Microfic meme!

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Snagged from brutti_ma_buoni.

A. Pick 10 characters and number them 1-10
1. Darla
2. Dawn
3. Willy the Snitch
4. Oz
5. Spike
6. Buffy
7. Anya
8. Giles
9. Faith
10. Sunday

B. Write a fic of fifteen words [or less] for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers. Do NOT read the prompts before you do step A. [Um, I may have overlooked the 'or less' in mine].

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1. First Times 1,9 - Darla, Faith

One’s first taste of Slayer’s blood; the other’s first death. Not the last for either.

2. Angst 7 - Anya

No objection to payment in gold, but no appropriate drawer in the cash register. Woe!

3. AU 1, 8 - Darla, Giles

Staked: two deadly vampires. Bleeding: one Watcher, bullet wound in shoulder stanched.

Saved: his Slayer.

4. Threesome 3, 6, 9 - Willy the Snitch, Buffy, Faith

Two hot chicks beating him bloody. Bummer Ronnie Shutterbug ain’t around for the photo op.

5. Hurt/Comfort 5, 10 - Spike, Sunday

Broke, drunk, Dru-less: every man needs some consolation. Plus he fancies this Sunday bird’s hair.

6. Crack 1 - Darla

Angelus sniggered, but she recognized it for envy; he thought he should get the wings.

7. Horror 10 - Sunday

Suspense. I’m trembling! Reach out, lift the box-flap... We’re saved. No shoulder pads this time.

8. Babyfic 5,9 - Spike, Faith

One incompetent vampire dad, one Slayer not cut out for this shit. Hurry back, B.

9. Dark 2, 8 - Dawn, Giles

Another portal, another choice. Only Buffy's not here anymore, and there’s only him to choose.

10. 4, 8 Romance Oz, Giles

Guy knows music, knows the romance in a riff or one twang of a string.

11. 2, 3 Death - Dawn, Willy the Snitch

Class act, he thought, guts falling out. If I knew about this Key-thing, I’da told her.

Comments

[ms-scarletibis.livejournal.com]

Very nice.

[snickfic]

:)

[gigi-tastic.livejournal.com]

poor anya! the horror of taking gold and not having a place for it. many a shop keeper has been broken by such a situation. we need to band together to lobby for new registers! THIS ATROCITY MUST STOP! also it would be nice to have a spot for gems .
maybe tasty baked goods. what? i like to eat without paying for goodies. it makes them taste so much better.

[snickfic]

many a shop keeper has been broken by such a situation.

Yup yup. There's a certain cruel irony to it, yeah?

(I clearly took some of these prompts only mildly seriously...)

[gigi-tastic.livejournal.com]

so did i. my anya one was anya comforting giles
5. Hurt/Comfort 5, 10 – Anya Giles
"Buffy's dead. But things could be worse. We could have no money. and bunnies."

[snickfic]

Hee. Typical Anya. :)

[gigi-tastic.livejournal.com]

which is why i love her so

[(Anonymous)]

A. Pick 10 characters and number them 1-10 1. Sherlock Holmes 2. Nick Polchak 3. Bertram Wooster 4. Dexter Morgan 5. The Brain 6. Daniel 7. Daniel Jackson 8. Worf, Son of Mogh 9. Taura 10. Lady "Mara" Firebird B. Write a fic of fifteen words [or less] for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers. Do NOT read the prompts before you do step A. [Um, I may have overlooked the 'or less' in mine]. 1. First Times 1,9 Sherlock Holmes + Taura 2. Angst 7 Daniel Jackson 3. AU 1, 8 Sherlock Holmes + Worf, Son of Mogh 4. Threesome 3, 6, 9 Bertram Wooster, Daniel, Taura 5. Hurt/Comfort 5, 10 The Brain + Lady "Mara" Firebird 6. Crack 1 Sherlock Holmes 7. Horror 10 Lady "Mara" Firebird 8. Babyfic 5,9 The Brain + Taura 9. Dark 2, 8 Nick Polchak + Worf, Son of Mogh 10. 4, 8 Romance Dexter Morgan + Worf, Son of Mogh 11. 2, 3 Death Nick Polchak + Bertram Wooster ... On second thought, this is waaaaaaay too silly.

GRRR

[(Anonymous)]

Deleted my formatting!

