MST3K 4ever

Restraint (MST3K 4ever & Starling)

It's okay Irell. No problem...hey I know Ellen is supposed to be next in terms of character, but I think I'm gonna go with Martin this way interaction between him and Charles gets underway...however Ellen will be featured in the end of our interaction. I got an idea for her getting into the group.

I should have something up sometime tomorrow.

Hollywood Road: Slice of Life/Dramedy

Jon listened to the requests made be Wes and said, "Guarantees? Wes compared to some of the other guarantees that I've been asked for during this crusade, I say that because that's what it feels like right now, yours are the easiest ones to accommodate. Trust me this will weigh heavily in your favor with the studio."

Jon pulled out his smart phone and quickly browsed through the script in his phone doc. He picked out 7 lines that Jon felt were essential to the character of Paddy and text them on to Wes. Jon said, "20 minutes meeting room 1 just off of the lobby. I'll camera phone it, send it out tonight, and with any luck this will be done in 24 hours. Thanks Wes this character has your name all over it. I'll meet you in 20. I realize camera phone isn't ideal, but hey Hugh Laurie got his role on "House" that way."

With that Jon was on his way but he stopped at the bar. He said, "Gin & Tonic make it a double." On his way out there were other producers and actors who stopped and Jon was accommodating to them, but the whole time his one thought was to get to the meeting room to set things up for Paddy. Jon was so excited it was taking every nerve in his body to keep from yelling to the top of his lungs, "I GOT HIM!" Jon knew that this wasn't a done deal until the ink was on the paper, but Wes wanted certain concessions that were super simple to accommodate and his asking price wasn't going to eat up a majority of the budget.

Jon did feel bad that he hadn't been to engaged in those around the table, but this deal with Wes was paramount to him. Jon was seeing a light at the end of the tunnel concerning this project and for once it wasn't an on-coming train.

Jon got Harv on the phone and said, "Harv have your smart phone ready within the next 30 minutes. Wes is here and will be doing a read thru on 7 lines I'll be recording it via phone and sending it on to you."

There was a long pause and for a moment Jon wasn't sure if he just killed Harv until he said with a great amount of joy in his voice, "Well they don't call you the Boy Wonder for nothing. Great job Jon looking forward to seeing the final results."

Jon hung up the phone and as he entered the meeting room it was dark and he cut on the light. There were two people in there trying to "have a good time" and Jon's arrival created a somewhat awkward moment.

Without even thinking Jon threw 200 dollars on the table and said, "Go get a room, This one is on me!" The couple clearly embarrassed began to walk away until the gentleman picked up the money and said, "Much obliged."

Jon looked at him with a somewhat bemused look and said, "Don't mention it." Once the room was clear Jon shook his head and said, "Okay time to make some magic of my own."

Surviving: The End (character-centric; modern zombie survival)

Luke stood by as he watched Ryan drive the blade into the young lady's skull. At first Luke wanted to stop him, but Luke knew that this was the right thing to do in this case. He also knew Ryan well enough to know that he took no pleasure in doing this. His body language and the last thing he said to her told Luke that this one was going to stay with him and Ryan for a long time. For all they know this might've happened to one of their family members or they could be in the same situation one day, and Luke hoped that someone would show the same compassion as Ryan just did. Not just making sure there was no chance that she was going to be a zombie, but making sure she didn't die alone.

Luke replied, "Nah not much here worth salvaging it seems as though..." Luke took a deep breath and said, "Erin" Ryan turned back to Luke and Luke said, "She deserves a name. She was someone's daughter, a friend and..." he pointed to the small diamond on the left hand "the love of someone's life. She deserves to have a name to be remembered by. Anyway there was an office around the corner it looks like that was where she lived and where she made a stand of some kind. There were a few zombie remains in there as well."

Luke looked around and said, "I think we can wait 10 minutes and do the right thing for Erin." Ryan nodded to Luke and Luke walked over to a palate that was partially covered in a tarp. Luke grabbed the tarp and tossed an end of it to Ryan, and the two of them wrapped Erin's body in it very carefully. Luke then walked over to the elevator and opened up a hatch. He climbed on top of the elevator roof and with his survival knife he cut one of the cables to ensure no one would ever be able to bring it back up even manually. Once that was done Luke climbed back into the car and popped up the control panel for the door and cut a couple of lines.

He got back out and told Ryan, "Once we close that door that's it. The only way that opens up back up will be from the inside of the car." The two men turned to Erin and Luke said, "Let's finish it." The two men picked up the tarp wrapped body of Erin, placed her in the elevator car, and once that was done Luke and Ryan exited the car as Luke closed the door.

Luke looked over where the tarp was and saw a can of silver spray-paint. He walked over to the can and shook it on his way back to what was now Erin's Tomb. Luke looked at Ryan and asked, "You figure 25 probably?" Ryan nodded and Luke spray-painted on the elevator door, "Erin 1992-2017" and spray-painted a cross as well. Luke said a quiet prayer and when he was done he crossed himself. Luke grabbed his gear and pulled out his baseball bat. He walked back to the door and turned to Ryan and said, "Still looks clear we better get going while we can."

As the two men made their way out the back about three blocks away they could hear a massive fire-fight. Luke turned to Ryan and said, "We'd probably get there to late to do any good anyway. It's not our fight and we don't know who's fighting who." Ryan didn't nod or shake his head but pointed in a direction away from the fighting. In most cases Ryan & Luke would've at least gone to investigate, but both men knew that combat was the furthest things from their minds at that moment. More than likely if they tried anything it wasn't going to be pretty.

As they started to walk away Luke said, "This place looked a helluva lot safer a few hundred feet up."

Surviving: The End (character-centric; modern zombie survival)

Great post Drummer! You've given me some good material to go with....well done sir.

