Seth and the broken sword

[Leif Hansen]

(*Rules: Please add anywhere from one word to three sentences for this improv story, you may stop in mid-sentence or complete a sentence. Of course, remember to 'walk backwards' and be true to the story by remembering to 'yes, and' past details.)


Once upon a time, there was a bored young man named Seth who lived in the most exciting city in his world -Trethys. His parents were rich, he was an only child, and most importantly he...

[Tess Doucet]

and the goblins, glowing blue in the lightexplosion, fell on their knees, faces pressed in the wet earth - "command us, master of the sword!"

Seth frowned, his mind reeling to make sense of the events that had just transpired. He swiveled the sword round, feeling it heavy yet stable in his hand. Yeah, that would definitely make a nice gift for his friend Nathan, whose birthday was up tomorrow, he mused incoherently. Wait, was he in a BOOK now? Titled, "how to let your son win"? He grappled for meaning, understanding - did his parents let him win all the time???? His mind refused him service, instead he felt his stomach tightening, filling with a sense of...

[Nathan Keates]

won all the time and this made him more bored. He even wore a...

[Marvin Stottlemire]

clown nose to try to draw rude comments, but nothing worked. One day he realized....

[Tess Doucet]

his parents were letting him win. By accident, he had taken his father's sword to play instead of his own, and...

[Leif Hansen]

noticed that it had three beautiful and unusually cut gems along the handle. A green, blue and red gem each had indentations, almost like fingerprints, almost like the buttons his mother used on her visioning-orb. As he was touching the red gem the sword began to vibrate, making...

[Nathan Keates]

him see the virtual book of 'How to let your son win'. Seth stepped into the book to then...

[Marvin Stottlemire]

He was suddenly surrounded by...

[Tess Doucet]

a bunch of green goblins jumping up and down. "Seth, Seth! How- " "Seth, finally we -" "Seth, why did you-" in a mix of curious, confused, angry, distrusting voices - "Silence!" a deep voice came booming down, causing the goblins to shut up and freeze, and, turning to Seth, "...

[David Zinger]

Put your clown nose on the tip of the sword and you will see a green and red

[Jen Thrasher]

haze followed by a blue burst of light. It is the indication that you have full control over this particular sword." Seth did as the deep voice commanded...