Sometimes I use “deadpan” as a verb. “Of course,” the witch deadpanned. “I have a dozen of them. In my trunk.” (I think splitting the sentence may help.)
I tried that one too. The problem I felt while reading it is that it… breaks up the humor? Like a THIS IS A JOKE sign?
Well, if people keep getting lost on the way to the joke, a sign might be useful.
If you do rewrite it, “said sensibly” might work better than “deadpanned”.
Sometimes I use “deadpan” as a verb. “Of course,” the witch deadpanned. “I have a dozen of them. In my trunk.” (I think splitting the sentence may help.)
I tried that one too. The problem I felt while reading it is that it… breaks up the humor? Like a THIS IS A JOKE sign?
Well, if people keep getting lost on the way to the joke, a sign might be useful.
If you do rewrite it, “said sensibly” might work better than “deadpanned”.