Restraint (MST3K 4ever & Starling)

I got about another 10 minutes before I have to be at the alley, and I'm about half-a block away as I hear the raid in progress. I wear not all-black for this because wearing all-black is a sure sign of drawing attention to one's self, but the dark colors and hat will help me blend into the alley way. I knew this raid was coming tonight and I wish I could've told my contact to avoid this area, but I wasn't be sure who it was although after some thinking I got an idea who it is.

One of the advantages of being a Prefect is I can stand off to the side and try not to blend in with the other police officers and just say I am observing the raid and making notes. Episodes like these are actually pretty useful learning tools for both sides mainly because rookies for both sides are sent out. The pawns go forth first while the real power players sit back and watch. They're above the fray and aren't too keen on getting their hand dirty in these situations. The police rookies see if they can track down anyone and the rebels see if they can avoid capture. It's almost like a glorified war games situation. Well except for the fact that live ammo is being used and that people are actually trying to kill one another over a wide landscape, but other than that it's just like war games. Sometimes my logic makes my head hurt.

As I step out of a side alley I hear a voice scream, "You stop right there!"

I pay it no mind and continue to walk and the voice yells again, "I said stop!" Suddenly there is a gun fired and misses me by inches. Okay now this person has my attention.

I raise my hands up and turn around slowly and just glare at him. He approaches me in a almost a sprint as he says, "On the ground now!" I continue my glare at him and he says, "I said on the....oh no...I...I..." The young man realizes what he just did and who I am.

I ask putting my hands down, "What's your name Officer?"

He replies with a shaky voice, "Umm...umm...Jacobs. Office Jacobs sir. With Metro South sector 2-14 sir."

I nod and ask, "Are you scared Officer Jacobs?"

Jacobs shakes his head and says, "No no sir. Just cold sir."

I chuckle and say, "If you're smart you're scared. You don't know what can happen here on the streets and that fear will help keep you aware of your surroundings, and keep you mindful of your training. You handled the situation with me correctly, but never fire a warning shot. You never know when someone else is armed you fire a warning shot they could return fire. Always go for the wound never a kill shot first off. You don't know what information they might have or who they might be. Understood?"

Jacobs nods and replies, "I understand Prefect. Thank you sir."

I nod up the street and say, "Carry on Officer Jacobs, and so you know I was never here."

Jacobs replies, "Yes sir Prefect." He salutes me and I return his salute.

Jacobs heads up the street I say to myself, "There goes the future of Law Enforcement." I shake my head and roll my eyes as I make my way to the alley and wait.

Reconstruction (MST3K & Kate)

Hello Kate?

Hollywood Road: Slice of Life/Dramedy

Good stuff so far

Surviving: The End (character-centric; modern zombie survival)

Thanks everyone...time for me to put it in the rear view mirror. They're over 21 and they created this situation...now they can deal with the consequences of their actions.

Restraint (MST3K 4ever & Starling)

Yeah me too...this is getting frustrating.

Surviving: The End (character-centric; modern zombie survival)

Luke took a spoon and a can of the corned beef hash and said, "Meat and potatoes all the way." After the excitement that they had just experienced and the great descent to come it was moments like these that Luke appreciated. The taste of the hash wasn't perfect, but it had enough of certain spice to it that it reminded him of Sunday mornings just before church. It wasn't exactly homemade but it was enough to make Luke smile for a moment and devour it like it was his last meal

He said, "The hash reminds of Sunday Mornings back home in Crozet. Every Sunday morning before church either mom or grammy would whip up a batch of corned beef hash with eggs sunny side up for breakfast. That stuff lasted for a week and if we didn't have it on that Sunday it felt like the week was just off somehow."

Luke heard Ryan tell him that he would be going first, and with a twinge of mock anger in his voice said, "Oh yeah sure send the old man down first." Luke chuckled and said, "You got it Ryan that's not a problem. "

Luke looked down the shaft and said, "It's a long way down, but luckily those tapestries should do enough of the job that we should be okay." He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Probably. Just remember it's not the fall that kills you, but that sudden stop at the bottom." Luke shook his head and said, "That's where you can have an issue or two. Speaking of the bottom. Chances are pretty good that the door at the bottom is closed, so that'll buy us sometime to prep our weapons. If we open that door and there's a large welcoming committee we could be looking at pin-pulling time."

Luke looked at Ryan and said, "Face it bud the descent is gonna take some serious effort on our part. When it's over we're gonna be exhausted, and I doubt we'd be very effective against an angry Boy Scout Troop to be honest. The actual physical climb is gonna be a bitch that we'll have to deal with, because we can't just slide down. We're gonna have to do a modified repel down the side, and we can't be but so loud either otherwise who knows what we'll attract if we're too loud. Not to mention one wrong slip and zombies will be the least of our troubles." Luke looked around and said, "And after all the work we've done in prepping I'd be a shame to buy it now. After all I still have to get you with an 'I told you so' I can't let Candice hang over my head."

Ryan offered to let Luke get some rest first, but Luke said, "Hold that thought." Luke got up went to the supply drawer got out a large zip-lock bag and filled it with ice. He then went over to the fridge and grabbed two bottles. He sat back down next to Ryan and placed the ice-bag on his ankle. Luke said, "That should help out with that, and this is because we don't know when we'll get another chance like this." Luke handed him a bottle of imported beer and said, "This stuff is almost impossible to get here in the states. You gotta know someone and go through three customs panels to get it." The two men took their beer bottles and Luke said, "Brothers to the bone." Ryan nodded and the two men clinked their bottles. Without a second thought they downed their beers.

Luke laid on the floor and said, "Get me up in about two hours. I'll let you get some rest then and after that we'll take our chances."