fiction - brigits_flame - drabble - "Hero"

[hwango]

"Congratulations, supporting character - you've been promoted."

"I what now?"

"You're the hero now. Here, take this character development, tragic history, and noble purpose. You'll need them."

"Whoa, hold on! I don't want any of that! I'm happy just the way I am. I like providing expository dialog. I enjoy the occasional comedic mishap. Why would I want all the responsibility of being the hero?"

"The series is ending. Either you take the promotion and get your own spin-off, or you fade into oblivion with the rest of the story."

"...hand me that tragic history."

Comments

[hwango.livejournal.com]

Thanks - and I suppose that must be a spelling more typically found over here. I take it you more often see it as "dialogue?"

[thorarosebird.livejournal.com]

Yes, and "analogue" is another one that pops up when I'm reading BF entries. :P

[hwango.livejournal.com]

This dates back to the early days of the USA, when we had a terrible "u" shortage, and were forced to carefully ration them. As a consequence, they were removed from many words in which they were deemed less important, such as "armour" and "colour," and obviously "analogue" and "dialogue." Maybe if we had decided to name ourselves the Coaligned States of America or some other non-U-requiring name this terrible butchery of words would not have been necessary.