Experiment: Flash Round Robin

gelfling1220 · 12-16-2002, 06:48 PM

In light of complaints regarding lack of participation in the running RR's, I thought this might be worth a whirl...

This is a sort of modified Round Robin story, where each submission should fall within a range of 5-15 words and they don't necessarily need to be full sentences. (This allows some of the more long-winded of us some wiggle room in our descriptions and entries!

)

Hopefully we'll get more participants, because the way I see it, if you can spare a few words to post something over at the main Chat forum, you can spare a few here too!

Just a few guidelines... Let's try to keep it as clean and as on-topic as the other RR's shall we? A little silliness can be fun, but ideally, this should be a story...

Here's my entry to start. Hope this works!

The chilly spray was the first thing Sam felt, as the leap?s tingling sensation subsided.

12-16-2002, 08:31 PM

He took a deep breath of the salty air and then promptly lost his balance.

QL Damsel · 12-16-2002, 08:43 PM

A short cry left his lips and he felt a pair of arms wrap around him.

(Okay... it's a beginning.... lol... sorry was 1 word over...)

This may be fun!!!

MJ

12-16-2002, 08:50 PM

"Silly girl," a gruff male voice murmured in his ear. "You'll get your sea legs yet!"

--

Eep! One word over... ACK!

Can't wait to see how this goes!

Ciao!
Aurora

QL Damsel · 12-16-2002, 08:53 PM

Sam turned his head quizzically and felt the boat heave. His stomach flipped uncontrollably.

Hehehe... it's like torturing him!
I love it!

MJ

12-17-2002, 12:11 AM

As he leaned over the rail, way below, he could see white dolphin's heads.

Here's my one liner!!!

gelfling1220 · 12-17-2002, 04:37 AM

They flipped their tails at him and dove below, as the ship took another dip.

Poor Sam!

12-17-2002, 04:48 AM

Sam clutched at the rail and groaned, "Ooooohhh boy!"

--

Poor guy... I know how he feels!

Ciao!
Aurora

gelfling1220 · 12-17-2002, 04:57 AM

Those arms, so quick to catch him, suddenly spun him around roughly. ?What?s wrong with ya??

lol... one word over for me too! Darn!

12-17-2002, 06:13 AM

Sam blinked and swallowed hard as he looked up into the black eyes before him.

Hmmmm... this could be interesting... I might as well try to get involved with one RR... right?

~*~@ Robyn

QL Damsel · 12-17-2002, 11:41 AM

The eyes narrowed; the reply gruff and sultry, "You ain't thinkin' of something stupid, are ya?"

Starting to get deep... isn't it?

MJ

gelfling1220 · 12-17-2002, 12:05 PM

W-what?? Sam sputtered, confused? ?No?no... nothin??stupid?? He groaned. C?mon Al?where are you? What?s going on?

Deeper and deeper..

12-17-2002, 12:07 PM

The man eyed him critically, "Yeah, okay," He sighed. "Come on, lets get something back into ya."

--

Argh!! One over.. AGAIN!

Ciao!
Aurora

12-18-2002, 11:09 AM

Sam felt the strength of the man's grip as he led him away from the railing.

Adding some more... what the heck...

leaper1 · 12-18-2002, 01:21 PM

"You're not suggesting I eat?" Sam said with horror, as his stomach lurched again.

Okay, here's my one liner (not an ocean liner, obviously LOL)

Helen

12-18-2002, 08:15 PM

This time, it got the best of him. He made a mad dash for the railing...

--

Okay.. here's something for someone to add on! One word over again... but hey... at least I stopped!

Ciao!
Aurora

12-18-2002, 08:41 PM

His stomach suddenly emptied itself and he slowly slid to the deck in a heap.

Poor guy...

alsplacebartender · 12-18-2002, 09:52 PM

On the deck a few inches from him, Sam saw a silver necklace.

I have never done this before...hope this helps!

gelfling1220 · 12-19-2002, 05:39 AM

Reaching for the chain, he was startled as his hand passed through a mauve saddle shoe.

QL Damsel · 12-19-2002, 06:15 AM

Sam looked up to see Al with a goofy smile on his face.
"Hey Kid... what's up?"

