The charmingly-named redditor “hairyhaggis” started a thread earlier today in r/gaming that would make many an MFA instructor swell with pride: “Describe a game from the point of view of one of its NPCs. Every else has to guess what game and NPC.” His example: [I] “Go on adventure with robot dog and mute who stares at my boobs.” The answer is Alyx Vance from Half-Life 2. 

While hairyhaggis’ example might have been inelegant, it has led to some truly epic descriptions. My favorite:

[–]Rodal888 7 points1 hour ago

Everyday I get smacked around. Day in day out my two captors continue to harrass me and knock me from left to right. Sometimes one of them misses a punch and that is my one chance to get a moment of peace, only for them to continue where they had stopped … left … BAM … right … BAM … left …