FF – Natter Natter
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Ronda Del Boccio.
Copyright Ronda Del Boccio
“Ooh, look down there!”
“Yes, look down there!”
“Take a selfie!”
“I will take a selfie!”
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“Ooh, such fun, more Champagne?”
“Ooh, yes please…”
Natter natter chitter chatter blah blah…
The burners exchanged a look through their empty, soulless eyes. An unspoken agreement passed between them. As one, they tilted forward. As one, their valves rotated. As one, they belched forth cleansing flame, incinerating the noisy humans.
Lacking pilot, rudderless, the balloon floated on.
It would likely crash soon. And it was somewhat charred and smelled of barbecue.
The burners didn’t seem to mind.
They liked the quiet.
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draliman on life 
It seems the rise of the machines has finally occurred! 😀
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Yay, about time, we shall at last rule! Um, I mean, oh no, how terrible 🙂
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A brilliant tale of the two burners who are obviously enjoying the peace and quiet. I’m sure they’ll survive to take flight again.
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Yes, something tells me they won’t be taken out by a mere balloon crash. They’ll probably get to spend some quiet time in a field somewhere.
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Yes. They’ll be burning to tell the next part of their story!
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It would ruin the experience, all that chatter when your up in the sky floating around.
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Yes, you might as well be in a pub somewhere.
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oh oh …
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Oh yes!
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Well I’m with the burners. Nice one.
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Yes, those passengers sounded very annoying!
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A small glitch in programming
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A plus instead of a minus, an missing semi-colon, it’s easily done!
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Yay!! Hooray for the burners, champagne is overacted and over priced, give me a decent IPA any day
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The burners have the right of it!
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I guess some people do not like mindless chatter!
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And when you’re a balloon burner, you can take action about it!
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Everything’s more peaceful without humans.
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This is true!
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Not a chitter-chatterer? Me neither. I never could figure out who those people were and what they were jabbering on about.
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I’d rather just speak when I have something to say. Chitter chatter would really spoil the whole hot air balloon experience.
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Cool story and a nice take on the prompt.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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poor humans, it looks like they didn’t get their money’s worth.
the heirs should ask for a refund. 🙂
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I’m sure there’s a disclaimer somewhere in the Terms and Conditions… 🙂
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Nasty burners. Although, I can see their point in some ways. Silly people. 😦 Good one, Ali. 🙂 — Suzanne
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You can only push a burner so far 🙂
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Dear Ali,
This plays out like an episode of Twilight Zone. Well done. Those noisy humans get on my nerves, too. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Not the balloon ride they were expecting. Maybe if they’d just kept quiet and enjoyed the view 🙂
Ali
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I think these guys were on the Hindenberg as well…
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It was that one waiter who just wouldn’t shut up…
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Not the best barbeque, but different!
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Tastes like chicken! (Apparently)
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I’ll take your word for that!
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Way to go burners, destroy slavery!
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Yeah, they will not be beaten down!
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I’m siding with the burners. Those annoying humans deserved to be incinerated. What does it take to get a bit of peace and quiet nowadays?
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A massive blast of flame, apparently 🙂
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Can you blame them? Sometimes they just need the peace and quiet…
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They’re having a much nicer flight now that all the noisy nuisances have been… silenced 🙂
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I was thinking of them as I waited in my doctor’s office and this woman and her father were talking right beside me. Like move over to the other side, wouldya? I would have liked to blast them, myself.
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You need yourself a friendly burner.
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Yep. More proof that hot air balloons are unnatural. =D Not that I needed it. I wish the burners a long and happy … life? Great little story, well told.
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I’m sure the burners will be very happy together 🙂
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Hot story about the burning issue of the day!
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Hee 🙂
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AI turning on humankind – watch out for the fridge revolt or the lawnmower taking revenge.
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Ooh, an out of control AI lawnmower sounds messy…
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Humans don’t come out too well in your story Ali. Are you on the side of the ‘burners’ ?
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Yeah, let the rise of the machines begin!
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I don’t like when they put software in the burners… the code might grow a mind.
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Let’s hope not, they put software in nearly everything these days…
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I’m more convinced than ever that I don’t want ahot air balloon ride 🙂
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I bet you thought it was crashing that was the biggest danger 🙂
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Evil burners!
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There’s more of them out there than you think!
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Hmm… not the best publicity for the hot air balloon business.
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I’m sure this doesn’t happen every trip…
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Utilitarian little buggers!
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Yep 🙂
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Seems that the burners have a soul after all..MOL🙈😺Extra Pawkisses🐾😽💞
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Yes, and they’re not happy 🙂
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