[video] Let me tell you about THINGS DON ROSA ACTUALLY WROTE

[madeitsquare]

[The video opens abruptly, with a Scrooge clad in heavy armour and armed with a sword chasing another armoured man in what appears to be a castle. The man opens a door, Scrooge follows, and...]

What the--! A battlement! Where did he-- [As it turns out, the man was hiding just behind the door, and he takes this chance to disarm Scrooge, knocking his sword to the floor. Then, he forces him to the edge of the battlement - Scrooge has his back right against a long drop into a moat below. It's all quite dramatic, especially with the thunderstorm going on and everything.]

Now Ah have you! The McDucks are hereby driven from Dismal Downs once and for all!

[And that's when the dropped sword begins to glow and... apparently... speaks:] Nay! Never! [... With that, it floats right into Scrooge's hands.

He... is just not going to question it, okay? He strikes at his attacker and knocks him right into the door, rendering him unconscious. What now?

Now he climbs right onto the edge of the battlement and raises his fists to the sky, of course.]


Hahaha! Victory! McDucks triumphant into the crack of doom!!

[A bolt of lightning strikes him. His foothold, destroyed. He drops into the moat, his armour dragging him right to the bottom. Still conscious, he tries to unfasten it--

A brick, fallen from above, hits him on the head, and it's lights out.

Whoever cares to keep watching will see that, eventually, Scrooge ceases to breathe.]

((OOC: asfdedh I should mention Scrooge WILL be replying to this post!))

Comments

[sandinmyboots]

[The camera flicks on to Kefka slamming one of his book monsters against a wall, his fingers slick with its indigo blood up to the second joint.]

If you can't get me someone with a worldhop, then what good are you?! Get out!

[The book monster falls limp on the floor. Kefka shrieks and drags his nails down his face, smearing lines of purple over his red make up. The purple near his eyes smears down in thin lines with tears.]

I want double watches on Celes! Cid's in critical condition, and she's dumb enough that she'd keel over trying to care for the corpse! And someone hurry up and get me a worldhop! The Visitor can't be that fucking busy!

1/3

[madeitsquare]

[... Wait what. What's this notification from? Did he make a post?]

[madeitsquare]

[Oh, apparently so. What's this all about?

...

what the EVERLOVING SHIT]

[madeitsquare]

Kefka!

[sandinmyboots]

[Kefka blinks and stops mid-scratch, looks around.]

...Am I hearing things?

[madeitsquare]

No, you're not. I'm fine.

[sandinmyboots]

[Kefka grabs one of the book demons and slaps it until it projects Scrooge's image. He visibly relaxes once it's up.]

The community's playing at shenanigans again.

[madeitsquare]

Well, if this is supposed to be a joke... it's a pretty terrible one.

[sandinmyboots]

How'd it even get footage like that?

[madeitsquare]

I don't know. This happened years ago!

... Except for the part where I died.

[sandinmyboots]

Yes. Don't do that without giving me a warning next time!

[madeitsquare]

It's not like I knew!

[sandinmyboots]

If you're gonna do it for real!

[madeitsquare]

It's not like I'll know if it does happen!

[sandinmyboots]

What if a doctor says you only have a day to live? Then you'll know and you can warn me!

[madeitsquare]

... Wasn't there a virus like that too, once?

[sandinmyboots]

Before my time.

[madeitsquare]

Really? It doesn't feel like it was that long ago.

[ghostshippingly]

[ oh god oh god oh god oh god ]

Oh-! Oh no, that can't have - someone has to help him! He can't--

[ she can't have just watched someone die like that. right? she can't have! ]

[madeitsquare]

[Thankfully, the fact that Kefka was the first to see this nicely alerted Scrooge to the post

... His reaction wasn't the best, but... details.]

I'm okay, lass! There's some sort of virus going around, I think.

[ghostshippingly]

Oh, thank goodness! For a moment I truly thought - but you're alright!

[ BREATHE, PEARL... ] ... Now I think about it... of course it's a virus. But how horrible.

[madeitsquare]

What's even the point of this one? This is ridiculous!

[ghostshippingly]

I agree. I don't think anyone could even learn anything from something like this, even if it was just how to avoid something this awful happening. It's just...

I don't think I have any words for it. The community's gone too far this time!

[madeitsquare]

It can't be that, either. This happened a long time ago for me, see... except for the part where I died, of course.

Watch what you say, though. Sometimes I get the idea it doesn't like being taunted!

[ghostshippingly]

Oh... then what? Is it just showing people experiencing terrible fates for the sake of it, even if it's useless? I know I should be careful... but right now, I'm not sure if I really care! I don't really want to taunt the community but if we can't even be angry at it when it does something so terrible, then what's the point?

Still... I'll try, I suppose. Thank you for warning me, sir.

[madeitsquare]

... I'd say something, but honestly, I can't even tell if I was kidding.

[ghostshippingly]

... oh. The lines do blur sometimes when it comes to the community, don't they?

[madeitsquare]

Sometimes you can't even tell they're there.