Adventures At Comic-Con (A.K.A. Roadtrip 2)

Scene 34

John Semper of SM:TAS fame has just been escorted off the stage, while a stunned audience looks on. After his removal, the crowd begins to disperse.

WE: Didn't see that one coming.

LL: Me neither. Its amazing how many people we've seen lose it over the past two days. I mean first Oscar, then Rami, now Semper. Think it has anything to do with us?

WE: Of course not.

Slag: Stop the yammering. There are more important things to discuss.

WE: Like what?

Slag: Like where do you guys want to go for a beer?

WE: I heard of a place that's supposed to be good.

Slag: Let's roll.

Our heros leave the conference room and exit Comic-Con. Soon they are standing outside their destination.

WE: Here we are.

LL looks up at the sign above the door. It reads: Jack Kirby's

LL: Are you sure this place is any good?

WE: Trust me, this place is legendary.

WE, LL and Slag enter and find a table.

Slag (to LL): Dude, its your turn to buy. First round is on you.

LL: Fine.

LL goes to place the order.

WE: Just remember Slag, you can't drink and then disappear before you buy a round.

Slag: Why cause its wrong?

WE: Nope, cause its my turn to do that.

LL returns with a pitcher of beer.

LL: Here we go. And you guys have to buy a pitcher apiece. Nobody's sneaking off tonight.

WE: It never crossed my mind.

(thinks to self): How did he know?

The fellas get down to drinking and begin to watch a baseball game (Hey its July, not much else on in the sports world) . However they are unable to concentrate on the game because of a conversation taking place at the next table.
 
Scene 35

Herr Logan: Listen and listen good my friend. The truth is Peter Parker is an inherently selfish person. His true motivation in all that he does is guilt. Guilt is what caused him to become a crime fighter and it continues to be about guilt with regard to other people he's failed. Look at the comics. He'd constantly think to himself about how he needs to do certain things or avoid doing certain things so he won't tear himself apart with guilt. He would go out web-swinging during periods of extreme stress with the conscious knowledge that he was doing it to distract himself from the anxiety. Peter is a good example of egoism-- the notion that all human morality comes from purely self-directed drives and needs.

WE (to Slag and LL): What the hell is up with that guy? Who reads Spider-Man and psychologically analyze the characters?

Arach Knight: That's quite intruiging Logan. I must say that your view on Peter Parker's characterization is an impressive one. Your take on Peter's personality seems to stem from the belief system of Thrasymachus, who felt that being immoral is to ones' profit and advantage. Mostly, your view stems from psychological egoism which states that every act is motivated by self interest. In other words, all things we do, even good ones, are done out of selfishness.

WE: Dayum, it gets worse. There's two of them.

Slag: Remember the good ole days, when people went to bars to drink beer and talk about sports?

LL: Well you forgot to mention picking up girls but yeah I do.

Slag: The world is just not what it used to be.

HL and AK look over at the trio with withering looks of intellectual disdan. They then continue their conversation.

HL: Spider-Man is essentially Kantian in his ethics, but for more obviously self-centered reasons than those that shaped Emmanuel Kant. I don't know what Kant might have been beating himself up for at any time in his life, but Spider-Man quite clearly follows his own credo because he's afraid of what will happen if he doesn't.

LL: You know I really doubt that Stan Lee considered this stuff when he created Spider-Man.

WE: Absolutly. He just focused on creating great characters and memorable stories.

Slag: Memorable stories and great characters. What a novel approach. So much better than the shock and piss off approach of Joey Q.

HL looks over at the trio. His face displays his utter disgust.

HL: Do you three morons mind? We're trying to have a serious conversation. :mad:

Slag: Whatever Dude. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
LMAO... and here I expected the "convo" next door to be Cuthbert and another blonde talking about Girl on Girl Sex. ;)
 
TheSlag said:
LMAO... and here I expected the "convo" next door to be Cuthbert and another blonde talking about Girl on Girl Sex. ;)

Dayum that would have been even better than what I did.
 
