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SELECT YOUR DESTINY BOOK #9 - HAUNTED MANSION MADNESS!

You throw your head back and with a mighty battle cry, you bash it into the mini-jukebox as hard as you can in a desperate attempt to make all of the pain go away, all of the noise, the Kajagoogoo, Falcor's senseless yammering, that weird whistling noise your left nostril has made ever since that time you shoved a beet up there for a dollar--all of it, even though you know that if you succeed you'll just have to start the story over and go through all that again but pick a different option next time, when you realize with some surprise that you seem to have succeeded. The jukebox is broken, cracked in half down the front, and Falcor just stares in open-mouthed awe as soup trickles, nay, pours--nay, Tropical Storm Chicken Noodle floods forth from his hairy chin in gushing rivers, sweeping up errant crumbs, bits of salt and that little ladybug running for dear life along with it, finally congealing in a gooey, moist pile on the opposite side of the table.

"I'm sorry about that," you apologize reflexively, "but it was all just--"Suddenly! You hear a noise coming from the jukebox, but it's not music! Nay, it is a scraping noise coming from within, and soon see the front of the box starting to wobble, as if something is trying to get out.

Raising a salt shaker defensively, you prepare to slam it down on whatever hellish horror emerges from within, but before you can even react, you see a tiny feathered 80s hairdo pop out of the front, followed by another, and another, until there are five teeny little figures standing on the table before you.

sssssssssssssssssssssssexy!

"Oh for fuck's sake," you mutter as you recognize British pop sensation Kajagoogoo. "How on earth did this go from bad to worse?"

Lead singer Limahl approaches you, and in a squeaky voice says "You have rescued us, fair stranger! After crossing a gypsy in a high-stakes game of Go Fish, we were cursed to dwell within that jukebox, playing whatever songs were requested of us! Surely the world has long wondered whatever became of Kajagoogoo!"

"Not really--" you begin, but Limahl ignores you, continuing: "Well, NO MORE! The world has just gotten fun again, because we're back, baby! We're back! Although we do seem a bit shorter..."

Falcor seems all-too-interested in this whole business, and you roll your eyes as he asks "If you're Kajagoogoo, and you were truly performing live every time someone played a song, how did you manage to sound just like all those other bands?"

"Did you even hear them playing any other songs?" you ask, annoyed, but you're ignored once again.

"We're just that good, baby. Just that good," Limahl responds with a wink, "shooting" Falcor with his finger gun. "But seriously, thanks for playing our song. That's like the first time we've ever gotten to play our own material, come to think of it..." he muses, scratching his chin.

"Well, no matter! Down to business! Since you rescued us from the jukebox, you get a wish. That's part of the gypsy curse. I know, I know, that doesn't make any sense, but don't ask me, I'm not the one who made the damned thing up. And you don't get no three wishes neither. We're not a fucking genie", he says, wagging his finger at you. "We're Kajagoogoo!" he exclaims, crossing his arms over his chest and smiling.

"So what'll it be, champ?" Limahl asks. "Time's a-wastin'! We've got adoring fans to go sleep with!"

You wish for:

Reader Comments

Baron Von Snugglemittens
Oct 30th, 2009, 06:06 PM
yes! I've missed these! great stuff!
With More Yes Than Ever
Oct 30th, 2009, 06:06 PM
I was hoping that we would be blessed with such awesomeness!
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Breathes Comics
Oct 30th, 2009, 08:36 PM
If I sleep in the nude, why am I wearing the same clothes I "rolled out of bed with in the morning"?
Member OfThe Pigmask Army
Oct 30th, 2009, 08:37 PM
"Doctor says he's got the diabetes, says that makes him hyperglycemic. Know what that is? Means he's got to get a lot of sugar in him all the time, or he'll get all listless and moody!"
One of the best Destiny Books so far.
Kat Kat is offline
Breathes Comics
Oct 30th, 2009, 08:39 PM
Of course there's also the issue of why I have toiletries when I didn't pack.

I'm still loving this. It doesn't need to make sense.
The Claw of Justice
Oct 30th, 2009, 10:28 PM
Just finished it...I haven't laughed this hard in a looooong time. Great work, guys!

Now I feel bad about my meat lips.
Funky Dynamite
Oct 30th, 2009, 10:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kat View Post
If I sleep in the nude, why am I wearing the same clothes I "rolled out of bed with in the morning"?
Two words: birthday suit.

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Of course there's also the issue of why I have toiletries when I didn't pack.
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Member OfThe Pigmask Army
Oct 30th, 2009, 11:37 PM
Wait a second, when you go back to your room after killing that monster, is that ghost from the "A Christmas Carol" movie starring Albert Finney as Scrooge called "Scrooge"?
I think it was a musical. My family watches it every year.
"GET OVER HERE, YOU WEIRD LITTLE MAN!"
I hate this hacker crap!
Oct 31st, 2009, 12:26 AM
Haven't had time to get through my entire adventure yet, but it is amazing. Great job guys.
Space Cowboy
Oct 31st, 2009, 07:47 AM
I would like to propose that the sentence "He flails wildly about as you punch him in the hump." is one of the funniest things I've ever read. Kudos to you guys.
King of the Monsters
Nov 1st, 2009, 01:14 AM
what? no choice that ends with you getting your nuts destroyed??? :P

kidding aside, awesome work.
Almighty Samfucius
Nov 1st, 2009, 11:56 PM
I really hate to be a wet blanket, but as an actual type 1 diabetic, I'd just like to point out that too much insulin is the cause of a diabetic seizure, not at all the solution. The solution to hypoglycemia (what causes a seizure) is more sugar, and the way to deal with a seizure in progress is to give the person a glucagon shot, which is quite distinctive from an insulin shot.
The Goddamned Batman
Nov 2nd, 2009, 06:45 PM
You know that this story is supposed to be funny, full of teh jokes, and in no way educational or based on true events, right?
Funky Dynamite
Nov 3rd, 2009, 03:47 PM
I was just glad I could spell "diabetes" correctly after years of hearing those commercials with Wilford Brimley.
Forum Virgin
Nov 8th, 2009, 12:45 PM
so, is there a good ending? I think I went through all the choices and never saw one that I would think of as a happy ending for player.

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