Two Memes for the Price of One
Because the sooner I go to bed, the sooner I have to get up and go to work!
List twelve characters without looking at the questions. Then answer the questions by replacing the corresponding number with the character.
1. Don (Skies of Arcadia)
2. Nightcrawler (X-Men)
3. Atton Rand (KotOR: TSL)
4. Rock Lee (Naruto)
5. Liz Asher (Garth Maranghi’s Darkplace)
6. Dream (Sandman)
7. Rachel Summers/Grey (Excalibur)
8. The Black Whirlwind (Jade Empire)
9. Carth Onasi (KotOR)
10. Mari (Hale Nochi Guu)
11. Ed (Cowboy Bebop)
12. Beast (X-Men)
1. Who would make a better college professor, 6 (Dream) or 11 (Ed)?
Excuse me while I laugh. Could you really imagine this hyperactive 13 year old girl that speaks in gibberish and riddles as a college professor? It’s funny yeah, but I think I’m going to have to give this one to Dream
2. Do you think 4 is hot? How hot?
Oh, Rock Lee. Your hawtness breaks the scales. AHAHAHA.
3. 12 sends 8 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Holy crap, that would be the best mission ever! Beast would definitely know how to use the Black Whirlwind to enhance his destructive abilities. Like, make a little trail of wine bowls to where the Black Whirlwind was needed to lay ruination. Beast is smart like that.
4. What is or would be 9's favorite book?
Carth Onasi doesn’t read books! He’d probably like something old and nostalgic from his childhood, like Garfield comics or something.
5. Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
A chivalrous swashbuckler and a guy who’s practically a god. Nightcrawler swears fealty this time.
6. For some reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should s/he share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
Okay, this is a toughy. Liz the unstable telekinetic, who’s interested in trivial, womanly things like make-up. Carth would be able to comfort her in one of her classic crying fits, but he’s a man, so he’s not really to be trusted. Mari is very self-sufficient and sweet. But she’s also a child. I think she’s supposed to be seven? Maybe ten? Probably Carth, just because of age, but man is he in for a miserable time until the lease is up.
7. 2, 7 and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Rachel and Kurt would want a bar. Hank would compromise for a higher end pub. They’d talk about movies, since Kurt loves Errol Flynn and I doubt Rachel’s heard of him and Hank would talk about other movies of that era while the other two stare at him.
8. 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
Atton Rand, murderer, challenges a young child to a duel? Okay, that’s just sick.
9. If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would s/he get it back?
This is so hilarious. Don, who we are introduced to in the game, wasted and completely washed up in some nowheresville bar versus, the Black Whirlwind, raging alcoholic with an axe. The wino will steal the wine from the lummox and shortly thereafter, Don will no longer be among us.
10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
Hrmm... for Rachel, it would probably be to be born already in the 616 universe. But Hank is one of the few characters that seem to be pretty well-balanced, in the head. Maybe World Peace. I’m lame enough to suggest the title, “Beauty and the Beast,” hurr, hurr.
11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Oh, see now, I really want to see Don and Rock Lee stuck working together. Lee’s got this unfailing optimism and Don’s this alcoholic cynic. Maybe Lee’s stranded and he needs to get somewhere, to save the world of course, but the only way to get there is by airship. Now, Lee can’t sail, but he can accomplish anything if he puts his mind to it and he finds Don and Don can fly, if he’d sober up and get some motivation. Ooooh, it would be fun.
12. If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
Rachel’s got that fiery sort of temper and stuff. Reminds me of my sister. So, she’d put up with me, then leave me at home to head to a bar.
13. If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
Atton, take a freaking bath.
14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11?
Not as far as I know.
15. If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
Nightcrawler would totally side with Liz over Lee. Lee’s a good guy, but, let’s face it, he’s a guy. Kurt Wagner, total pirate macking it.
16. What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
I’m pretty sure Mari has some sort of battle cry, but I haven’t watched the series in a long time so I can’t remember. Probably to call Hale a dumbass, though.
17. If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
It’d have to be something vile or something about drinking. Or both. Good Ship Venus doesn’t seem to fit the Black Whirlwind.
18. 1, 6 and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Don. I think Dream would be more interested in watching him eat like a lab specimen and Hank’s been raised with manners.
