THE REAL LIVEJOURNAL IDOL -- SEASON 10, WEEK 14

[ellakite]

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[rayaso]

I love the way all the various tales get worked into this one, especially Chicken Lady. It was also amusing to see a "passing of the torch" conversation used to make the angry skeptic a co-conspirator in scariness, and all for the price of swimming in a swimming pool! Excellent.

[ellakite]

Don't forget how I buttered up the former skeptic, telling him how he was the perfect man for the job! ;)

Early on, I knew that I wanted my piece to feature one of my "favorite" campfire stories, but for the first few days I couldn't make up my mind regarding which story to work with. About 36 hours before the deadline I came up with the approach you see here, which merges all the tales together... as well as making the story-telling a public service -- We're not merely causing boys to wet their pants, WE'RE SAVING THEIR LIVES!

PS: Don't *EVER* mention that woman's name again! IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T EVEN *THINK* OF HER NAME!

[beldarzfixon]

Excellent story of a passing of the torch

Thank you.

[ellakite]

I'm proud of this piece because it fits the prompt on multiple levels.

Thanks again for the feedback!

[rswndrlst]

I also enjoyed the "passing of the torch" element to this!

[ellakite]

Yes, I rather enjoyed writing that aspect of the tale myself... but it's good to know that so many of my readers appreciated it as well.

Thanks for the feedback.

[murielle]

This is great! Mr. Riter is one smart Scout leader, even if he is more that a little scary.

Well done. And, yeah. I'd like to know how you got the dent in your skull. I'll tell you about mine if you tell me about yours. :-)

I thought you knew...

[ellakite]

My last name really is Riter, so the Scout leader is obviously meant to be me my evil twin brother.

And I must disagree with you on a rather important point: It's not the Scout leader that's scary in my tale; rather, it's THE FREAKING *CAMP* that's scary!

I'd like to know how you got the dent in your skull. I'll tell you about mine if you tell me about yours.

So what you're saying is that you'll show me yours if I show you mine? Kinky.

Well, Lady... you asked for it. Literally. So here it is:

http://ellakite.livejournal.com/291707.html

PS: Thanks for the feedback!

Re: I thought you knew...

[murielle]

You have written about this scout camp before...snakes! I remember it well.

Boy was that mother in denial! On some level she must have known it was her kid's idea. And your poor little head!

My story isn't anywhere as good as yours, nor is dent which is barely there. Well here goes...The dent in my head was caused by the headphones I used to wear so I could hear my TV. They were so heavy and tight that the parted my hair and skin creating a noticeable indentation on the top of my head.

Did that kid grow up to land in jail? Or is he a politician?

[ellakite]

I don't know for certain what happened to Thomas after his family left the neighborhood. However, from what I've read there is no effective treatment for children who suffer from such violent psychopathic tendencies. So I doubt that Thomas ever became a contributing member of society... and assuming he didn't get himself killed, he's most likely either in prison or a mental institution right now.

[m_malcontent]

Excellent work as always. Love the characters.

[ellakite]

Thanks so for the feedback.

Love the characters.

PS: Since "Mr. Riter" is meant to be me in this tale, are you saying that I have a character... or that I *AM* a character? ;)