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#ScribesAndMakers 3 Dec: describe an action scene involving only non-sentient inanimate objects.
I couldn't fit my response into the character limit of my instance, so --screen shot FTW! (with alt text, ofc)
NGL I kinda love how it turned out.
text describing an action scene: Metal shrieks, scraping across a worn wood floor. A chair tips back on two legs as it is pushed violently away from the table, then falls over with a clatter. The table crashes after it a second later. The low-hanging bare light bulb, struck in passing, swings wildly on its cord, strobing glare and shadow over the stained walls of the small, cold room. The walls shake, then the floor: once, twice, and then a last, final thump. Keys rattle. Shackles fall to the floor in a cascade of rusty chain and bloodied cuffs. The door hinges squeal, and the handle crunches against concrete as it crashes open. Dust rises from the cracks between the floorboards, shaking with every receding impact down the hall. Silence falls. The light flickers, then fails. In the distance, in the darkness, alarms howl.
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