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It was an old fashioned slingshot, made from a couple old bootlaces and a scrap of cloth that he carefully braided together to make a sling that he could fold up and shove in his pocket. For ammunition he just picked up the smooth riverstones near the bank, making sure to grab the best looking ones that were the perfect size to practice with.

He got pretty good at it too, only stopping his practice for the day once his cans were too damaged to make good targets anymore.

As an older teen he's really able to put some beans into it and, if his arcubus is out of ammo, as long as he has rocks or debris he can grab he can still punch through armor or stun large monsters without much trouble. Plus a wadded up bit of string and leather is pretty hard to find in a pat-down so he even has it with him in situations where they have to leave their weapons at the door.

One person says that Steinbeck is one of their favourite authors for prose, and then they share an example of what they would consider purple prose. It is so violetly awful that I think the poster must have written it themselves as a kind of parody of purple prose. Other people assumed the same.

But as it turns out, they are quoting from a book written by a YouTuber whose channel ia dedicated to talking about writing (namely, their own writing, which is genius, but often not comprehensible to the drooling plebs).

Naturally, I read the free sample of their book in awe and horror, and I'd like to share some screenshots with you. If you also have trouble defining or understanding what purple prose is, it's this.

'Noctilucent orbs'. Even fanfic written by a 14-year-old wouldn't dare.

I am finding much enjoyment in Sophomore year

Riz is a kid walking around like a Newsies extra that decided to be in a noir film. He thinks that handing out business cards is an efficient way to make friends in a public high school. Then he blasts the brains out of a very dangerous man who wanted to kill them, and then shoots what's left of his head three more times "just in case".