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"The Drunk Boys" so far:
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Summary: Chandler is an alcohlic who finds out his wife has been having an affair with each of his three alcoholic friends. One of his friends reveals that he is going to run off with Chandler's wife, but Chandler soon finds out that nothing about this marital breakup is going to be that simple.
What? How interesting? You want the details of how the readership has influenced the story so far? Well! Here you go!
Chapter 1: Alcoholic Chandler Yoning parties with his three alcoholic friends (Cameron, Josh, and Juanele) and discovers that all of them have had an affair with his wife. You decide to have Chandler pee on their heads in revenge.
Chapter 2: Drunk, Chandler takes revenge by peeing on his passed-out friend's (Cameron) head. Josh and Juanele wake up and grab him. You decide that Chandler should explain himself.
Chapter 3: A fight ensues and Chandler is thrown out after stabbing Cameron. Still drunk, he drives off into the night. You decide that he shall go back to the city in time for his Psychiatry appointment.
Chapter 4: Still drunk, Chandler wakes up the next morning and finds himself outside the apartment of his new psychiatrist, the attractive Pamela Betancourt. You decide the conversation should focus on his relationship with Cameron.
Chapter 5: Still quite drunk, Chandler has a very strange discussion with Dr. Betancourt, avoiding telling her much of anything from the previous night. He goes back to his car and finds a mysterious note from Cameron. He wants to meet and talk about Alicia. You decide Chandler will meet Cameron at University Bridge.
Chapter 6: Drinking to stay drunk, Chandler joyrides to the meeting location. Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia are running away together, and that Chandler will never see them again. He then shows Chandler a surprise, an abandoned baby girl Cameron felt guilty about leaving to die. He surprises Chandler again by knocking him out with the butt of his gun. Now the baby is Chandler's problem. Doing what You feel is right, Chandler takes the baby with him.
Chapter 7: Still drunk but sobering, Chandler gets the baby (who he named Wilbur) some food, diapers, and deals with his father on the phone, who is forcing him to see Dr. Betancourt in exchange for helping him out financially. He returns to his apartment to find it empty. No Alicia. She packed up and left. No goodbye. He calls Juanele, who offers to help with Wilbur). You take it.
Chapter 8: Sobering, Chandler arrives at Juanele's house with Wilbur. He drinks some more and lays out on Juanele's couch. Falls asleep. You decide that Chandler quits drinking a week later. END OF ACT 1.
Chapter 9: He talks to Dr. Betancourt, again telling her nothing he wouldn't want his father to know since he knows she reports to him. Later, he talks to Juanele, who has grown very attached to Wilbur, perhaps because he lost his chance to be a father when his wife died in childbirth. Then... he arrives home and breaks down, crying. Alicia hasn't called in the past week. Chandler can't help it. He calls her cell phone, only to discover it lying under his bed. He panics, suddenly worrying that Alicia is in danger. You decide that Chandler needs to get Wilbur from Juanele and figure this mess out.
Chapter 10: Chandler continues to call Cameron using Alicia's phone to no answer. He arrives at Juanele's house with the intent of taking Wilbur off his hands. To his surprise, Juanele reacts with anger and tries to block him. In the end, Chandler is triumphant, taking Wilbur and all the baby care supplies.
Chandler decides to go to Cameron's apartment building as a logical place to start his search for Alicia and he. He is then called and taunted by Cameron, especially after breaking into the apartment and realizing he hasn't lived there for months. He begs Cameron to stop messing with him. Cryptically, Cameron tells Chandler he and Alicia have moved to Florida. Suddenly, he hears an Escalade roar and accelerate.Chandler has a hunch the driver was Cameron, checking up on him. You decide to chase down the Escalade and confirm his suspicion.
Chapter 11: It wasn't Cameron, just some black kid. Aw well, at least he left his gun. Chandler gets a call from Cameron, who explains that he and Alicia have gone ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA! Cameron won't let Chandler speak to his wife. That's not suspicious! Chandler determines he needs to find his wife. You decide the best way for him to do that is to.... hitchhike... Jeez, you guys. Hitchhike with a baby?
Oi vez.
Chapter 12: Chandler needs some supplies before trekking across the country, most of them baby-related because well, if you're going to hitchhike with a baby, you better be prepared. Before he leaves his apartment, he faints. When he wakes up, he finds a gash on his head and blood on the corner of the table. You decide he should he should just put a bandage on it.
Chapter 13: Chandler and Wilbur get a ride from a nice man name Ed Jablonski, who immediately notices that Chandler bleeding from his head (due to the gash that you knuckleheads decided that he wouldn't get stitched) You come to your senses and let Ed drive Chandler to the hospital.
Chapter 14: Chandler gets stitched, spending all his money. Ed drops him off at a truck stop. You decide he needs to get some cash before he gets involved with his new driver, a trucker who might be named Darilis. Oh, also Josh calls him to talk to him about what the hell he thinks he's doing.
Chapter 15: Chandler realizes he might not have convinced his new driver that he is Wil's father and not a kidnapper. You decide to let Darilis keep driving him instead of try to escape.