Another Game
- This topic has 4 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 21 years, 10 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Note: I know your probably all sick of hearing about this, but the picture I posted about in Lexx General forum inspired this quickie fantasy story. It’s complete.
ANOTHER GAME
Yang: He has made his move. He always looks so confident when he glides like that. Look at the way he plants that sharp sword. Always strutting around like he owns the place. Yet I love that confidence,
belonging no matter where he goes. It makes me stand straighter and take notice when he comes into the room. I can feel the energy of the warm night pulsing in my body. It’s more than just my blood pumping or a mental alertness, it’s my soul flying high and feeling free. Even though the sky is soft and misty under the crescent moon, the ground and the things around me are sharp and clear. I feel like running, dancing, or doing cartwheels. But I won’t, I have to wait for my turn to make my move. Why do I feel more alive when I see his serious face?Ying: I’ve moved. It feels grand to find a new place and find I still belong. I always make sure I belong where ever I go.
She’s watching me. She doesn’t want me to know it, but she is. I can see the life twinkling in her eyes bubbling over to the point where I can feel it. Life, here is life. How I would love to share in that
life. I want to drink it, bathe in it, [i]wallow[/i] in it with her. I want my soul to fly beyond the bounderies of this earth with her. She can bring that to me, I know it.She wants to make a move so bad, she’s fidgeting. I think the more I stand still, the more she fidgets. I’m enjoying this. I wonder if she knows how I want her too.
Yang: Look at that beautiful, sturdy horse, a loyal companion that asks only to be loved.
A bird has flown to the sky and has taken my imagination with him. If I close my eyes, I can imagine how the bird sees us, moving around each other, daring one another to come over then moving away shyly if we get too close. We must seem a silly pair.
Ying: What is she looking at? Ah, the bird. I prefer the sturdy castle with it’s loyal walls. A wind that would crush the bird can
only tickle the castle.If she doesn’t move soon, I’m going to fall asleep on this floor. It’s such a nice floor. I can see myself in it. I wonder if I spin my sword, would it pit the tile? I’ll tap it, see what it sounds like.
Yang: Ah, what was that? Oh, he is tapping his sword on the floor. He must be getting impatient. Good, he notices me. I guess it’s time to make my move.
Ying: She is graceful the way she moves. I love watching her lift her dress to move.
(Yang is ready to make her move. Ying looks up and they notice each other’s faces for the first time. They are shocked that the
reflections on the floor are not the faces they see. The dark Ying posseses Yang’s face and the light Yang posseses Ying’s face. They scurry away forgetting who they are to begin the slow progress towards each other again.)[ 09-04-2002: Message edited by: Praxilla ]
[url=http://www.pixiport.com/Cgi-Bin/PixiDetail.pl?IMAGE=Gallery-C/GC12-15.jpg&LINK=GALLERY-C12.htm&CAP=]Pixiport Photography[/url][ 09-04-2002: Message edited by: Praxilla ]
I can guess that the title was inspired by LEXX “The Game” but was the story as well? I haven’t seen it.
It’s interesting, I didn’t look at the pic until after I finished reading it (wonderful pic that), and so I read into it certain connotations that may not be completely warranted (I didn’t think immediately of chess). For instance, I thought his sword was a euphemism for his… and well, the “Look at that beautiful, sturdy horse, a loyal companion that asks only to be loved” I thought was a little on the kinky side. 😉 But while I may have been hasty in assuming that it was overt sexual innuendo, there is a wonderfully poetic sexual tension to the story that is quite beautiful — the pic makes the story much clearer.
Very nice story! Thanks!
Reading your story reminded me of the classical Chinese poems I read in Poetry class at uni..
BTW, have you seen Ingmar Bergman’s [i]The Seventh Seal[/i]?
Intresting narrative to a great picture. Thanks for sharing the story with us and bringing the picture to our attention.
[quote=”Logan”]I can guess that the title was inspired by LEXX “The Game” but was the story as well? I haven’t seen it.[/quote]
The story was inspired by the picture. The balance of everything in the picture made me think of the yin/yang balance. You have a man/woman, a flying beast, a ground beast, the black, the white, the peaceful/the warring. The movement and the sturdy. When I saw the picture, I wondered… what kind of story would be behind such a thing? It begged for a story. 😀
[quote=”Logan”]It’s interesting, I didn’t look at the pic until after I finished reading it (wonderful pic that), and so I read into it certain connotations that may not be completely warranted (I didn’t think immediately of chess). For instance, I thought his sword was a euphemism for his… and well, the “Look at that beautiful, sturdy horse, a loyal companion that asks only to be loved” I thought was a little on the kinky side. 😉 But while I may have been hasty in assuming that it was overt sexual innuendo, there is a wonderfully poetic sexual tension to the story that is quite beautiful — the pic makes the story much clearer.
