ext_84495 ([identity profile] kb9vcn.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 31_days2016-06-10 09:00 pm

[10-Jun-2016] [Metall/u/rgy] My Name Is Mud Run

Title: My Name Is Mud Run
Prompt: 10-Jun-2016 "by land or water, girl, get outta town"
Based on: Metall/u/rgy
Characters: Tungsten, Aluminum, you-know-who
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: None.

Tungsten had taken an early lead in a 5K "mud-run" event. But then, Aluminum suddenly ran past her as if her life depended on it.

What is that idiot doing? Tungsten thought. She might have passed me, but there's no way she can win if she doesn't pace herself—

A vaguely Mercury-shaped lump of mud suddenly passed her as well. "AAAALLLLLLLLIIIIEEEEEEEE!!" it cried. "LET ME LOVE YOU!!"

Now I understand, Tungsten thought, and I Ain't Even Mad. I might have fallen into third place behind Mercury, but I'd rather have a clinically-insane meteorologist turned mud-monster LEADING me than CHASING me.