Ok... a few over... but oh well... this is starting to get good.

MJ

12-19-2002, 06:18 AM

Sam groaned softly and Al snickered, "Your lunch, eh?"

--

Heh heh...

Ciao!
Aurora

asearcher · 07-10-2006, 10:18 PM

The man he'd who'd been trying to led him before grabbed his arm again and pulled him up saying, "you know, the best thing for sea sickness is eating."

Al The Observer · 07-11-2006, 02:30 AM

"Ooh! And I have just the recipe!" Al exclaimed.

leaper1 · 07-11-2006, 09:32 AM

This reads great, but my Swiss Cheese memory recalled there being more to the original before the new postings.

Something about a young girl, and a lot more hostility between the man and the woman that Sam had leaped into (I even seem to remember a name beginning with M) and the boat being about to sink. I can't recall all the details, but I could have sworn there were far more posts than this.
Did it get lost in the big crash?

If so, no matter, we can have the fun of working on it all over again - but I'd like to know if anyone else remembers as I do, or am I just even more

than I thought?

Sherdran · 03-16-2008, 09:57 AM

The queasiness in Sam's stomach swirled anew just thinking about Al’s favorite spicy recipes.

12-16-2002, 06:48 PM	#1
gelfling1220 Accelerator Technician Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New York City Posts: 221	Experiment: Flash Round Robin In light of complaints regarding lack of participation in the running RR's, I thought this might be worth a whirl... This is a sort of modified Round Robin story, where each submission should fall within a range of 5-15 words and they don't necessarily need to be full sentences. (This allows some of the more long-winded of us some wiggle room in our descriptions and entries! ) Hopefully we'll get more participants, because the way I see it, if you can spare a few words to post something over at the main Chat forum, you can spare a few here too! Just a few guidelines... Let's try to keep it as clean and as on-topic as the other RR's shall we? A little silliness can be fun, but ideally, this should be a story... Here's my entry to start. Hope this works! The chilly spray was the first thing Sam felt, as the leap?s tingling sensation subsided. __________________

12-16-2002, 08:31 PM	#2
DBS Producer Aurora Guest Posts: n/a	Takes up the Challenge He took a deep breath of the salty air and then promptly lost his balance. __________________

12-16-2002, 08:43 PM	#3
QL Damsel Al's Place / TVS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Near Austin Texas Posts: 2,541	Re: Takes up the Challenge A short cry left his lips and he felt a pair of arms wrap around him. (Okay... it's a beginning.... lol... sorry was 1 word over...) This may be fun!!! MJ __________________

12-16-2002, 08:50 PM	#4
DBS Producer Aurora Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge "Silly girl," a gruff male voice murmured in his ear. "You'll get your sea legs yet!" -- Eep! One word over... ACK! Can't wait to see how this goes! Ciao! Aurora __________________

12-16-2002, 08:53 PM	#5
QL Damsel Al's Place / TVS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Near Austin Texas Posts: 2,541	Re: Takes up the Challenge Sam turned his head quizzically and felt the boat heave. His stomach flipped uncontrollably. Hehehe... it's like torturing him! I love it! MJ __________________

12-17-2002, 12:11 AM	#6
SueJBakula Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge As he leaned over the rail, way below, he could see white dolphin's heads. Here's my one liner!!! __________________

12-17-2002, 04:37 AM	#7
gelfling1220 Accelerator Technician Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New York City Posts: 221	Re: Takes up the Challenge They flipped their tails at him and dove below, as the ship took another dip. Poor Sam! __________________

12-17-2002, 04:48 AM	#8
DBS Producer Aurora Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge Sam clutched at the rail and groaned, "Ooooohhh boy!" -- Poor guy... I know how he feels! Ciao! Aurora __________________

12-17-2002, 04:57 AM	#9
gelfling1220 Accelerator Technician Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New York City Posts: 221	Re: Takes up the Challenge Those arms, so quick to catch him, suddenly spun him around roughly. ?What?s wrong with ya?? lol... one word over for me too! Darn! __________________

12-17-2002, 06:13 AM	#10
QLRobynX Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge Sam blinked and swallowed hard as he looked up into the black eyes before him. Hmmmm... this could be interesting... I might as well try to get involved with one RR... right? ~*~@ Robyn __________________

