A few days ago, over at my other blog, I pointed out that being good at a certain thing at work was making it so I have hours I don’t want. Another guy over there, AMR, said “This sounds like a Spookymilk Survivor challenge that just needs to be fleshed out.” I agree, so if you don’t like this one, blame him.
Your protagonist or protagonists are in the sticky situation of being really good at something to a point where they’re now in an undesirable position. This can be on any scale that you like, but that’s the gist of what you need.
Maybe this is another vague one, but if you guys are going to keep passing these tests with flying colors, I’m going to keep testing you.
Word limit: 1000. Due Sunday night at 8pm Central again. And, again, it’ll be a late night (because of my unfortunate strength at closing the store efficiently).
If I’m With Stupid loses, I’ll break that obvious 1-1 voting tie by doing an all-game head-to-head. If that produces another tie, overall average score will be used. If that’s still a tie, it’s die-rolling time (they’re probably not tied. I just haven’t looked into it).
Since I’m bringing up the possibility of one team losing, I suppose it’s obvious that you are still not merged. The merge of 8 won the poll, so 8 it is. The two-elimination thing is still a possibility, not that non-subs are likely anymore.
Cheers, top ten. Ya made it.

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January 24, 2012 at 11:50 am
mbnovak
I blame AMR.
January 24, 2012 at 11:51 am
daneekasghost
suck it, AMR.
January 24, 2012 at 11:53 am
mbnovak
Nibbish.
January 24, 2012 at 11:55 am
nibbish
Yeesss?
January 24, 2012 at 11:58 am
mbnovak
No, no, I was just correcting DG. I gotta find a way to pad my comment totals. I was nowhere near the top last year.
January 24, 2012 at 11:52 am
AMR
I assumed you had already picked it.
January 24, 2012 at 11:53 am
spookymilk
I had one in mind, but it can wait. It’s complex anyway.
January 24, 2012 at 11:59 am
mbnovak
Are you going to run Machine of Death again?
January 24, 2012 at 11:59 am
mbnovak
I almost thought of submitting that for Create-a-Challenge.
January 24, 2012 at 12:00 pm
spookymilk
On one hand, I don’t like talking about upcoming challenges. On the other hand, yes.
January 24, 2012 at 12:07 pm
mbnovak
Sorry to force your hand (both of them) like that. I blame AMR.
January 24, 2012 at 1:11 pm
daneekasghost
suck it, AMR!
January 24, 2012 at 11:55 am
AMR
you=spooky
January 24, 2012 at 12:09 pm
The Dread Pirate
Hey Andy, let’s just not lose.
January 24, 2012 at 12:10 pm
spookymilk
lol
January 28, 2012 at 2:24 pm
arustleund
Good idea.
January 24, 2012 at 1:11 pm
mbnovak
I think you should rename this challenge “Struggling With Incline.”
And our next challenge can be about someone who is forced to lay down all the time. It can be called “Struggling With Supine.” And maybe we could do one with pigs – “Struggling With Porcine.”
January 24, 2012 at 1:12 pm
daneekasghost
Struggling with Iodine?
/sorry, I’m a chemist
January 24, 2012 at 1:18 pm
nibbish
I like this. There are a lot of ways this could go.
Consider this my next entry to the create-a-challenge.
January 24, 2012 at 1:20 pm
spookymilk
Really, the only way to beat Brooks in that challenge is to steal one of his ideas.
January 24, 2012 at 1:25 pm
mbnovak
Yeah, because I tried mimicking him, and that wasn’t good enough (I guess we kind of tied…).
January 24, 2012 at 4:29 pm
daneekasghost
I was giving them away for free this year. Nobody submitted any of them. I was kind of hurt.
January 30, 2012 at 12:57 am
mybiggirlshoes
BROOKS IS A FREAKING CHEMIST?!
*adds to portrait of Brooks*
January 24, 2012 at 1:12 pm
spookymilk
Dare I run something that almost certainly devolves into “Bestiality Week at Casa de Leche?”
January 24, 2012 at 1:13 pm
The Dread Pirate
I thought Fiction 59 was Bestiality Week.
January 24, 2012 at 1:22 pm
mbnovak
I think the next Werewolf should be “Struggling With Lupine.”
January 24, 2012 at 4:16 pm
spookymilk
Because I forget things:
Forced curve; two each of 1-5. Obviously.
January 24, 2012 at 4:22 pm
dkautz
I was planning to give John’s a 6 and everyone else a 2.
January 24, 2012 at 4:39 pm
mbnovak
The way he’s been writing, I wouldn’t even disagree with that.
January 24, 2012 at 7:21 pm
mybiggirlshoes
Me either. His Fiction 59 still stays with me. I don’t remember what anyone else wrote, not even what I wrote, but I remember his.
He’s a pimp.
January 29, 2012 at 8:30 pm
mbnovak
I’m tempted to pre-apologize to my teammates, since that’s worked out for me the past few times.
January 29, 2012 at 8:54 pm
daneekasghost
oh shit! what can I put together in 5 minutes?
January 29, 2012 at 8:55 pm
mbnovak
Let me guess: it’s AMR’s fault?
January 30, 2012 at 9:52 pm
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