| 8-Bit Theater | |
| Episode 230 | |
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| Next time anyone yells something stupid, just hit the ground. | |
| The Cycle of Senseless Violence | |
| Date Published | Saturday December 28th, 2002 |
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In this episode, half the cast learns to tackle problems head on. When will they ever learn?
Cast Appearing[]
Settings[]
- The interior of Bikke's ship.
- The open sea
- A future site for a crater some distance outside of Pravoka
Script[]
| A minute ago, in the ship's cargo hold... | |
| Thief | I can't believe we're headed to Elfland. I haven't yet completed my mission. |
| Close up of Thief looking introspective next to an even closer-up of his boots. | |
| Thief | I suppose it would have come out eventually that I am Elven. Lord knows these shoes weren't fooling anybody. |
| Thief | (Zoom far out) Elfland is as good as place as any to tell them. At least if they react... violently there, the city guard will make short work of them. |
| Thief | But if my true identity were to be known... Perhaps I will be able to remain incognito during out stay. |
| Thief | After all, they don't need to know who I am and it may even be in their best interests to remain ignorant of the real truth. |
| Thief | (Zoom far out) Ah, the sacrifices I make for the sake of this team. I hope they appreciate what I do for them. |
| Black Mage | (Offscreen) BOATDOKEN! |
| Thief | What the fu-- |
| Scene immediately switches to White Mage looking pensive on a black background | |
| White Mage | It's a real shame that both of our organizations require their members to take an oath of poverty. |
| Pan out a bit to show that White Mage is standing atop Black Belt's backside as the latter paddles their way across the sea | |
| White Mage | We really could have used some cash to rent a boat. |
| Black Belt | Burble! |
| White Mage | (Looking down at her bodyguard) Yes, I'm sure they went this way. If you weren't such a slow swimmer, we would have reached them by now. |
| White Mage | (Zoom far out) Wait, I see something up ahead. A bright, all encompassing light. And it's growing. |
| The two are blown out of the water with a resounding KAFOOM! by the aftershock of a bolt of light streaking by. | |
| Scene immediately switches to a zoomed out Bikke the Pirate, wandering about a black background | |
| Bikke | Yar har har. Not only did I bilk Garland out of his gold and kill me pirates before they
could have any of it... |
| Black Mage's blast lands next to Bikke and sets off yet another mushroom-plume of fire. | |
| Bikke | (Blasting off) ...oh. |