--Ariel

[snickfic]

What? Are you kidding? I'd love to see these! Yay, crossovers! I especially love the thought of throwing Sherlock Holmes together with pretty much any of these characters. And Taura! Oh, I like Taura very much.

[(Anonymous)]

1. First Times (Sherlock Holmes + Tara)

"Dear Lord, Watson, I do not know WHAT is approaching on the stair."

2. Angst (Daniel Jackson)

The white sweater they gave me when I ascended is already starting to pill.

3. AU (Sherlock Holmes + Worf)

"You behave dishonorably. Tell what you know."
"When I have possession of all of--"
*GRRR*

4. Threesome (Bertram Wooster, Daniel, Taura)

"I barely brushed it!" Taura said, as we watched the punctured water bottle slowly soak the covers. "Praise God," said Daniel, "for granting the miracle of additional words so that I may state that I do not endorse this scenario."

5. Hurt/Comfort (The Brain + Lady "Mara" Firebird)

"Oh Brain, it was Prideful to think that--"
"I'm going to have to hurt you."

6. Crack (Sherlock Holmes)

"Holmes, you seem so crazy lately."
"Yes, Watson, because I am on crack."

(Snickfic, under no circumstances is Housemate allowed to read the following one.)

7. Horror (Lady "Mara" Firebird)

Slowly, his EV-Suit began to stand. Aching from bereavement shock, she ran to her husband.

8. Babyfic (The Brain + Taura) (I don't know what this is?)

"I wuv you, cutsey-wootsey-bwainey!"
"Madam, this tone does not become you."

9. Dark (Nick Polchak + Worf, Son of Mogh)

"What do...vermin have to do with this murder?"
Nick rolled his eyes. "Everything."

10. Romance (Dexter Morgan + Worf, Son of Mogh)

"Yes, I should give her my enemy's heart!...right?"
"Um..." Harry did NOT cover this.

11. Death (Nick Polchak + Bertram Wooster)

"...I suppose shed the old coil and what ho!"
"No, death is only the beginning."

[(Anonymous)]

Fine. Happy?

--Ariel

[snickfic]

Yes! You made my morning. Bwah! I don't know Nick Polchak (I take it he's the guy from your forensic entomology books?) or Mara, but even so I loved this to little bits. Especially everything with Worf, and the Brain, and Taura, and Bertie Wooster, and also the Threesome one...

Methinks a long and venerable future in fanfic awaits you.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Yeah, that Nick. He's fond of impromptu lectures on the wonders of decomposition. Mara is from the Firebird series.

As far as me writing fanfic--in your AU.

[snickfic]

As far as me writing fanfic--in your AU.

Yep. I so declare. Get cracking.

[(Anonymous)]

And one more from me.

1. Helen Prejean from Dead Man Walking
2. Madea
3. Guido Orefice from Life is Beautiful
4. the nameless hero from Hero
5. Karrin Murphy from Dresden Files
6. Lady Perdue from Orin
7. Abner Yokum from lil' Abner (the musical)
8. Max from Sam and Max
9. Marzipan
10. Giovanni Boccaccio

1. First Times 1,9 (Helen Prejean + Marzipan)

New Protesters Meeting
"I'm here because electric chairs waste electricity!"
"Well, now I've seen everything."

2. Angst 7 (Abner Yokum)

There ain't enough hours in the day for huntin', fishin', AND skunk trappin'.

3. AU 1, 8 (Helen Prejean + Max)

"A crying shame we let the state do our murdering for us!"
"I certainly don't!"

4. Threesome 3, 6, 9 (Guido Orefice, Lady Perdue, Marzipan)

The cheerful Italian man and the armless woman got to know each other quite better.

5. Hurt/Comfort 5, 10 (Karrin Murphy + Giovanni Boccaccio)

"I've seen too many twisted things. I scream sometimes, at night."
"Do go on." *pour*

6. Crack 1 (Helen Prejean)

"No, sir. That's one of the things that got you here in the first place."

7. Horror 10 (Giovanni Boccaccio)

The plague hit the city about then, but still no one thought to bathe.

8. Babyfic 5,9 (Karrin Murphy + Marzipan)

"I've already written a song for the baby. Carol, let's rock!"
"The position is filled."

