It has been ages since we’ve had a forum writing game so I decided to start one. The subject of this one is using different writing styles and points of view. So if you’ve enjoyed the forum writing games in the past or have never experienced this is perfect chance for you to give it a try. It is also the perfect opportunity to improve ability to write using different styles while trying to keep the story consistent. The rules are simple: 1) Write a paragraph continuing the story where it left off in the last post. 2) You can only make one post in a row. 3) At the end of each post you must choose either a new style or new point of view to continue the story in. 4) You must write your post in the style and in the point of view as determined in the proceeding posts. 5) Have fun!!! I’ll start the ball rolling. style: Film Noir POV: Down on his luck detective It was cold and dark. The kind of dark you only get when you’re tied up, blindfold, and shackled to a water pipe. I wasn’t sure how I got here, but I figured the throbbing pain in the back of my head that was wet with blood might know. But then that wasn’t exactly true. I did know how I ended up here it involved a pair of huskies that went to the Klondike and back, and saddest sob story I’d heard in a while. So like all problems this one had started with a dame. Next style: Historical Epic

In previous conflicts, this man Willoughby has proved unstoppable when it comes to breaking down a defense. Believe it or not his last four challenges saw him break a cumulative total of 7 bones bones in his opponents. That's a record matched only by The Great Slayer of Norfolk who, as we all know, was hanged for illegal use of wheat-germ based steroids. So looking at the impending match-up we have here, our hero is going to have to do something special if he's to survive this face-off let alone win it. Now our hero has opted to hide out in the mineshaft, which some may consider a safe maneuver, but let's not forget that he is still carrying a slight limp from that nasty fishing accident back on Lake Placid last season. Combine it with the poor lighting conditions and the uneven ground and the challenger may spot a potential weakness.

Next style: Anime Cartoon in written form

Lady Lamia of Sartan crouched in the mouth of the mineshaft, looking adorable as she peered, wide-eyed, over the top of a boulder at the confused mass of men and horses. The Earl of Willoughby sat astride his great black stallion, waving his sword in the air as he game orders. The Earl's face was impressively purple with outrage that anyone would dare hide his bride-to-be from him and embarass him in front of all his men like this. He gave orders that the Lady must be found, and quickly; if she escaped he would lose face in front of the whole kingdom! Of course, the innocent Lady Lamia could not hear his orders from where she crouched. "Oro? What's going on, I can't hear!" she pouted and stood up a little more, with childlike certainty that no one would spot her even though she was directly in their line of sight. "Why's that duke making so much noise? He'll scare my tame birds away!" She stomped her foot. "If he thinks he's going to marry me he'd better be nice to my birdies!" She gathered herself and, amazingly nimbly for a pampered noblewoman in a long gown and high heels, sprung over the boulder and dashed toward the Earl before I could grab her. Missing my grab I caught a faceful of boulder instead. "Shimata..."

Next style: parallelism. Show how 2 or 3 characters are doing or thinking more-or-less the same thing at the same time, to comic effect.

Down the hill we both rolled
our tumbling we could not stop
then off the hill into the river cold
the both of us did drop

We were pushed by the current swift
I tried to find something to grab ahold
to stop us from our hopeless drift
while nearly frozen from the cold

Then came my chance
"Hold on tight"
I grabbed a branch
We made it to shore with a fight

"Lady Lamia what should we do"
"That" She said "I was going to ask you"

Next style: Elevator Proposal

style: Documentary

We have here one of natures most beautiful sights, it’s the classic ritual of the beta male trying to impress the alpha female after being saved from drowning by the enchanted log. However what is particularly interesting and unusual about this instance is that he has opted not to go with the traditional approach of using the enchanted log to guide them safely to unassuming inn just on the other side of the hill, where they would receive a lavish meal and luxury room to stay in for free. And instead has chosen to burn the enchanted log thus losing a valuable possession and no doubt dooming the two of them to certain death at the hands of enchanted log fearing bandits that roam this country side. But perhaps this was all part of the beta males clever plan to seduce the alpha female? Let’ watch closer and see what develops.

Next style: Telling a Tall Tale in a Pub after a few drinks.
(If your reading this thread and haven't particapted yet, don't be scared and give it a go anyway.)

"... So the Earls henchmen set off in hot pursuit on their own logs."
"Your log is still on fire, right?"
"Yeah yeah. One of the pursuers boards us and a log-running contest ensues. He is no match for me though. I send him swimming and turn around to receive the admiration of Luna ..."
"Lamia."
"Right, Lamia. But she is gone. My superior log-running skills had taken their toll."
"Perhaps she came to her senses and recognized you for the ugly twat you are."
"So I pull myself up by the hair to see if I can spot her from the air ..."
"Hang on, not only is that physically impossible, it's not even original! That's straight out of Baron Münchhausen."
"Look, were you there?"
"No, were you?"
"Ok it wasn't me, but I'm telling you, I have the entire story from a reliable source."
"Your ass?"
"George."
"George the Tosser rescued Lady Lamia from the Earl of Willoughby?"
"No, his cousin happens to know the girl who does Lamias nails."
"You're full of it."

Next: Stream of consciousness, James Joyce style.