| Stand Up Guy; Hiroko's Intro, OPEN | |
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| fearjunkie | Apr 18 2012, 03:24 PM Post #1 |
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A goateed teen in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt stood in a section of the shopping center, putting up a cardboard sign reading: 'Hiroko Tachibana, Amateur Comedian'. "Hello, Tanjiro Shopping Center!" said the boy to anyone within earshot. "I'd like to thank you all for coming here. You probably didn't come to see me, but it's the thought that counts!" Edited by fearjunkie, Apr 19 2012, 03:24 AM.
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| Kfrunt | Apr 19 2012, 02:58 PM Post #2 |
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Geoff didn't often feel bad for people who made asses of themselves, but this was a special case. This time, the person in question was trying stand up comedy, and that was the worst way to make an ass of yourself, especially when you were doing it in a mall: a venue commonly known for people not giving one iota of crap about anyone else. Therefore, Geoff brought it upon himself to stop this train wreck before it happened. Job hunting could wait. He walked up behind the 'amateur comedian' and placed a hand on his shoulder, shaking his head and whispering "You don't want to do that here, friend." As he did this, he cast Marin Karin on the teen, just so that he could gain the teen's trust just a little easier. Hopefully it wouldn't turn the 'comedian' into a lusting, raving lunatic like Marin Karin was known to do sometimes. |
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| fearjunkie | Apr 19 2012, 03:35 PM Post #3 |
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Hiroko chuckled. For some reason, he was liking this dude. "Well, I'm broke, and I got nothing better to do. Might as well make myself look like a complete dumbass." Hiroko smiled at the guy. "Why don't you listen and rate my performance?" |
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| Kfrunt | Apr 20 2012, 12:29 AM Post #4 |
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Time to weigh his options. On one hand, Geoff was trying to save this guy from humiliation by having him avoid uttering a single cringe-worthy joke or pun or whatever. On the other hand, he had also now brought all the attention this guy was going to put onto his performance, and placed it upon himself. Geoff's options were not looking good now; either let this guy hold him hostage with whatever he thought comedy was, or allow the 'comedian' to make an ass of himself. Swallowing his pride, he settled on the former. Hopefully, this wouldn't be a god-awful stand up routine. And who knew, maybe this would become a wonderful friendship that would save his ass later on down the road. "Alright," Geoff said, voice wavering slightly, "let's hear it." |
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| fearjunkie | Apr 20 2012, 02:48 AM Post #5 |
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"Your tone of voice does no favor to my self-esteem, friend." deadpanned Hiroko. "But being a comedian is tough! You get almost zero support from your family. They laugh more at the thought of you trying to be a comedian then your actual jokes. They didn't laugh at my jokes, they laughed at me." Hiroko shrugged. "But, I am from one very fucked-up family. We have all the bases covered: prescription drug abuse, alcoholism, mental illness.....one of my cousins is a Mormon....." |
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| Kfrunt | Apr 20 2012, 03:12 AM Post #6 |
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Geoff stared at the so-called 'comedian'. He blinked a few times. He opened his mouth, but closed it again. Then, he opened it once more, lifted his finger, and then closed his mouth once more, tapping his chin. "U-uh..." he managed to get out. "C-continue?" Geoff was completely unsure if he'd be able to handle another round of that, but he would try for the sake of friendship. Friendship was worth this... right? RIGHT?! |
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| fearjunkie | Apr 20 2012, 03:51 AM Post #7 |
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"This town's fucking weird, man. I mean, we've got crazies running around dressed up like Featherman R, we've got yakuza, delinquents, some dude called 'The Sock Sniffer'....and then there are those rumors....that there are butterflies that make people disappear into tunnels 'n' shit....it's like one of those horror stories that you kinda want to read, but they're just waaaay too long....that's not funny. I'll tell you what's funny-at least for you, it is: seeing guys like me fail in public." |
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| Kfrunt | Apr 20 2012, 04:11 AM Post #8 |
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And then the humor hit too close to home. Any resemblance of a smile vanished from Geoff's face and he looked around quickly. "B-butterflies? I've heard that rumor..." He took a step closer. "And you know what?" His voice became barely a whisper, a tiny, minuscule breath of wind that only Hiroko would be able to hear now. "The biggest joke of all, is that the butterflies are made of gold." He stepped back, winked at the comedian, and then clapped. "Good show. Really! Great stuff!" Geoff cleared his throat and took a few steps back, fiddling with the switchblade in his pocket. There were too many people around for him to get too worked up over this. If only it was more private here... |
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| fearjunkie | Apr 20 2012, 01:05 PM Post #9 |
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Hiroko took a step back, laughing nervously. "Dude. There's this thing called personal space, bro." he said, filled with overwhelming uneasiness. |
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