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shamanicshayminIf you happen to be working on some creative writing project, fanfiction or NaNoWriMo or what have you, post a fragment from each of your current work(s) in progress in your journal. It should probably be your favorite or most intriguing sentence so far, but what you choose is entirely your discretion. Mention the title (and genre) if you like, but don't mention anything else -- this is merely to whet the general appetite for your forthcoming work(s):
Well, this is rather packed...
“Why the hell do name acronyms exist?” Well, growing up in Digimondom, they’re there to make our typing lives easier. I mean, would you want to type Shadow/Sonic (or is it Sonic/Shadow?) ten trillion times in aching fingers and fruitless searches on Google when all you had to do was simply press the keys on the keyboard for “Sonadow”? And hey! People know what you’re talking about. It’s Sonic and Shadow’s names fused together—look at all the frustration it saved! Not to mention “Kensuke”, an alternate name of “Daiken” of Daisuke/Ken reads like a common Japanese name. (Which is, and Daiken probably too) Problem solved!
…How FF fits, I’ve yet to figure out. Quifer still sounds like cookie wafers to me.
/
Yaoi: Hoo boy, the fun part. XD Basically, yaoi means this: “___________” in other words, “No point, no climax, no meaning.” It’s also “___________________!” or, as translation puts it, “Stop it! My ass hurts!” No, I am NOT kidding about this.
In our world however, (all right, maybe not exactly Japan) it means two guys having sex/having a sexual relationship. Yep, two guys. Gay pr0n. Gay erotica. Gay NC-17. Mansex. Spread the luff, yo. Often mistaken as a term for general guy/guy relationships though, be it sexual or not.
Shounen-Ai: A dead term in Japan now, shounen-ai here refers to same-sex couples between two guys, only they keep their clothes on—in this field, we’re more interested in the relationships over the mansex.
/
Yuri: The equivalent of yaoi, only this time, it’s Girl Luff~, with sex between two girls/two girls having a sexual relationship. You know, lesbians. Where the term came from, however, is not too clear, although if anything, it’s FAR less cruder than “yaoi”’s name origin. In fact, other than being a common Russian name for guys, “yuri” also happens to mean “lilac”.
Shoujo-Ai: Screw the sex! (No pun intended) This is about relationships! Only this time, the ladies have a turn. ;D
—Snippets from "How to Write Fanfiction Without Utterly Screwing Up"
Dr. Mario: Well, just know I'll probably be a busy doctor soon... the worst that could happen would be if I were attacked... we need some kinda strategy to defend ourselves or for anything else major that happens. So Mario, how are we?
Nana: If you get attacked, and Zelda, and all our other healers....We're doomed.
Mario: Awake. ^^; Not too good though... I can't move.
Peach: Should we train harder in the meantime?
Nana: Wow....if they could do this to one of the powerful smashers...just imagine what they could do to me...
Dr. Mario: It's a funny thing how something like this happens before the tournament. Like a real test of our powers or something, to see if we're really up for it... but honestly, there are less merciless ways to show it then that...
/
Peach: Mario... don't talk anymore. Rest now.
Nana: Master hand....crazy hand...both of them...we're doomed
Dr. Mario: So, it sounds like Master Hand has a human form... that makes things even worse. *stands up* Peach, can you help me carry Mario? I'll need your help. Nana, go and warn everyone about this threat... and train. Train like you've never had before. And please... be careful. Our lives rest in our hands.
—Snippets from an Unnamed SSBM RP between Puri & Kange. (Yet to be in Fic*Form)
Narrator: Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom, where everything is nice and nifty! We’ve got some happy Toads here, and uppity children… and everything’s beautiful here, but you knew that. And over there are sheep flocking. Little. Fluffy. White. Sheep. And no, I’m not saying this to be random, I’m saying this because I want to show you how normal the world is. Isn’t that right, Crisp. E.?
(A Toad approvingly nods… but it wasn’t long before a flame appears from the right side of the screen and cooks him black. He has a shocked “Oh noes, I ded” look before he shrivels into a pile of dust. Everybody screams as Bowser makes his way to the scene and laughs triumphantly)
Narrator: Okay… so much for that. So yeah, we’re not always too peaceful, and chances are, million of us would die slow painful deaths. But! Thankfully, that doesn’t happen, and it’s not just because we’re an E-rated video game whose all flowers and roses and whose daily hobby is breaking the 4th wall. Allow us to introduce these guys:
—Snippet from "SuperMario Luigi Fanfic: Quest of Another". (Chapter 1: Mama Mia! Not Another Game!)