Scene 36

HL gets up and walks over to the fella's table. He's standing right behind Slag.

HL: You better keep your comments to yourself bub. Otherwise things could get ugly. :mad:

Slag: You and what army?

HL: Don't temp me bub, don't temp me. :mad:

WE: Whatever, you chicken. You talk big but that's all it is, talk.

HL looks over at WE. His muscles tense but he resists temptation.

HL: Bah, I've got better thing to do than deal with a bunch imbeciles like you, guys. :mad:

HL returns to his table and resumes his conversation.

AK: Logan, what you just said before we were interupted is quite interesting. You seem to be drawing on Platonic philosophy.

HL: You mean that Plato believed that humans act out of interest for everybody, because the good of every other person, is good for the individual as well?

AR: Exactly. In a sense, Peter does seem to reflect that view. By helping others, he saves lives and averts disaster. However, he is also satisfied because helping others abaits the guilt he feels for his failures in life or at least what he perceives to be failures.

Slag and WE start laughing quite loudly. AR and HL stop their discussion and walk over to their table.

HL: As I said before, do you morons have a problem?

WE: Nope, just what you guys are saying is simply goofy. A couple of snobby college boys trying to sound smart.

AK: I have no reason to humble myself to your verbal comfort. If you find disdain for the way I verbally conduct myself, then let that be how you feel, rather than your assumption of my character.

WE: I think you just proved my point.

AK: Simpleton.

HL clenches his fists and a determined look comes over his face.

HL: Let's show them how "college boys" kick ass. :mad:

LL steps between WE/Slag and HL and AK.

LL(to HL and AK): That's enough out of you two!

HL/AK: What?

LL: You two have been rambling on and on trying to link the works of the great thinkers of western civilization to Spider-Man. Face it, as great as it is, its just a comic book. When Stan Lee created Spider-Man, he wasn't trying to teach people philosophy, he was merely attempting to entertain them.

AK: You obviously fail to comprehend our discourse. Therefore you chose to mock us. That's the reason for your diatribe against Logan and myself.

LL: Nope, its becaue you two are being goofy.

AK: Its incomprehension. :mad:

LL: Look, before you two were talking about pyschological egoism. That's essentially what Thomas Hobbes expoused in Leviathian. Hobbes clearly believed that there was no such thing as an altruistic act. So what. Do you think Stan Lee was influenced by that as well?

Before HL or AK can answer WE speaks up.

WE: Where did that come from Larry?

LL: What do you guys think I did at college?

Slag: Drink beer.

WE: Sleep with Co-eds.

Slag: Hang out at the Frat House.

LL: Well, of course I did that. But I went to class too. How do you think I got an A in philosophy?

WE: Didn't you sleep with the teaching assistant?

LL: No that was Calculus. Remember, she was the really hot blonde?

Slag: I remember her. She was smoking hot.

WE: Oh yeah.

LL: Anyhow the point is, I did more than party at college, I got an education.

HL: How nice. Who cares. We're still going to teach you losers a lesson.

AK: That's right, losers.

WE, LL and Slag look at each other.

LL: In the immortal words of Nike, let's do it.

A fight quickly breaks out and just as quickly is over. HL and AK lay knocked out on the floor.

WE: Time to go.

Slag: Looks like it.
 
i was liking it...then the JMS bashing started. kinda killed it for me, so i stopped reading it. otherwise it was very good and it kept me awake. good job,
 
COMICBOY said:
i was liking it...then the JMS bashing started. kinda killed it for me, so i stopped reading it. otherwise it was very good and it kept me awake. good job,

I don't like JMS but we can agree to disagree. If you get to scene 11 the JMS part is over. The rest is interesting too.
 
Scene 37

Its the day after the bar fight and LL and Slag are hanging out at Comic-Con waiting for WE. LL is reading the paper, while Slag is pacing. He's clearly upset that WE hasn't shown up yet.

