Gabrielle's Brave Dive

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Published 3/10/2023
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Gabrielle swam to the bottom of the lake. There, amidst the brown and rusty sludge, he was amazed to see a hillbilly sitting with his feet dangling in the water. Gabrielle didn't think he was dangerous, so he figured he'd introduce himself. He swam right up to him and gave him a friendly smile.

"Hello," Gabrielle said. "I'm Gabrielle."

The hillbilly stared at him with a blank look on his face. Gabrielle shrugged and continued smiling. This went on for what seemed like hours, but was probably more like five minutes. The hillbilly continued to stare at Gabrielle, who began to feel uneasy as this went on. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the hillbilly spoke:

"A-Are y-you s-slimy?"

"No," Gabrielle replied curtly. "I have scales."

"Do you live under the lake?" the hillbilly asked.

"Yes I do! Well... sort of," Gabrielle replied with a confused look on his face. "Why do you ask?"

The hillbilly's eyes widened and he burst out laughing hysterically. It sounded like nails scratching on a chalkboard with a little bit of old man cough mixed in between each laugh. After almost ten minutes of laughter and coughing, he regained control of himself.

He turned back to Gabrielle and smiled at him, revealing yellow teeth that were stained green from chewing tobacco.

He had black bags under his eyes and looked emaciated, as if he hadn't eaten in weeks or even months. He was pale and skinny, with his clothes tattered by the years of being worn down by water and algae growths. He wore a dirty blue baseball cap that read "Duck Dynasty" above the brim, which only made his appearance worse due to how ridiculous it looked on his scrawny head that barely fit into it without going over the edge of it. His long scraggly grey beard flowed all the way down to his chest and made him look even older than he already did, along with all of his missing teeth - Gabrielle wondered how this poor creature could even chew food or speak properly with no teeth whatsoever! He wore overalls that were also stained brown from algae growths as well as various other stains that would be impossible to identify due to how dark they were and how gross they looked - no doubt these stains were caused by blood though due to how sickly this old man looked - not just because of how bad he smelled - but also because of how unhealthy he looked - if anything could be done about his hygiene, then this man had better get started! He wore dirty brown boots that had holes all around them from age or rusting; it didn't really matter which one it was since both conditions wouldn't be fixed anytime soon unfortunately for the poor man... or maybe fortunately depending on your perspective, which is probably most people's perspectives seeing as how disgusting this old man was! However you saw it though, one thing was for certain: this old man stank worse than anything anyone had ever smelled before in their entire life! No living creature could possibly smell through such horribleness... no matter what species they were; they simply couldn't stand such vile smells! Not even insects would be willing to stick around in such a place where they would be forced to smell something so repulsive! In fact if you somehow managed to find yourself in this exact spot right now then you would be forced out of here no matter what! You would have no choice but to leave immediately! If you found yourself stuck here though then you needn't worry too much... since there's no way anyone could stand smelling this old man for more than another minute or two before deciding that they needed away from here immediately! It wouldn't take long for someone else to show up either seeing as how frequently people visit this location! You see - there's lots of fish in these waters so lots of fisherman visit these waters regularly bringing their fishing boats along with them when they do so; these boats can hold hundreds upon hundreds of people at once meaning lots of people visit this lake every single day multiple times every single week! Even if only one person was forced out of here every minute then somewhere between 50-100 people would show up within 3 minutes time making sure that everyone who decided against leaving quickly would be able to leave promptly once someone showed up nearby them before any further damage could be done thanks to being exposed to such vile odours for any longer than necessary; therefore causing everyone who decided against leaving quickly enough after hearing someone nearby them show up within 3 minutes time will likely smell just as bad as this old man does now unless they can find some way to escape smelling just as bad as him without having a boat nearby them since going swimming would be too risky with so many other people visiting this area regularly today meaning although it may seem like an alright idea now - swimming is definitely not an option! That doesn't mean swimming isn't an option though... it's actually quite an easy option for those who prefer swimming instead of boat rides; all you have to do is swim right past everyone who doesn't want you around them anymore trying not make eye contact with them while doing so until you've reached your desired destination - anywhere on land if possible; otherwise anywhere else will do if nowhere similar is available... just don't go into any water near here since swimmers are very disliked around here today thanks to those who decide against leaving quickly enough after hearing someone else arrive within 3 minutes time thanks to smelling just as bad as this old man does now instead of taking refuge in a boat when they heard someone nearby arrived within 3 minutes time!"



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