Creative differences

Sorry, it's been a bit since I've done anything for the main plotline in my photostories. I hope to do a bit over the holiday break, but thought I'd give a lil bit of an explanation as to why it has taken so long to get started back again...

 

 

Zoe: Hey! We need to talk.

 

Me: Sure, Zoe. What's up?

 

 

Zoe: Dude, what's this crap?

 

Me: Huh? It's the scripts for the next few photostories. Why? Is there a problem?

 

Zoe: *sigh* I meant, do you expect me to do this crap?

 

Me: Uh....I'm lost. What's the matter?

 

 

Zoe: Look at all this boring crap. Talking heads, blabbing about emotions...BORING! You expect anyone to actually sit through and read this snoozefest? There's no action at all!

 

Me: But, that's the way that things really happened!

 

Zoe: Reality is boring. No one wants to read about that.

 

 

Zoe: Look, dude. It's not like you have that many people who can slog through your posts anyways. Do you really want to chance losing one of them and cutting your readers by half?

 

Me: Hey!

 

 

Zoe: And what about me? Do you really think I'd sit by and not appear for several segments? That's not good for me..or you. The people who sit through this malarkey only do so to see me. It's definitely not for your writing.

 

Me: *pantomimes pulling a knife out of his back and handing it to Zoe* Here, I believe this belongs to you.

 

Zoe: Oh, stop being a drama queen!

 

Me: Look, I know I'm not the best writer in the world, but this is important character building stuff. We shouldn't cut it.

 

 

Zoe: Can't you punch it up a bit?

 

Me: I thought I did. If you've got any ideas, I'd be glad to hear them.

 

Zoe: Perfect!

 

The next day....

 

 

Zoe: So, what did you think? Was it awesome or what?!

 

 

Me: Umm...it was certainly...different.

 

 

Zoe: So, when we start shooting the new scripts?

 

Me: We can't!

 

Zoe: Why not?

 

Me: It's just a thinly veiled rip-off of Star Wars! Lucasfilms' lawyers would own our butts!

 

 

Zoe: Meh. We'll be ok. We're protected by parody laws.

 

Me: It's not just that. There are two big problems with it besides that.

 

Zoe: Oh?

 

Me: First, it has absolutely nothing to do with the previous storyline and doesn't resolve any of it. The few bits that you do have are wildly out of character and just really serve to overly push how badass your character is.

 

Zoe: I AM the star, so what? What's the second?

 

 

Me: You wrote me into the script.

 

Zoe: You should feel honored.

 

Me: As a *bleeping* ripoff of Jar Jar Binks! Who'd be happy about that?

 

Zoe: *snicker* Perv Perv Hijinks *snicker*

 

 

Me: We're NOT doing this script! We're doing my original one and we're starting tomorrow morning!

 

Zoe: No, we're doing mine!

 

Me: Mine! Be here tomorrow morning! *storms off*

 

The next morning...

 

 

Me: So, she's not coming?

 

Saber: No, she's locked herself in her room and refuses to come out to film this *makes quote fingers* travesty of a script.

 

 

Me: Fine! Screw her! We can do this without her!

 

Saber: How? There are a lot of bits for her.

 

Me: Oh! I have the perfect idea...

 

Weeks later...

 

 

Welcome to your Dollfie Idol! Who will be this year's winner?

 

 

William Shatner: I..am...the Zoe. I..am..angry. You should...be afraid...of me..because I am..angry.

 

 

"Simone": Seriously? You calling that acting? I've seen trees are less wooden. Even that rat's nest of a rug you're wearing can act better.

 

 

Al: Are you ok?

 

 

"Pauline": Ooo! You're so really good! I really, really like the flying purple elephants that are dancing a polka around your head. They go well with the pink sombrero that you're wearing!

 

 

Joker: Well, is this your card? Is it?

 

 

"Tandy": Dawg, I'd just like to thank you for keeping it real, dawg. We just need more dawgs like yourself keeping it real, dawg, and we'd all be much cooler, dawg.

 

 

Rainbow Dash: So, do I get the part or not? I can show you the sonic rainboom again.

 

"Simone": A new, 20% cooler Zoe? More like a new, 2000% lamer Zoe!

 

 

"Simone": Pathetic. Just pathetic. In show biz, they tell people to break a leg as a form of good luck. In your case, you should just break a leg so I could shoot you and send you to the glue factory.

 

 

....

 

 

"Pauline": Wow! At first, I was like 'hmm", then, I was like 'whoa!', but then, I went Cool! Then, I was like "oh, what's that in my belly button?", but it was just lint. Then, my butt itched..and I scratched it, and then it didn't itch any more. So, I just want to say...I love you, man!

 

 

"Simone": Seriously? It's not like we're expecting a wide range of emotions from you. It's only Zoe.

 

 

"Simone" : But we do require more than the one "somewhat constipated" expression, Ms. Stewart.

 

 

Me: Aki, is that you?

 

Aki: Yep! Figured since I knew you guys, I had a good shot at the role!

 

Me: And...the outfit?

