word game: joke

[museaway]

This week's word is...
joke

How to play: Find the word in any WIP and comment with the sentence containing it. Just the one, ideally! The less context, the more hilarious & interesting it can be.

Rules:
- All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome
- Give a head's up for disturbing/distressing content
- If you share a sentence, please read some left by other writers and drop at least one person a comment. (If you leave the first comment, thanks for starting us off and please stop back later!)

Comments

[anonymousheavyindustries]

He heard them sometimes, asking Ara-chan why he spent so much time with him, was it a joke or something, he was weird and dumb and got in fights with everyone all the time and I heard his brother is so crazy they want to put him in jail with grownups and he's only thirteen.

[linky]

Ooh lots of interesting setup in this snippet!

[delphi]

I really like this, especially the way it picks up speed and spirals out as the content overwhelms him.

[anonymousheavyindustries]

When you talk to little kids, they have this particular cadence of emphasis when they're trying to tell you something Important that I find very funny, so I wanted to try expressing that.

[nicky_gabriel]

There is so much behind the scene going on in this! :)

[delphi]

Instead, sober, he sat upright and gamely laughed at the joke of sitting in another man's lap.

[nicky_gabriel]

Awww, I guess it must have hurt :(

[delphi]

He's definitely working through some things.

[chromatic_crow]

ooo I love the wording of this. very interested to see where it goes too

[delphi]

Thank you so much!

[chromatic_crow]

Finally writing again so I can actually share something again!

“I don’t know, can I?” Michael jokes a little, smiling up at Bobby, his thighs highlighting the crookedness of Michael’s nose.

[nicky_gabriel]

Oh, this is interesting! :)

[anonymousheavyindustries]

I'm intrigued.

[delphi]

Ooh, now that's a very interesting position to be dropped into. :D

[nicky_gabriel]

A few moments later, Suki can see Toph, walking slowly towards her. She’s using her white walking stick to shorten the way across the lawn.
Sokka sometimes jokes that they both use canes, though for different reasons.

[wandering_fox]

Nice. That she's reminded of Sokka says something. :)

[delphi]

I always love fic with these three interacting. <3

[nicky_gabriel]

Me too! :)

[wandering_fox]

She set the report aside, pulled out a second form, and seized the crayons.

Charles leaned closer. Francis and Dusty came over. "What are you doing?"

"I am making a joke," she said. "I'm gonna see if I can make Scott laugh."

"Naw," said Francis.

[nicky_gabriel]

You made me curious :)
I guess she will!

[delphi]

Count me in as curious too!