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​“I QUIT!”

The idea of this story is about putting characters with strong comedic stereotypical identities into a situation that we consider serious yet mundane in our ordinary lives

Story

A pirate wrecked his ship while out at sea and the only way to get back home with his parrot and his booty is by taking a plane. It is his first time flying so he doesn’t know all the airport security rules yet.

He puts his parrot cage and treasure box in the bin and thinks he is ready to walk through the detector. BEEP, a long and harsh sound is emitted by the metal detector that he had just squished through (it was too small for his broad shoulders).

A little old man, the TSA agent, walks up to him, angrily pointing at the forbidden item list on the wall, and asks him to take off all his dangerous weapons, including his hook and peg leg, to be examined again. BEEP, the metal detector goes off again. The agent pulls him aside with an annoyed face and scans him manually. Nothing obvious was found, but the detector wand indicates there is something in the pirate’s mouth. The pirate sheepishly opens his mouth and shows his golden teeth. The old man sighs and points toward the exit without looking, ”You may leave now.” he says. BEEP, the sound is triggered again, this time from behind the pirate. The pirate and the agent turn around to see a cowboy riding on a goofy horse attempting to trot through security. The cowboy tips their hat at the agent in a greeting. The agent gives up, exasperated. He throws his hat on to the ground and stomps on it while yelling: “I QUIT!” This leaves the confused pirate and the cowboy standing together, watching the TSA agent as he storms out.

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