The sunlight was glaring and assaulted my eyes as I burst through the front doors of the delapidated hotel. A long night of ducking into shadows and tense showdowns had left them bloodshot and aching. My vision was so impaired I had to stop at the sidewalk, but it seemed a good time to check myself for blood stains. I realized carrying the old revolver with the broken handle, though necesary and even helpful last night, was not going to go unnoticed on the L.A. strip. Poor thing probably wouldn't have fired anyway, not when Dr. Keiger had confronted me about the dossier, not when Liz had told me of her affair, and probably not now when I'd have just as soon turned it on myself. Some oblivious surfer bum, sun-bleached hair and tanned skin said enthusiasticly to me while admiring the vista of palm trees and glistening sand, &quot;Dude, is it not a most awesome of awesome days?&quot; He was so content, so happy just to be alive. That's when I decked him. Some people should learn to keep their mouths shut. 2008-03-12T06:45:25Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/23985 <p>Ever tried decking a beach bum in real life? My strategy is to hit them where it hurts: grab their girlfriends and run. The only problem is where to store all those girlfriends, but we have jungles here. Muhahahaha</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23985?basename=47721 2008-03-12T06:45:25Z The Dod http://ficlets.com/authors/dod <p>hehehe! You go around being to happy and you&#8217;re looking to be decked. lol</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23985?basename=47228 2008-03-10T23:46:15Z Blusparrow http://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow <p>Nice&#8230;I&#8217;ll bet surfer dude&#8217;s not too happy anymore.<br />Awesome story<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23985?basename=47160 2008-03-10T20:48:45Z paper flowers http://ficlets.com/authors/paper_flowers <p>The way this goes from chilling noir to beating up hapy go lucky surfers is just, well, awesome!!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23985?basename=47143 2008-03-10T20:05:31Z Geek Mythology http://ficlets.com/authors/geek_mythology <p>man he sure has a chip on his shoulders. hates happiness.. great story.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23985?basename=47107 2008-03-10T18:25:18Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>Decking people for being annoyingly enthusiastic is <em>made</em> of awesome.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23985?basename=47067 2008-03-10T14:47:06Z Eckhouse http://ficlets.com/authors/eckhouse