LUCKY SEVEN PROMPTS: One: Write ten lines of dialogue between pilots who had drunken sex last night and are not talking about it. Ever.
Listen, I…
Don’t, OK? Just forget it.
What if I can’t?
You can.
What if I don’t want to?
Then don’t, I don’t care. We’re not discussing this again.
Kara, please. Last night was…
Amazing. And I don’t want you to ever bring it up again. Do you understand me? If you do, I’ll tell him. I swear to the frakking Gods, I will. I’ll tell him every detail.
Fine. But you can’t make me forget. I won’t.
Neither will I.
Two: Write a scene in four sentences in which K/L bond over something that would seem trivial to a passerby.
While the other pilots laughed obliviously as Cally shuffled the next round, Kara reached surreptitiously under the table and into his pants pocket for whatever was making the little pouch. She’d been noticing it for a week now and it was starting to make her crazy with curiosity. He jumped startled as she pulled it free, but made no more to stop her from reading the slip of paper said simply said, The Olympic Carrier. He blushed and gave her a rueful shrug, but she just slipped it back, patted his leg and left her hand behind.
Three: Write seven sentences from the perspective of a passerby witnessing Day Two's scene.
Hot Dog had been across the room, absorbed in his own Triad match when he noticed Kara’s hand slipping slowly towards Lee’s lap a few tables off. That surprised him because everyone might have talked about them behind their backs, but he’d always assumed it was just idle scuttlebutt. He went from pleasantly surprised to confused quickly when she pulled a small slip of paper from his pocket. Not exactly what he’d expected her to be reaching for, he thought ruefully. But when he caught the look that passed between them, he felt like more intrusive than if he actually been watching her molesting him under the table. “I fold,” he told the table before collecting his winnings and walking away. He didn’t want to watch anymore.
Four: Write one pilot’s reaction to the other's love confession in one sentence.
In his marrow, he’d always known, but until she screamed the words into the night like it wasn’t some shameful secret to be buried with his brother’s memory anymore, he had never truly thought she’d forgive herself enough to admit it.
Five: Write a scene in six sentences in which one pilot is searching for the other in the last moments of the end of the world.
Caprica’s End
“Lee” she screamed tasting blood, tripping over bodies, her head whipping frantically in every direction for a sign of him. “Gods, Lee! LEEEE!” Tears blinded her vision as she ran though she couldn’t imagine who they belonged to and the sounds of gunfire and explosions drowned out her cries. Pillars of black smoke rose high into the air, close by, so close. Dashing down an alley in the other direction, she slammed into a solid chest. “Kara!” He enveloped her like wave and she could feel his panic pounding a staccato rhythm of life into her own chest. “I’m here.” He promised, as the bombs fell closer and closer. “I’m here.”
Six: Write a breakup scene in three sentences without giving the reason for it or using dialogue.
She had told him lies dressed up as reasons while she ripped apart a vision of a future that would never be. He’d begged for more; words, touches, chances to rebuild their broken dream. But she’d ran before she had the time to take it all back, she ran and never stopped.
Seven: Write Kara and Lee’s second kiss in two sentences.
It was his turn to be surprised this time when she leaned into him and found his mouth with hers. Her lips were wet as they slipped slowly against his and he wondered if she was crying, but Kobol nights were too dark to see so he tried his best to kiss away the pain.
One: Write ten lines of dialogue between pilots who had drunken sex last night and are not talking about it. Ever.
Listen, I…
Don’t, OK? Just forget it.
What if I can’t?
You can.
What if I don’t want to?
Then don’t, I don’t care. We’re not discussing this again.
Kara, please. Last night was…
Amazing. And I don’t want you to ever bring it up again. Do you understand me? If you do, I’ll tell him. I swear to the frakking Gods, I will. I’ll tell him every detail.
Fine. But you can’t make me forget. I won’t.
Neither will I.
Two: Write a scene in four sentences in which K/L bond over something that would seem trivial to a passerby.
While the other pilots laughed obliviously as Cally shuffled the next round, Kara reached surreptitiously under the table and into his pants pocket for whatever was making the little pouch. She’d been noticing it for a week now and it was starting to make her crazy with curiosity. He jumped startled as she pulled it free, but made no more to stop her from reading the slip of paper said simply said, The Olympic Carrier. He blushed and gave her a rueful shrug, but she just slipped it back, patted his leg and left her hand behind.
Three: Write seven sentences from the perspective of a passerby witnessing Day Two's scene.
Hot Dog had been across the room, absorbed in his own Triad match when he noticed Kara’s hand slipping slowly towards Lee’s lap a few tables off. That surprised him because everyone might have talked about them behind their backs, but he’d always assumed it was just idle scuttlebutt. He went from pleasantly surprised to confused quickly when she pulled a small slip of paper from his pocket. Not exactly what he’d expected her to be reaching for, he thought ruefully. But when he caught the look that passed between them, he felt like more intrusive than if he actually been watching her molesting him under the table. “I fold,” he told the table before collecting his winnings and walking away. He didn’t want to watch anymore.
Four: Write one pilot’s reaction to the other's love confession in one sentence.
In his marrow, he’d always known, but until she screamed the words into the night like it wasn’t some shameful secret to be buried with his brother’s memory anymore, he had never truly thought she’d forgive herself enough to admit it.
Five: Write a scene in six sentences in which one pilot is searching for the other in the last moments of the end of the world.
Caprica’s End
“Lee” she screamed tasting blood, tripping over bodies, her head whipping frantically in every direction for a sign of him. “Gods, Lee! LEEEE!” Tears blinded her vision as she ran though she couldn’t imagine who they belonged to and the sounds of gunfire and explosions drowned out her cries. Pillars of black smoke rose high into the air, close by, so close. Dashing down an alley in the other direction, she slammed into a solid chest. “Kara!” He enveloped her like wave and she could feel his panic pounding a staccato rhythm of life into her own chest. “I’m here.” He promised, as the bombs fell closer and closer. “I’m here.”
Six: Write a breakup scene in three sentences without giving the reason for it or using dialogue.
She had told him lies dressed up as reasons while she ripped apart a vision of a future that would never be. He’d begged for more; words, touches, chances to rebuild their broken dream. But she’d ran before she had the time to take it all back, she ran and never stopped.
Seven: Write Kara and Lee’s second kiss in two sentences.
It was his turn to be surprised this time when she leaned into him and found his mouth with hers. Her lips were wet as they slipped slowly against his and he wondered if she was crying, but Kobol nights were too dark to see so he tried his best to kiss away the pain.
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And Six is fabulous - so much in so few words.
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Thanks again.
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Thank you!
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