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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:34 am

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/No corrections to be made in the previous post.

Staggering towards the source of the buzzing, Mr B. rummaged through a pile of clothes next to the bed. He wasn't even sure if any of it was his. Fingers finally closing around something plastic, he scooped it up and blearily peered at the screen. On it, was a text message that read only thus:

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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 2:18 am

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I did not find any problems with the text above.

As Mr.B. stumbled towards the window, tripping over furniture and avoiding broken glass, random wild guesses blasted past in his mind. The blinding, shining, light of the sun hit his eyes, as he forced himself to focus on the dark figures standing outside, waiting for him patiently.
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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:11 am

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squidhead wrote:I did not find any problems with the text above.

As Mr.B. stumbled towards the window, tripping over furniture and avoiding broken glass, random wild guesses blasted past in his mind. The blinding, shining, light of the sun hit his eyes, as he forced himself to focus on the dark figures standing outside, waiting for him patiently.


corrected wrote:As Mr.B. stumbled towards the window tripping over furniture and avoiding broken glass, random wild guesses blasted past in his mind. The blinding, shining light of the sun hit his eyes, as he forced himself to focus on the dark figures standing outside waiting for him patiently.
Overuse of commas make sentence pauses overwhelming and should be used sparingly. Light is the subject and adjectives should be separated from each other but not from their subjects. Again, more overuse of commas. As a general rule, compound sentences should only use commas when fully separated as independent clauses. Fragmented clauses should use commas, but only if the sentence fragment can be left out with no change in meaning.


Mr. B rushed to the bureau to see his gun was not with its holster and gasped in frustration. A flashback of the night before reminded him how he arrived here and what his purpose was. He rushed through the door to the hallway, only to be stopped in his tracks by what was standing just behind the door.
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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:23 am

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strop wrote:The first sentence does end with a preposition; I did say I'd tolerate it but the phrasing can nonetheless be optimised. Furthermore, the prose can be made a little punchier with the elimination of a bit of redundancy, so I'll make a suggestion below:

Mr. B woke up in a hotel room. He didn't even remember checking in.
Last night must have been wild. But as Mr B. had absolutely no recollection of any of it, he started to search the room for clues.


wow just a couple of words changed and it sounds way more story-ish.. thx a lot :)

also, if you can't find anything wrong with the post(s) before you, no need to explicitly say it. :)
continuing on....

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Being still badly hungover, it seems that his brain just refuses to recall anything from last night.
doubtfully, he finally decides to ask "i'm really sorry but, do i know you? and what happened here?"
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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:50 am

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koolkei wrote:Being still badly hungover, it seems that his brain just refuses to recall anything from last night.
doubtfully, he finally decides to ask "i'm really sorry but, do i know you? and what happened here?"


Still being hungover, it seems that his brain just refuses to recall anything from last night.
Doubtfully, he finally decides to ask, "I'm really sorry, but do I know you, and what happened here?"

Badly should be poor or not used at all. Serious, debilitating, unforgiving, and relentless would be good substitutes for badly in this sentence, but are really unnecessary. The second half of the sentence also could use structural changes, but I really don't have a good suggestion for it. "I" should always be capitalized and quotes should always be separated by a comma in a mixed sentence. On a side note, KUDOS! Most native English speakers put the ending punctuation, a question mark in this case, outside the quotations. They should always be included inside, or a comma should be used to indicate a separation before the ending quotation mark. Regarding the same sentence, they should be included as a single sentence, or two stand alone sentences. "And" is not a proper sentence beginning.


The tall, slender figure in the doorway speaks in a husky voice. "The darkness will overcome you." It appears to be feminine, but Mr. B could not be absolutely positive, as the figure disappears into the shadows as if it were never there.
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Mr. B. then proceeded to try to call the figure back. "Hey, who are you, get back here!" he exclaimed.
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cpufreak101 wrote:Mr. B. then proceeded to try to call the figure back. "Hey, who are you, get back here!" he exclaimed.

I think that phrase has "too many words in it" and I suggest the following correction:
Mr B called the figure back, "Hey! who are you? Get back here!"


But there was no response or action returned.
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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:11 am

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"But there was no response or action returned."
It doesn't sound that well to me... i think something like this would work better:
"But there wasn't any response" Action isn't exactly needed here.