19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
There are more than enough women above the legal age of consent for Kurt Wagner, thank you very much. He would definitely read Mari bedtime stories, though.
20. What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
Assault.
21. What is 6's secret?
I think Dream has plenty.
22. If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Ed hands down would beat the snot out of Carth in terms of time. Especially if there was free food at that destination. She’s a fast little bugger.
23. 3 and 7 tell conflicting versions of events. Which is more reliable?
Normally, I’d pick Rachel over Atton, but she seems to be enslaved and brainwashed every other week, so she’s honest, but I can’t trust the gray matter in her head.
24. "1 and 9 reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4’s sinister secret organization. 11 volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that 11 is actually a spy for 4. Meanwhile, 4 has kidnapped 12, in an attempt to force their surrender. Following the wise advice of 5, they seek out 3, who gives them what they need to complete their quest." What title would you give this fic? Name three people on your friends list who might read it. Name one person who should write it?
Because of the total and complete crack that would be, I’d have to nominate rim to write it, because he might be the only one that could stand a chance to make sense of that madness. I would totally read it and arrow, pris and kos would probably read it. And so would everyone else if they were smart.
25. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 or 8?
Both Rachel and the Black Whirlwind are strong enough to hold their own. But I trust Rachel’s judgment just a bit more.
Shipping Meme.
"One True Pairing" ship: Sky/Spirit Monk (Jade Empire.) It’s official, I’m lame. But I’m entitled to one guilty pleasure, I think. Especially since that Spirit Monk could be anything, including male or female.
"One True Threesome" ship: Aika/Fina/Vyse from Skies of Arcadia. There’s so many “Vyse has to choose!” fics out there and it’s completely unnecessary. They’re incomplete if one of the three is missing. Besides, why does it always have to be Vyse+one of the ladies? I am completely confident that Fina would love for Aika to show her a good time.
"Canon" ship: Storm/Forge from X-Men. She had a mohawk, he had a metal leg and hand. He was comfortable enough to sit back and let her be this amazingly powerful woman without throwing his dick around or coming off like a total pansy.
"Not quite canon but should be" ship: Don/Urala from Skies of Arcadia. There were so many little hints in the game, then BAM, epilogue and she’s married to Hans, a character that Urala didn’t even stand in a room with once for the entire game. There’s my WTF moment, folks.
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" ship: Nightcrawler/Storm. (X-Men) They’re fundamentally wrong for each other from everything from religion to pastimes. They’re affectionate friends, yes, but that’s it, get over it.
"You are one sick bastard" ship: Atton/Mira. (KotOR: TSL) Do I need to explain that when it’s written, it’s like Mira is stripped of any personality and Atton is magically transformed into chivalrous humpstick complete with a spit up rag?
"I'm one sick bastard" ship: Atton/DSM Exile. (KotOR: TSL) It’s a beautifully fucked up thing.
"I dabble a little" ship: Ino/Chouji (Naruto) It’s cute. Love is food and Chouji always has food.
"It's like a car crash" ship: Scott/Emma (X-Men.) I think this pairing takes both characters’ flaws and amplifies them until they explode in everyone’s face. All the other X-Men sort of look at them all disgusted like, but they’re too wrapped up in each other and lying to themselves. Watch them just forget each other when Jean comes back.
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" ship: Beast/Psylocke. Or Beast and any decent woman on the planet, please. He’s an awesome character, but gets saddled with a horrible bitch like Trish Tilby? Don’t you dare say it’s because he’s blue. Nightcrawler’s blue too and he macks it like a pimp.
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" ship: Mical/Mission (KotOR) Not that there’s any indication that they’ve ever met, but they’d have fun. Even if it was something bizarre, like pretending all day in front of other people that they didn’t notice each other, then meeting each other in a designated area later for activities that could possibly get them deported. Like I said, fun. It’s MISSION!
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" ship: Rogue/Gambit. The hate for this one is enough to write a paper on. In fact, I’m already working on it.
"When all is said and done" ship: Serenity/Endymion (PGSM) They died for each other. They were reincarnated and died for each other again. And were reincarnated. Maybe it’s an exercise in futility, but there’s this whole destiny thing and timelessness that’s at play here. And Mamoru actually warms up in the live action version and isn’t a total douche like he is in the anime. Yeah, I already said I was lame.
