Entry 615 - On Writing
Jan. 6th, 2018 11:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
virgo186...okay, as promised, back out of "serious business" stuff and back into more fun things. It's been a while since I've done one of these, and inspiration needs to happen so I can write things again. Gonna be a little tough, but let's try doing all the same.
A friend of mine is going through a similar thing, so hey, I figured this can help us both! We can swap prompts, suggest ideas, get a little writing in, and hopefully jumpstart us into other work. If anyone's still reading this and wants to join in, go for it! Just remember to play nice, no flaming or attitude. If you want to concrit, watch the language please. This is just for fun anyway, nothing pro about it.
So for ideas to get this started, let's see...some team interactions, perhaps? Two characters in the kitchen, three people in a car, a group on a picnic? Weather things, food things, clothing things? This is a good way to play with characters old and new, original or fanfic-based, crossovers or single-series. Anything goes!
Now to go dig out some of my profiles and work on those, a certain surly firebird needs to get on the ball here so I can maybe get back to that spitefic...
Let the party begin, and let the writing flow!
~Virgo
A friend of mine is going through a similar thing, so hey, I figured this can help us both! We can swap prompts, suggest ideas, get a little writing in, and hopefully jumpstart us into other work. If anyone's still reading this and wants to join in, go for it! Just remember to play nice, no flaming or attitude. If you want to concrit, watch the language please. This is just for fun anyway, nothing pro about it.
So for ideas to get this started, let's see...some team interactions, perhaps? Two characters in the kitchen, three people in a car, a group on a picnic? Weather things, food things, clothing things? This is a good way to play with characters old and new, original or fanfic-based, crossovers or single-series. Anything goes!
Now to go dig out some of my profiles and work on those, a certain surly firebird needs to get on the ball here so I can maybe get back to that spitefic...
Let the party begin, and let the writing flow!
~Virgo
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Date: 2018-01-13 09:30 pm (UTC)It all started with a coffee maker...
Who says that growing up means giving up games with costumes? Does giving up really mean putting the dressing up away? When the going gets tough, the tough...get nerdy! A trio of adults with a strong nerd side suit up to save their city from villains who may be just as nerdy as they are. Finding allies in the strangest places (like a retail shop) and training in unusual ways (a day at the mall?), the team has a big job on their hands, one that could challenge even the most determined gamers.
This one, of course, doesn't come with an infinite life cheat.
Nor do they get endless continues.
It might take a lot of caffeine and determination, but this team is up to the task. Luckily, they know their material!
Who says being a nerd means you can't do something cool?
Join the Hunter Agents on their journey, and follow along as they fight together for everlasting peace!
(To think, it all started with a coffee maker...)
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(...yup, I'm a nerd and it's a nerdy idea with nerds. Go nerds.)
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Date: 2018-01-17 04:57 am (UTC)It was never a good sign when something was dismantled in the kitchen.
It was especially bad when that something, in this case, was the coffee maker.
The basket and carafe sat in the sink, the lid of the brewer open, and Elise stood over the machine with screwdriver in hand, frowning into the water tank. Definitely bad.
"Another one?" Shadow asked simply.
Elise looked up at him and nodded. "It's amazing it lasted this long, really," she explained. "Looks like an internal break, we'll have to see about getting a new one."
Shadow only nodded, reaching for his keys. "Where's the place you bought that one?"
Silver blinked, staring at his partner. "Wait a minute, you're going out now? It's just a coffee maker, you have one at home, right?"
"Not the point."
Elise tried to hide her smile. She knew, for a fact, that the coffee maker couldn't wait. "There's a store out in the mall area that has a good selection and decent prices, and I believe that's where this one came from," she replied, giving them the name. "At least, I believe they should still have some."
"You really can't just get take-out coffee or something and go tomorrow?" Silver asked. "Traffic out there this time of day is crazy, we just got back--"
Shadow only stared at him. "I'm leaving without you if you don't make up your mind."
Silver sighed. "I'm coming, I'm coming."
"Good luck!" Elise called to them, waiting until the door closed before gazing at the machine once more. At least this could potentially be turned into a doorstop, or perhaps the pieces could be used for home repairs...
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(...yup, Agent Shadow (assumed name) takes his coffee very seriously. Agent Silver (also a fake name, he plays one of the spitefic not-twins) is still relatively new at this point, it's been a year or so but he's still learning a bit. Elise, while technically not exactly an active hunter agent, is still useful--she hangs out at the "base" (which is actually a rather nice house) and provides info on things...and runs the kitchen. She gets actual battle time later in the series--her first time is the holiday special!)
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Date: 2018-01-21 06:14 am (UTC)"Aren't all the coffee makers the same, anyway? It shouldn't matter how much they cost, it's all the same parts, right?"
"Not the point."
They had managed to find the store Elise had suggested, and spent a few minutes wandering around before they found the right department. Luckily, someone had been working in the shoe section, not too far away, and she had directed them to where they needed to be.
The problem now was waiting for Shadow to pick just the right machine for the base kitchen, and that would take a while.
