ADD - It Happened Again, Didin't It (539 hits)
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Submitted by phauna <phauna.at.optusnet.com.au> (View user info) at 2006-07-30 06:48:30 EDT
First ADD entry of mine: http://www.ubersite.com/m/91105
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Inspired by 'the foodman': http://www.ubersite.com/m/91154
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---"It happened again, didn't it."
"Yeah, yeah."---
I'd woken up that morning with a horrible taste at the back of my throat. I ran my dry tongue over and around my teeth. I could feel the gritty texture of something between them, but my head felt too awful to get up and do anything about it.
---"I told you you couldn't help yourself, it's like you're addicted or something."
"Hey, quit bugging me about it, I said I'd stop and I will."---
My first movements that day were slow and carefully planned to limit the pain in my head. I washed my face, drank some water, a lot of water, and lay back down in the semi dark.
---"I've heard your quitting speech before and I don't buy it."
"Then don't. It's not like Tokyo is some poor, helpless African city, you know."---
I finally managed to get the tiny pieces of ground bone out from under my bridgework, and was chewing away on some leftovers I'd brought home. This was much easier to digest than last night's binge. Nursing home.
---"I'm telling you, cold turkey is the only way to go."
"Don't give me that. I'm going to cut down gradually. It's easier for someone like me. Anyway, it doesn't taste at all the same."---
I flicked on the news and hunched down to get a look at the tiny picture. A Japanese man was screaming into a microphone as a half collapsed bridge was burning behind him. Changing channels, a petite woman was crying next to a reporter of some kind, bloody and dishevelled people queued behind them to enter a hospital which looked extremely busy. Another switch brought up a death toll and reconstruction cost summary with three experts giving their opinions.
---"Just promise me you'll call next time you get the urge to eat out. Just promise."
"I really don't see what the big deal is. I just really like eating Japanese. It's delicious and so good for you."---
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"Tokyo burns tonight as Groton wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting city for the third time this month. The giant lizard rose out of the harbour sometime on Thursday afternoon and smashed his way into downtown Shinjuku, demolishing buildings and eating anyone in his path. He ripped open a three storey Japanese food hall and emptied the building of its patrons, who were dining peacefully within. At around midnight he stomped home along the same path of destruction, with the Tokyo riot police and the defence forces following, and swam south-eastward at incredible speed. He was lost to naval forces soon after submerging at approximately 1.20 am. The coast guard and navy continue to patrol the sea around Tokyo, and martial order is in force with a 10 pm curfew."
User Reviews
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-07-31 04:59:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2006-07-31 00:24:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I am very tired.
Submitted by recall (user info) at 2006-07-30 14:33:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
We must free the city.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-07-30 14:01:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Cute.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-07-30 10:06:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Unoriginal.