This is a new thread for The Oldest Game. The rules are the same as the old version.
Each poster must attempt to defeat or delay the event of the previous post.
1st Poster
I am the cupcake on the kitchen counter.
2nd Poster
I am the slippery knife that ruins the cupcake on the kitchen counter.
3rd Poster
I am the flex-o-grip handle that prevents the slippery knife from falling out of the baker's grip.
4th Poster
I am the corporate cutbacks that force the manufacturers to use cheaper materials, sabotaging the flex-o-grip handle.
5th Poster
I am the teenager that accuses her father the CEO of profiteering, thus preventing the corporate cutbacks.
6th Poster
I am the cupcake that placates the teenager so that she does not pick a fight.
And so on like that.
Here's one to start with:
I am the fire that burns at the center of camp.