LL: Well, I be, he did it.

Slag: What?

LL: Do you remember that guy who was in jail with us, Abaddon?

Slag: Yeah, the ghey dude. Didn't he call himself the Flamer?

LL: He wasn't ghey. Flammer was the online tv thing he did.

Slag: Oh yeah, now I remember.

(thinks to self): I've still got my doubts about that guy.

LL: Anyhow it says here that he escaped from jail.

Slag: What did he do?

LL: He pretended to be sick so they took him to the infirmery. Once he was there, he shimied out of a window and was gone.

Slag: Good for him.

(thinks to self): Good thing he got out before he got attacked by some guy named Bubba.

A figure walks up behind LL and Slag.

WE: Morning boys..

LL and Slag turn around to greet WE and pause in shock. Finally after a minute, LL speaks.

LL: What they heck are you wearing?

Slag: He's dressed like Indiana Jones. He thinks he's Harrison Ford.

WE: Its my Indy outfit.

Slag: You look goofy bruther.

WE: Gee thanks.
(thinks to self): What does he know. Dude dresses up in a pink tutu.

LL: I can't believe you dressed up like Indiana Jones. How sad. Its not Halloween you know.

WE: What do you guys know.

Slag: We know you look like some crazy geeky fan.

WE: I'll have you know it took alot of time to put together this outfit.

LL: What, you went to a few flea markets?

WE: This is an official Wested Indiana Jones Jacket. I had it customed designed and made to my individual specs by Peter Botwright in London, England.

Slag: Who's he?

WE: He designed the jacket for Ford in all three movies. This is a Mark VII gas mask bag that I got from Solider of Fortune. I ordered the boots from Alden footwear.

LL: Where did you get the whip from a fetish store?

Slag: Good one, Larry.

WE: Nope, I got it on Ebay. It was used in Temple of Doom.

Slag: Whatever Eagle. I'll tell you this much. No woman is going to look at you twice while you're in that get-up.

LL: Sorry bruther but Slag speaks the truth.

A voice rings out behind the trio. Its Jessica Biel.

JB: Well, I think he looks sexy.

Slag/LL: What?

WE: Jessica.

JB: Eagle.

JB and WE embrace and share a quick kiss.

WE: What are you doing here?

JB: I decided to come back to see you. And may I just say you look great. I love the Indy look. You look so hot.

LL and Slag are standing there in utter shock.

WE: So you boys were saying?
(thinks to self): Who's laughing now boys?

LL: We didn't say anything, nothing at all.
(thinks to self): Who knew?

Slag: I don't recall saying anything.
(thinks to self): I have got to get me one of those outfits.
 
*Big grin*

*wipes tear*

*chuckles again*

Brilliant LL, BRILLIANT!!! :up: *applause*

*Frankenstein/Tarzan/Tonto voice* J-E-S-S-I-C-A!
 
Haha I enjoyed scene 36.But you forgot Logans trademark ":wolverine"

And I finally escaped.:)
 
What did I forget with Logan?

Yeah, you're free. It was a hard choice between freeing you and letting Bubba "attack" you but in the end freedom won out.
 
He always uses the "wolverine" smiley at the end of his posts.
 
Scene 38

WE and JB have taken off to share a "special moment". (Special Moment, who are we trying to kid? This ain't the WB. WE and JB went off to well use your imagination)

LL (to Slag): Well, looks like its just you and me bud.

Slag (to LL): Yes, it does. Look Larry, we have some time before Arad's apperance, I'm going to go run and errand.

LL(to Slag): All right, Slag. See you later.

Slag leaves.

LL (thinks to self): Guess its just me. Dayum WE. I can't believe he hooked up again. :mad: And Slag just leaving me here. Well who knows what he's up to? :confused:

LL begins to walk around Comic-Con. He stops to look at a display of vintage Fantastic Four comics. He hears a voice calling his name.

KPB: Hey Larry.

