I may have bitten off more than I could chew. However!
I did write more than my NaNoWriMo goal of 1667 words. Just not on that project.
So, maybe some kind of rotation. Chuck v Frontier, NaNo, Chuck & Sarah v. themselves, NaNo.
I'm going to try to make it work, at least for the first week of November.
(But Towers of Midnight comes out tomorrow, so chances of any actual writing getting done are not great. If you know what that is, you understand. If you don't, I can't help you.)
Until then, sneak peek at Chapter 25 of Chuck & Sarah vs. Themselves to follow:
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Excerpt:
Casey merely rolled his eyes and turned to Sarah. “One of us stays with him at all times on the convention floor. Bartowski, if you flash, you tell one of us. I don't care if it's jaywalking, or unpaid parking tickets. You tell us.”
“Come on, this is ridiculous,” Chuck protested, a pointed gesture taking in the pair of veteran spies. “This is Comic-Con, not a scene from Mission: Impossible. You two are the ones who are going to need looking after, not me. Believe it.”
“I think we can handle ourselves, Chuck,” Sarah said. “I mean it's not like things are... oh my God, Morgan!”
A huge man man in a blue head-to-toe bodysuit with greenish-gold flecks was palming Morgan's head to hold him back, and Morgan was swinging furiously wearing— was that a Superman costume? Chuck laughed heartily. “Relax, he's fine. Probably just mugging for the cameras, see?” There were indeed a handful of people standing in a semicircle snapping pictures with cellphones, and the occasional digital SLR for the photography nerds. “They're reenacting the climactic battle from Superman #244. First appearance of the Galactic Golem.”
Casey's jaw dropped open. “They're what? The who? And how did you just know that off the top of your— oh right. Somehow I forgot you're a gigantic geek. You'd think I'd remember...”
“Nerd!” Chuck corrected automatically. “We've had this discussion. More than once!”
Sarah frowned. “Wait, where did Morgan get the costume? Did he have a bag I didn't see?”
Chuck arched an eyebrow. “Of course not, he was wearing it under his streetclothes. That's part of the costume.”
She winced. “Dare I ask what your costume is?”
Chuck grinned and unbuttoned his shirt to reveal the Batman emblem. Sarah rolled her eyes fondly, and they all went to make sure Morgan was okay.
He waved them over and started introductions. “Hey gang, this is Kenny, my new friend.”
The huge blue-clad man shrugged. “He was the first guy dressed as Superman who realized I was actually a Superman villain.”
“Oh,” Casey grinned. “So even among nerds you two are something special.”
Chuck leaned in to whisper in the Colonel's ear. “You realize he's actually bigger than you?”
“Huh?” Casey said, and looked up. He kept looking up. “Huh. Nice to meet you, uh... Kenny. I'm John.” They shook hands, and Chuck waited to hear bones cracking. But despite his size, Kenny was gentle as a lamb. They didn't really get much further than the introductions when a tinny voice buzzed over the convention center's PA system. Casey and Sarah blinked in confusion, and a hush fell briefly over Comic-Con.
“Uh...” Sarah said eventually. “What's going on? Did anybody understand that?”
“Surprise signing!” Morgan exclaimed and tore off into the crowd. “Come on!”
“Okay, I know seven languages, Chuck. That wasn't any of them.” Sarah put her fists on her hips. “What gives?”
“You didn't recognize it? It was Klingon, remember how Bryce and I...” he took in the glower Casey was sending his direction. “Right. Getting to the point now. The original Star Trek cast is here to promote some new Trek comic or something. I don't know the whole story, 'cause I've been falling behind on my comics,” Chuck explained. “The announcement in Klingon was to keep out the rabble.”
“Ugh,” Casey groaned. “There wouldn't happen to be an open bar around here anywhere, is there, Kenny?”
The giant blue masked supervillain merely shrugged and shook his head congenially. Casey let out a mournful sigh.
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The preceding is 1/13th of the chapter...
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That was good :) Casey and Sarah are being protected by our Chuck! LOL.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Can't wait to read the rest of the chapter! My two favorite parts are:
ReplyDeleteShe winced. “Dare I ask what your costume is?”
Chuck grinned and unbuttoned his shirt to reveal the Batman emblem. Sarah rolled her eyes fondly, and they all went to make sure Morgan was okay.
“Uh...” Sarah said eventually. “What's going on? Did anybody understand that?”
“Surprise signing!” Morgan exclaimed and tore off into the crowd. “Come on!”
“Okay, I know seven languages, Chuck. That wasn't any of them.” Sarah put her fists on her hips. “What gives?”
This looks awesome. Can't wait to read it!
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