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|featuring = The Noodle Man | |featuring = The Noodle Man | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Hollywood]], [[1960]] | ||
|writer = Plum Pudding | |writer = Plum Pudding | ||
|editor = Aristide Twain | |editor = Aristide Twain | ||
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|next2 = The Adventures of Talbot, Interdimensional Dogtective - Part 8 (short story) | |next2 = The Adventures of Talbot, Interdimensional Dogtective - Part 8 (short story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninth story in [[Arcbeatle Press]]'s [[2024 (releases)|2024]] [[April Fools' Day]] anthology ''[[The Noodle Incident (anthology)|The Noodle Incident]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninth story in [[Arcbeatle Press]]'s [[2024 (releases)|2024]] [[April Fools' Day]] anthology ''[[The Noodle Incident (anthology)|The Noodle Incident]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to be | In [[Hollywood]] in [[1960]], [[Marilyn Monroe]] gets up after taking [[barbiturate]]s and notices a translucent skeleton at the end of her bed; [[Auteur]], who advises her to stop making her film ''[[Let's Make Love]]'', which he says does not exist. He disappears. Marilyn ignores him and goes to the studio, sleeping on a [[couch]] before beginning filming despite believing the film could be a "career-killer". | ||
However, she notices something is wrong; a [[Crewman (Auteur License)|crewman]] says to her that the title of the film is ''[[Pasta in Paris]]''. She asks to speak to a [[director]], who happens to be [[the Noodle Man]]. He explains that the film is a commercial for a "[[noodle]] product", a can of [[Chicken Auteur Soup]] which yells to let him go. He makes a [[Stagehand (Auteur License)|stagehand]] consume the contents of a can; the stagehand finds that its entire contents are [[bone]], causing him to lose all of his [[teeth]] and his [[carotid artery]] to burst. The Noodle Man eats [[Stagehand 2 (Auteur License)|another stagehand]] whole. Marilyn storms off the set. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
'' | * [[Marilyn Monroe]] | ||
* [[Auteur]] | |||
* [[Woman (Auteur License)|Woman]] | |||
* [[Crewman (Auteur License)|Crewman]] | |||
* [[The Noodle Man]] | |||
* [[Stagehand (Auteur License)|Stagehand]] | |||
* [[Stagehand 2 (Auteur License)|Stagehand 2]] | |||
=== Mentioned only === | |||
* [[Marilyn Monroe's ex-husband]] | |||
* [[Marilyn Monroe's ex-husband's wife]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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[[Category:The Noodle Incident short stories]] | [[Category:The Noodle Incident short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Auteur short stories]] | [[Category:Auteur short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:06, 9 November 2024
Auteur License was the ninth story in Arcbeatle Press's 2024 April Fools' Day anthology The Noodle Incident.
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In Hollywood in 1960, Marilyn Monroe gets up after taking barbiturates and notices a translucent skeleton at the end of her bed; Auteur, who advises her to stop making her film Let's Make Love, which he says does not exist. He disappears. Marilyn ignores him and goes to the studio, sleeping on a couch before beginning filming despite believing the film could be a "career-killer".
However, she notices something is wrong; a crewman says to her that the title of the film is Pasta in Paris. She asks to speak to a director, who happens to be the Noodle Man. He explains that the film is a commercial for a "noodle product", a can of Chicken Auteur Soup which yells to let him go. He makes a stagehand consume the contents of a can; the stagehand finds that its entire contents are bone, causing him to lose all of his teeth and his carotid artery to burst. The Noodle Man eats another stagehand whole. Marilyn storms off the set.
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