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Herein we get to some of the lesserknown guys, probably ones that haven't appeared much yet in some cases. But I love 'em anyway.
( Tim Marsden. )
( Tim Marsden. )
By request, I continue. I've been putting this one off, actually, because the last four are going to be minor characters and I'm gonna have to dig a bit, but hey, I can do that.
( Joshua Everett. )
( Joshua Everett. )
Look, a new writer-game.
May. 23rd, 2004 12:07 pmSimilar to the seven dream jeopardy categories, or 'how do your characters like their eggs'?
What's on your iPod?
Or rather, if your characters had MP3 players, what would the first ten tracks be, if they were put on shuffle?
( Part one lurks within. )
What's on your iPod?
Or rather, if your characters had MP3 players, what would the first ten tracks be, if they were put on shuffle?
( Part one lurks within. )
And so an idea hatches ...
Mar. 24th, 2004 09:46 amI challenge all of the writers on my list to answer the following question, brought about from a comment made by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hai_kah_uhk.
How do your characters like their eggs?
Because life is all about the details.
The main ones:
Jack likes eggs benedict. Of course, he doesn't make it himself. Jack's eggs can be used as frisbees. Jack is the worst cook in the world, and has been known to ruin macaroni and cheese. The boxed kind. Anthony had to learn to cook: it was survival.
Allanna likes a particular egg-and-root-vegetable dish from her homeworld - it's kind of like a potatolike crust with eggs baked on top similar to an egg pie; she's also partial to sunny-side up.
Stephen likes his eggs over-easy with lots of hot sauce, but his ulcer tends to disagree with that. Of course, he eats them anyway and feels rotten for the rest of the day. The going theory is that that's why he's so crabby all the time, because of this dispute regarding spicy food.
Fabian will eat just about anything. He's constantly underweight and he eats like a trucker. He far prefers Hyperexploding Chocolate Frosted Marshmallow Bombs (Now with real exploding marshmallows!) which he is mildly addicted to. They turn the milk dark brown and chocolatey. At least once he pours coffee on them and calls it a 'mocha in a bowl'.
Audra likes lightly scrambled eggs, but they have to be very soft and creamy because she's picky like that. Audra is very much all about certain picky little things. She only uses Crabtree and Evelyn lily of the valley soap, for example.
Anthony likes omelets or quiches, and so does Emily. (Without meat; they're both vegetarian.)
Jakob likes fried egg sandwiches. With cheese. But he prefers apple butter on toast because it makes him think of home.
Evan has a typical fried four-eggs-bacon-toast-steak-ham-and-sausage breakfast. With grease.
Sarah doesn't usually eat eggs because they're not geek food, (as in can't be eaten over a keyboard very well) but she likes soft boiled eggs with toast fingers and pepper.
Alex also likes eggs benedict, and he can cook it a lot better than his younger brother.
Ross doesn't eat eggs, he eats yogurt in the mornings instead, because he got that from Anneka when they were dating. (By implication, she doesn't eat eggs either.) If it isn't yogurt, it's peanut butter and mango sandwiches.
Your turn!
hai_kah_uhk.How do your characters like their eggs?
Because life is all about the details.
The main ones:
Jack likes eggs benedict. Of course, he doesn't make it himself. Jack's eggs can be used as frisbees. Jack is the worst cook in the world, and has been known to ruin macaroni and cheese. The boxed kind. Anthony had to learn to cook: it was survival.
Allanna likes a particular egg-and-root-vegetable dish from her homeworld - it's kind of like a potatolike crust with eggs baked on top similar to an egg pie; she's also partial to sunny-side up.
Stephen likes his eggs over-easy with lots of hot sauce, but his ulcer tends to disagree with that. Of course, he eats them anyway and feels rotten for the rest of the day. The going theory is that that's why he's so crabby all the time, because of this dispute regarding spicy food.
Fabian will eat just about anything. He's constantly underweight and he eats like a trucker. He far prefers Hyperexploding Chocolate Frosted Marshmallow Bombs (Now with real exploding marshmallows!) which he is mildly addicted to. They turn the milk dark brown and chocolatey. At least once he pours coffee on them and calls it a 'mocha in a bowl'.
Audra likes lightly scrambled eggs, but they have to be very soft and creamy because she's picky like that. Audra is very much all about certain picky little things. She only uses Crabtree and Evelyn lily of the valley soap, for example.
Anthony likes omelets or quiches, and so does Emily. (Without meat; they're both vegetarian.)
Jakob likes fried egg sandwiches. With cheese. But he prefers apple butter on toast because it makes him think of home.
Evan has a typical fried four-eggs-bacon-toast-steak-ham-and-sausage breakfast. With grease.
Sarah doesn't usually eat eggs because they're not geek food, (as in can't be eaten over a keyboard very well) but she likes soft boiled eggs with toast fingers and pepper.
Alex also likes eggs benedict, and he can cook it a lot better than his younger brother.
Ross doesn't eat eggs, he eats yogurt in the mornings instead, because he got that from Anneka when they were dating. (By implication, she doesn't eat eggs either.) If it isn't yogurt, it's peanut butter and mango sandwiches.
Your turn!
Timeshifters: A Basic Overview
The timeshifters are essentially normal-appearing people who happen to possess a genetic mutation which causes their quantum signature to be unbound to a particular point in time. This mutation is usually hereditary; not every shifter is the child of a shifter, and not all shifters are children of shifters themselves; but if your parents are, you have a strong chance of being one; that chance increases depending on the skill your parents have - weaker shifters are less likely to pass on the gene.
This mutation enables them to move through space and time, both mentally (with training) and more recently using palmtops and customized software. Their task is to repair flaws in various timelines (ie: flaws in a timeline, breaks, errors, joins where there shouldn't be) as detailed in the Many Worlds quantum theory. A sophisticated AI is constantly scanning the multiverse and reporting any problems, and creating a master assignment list. Assignments are given out on a rotating basis, depending on the qualifications of a particular shifter - languages known, familiarity with the setting or area in question, skills, and other criteria. This AI was eventually given a form and a name (Francis King).
Most shifters are very long-lived and extremely slow to age after reaching adulthood due to this unbound quantum signature and continued exposure to the guildhall's fields.
( More ... this is by no means completed yet, mind. )
The timeshifters are essentially normal-appearing people who happen to possess a genetic mutation which causes their quantum signature to be unbound to a particular point in time. This mutation is usually hereditary; not every shifter is the child of a shifter, and not all shifters are children of shifters themselves; but if your parents are, you have a strong chance of being one; that chance increases depending on the skill your parents have - weaker shifters are less likely to pass on the gene.
This mutation enables them to move through space and time, both mentally (with training) and more recently using palmtops and customized software. Their task is to repair flaws in various timelines (ie: flaws in a timeline, breaks, errors, joins where there shouldn't be) as detailed in the Many Worlds quantum theory. A sophisticated AI is constantly scanning the multiverse and reporting any problems, and creating a master assignment list. Assignments are given out on a rotating basis, depending on the qualifications of a particular shifter - languages known, familiarity with the setting or area in question, skills, and other criteria. This AI was eventually given a form and a name (Francis King).
Most shifters are very long-lived and extremely slow to age after reaching adulthood due to this unbound quantum signature and continued exposure to the guildhall's fields.
( More ... this is by no means completed yet, mind. )
