Ender, that's quite enough of your backtalk. it's time for dinner."
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Haha, nice!mrgoldenbrown wrote:"But mommmmmm!"
"Ender, that's quite enough of your backtalk. it's time for dinner."
You're my quasi-ichthian angel, you're my half-amphibian queen...
The Dribblecast, we don't care if you sound like an idiot.
The Dribblecast, we don't care if you sound like an idiot.
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Re: Armistice Day
What, out of all five hundred?Phenopath wrote:Old school, this might be a contender for my favourite Scattercat drabble
Glad people liked this one. I think it works best if Mom's voice is completely Cleaver-esque, chipper and cheery as though it's just the best thing in the world.