[/quote]I think you need to get laid. 😛
Seriously, a relationship between the two players seemed ideal. I did put tension in it on purpose. The two seemed to exude that in the picture for me. It was meant to be a physical and of the mind kind of tension. The games people play in relationships on a daily basis. But if it’s admiration, sexual, flirting or good harmless fun… it’s up to the reader.
The horse is in a running pose. Have you ever been near a finishing line during a horse race? It’s breath taking, truly beautiful. The ground shakes, you can feel the hooves rumble by and it’s gone in a flash. A running horse is a powerful thing. I wanted to express that.
Also, once I fell off a gentle mare. *smack* right into the stickers. Head woozy, a little shaken up, I turned to lead her back to the paddock. Her nose nudged my arm, like she was asking me if I was OK. It was really sweet, like she felt guilty [b]I[/b] fell off. That’s where the loyal comes from.
[quote=”Logan”]
Very nice story! Thanks!Reading your story reminded me of the classical Chinese poems I read in Poetry class at uni..
BTW, have you seen Ingmar Bergman’s [i]The Seventh Seal[/i]?[/quote]
No, haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard of it. What year was it made? Chinese poems, huh? Cool. I’ll have to check that out sometime.
Thank you Frey and logan for your comments.
Thank you for [i]your[/i] response Praxilla, you’ve really put everything in perspective. From this story, and your other magnificent story, I can tell that you’re a true writer; you have a real talent with words and expression. Please submit more stories here, I’d love to read them.
Now please excuse me if I get a bit silly at the moment, silliness is what I’m talented at.
[quote=”Praxilla”]I think you need to get laid. :P[/quote]
I think you’re right, but at least I did get [color=orange]lei[/color]ed the last time I was in Hawaii (bad pun).
[quote=”Praxilla”]Seriously, a relationship between the two players seemed ideal. I did put tension in it on purpose. The two seemed to exude that in the picture for me. It was meant to be a physical and of the mind kind of tension. The games people play in relationships on a daily basis. But if it’s admiration, sexual, flirting or good harmless fun… it’s up to the reader.[/quote]
I much prefer stories where the author is gracious enough to leave a lot of the interpretation up to the reader. A certain ambiguity even is good. Stories should, ideally, spark the reader’s imagination in the most creative of ways — it takes talent to do that. And at the same time you have offered a vivid description that is commendable — my initial interpretation may have been a bit off, but through your descriptive prowess, your images were magnificently recreated in my head.
[quote=”Praxilla”]The horse is in a running pose. Have you ever been near a finishing line during a horse race? It’s breath taking, truly beautiful. The ground shakes, you can feel the hooves rumble by and it’s gone in a flash. A running horse is a powerful thing. I wanted to express that.
Also, once I fell off a gentle mare. *smack* right into the stickers. Head woozy, a little shaken up, I turned to lead her back to the paddock. Her nose nudged my arm, like she was asking me if I was OK. It was really sweet, like she felt guilty [b]I[/b] fell off. That’s where the loyal comes from.[/quote]
I love horses, watching them at the track, riding them. I have a real equine affinity. In fact, I have a certain physical attribute that may be likened to a horse — too bad it’s my face! 😛
-Logan
P.S. [url=http://www.uu.edu/org/lyceum/filmfest/seventh.htm]The Seventh Seal[/url] was made in 1956, and the only reason I really mentioned it was because it has a chess game — between a knight who’s been in the Crusades and Death, and because it has a certain lyrical quality that is ever so slightly reminiscent of your story. Of course chess has been a common motif in many films and stories — the ultimate game of strategy (and more) can be used as a superb allegorical device. For instance, in [i]The Prisoner[/i] episode, [url=http://www.mwstaffo.com/tv/prisoner/prisep11.html]Checkmate[/url] , where The Village has a giant chess set with people as pieces. Ah, who are the pawns, and who are the players?
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.