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Story Dice Drabblefest

Jun 01, 2010 11:15

Welcome to June's Drabblefest, The Story Dice Drabblefest.

What are Story Dice you may ask? They're the stock plots that action/adventures series run on. As you look at the list below, think of all the times you've seen that plot or a variation of that plot on one of your favourite series. They have become clichés precisely because they never get ( Read more... )

canon: tng, character: q (female), canon: voy, character: colt, character: number one, character: barry, character: chapel, character: jadzia, canon: aos, canon: ds9, character: hannity, challenge: drabblefest, character: t'pring, character: kira, character: amanda rogers, character: winn, creative: fic, character: sato, canon: tos, character: uhura, character: lwaxana, canon: ent

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Not a fill yeomanrand June 1 2010, 16:22:59 UTC

The Babysitting Job For a moment, I thought I'd stumbled into a Leverage ficathon, and for some reason the idea of Nate getting de-aged set me to giggling madly. Poor Sophie.

I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way But the best villains are the heroes of their own stories!

and has to pass herself off as said Monarch just like Davy Jones on The Monkees that one time/etc. Okay, still giggling madly.

:D

Re: Not a fill taraljc June 1 2010, 16:47:30 UTC

I just love the idea of characters with little or no ability (or believe they have little or no ability, anyway) to handle children suddenly having to handle children with whom they have complicated relationships. It's one of my fave Story Dice Plots.

Prompt #22: "Duty" (Number One) yeomanrand June 1 2010, 18:50:49 UTC

"What am I meant to do with it?" Number One asked, looking in bewilderment at the squalling pink bundle in front of her. The one draped in Captain Pike's shirt.

"It is a he," Yeoman Colt answered, briskly, holding out a white square of cloth. "and the N'n'a said you were to tend to him."

"But --" She accepted the cloth; cotton, her fingertips told her, and quite soft. The infant -- the captain -- hiccupped and spat a small bit of white fluid up on itself -- himself. "If this is the captain, how can I spend time tending to him? If this is the captain, my place is on the Bridge until the physicians can figure out how to restore him."

"Oh, for heaven's sake," Colt snapped. She grabbed the cloth from One's fingers and threw it over her shoulder before scooping up the infant and depositing it in One's arms. "Hold him like this."

Once it was settled on her shoulder, over the cloth, the unholy shrieking stopped. The infant -- the captain -- pressed his warm forehead against her neck and belched before beginning to burble and coo ( ... )

Re: Prompt #22: "Duty" (Number One) taraljc June 1 2010, 19:19:16 UTC

*loves you SO HARD*

Also, I love very sensible no-nonsense Colt.

She took his hand away. He put it back, fisted it in the top of her shirt.

Yes. This. OMG.

(I am now picturing Number One catching herself unconsciously smelling the top of his baby head at odd moments for the rest of the shift.)

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Prompt #12: I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way - Winn Adami cosmic_llin June 1 2010, 20:49:31 UTC

Vedek Bareil was a wonderful person. And that was why it was difficult. But it had never been in Winn Adami's nature to shy away from what was difficult.

He didn't deserve to die, of course he didn't. But this wasn't about him.

'Help me to be strong,' she said, as she knelt at the shrine in her quarters. 'I know that you have a plan for Bajor. I know that I must do my part, I must keep my resolve.'

If Bareil became Kai, he would succumb to the Federation, let them draw Bajor into their wars and problems. Bareil couldn't understand that Bajor needed to stand apart, to be independent. Bareil was too happy to compromise, to make friends. He would let the Federation unbelievers walk all over Bajor, just as the Cardassians had, until there was nothing left of what had once been a proud people.

If Adami became Kai, Bajor could be proud again. She would give her life to rebuilding the Bajor she had once known. And Bareil would give his.

Her heart ached, but she knew the Prophets would take care of him.

Re: Prompt #12: I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way - Winn Adami yeomanrand June 1 2010, 20:53:00 UTC

Ooh.

Re: Prompt #12: I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Drawn That Way - Winn Adami cosmic_llin June 2 2010, 21:47:47 UTC

Thanks for reading! :)

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Re: Could've Been Raining (Prompt 1/Uhura, Warning for Language) 1/8 yeomanrand June 1 2010, 22:16:14 UTC

Well:

a) I'm enjoying this, and
b) I luff you just a little bit for the Young Frankenstein reference.

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Re: prompt 25 - Reports Of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated yeomanrand June 1 2010, 22:18:45 UTC

I am curious about the backstory here. And I like very much.

Re: prompt 25 - Reports Of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated taraljc June 1 2010, 22:55:43 UTC

Oh, I lveo this! I love the two of them having an unlikely friendship, despite the scuttlebutt while they were under Pike's command. Also, YAY DEHNER YAY!

Prompt 1 -- Handcuffed Together (Number One, Cait Barry, Yeoman Colt) circ_bamboo June 2 2010, 01:05:24 UTC

"I can think of better ways to spend my shore leave," Cait said, gritting her teeth and pulling for the hundredth time at the ropes that bound her and Number One together at the wrists, back to back ( ... )

(and what happens when I don't proofread) circ_bamboo June 2 2010, 03:01:12 UTC

Colt sighed. "I never get to be the knight."

Re: (and what happens when I don't proofread) igrockspock June 2 2010, 03:04:20 UTC

What a perfect final line! I'm so glad you've been writing Number One - you do her really well!

Re: (and what happens when I don't proofread) circ_bamboo June 2 2010, 17:09:07 UTC

Thank you! I try.

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