Good lines, the first line is to go after the "He stood up and looked out of the window" line :-) By the way I really do like you next line, I'll chose the next line at the end of the week.
The only other thing to be eligible is to resteem the post.
To be honest, I've had the idea of writing a novel or short story one line at a time, by different people to see what happens, I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out of it.
Actually it dose work although i am not sure about doing it with steemits system may take some thought..... me @Kathieletalis , @suzannemarsico67 and a couple others have been doing it for years on facebook and the story is still going ... its a good hobby and fun...... it also gives us good ideas and keeps the creative juices flowing .... the interaction the twists it all assists us in developing writing skills... writing on the fly...not knowing what the other person is going to write... keeps it exciting.
Good points, to be honest, it is just a bit of fun,. I haven't written any fiction since In was at college, I might enter a paragraph :-)
And then someone can hardfork the story on their own when they don't like where its going :D!
But surely my optimism and naivety will protect me against such a tragic event ;-)