It Was Completely Our Fault (One More Word Challenge)

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The war. It changed everything. One second we ruled. The next second, nobody ruled.

Chaos and anarchy reigned every moment. The world was never quite the same.

We emerged from the underground bunkers, completely confused. The escalation of retaliation caused us to move underground. But we were never completely comfortable underground; it was awful.

I think a lot of it was Marvin’s fault, the jerk.

He had us convinced that our cause was all that really mattered. Strange to see the world crushed by the weight of a stupid cause.

How did Marvin convince us that the world would be better off without clowns?

We didn’t realize that if they didn’t internalize our struggles, we would suffer mass chaos. We didn’t realize that without the laughs clowns provided us the world would go completely insane.

If we had known, we would have never attacked the clown annex in Waco, their last resort.

We emerged from the bunker, realizing the world had fallen apart, and knowing it was completely our fault.

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  1. It Was Completely Our Fault (One More Word Challenge)

    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great entry! This one really made me LOL . Imagine a world without clowns… how sad ;-D

  2. It Was Completely Our Fault (One More Word Challenge)

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great use of the challenge to tell a bizarre, bizarre story. Couldn’t even really pick up on the one additional word thing by the fourth or fifth sentence.
    LoA

  3. It Was Completely Our Fault (One More Word Challenge)

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 3 months ago

    Geez!

    This is great!

    But why would anyone wage war against clowns???

    Sure, they’re creepy looking, but the children love them!

    Lovely job!

    LoA

  4. It Was Completely Our Fault (One More Word Challenge)

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    It definitely had that “I’ve spent ages thinking about this” feel to it, which is great. :D

  5. It Was Completely Our Fault (One More Word Challenge)

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 3 months ago

    Hilarious! Everything has its place, even clowns.
    LoA

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