A/N: Just a bit this time, meant to make you laugh.
Busy, busy, busy! A lot of chapters for multiple stories are nearly ready; expect an update spree soon!
That said, I haven't been rushing chapters anymore. I'm prioritizing have quality over quantity these days.
With my fifteen year anniversary on this site here, I find myself reflecting on the little things in life. What was once a lazy pastime meant for me and a few friends really grew and evolved over time. There are days when I look back on the last fifteen years here and I wonder if anyone will remember me; if I made an impact, despite never making a single cent on any of these stories. Some days were happier than others, and some stories I enjoyed writing WAY too much; to the point where I'd stay up all night working on them.
And of course, there are times when I look to the future and wonder what will become of things when I'm gone.
Of course, I try not to dwell on the latter overmuch; I'm still alive and still writing. In an ideal world, I'd like to keep doing so for as long as I can. But old age is catching up to me and these days, the world is filled with so much madness and death. The recent earthquake in Turkey/Syria serves as a terrible example. Even before that, so many friends and fellow writers I once knew are gone, now. Will I still be here in twenty years? Ten? Five? Its a chilling thought. But for now, I'm still here, still writing.
As ever, I own no quotes, references, quotes, themes or memes! They're simply tributes to legends far greater than I.
I'm just an old man who writes as a pastime. And this is an excerpt from a story not published yet.
Care to guess which one?
"Shinobi don't play fair?
Of course we don't!
We're ninja!"
~?
Play a Game
Rennala tilted her head.
Marika mirrored her counterpart. "What, pray tell, is Uno?"
Naruto grinned as he shuffled the cards. "The most wicked game alive."
"Nonsense." Godfrey settled down beside him. "A mere game of chance cannot possibly be so vile."
Radagon rumbled a sigh. "I never thought I'd say it, but I agree with the brute. How can a game of cards be so dangerous?"
"Draw, then."
Mistakes were made.
And they were certainly theirs.
A/N: Aaand scene.
Hope this fragment made you laugh.
Once more, we're sticking with the "Embers" rule for this particular tidbit, and others. If folks don't like this, it won't be continued. Meaning that if the story itself ain't popular? POOF! Gone. Completely. I'm working two jobs -might need a third soon!- so I barely have time to write; as such, I cannot afford to write something folks don't enjoy. So by all means, speak up! Your voice matters! Make yourself heard!
As ever, reviews are the fuel that sustain me. Without them I cannot write a single word. Simple as that. Working nearly all hours of the day keep me absurdly busy, as such, I can't bring myself to write something folks don't like.
Aaaand there we go. As ever, reviews keep me alive. Without them, I cannot write. So...in the Immortal Words of Atlas...
...Review...Would You Kindly?
Bit of a switch up for previews this time. I did hint at a multiverse...
(Previews)
Godwyn frowned. "You're Naruto? But I'm Naruto. Or at least I used to be in my first life."
Radahn laughed. "No, no, that's impossible. I'M Naruto. I reincarnated in this world-
"Hey, me too!"
Malenia scoffed. "At least you two reincarnated as boys. Just look at me!"
"Ouch."
"That's rough, buddy."
"Spare me the sympathy!"
We can't keep calling each other Naruto. Its too damn confusing!"
"Fine. If we need titles, I guess I'm Grace.
...Frenzy will do.
A blade thrust itself under his throat, pricking his skin."
"Was it something I said?"
"Alas, I am returned!"
Oi, oi, oi! Which one of us reincarnated as Godfrey! That's unfair! Those stomps are BULLSHIT!"
EDIT: Hope this made you smile, and have a great holiday!
R&R~!