02-04-2021, 01:18 PM | #1 |
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WEEK NINE CONTENDERS MATCH: MASTER ROCK 4-3 vs BROKENHAL0 2-1 ROCK WINS
AOWL Season IX WEEK NINE
VERSES DUE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 8th @11:59PM EST @Adverse @brokenhal0 Line min: 10 Max: 60 Rules:http://www.netcees.org/showthread.php?t=145451[/b] Topic: |
02-06-2021, 11:25 PM | #2 |
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"Begin today!'' That's all the note said as ''Tina'' woke up with the cold sweats is your door locked? Go check she sleeps naked but her soles wet 3rd time this week a random notes left she felt it was time to notify police what kinda of contriving creep will sneak inside her bedroom twice to peek must be someone battling demon ghost that would leave such notes There was no indication from where they came for who or may was it a threat who's to say vibes change as a pigeon landed on the window panes her tight brains pulsating like migraines but ''Times Saved'' hand written in bright paint Had it been meant for someone else? who would have to audacity to break in and touch my shelf Now Tina's wide awake she put's on her sneakers and gets startled by a hiding snake it escaped under the door how could it find its way looking around the room her minds a haze off meds for 5 days I can't call mom she says the things I say sound like im loosing screws sideways For a moment, she thought it was a message from gran'pa lou he smelled like a zoo before he died of the flu said honey go follow your dreams guidance is truth but ultimately she decided it was easier to ignore time while it flew fighting with dudes delicate tyrant but her mind is abused as she crumpled up the letters and threw them away you herd the muffle of a stalkers silent chuckle soothe in decay You know that tingly feeling you get on the back of your neck like a lines being stepped it hides in your breath I want to lie in her flesh just another creep hiding instead touching myself watching her rising from bed tina wasn't like other girls always tired and depressed when talking with her it's like Im fighting the stress like untying a knot of wires in a hoarders mess that's what you get when you place your heart in a hornets nest we only talk for a few minutes sometimes it's less behind a register or behind a desk silent cry's for sex she would never think the love I hides obsessed one day she will bear my children form is blessed You know I don't believe in sixth senses but I sneak in her room every night and place six letters the stalkers test... Last edited by brokenhal0; 02-08-2021 at 05:51 AM. |
02-09-2021, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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As far back as I could remember in a flash I was struck by the splendor
daydreaming my fantasy, I began speaking them into existence to render my thoughts captured by the screen, I'm mesmerized by the scenes wishing upon stars for this dream at night, I lie in my bed I'm envisioning how can a princess blossom into a queen as this child I all I wanted flashing lights, paparazzi, and the sound of fan's screams the spark began to ring when my age was 5 when I began to sing my family would gather around with their cameras snapping pics and videoing my song and dance, me in my tutu and butterfly wings, through performing I love the attention that it brings the desire to be heard through the karaoke machine the nagging feeling to be famous went on until I was thirteen when a man suddenly after my school performance a woman in a dark suit and dark glasses handed me and my family a card and asked, "Would you like to be seen?" My mother asked, "Excuse me?", the woman replied, "Let me rephrase what I mean. Our team believes your daughter could be a star we could tell by her gleam. Her performance got and standing ovation unlike we have ever seen." I was absolutely thrilled, "Please Mom, please Mom!" I beggingly shrilled "Why not," she said, I'm shocked in disbelief this can't be? but this was the beginning of when my soul started to peel I wanted fame and fortune to be part of the industry but I didn't know what it would reveal I signed a contract not knowing what was concealed my body is now a product, a sex symbol to entertain the toll it takes my spirit begins to drain the devil of the industry wants to swallow my soul I feel empty inside they're pulling my strings to control paparazzi track my every move and the tabloids I can't avoid but now every part of me is in a void I need a break I can even stand to look at my face now they worship and praise me as their idol on a pedestal I'm placed take your light off me the tears and soul burst I need to pull back the curtain in reverse my emotions are and self-esteem are being cursed I can't walk down the street without dogs trying to rip my flesh when I meet I wish I could pull back the light and shade myself from the street escaping the fire that chars the entirety of my peace
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02-12-2021, 08:20 AM | #4 |
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I love the topic. There’s so many ways I could have potentially taken this one, img initial instincts would be around finding who this female is and why she would be placed in the spotlight (seemingly against her will). Who could that be? Is she someone first entering the picture, or is she someone making a tearful exit? It could be either, or even both, but whichever storyline I opted for - it would first depend on me establishing who this character was and fleshing out her backstory. There is plenty to play with in terms of the lighting and her otherwise dark environment. I think I would have gone to town on this one. The more metaphorical approach of Brokenhal0 could lend itself well to this one, but Master Rock has shown his own storytelling sagas can prove a match for anyone also with an idea like this presenting itself. Let’s see how you guys fared...
