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Panther1945 . A middle-School student visiting a diorama of the 1939 World's Fair faces a world of challenge when his miniature gaming figures come to life.
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Warp War 2019: Part One: Prelude
By: DankeDonuts
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“Everybody off!” Coach Anders barked as he stepped off the bus. “Don’t doddle!”
“How could we ‘doddle’?” Eleven-year-old Alex Berman asked the kid seated beside him. His unkempt mass of black hair bounced in union with his shrug. “The bus just parked! We haven't had time to ‘doddle’!” The class hadn't even gotten into the museum yet and he already felt like he was doing something wrong.
Jake scoffed. “Well, he is the Gym teacher. Which pretty much means he’s being paid to be an asshole.”
“That’s enough, Mr. Haas.” Came a voice from behind. Mr. Kadner from Art Class. “Only warning.” Neither boy said anything else as they joined the line of students funneling out of the vehicle. But they did share a laugh. And Jake checked his hair was still in place. It was brown, swept back at the top and short on the sides, and typically flawless.
Alex and his friend disembarked to see the Middleton Museum Of Culture looking back at them. Tall and grey and silver. A semi-orderly line of fifth-graders on their way in, chaperoned by numerous teachers and volunteer parents (none of them Alex’s, fortunately). Donnie was lingering at the front to the bus, waiting for them. Buzzing with excitement from his cropped blonde hair to his fading sneakers. “This place is so cool!” he grinned, siding up next to Jake. “My family goes to all the displays they put on. Last’s year, they had a showing of all these costumes and props from sci-fi movies! I never knew the classic StarQuest uniforms were so detailed!”
“How did people ever live without HDTV?” Jake’s hazel eyes rolled. “Come to think of it, one of my shows drops this weekend. Maybe I’ll skip school on Monday. Binge the whole season in one go.”
“TV can wait,” Alex snuffed. “I just want this field trip to be over so we can go to Brett’s place and set up some Warp War matches. I’ve got some new units painted up that I want to try out.” He hefted up his backpack. Which was loaded not so much with books but rather 300-some points with of a Vel’Adrini assault force. He knew without being told that his companions had their own armies waiting in their own packs. Ready to battle the moment they were free of school for the weekend.
“You’re here to learn,” chided Anders from the front of the line of children. “Not play with your toys.”
Inside the MMOC, past a number of animated posters for upcoming displays -- half of which Donnie was already proudly set on going to -- They came to the entry proper. A large banner above double doors declaring the theme of this season’s display. The reason the kids were all here.
THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: WORLD’S FAIRS FROM 1819 TO 2019 IN DIORAMA FORM
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Warp War 2019: Part One: Prelude
By: DankeDonuts
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/dankedonuts/
“Everybody off!” Coach Anders barked as he stepped off the bus. “Don’t doddle!”
“How could we ‘doddle’?” Eleven-year-old Alex Berman asked the kid seated beside him. His unkempt mass of black hair bounced in union with his shrug. “The bus just parked! We haven't had time to ‘doddle’!” The class hadn't even gotten into the museum yet and he already felt like he was doing something wrong.
Jake scoffed. “Well, he is the Gym teacher. Which pretty much means he’s being paid to be an asshole.”
“That’s enough, Mr. Haas.” Came a voice from behind. Mr. Kadner from Art Class. “Only warning.” Neither boy said anything else as they joined the line of students funneling out of the vehicle. But they did share a laugh. And Jake checked his hair was still in place. It was brown, swept back at the top and short on the sides, and typically flawless.
Alex and his friend disembarked to see the Middleton Museum Of Culture looking back at them. Tall and grey and silver. A semi-orderly line of fifth-graders on their way in, chaperoned by numerous teachers and volunteer parents (none of them Alex’s, fortunately). Donnie was lingering at the front to the bus, waiting for them. Buzzing with excitement from his cropped blonde hair to his fading sneakers. “This place is so cool!” he grinned, siding up next to Jake. “My family goes to all the displays they put on. Last’s year, they had a showing of all these costumes and props from sci-fi movies! I never knew the classic StarQuest uniforms were so detailed!”
“How did people ever live without HDTV?” Jake’s hazel eyes rolled. “Come to think of it, one of my shows drops this weekend. Maybe I’ll skip school on Monday. Binge the whole season in one go.”
“TV can wait,” Alex snuffed. “I just want this field trip to be over so we can go to Brett’s place and set up some Warp War matches. I’ve got some new units painted up that I want to try out.” He hefted up his backpack. Which was loaded not so much with books but rather 300-some points with of a Vel’Adrini assault force. He knew without being told that his companions had their own armies waiting in their own packs. Ready to battle the moment they were free of school for the weekend.
“You’re here to learn,” chided Anders from the front of the line of children. “Not play with your toys.”
Inside the MMOC, past a number of animated posters for upcoming displays -- half of which Donnie was already proudly set on going to -- They came to the entry proper. A large banner above double doors declaring the theme of this season’s display. The reason the kids were all here.
THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: WORLD’S FAIRS FROM 1819 TO 2019 IN DIORAMA FORM
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