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[#283] THE VETTING PROCESS (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #283 - First impression
Title: The vetting process
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack’s attempts to recruit go a bit sideways.

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Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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[#283] Charade (The Fantastic Journey)

Theme Prompt: #283 – First Impressions
Title: Charade
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: First impressions are not always accurate, sometimes people aren’t at all the way they first appear.

( Charade... )

Current Mood: chipper

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Kitten updates: everybody hung out in the living room together with a minimum of fuss last night! Mirage still keeps running up to Springs and Springs still keeps hissing and chasing her away, but if they're able to sit 3-4 feet apart with no growling, I think they'll be at the peaceful coexistence stage in a day or two. (Which would be nice, because the complicated dance of "don't let the cat out of the bedroom"/"don't let the kitten out of the bathroom" is a real pain in a small apartment. Also, they've both started loudly crying at opposite sides of whatever door is closed.)

Writing updates: hahaha I've barely managed to eat dinner the last two nights. It's like babysitting, but the babies have claws and can jump six feet straight up. Maybe I'll get something written tonight? I'm leaving early because I have to go sign some apartment paperwork, so maybe I can grab coffee or a quick snack on my way home.

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[#283 | First Impressions] Challenge Post

Challenge 283:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Whether it’s a job interview, your first day at a new school, or an audience with royalty, first impressions can be important. But they aren’t always easy! Sometimes everything works out, and it’s love (or job offer) at first sight; other times, you trip on a shoelace you could have sworn wasn’t untied five minutes ago, or stub your toe and say a word you shouldn’t say in front of your boss’s boss’s boss, or a supervolcano erupts and you have to immediately cut the interview short to go suit up and save the world.

What kind of first impressions do your characters make? Good ones? Bad ones? Memorable ones, for all the right or wrong reasons?

Write a story about first impressions.

BONUS GOAL: All Suited Up

If your submission features someone in a suit, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, December 15 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 283 – first impressions
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

Challenge 283:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Challenge ends Monday, December 15 at 9:00PM EST.

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[#282 | Catharsis] Results Post

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #282 – Catharsis!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 2533

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.

You may now post your Challenge 282 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

Current Mood: cheerful

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my cat

Springs

I've been talking about getting Mirage a little friend for a while, and finally decided it was time. Meet Springs (short for Springer, because all of my cats are named after robots).

She's about eight months old. Her leg had to be amputated when she was first brought in to the shelter - it was broken too badly to heal - but it doesn't particularly slow her down, as far as I can tell!

So far, she's not thrilled with Mirage, though she's not too dramatic about it - a little bit of hissing and growling when Mirage gets too close or sticks her paws under the door, and that's it. So she's been staying in the bathroom until I think they'll both be okay interacting (Mirage is very confused as to why she's being hissed at, so I can't rely on her to pick up on unsubtle social cues!). But I think they'll be tentatively okay with each other by the weekend.

Current Mood: excited

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my cat

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Keep an eye out for kitten pictures tonight. I have made a decision two weeks early, but all of my pictures are either blurry or terribly lit.

(Mirage is, as far as I can tell, absolutely thrilled to have a new friend in her house. The new friend is less thrilled. Introductions so far have been cautious.)

Current Mood: amused

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rambles about life

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You know, I didn't realize how nostalgic I was for the days when Tumblr was dangerous to scroll through in public until I realized they're back. God bless you, random mutual who suddenly got extremely into the gay hockey show.

(It's fine, the building's mostly empty today and nobody's actually looking at my phone. Probably should have seen that coming, LOL.)

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[#282 | Catharsis] Voting Post

Here are the entries for this challenge:

( List of entries )

Please Note: Because we only have 3 entries this week, there is only a First Place and Runner Up to vote for!

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (both spots) in order to be counted. Winner votes are worth 2 points, Runner Up votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Runner Up: 88. Another Fic Title

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, December 10 at 9:00PM EST.

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[#282] NECESSARY DISTRACTION (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #282 - Catharsis
Title: Necessary distraction
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: After a difficult day, each of them has their own way of dealing with it.

