Let's write a story

Feb 27, 2014 at 2:40 AM
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Write a thing and when we're all done (IF THE FUN EVER ENDS) I can put it on Fanfiction.

You can post:

As much as you want

Non-Cave Story stuff

But you can't be a party pooper.

-Basic plot-

Quote exists. Make him do something.

I'll let you guys go first (because I'm lazy.)
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 2:46 AM
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So one day quote was sitting on a stump near the edge of the woods. Looking over the cliff he saw the island he once had such a wonderful adventure on...

He was thinking...thinking about things...
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 2:47 AM
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Quote exists.
Quote is the only thing that exists.
The idea of a thing does not exist, only Quote exists.
Quote cannot possibly conceive of the idea of a thing. Ideas don't exist. There is only Quote.
Quote tries to think of a thing. He cannot. There is nothing outside of himself. Nothing for him to think about.
Quote cannot think.
Quote cannot exist.
Nothing exists.
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 3:40 AM
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As Quote was having this mental quandary, he failed to notice the loosely clumped together dirt below him begin to crumble beneath his feet.
As the stump loosened from the ground and he found himself tumbling down a cliff, he found it difficult to actually concern himself with the issue of plummeting to his death, as this mental debate demanded all of his attention...
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 4:00 AM
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As he descended towards unknown lands he began to realize that the very act of thinking about whether he existed was proof enough. If there was one thing he could be certain of, even if the rest of the world was an illusion, it was that he existed. And he could confirm this every time he thought this thought, no matter how much he doubted the rest of the world.

Luckily, being a robot, he was able to think about this fast enough to find closure with his thoughts before he hit the ground.
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 4:30 AM
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At the last moment, Quote's instincts kicked in.
He readied himself for impact.
*CRASH!*
Even with the predetermined impact in mind, Quote's mind was still too distracted to fully brace himself.
Dazed, he was lost deep within his inner thoughts once again.
The world around him...it seemed fairly real.
But how could he be sure of this?
How did he know the the vast open forests before him weren't some delicate dream of his, ready to disappear at any moment?

Once more, Quote's inner thoughts filled with turmoil, questioning his very existence...
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 4:45 AM
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As Quote continued to internally debate his existence, he failed to notice the skeleton of a horse exposed by the crumbling cliffside a few feet away from him.
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 5:05 AM
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But luckily, he was built with multi-processing abilities, so that while his main CPU continued to question how he was still existing under the plot holes brung about, his secondary CPU eventually noticed the skeleton of a horse.

It was a shabby thing. Barely 2.5 feet tall, brittle parts, a cracked skull. The thing probably died of garlic poisoning, or maybe it had the fatal habit of jumping in with its own story without realizing that more important, personal, philosophical matters were clearly addressed prior to it. Quote felt no pity for the neglected thing, so he decided to call him "George".

Simultaneously, his third CPU fired up, and it's first initial thought was something like this:
"Why the hell are my legs going in 6 different directions? If I was a mortal human, I would probably be screaming in pain right now."
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 7:28 AM
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His fourth and final CPU fired up and asked the 3 CPU why they're all focusing on other subjects. "Speak for yourself," the second CPU responded back. The 3rd and 4th CPU shut up, as they were thinking too much. Quote continued to think what purpose he has in his very form of existance. He felt a bit excited when he thought he found the answer, but he had a brain fart and he began to think again. Quote sits on the horse's skeletal remains, continuing to think why he's brought upon in this reality.
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 2:57 PM
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As Quote continued to muse, his first CPU came upon an exciting conclusion! He was sure he existed, and if he ever wasn't, he was capable of being 400% proven compared to a human. Therefore, if he existed, anything he did counted as an experience and was real by virtue of happening to someone real. Even if this world was but a fragile illusion, even if it did disappear, it didn't make it or him any less significant or real.

Cheered by this thought, his first, second and fourth processors worked at his second dilemma, and came to a roundabout conclusion via a fragment of his memory conveniently marked "objective".

ACTIVE
>2 Destroy Demon Crown [Completed]
//>3 NULL - override if obtained through malfunction (Watch Doctor Who from start to finish - NOT the time, Sakaya! No joking! We need them to have almost free will! -Jin)
STATIC
>1 Preserve own existence[system override-changed from priority 0]
>0 Preserve 'Curly Brace' existence[system override-changed from priority 1]

His primary purpose, his reason for being created, was complete. But his lack of a purpose itself could be a purpose. His purpose was to live, to do whatever the hell he wanted to do to pass the time - and to keep Curly safe.

He was suddenly jolted by an internal announcement. "System processes now at stable levels. Recommended action:continue monitoring mental stability."

Quote felt much clearer and more relaxed now. The relaxation lasted about six seconds. How had he gotten here? He couldn't remember very clearly. And where was Curly?
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 9:05 PM
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For that matter, where was Quote? He surveyed the land around the crater he'd made. The land that was real enough for him, at least for the moment. His vantage point overlooked a beautiful, lively garden, rolling on gentle hills for miles around. Groves of broad trees with richly green leaves marked the borders of meadows that shimmered in the afternoon wind. It made Quote giddy, to know that all of this was real. What a fortunate place to come to terms with existence.

