Friday, April 02, 2010

Consequences, Part 5

(Sorry it's late.)

"No, John!" Christina cried. Staring at Mr. Cordell, she spat, "Your excuse for a father is a rat, but don't kill him. Don't sink to his level."

"Aha!" yelled John's father. "You do love me, Christina! You don't want me to die!"

"No I don't! I never loved you! You're sick, disgusting, and weak!" She turned her gaze back to her boyfriend. "I love John."

John grinned. "I love you, too, Christina."

"NOOO!!!!!" his father screamed. Before either of them could react, he had thrown himself into the rushing river. Immediately, his head cracked on a rock, and his body caught on a branch dipping into the river.

He wasn't moving.

52 comments:

Reogan said...

John was. He strode over to Christina and leaned his head towards hers. As she moved forward to meet him, he moved slightly aside to whisper in her ear.
"My name is John Cordell. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

A gunshot echoed over the river.

Met said...

Maybe we should just have Reogan write all the endings :) I love it.

Elphaba said...

No way! This is my story! His endings are creepy, anyway.

More importantly, why reiterate the fact that Mr. Cordell is John's father? That's been stated.

Met said...

Reference...

Reogan said...

It's a reference.

Met said...

Nice timing Reogan!

Reogan said...

Well played.

Elphaba said...

What? I'm confused. But I'm also going to bed. Night!

Reogan said...

Met? Is this not an ideal point for your signature exhalation?

Met said...

Indeed it is; I apologize for the delay...

*sigh*

Elphaba said...

What? I really am confused! (And, as you can tell, not going to bed at this moment in time. :P)

Met said...

I'm still interested to see if Elphaba will bother doing the research to get this reference...

Reogan said...

I'd bet not. I wouldn't bet on it, though.

Elphaba said...

Is it a Star Wars reference? You know, where Luke is all, "You killed my father!" to Darth Vader?

Reogan said...

That would be a stupid way to reference that.

Met said...

*rolls eyes*

How do you miss such a classic reference?

Elphaba said...

Forgive me, I'm not as intelligent as you or Reogan, apparently.

Reogan said...

To be honest, there's a full percent chance you are. Regardless, have you forgotten to use the internet to find it?

Met said...

No, we just like references.

Elphaba said...

Meh, whatever. I don't really care that much.

Reogan said...

You have the internet to help you. This is truly the epitome of slothfulness.

Elphaba said...

Is slothfulness even a word?

Reogan said...

It would be slothful not to look it up.

Elphaba said...

Better, I think. So call me slothful. "Sticks & stones..." etc.

Reogan said...

As you wish. I shall make constant reference to your slothfulness.

Elphaba said...

Whatever. (Didn't have time to sign in.)

Reogan said...

That's pretty slothful.

Elphaba said...

Shut up. :P

Reogan said...

I assume you're referring to my mouth, which I assure is "shut up".

Elphaba said...

I meant figuratively.

Reogan said...

Impostor! The true Elphie has a clickable name, and in ten minutes of clicking, nothing has happened with yours!

Elphaba said...

No, something happens.

Reogan said...

With yours, yes. With the impostor's? No.

Elphaba said...

No, something does happen when you click on the impostor's name. Just not what you'd expect.

Reogan said...

No, it doesn't. Unless you mean on the comment page, in which case it does. But who clicks on the comment page?

Elphaba said...

Me.

Reogan said...

Than you admit that you err.

Elphaba said...

Why is clicking on the comment page erring?

Reogan said...

Because to do so is wrong.

Elphaba said...

Why?

Reogan said...

It is only acceptable to click on names on the story page. Traditional blogger etiquette.

Elphaba said...

Since when?

Reogan said...

Since the early days of blogger.

Y'know, a few years ago.

Elphaba said...

How do I know that? You could just be messing with me.

Reogan said...

Would I teach the wrong ways of the blog? I may mislead, but I never blaspheme.

Elphaba said...

This could be an instance where you mislead.

Reogan said...

No. That would blasphemy.

Elphaba said...

"John was. He strode over to Christina and leaned his head towards hers. As she moved forward to meet him, he moved slightly aside to whisper in her ear.
'My name is John Cordell. You killed my father. Prepare to die.'

A gunshot echoed over the river."

I FINALLY get that reference! Yay, The Princess Bride!

Reogan said...

Three cheers!

Met said...

Good grief...

How did you finally figure it out?

Elphaba said...

I saw the movie awhile ago. This was just the first time I've signed in since then.

Reogan said...

Sign in more, then.