PHOTO PROMPT © Luther Siler
“Ok, sir, tell me what happened here.”
“Some psycho just came up and sliced Big Bird open the whole way up his back. Then his insides just kind of, I don’t know, walked away I guess.”
“His insides?”
“Yeah. His insides.”
“They just got up and walked away?”
“Well they didn’t so much as get up. They just kind of stood there while his skin fell off, but yeah, they walked away. It was really weird.”
“Have you been drinking today, sir?”
“No more than usual.”
“You do realize Big Bird is just a guy in a costume, don’t you?”
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I went a little more lighthearted this week just to change it up a bit.
Written for Friday Fictioneers.
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December 10th, 2015 at 8:28 PM
Sometimes it’s really hard to recognize the exact borderline between a fictional character & real life. Maybe in some parallel universe big bird could be real.
December 11th, 2015 at 8:31 PM
You could be right. That’d be a very strange place. As messed up as this reality is, there could very well be much worse out there.
December 10th, 2015 at 11:09 PM
Funny stuff, Adam. Actually, I read one time that Big Bird was a “woman” in a costume. That was some years ago and it might be a man now. 😀 — Suzanne
December 11th, 2015 at 8:30 PM
It very likely could be a woman. I didn’t bother looking it up. I don’t think this character knows one way or the other. He just know it’s someone in a suit, unlike the drunk.
December 11th, 2015 at 3:02 PM
You being you, I couldn’t help imagining some sort of zombie innards scenario 🙂
December 11th, 2015 at 8:29 PM
Haha, yeah that wouldn’t have been much of a stretch for me. I’ll wait until Christmas for the zombies. Who doesn’t love zombies at Christmas?
December 11th, 2015 at 10:54 PM
Haha! I love the last line. Good one, Adam!
December 12th, 2015 at 7:35 PM
Thanks. This was the only thing that came to mind with this image haha
December 12th, 2015 at 10:22 PM
I know how that is. Good thing we only need one idea!
December 13th, 2015 at 3:16 AM
Funny stuff, Adam. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off for a mud run!
December 15th, 2015 at 5:24 AM
Funny story. I wonder what the attacker had against Big Bird.
December 15th, 2015 at 5:54 PM
Wonderfully creative and funny story!
Who would want to slice up Big Bird?
There’s a darker story lurking in there!