12-17-2002, 11:41 AM	#11
QL Damsel Al's Place / TVS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Near Austin Texas Posts: 2,541	Re: Takes up the Challenge The eyes narrowed; the reply gruff and sultry, "You ain't thinkin' of something stupid, are ya?" Starting to get deep... isn't it? MJ __________________

12-17-2002, 12:05 PM	#12
gelfling1220 Accelerator Technician Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New York City Posts: 221	Re: Takes up the Challenge *W-what?? Sam sputtered, confused? ?No?no... nothin??stupid?? He groaned. C?mon Al?where are you? What?s going on?* Deeper and deeper.. __________________

12-17-2002, 12:07 PM	#13
DBS Producer Aurora Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge The man eyed him critically, "Yeah, okay," He sighed. "Come on, lets get something back into ya." -- Argh!! One over.. AGAIN! Ciao! Aurora __________________

12-18-2002, 11:09 AM	#14
QLRobynX Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge Sam felt the strength of the man's grip as he led him away from the railing. Adding some more... what the heck... __________________

12-18-2002, 01:21 PM	#15
leaper1 PQL Security Staff Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bedford, England Posts: 2,582	Re: Takes up the Challenge "You're not suggesting I eat?" Sam said with horror, as his stomach lurched again. Okay, here's my one liner (not an ocean liner, obviously LOL) Helen __________________

12-18-2002, 08:15 PM	#16
DBS Producer Aurora Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge This time, it got the best of him. He made a mad dash for the railing... -- Okay.. here's something for someone to add on! One word over again... but hey... at least I stopped! Ciao! Aurora __________________

12-18-2002, 08:41 PM	#17
QLRobynX Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge His stomach suddenly emptied itself and he slowly slid to the deck in a heap. Poor guy... __________________

12-18-2002, 09:52 PM	#18
alsplacebartender Al's Place Bartender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mount Airy, North Carolina Posts: 5,532	Re: Takes up the Challenge On the deck a few inches from him, Sam saw a silver necklace. I have never done this before...hope this helps! __________________

12-19-2002, 05:39 AM	#19
gelfling1220 Accelerator Technician Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New York City Posts: 221	Re: Takes up the Challenge Reaching for the chain, he was startled as his hand passed through a mauve saddle shoe. __________________

12-19-2002, 06:15 AM	#20
QL Damsel Al's Place / TVS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Near Austin Texas Posts: 2,541	Re: Takes up the Challenge Sam looked up to see Al with a goofy smile on his face. "Hey Kid... what's up?" Ok... a few over... but oh well... this is starting to get good. MJ __________________

12-19-2002, 06:18 AM	#21
DBS Producer Aurora Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Takes up the Challenge Sam groaned softly and Al snickered, "Your lunch, eh?" -- Heh heh... Ciao! Aurora __________________

07-10-2006, 10:18 PM	#22
asearcher Observer's Aid Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 504	Starting this one up again The man he'd who'd been trying to led him before grabbed his arm again and pulled him up saying, "you know, the best thing for sea sickness is eating." __________________

07-11-2006, 02:30 AM	#23
Al The Observer Observer's Aid Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ALabama Posts: 677	"Ooh! And I have just the recipe!" Al exclaimed. __________________ --- - - -* - *- -- -** * - --*

07-11-2006, 09:32 AM	#24
leaper1 PQL Security Staff Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bedford, England Posts: 2,582	An aside This reads great, but my Swiss Cheese memory recalled there being more to the original before the new postings. Something about a young girl, and a lot more hostility between the man and the woman that Sam had leaped into (I even seem to remember a name beginning with M) and the boat being about to sink. I can't recall all the details, but I could have sworn there were far more posts than this. Did it get lost in the big crash? If so, no matter, we can have the fun of working on it all over again - but I'd like to know if anyone else remembers as I do, or am I just even more than I thought? __________________ Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.(Leo Buscaglia) Helen in Bedford

03-16-2008, 09:57 AM	#25
Sherdran Observer's Aid Join Date: May 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 543	The queasiness in Sam's stomach swirled anew just thinking about Al’s favorite spicy recipes. __________________

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