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Strange Tomato ([personal profile] strangetomato) wrote2008-06-24 07:39 pm

Drabble (and possibly ficlet) request thread

Like [personal profile] madame_ugly before me, I'm going to open the floor to some requests here.

What you do:

Give me a request for a drabble. This can be as vague as you want or as specific as you want. Leave the characters open or hand select the ones you'd like me to use. Prompts can be a single word or a phrase. I like the idea of suggesting a phrase or a request for some specific opinion or thoughts from a character, so feel free to do that. I'll even attempt something as tangential as "Frances Worthington's thoughts on Stella Terrano" or "PT No. 9 goes shopping with the coupons he's clipped that week", though I may have to politely decline if you completely stump me or it's way out of character (I'll try to make it work, though).

I will have to decline anything that would give away a detail of the plot that I'm obviously hiding, but I'm sure you understand which things are off limits. An obvious example would be something like: "What is Circe really up to?" I'm not going to answer that one just yet. If you make a really specific request, please try to stick to things that have already happened or are happening right now in the story. Okay, enough with the "rules"...

What I do:

Create, at the very least, a 100 word text-only drabble. I reserve the right to explode a prompt into something a little larger, like a ficlet, and to include images. I like including images, so I probably will include at least one, even for the drabbles.  

I'll do these here and there, so there will likely be some waiting involved, but I'll honour all requests eventually.

So, bring it on, oh gentle readers.

[identity profile] speedspin-88.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Stray- for Nervous
Wander- for Ripp
Realization- for Frances

[identity profile] leskuh.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Just piping in to say that I really love the last one and that I hope she does something with that!

[identity profile] leskuh.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ripp and Johnny - "We don't see each other much anymore."
ROJ - Parts of a whole

[identity profile] simfulacts.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Ajay and aliens!

:D

[identity profile] meetme2theriver.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
I can't think of anything at the moment and you have a billion good ideas here already. Can't wait to see what you do with them all. :)

Oh, I would like to second madame_ugly's wish for some alien children love.

[identity profile] alek94.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Vali's 'World Domination' plans. He's one of my favorite characters!

[identity profile] waywardgaze.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
PT9's behind-the-scenes conspiracy work, expecially mentoring - or trying to mentor - young alien/half-aliens in Strangetown.

[identity profile] elaenabolton.livejournal.com 2008-06-25 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
I second the one about the Tricou family.

[identity profile] 80sfiend.livejournal.com 2008-06-26 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
OOOOH! I'd love to have a Jill/Ripp drabble..with pictures! Of how she or he imagines her first time would've been like with Ripp rather than Buck. :) Please??? :D :D :D Yes I want some smut, but I'll take any Jill/Ripp action I can get!! :)

[identity profile] eiou123.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Can you please make one about Chloe and Lola's thoughts on their caretaker, the mysterious Glabe Curious?

Glabe does not show up on the Curious family tree, the only evidence that she existed is the Singles Photos(the woman with the red hair. Kitty Curious has blonde hair) and Chloe and Lola's memories

lot of people think she may be a long lost Curious sister or Glarn's Ex-Wife, but I would like to see your take on this mystery woman..
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, that's an interesting one. I've heard about that Glabe character, but I've chosen to ignore her existence up to this point. Would it seem weird if I mentioned her now, I wonder? I could get it to work, I think, if she was only present for a brief period when the twins were young. I easily could say that none of the Curious kids would remember her all that much, and nobody knows anything about her, past the handful of photos.

Now I'm thinking that she's Glarn's sister, for sure. I would have tried for scientific partner if she didn't have the same name, but his sister could be his partner too. I'm already planning out where she may have ended up, her possible children, what came of her research, etc.

She what you've done? ;)
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I hadn't considered the Tricou family much at all until you mentioned this, but now I'm going to give it some thought.

[identity profile] eiou123.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe...I'm glad you found the "Glabe" thing interesting,I was going mad not being able to talk about it with someone.. I guess I like Sim mysteries a bit too much eh?
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Sim mysteries are what it's all about. There's so much to dig up and interpret. It so interesting to me.

I've been thinking about the Calientes being half alien a lot lately, as you can see in my latest challenge post, and this Glabe thing is somewhat related to what I've been thinking about there too, so you mentioned it at a very good time.

Now... more pondering.
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-08-26 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Your request, featuring Jaxy, Zoe, and Ripp:

http://strange-tomato.livejournal.com/76970.html

[identity profile] soniabigcheese.livejournal.com 2008-08-28 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, are you up for a little diversity?

Sandwiches, crusts on or off - the bottom line in snobbery.
I have an idea of which characters, but I'll leave it open for your interpretations.

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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-09-02 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's "Parts of a whole" for you:

http://strange-tomato.livejournal.com/79724.html

There's a pic too. I did some experimenting with the AL animation box, with some interesting results.
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Here's your drabble for Realization, with Frances and Beau:

http://strange-tomato.livejournal.com/85894.html

It got promoted to a drabble+, complete with a number of pics. I was inspired.
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's a drabble+ for the nightmare prompt:

http://strange-tomato.livejournal.com/96168.html
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's a drabble for your prompt:

http://strange-tomato.livejournal.com/102953.html

You'll notice I used only the word, and very little of the concept. *snicker*

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