This one was originally written for tinbender, though I doubt he remembers why.

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On the edge of the Eternal Carnival sat a boy in a clean, modular hotel room, watching the shining creatures at play in the poisonous land outside.

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...but I'm bored. Sue me.

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Over a year ago now, I signed up for that Two-Interests Meme that was circulating the LJ-osphere. I eventually completed all but two of my assignments in short fiction form. Problematic, since I still consider these to be good-faith contracts in their own right, but... y'know. I've had other things on my docket. Still, though, that can't be my ( Read more... )

From twoflower...

You can ask me up to 3 questions that I promise to answer as honestly as I can feel like no matter the subject matter. However, if you ask a question, I dare you to post this in your own journal and see what questions you get.Strikeout mine. Sorry, meme, but there are some things I'm just not going to talk about. I hope you understand ( Read more... )

(for packbat...)

From the Case Files of Black Maria
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"And so," said Central Operating System, "it turns out that when Agent Talbot originally disabled the facility's primary data loop by biting through its main power conduit, its synthetic mother-brain noticed. And it drew what it believed to be... appropriate conclusions."

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Okay, got some "...Starbuck Avenger" out of the way, and we're back to fulfill our obligation with the Two Interests Meme. This one goes out to Jaggers, straight, apparently, from the pen of a close relative (by blood, not marriage) of Doctor Doris Haggis-On-Whey, of The Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brilliance fame ( Read more... )

Half done with these, and I'm exhausted. Packbat, Jaggers, Feech, Tin, you're all going to have to wait at least a day for me to pick myself up again because I daresay I am totally written out. Thanks for your patience.

(for jonathan_towne...)

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Time makes idiots of us all, thought the old man.

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With help from Only Sith Deal in Absolutes, we now have a little piece called "Affirmative Action". I was going to do these in order of request but I just had to get this one out of the way.

(for weremoose...)

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Jak Qwongoo, Jedi Filmmaker, was unhappy.

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(for annechen67...)

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I had to admit that it was a startlingly good reproduction.

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