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awanderingbard) wrote2012-11-22 06:18 pm
awanderingbard) wrote2012-11-22 06:18 pm
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The TV Tropes and Cliches Meme
Give me a number from the list below, a fandom and a character/characters/a pairing and I'll write you a short fic or fic excerpt.
THE TROPES
(with brief explanations. Actual fics will probably vary)
1. Christmas/Holiday Episode
(Happy Christmas and/or Generically Theme Festivites, everyone!)
2. Emergency Baby Delivery
(Oh no, this woman is going to labour in a bank! There's for some reason no time to get to hospital! We have to deliver this child now!)
3. Childhood/Highschool flashback
(Hey, remember that time that thing happened when you were little? No? Maybe these wavy lines and child actors who look a bit like you will help)
4. Trapped in an Elevator
(Damn, we are enclosed in a small space with no way out! This is your fault, other character!)
5. Visit from Relatives
(Oh look, my previously never mentioned sister is here to visit! Good thing I've cleared my schedule for shenanigans.)
6. Outside POV Episode
(Remember that guy who opened the door in episode three? Let's find out his perspective on the main cast.)
7. Fundraiser Carnival
(kissing booths, dunk tanks, etc. It's for charity!)
8. Birthday Party
(Surprise! We totally didn't forget your birthday, silly! We were just being vague and uninterested to hide the fact that we were throwingyou a birthday party!)
9. Vacation Episode
(We're going to Italy! Because... we have some extra money in the budget to film on location somewhere and it wasn't going to be Canada in January.)
10. Temporary Character Replacement
(Oh, is Main Character's actor unavailable? No worries, we'll bring in this secondary character to play his usual archetype. No one will be upset, I'm sure.)
All my usual fandoms are open, anything from the sidebar, and I'm willing to take Cabin Pressure, Merlin (keeping in mind I haven't seen Series 5) and The Avengers out for a spin. Some fandoms might be rusty or shaky, but I'll give them a go.
If you'd like the code for this, you can copy and paste from the box below. I wanted to have the code box in the code but it turned into a picture within a picture within a picture thing a la MC Escher and broke my brain. Feel free to edit in your own preferred tropes, if you want.
THE CODE
THE TROPES
(with brief explanations. Actual fics will probably vary)
1. Christmas/Holiday Episode
(Happy Christmas and/or Generically Theme Festivites, everyone!)
2. Emergency Baby Delivery
(Oh no, this woman is going to labour in a bank! There's for some reason no time to get to hospital! We have to deliver this child now!)
3. Childhood/Highschool flashback
(Hey, remember that time that thing happened when you were little? No? Maybe these wavy lines and child actors who look a bit like you will help)
4. Trapped in an Elevator
(Damn, we are enclosed in a small space with no way out! This is your fault, other character!)
5. Visit from Relatives
(Oh look, my previously never mentioned sister is here to visit! Good thing I've cleared my schedule for shenanigans.)
6. Outside POV Episode
(Remember that guy who opened the door in episode three? Let's find out his perspective on the main cast.)
7. Fundraiser Carnival
(kissing booths, dunk tanks, etc. It's for charity!)
8. Birthday Party
(Surprise! We totally didn't forget your birthday, silly! We were just being vague and uninterested to hide the fact that we were throwingyou a birthday party!)
9. Vacation Episode
(We're going to Italy! Because... we have some extra money in the budget to film on location somewhere and it wasn't going to be Canada in January.)
10. Temporary Character Replacement
(Oh, is Main Character's actor unavailable? No worries, we'll bring in this secondary character to play his usual archetype. No one will be upset, I'm sure.)
All my usual fandoms are open, anything from the sidebar, and I'm willing to take Cabin Pressure, Merlin (keeping in mind I haven't seen Series 5) and The Avengers out for a spin. Some fandoms might be rusty or shaky, but I'll give them a go.
If you'd like the code for this, you can copy and paste from the box below. I wanted to have the code box in the code but it turned into a picture within a picture within a picture thing a la MC Escher and broke my brain. Feel free to edit in your own preferred tropes, if you want.
THE CODE
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"I think this building was supposed to be high tech?" Murphy complained, jabbing at the buttons on the elevator wall repeatedly.
"Please stop poking me, I am doing my best to repair the situation," the elevator said, in a posh British accent. "Please remain calm."
Murphy had moved well-past thinking a talking building was cool and was now firmly into 'shut up, you posh bastard!' territory. She let her hands drop from the buttons and moved to the back of the elevator.
"The problem with all technology is that it can fail," Banner said, in a Philisophical tone. "No matter how advanced it is." He gave her a sheepish smile. "Don't tell Tony I said that. He'll be insulted."
Murphy glanced over at him, trying to judge his mood. If she had to choose someone she'd least like to be stuck in an enclosed space with it would be a man who turned into a deadly monster when he was feeling grumpy. Well, him and her ex-husband.
"I'm calm," he told her, without her asking. "I'm not claustrophobic. Neither is the Other Guy. Jarvis usually gets himself together pretty fast. It will be fine."
"Sorry," Murphy said. "I don't mean to be--"
"Scared?" Banner said. "It's fine. I'm used to it."
He reminded her of Dresden in a lot of ways. Sort of shy and quiet, but capable of doing insane things and absolutely terrified of what he might do with those things. It wasn't surprising that she'd befriended him during this case. Him and Rogers were the only ones she didn't want to punch in the face. She wished the Avengers would go back to New York and leave her city alone. It was enough trouble to deal with wizards and monsters, without a bunch of superheroes joining in the fray.
"I have assessed the situation and have calculated it will take approximately half an hour to resume normal operations," the elevator said. "I suggest you sit and relax."
"Thanks Jarvis," Banner said, before Murphy could snap something far less polite.
Both Murphy and Banner took a seat on the floor. Banner opened a panel in the wall and pulled out a StarkPad.
"It's supposed to be for emergency rerouting of power and stuff like that," he explained, flicking it on. "But I think I can get it to play games. How are you at Scrabble?"
"How does the Other Guy feel about losing?" she asked.
"He can handle it," Banner said, with a smile.
She grinned back. "Then I'm going to kick your ass."
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>"Please stop poking me,
:)
>"He can handle it," Banner said, with a smile.
and probably knowing she's the first person to actually care enough to ask.
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such is proof of the heights of your skill.
I can't remember you ever writing something I didn't enjoy.
(I'm doing this meme as well, as well as the December ficlets meme; if you'd like to make requests)