[Write the Story] Nerds in a Heated Argument
Prompt: Nerds in a Heated Argument
Words: tesseract, synthesis, padawan, icebreaker, chomp, decipher, utility, keepsake, slush, croak
Story
“Here.” Buzz put a blue raspberry slush down in front of Tao. “Don’t want your sugar levels tanking. We have a long night ahead.”
“I can’t believe I’m even here.” Tao’s voice was little more than a croak.
Buzz took a chomp out of a candy bar. “Because, padawan, you are a great utility player, and you lost the bet.”
With that, they pushed through the tournament hotel doors. The pre-game icebreaker mixer wrapped up behind them.
“There! Tesseract!” Buzz pulled Tao in a direction.
“No! Keepsake Bonsai. It’s a much better game.”
The two bickered back and forth other the better game as the crowd thinned out.
“Hey! You two! Knock it off!”
Tao and buzz stopped and stared. A young woman with fists balled on her hips glared at them. “If you’re going to fight over a game, do it better. Logic and reason. Objective point. Something that doesn’t need a genius to decipher as a ‘is not/is too’ ad hominem argument. Besides everyone know the best table top game in Synthesis.”
That triggered Buzz and Tao. They both immediately jumpedinot the fray with the girl, who’s name they didn’t bother to get but the next half hour of snark led to hours of game play of each game trying to figure out who was right.
Word Count: 218
Written: 7/1/2021