15 Characters - the reveal & answers (Part 1)
Time for the answers! \o/ (Between this and more family history, I must await more spoons before catching up & commenting again, but I will. In the meantime, wacky crossover nonsense awaits...)
The 15 characters:
1. Twelfth Doctor (DW)
2. Steel (Sapphire & Steel)
3. Ros Myers (Spooks)
4. Jenkins (The Librarians)
5. Georgina Jones (Adam Adamant Lives!)
6. Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)
7. Deva (Blake's 7)
8. Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes BBC 1964 but feel free to insert any traditional version)
9. Lynda Day (Press Gang)
10. Dr John Seward (Dracula 1968; you can't insert other versions, they don't faint as much)
11. Ace (DW)
12. Missy (DW)
13. Travis (B7)
14. Rogelio de la Vega (Jane the Virgin)
15. Joey Bettany (Chalet School books)
From pedanther: The Doctor, Lynda Day, and Joey Bettany are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from Jenkins. Do they succeed?
Obviously they do, because this is what the Doctor does best, and Lynda is hardly going to allow someone else to take over the world (and maybe even interfere with the running of the Junior Gazette). Luckily for Jenkins (since all of this must be some terrible misunderstanding, you know what prophecies are like, as Jenkins would never try to take over the world), Joey is great at stepping in to preach a little compassion and understanding of his pov and make sure the Doctor and Lynda aren't too ruthless in victory.
Under what circumstances might Georgina Jones and Rogelio de la Vega fall in love?
Well, okay, unless this is that dodgy time when a very young Rogelio managed to meet an older woman who was still totally With It and cool, it presumably involves time travel, but after all, Rogelio does that for a living (all right, fictionally, but still), so why not? So, Rogelio would be having some crisis about what foundation (or something) to use now he's trapped in the Sixties and, of course, how not to be trapped in the Sixties where - and this is too terrible to contemplate - the poor souls don't know who he is, while Georgie is canonically ready to step in and help a decent gent displaced in time, so it's certainly not the most unlikely pairing this list could have produced! But more of a fun/sweet fling than anything long-term. Rogelio has a 21st C life to get back to, and Georgie would be far too adventurous for Rogelio.
Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?
The Doctor. I mean, I feel sure that in a zombie invasion, Ros would definitely be useful, as would Lynda, and Ace would be great, while Steel could definitely stop one, but I think I stand the best chance of defeating the zombies and escaping with my life if I have the Doctor on hand. It's the sort of thing he specialises in.
From persiflage_1: Ros Myers, Deva, and Lynda are stuck in a lift. How do they cope? Do they all survive even?
I should think they'd cope. Lynda possibly less so, but she wouldn't be prepared to let the other two know that except by snapping at them. Ros is certainly not going to be fazed by a broken lift and Deva might even have the technical know-how to get it working again. Ros would probably have a fork to use as an implement. So, I'm sure between them they'll manage - just don't let Ros and Lynda start an argument or then there would be bloodshed, because Deva's peacemaking abilities only go so far, as we all know...
Steel, Jenkins, and Rogelio are picked to help Joey on their Quest - how does that work out for them?
Well, this is Joey. Her quest is probably "everybody help me find my brooch I carelessly dropped in my large garden just now", in which case Jenkins is highly annoyed, Rogelio understands totally about losing jewellery of both monetary and sentimental value, while Steel is probably only aiding them because the brooch is about to cause a time break and he needs to find it before that happens. Joey may or may not see the object again, depending on elemental affairs.