Mr.B, slowly retreated in his bedroom, making sure no one was around him. As soon as he locked the door behind him, he rushed towards his cellphone and tried to call 911, but the screen went black and a satellite map with two flashing red spots appeared. "Now what?" He sighed.

EDIT: I fixed my plot issues.
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Post Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:44 am

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Sillyworld wrote:
cpufreak101 wrote:But there was no response or action returned.


But... Nobody came.

:lol:

Just kidding. This post has nothing to do with the ongoing story and is not a correction (though I suggest a sentence like that should be as brief as possible for maximum impact).
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strop wrote:
Sillyworld wrote:But there was no response or action returned.
But... Nobody came [...] I suggest a sentence like that should be as brief as possible for maximum impact.

Actually, I took that line from a Song (Windowpane by Opeth) and I always wondered if it was correct, it sounds a little odd, but I think it sounds almost... poetic.Anyways, back to the story:


Suddenly, he was lightheaded from the confussion and the fear of having a panic attack, like the ones he used to have when he was only a child. Mr. B. just let himself fall to the floor and went into some kind of sleep. It's just the hangover... I just need... to lay down for a moment...
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Post Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:41 am

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Sillyworld wrote:Suddenly, he felt lightheaded from the confusion and the fear of having a panic attack, like the ones he used to have when he was only a child. Mr. B. just let himself fall to the floor and went into some kind of sleep. "It's just the hangover... I just need... to lay down for a moment..." He said to himself


I am guessing



Anyways

"You are pathetic" - he heard through a thick layer of half-consciousness. "Get the hell up, a little poison never killed anybody!" - the voice continued. "But mooooooooom" - Mr.B. replied sarcasically. "The SWAT team will breach this door in approximately 60 seconds! You need to get up right now and get out through the window" - the voice commanded. Mr B. Opened his eyes to find he is alone in the room, sound of rushing footsteps could be heard from downstairs.
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Post Sat Feb 20, 2016 5:29 am

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adding to squidhead fixes. i think the word 'only' was unecessary
Sillyworld wrote:Suddenly, he felt lightheaded from the confusion and the fear of having a panic attack, like the ones he used to have when he was a child. Mr. B. just let himself fall to the floor and went into some kind of sleep. "It's just the hangover... I just need... to lay down for a moment..." He said to himself


squidhead wrote:"You are pathetic" - he heard through a thick layer of half-consciousness. "Get the hell up, a little poison never killed anybody!" - the voice continued. "But mooooooooom" - Mr.B. replied sarcastically. "The SWAT team will breach this door in approximately 60 seconds! You need to get up right now and get out through the window" - the voice commanded. Mr B. Opened his eyes to find he is alone in the room, sound of rushing footsteps could be heard from downstairs.


this part
"You are pathetic" - he heard through a thick layer of half-consciousness.

i feel like something's not quite right, but i don't know what or how to fix it

"wowowowowow, WTF is happening, or happened last night?" Mr.B said, while grabbing the bare minimum clothes, phone and wallet in a panicked state.
"sh*t sh*t sh*t sh*t, gotta go fast" he said, while running towards the window, hoping he would find some way out.


i've learned more english in these 2 pages than my whole middle school years O_O
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[quote="koolkei"]
"wowowowowow, WTF is happening, or happened last night?" Mr.B said, while grabbing the bare minimum clothes, phone and wallet in a panicked state.
"sh*t sh*t sh*t sh*t, gotta go fast" he said, while running towards the window, hoping he would find some way out.

you forgot to capitalize the first words of the sentences

Mr. B. then opened the window. He jumped out and found himself on a fire escape ten stories up.
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"There he is" he heard a shout from down below. Looking down Mr.B saw a couple of police officers climbing same fire escape he was on. The only way to go was up.
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Post Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:27 am

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squidhead wrote:"There he is" he heard a shout from down below. Looking down Mr.B saw a couple of police officers climbing same fire escape he was on. The only way to go was up.


For continuity's sake, I would have added a dash between the quote and "he". A comma should be placed after "down". There should be a space in "Mr. B."

Mr. B continued climbing until nearly reaching the roof of the building. He decided to attempt to hold off the police by throwing his shoe at the pursuing police officer. Before he could remove the shoe, Mr. B lost his grip on the rung of the ladder. He tumbled down, hitting the officer. He was now hanging onto the officer's leg for dear life.
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