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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Today's #flashfiction #TheTreasureChestDilemma

“Loreal hair gel, because I'm worth it.”
Albert Einstein* #quote



Well CJ won't be coming over this weekend, what a pity, but I still do have many other things to amuse myself with. Perhaps I will travel to another dimension and party with robot aliens.



The Treasure Chest Dilemma


       Sir Edward and Lady Hope were two knights of incredible strength and skill who after their service to the kingdom in the war against the dragons became adventurers. They traveled far and wide, saving many lands from disasters(for the right price), and raided ancient temples, caves and dungeons filled with monsters for loot. They now both stared at a massive treasure chest in one of these many dungeons they raided, the basement levels of a castle of a powerful sorcerer.
        “No, you open it,” said Lady Hope.
        “Please, Ladies first. I insist.” Sir Edward bowed then smiled. The treasure chest stood on a pedestal and its massive size resembled a cow.
         She replied, “No, please, the strong manly man should open the large treasure chest.”
         Edward pointed at the chest and said, “Hope there is no way I am opening that for you.”
         The Lady Knight replied, “But I already used my magic bracelet to check for curses and we've looked everywhere for traps.”
         The Sir Knight countered, “Which is why we both know for a fact there is a trap! Why would a powerful sorcerer leave the largest treasure chest in his dungeon completely unguarded? There must be some protection beyond our comprehension on that box.”
         Hope told Edward, “So you, as the superior knight should open the chest.”
         Edward countered, “You know we are both equally skilled!”
        Lady Hope replied, “Yeah, well, sure. But you should still open it.”
        Sir Edward said, “No, you open it.”
        They kept bickering next to the chest for about thirty minutes.
        “We seem to have reached a bit of a problem,” They both spoke in unison. They hadn't adventured with each other for a decade without becoming linked on some mental level.
         “There is a simple solution.” Sir Edward smiled a wicked smile.
         “So you are thinking what I'm thinking.” Lady hope smiled just like her partner.
The spoke in unison again, “We get someone else to open it!”
         They soon hired a villager and took him into the dungeon and brought him to the chest. They paid him a handsome amount to open the chest claiming they simply couldn't lift it while wearing their armor. The villager was also the village numbskull. (The village idiot was too bright to fall for that.)
         He touched the chest and instantly burst into flames.
         Sir Edward took a glance at Hope and commented, “Yeah, not touching that chest.”
         “Then to the next dungeon!” The Lady Knight exclaimed.

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