"Well, they all look the same to me," Silver commented, picking up a nearby thermal mug and turning it around a couple of times. "What's the difference besides the price?"
"Some are bigger than others," Shadow answered simply, lifting the lid on a display model and gazing into the water tank. "We need one that will hold enough for a full day."
"Why not look into one of those big industrial things, then?"
Shadow closed the display's lid and stared at him blankly for a moment. "Out of anyone's price range, let alone our own."
Silver shrugged. "It'd hold enough, anyway."
Shadow sighed, moving to another display and inspecting the carafe this time. "Hmm..."
Setting the mug down, Silver turned and glanced around. He'd never been into shopping for kitchen stuff--it wasn't his thing. He was starting to wonder why he'd even bothered to tag along...
...until Shadow set the carafe back into the display and spoke two very familiar words:
"Something's coming."
There was that instinct, kicking in--something Silver had learned early on, during his first few battles, Shadow's sense of looming danger before the actual first signs appeared. So far, it had always been accurate.
Sure enough, the overhead music cut out, and the lights dimmed --a sure sign that an enemy was in the area. A quick look around revealed no civilians standing by, stuck in place. That was a good thing.
Well, until they heard a door close nearby, and the worker they'd seen in the shoe department came out into the walkway, frantically looking around trying to see what was happening.
"Let's go," Shadow spoke up, walking over and gesturing that Silver should follow.
The worker spotted them first, running up to them. "Do you guys know what's going on?" she asked. "I didn't hear a storm or anything--"
The answer to the question, at that moment, appeared around the corner, slowly moving in their direction. Granted, some of the enemy units up to now had been ridiculous, Silver admitted, but this one...this one really took the cake. It looked like a giant robotic scorpion...almost familiar, really.
The worker spoke up first. "So do you guys know why the demented scorpion-bot is hanging out in my store instead of on a highway somewhere?"
"So that's why this thing looks so familiar," Shadow said, almost sarcastic. "I suppose it had to come up sometime."
The creature spotted them at that moment, and the trio had only a moment to quickly dive out of the way. There was no choice now--they had to fight it, and first, they had to get the worker awakened.
Silver pulled the blue metal key from his pocket, noticing that across the way, Shadow had done the same with his own red key. They had nothing for the worker...not until Silver's key began to glow, and after a moment, another key had appeared next to it. A purple key, presumably for the worker.
He slid the key across the tiled walkway in her direction, watching as she caught it. "Follow our lead!" he directed, holding his key up as the others did the same...
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(Hahaha cliffhanger for transformation purposes since this was getting long. Yup, our duo becomes a trio, and for those who know the nerdy source material...yeah, scorpion-bot and a purple rookie. No horrible dubbing or ridiculous whiny "screw work I quit now" plotlines, but eh. To be continued~)
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Date: 2018-04-18 06:42 am (UTC)Silver was used to how the blue armor felt around him. To a point, it was comforting--a sign he was ready to take on whatever was thrown his way. He imagined Shadow feeling the same, and glanced over. Sure enough, the other Hunter was in his own red armor, sword drawn, waiting for the next move.
Then, of course, there was their newbie, and well...
"You're our third one?"
She blinked at Silver, as if she couldn't believe his question, before looking down at the purple and black armor she now wore. "I guess so," she answered. "Not bad, heh."
"But you're a girl." The statement was out before he could even realize he'd thought of it.
The worker's blank stare said quite a bit. "Your point?"
"Fight now, bicker later," Shadow directed, herding the rookie behind a fixture loaded with shoeboxes. "We need a strategy."
Okay, a strategy sounded like a really good idea, and the closer that thing got, the less time they had to react.
"Anyone remember what the right thing is to hit, and what's just going to make it really angry?" Silver asked, hiding behind a rack of hanging clothing.
"Three of us and one of them," the rookie spoke up. "How about we just aim for everything we can, and hope something works?"
Shadow glanced over at Silver with a shrug. "Sound good to you?"
Three against one, decent odds. Maybe the rookie wasn't too bad. At least she wasn't trying to run away like some girls would. Of course, he added to himself, she was the first girl he'd actually seen fighting with them, so maybe it was too soon. He hadn't even seen Elise join them, and she was probably--
"Move!" Shadow directed, leaping from his spot and running forward. The rookie was behind him for a moment before ducking behind another fixture and heading for a spot near the enemy's back end.
Silver took up the same idea, quickly leaving his location and heading for the monster's rear on the other side of the aisle. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad, trying to fight in here. They could use enough hiding places.
The rookie nodded to him from her spot, raising the twin pistols her costume came with. She was ready.
Silver nodded back. Ready as well.
They'd wait until Shadow got the ball rolling...
...and maybe after the battle, he'd finally get her name.
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(Yeah, more cliffhanger, just a short one. The rookie does have a codename, just not released yet--she's Agent Blaze, to keep the theme going. To a point, she's based on yours truly, hehehe. If anything else comes up for questions, ask away! More to come~)