This is my entry with a short story that I just wrote...
Max and Timmy have been friends since high school and are neighbors, though they didn’t go to the same college but still liked to hang out sometimes. One day, Timmy suddenly said, “Let’s go to the mall; it has been ages since I last went there.”
Max felt the same and replied, “Sure, let's go.”
So, both friends went to the mall without any second thoughts. While roaming the mall for a few hours, they were both dehydrated and wanted to get a drink. “I want a drink,” said Max. Timmy replied, “Let's go to the court to see what we can have.”
The 7th floor is the food court. Max had an excellent milkshake the last time they were here and was looking for that same stall. But nope, it's nowhere to be seen.
Timmy – I don’t think that stall is here anymore
Max – yeah, I was looking forward to that drink.
Timmy – let's get something else. Look, there are a few new shops selling something new called boba.
Max – ehhh? Boba? First time I heard about that! Do you think it's going to be good?
Timmy - we won't know unless we try it, right?
Max – yeah, sure.
At the boba stall, they both wondered for a while and later on, at the cashier's suggestion, they ordered the special item – TEA BOBA…
Max – Are these little balls boba?
Timmy – sure looks like it. And the straws seem wide enough to suck it up along with the drinks… let's try it.
They both tasted it and pondered for a while, thinking what to say about the drink.
Max – okay, the drink is delicious, but the boba is weird. They are stiff but soft at the same time. I don’t know how to feel about this.
Timmy – really? I liked it. It's good. This might be my next favorite drink from now.
The conversation about boba ended there for them that day. But the boba bomb was set in motion. A delivery truck arrived three days later to drop some things off for Timmy. But he was not home, and Max volunteered to keep it for him. When the delivery man asked where to set it down, Max was confused a bit. Wondering how big it is, as he asks where to set it down. Then he saw…… it's one of those big boxes [2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet], and it was heavy. After the delivery man left, Max called and told Timmy that his big box was there.
Later that evening, when Timmy arrived to collect his box, Max asked, “So what is it?”
Timmy replied, “Boba,” with a big smile.
Max – are you saying that the big box is full of boba?
Timmy – [with a wide grin on his face] YES…
Max – you ordered a lifetime's worth of boba? You are hooked!!
Timmy – lifetime? My calculations say it won't last six months. :D
Max was stunned to see his friend in that state of addiction. And pondered that Timmy might not eat anything besides boba if that keeps up.
Since that day, every time Timmy and Max met, there was a boba drink in Timmy's hand. Within two weeks, Timmy looked like he had gained considerable weight. Not seeing the effect, Max went to Timmy's mom to make her stop her son. But what's this… She was also enjoying boba along with Timmy's older sister and brother… Their house was a den of boba addicts.
Two and half months after the first big box of boba arrived, another delivery of 2 boxes worth of boba was delivered. After a day of the delivery, a guy asked who ordered boba on a commercial scale in this small town. He asked if they were running any business from the residential area.
Understanding what was happening, the guy said, “Sir, ma’am, I would like to request you to cut down on boba consumption as consuming too much will lead to health complications.”
Timmy replied, “Dude, mind your own business,” and ate more boba. That was the last time Max saw Timmy, as Max had to go away for a while. After three months, when Max returned, he was shocked as he saw Timmy and his family had gained much weight and were having boba tea or drinks related to boba all the time and averaging 7-8 drinks a day.
And talking with Timmy, he understood that Timmy has somewhat of a boba fetish now.
Max – we need to talk.
Timmy – sure about what?
Max – boba!
Timmy – Oh! YES YES. Do you know how many types of boba are out there? FIVE… wanna try some? Let's go to my place. I have all of them…
This was the moment Max knew he F-ed up…
And I'm all finished! (Hooray~) This was my first time participating in a MAl event, I'm glad it was this fun! Thank you to everyone that drew with me~
I got inspired by the Capsule corp capsules from Dragon Ball, that was made in the MAL Bunkasai Japan Party, and figured that I would create a case for the Capsule Corp capsules.
I chose the prompt "Special-Tea Boba".
How does this relate to the prompt? Since this task relates to being creative, I came up with the conclusion that one of the figurrative capsules in this case has lunch in it, including boba tea :)
Here's the STL link if anyone wants to use the same 3D print.
In a bustling corner, where the city lights meet,
There's a Bobarista named Boba Fett, so unique.
In the heart of the town, his cafe does stand,
With a Special-Tea Boba in his skilled hand.
