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Challenge #00984-B253: Party Zone, Fun City.

Party zone, fun city, playtime for (so called adults). You can concentrate on either the goings on or the consequences. -- Anon Guest

[AN: Hope you don't mind, but I fixed the obvious typos]

You could call it a fun park, but it was closer to being an entire metropolis at this stage. They called it Fun City, and it contained every kind of enjoyment there was for an adult to indulge in.

There was the Spa Quarter, the Movies District, Shotgun Alley (where cleared patrons could paintball each other into oblivion through several imaginary scenarios), the Gambling Dens and, of course, the Party Zone.

Everything that didn't actually cause lasting harm was legal in Fun City.

You could wander into the Sin Section and couple with any hired body you liked, provided, of course, that you had adequate protection.

And it was right next to the Party Zone, so those for hire or hookup wore a special bracelet as a simple signal that they were available. And the bouncers made sure that 'no' meant 'no'.

And for the recalcitrant ones, there were Counsellors.

"Hey, I thought everything was legal in here," protested exhibit A, the usual suspect in mass shootings, angry at the world because every girl with a karat's worth of sense avoided him like the plague. The stench of Axe body spray had already overwhelmed the room, but it failed to overwhelm his body odour. He apparently hadn't washed since the last time his parents had caught him above basement level.

"Everything that does no lasting harm," explained Counsellor McKay. He had to be male, because the recalcitrant kept trying to hit on the other counsellors. "Attempting to kidnap and then rape another person is lasting harm, Bobby."

"What? She was a whore. They get over it."

"No, Bobby," soothed Counsellor McKay. "Nobody gets over rape. If someone were to take you away at gunpoint and then try to rape you, would you get over it?"

"Fucking try it, I could take you down and then rip off your gay head."

"I wasn't even attempting to begin, Bobby. I was asking you a hypothetical question. Can you imagine what it would be like?"

"I can still sue you all for false advertising. I'm not having fun! You took my money and didn't give me shit! It's my right to have sex!"

"And yet you turned down thirty-seven people who offered."

"I'm not gay and the girls were dogs. I demand some prime ass. And I want it now."

Counsellor McKay rolled his eyes and went with brutal honesty. "You want prime ass? Look in a mirror. You are one."

"What? No! You can't talk to me like that, I have rights. I was guaranteed the fun that I want!"

"And you can't have it. Not at others' expense." Counsellor McKay showed him the contract. "You allegedly read and agreed to this. First paragraph past the definitions. Read it out loud. If you can."

"Fun City reserves the right to refuse service to obnoxious clients in order to insure the enjoyment of others." Bobby smacked a fist onto the table. "This is bullshit! I'm guaranteed fun!"

"And how do we guarantee the fun for all those around you, Bobby? You've managed to tally up significant complaints about your behaviour every time you exit your hotel room and," McKay checked his information, "fifteen from your hotel neighbours."

"THIS ISN'T FAIR! I WANNA HAVE MY FUN RIGHT NOW!"

"Sorry, sir, but your version of 'fun' is defined as 'criminal activity' in all states. I can not help you. We will refund your tour ticket cost, minus the fines for your infractions." McKay did some calculations. "You owe us Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. Thank you for your patronage."

"I DIDN'T EVEN PAY THAT MUCH FOR A TICKET! I'M GOING TO SUE!"

"You're certainly welcome to try." He gestured for the bouncers to forcibly escort him onto a bus out of town. Unfortunately, recalcitrant examples like Bobby seemed to happen every other hour.

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Fuck today in particular

Okay, so here's everything that's gone wrong so far...

My phone got pocket-dialled onto Silent mode so I didn't hear the alarm letting me know it was time to hustle the kids off to school.

I got notified about this when Chaos' bus people called and asked what was going on. We were an entire hour late.

PANIC MODE.

Hustle the kids and their gear into the car at warp nine. Spend three minutes trying to start it. The fucking thing's broken

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Challenge #00983-B252: A Need Like Breath

A story about Medjed http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-07-31/the-obscure-egyptian-god-medjed-and-his-bizarre-afterlife-on-the-japanese-internet/.91149 -- Anon Guest

What a thing is life, for a god.

Belief is food and air. Believers, feeling and form. Love... O my children, love is what a god needs above all other things. You could call it 'drug'... but such as I prefer 'blood'.

Without love... gods fade.

In my first time of glory, I was not well known. I barely appeared at all on walls or scrolls. The

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I've been thinking about Wonder Woman...

Primarily that she doesn't get the love she plainly deserves. She gets none of her rich history explored and definitely doesn't get her godhood acknowledged.

I have yet to see how she's going on the screen in Batman V Superman but I'm willing to bet they're going to get it all wrong.

And let's face it. The last attempt at a television series with her failed abominably, and I know why. They gave her the Batman treatment.

