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Definitely more frightening than the xenomorph. The Suff will suck you in and dessicate you.

There's no place that's safe from that monster.

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The xenomorph you can shoot, The Suff... well I have no idea how you combat such a beast.

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you have to lure them to the dry cleaner?

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😂 perhaps that's the end to 'The Suff - The Musical'.

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Yes! Like Barber of Seville but with steam cleaning

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Great vibe on this scifi edition. *happyapplausewithmaracas

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Thank you!

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Woah, terrifying! I had enough time to like the characters and then they were gone 😭 !

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Thank you so much! I enjoyed writing this crew too but they weren't ready for the Suff... I don't know if anyone is.

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Suffice to say, the Suff is not sentimental.

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I'm glad somebody's keeping the Suff legend alive!

Also, I did a double take when I saw the title of this story. I published a story with the same title earlier this year, oddly enough.

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Thank you!

You did! Very much enjoyed your 'The Derelict'. I was going to title it 'The Suff' again but that would have caused confusion and 'The Suff in Space' on its own sounds like a musical 😂

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A musical Suff. I bet someone will run with that idea. 😝

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I hope so 🤣

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did someone say Musical?

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Hey, it's a good title if we both used it, right?

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Indeed! The word 'derelict' has a hefty feel that evokes atmosphere, does a lot of heavy lifting for the reader's imagination I think.

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That it does. And there are few things creepier than an abandoned ship, just floating there silently and waiting to be discovered.

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Reminds me that one of the earliest horror films I watched was Ghost Ship from 2002. That was terrifying to 10/11 year old me and I think the only other horrors I had seen were The Thing and Alien.

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