Six Word Stories
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Six Word Stories
So...who's heard of a six-word story?
...okay, so a six-word story is...a story told in six words. No more, no less. It is a haiku of prose meant to tell something intriguing, something heartfelt, something...mysterious. Special. Unique.
It is an exercise in hooking a person's attention in six words. This can be traced to Ernest Hemingway, who once wrote the following story:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
I'm seeing this thing all over the place in writing circles, and I love it: from the witty (Living in an existential vacuum: it sucks.) to the tragic (Born a twin: graduated only child.), this model has served as a thought exercise and prompt model ever since Hemingway gave his mysterious little pitch on some unused baby shoes.
....would't it be fun...to apply that to some Eva fanfiction?
So, there's the challenge...can you write an Eva fanfic story...in six words?
Now, quick note: to make it more of a challenge, and to keep with the topic, it has to try and keep with an Eva theme. For example:
It was Lilith's Mother's Day gift.
Or:
"We brought forth God," Gendo declared.
So...who's got some stories to tell?
...okay, so a six-word story is...a story told in six words. No more, no less. It is a haiku of prose meant to tell something intriguing, something heartfelt, something...mysterious. Special. Unique.
It is an exercise in hooking a person's attention in six words. This can be traced to Ernest Hemingway, who once wrote the following story:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
I'm seeing this thing all over the place in writing circles, and I love it: from the witty (Living in an existential vacuum: it sucks.) to the tragic (Born a twin: graduated only child.), this model has served as a thought exercise and prompt model ever since Hemingway gave his mysterious little pitch on some unused baby shoes.
....would't it be fun...to apply that to some Eva fanfiction?
So, there's the challenge...can you write an Eva fanfic story...in six words?
Now, quick note: to make it more of a challenge, and to keep with the topic, it has to try and keep with an Eva theme. For example:
It was Lilith's Mother's Day gift.
Or:
"We brought forth God," Gendo declared.
So...who's got some stories to tell?
Last edited by Gob Hobblin on Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
Though, Gob still might look good in a cocktail dress.
-Sorrow
Rei wanted to know what waffles tasted like.
-Literary Eagle
We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third.
-Leslie Knope
Come read EVA Sessions! This place has it, too! There'll be pizza! Not really! There are other things, too! Not EVA Sessions! Did I mention the pizza!?
-Sorrow
Rei wanted to know what waffles tasted like.
-Literary Eagle
We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third.
-Leslie Knope
Come read EVA Sessions! This place has it, too! There'll be pizza! Not really! There are other things, too! Not EVA Sessions! Did I mention the pizza!?
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Humanity was complemented. It wasn't great.
Shin Evangelion brought me back, five long years later.
Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
They called me the Quentin Tarantino of hentai.
The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
They called me the Quentin Tarantino of hentai.
The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
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[s]Can't help but notice you gave some 7-word examples there, Gob.[/s]
Some examples have seven words, Gob. - fixed (NemZ)
Some examples have seven words, Gob. - fixed (NemZ)
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"NGE is like a perfectly improvised jazz piece. It builds on a standard and then plays off it from there, and its developments may occasionally recall what it's done before as a way of keeping the whole concatenated." -- Eva Yojimbo
"To me watching anime is not just for killing time or entertainment, it is a life style, and a healthy one too." -- symbv
"That sounds like the kind of science that makes absolutely 0 sense when you stop and think about it... I LOVE IT." -- Rosenakahara
"NGE is like a perfectly improvised jazz piece. It builds on a standard and then plays off it from there, and its developments may occasionally recall what it's done before as a way of keeping the whole concatenated." -- Eva Yojimbo
"To me watching anime is not just for killing time or entertainment, it is a life style, and a healthy one too." -- symbv
"That sounds like the kind of science that makes absolutely 0 sense when you stop and think about it... I LOVE IT." -- Rosenakahara
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Shinji you idiot, look what happened!
Strength is being able to crush a tomato. Dexterity is being able to dodge a tomato. Constitution is being able to eat a bad tomato. Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put a tomato in a fruit salad. Charisma is being able to sell a tomato based fruit salad.
