tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post8403486814972796320..comments2023-10-07T08:03:20.988-07:00Comments on The Rest of Your Mice: Daily Story 28: Malariasodhnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-1648228517120106072009-07-24T14:35:18.691-07:002009-07-24T14:35:18.691-07:00Obviously a story about the undead.Obviously a story about the undead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-12352898472913065172009-05-15T00:05:00.000-07:002009-05-15T00:05:00.000-07:00Thanks, Grammar Nazi! I've fixed that two plurali...Thanks, Grammar Nazi! I've fixed that two pluralization issue.sodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-83842765303573585592009-05-14T23:54:00.000-07:002009-05-14T23:54:00.000-07:00I am absolutely loving your writing style, creativ...I am absolutely loving your writing style, creativity, and sense of humor. You totally rock.<br /><br />All that said, your pluralization does not match in your first sentence. It also does not here, "...beyond that there's no clues."<br /><br />Now I will make a grammar mistake so you can smugly disregard me as the Grammar Douche I am being. Everybody loves it when a person makes a gramatical error when they are correcting another person's grammar. Your welcome. :PGrammar Nazinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-29271240884517779082009-05-14T22:00:00.000-07:002009-05-14T22:00:00.000-07:00Well then... one person I can ignore, but if two h...Well then... one person I can ignore, but if two have the same questions I have no choice but to answer.<br /><br /><B>1. Was this two earth years after they left, or two subjective years?</B><BR>Two for them, slightly more for Earth - but close enough that it's not a big deal.<br /><br /><B>2. Why would the terraforming vines be useful? </B><BR>No idea. Really there's no good reason to plant them on Earth that I can think of. I'd ask someone about it, but I can't seem to find anybody.<br /><br /><B>3. What happened to Elliot and Beth? </B><BR>Well, Beth said Elliot was fine, so at least we know that much. Maybe Beth is fine too. Maybe they're having a nice tea party.<br /><br /><B>4. What freaked Martin out so much? </B><BR>Well, he was too freaked out to remember to transmit, so it was kinda muffled. Possibly he realized that there was no sugar at the tea party, and he hates unsweetened tea.<br /><br /><B>5. Why does the narrator seem so calm at the end? </B><BR>The narrator doesn't mind unsweetened tea at all.<br /><br />Also, shock. Also, the panic started way back when they arrived in the system, escalated when they saw that the Mars base was abandoned, and peaked when they saw Earth all dark. The narrator is all panicked-out.<br /><br /><B>6. Does this all have something to do with Desmond? </B><BR>You figured it out. Desmond thought it would be great if everyone on Earth showed how much they appreciated this brave and adventurous crew. What better way to do that than a SURPRISE PARTY? Right after the end of the story they all jump out and yell 'SURPRISE' and everyone gets cake and punch.<br /><br /><B>7. Where did all the whiteboards go? </B><BR>They're right where you left them, although the writing on one is all smeared because Elliot sprayed tea everywhere when the entire population of Earth jumped out and yelled.sodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-30191220449389780912009-05-14T21:20:00.000-07:002009-05-14T21:20:00.000-07:00All spun up with excitement, wait, what happened? ...All spun up with excitement, wait, what happened? I have pretty much the same list of questions as Scratch Monkey.<br />That was a good one.<br />SQSquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-85639728639448339352009-05-14T15:02:00.000-07:002009-05-14T15:02:00.000-07:00This was a good one. :-)
The shortness of the sto...This was a good one. :-)<br /><br />The shortness of the story is a little bit frustrating, due to all the unanswered questions (was this two earth years after they left, or two subjective years? Why would the terraforming vines be useful? What happened to Elliot and Beth? What freaked Martin out so much? Why does the narrator seem so calm at the end? Does this all have something to do with Desmond? Where did all the whiteboards go?).Scratch Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385517984319011510noreply@blogger.com