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The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: K Date: January 25, 2016, 5:15 am
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Just to clarify, I've never actually encountered the frog
in-game. So this is just a speculative short story. Enjoy!
Being a frog is hard in Fallen London. Despite the fact that
there are plenty of frost-moths to feed off and the marshes of
Fallen London are just perfect for amphibian life, there are
simply too many predators for there to be a free feed at any
time of day. As a result, the frogs of Fallen London must be
sure to take to the most extreme of caution when leaving their
frog dens in the marshes. Darting their tongues out to catch a
frost-moth may leave them dangling helplessly by their tongue in
a frog-trap the next moment. Sorrow-spiders are also a dangerous
from of prey, for they live in massive nests and it’s hard
to catch them off guard.
The Zee-monsters will eat them on sight if they venture too far
out of the marshes. The rats of Fallen London, particularly the
Rattus Faber- also known as the L.B.s – are known for
hunting the frog population on various occasions. The L.B.s can
often kill a dozen at a time during their raids on the marshes,
using their dynamites and pickaxes to fight against the frogs.
The large rats that live in the marshes are renowned for eating
frogs whole.
But perhaps the worst of all is the Londoners themselves, or
rather a particular group of them. The rooftop-urchins often
hunt for frogs if there are not enough pickings for the day. The
scientists are constantly requiring new samples of frogs for
dissection, despite the fact that they already have live people
for use; but then again, not everyone is capable of lying very
still while a pair of tweezers are poking around their
innards…
Rumor has it that frog is a delicacy among the tomb-colonists.
Frog legs fried in fresh sauce and whatnot. Some say that Mr
Wines adds frog blood to his wines for the extra
‘kick’. Others say that the rat-catchers and
anarchists use frogs for target practice. Mudlarkers can
sometimes find frogs washed upon the shores of the Stolen River
and end up taking them home for frog broth or selling them to
others; such as Mr Wines and the urchins.
“Ah… What’s this then?” A fairly rounded
zailor asked his companion.
His companion knelt down as studied the object.
“It’s one of them blasted frogs again.”
“Well,” the round zailor said, belching as the
effects of wine reached his mouth, “get it off the d_ _m
ship. The cargo mustn’t be tampered with.”
His companion stood up to his full height and aimed a kick at
the frog, sending it sailing over the gunwale and overboard,
only to be snatched out of the air by a zee-monster.
#Post#: 47213--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: Neamhain Blackmailer Date: January 26, 2016, 7:35 pm
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Sounds like a good system for population control. Frog legs are
pretty alright.
Will there be more?
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: Tux Date: January 26, 2016, 7:43 pm
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Ooooooo.....ouch.
Good way of conveying the idea the idea.
*Applause*
#Post#: 47243--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: ButterFire Date: January 27, 2016, 12:34 am
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What do you know?
K00 can write fiction... :D
Shame we can't say the same about Karin over here... ::)
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: K Date: January 27, 2016, 4:43 am
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[quote author=Neamhain Blackmailer
link=topic=273.msg47213#msg47213 date=1453858510]
Sounds like a good system for population control. Frog legs are
pretty alright.
Will there be more?
[/quote]
You sound like you've tried them before.
It's alright, yes. I just didn't eat more than a bite because of
how spicy the dish was...
I hope I can get more out...
But no guarantees.
[quote author=Crown Prince Paladin Tux
link=topic=273.msg47216#msg47216 date=1453859002]
Ooooooo.....ouch.
Good way of conveying the idea the idea.
*Applause*
[/quote]
Zee-monsters...
They're terrifying!
[quote author=Jo0 Marion 'ButterFire'
link=topic=273.msg47243#msg47243 date=1453876457]
What do you know?
K00 can write fiction... :D
Shame we can't say the same about Karin over here... ::)
[/quote]
Thanks.
And Karin has written some good stories. One is here on
Inrazimad in fact.
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: Neamhain Blackmailer Date: January 27, 2016, 3:24 pm
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I have had frog legs before. A wrestler made me some.
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: ButterFire Date: January 29, 2016, 5:13 am
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[quote author=K00 the Sane link=topic=273.msg47257#msg47257
date=1453891437]
Thanks.
And Karin has written some good stories. One is here on
Inrazimad in fact.
[/quote]
Is there?
Well I'd love to see it...
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: K Date: January 30, 2016, 2:16 am
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[quote author=Neamhain Blackmailer
link=topic=273.msg47267#msg47267 date=1453929855]
I have had frog legs before. A wrestler made me some.
[/quote]
Ah...
Interesting...
[quote author=Jo0 Marion 'ButterFire'
link=topic=273.msg47335#msg47335 date=1454066008]
[quote author=K00 the Sane link=topic=273.msg47257#msg47257
date=1453891437]
Thanks.
And Karin has written some good stories. One is here on
Inrazimad in fact.
[/quote]
Is there?
Well I'd love to see it...
[/quote]
Aye. It's call 'Cinnamon the Fire Owl'
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: Neamhain Blackmailer Date: January 30, 2016, 9:30 am
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He got the frog from a rich druggie's pond.
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Re: The Frogs of Fallen London - Fallen London Fanfiction
By: Tux Date: January 30, 2016, 6:45 pm
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I did a community project on frogs once. I decided it would be a
good idea to make people feel sympathetic for them, if I showed
them a small frog, all dried up like a sultana. I make at least
3 people retch.
:)
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