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The world ends; is anyone happy?
EDIT to add:
The cat found its kitten - dead.
EDIT to add:
The cat found its kitten - dead.
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"Being human, having your health; that's what's important." (from: Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi )
"As long as we're all living, and as long as we're all having fun, that should do it, right?" (from: The Eccentric Family )
Avatar: The end of the journey (details); Past avatars.
Before 3.0+1.0 there was Afterwards... my post-Q Evangelion fanfic (discussion)
"As long as we're all living, and as long as we're all having fun, that should do it, right?" (from: The Eccentric Family )
Avatar: The end of the journey (details); Past avatars.
Before 3.0+1.0 there was Afterwards... my post-Q Evangelion fanfic (discussion)
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^ Makes me regret editing mine out because I thought it sounded too much like Nuke's. Mine was, "The world was never sad again".
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"NGE is like a perfectly improvised jazz piece. It builds on a standard and then plays off it from there, and its developments may occasionally recall what it's done before as a way of keeping the whole concatenated." -- Eva Yojimbo
"To me watching anime is not just for killing time or entertainment, it is a life style, and a healthy one too." -- symbv
"That sounds like the kind of science that makes absolutely 0 sense when you stop and think about it... I LOVE IT." -- Rosenakahara
"NGE is like a perfectly improvised jazz piece. It builds on a standard and then plays off it from there, and its developments may occasionally recall what it's done before as a way of keeping the whole concatenated." -- Eva Yojimbo
"To me watching anime is not just for killing time or entertainment, it is a life style, and a healthy one too." -- symbv
"That sounds like the kind of science that makes absolutely 0 sense when you stop and think about it... I LOVE IT." -- Rosenakahara
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Good catch, Monk: corrected. It was six when I planned it!
Sorrow: Think of them like...story appetizers.
....
"Don't run away," Asuka croaked bitterly.
The Earth now belonged to PenPen.
Sorrow: Think of them like...story appetizers.
....
"Don't run away," Asuka croaked bitterly.
The Earth now belonged to PenPen.
Though, Gob still might look good in a cocktail dress.
-Sorrow
Rei wanted to know what waffles tasted like.
-Literary Eagle
We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third.
-Leslie Knope
Come read EVA Sessions! This place has it, too! There'll be pizza! Not really! There are other things, too! Not EVA Sessions! Did I mention the pizza!?
-Sorrow
Rei wanted to know what waffles tasted like.
-Literary Eagle
We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third.
-Leslie Knope
Come read EVA Sessions! This place has it, too! There'll be pizza! Not really! There are other things, too! Not EVA Sessions! Did I mention the pizza!?
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"I feel sick". What the fuck!?
"You're na�ve, Cecil. Even knowing betrayal and despair, you would depend on the whims of others?" - Golbez
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Sephiroth: "Do you miss the Light?"
Golbez: "Hmph...I merely have duties to fulfill."
Sephiroth: "Too close to the brightness, and you may get scorched."
Golbz:.............
Golbez: Your loss can strengthen you.
"NGE Shinji is broken, Manga Shinji is an asshole, Rebuild Shinji is an idiot. Which is best? Uh, can I get some other options? All of these really suck." -Bagheera
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Sephiroth: "Do you miss the Light?"
Golbez: "Hmph...I merely have duties to fulfill."
Sephiroth: "Too close to the brightness, and you may get scorched."
Golbz:.............
Golbez: Your loss can strengthen you.
"NGE Shinji is broken, Manga Shinji is an asshole, Rebuild Shinji is an idiot. Which is best? Uh, can I get some other options? All of these really suck." -Bagheera
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Shin Seiki Evangelion: A Mother's Work
Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: A Dramatization
A Piano Duet, Lost in Translation
God's in His Heaven, Alone, Alone
Hedgehogs, Such Fierce and Lonely Creatures!
September 13th, 2030: Rebirth(true)^2
Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: A Dramatization
A Piano Duet, Lost in Translation
God's in His Heaven, Alone, Alone
Hedgehogs, Such Fierce and Lonely Creatures!