Brokenhal0: You always seem to post first in your battles, kudos to you on that sir. I see you. The shorter lined flow and rhymes scheme made this very easily digestible and a breeze to whizz through for me, making a something 40+ lines feel half it’s actual length. It’s no easy task. The mechanics driving it forward helped in that regard, and added a show of your technical proficiency which I enjoy. The ominous ending felt left open to an upcoming second chapter you had in mind, a sort of polarising ending yet with a resolution that this character wasn’t yet done - he was indeed just getting started. I liked that a whole lot. Congrats bro. Master Rock: I think opting for a storytelling verse against Hal0 is a good tactical move, creating a clear distinction between the both of you and showing you’re capable of something we haven’t seen from him before (yet). It also plays to your strengths well, in my opinion, with a full bodied variety of both storytelling prowess coupled with shorter lined flow and implied rhythmic cadence. I like it a lot. I think you’ve both had chances to shine in recent weeks and took that to your advantage, each of you, the verse also had a personal quality to it with a lot of you invested in this on a personal level (or at least that’s what I divulged from it) and I definitely felt that. This one is actually one of the closer battles for me (personally) this week, the two of you opting for very different approaches to the topic and making this a style contrast - but styles are what make fights. This one certainly wasn’t a blow-out by any means and it took me a few reads to finally make a decision on it, but in the end I felt myself handing this to Master Rock in a close one - largely due to the storytelling elements and emotion expressed inside the narrative framework. Nice battle, fellas! Last edited by Diablo; 02-12-2021 at 03:47 PM. |
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Vote: Master Rock I have Rock taking this one with a more well rounded verse. Halo's verse had better rhyming but the story wasn't as polished and the topic connection felt tangential.
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02-15-2021, 09:32 PM | #6 |
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I had mixed feelings about the shorter lines you brought this week, I may have been a bigger fan if the multis were better connected. They were easily digestible so to speak, bite size sentences. But in reality I feel like you lost a lot of content because of this. I also feel like you took a couple of steps back this week as compared to the high quality verses we’d seen from you your last two outings. The narrative in the first half seemed to run in circles and the rhymes weren’t solid. I think your second half was pretty good and you did some stuff I was a fan of but ultimately this was one of your weaker verses of the season. Did like this bit “ You know that tingly feeling you get on the back of your neck like a lines being stepped it hides in your breath I want to lie in her flesh just another creep hiding instead touching myself watching her rising from bed tina wasn't like other girls always tired and depressed when talking with her it's like Im fighting the stress like untying a knot of wires in a hoarders mess that's what you get when you place your heart in a hornets nest” Master Rock: Your topic approach was simple in my eyes, I thought Hal0 had a deeper thought process here. You kind of took the picture at face value, but at the forefront of things like the Britney Spears documentary that just came out and people ACTUALLY starting to view celebrities as mortal beings with emotions. I think it was a simple premise but it was effective. I liked the rhyming and I liked the kind of childhood/nostalgic images it provoked like a little girl trying their absolute best to be a star from the home performances in tutus and onwards. This was a great read as far as imagery goes and just really resonated with me. To be honest Rock had a better rounded verse this week through and through V/Rock |
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