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It Can Always Be Worse

“Yes, what a wonderful idea,” Jo drawled sarcastically as she watched another Tyrannosaurus Rex gallop into the clearing . “Come on Jo! Let’s play with the space/time continuum! Won’t it be fun?” Her mocking tone could carve an ice sculpture.

“Well, I didn’t think we could actually bend space and time…” Ralph replied miserably. The two of them had squished into the opening of a small cave to avoid the jaws of a pair of very large, and very, very real dinosaurs that were sniffing about outside. “I thought the most that we could do would be stopping the clock for a moment.”

“And yet here we are in the Cretaceous. I hate you so much,” Jo snarled. “I hope you came up with a contingency plan for reversing this special little time rift?”

Ralph whimpered as a roar shook the rock. “Hadn’t really gotten there.”

“If these dinosaurs don’t kill you, I will.”

“Well it could be worse,” he told her.

“Really? How.”

“They could be genetically engineered velociraptors.”

“Have I mentioned how much I hate you?”

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sciotic
Posted 12 months ago

Well done. Hope you continue with the idea!
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THX 0477
Posted 12 months ago

Funny, very cute. I like the playful attitude towards time travel.
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Stovohobo
Posted 12 months ago

Ha, this is hilarious. Great job. As always…
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Alexa ♥
Posted 11 months ago

Totally imaginative. I love that they’re only there because of a science experiment that worked a little too well.
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Spring Chicken
Posted 11 months ago

i love how you said that her mocking tone could carve an ice sculpture. very creative!
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blueyedwonder
Posted 11 months ago

hahaha this is hilarious! i especially loved the line about her tone carving an ice sculpture…oh wait brokenhearted said that. lol. good job.
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just emily
Posted 11 months ago

Really great, this whole thing is just awesome
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One Time, One Chance
Posted 11 months ago

lol! i’ve seen this story on the most popular list often and finally came to read it – and i’m glad i did! this is so cute/funny! ahhhahahahahahah =]
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Posted 11 months ago

Lol playing with the space/time continuum.