List twelve characters without looking at the questions. Then answer the questions by replacing the corresponding number with the character.
1. Don (Skies of Arcadia)
2. Nightcrawler (X-Men)
3. Atton Rand (KotOR: TSL)
4. Rock Lee (Naruto)
5. Liz Asher (Garth Maranghi’s Darkplace)
6. Dream (Sandman)
7. Rachel Summers/Grey (Excalibur)
8. The Black Whirlwind (Jade Empire)
9. Carth Onasi (KotOR)
10. Mari (Hale Nochi Guu)
11. Ed (Cowboy Bebop)
12. Beast (X-Men)
1. Who would make a better college professor, 6 (Dream) or 11 (Ed)?
Excuse me while I laugh. Could you really imagine this hyperactive 13 year old girl that speaks in gibberish and riddles as a college professor? It’s funny yeah, but I think I’m going to have to give this one to Dream
2. Do you think 4 is hot? How hot?
Oh, Rock Lee. Your hawtness breaks the scales. AHAHAHA.
3. 12 sends 8 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Holy crap, that would be the best mission ever! Beast would definitely know how to use the Black Whirlwind to enhance his destructive abilities. Like, make a little trail of wine bowls to where the Black Whirlwind was needed to lay ruination. Beast is smart like that.
4. What is or would be 9's favorite book?
Carth Onasi doesn’t read books! He’d probably like something old and nostalgic from his childhood, like Garfield comics or something.
5. Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
A chivalrous swashbuckler and a guy who’s practically a god. Nightcrawler swears fealty this time.
6. For some reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should s/he share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
Okay, this is a toughy. Liz the unstable telekinetic, who’s interested in trivial, womanly things like make-up. Carth would be able to comfort her in one of her classic crying fits, but he’s a man, so he’s not really to be trusted. Mari is very self-sufficient and sweet. But she’s also a child. I think she’s supposed to be seven? Maybe ten? Probably Carth, just because of age, but man is he in for a miserable time until the lease is up.
7. 2, 7 and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Rachel and Kurt would want a bar. Hank would compromise for a higher end pub. They’d talk about movies, since Kurt loves Errol Flynn and I doubt Rachel’s heard of him and Hank would talk about other movies of that era while the other two stare at him.
8. 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
Atton Rand, murderer, challenges a young child to a duel? Okay, that’s just sick.
9. If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would s/he get it back?
This is so hilarious. Don, who we are introduced to in the game, wasted and completely washed up in some nowheresville bar versus, the Black Whirlwind, raging alcoholic with an axe. The wino will steal the wine from the lummox and shortly thereafter, Don will no longer be among us.
10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
Hrmm... for Rachel, it would probably be to be born already in the 616 universe. But Hank is one of the few characters that seem to be pretty well-balanced, in the head. Maybe World Peace. I’m lame enough to suggest the title, “Beauty and the Beast,” hurr, hurr.
11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Oh, see now, I really want to see Don and Rock Lee stuck working together. Lee’s got this unfailing optimism and Don’s this alcoholic cynic. Maybe Lee’s stranded and he needs to get somewhere, to save the world of course, but the only way to get there is by airship. Now, Lee can’t sail, but he can accomplish anything if he puts his mind to it and he finds Don and Don can fly, if he’d sober up and get some motivation. Ooooh, it would be fun.
12. If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
Rachel’s got that fiery sort of temper and stuff. Reminds me of my sister. So, she’d put up with me, then leave me at home to head to a bar.
13. If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
Atton, take a freaking bath.
14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11?
Not as far as I know.
15. If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
Nightcrawler would totally side with Liz over Lee. Lee’s a good guy, but, let’s face it, he’s a guy. Kurt Wagner, total pirate macking it.
16. What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
I’m pretty sure Mari has some sort of battle cry, but I haven’t watched the series in a long time so I can’t remember. Probably to call Hale a dumbass, though.
17. If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
It’d have to be something vile or something about drinking. Or both. Good Ship Venus doesn’t seem to fit the Black Whirlwind.
18. 1, 6 and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Don. I think Dream would be more interested in watching him eat like a lab specimen and Hank’s been raised with manners.