He sauntered down into the garden, footsteps light, nearly skipping. Once under the shade of a birch, he noticed the wonderful smells of this place. The deep odour of life. A hint of something sweet crossed his nose. Quote spied the source of the smell: a peach tree, with fully ripe fruit.

Hunger quickly pounced upon Quote, though he was a being of circuitry and steel. Robots gotta get somma dat juicy peach action too, nowhatimsayin? With a running start, he sprang up to the low branches and plucked a fruit, gently protecting it during his descent. The peach glowed brightly in the merriest shades of yellow and red, beckoning to Quote with its firm, fuzzy skin.

Time seemed to stretch from the moment Quote brought the peach to his mouth to the moment he bit down. Every second gave Quote eons to anticipate the delicious, sweet flesh he was about to bite into. He closed his mouth around the fruit, and it evaporated.

The peach turned into vapour finer than smoke, and blew away in the soft breeze.

Quote's mouth swung back open in shock. His hand returned to his side, despondent. All of Quote's heart and soul yearned for that peach. He jumped up to grab another, and this one dissolved before his fingers touched it. He landed back on the verdant, grassy carpet a melancholy machine.

Then he noticed his footprints, leading back to the cliff. They were brown. Upon closer inspection, Quote found that no grass existed in them, only parched dirt. He backed away from the dead holes he had created, only now realizing that the grass under his feet evaporated just like the peaches had. Quote reeled backward into a tree. The tree collapsed on him, and he barely felt it before it burst into dust.

He ran. His feet sprayed grass vapour and coarse dirt behind him. Quote ran to escape this awful place of illusion. He wanted to know that beauty does exist, and that all tempting things did not vanish under observation. Quote had to know that there was a world worth existing in. Where's the beauty in this world? What is something real, that won't be taken away?

Curly.

>0 Preserve 'Curly Brace' existence

He had to find Curly. To protect her. From these illusions. And to protect himself from these illusions.

Quote's mind solidified around this one goal. His feet carried him to a tall chain-link fence, topped with barbed wire. The barbed wire leaned away from Quote. Whoever put this fence here meant to keep people out of the garden.

On the other side of the fence lay a lifeless, rocky expanse. Somewhat like how the garden would look, were all its illusions stripped away. In the far distance, Quote could see a dark, wide husk of a city. Jagged skyscrapers grated against the cloudy sky, but not a single light shone from any of them. Quote welcomed the change of scenery, if it was true and real.

Rather than risk climbing the fence, Quote searched for a gate. He found one after a brief walk to his left, and saw no footprints leading out or in. The steel bars were locked firmly in place by a thick, rusted chain and an intimidating padlock. Quote reconsidered climbing over, but then remembered his Spur! How forgetful of him. A fully-charged blast made short work of the padlock, and most of the surrounding gate, which worked out fine. The gate wouldn't budge; its hinges were cemented by dirt and rust. Quote pulled back as much chain-link as he could, then squeezed through.

Two signs hung on this side of the fence. Quote hadn't been able to read them until now, as they faced the wasteland. The first read: "MODDING IDEAS AND DEVELOPMENT." The second sign, attached to the bottom of the first, said: "CLOSED FOREVER BY OUR GLORIOUS LEADER."

Quote wondered who this leader is, and if the people they ruled still lived. That far-off city seemed totally abandoned, bereft of life. Perhaps there were still survivors. Scroungers. Living off carrion and scrap metal.

Any scrap metal?

>0 Preserve 'Curly Brace' existence

If she was here, she could be in danger. Nothing was more important than protecting her. Nothing. Curly must not be harmed. Anything living in these badlands or in that skeleton of a city could harm her.

>0 Preserve 'Curly Brace' existence

The simplest way to do that would be to ensure that nothing lived to hurt her.

you forgot the first law of robotics, nigga
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 1:10 AM
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To do that, he must...

"Curly... Brace..."

He blacks out.
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 1:14 AM
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Quote then wakes up to the sound of a horrible weight loss spam bot, "are you troubled about your weight? wish there was a way to have it simply disappear?"
As soon as the bot asked that quote made it "simply disappear".
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 1:40 AM
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This was all a very strange turn of events. First the illusion of the world seemed to be disolving before him, and now he found himself face to face with a faceless robot, spouting things about weight loss. Which then, in turn, dissapeared.

If Quote had learned anything from this strange turn of events, it's that this reality wasn't as stable as he'd expected it to be, even for an illusion. Looking around him, he found himself amidst an expanse of buildings that soared high above him, in nearly pristine condition, but strangely empty. "This place used to be crawling with life..." he thought, ogling the occasional billboard with "MY FARST MOD IDEA" plastered on it. What had happened to this place?

Quote wasn't sure that any of this was as real as the peaches from before, but he still knew that he had to find Curly. He knew she had to be real. Springing to his feet, he began running down the sidewalk, searching for any sign of the only partner he'd ever trust his back to.