If I was doing Wonder

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Challenge #00982-B251: Abandon Hope, Ye Who Enter...

That same prompt from Challenge #00891-B160, but this time the FAQ is posted for the benefit of assassins, on an Overlord's (Evil or not, your choice) office/chambers. -- RecklessPrudence

[AN: That prompt read: FAQ Assassins
- Business hours are 9:00 to 5:30 - Please deposit last will and testament in box below - Knock and remove shoes before entering]

They said Lord Mavolo's temper was legendary, but this... innocent-looking little plaque... It made Goodie Dowser think twice about her

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Happy birthday to me

This is the third year I've given away a story on my birthday for free. I have quite the stable of free tales but this is more introspective than most.

When you look at society, really look at society, you discover a great deal of unfairness based entirely on things an individual can not help.

Skin tone - society judges you within thirteen seconds and that prejudice remains. The darker your skin, the more threatening you are to paler people.
Genitals -

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Challenge #00981-B250: Who's There?

Growing up with cats and dogs. I got used to the sounds of scratching at my door while I slept. Now that I live alone, it is much more unsettling. -- Anon Guest

Pinky was my best cat. Sure, he was ginger, but he was a weird ginger. Some aspect of his fur colour made him look pink in the right light. I've had guests mutter, "Holy shit, he's pink..."

He was my best buddy. And if I left him out of

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The Martian: One Sci-Fi Nut's Review

Okay, before we begin, I will stick to only referencing the stuff seen in the trailer, which is pretty spoiler-iffic anyway.

There's one little thing that annoys me about this movie, but it's a spoiler. So I have to keep it to myself until such time as loads of people have seen it. UGH.

I'm already bursting at the seams with it, darnit.

You know what? If you want spoilers, go to rot13.com and decrypt this:

Ur pbhyq unir fgnegrq uvf

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Challenge #00980-B249: And What is a Pineapple Anyway?

"It was funny," thought Eric, "that the more you were encouraged something was for the greatest good for the people, the more it felt like being shafted with the rough end of the pineapple."

Eric mused further as the politicians burbled, "What the hell was a pineapple anyway?" -- Anon Guest

Eric's job was to do the math. When she wasn't googling exotic fruit. She drew up her programs to simulate the proposals currently on the floor. This was so odd.

The

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I had an adventure! (and I've been playing with new toys)

You may have noticed that yesterday's story was more than a teeny bit late. That was because Beloved took me on a trip to the movies. And shopping.

All birthday presents.

Don't panic, dear readers. There's still a bit of a while before October Fourth. [What I really want for my birthday is for one of my stories to go viral. Or loads of book sales.]

As for the swag, I got what every writer loves to get - PENS! But these

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Challenge #00979-B248: One Crowded Hour in a BBC Studio

In a tardis with a doctor while a time stream shatters

(Prompt from Triddin.)

"Just a few... crucial repairs," the Doctor emerged from under the ancient console and stared. Peter broke character. "Andy... You're in the next scene."

But it wasn't Andy Linden who spoke. It was William Hartnell. "What the devil is this person doing on the set? He looks like he fell into a donations basket instead of getting dressed. Verity! What's happening?"

A much, much younger Tom Baker strode

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Who's ready for something new?

Today's the day I start working on my forum prompts. Which means I have to learn an entirely new way of doing things, including crediting the peeps who prompted me in the first place.

But first - Beloved is taking me to go and see The Martian because they are made of awesome <3

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Challenge #00978-B247: The Prying Eye

The unusual phenomenon of people that can’t help laughing when you point a camera at them

(Prompt from CallMeGallifreya on Tumblr)

"You're not only on trial in the courts, but you're also on trial by the media."

Pam was still stunned and shellshocked. "...all I did was defend myself..."

"Yes. I know. Pam. Pamela. Focus. Look at me. We need to work on this right now."

Pam struggled to take her gaze away from the endlessly-replaying past in her head. Made

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Random reasons to love Steam Powered Giraffe #10

Their live shows

I've never been to one. It's the sad result of being on the wrong continental landmass and being absolutely broke. [cough buy my books cough cough]

And when they share the stage with other Steampunk greats like Professor Elemental... stuff like this happens[warning - low quality audience video]:

Please note that Rabbit has a flame-thrower as part of her robotic accessories.

Along side the audience participation [many of whom are better than word-perfect on the lyrics already] there's

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Challenge #00977-B246: Rictus

By the time one reaches adulthood it is almost reflex to give a sunny grin when someone points a camera at you. This can have unintended results.

(Prompt from CallMeGallifreya on Tumblr)

"And worse, this creature had the audacity to bare its teeth at me!"

Adjudicator Shyn'len leaned over hir desk. "Have you had much education on the habits of humans, Cogniscent P'rel?"

"Uuuuuuhhhhh..."

"That's a nervous baring of teeth. It's not a threat or a show of amusement. And further to

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