If this needs to be an actual proper fantasy quest, then Joey is somewhat taken aback on finding that she is in fact the lost heir/possessor of a magic thingumy/half-elven/whatever etc., but never let it be said that a Chalet Girl couldn't rise to the challenge of going on a long journey to defeat the Dark Lord! Jenkins is indeed a mentor/adviser type already (among other things) and would be very useful, even if he would very much rather not have come on this quest as he gave all that up millennia ago and knows that quests rarely end well*. Steel is still only here because of some terrible issues with time and how well the quest goes depends on whether it's best for time for it to succeed or fail. Let's hope for the former. Rogelio is willing to help - he has saved the world before even if only fictionally - but he is entirely out of his element, poor Rogelio! But since the fate of the world is at stake, he will keep at it and will - probably annoying all the others except Joey - no doubt charm an important somebody at the right moment, discover he has a most excellent magical ability, or trip right over the vital mcguffin - and then nobody will hear the end of that time that Rogelio actually, literally saved the world and couldn't even Tweet about it. (But who would have the heart to begrudge him it too much, apart from Esteban?)
*OH JENKINS. ♥ ♥ ♥ Don't send him on a quest, cruel unfeeling meme!
From lycoris: Ace and Joey are trapped in a lift together. What happens?
The lift explodes. Hopefully with no harm to the two inside it.
Steel and Rogelio are looking for something together. What are they looking for?
They're still hunting for Joey's lost brooch? In any case, whatever it is is not what Rogelio thinks it is, that's for sure.
Ros Myers is catapulted into another dimension where they meet the good/evil mirror version of their friends. Can they make it home? Do they end up making out with anybody inappropriate?
I'm really not sure how to answer this, but I WANT TO READ THIS FIC. Several versions of it, because Spooks has very little straight-forward good-evil reverses to speak of.
However, I think the big thing for Ros would be that in a mirror universe her father wouldn't be a 'villain', and so blowing up the world/doing whatever she has to do to get back to the harsher right world would be very painful and angsty and typical Spooks. She might well kill/beat up some of her colleagues first, though. She might secretly enjoy it in some cases. And she beats up the good version of Mace anyway, for the hell of it even though AU Mace can't understand why. (It's very cathartic, ditto beating up colleagues.)
She possibly inappropriately makes out with one or all of evil!Adam, not!evil!Lucas, evil!baby Home Secretary, not-evil-Robert Glenister, and then breaks her heart by having to shoot Jo for being the ultimate evil on the Grid. Evil!Ruth will almost definitely make out with her. (Evil!Ruth has of course inevitably taken over the country by underhand means and is running everything from behind the scenes with much glee. Evil!Ruth makes out with everyone and keeps Harry locked in his office doing her bidding. Amiguously!evil Harry kind of likes it. Ros wants some brain bleach or a nuclear weapon, thanks.)
Or maybe the actual mirror universe for Spooks would be... Everyone lives! Everyone is happy! MI5 is an organisation of light and joy and fluffy bunnies! Information is a free commodity for all! Nobody has legends to hide behind! In which case, Ros can't stand it after about half an hour and blows up the entire parallel earth because what else can you do? And then feels pained and slightly guilty about it, but only a very tiny bit and and probably just because of Zaf and Jo again.
From liadtbunny: Out of Regina Mills, Ace and Lynda Day which ones would be the superhero, the "damsel" in distress and the arch-enemy?
Ace is the superhero. She is not under any circumstances being anything as naff as a damsel in distress, and she learned well from the Professor not to go round being an arch-nemesis even if she had the inclination, which she doesn't. Lynda is the arch-enemy. She's always feared she might turn into something like that one day, she wouldn't know how to be a damsel in distress and wouldn't want to be bothered with super-powers. Which leaves ironically Regina as the damsel in distress, but she kind of is sometimes, or could have been if she'd never become the Evil Queen. She is, however, seriously pissed off about it and will cause Lynda as much trouble as she can in the meantime. And criticise Ace for not rescuing her in the right way.
From learnsslowly: Using Missy and any number of your choice from your list. One of them is trying to sell a vehicle (In the broadest possible interpretation ot the word) to the other. What ensues?
