Midnight Pals: the power of story (Patreon)

Elon Musk: eyyy stephano kingMusk: we besta friends ey?Stephen King: goshdarn it elon leave me alone!Musk: eyyy i aska da grok to draw a picture of us togetherKing:

King: maybe i'm looking at this all wrongKing: i mean we're all story tellers, right?King: maybe we could use the awesome power of story telling to help change elon!Kurt Vonnegut: soKing: don't bring me down, kurt, i'm cooking here!

King: think about it!King: elon's been stealing america's moneyKing: but maybe, through the awesome power of story telling, we could reach elon and get him to understand that stealing is wrong!

King: think about it! we could teach elon that stealing is bad!Barker: so how old exactly is elonKing: yeah hardy har har very funny cliveKing: but seriously maybe nobody ever told himPoe: that is possible, he is south african after all

King: okay elon we're gonna tell some special stories for you tonightKing: but you have to be quietKing: no disruptionsMusk: no disruptiano??King: yesKing: can you do that for meMusk: mama mia itsa gonna be hard!!

King: first, philip k dick is going to warn us about the perils of the cyberpunk surveillance stateKing: then as a closer, the guy who wrote the novelization of that story's movie adaptationKing: piers anthonyPiers Anthony: guys check it OUTAnthony: this chick has THREE boobs

Piers Anthony: guys!!! THREE boobs!Anthony: that's so wildAnthony: i mean, most women only have twoAnthony: not even angela could argue with thatAngela Carter: don't even bring me into thisEdward Lee: bro three boobs is a wasteLee: i only got two hands, bro!

Eric Raglin: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of antifa splatterpunkMusk: mama mia!!!!Musk: this issa a crime

Raglin: now we all know that cops are greatRaglin: they're just awesome, we love themRaglin: we would never suggest that they changeRaglin: but what some of these stories are askingRaglin: is what if cops were bad?

Cynthia Gomez: what if a racist cop was haunted by a vision of his victimGordon B White: what if cops had a gas that made you go crazyPatrick Barb: what if cops were actual pigs

Barb: what ifBarb: one day the cops were all "oh you wanna call us pigs?"Barb: "well then we're gonna start wearing actual rotting pig carcasses"Barb: "how you like that?"Barb: "maybe you should have thought about OUR feelings"Barb: "really, we feel bullied"

Raglin: ok so my story asks you to imagineRaglin: what if the scandinavian black metal scene was infiltrated by nazi punksRaglin: wild, i know, but stick with meRaglin: see, this is what's so great about speculative fictionRaglin: it can make the most outlandish premise seem plausible

Raglin: so i was at this bar and suddenly they have bands like Achtung Yankee Schweinhund! and The Fourteenword Follies performingRaglin: and i'm… wait a minute, there's something bothering me about this place…Raglin: I know!! this nazi bar has no fire exit!