Forum Fiction Troubleshooting/Comments Thread

I'm not going to have time to write anything over the next couple of days so if someone else can take my place that would be awesome.

Beemoh, can you do anything over the next three days? If not you, anyone else: the cycle doesn't need to be fixed until the end of the first lap.

Yeah, the order was made up like that just because it was the order we posted in the thread - if beemoh, Buska or Zero could step up, then we're sorted.   

I'm happy to jump in.

Also: really, Balla?

Balladeer wrote:

Dick touched his helmet.

Was thinking of authentic Victorian-ish names. The obvious joke did spring to mind, but I assumed that we'd be mature enough to overlook it after the initial laughs wore off it'd be fine. People were called it back then, you know: some still are!

I'm expecting a plethora of jokes about Guardsman Dick before this story is through.

Also, if Andy's not able to write for a couple of days, shall we just pop him to the back of the queue and say that Buska's next up?

Tagline suggestions welcome, as always.  

I think I suggested that the person who misses their go comes back in wherever they can, until it's their turn again and then they don't have a second go. With the first "circuit" not complete, though, I think that sounds good!

Balladeer wrote:

The obvious joke did spring to mind, but I assumed that we'd be mature enough to overlook it

Hey guys, there's a new person on the forum who doesn't know any of us at all!

Spoiler:

Can definitely write on Friday if I can be slotted in whenever suits then.

Should be. I'm not sure whether Buska's Internet provider problems will render him unable to submit his next post in time, though.

If Buska's struggling, there's still Mr. ZeroJones.

There is! Although it would spoil the countdown to zero on our schedule, I should be able to rustle something up before Friday. 

Would be good if you could have a bash!  So the new cycle becomes:

1. Jay
   
2. Balla
   
3. Beemoh
   
4. ZJ
   
5. Andy/Busk
   
6. Busk/Andy
   goto 1

depending on when the latter two are ready?

I'm pretty sure I can have mine up tomorrow or Friday, and after Friday I'm business as usual.

Oops, I was a bit hasty.  As you were then, Mr. Lilly!

Aye, so our provisional order is:

1: Myself
2: Balla
3: Beemoh
4: Buska
5: Zero
6: Andy

Sound good everyone?

Also, I feel a name is in order.   

We should let a lap go round then choose an appropriate name from what emerges.

Good shout.

Buskalilly: putting the "steamy" into "steampunk".  

Balladeer wrote:

Buskalilly: putting the "steamy" into "steampunk".  

And getting plenty of the Dick jokes out of the way, too.

'natch.
Had to resist the urge to stick more Dick in there to be honest. It was hard. I didn't want to overdo it on my first try, though, and wear Dick out. I'm sure you'll all be full of Dick by the end, though.

I'm going to change it to Richard in my next passage. (flounces off in huff)

Buska, king of smut. So much innuendo.   

Can't wait to get my hands on Dick!