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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-24 07:57:49
October 14 2009 17:24 GMT
#1
Everybody here has dreams. We constantly look to the next day for our big break, when we can move up in the world and call ourselves successful. Most of us just want to become a Spawning Pool, or even a Creep Colony. Some shoot higher, thinking they ought to be an Ultralisk Cavern or a Defiler Mound. Others want to travel, maybe become a Hatchery some place secluded. We all want out of this.

We're fed, we're kept warm, we're protected. All of our necessities are provided.

But it's not enough for any of us. The constant circle we walk, going to minerals, mining minerals, going back to the hatchery is not what any of us want in the end. I know because I've talked to the other Drones. We all know each other by acquaintance of our living. But we also all know one other Drone better than any other. That's because of the buddy system.

You don't get to choose your buddy in the Drone line. Not really. You go with the first Drone you meet, and you're stuck with them for as long as you mine. It's important to have a buddy, you can't survive in this world without one. They tell us in the event of an attack, we substantially increase our chances of survival by having a buddy. That's because in the monotonous grind of mining, the hope is at least one of you is conscious.

My Drone buddy's name is Dronaldo. We were hatched at the same time on 9 supply, so there was no doubt we'd be partnered. He wasn't a great looking Drone, but he wasn't a bad looking Drone either. Maybe with a lighter shade of blue on his carapace he'd have been sent to be a Hatchery right away. But then, that was true of all of us. We were all rejects in some way. Most of us didn't take it as hard as Donaldo did though.

On the outside, most people could tell Dronaldo was no good. He was constantly rude to everyone, and never had anything pleasant to say. I, who knew him better than any, could attest this was never untrue. I knew even worse about Dronaldo than that. I knew he was sick. He was bitter about the life he'd been born into, and he hated everyone. Sometimes when we heard stories about great battles that were fought, they'd involve Drone drills and many causalities. He'd tell me he wish he were one of those casualties. He was always so morbid.

Sometimes I'd get complaints from Zergs he'd been rude to. Other mining Drones, but also Zerglings and Hydralisks that had been guarding us. I hated when he upset Zerglings and Hydralisks... I had to reason with them, apologising for Donaldo's behaviour. I'd tell them he didn't mean it, he just gets a little depressed sometimes. But I knew he did. He always meant it.

Reaver and Marine attacks aren't uncommon on the Drone line. It's the main reason we have a buddy system. It used to be that Dronaldo ran just as hard as I did when they came. But each successive time we've been attacked, he's gotten slower and slower. He's started telling me he wish he'd died in that attack. He tells me he wants to die, but he can't. Can't bring himself to just let go like that. "I'm tired of life and I'm afraid to die."

Now I usually have to drag him away during attacks. He hobbles behind me, but he has no will. I try to cheer him up sometimes. I tell him at least we have food and shelter right now. That if we keep reaching we'll eventually make it. But he's unconvinced. More and more he tells me that it's impossible. That he's going to be stuck in this merry go round forever, and nothing is ever going to change or get better. What's the point of eating everyday if you never go anywhere. What's the point of anything. He tells me he wishes he was dead for the 10,000th time.

One morning we were attacked. The Hatchery we'd been living with died, and we had all had to run to the edge of the base. The intruders had been killed off, and we were told to proceed to another Hatchery for duties. It was the final straw for Dronaldo. He told me he was done. There would be no more for him. He was getting off this merry go round and nothing would stop him. He asked me to kill him. "I'm not good to anybody. Even you say I get you down." I thought of stories I was once told. Stories about Lurkers who'd been irradiated and were doomed to suffer. That to have mercy on these Lurkers, Defilers had consumed them. I killed Dronaldo.

****
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-14 17:28:14
October 14 2009 17:28 GMT
#2
ahahhahahahahaa. this is sooo cute ^^

Proberto + Dronaldo = WIN
cw)minsean(ru
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
October 14 2009 17:30 GMT
#3
5/5
Dark as shit but:
Very creative, well written, good read.
Pain is temporary, but glory is forever.
pH)ggbOy
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Philippines142 Posts
October 14 2009 17:33 GMT
#4
Genius!
ファイナルファンタジ
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
October 14 2009 17:40 GMT
#5
There is very few times I like to read starcraft stories or hear starcraft related jokes in un-starcraft threads but this was super fucking clever.

Well done man.
Hi
ddengster
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore129 Posts
October 14 2009 17:43 GMT
#6
Nice story!
We should have a section dedicated to these starcraft stories.
Check out NEO Impossible Bosses, RTS-MOBA boss rush at http://neoimpossiblebosses.coder-ddeng.com
deconduo
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Ireland4122 Posts
October 14 2009 17:43 GMT
#7
5/5 really good read
Ingenol
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1328 Posts
October 14 2009 17:43 GMT
#8
Hahahahaha. What a victory.
ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
October 14 2009 17:44 GMT
#9
Amazing, I just wanna know how ur gonna name the scv
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
October 14 2009 17:45 GMT
#10
hahahaha awesome
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
HeaDStrong
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Scotland785 Posts
October 14 2009 17:45 GMT
#11
so for how long did you have to spit on dronaldo until he finally died?
ShaperofDreams
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2492 Posts
October 14 2009 18:16 GMT
#12
Hahaha Euthanasia Dronaldo...

Bitches don't know about my overlord. FUCK OFF ALDARIS I HAVE ENOUGH PYLONS. My Balls are as smooth as Eggs.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8088 Posts
October 14 2009 18:19 GMT
#13
I love you chef
Free Palestine
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
October 14 2009 18:19 GMT
#14
story of my life
Rip dronaldo
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
da_head
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3350 Posts
October 14 2009 18:23 GMT
#15
5/5

T___T so sad *sniffle*

u should have mentioned storm drops
When they see MC Probe, all the ladies disrobe.
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
October 14 2009 18:26 GMT
#16
dronaldo was an ass and deserved what he got
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
ForTheSwarm
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States556 Posts
October 14 2009 18:26 GMT
#17
Ha ha ha ha. Keep these up, these are epic!
Whenever I see a dropship, my asshole tingles, because it knows whats coming... - TheAntZ
dataXploit
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada81 Posts
October 14 2009 18:26 GMT
#18
omg chef ur a genius of a writer. <3
Holgerius
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden16951 Posts
October 14 2009 18:27 GMT
#19
Good read. :D
I believe in the almighty Grötslev! -- I am never serious and you should never believe a thing I say. Including the previous sentence.
MooCow
Profile Joined September 2008
1434 Posts
October 14 2009 18:27 GMT
#20
sad and funny at the same time
emo drones ftw
Making history not reliving it.
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