{"id":1604,"date":"2011-06-07T15:20:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T03:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2011-06-07T15:20:32","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T03:20:32","slug":"choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever I think of narratives that escalate as exquisitely as Aliens<\/a>, I think, I should blog about that – y’know, how character decision A leads to situation B which requires character decision C<\/i> but whenever I sit down to write it, I keep flashing on this, from Pulp Fiction<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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INT. PAWNSHOP -- DAY<\/p>\n

Butch sneaks to the door.<\/p>\n

On the counter is a big set of keys with a large Z connected to the ring. Grabbing them, he’s about to go out when he stops and listens to the hillbilly psychopaths having their way with Marsellus.<\/p>\n

Butch decides for the life of him, he can’t leave anybody in a situation like that. So he begins rooting around the pawnshop for a weapon to bash those hillbillies’ heads in with.<\/p>\n

He picks up a big destructive-looking hammer, then discards it: Not destructive enough. He picks up a chainsaw, thinks about it for a moment, then puts it back. Next, a large Louisville slugger he tries on for size. But then he spots what he’s been looking for:<\/p>\n

A Samurai sword.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whenever I think of narratives that escalate as exquisitely as Aliens, I think, I should blog about that – y’know, how character decision A leads to situation B which requires character decision C but whenever I sit down to write it, I keep flashing on this, from Pulp Fiction: INT. PAWNSHOP -- DAY Butch sneaks … <\/p>\n

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