This is an updated pass of a previously posted story sequence. I expanded the scene to include an underground lake and a mysterious cult, oh my. Currently I’m in the process of exploring ideas for a larger project called Dick and Don and the Black lotus.
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- *grumbling*
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- Hurry up!
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- The Boss don’t like to be kept waiting.
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- move it you bums.
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- *grumbling*
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- SFX *sliding metal*
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- SFX *heavy metal latch*
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- Ohhhh…
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- A secret passage!
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- OTS- engine starts
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- !?!
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- *cough cough*
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- SFX *VROOOoooom!*
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- SXF * truck drives off*
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- *long pause*
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- !?!!
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- Come on,
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- we gotta follow them.
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- They went into that news stand.
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- SFX * brushing the dust off*
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- Wait a second.
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- uhm, that thing might be boobie trapped.
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- uhm…
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- you go first.
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- see if you can open it.
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- DON – ME? but, but…Hey Dick look at that!
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- We’re in the news!
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- It doesn’t look good.
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- be brave.
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- DON – ok i’ll try… grrr
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- RRRrrrrr
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- It must be locked from the inside.
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- hmmmm??
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- hmmmmm….
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- !!! *gasp* !!!
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- !!!!!
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- SFX *coin jingle*
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- Bingo!
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- SFX *bling*
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- We got ‘em now. Come on lets go.
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- SFX *click*
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- SFX * cha-ching*
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- SFX *squeaky metal*
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- I’ll give you the honor of going first.
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- * awkward long pause *
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- uhm, ok i guess.
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- DON-…i really need to learn to say no.
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- huh? what was that?
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- Don- nothing.
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- It was a little tight but i made it.
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- Its your turn. I’ll hold the
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- DOOR.
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- *BONG*
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- Are you kidding. I could never pay good money for a paper that doesn’t have comics.
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- ugh, the very idea.
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- ..no comics..
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- *struggling*
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- Thats just ridiculous.
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- SFX – slip and fall inside the news stand DICK- whoa!
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- SFX *door slaps shut, followed by a long comedic crash on the other side of the wall.**
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- SFX *flashlight click*
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- OTS SFX *bats in distance*
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- SFX *cautious footsteps*
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- *gulp*
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- Its kind of spooky down here.
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- I wonder if there are bats?
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- *gulp*
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- what do you think?
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- DON – yeah probably i guess.
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- I wonder if they’re fruit bats or those blood sucking ones.
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- The vampire ones are scary.
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- *gulp*
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- …yeah, I hope they’re the ones that like fruit.
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- OTS- bat sounds and flapping.
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- *Oooff*
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- Hey, watch where your walking.
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- Hey Don
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- Look at that.
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- it’s a
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- Underground lake.
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- no kidding.
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- Wow how big do you think this place is?
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- I don’t know.
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- Well it doesn’t really matter anyways. come on.
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- that’s a lot of water…
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- hmm?
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- SFX * descending stairs *
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- Down here.
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- Look!
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- I found a boat. Come on. What are you waiting for?
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- I’m beginning to have second thoughts about this whole thing.
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- You know. Maybe its not the best idea.
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- I mean this all seam a little over the top.
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- DICK – SSHHHHhhhhhh!
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- Quiet.
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- Look over there. On the other side of the lake.
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- There they are.
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- *grumbling*
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- SFX * Dick and Don’s voices echo softly across the lake *
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- SFX * flashlight clicks on *
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- you guys hear that?
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- …I swear I…
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- probably bats or something.
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- lets go.
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- SFX * bats in the distance*
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- OTS – a weird chanting grows louder in the distance.
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- The noise grows louder.
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- DICK – Come on nows our chance.
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- I don’t know.
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- ok, ok.
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- whoa!
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- SFX *water echos*
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- SFX * dock creaking*
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- DICK- careful getting in.
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- its a little…
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- wobbly!
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- !!!
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- DICK- I gotcha
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- *OOHF!*
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- Grrrrrr!
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- Get off me you numbskull.
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- DON – I dropped my flashlight.
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- too late now. Come on!
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- you gotta a long way to paddle.
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- ok ok
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- geaz loius
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- *grunting*
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- SFX * water ripples*
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- OTS – Distant chanting echoes across the lake.
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- OTS- chanting / mumbled singing DICK – Do you hear that?
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- This must be the gangs hang out. Be careful.
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- Ok now I’m beginning to get a little creeped out.
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- Go scout things out, will yeah.
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- wait how come I always have to go first?
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- That is a very good question.
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- and well, uhm…
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- well you know…
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- your crazy and adventurous!
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- adventurous!
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- I’m just smart but you… you…your brave
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- courageous and bold!
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- Ugh, ok fine ill go first.
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- Its just easier.
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- OTS – Chanting / prayer like singing. creepy.
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- SFX *gongs are rung in the background*
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- ok, come on.
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- OTS- *murmured excitement from the cult*
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- Oh my stars! Who are these people?
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- Hey there it is.
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- On that alter thingy.
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- we gotta get a closer. come on.
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- over here.
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- OTS – chanting stops.
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- *hushed quiet*
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- SFX- footsteps echo in the quiet hall.
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- SFX * small metal latch is lifted*
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- SFX * the shell box is opened*
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- SFX * magnetic vibration*
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- !!!! *gasp* !!!!
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- at last…
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- After all these years…
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- Its finally mine.
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- *creepy maniacal laughter* My brothers and sister after years of toil and suffering victory is ours!!!
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- Behold the power of the Black Lotus!! ! CULT – loud chanting / singing
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- …
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- *Gulp*
It always feels like it takes longer to organize and post these things than it does to draw them.