One used TARDIS, only one previous owner, in almost perfect nick, roll up? I can't help but have the suspicion that Missy has stolen the Doctor's TARDIS and is trying to sell it just to annoy him. Or trying to sell him a shiny new TARDIS just to annoy him...
From justice_turtle: Sherlock Holmes, Dr Seward, and Travis have to compete in a talent show. What do they do and how does it go?
Well, I don't want to be in the audience, I know that much. This is going to be a terrible talent show if they're the only entrants and probably not even in a so-bad-it's-good way. Sherlock Holmes has Options, however, and will unquestionably win, as he can do his detective stuff as an act (much as it would pain him), play the violin, or do disguises/acting. Maybe Travis has hidden talents but somehow, I suspect not. He would be left with sharp-shooting or cunning disguises that aren't as good as Sherlock Holmes's. He could bill it as his Invisible Man impression, but I don't think he has the sense of humour.
I'm not sure what Dr Seward is doing in a talent show or what he'd do. Give a talk on his work at the asylum and bore the audience? Faint when Travis threatens to shoot him? In any case, Sherlock Holmes walks away with the cup easily, calls in Lestrade to arrest Travis for trying to shoot Dr Seward and threatening several members of the audience, and then goes home to sigh to Watson about the things he's reduced to these days.
From daibhid_c: The Doctor and Deva are baking a cake for Missy. Do they succeed and is it appreciated?
Ha. Ahahaha. I think this is all I'll say:
There's a note attached to a large box containing a layer cake in the TARDIS:
Dear Doctor,
Nice try.
all my love, hearts & kisses,
Missy
PS. Loved the pretty blue and pink flowers on the icing - I could almost recognise my favourite hat. Or was it supposed to be internal organs? Never mind; they say it's the thought that counts & I do adore knowing you're thinking of me. (I hope you didn't leave that part to your minion, Doctor. It would be so disappointing - I might have to do something you won't like!)
The box explodes shortly after, leaving Twelve, naked, covered in cake and inexplicably chained to Ten, who's getting sick of this kind of thing, especially since he wasn't even in this meme, thank you.
... and there I think I need to pause before continuing onto the other half of the questions!
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The 15 characters:
1. Twelfth Doctor (DW)
2. Steel (Sapphire & Steel)
3. Ros Myers (Spooks)
4. Jenkins (The Librarians)
5. Georgina Jones (Adam Adamant Lives!)
6. Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)
7. Deva (Blake's 7)
8. Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes BBC 1964 but feel free to insert any traditional version)
9. Lynda Day (Press Gang)
10. Dr John Seward (Dracula 1968; you can't insert other versions, they don't faint as much)
11. Ace (DW)
12. Missy (DW)
13. Travis (B7)
14. Rogelio de la Vega (Jane the Virgin)
15. Joey Bettany (Chalet School books)
From pedanther: The Doctor, Lynda Day, and Joey Bettany are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from Jenkins. Do they succeed?
Obviously they do, because this is what the Doctor does best, and Lynda is hardly going to allow someone else to take over the world (and maybe even interfere with the running of the Junior Gazette). Luckily for Jenkins (since all of this must be some terrible misunderstanding, you know what prophecies are like, as Jenkins would never try to take over the world), Joey is great at stepping in to preach a little compassion and understanding of his pov and make sure the Doctor and Lynda aren't too ruthless in victory.
Under what circumstances might Georgina Jones and Rogelio de la Vega fall in love?
Well, okay, unless this is that dodgy time when a very young Rogelio managed to meet an older woman who was still totally With It and cool, it presumably involves time travel, but after all, Rogelio does that for a living (all right, fictionally, but still), so why not? So, Rogelio would be having some crisis about what foundation (or something) to use now he's trapped in the Sixties and, of course, how not to be trapped in the Sixties where - and this is too terrible to contemplate - the poor souls don't know who he is, while Georgie is canonically ready to step in and help a decent gent displaced in time, so it's certainly not the most unlikely pairing this list could have produced! But more of a fun/sweet fling than anything long-term. Rogelio has a 21st C life to get back to, and Georgie would be far too adventurous for Rogelio.
Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?
The Doctor. I mean, I feel sure that in a zombie invasion, Ros would definitely be useful, as would Lynda, and Ace would be great, while Steel could definitely stop one, but I think I stand the best chance of defeating the zombies and escaping with my life if I have the Doctor on hand. It's the sort of thing he specialises in.
From persiflage_1: Ros Myers, Deva, and Lynda are stuck in a lift. How do they cope? Do they all survive even?
I should think they'd cope. Lynda possibly less so, but she wouldn't be prepared to let the other two know that except by snapping at them. Ros is certainly not going to be fazed by a broken lift and Deva might even have the technical know-how to get it working again. Ros would probably have a fork to use as an implement. So, I'm sure between them they'll manage - just don't let Ros and Lynda start an argument or then there would be bloodshed, because Deva's peacemaking abilities only go so far, as we all know...
Steel, Jenkins, and Rogelio are picked to help Joey on their Quest - how does that work out for them?
Well, this is Joey. Her quest is probably "everybody help me find my brooch I carelessly dropped in my large garden just now", in which case Jenkins is highly annoyed, Rogelio understands totally about losing jewellery of both monetary and sentimental value, while Steel is probably only aiding them because the brooch is about to cause a time break and he needs to find it before that happens. Joey may or may not see the object again, depending on elemental affairs.
If this needs to be an actual proper fantasy quest, then Joey is somewhat taken aback on finding that she is in fact the lost heir/possessor of a magic thingumy/half-elven/whatever etc., but never let it be said that a Chalet Girl couldn't rise to the challenge of going on a long journey to defeat the Dark Lord! Jenkins is indeed a mentor/adviser type already (among other things) and would be very useful, even if he would very much rather not have come on this quest as he gave all that up millennia ago and knows that quests rarely end well*. Steel is still only here because of some terrible issues with time and how well the quest goes depends on whether it's best for time for it to succeed or fail. Let's hope for the former. Rogelio is willing to help - he has saved the world before even if only fictionally - but he is entirely out of his element, poor Rogelio! But since the fate of the world is at stake, he will keep at it and will - probably annoying all the others except Joey - no doubt charm an important somebody at the right moment, discover he has a most excellent magical ability, or trip right over the vital mcguffin - and then nobody will hear the end of that time that Rogelio actually, literally saved the world and couldn't even Tweet about it. (But who would have the heart to begrudge him it too much, apart from Esteban?)
*OH JENKINS. ♥ ♥ ♥ Don't send him on a quest, cruel unfeeling meme!
From lycoris: Ace and Joey are trapped in a lift together. What happens?
The lift explodes. Hopefully with no harm to the two inside it.
Steel and Rogelio are looking for something together. What are they looking for?
They're still hunting for Joey's lost brooch? In any case, whatever it is is not what Rogelio thinks it is, that's for sure.
Ros Myers is catapulted into another dimension where they meet the good/evil mirror version of their friends. Can they make it home? Do they end up making out with anybody inappropriate?
I'm really not sure how to answer this, but I WANT TO READ THIS FIC. Several versions of it, because Spooks has very little straight-forward good-evil reverses to speak of.
However, I think the big thing for Ros would be that in a mirror universe her father wouldn't be a 'villain', and so blowing up the world/doing whatever she has to do to get back to the harsher right world would be very painful and angsty and typical Spooks. She might well kill/beat up some of her colleagues first, though. She might secretly enjoy it in some cases. And she beats up the good version of Mace anyway, for the hell of it even though AU Mace can't understand why. (It's very cathartic, ditto beating up colleagues.)
