The Smiling Pen Item in Hanzelot | World Anvil

The Smiling Pen

The happiest invention of the century!


This item is the crown jewel that Elwin wears as the King of The Smiling Tribe
Elwin hired the smarter inventors to come up with a unique product that could help him to expand happiness and as consequence, his bank account. Songs, meditation, posters and even clothing or home decorations weren't enough. The members of the tribe demanded more, and Elwin wanted to fulfil their needs
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The first 100 members to buy The Smiling Pen would get another one for half the price! Call now!


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The purpose of The Smiling Pen is to prevent the user to express their sad thoughts. When a person writes with this kind of pen, any negative word is detected and transformed in a positive drawing. The goal is to make the user of the pen stare at a happy face, and every member of The Smiling Tribe knows that the only possible reaction to that is a smile. Then the sad thoughts are forgotten in a sea of cheerful faces. The sadder the words the people write, the bigger the smile they get.




I use mine all the time. I write one hundred pages every day and I always get that blessed smiley face!


This writing tool is very expensive, and it's not included in the monthly subscription. Members of the tribe must pay extra (much extra) to get one. The good news is that The Smiling Pen comes in different designs, sizes and colors, and it's possible to choose the happy face the pen is going to display instead of those sad and negative words.



My digital version made me happier than ever!


For even more variety, Elwin created also a digital version of The Smiling Pen with the same effect but allows the user to pick more positive drawings, and it has the advantage to not run out of ink. Members are very keen to this new version because it's cheaper ad more durable. Of course, there are still those who enjoys repressing their negativity in an old-fashioned way.
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The Smiling Tribe doesn't take responsibility for any misuse the user could possibly fathom.
Thank you for purchasing The Smiling Pen. Be Happy!

Find your happiness with The Smiling Tribe

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Jul 10, 2021 08:30

The happiest invention of the century indeed! :D   I love all of this - the dystopic cheerfulness of it all, details like how they have to pay more, and how it just messes with people is amazing. This is such a fun, creative take on the prompt :D


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Jul 13, 2021 16:56 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

That's a very interesting item, though I was not sure how to take it since I don't know your world very well :p Q's comment reassure me that I did get the cult and dystopian vibes correctly XD All those extra cheerful smiley faces look creepy now...

Jul 13, 2021 21:54 by JRR Jara

Thank you, Amélie! I had fun with this article. And yes, those smiley emojis are super creepy! If you want to know more about my world, I have this introductory article

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Aug 5, 2021 20:34 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Nope, do not like. Do not want. Keep those pens and your creepy cult away from me, Elwin!   I like the spoiler note about misuse. XD

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