9. Dark 2, 8 (Madea + Max)

"Who you messin' with?! Uh-uh. Ima take my earrings off now!"
"Lady! Please! Nothing else."

10.Romance 4, 8 (Nameless + Max)

"Nameless, what is this thing called love?"
"To ask questions first; shoot later, 'Lit-tle Bud-dy.'"

11. 2, 3 Death (Madea + Guido Orefice)

"Oh, I wanna see you try, blondie. Just go for that gun. I. Dare. You."

[snickfic]

Alas, I'm familiar with hardly any of these. I've seen Life is Beautiful and Hero one time each, and that's pretty much it.

I've got your list (Mrs. Lovett! Hee hee!) and will start tomorrow - I have no brain tonight for writing fiction (or doing much of anything else).

[snickfic]

I READ THE ONE I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO!

(sob sob sob)

Do not be angry with the Enforcer. She wasn't en force today.

~ Housemate, Darling of Millions

[(Anonymous)]

Thought I'd add Housemate's contributions. I don't think she kept to the word limit, but I'm too sleepy to count.

1) Woodstock from Peanuts
2) Count Olaf from Series of Unfortunate Events
3) Charles Wallace
4) Matlida
5) The Nurse from Romeo and Juliet
6) Shanaenae the Ghetto-Fabulous Fairy
7) Bilbo Baggins
8) The Cheshire Cat
9) The Morton Salt Girl
10) Meg Giry from Phantom of the Opera (novel)


First Times – Woodstock, Morton Salt Girl
He longed to ask her name. He hoped it was “Tttttttttttttt.” Tttttttttttttt. Le sigh. Tttttttttttttt.


Angst – Bilbo Baggins
He had never known true heartbreak until now. O, pipe! O, kettle! O, pocket handkerchief!


AU – Woodstock, Cheshire Cat
As the canary flitted nervously from branch to branch, Invisibility said, “It doesn’t matter which way you go.”


Threesome – Charles Wallace, Shanaenae the Ghetto-Fabulous Fairy, Morton Salt Girl
“What you wish be? I have A~R~R~I~V~E~D to make it so!” sang out her Ghetto-Fabulousness in her spangled pink bustier. Charles Wallace clutched his bowl of salted popcorn in mortification. This couldn’t be Mrs. Whatsit in a new outfit, could it?


Hurt/Comfort – Nurse, Meg Giry
Really, could Mother’s friends be more common? But Meg poured the wine liberally for the wrinkled Italian, and commiserated with a glass. There had been so many strange suicides and accidents lately.


Cracky – Woodstock
Woodstock, dredlocked and tiedyed, couldn’t fly a straight line even if he wanted to.


Horror – Meg Giry
The Punjab lasso lifted her off her feet, and kicking, she saw his living skull leer in the mirrored room, echoed a thousand times.


Babyfic – Nurse, Morton Salt Girl
She adjusted her wimple before lifting the swaddled bundle. “There, there, pet,” she cooed as she burped the cardboard cylinder. “ No worries, no frets, lost darlings no more.”


Dark – Count Olaf, Cheshire Cat
At the last showing of Zombies in the Snow, Olaf was certain that there was a shining crescent in the audience. Everytime he looked at it, it seemed closer.


Romance – Matilda, Cheshire Cat
Mrs. Phelps peeped in at the toddler, who was clearly rapt by Tenniel’s illustrations. “Did you say pig or fig?” she quoted to herself before slipping back to the front desk. How pleasant to find a child who will have no trouble wanting to learn to read once in kindergarten!


Death – Count Olaf, Charles Wallace
Deep in his mitochondria, Charles Wallace knew there was a foreign, greedy idolatry, laughing and clutching and killing. He dies when I die and the little boy rejected the oxygen mask.

--Ariel

[louise39.livejournal.com]

Thoughtful set!

Love Dark 2, 8 - Dawn, Giles
Another portal, another choice. Only Buffy's not here anymore, and there’s only him to choose

Giles always has to choose.

[snickfic]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed them!

And yeah, that one was one of my favorites. In fact, it's starting to give me ideas of a longer fic...

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Hmm, interesting! I like your Darla-Faith AU implied, especially. Oh, and having Willy in there was inspired!

[snickfic]

Willy! Hee. I actually enjoy him a lot in canon, and which he'd kept appearing in the sixth and seventh seasons. Alas.