This is genuine—he feels it in his bones. The palace of a lost king in a lost city in the middle of the jungle.
“See those red brackets on the pillars,” I say. “Some set designer had an extravagent idea looking at coat hooks.”
He plays his trump card. “You think the Tourist Board secretly built an ancient settlement just so we could stumble on it? Like the Victorians who believed God hid dinosaur bones in the cliffs to fool us?”
At that moment, a warrior gives a blood-curdling cry and rushes us, sword raised.
Nice acting. I hope.
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Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here
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These days, of course, everything has to be a ‘lived experience’. I’m hoping this isn’t one such, but I suspect it well may be. Nice take and good spot.
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Thanks so much, Sandra
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Did he live to tell the tale? 😀. I guess that would be telling…
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Somebody’s telling it, though that could be me
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Dear Neil,
Sounds a little like West World. Hope he lives to tell about the experience.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. Some part of him may survive.
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HEhE! They get what they expect! Good one!
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Thanks so much, Bear
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This could be a big “oops.”
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Nobody can be right all of the time
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We’ll know if he is acting in about a tenth of a second…
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He’s almost sure it’s fake
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Good old Cliff Hanger, that famous actor. I hope he lives to enjoy a reappearance in the next series!
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He seems a little unsuited for longevity
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Maybe they stumbled onto the edges of a ‘film city’.
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Maybe, but that sword looks awfully sharp
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If he dies he died full of wonder.
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There is that
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Fingers crossed!
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And toes
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LOL..yes!
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Great scene setting.
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Thanks so much
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You better hope or you are in a heap of trouble.
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Not long to wait now to find out
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Tourists will believe anything as long as they are having fun. Mind you, your story ends abruptly–perhaps it was not acting!
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He’ll find out in a minute
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Yikes! Laugh or RUN!
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Too late for any choices
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I don’t think I’d wait to find out – RUN!
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Everyone’s a skeptic until the swords come out. Good tale.
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Thanks so much, Tracey
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I hope so too! Sometimes one can be too sceptical/cynical.
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It’s not great for him, either way
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Let’s hope it is nice acting! Well done. Coat hooks, grin:)
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Thanks so much, athling
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Oh dear… I’m guessing his conspiracy loving friend will believe right up until his heart is cut out
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One of them will be proved right in about 2 seconds
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These people are in an interesting dilemma….they better figure it out fast!
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They’re pretty much out of time now
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nice acting, i hope so too. 🙂
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Thanks, plaridel
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Somehow, I don’t believe it’s acting.
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He is beginning to wonder about that too
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Love how we are left wondering 🙌
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Thanks so much
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A true conspiracy theorist will only part with his conspiracy theory when it’s pried from his cold, dead brain.
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An assertion he may be about to test
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spooky travel through time and traditions. thank you Neil.
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Thanks so much, Susan
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