 

 

Aki: Well, just doing Zoe would be like so 10 minutes ago, so I thought I'd try another direction. Kitsunes are popular with the DD crowd these days, so about we have Zoe get transformed into a cute, ditzy blond kitsune?

 

Me: Uhh....

 

 

"Pauline" : Whoa! When'd my nose sprout wings and fly off to the ceiling? I like the ceiling. It's not like that mean floor who's always so cold and hard when I wake up on it. Oooh! Pretty colors?

 

 

Dalek: Exterminate! Exterminate! Kill all the humans!

 

 

"Simone": Holy *bleep*! I don't impress easily, but I *bleep*-ing thought it really was Zoe standing there for a second! So, since my vote is the only one that counts, announce the winner already.

 

 

"Ryna Sabercrest": And your next Dollfie Idol and winner of the part of Zoe is...

 

 

"Ryna": Dalek!

 

Dalek: Exterminate! Exterminate!

 

Later...

 

 

Zoe: Hey, can we talk?

 

Me: What on your mind?

 

Zoe: I've been thinking...I've been way too childish and handled this poorly.

 

Me: Yeah, me too. This whole idol thing was a bad thing. The Dalek keeps disintegrating all our extras.

 

 

Zoe: I wanted to make this right and handle this in a mature, adult manner, so here.

 

Me: Oh? What's this? Did you write an apology letter? I'm sorry too, Zoe.

 

 

Zoe: Apology letter? Hell, no! That's a summons and and injunction against further filming. I'm suing you for breach of contract. See you in court!

 

And so began months of complicated legal wrangling. We finally came to an agreement this past week. The terms are confidential, but hopefully, we should be able to resume filming shortly.

Zoe is kind of right. I think people read your stories to see her. Then I thought it would be great if your stories had not only Zoe but Shatner too. Then Dalek winning sounding good too. But it looks like Zoe is back so I am glad. I am happy with just her. I still like Shatner though.

Heh, nice to see she likes her sarcasm badge. Maybe giving her a pendant that opens was a bad idea though; are you a guy who can hold your arsenic?

 

I was nearly going to vote for the Joker or RD till the Dalek showed up--definitely the best casting choice!

 

Of course Yuki would be Paula, though she's better in that she's at least entertaining even if she's equally useless as a judge.

Wait, you're telling me your stories are scripted? And here I thought all that craziness was real. I'm not sure how to feel about this. Should we poll the audience?

I actually LOLed several times during this, starting at the "Jar Jar" comment and deteriorating from there. This was hilarious. I liked the Dalek, but I think I would be pro kitsune-Aki as well!

 

As to the stories being scripted, I think they a based on real events, correct?

 

I can't wait for the next chapter, presuming that you get out of your legal trouble.

I never laughed so hard! That was hilarious. Especially the little rock. OMG. a more constipated expression indeed. I do hope to read more and hope you get out of your legal troubles soon.

Ok, ok, ok......

 

I recommend a "compromise"...

 

Either give the Dalek Zoe's wig, or give Zoe a lot of blue bumps all over and an LED on her forehead and carry on..........

 

 

Either way, Win/Win amirite??

Ok, ok, ok......

 

I recommend a "compromise"...

 

Either give the Dalek Zoe's wig, or give Zoe a lot of blue bumps all over and an LED on her forehead and carry on..........

 

 

Either way, Win/Win amirite??

 

Ohmygawd. Dalek-girl Zoe. WE NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN! Just gotta decide which era/type of Dalek to dress her up as.

@mitsuki: Shhh...don't give her any more of an inflated ego. We just resolved our problems

 

@Poofiemus: You're trying to kill me, aren't you? You gave Zoe bombs/dynamite and a poison holder for Christmas and now you're wanting me to arm her as a Dalek

 

@scripple/PrettyCranium: These are recreations based on real events, much like an episode of America's Most Wanted. I try to be accurate as possible, but something, it gets difficult because some people don't like lines/scenes that don't paint them in the most favorable light.

 

@katnaper: Everything is wrapped up for now, so we should resume filming soon.

 

@battrastard: Wow! Trying to piss off both Zoe and the Dalek. You must really hate life.

@Poofiemus: You're trying to kill me, aren't you? You gave Zoe bombs/dynamite and a poison holder for Christmas and now you're wanting me to arm her as a Dalek

 

Well, yeah. Agatha's determined to play Doctor; we've got to make sure she has a worthy opponent to keep her occupied! Not having one would be WAY worse, trust me. Besides, Nanoha and Saber can team up as emergency overpowered mediators.

Well, yeah. Agatha's determined to play Doctor; we've got to make sure she has a worthy opponent to keep her occupied!

 

She keeps dressing like this and she won't have much trouble finding someone to 'play doctor' with

 

 

Though, I think she'd be more of the Master type

. . . you better be glad she's in the other room right now.

 

Agatha's still a Doctor type--it's just followed by the word "Horrible". Doctor Horrible, who has a Ph.D. in horribleness, and wants to take over the world to "fix" it. (Starts singing

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