September 13th, 2030: Rebirth(true)^2
For my post-3I fic, go here.
The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
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I like this trend, and in the interest of keeping this thread from getting too spam-y perhaps everyone should refrain from making a new post until the previous one has 6 stories. As in, go back and edit in new lines, not that you can't post unless you have 6 in mind right now.
Addendum: if you're adding to a previous post, it is acceptable to delete the old one and repost the contents as a new post but ONLY if you're adding at least one new line AND provided nobody has commented on the old batch (as that would cause confusion).
Addendum: if you're adding to a previous post, it is acceptable to delete the old one and repost the contents as a new post but ONLY if you're adding at least one new line AND provided nobody has commented on the old batch (as that would cause confusion).
Last edited by NemZ on Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Rest In Peace ~ 1978 - 2017
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
"I think internet message boards and the like are dangerous." - Anno
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
"I think internet message boards and the like are dangerous." - Anno
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Six for six...I like it.
"It's blue...sky blue," Asuka murmured.
It's when Hallelujah means 'slow death.'
Simple Shinji had become quite cunning.
Fuyutsuki is not amused...at all.
Gendo's eyes narrowed. "Puppies," he muttered.
The doll was the last witness.
"It's blue...sky blue," Asuka murmured.
It's when Hallelujah means 'slow death.'
Simple Shinji had become quite cunning.
Fuyutsuki is not amused...at all.
Gendo's eyes narrowed. "Puppies," he muttered.
The doll was the last witness.
Though, Gob still might look good in a cocktail dress.
-Sorrow
Rei wanted to know what waffles tasted like.
-Literary Eagle
We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third.
-Leslie Knope
Come read EVA Sessions! This place has it, too! There'll be pizza! Not really! There are other things, too! Not EVA Sessions! Did I mention the pizza!?
-Sorrow
Rei wanted to know what waffles tasted like.
-Literary Eagle
We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come in third.
-Leslie Knope
Come read EVA Sessions! This place has it, too! There'll be pizza! Not really! There are other things, too! Not EVA Sessions! Did I mention the pizza!?
Does anybody feel as I do?
Chosen children bear the world's curse.
Empathy: it means I love you.
Let me see all my friends.
Let me see them all again.
Horrifying eyes, remain the only sight.
Extend your love; lose your head.
Chosen children bear the world's curse.
Empathy: it means I love you.
Let me see all my friends.
Let me see them all again.
Horrifying eyes, remain the only sight.
Extend your love; lose your head.
The fate of man…the hope of man is written in sorrow.
Gob Hobblin wrote:Gendo's eyes narrowed. "Puppies," he muttered.
...This intrigues me.
Rei was. Rei was. Rei IS.
Maya frowned. Sempai didn't even notice.
"Don't worry, Misato doesn't keep count."
Shinji proved a dangerously terrible bowler.
"Aren't humans meat?" asked Rei innocently.
Gestalt form activate! Behold, Jet Together!
Rest In Peace ~ 1978 - 2017
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
"I think internet message boards and the like are dangerous." - Anno
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
"I think internet message boards and the like are dangerous." - Anno
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Shinji came, Rei saw, Asuka conquered.
Never drug the LCL, Akagi realised.
Asuka gets a bike, scares Shinji.
Gendo dies, Rei commands. Oh crap.
Kensuke becomes a pilot, annoys Toji.
Someone's pregnant. Who's the father? Adam?!
Pen-pen wants to be a pilot.
Never drug the LCL, Akagi realised.
Asuka gets a bike, scares Shinji.
Gendo dies, Rei commands. Oh crap.
Kensuke becomes a pilot, annoys Toji.
Someone's pregnant. Who's the father? Adam?!
Pen-pen wants to be a pilot.
Strength is being able to crush a tomato. Dexterity is being able to dodge a tomato. Constitution is being able to eat a bad tomato. Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put a tomato in a fruit salad. Charisma is being able to sell a tomato based fruit salad.
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