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Current Mood: hopeful
Current Location: My computer
Current Music: House M.D. episode clips

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[#282] lines in the sand, language of eye contact (House M.D.)

Theme Prompt: #282 - Catharsis
Title: lines in the sand, language of eye contact
Fandom: House M.D.
Rating/Warnings: PG. Makes reference to somewhat outdated terms regarding the autism spectrum, but other than that, decently wholesome.
Word Count: 533 words
Author's Note: Another one of the times my brain has a sudden burst of motivation for something, this time regarding a curious episode of House in which there's one of the few times he manages to truly connect to a patient. Kind of a magical moment for me (an autistic doofus of a man with too many interests). Also yes this means I am kinda leaning towards a "House is actually somewhat in the spectrum someplace" headcanon, I do what I want.
Summary: The best approximation of how Dr. House is feeling during the events of the main case of "Lines in the Sand".

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( A case quietly ends.. )

Current Mood: exhausted

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rambles about life

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I am so tired and it's not even 3 PM yet. I have a full lab meeting to get through and then four hours working at the art fair. And I'm already tired enough to be Grumpy.

Send coffee, and possibly a basket of kittens. I'm going to need it.

Current Mood: optimistic

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comment bingo

Comment Bingo

Trying out

comment_bingo again this winter! We'll see if I manage to keep up with it; I definitely leave comments, but I forget to note it when I leave one that fits the bingo. Still, it's worth a shot.

( bingo card )

( fills )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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[#282] Rainsong (The Fantastic Journey)

Theme Prompt: #282 – Catharsis
Title: Rainsong
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: No.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Healers have their own way of dealing with the stresses and burdens of their craft.

( Rainsong... )

Current Mood: thoughtful

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rambles about life

(no subject)

There are kittens available for adoption on the work all-staff email list. I cannot adopt a kitten. I have a cat and plan to get a second cat over winter break, but I cannot cat-proof well enough for a kitten. I do not need a kitten.

But kittens.

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[#282 | Catharsis] Challenge Post

Challenge 282:
CATHARSIS

n. purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art; a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension

Sometimes, you just need to feel things. A really good cry, a really good laugh, or a really good scream – whichever it is, it’s good for the soul. Sometimes you can get it through art, maybe a tragic play, or a comedy movie, or a romance novel; other times, you just need to confront your nemesis, or stand in the woods and scream, or laugh until you cry at something that isn’t actually funny.

How do your characters find catharsis? Do art or music work for them, or do they need something a little more concrete?

Write a story about catharsis.

BONUS GOAL: “Are you okay?”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, December 8 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 282 – catharsis
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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[#281 | Mirage] Results Post

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #281 – Mirage!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 3925

Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.

You may now post your Challenge 281 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

Current Mood: cold

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rambles about life

(no subject)

Do I need coffee? No, I absolutely do not. Do I want coffee? Yes I do.

I don't know if I'll get anything coherent written tonight (other than the

fandomweekly new challenge), but I have a couple kink meme fills in progress that I'd like to tackle and maybe get posted. I should also really swing by the grocery store; I'm out of potatoes, and I have a recipe I really want to try that includes potatoes.

(It also involves a LOT of very thin potato slices, so...it may or may not get made tonight unless I get that coffee. But I need leftovers to bring to work tomorrow and Friday, so I'll have to cook something.)

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[#281 | Mirage] Voting Post

Here are the entries for this week's challenge:

( List of entries )

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points, and third place votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, December 3, at 9:00PM EST.

Current Music: Years - Sierra Ferrel

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[#281] a man dreaming he was a mouse (Chainsaw Man)

Theme Prompt: 281 - Mirage
Title: a man dreaming he was a mouse
Fandom: Chainsaw Man
Rating/Warnings: N/A
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 913
Summary: Aki has professional boundaries that have been eroded and he isn’t sure he’s missing them at all when he’s on patrol with the Angel Devil

( or a mouse dreaming he was a man )