19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
There are more than enough women above the legal age of consent for Kurt Wagner, thank you very much. He would definitely read Mari bedtime stories, though.
20. What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
Assault.
21. What is 6's secret?
I think Dream has plenty.
22. If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Ed hands down would beat the snot out of Carth in terms of time. Especially if there was free food at that destination. She’s a fast little bugger.
23. 3 and 7 tell conflicting versions of events. Which is more reliable?
Normally, I’d pick Rachel over Atton, but she seems to be enslaved and brainwashed every other week, so she’s honest, but I can’t trust the gray matter in her head.
24. "1 and 9 reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4’s sinister secret organization. 11 volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that 11 is actually a spy for 4. Meanwhile, 4 has kidnapped 12, in an attempt to force their surrender. Following the wise advice of 5, they seek out 3, who gives them what they need to complete their quest." What title would you give this fic? Name three people on your friends list who might read it. Name one person who should write it?
Because of the total and complete crack that would be, I’d have to nominate rim to write it, because he might be the only one that could stand a chance to make sense of that madness. I would totally read it and arrow, pris and kos would probably read it. And so would everyone else if they were smart.
25. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 or 8?
Both Rachel and the Black Whirlwind are strong enough to hold their own. But I trust Rachel’s judgment just a bit more.
Shipping Meme.
"One True Pairing" ship: Sky/Spirit Monk (Jade Empire.) It’s official, I’m lame. But I’m entitled to one guilty pleasure, I think. Especially since that Spirit Monk could be anything, including male or female.
"One True Threesome" ship: Aika/Fina/Vyse from Skies of Arcadia. There’s so many “Vyse has to choose!” fics out there and it’s completely unnecessary. They’re incomplete if one of the three is missing. Besides, why does it always have to be Vyse+one of the ladies? I am completely confident that Fina would love for Aika to show her a good time.
"Canon" ship: Storm/Forge from X-Men. She had a mohawk, he had a metal leg and hand. He was comfortable enough to sit back and let her be this amazingly powerful woman without throwing his dick around or coming off like a total pansy.
"Not quite canon but should be" ship: Don/Urala from Skies of Arcadia. There were so many little hints in the game, then BAM, epilogue and she’s married to Hans, a character that Urala didn’t even stand in a room with once for the entire game. There’s my WTF moment, folks.
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" ship: Nightcrawler/Storm. (X-Men) They’re fundamentally wrong for each other from everything from religion to pastimes. They’re affectionate friends, yes, but that’s it, get over it.
"You are one sick bastard" ship: Atton/Mira. (KotOR: TSL) Do I need to explain that when it’s written, it’s like Mira is stripped of any personality and Atton is magically transformed into chivalrous humpstick complete with a spit up rag?
"I'm one sick bastard" ship: Atton/DSM Exile. (KotOR: TSL) It’s a beautifully fucked up thing.
"I dabble a little" ship: Ino/Chouji (Naruto) It’s cute. Love is food and Chouji always has food.
"It's like a car crash" ship: Scott/Emma (X-Men.) I think this pairing takes both characters’ flaws and amplifies them until they explode in everyone’s face. All the other X-Men sort of look at them all disgusted like, but they’re too wrapped up in each other and lying to themselves. Watch them just forget each other when Jean comes back.
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" ship: Beast/Psylocke. Or Beast and any decent woman on the planet, please. He’s an awesome character, but gets saddled with a horrible bitch like Trish Tilby? Don’t you dare say it’s because he’s blue. Nightcrawler’s blue too and he macks it like a pimp.
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" ship: Mical/Mission (KotOR) Not that there’s any indication that they’ve ever met, but they’d have fun. Even if it was something bizarre, like pretending all day in front of other people that they didn’t notice each other, then meeting each other in a designated area later for activities that could possibly get them deported. Like I said, fun. It’s MISSION!
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" ship: Rogue/Gambit. The hate for this one is enough to write a paper on. In fact, I’m already working on it.
"When all is said and done" ship: Serenity/Endymion (PGSM) They died for each other. They were reincarnated and died for each other again. And were reincarnated. Maybe it’s an exercise in futility, but there’s this whole destiny thing and timelessness that’s at play here. And Mamoru actually warms up in the live action version and isn’t a total douche like he is in the anime. Yeah, I already said I was lame.