From Tatooine to Endor, they come from afar,
For a taste of Boba Fett's special tea star.
In his cafe, the Force is strong and true,
Where tapioca and tea blend in a cosmic brew.
I went with the prompt A. Wanted to do it with the paint app but I was struggling so decided to do it old school with markers hahaha and even then it's not great at all. To integrate something anime related I went with a little Pikachu hanging onto the straw.
I thought that my boy Toshiro would probably like some boba ice cream in the summer heat just how he loves shaved ice.
But some of the little balls are against him.
I decided to write a short story. Hope you enjoy! (:
Today is the most exciting day ever. I finally get to go see all the bubbles! I can’t wait to jump, splash and play! I’ve been awake since 5 am waiting for my mom to come wake me up. It’s almost time!
“Dear, it’s time to wake up-”, my mom says as she opens my bedroom door.
“Ready!” I reply before she can even finish her sentence.
“Wow, you’re up bright and early”, she smiles as she pats my head.
Backpack at the ready, I rush out of my room and head to the kitchen.
“Hey, no running!” she yells, but I’m way too fast and am already downstairs.
I grab my favorite chocolate cereal, pour it in a bowl, add milk and start chomping. I am devouring this cereal like a real boss.
“Eat slower honey you’re gonna choke”, my mother says as she finally walks into the kitchen.
“I’m done with breakfast! Can we go now?” I ask my mom.
She laughs and tells me to get in the car, she will be right there after she makes herself a coffee. I run to the car as fast as possible, which is like, super fast because I am the fastest person in my 3rd grade class. I can picture it already. Once I get to my mom’s work it’ll be incredible. First I’ll grab a bubble beam, and start sniping all the bubble monsters. Pa-wow, shoosh, pew pew pew. Then after I’m finished destroying all the enemies I’ll head to the bubble zone. A mega pit filled with giant bubbles that suffocate you if you get too close. I’ll avoid them with my ninja skills. Woosh.
“Ready?” my mom asks as she gets into the car.
“Hell yeah!” I shout.
My mom always talks about the bubbles. She says there are all sorts of different kinds at her work. Minis, crystals, poppers and tapyoki. I know tapyokis, those are the octopus balls my mom forces me to eat saying it’s a traditional Japanese dish. No way I’m eating those. Those evil octopus bubbles shall be the first to witness my power as I destroy them!
“I’m glad you’ll finally be able to see me working. One day you’ll be the one responsible for the shop”, my mom tells me as she drives.
“No way! That’s so cool!” I tell her absolutely shocked. I’ll be in charge of something so important?
“Of course, you know, this shop has been passed down for-”.
My first day on the job and I’m already taking over? I’ll be the head captain in charge of all the troops? Well of course that makes sense, I’m always one of the best in P.E., why didn’t I think of this before?
“Here we are.” My mother says as she parks the car.
First things first I need my bubble beam to defend myself, a big one with more damage. A blue one preferably. As soon as my mom finishes unlocking the door it will be a free-for-all battle, we shall fight man to bubble until only one of us is left stand-.
“What’s wrong honey?” My mom asks.
“But, where are all the monsters?” I ask my mom.
“What do you mean monsters sweetie?”
“The bubble monsters! The bubble beams! The bubble pit of imminent death and doom!”
“Bubble monsters..?”
“Yes! The evil tapyokis!”
My mom stares at me for a bit. Oh no, the bubble monsters must be controlling her, I need to help her right away.
Then she starts laughing at me.
“What’s so funny? This is a life or death situation!” I tell my mom.
She walks away into the back.
“Mom! Where are you going?” I yell after her.
“Wait right there, I’ll be out in a bit”, she tells me from the back.
What could she be making back there? Maybe she finally understood and is making my bubble beam? Hell yeah!
“Here you go, one Tapioca Bubble Tea.” She tells me as she hands be a brown cup with black balls at the bottom.
“What is this?” I ask her confused.
“This is what your mom does. We call this “bubble tea”. It’s a drink with different kinds of bubbles or pearls that people enjoy drinking!” She tells me.
…
“Honey? Are you okay? She asks.
…
I take a sip from the bubble tea.
…
I feel my face heat up.
“Well then, let’s get to bubble making! There is no time like the present.” I declare.
“Yes sir.” My mom says as she smiles and puts an arm around my shoulder as we walk into the kitchen.
Thanks for participating!
SwiggySep 24, 2023 1:02 AM
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