She possibly inappropriately makes out with one or all of evil!Adam, not!evil!Lucas, evil!baby Home Secretary, not-evil-Robert Glenister, and then breaks her heart by having to shoot Jo for being the ultimate evil on the Grid. Evil!Ruth will almost definitely make out with her. (Evil!Ruth has of course inevitably taken over the country by underhand means and is running everything from behind the scenes with much glee. Evil!Ruth makes out with everyone and keeps Harry locked in his office doing her bidding. Amiguously!evil Harry kind of likes it. Ros wants some brain bleach or a nuclear weapon, thanks.)
Or maybe the actual mirror universe for Spooks would be... Everyone lives! Everyone is happy! MI5 is an organisation of light and joy and fluffy bunnies! Information is a free commodity for all! Nobody has legends to hide behind! In which case, Ros can't stand it after about half an hour and blows up the entire parallel earth because what else can you do? And then feels pained and slightly guilty about it, but only a very tiny bit and and probably just because of Zaf and Jo again.
From liadtbunny: Out of Regina Mills, Ace and Lynda Day which ones would be the superhero, the "damsel" in distress and the arch-enemy?
Ace is the superhero. She is not under any circumstances being anything as naff as a damsel in distress, and she learned well from the Professor not to go round being an arch-nemesis even if she had the inclination, which she doesn't. Lynda is the arch-enemy. She's always feared she might turn into something like that one day, she wouldn't know how to be a damsel in distress and wouldn't want to be bothered with super-powers. Which leaves ironically Regina as the damsel in distress, but she kind of is sometimes, or could have been if she'd never become the Evil Queen. She is, however, seriously pissed off about it and will cause Lynda as much trouble as she can in the meantime. And criticise Ace for not rescuing her in the right way.
From learnsslowly: Using Missy and any number of your choice from your list. One of them is trying to sell a vehicle (In the broadest possible interpretation ot the word) to the other. What ensues?
One used TARDIS, only one previous owner, in almost perfect nick, roll up? I can't help but have the suspicion that Missy has stolen the Doctor's TARDIS and is trying to sell it just to annoy him. Or trying to sell him a shiny new TARDIS just to annoy him...
From justice_turtle: Sherlock Holmes, Dr Seward, and Travis have to compete in a talent show. What do they do and how does it go?
Well, I don't want to be in the audience, I know that much. This is going to be a terrible talent show if they're the only entrants and probably not even in a so-bad-it's-good way. Sherlock Holmes has Options, however, and will unquestionably win, as he can do his detective stuff as an act (much as it would pain him), play the violin, or do disguises/acting. Maybe Travis has hidden talents but somehow, I suspect not. He would be left with sharp-shooting or cunning disguises that aren't as good as Sherlock Holmes's. He could bill it as his Invisible Man impression, but I don't think he has the sense of humour.
I'm not sure what Dr Seward is doing in a talent show or what he'd do. Give a talk on his work at the asylum and bore the audience? Faint when Travis threatens to shoot him? In any case, Sherlock Holmes walks away with the cup easily, calls in Lestrade to arrest Travis for trying to shoot Dr Seward and threatening several members of the audience, and then goes home to sigh to Watson about the things he's reduced to these days.
From daibhid_c: The Doctor and Deva are baking a cake for Missy. Do they succeed and is it appreciated?
Ha. Ahahaha. I think this is all I'll say:
There's a note attached to a large box containing a layer cake in the TARDIS:
Dear Doctor,
Nice try.
all my love, hearts & kisses,
Missy
PS. Loved the pretty blue and pink flowers on the icing - I could almost recognise my favourite hat. Or was it supposed to be internal organs? Never mind; they say it's the thought that counts & I do adore knowing you're thinking of me. (I hope you didn't leave that part to your minion, Doctor. It would be so disappointing - I might have to do something you won't like!)
The box explodes shortly after, leaving Twelve, naked, covered in cake and inexplicably chained to Ten, who's getting sick of this kind of thing, especially since he wasn't even in this meme, thank you.
... and there I think I need to pause before continuing onto the other half of the questions!
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