He'd be running for quite awhile, but hadn't any idea what he should even be looking for, or where to start. He didn't have any reason to believe that Curly Brace was in any of these buildings, either, but if she was anything like him, she'd probably be looking for him here, too.

Climbing up to the roof of a building only a few stories tall, he began to survey the landscape for any sign of her. All around him were large, empty buildings, each of seemingly random heights. There had to be some sign of her. He was out of options, anyway. It'd take years to scan each building manually. He needed a sign.
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 1:51 AM
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Quote paused.

What is a "spam bot"? The thought came to him so easily before, but he knew not from where it came. Was it one of his lost memories? However as soon as Quote thought this he knew it was untrue, the knowledge felt alien, like someone else thoughts, until this line of thought was quickly and suddenly ended by his new mental stability routine.

Seeing a mechanical junk yard off in the distance Quote started to walk. Perhaps Curly would be there looking for parts, if not then at the very least Quote could service himself.
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 2:27 AM
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Quote set his mind on the junk yard, because bad things tended to happen when his mind wandered, or so he'd come to realize. He hadn't any reason to assume Curly Brace was there, but the possibility had already opened itself up to him, and who was he to simply not go there? It was the only that stood out from the expansive buildings as it were, anyway, so he continued to steadily walk towards the garbage, which was quite a ways down the street.

Of course, his mind began to wander, as one could only think of the junk yard that they were walking to for so long. Nothing made any sense. He hadn't realized it before, but he hadn't any recollection of anything before he was on the cliffside, thinking about himself. Or rather, he recalled the events of the island, but there was a noticable gap in memory, starting from when he, Curly and Balrog had escaped together. He hoped this wouldn't be a trend that would keep up, because it could prove to be a bit of problem. It'd explain, then, why he had no idea where he was, when he should probably have some idea of where he was. He was a robot, after all. And robots aren't forgetful...are they?

This made him consider that the amnesia he'd experienced now, and before, in the island, were caused by some underlying problem with himself. Which would also explain the dissolving fruits and trees. Something was wrong, but he didn't know exactly what. And it was only going to be a problem again in the future, if it kept up. So he needed to figure out what was-

He stopped in his tracks. He could see a shape huddled down on the ground. He slowly moved closer to it. he watched it shuffle around, before scrambling to it's feet.

"Ah! You're awake!" The beings voice seemed to be that of a human male. Quote held up his Spur, aiming it at the man. "NAH, wait! Don't shoot me!" He yelled. Quote stood firmly still, but didn't shoot him. Quote never really talked unless he needed to, so he just stayed put, silent.

The man looked a little disturbed. "Uh, I...Y'uh...I saw you lying on the ground, so I...Took you over there." Quote raised his eyebrow. He had noticed his clothing, and the way he talked reminded him a lot of some kind of scummy sorcerer-swindler guy. He even had this weird spell book stuffed in his pocket.

So, either he was a wizard, or a huge fucking nerd.

Quote moved one of his hands to touch the man. He didn't disappear, though. The guy looked at him, confused.

"You are real!" Quote gasped, in his Microsoft Sam-sounding voice.

Now he was even more confused. "Why wouldn't I be...?"

Quote disregarded his question. He held up his spur. "Who are you, a wizard? did you knock me out with magic?" He asked.

"I-I...I'm Gary! Gary Stew!" He yelped.

Quote wished he had some stew.

((Sloppily combined our posts, it'd be best to delete the originals not to clog the thread up.

For reference, Shadowcat wrote everything passed "So he needed to figure out what was-"))
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 4:38 AM
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Quote wished hard enough for the stew that there was a huge bright light that brought about a bowl of delicious stew...
but then Gary stole it!
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 4:49 AM
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Quote couldn't care less about the stew at this point. His only lead into this place ran off, if he truly even existed in the first place. In fact, his initial assessment about nothing being real just became more likely. Curly isn't here and soon that will be the case for him as well.

Quote finished his repairs and set off to the cliff where this all began.
 
Feb 28, 2014 at 5:24 AM
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On the way, however, Quote notices a fallen satellite. It seems to be in a state of disrepair, but there appear to have been people there recently. He enters through the door marked as the Lounge.

Within, there are a couple of people socialising. They pay Quote no heed, as they're busy arguing over a tattered trophy with the inscription "Ka Pac Is 2 14." He notices that this satellite was intended for many more people than occupy it now. Perhaps at one time, these people were a part of a larger group? He keeps the notion in the back of his mind.

Over the argument, he can hear sound of human pain. Not one to ignore others in need, he heads toward the source of the noise, a door marked simply with "DANGER!" At this point, one of the people notices him. "Hey! Be careful if you intend to go in there. At one time, that place was called the Severe Punishment Or Termination Room. Now, though... Well, you'll see. Good luck."

EDIT: I'm just going to ignore your Gary Stew thing because it's stupid and is literally a cliché of bad writing and you know that full well
 
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