refrangibility
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refrangibility
Word chosen: refrangibility
Definition: capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
Free association word list:
refracted
bent
twisted
warped
crazy
insane
asylum
Arkham
Cthulhu
Cthuga
R’yleh
underwater
ocean
sea
river
lake
pond
scum
algae
green
veggie chips
Paranoia (the RPG, not the condition)
hilarious
clones
communism
Word chosen: veggie chips
Writing:
Mark-R-STN-2 walked down the red hallway while pulling his cart. He couldn’t wait until he reached orange status. The oranges got motorized carts. Sure, they still rolled on the ground, but at least they could move themselves. The real luxury didn’t begin until you reached green when the wheels were replaced with anti-grav technology.
Mark-R-STN-2 sighed at the unfairness of it all. All of the other clones that he had graduated the academy with had been promoted. Even CommieB-G-ONE-6 was on his last clone, and he was, obviously, a green citizen. How could CommieB’s insanity in combat have earned him green status already when Mark’s seven months of steady service as a delivery and repair agent had earned him nothing?
Mark-R-STN-2 reached an intersection where a yellow hallway ran off at an angle that would save him at least ten minutes on his delivery time. He quickly glanced around, and realized that he was alone in this corridor. There may be some hidden cameras, but he would risk it. Maybe if he started taking the “back routes” on his deliveries, he would shave time off of his performance and earn a promotion.
Mark-R-STN-2 darted down the yellow hallway, but he only made it halfway down the corridor before alarm klaxons sounded, and the Computer’s commanding voice spoke up, “Mark-R-STN-2, you are in a prohibited area. Your record shows that you have been performing suspicious activities for quite some time. This is evidence that you are a Communist, and this infraction of roaming a yellow restricted hallway only confirms the reports that I have received. You are a Communist. Prepare to be vaporized.”
Mark-R-STN-2 opened his mouth to protest, but this only meant that the nozzle that had ejected from the wall while the Computer was speaking had perfect aim down Mark’s throat. Mark barely tasted the vile chemical as it poured down his gullet and dissolved him into unrecognizable gray goo that oozed through a drainage hole and into the recycling center.
Mark-R-STN-3 stepped off of the high-speed tram a few minutes later with his cart in tow. He glanced at his watch, and realized that he only had a few minutes to make his trip in. Cursing clone number two for its incompetence, Mark-R-STN-3 hustled to do his job.
Ok. Paranoia is a role playing game that is all about a dark future, but it’s done in an absolutely hilarious style of writing that I just can’t match. Maybe if I were doing some writing in a group collaboration, then I could come up with some good off-the-cuff humor, but I really have a hard time with it just sitting here and typing. Ah well…. I’ve never aspired to be a humor writer anyways. I’m better at the dark and gritty stuff. I’m happy with doing that, so I’ll stick to that in the future.