LL: Hey Bear.

KPB: Long time no see.

LL: Yeah, the last time I saw you, you were running madly out of a bar with Slag and WE chasing after you.

See TB Friends: The Roadtrip. Yeah, I hype my past work. Sue me.

KPB: I can't believe they were so mad I drank some of their beer.

LL: I could have been worse you could have insulted Texas or Auburn football.

(thinks to self): He thinks they got mad over some beer. That was nothing. If he had done that, they would have killed him.

KPB: Wow.

(thinks to self): Those guys are crazy.

LL: Anyhow its nice to see you.

KPB: Yeah, you too. Anyways I've got to run. I just wanted to say hi.

KPB leaves. LL continues walking around. Soon he hears another voice calling his name.

Slag: Larry. Wait up buddie.

LL turns around and his jaw drops. Slag is dressed in a complete replica of Mel Gibson's outfit in Braveheart. He's even painted his face.

Slag: So what do you think?
(thinks to self): This outfit is fantastic. I'm am so getting the ladies because of this.

LL: Its umm....that is its....Slag, its something else.

Slag: Glad you like it.
(thinks to self): Dude is so jealous of my outfit. Its totally obvious.

LL (thinks to self): I can't believe he did this. Wait its Slag, yes, yes I can.

LL: So why the outfit?

Slag: It worked for Eagle so I figured why not? Besides I've always admired William Wallace.
(thinks to self): Its about getting babes dude. Babes.

LL and Slag walk around Comic-Con. Slag's outfit draws many stares. However it doesn't seem to work with the ladies.

Slag: I think this outfit is broken. Nothing is happening.
 
Broken!?!?!??! William Wallace?? Braveheart!?!?!?! NEVER!!!!

must be this cheap $1 perfum....errrr... cologne I bought at WonkyMart ;)... everytime I walk into close proximity of "da ladies" they start screaming....




























"FREEEEEEEEEDOMMMMMMMMMM" ;)
 
Umm..where is moi? :mad:

I'm suing! I get more 'screen' time as a future lesbian!:mad:
 
twylight said:
Umm..where is moi? :mad:

I'm suing! I get more 'screen' time as a future lesbian!:mad:

I just haven't found the right scene for you. But if you keep complaining I'll keep you out or make you Slag's girlfriend.
 
twylight said:
I get more 'screen' time as a future lesbian!:mad:


And your point would be????? *gets glassy eyed stare as he thinks about it* ;)
 
LarryLegend said:
I just haven't found the right scene for you. But if you keep complaining I'll keep you out or make you Slag's girlfriend.

Over the line my friend... OVER the line. The LINE is a DOT to YOU.
 
LarryLegend said:
Sorry Slag. Please forgive me. Don't make me go in the box.


LOL. :up: You KISSED TWY!!!! Murder... Romance.... Jail breaks... and now incest?!?!?!?!? This story DOES have it all!!!! :up:

*no problem* I know it was all in fun... and besides... I have my annual flea dip....errr... bath... I meant bath. ;)
 
TheSlag said:
LOL. :up: You KISSED TWY!!!! Murder... Romance.... Jail breaks... and now incest?!?!?!?!? This story DOES have it all!!!! :up:

*no problem* I know it was all in fun... and besides... I have my annual flea dip....errr... bath... I meant bath. ;)

Kiss twylight, that's just a horrible thought. My stories may have romance, jail breaks and fights but no incest.
 
LarryLegend said:
.... make you Slag's girlfriend.

:eek:

I'll be good. I'll be GOOD!


*Quickly goes to stop her lawyer*
 
twylight said:
:eek:

I'll be good. I'll be GOOD!


*Quickly goes to stop her lawyer*

Works at a church... never had a man...

Anyone feel like a game of cards... Old Maid anyone???


Pretty self evident how one can "cross the line" from his or her character in the script, to personal insults... is it not?

Do not include me in the script for a while Larry til I get in a better frame of mind.
 

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