Enigmatic. That was who he was. Always mysterious, always a suprise. Kirby knew that man—at least, he thought he did. It was impossible to truly understand someone, let alone someone like him. It was like he had three different faces; three masks, three minds, and none of them the same. Even with all these barriers gone, there was nothing more than the true facade... but he saw him once. He knew it had to be there—his true self. It wouldn't let Kirby go, not even if he ever tried to forget...
It was... so long ago. Yet, so short. Meta Knight just appeared before him, wanting him to duel his soldiers. Axe Knight, Spear Knight, Mace Knight, and Lance Knight—he defeated them all. And he would fight them again, and again... and yet, there was something strange about the picture. Yes, the swordsman seeked to kill him, letting his crew have all the fun. Yet, he helped him too, anonmonously throwing candy in his path... the Dream Lander had just enough time to catch him before he left. Was this some kind of trap? Were the lollypops poisonous? Nevertheless he ate them all, power surging and tingling throughout his body—if only for a short time.
—Snippet from "Façade", an olllllllllllllld Game*Kirby fic copied word to word from my old notebook. *gag* I still want to finish it, though, especially when I get out of my "Kirby" fandom burn-out. XDAnd the good news is, it's gonna be genfic when I DO finish; Originally I wrote this while I was into the Meta Knight/Kirby pairing. *SHOT*
What astonished the Siren was Mario's teammates' devotion to him, even with the drastic personality change caused by Doopliss swiping his body. She remembered Beldam, and how she grew frustrated with anyone who wasn't her sisters (and them too). How she constantly belittled her, whether or not it was truly her fault—no one by far was willing to put up with that kind of verbal abuse, OR her magic. (which thankfully, Vivian didn't have to experience the latter) And the Shadow Sirens saw it before, and done it themselves—it was a matter of survival in this world, and "friend" abandoned "friend" to get what they want. And Vivian too, wondered when it would be her turn to feel the knife against her back.
Goombella, on the other hand... she took everything Vivian was taught about the world and shattered it. She refused to leave Doopliss, despite the beatings and burnings that ached her body. The archeologist-in-training dug constantly about for remedies, sweeping pages of books for anything that would come in assistance. Her eyes squint in absolute determination, locking herself away as she concentrated within green butterfly. And she'd read aloud, finding nothing and moving on, seeing what the next batch of paragraphs aught to say—the words that would save their lives.
Yet, every now and then, the Goomba would glance at the Shadow Siren. From her eyes, it was difficult to tell what she was thinking—maybe because there were so many contradictory emotions it got jumbled up and confusing. If anything, Goombella wanted to defeat Vivian. Yet, she gazed upon her with those eyes—eyes of admiration. Fascination, even? Neither had the time to ponder over it—not when their own "Mario" needed them most. Yet, through every whack, every burst of flame, even Goombella was starting to doubt herself—especially of the man she worked with, the plumber who claimed to be of her ally's name.
—Snippet from an untitled Goombella/Vivian fanfic meant to be a laaaaaaaaaate present for Philleh. XD By the time I got into "Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door", I was hitting "Mario" fandom burnout, so it was hard for me to write.And dammit. I get into the full stage of Goombella/Vivian, and now Philleh's into VxV. XDD Not that I'm complaining, though.I still find parts of this fic cute, though... I wanna finish this. (Even though I know about the whole thing with Vivian being a guy in the Jap. version and I'll get ratted for that) Just give me time to replay the game and refresh my fandom... XDD
Okay, before ya get started, there's a few things I need to say about this fic.
Daisy: *singing* This laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand is your land! Vote for meeeeeeeeee~!
/
Announcer: From the studios in beautiful downtown Pallet, get ready to match the trainers on Match Game PKMN! With...Ash Ketchum! *Ash holds up a poke ball and strikes a dorky pose.*
Peach: In other words, the finger! :DD
Bowser: Gwa ha ha ha! Have a nice day, suckers! *flashes finger to movie screen*
Misty Waterflower! *Misty makes a vee-sign and winks.*
Bowser: *as Misty* Hey Prima! You watchin’? *wink*
—Snippet from "Rocket Science Theater: What the BLANK???: The MST". Alas, unless someone still has the fully copy of Cori's fic, I can't continure this one. XDD 'Tis okay anyway, I have a bone to pick with a CERTAIN "Sonic" author anyway...
There's also "the secret fic" I've talked about, (four chapters so far, baby!) but I don't think you guys care about "Sonic" and Sonadow... that, and it would make the meme longer than it already is. XDDDUnless you're curious. *SHOT*
Well, this is rather packed...
“Why the hell do name acronyms exist?” Well, growing up in Digimondom, they’re there to make our typing lives easier. I mean, would you want to type Shadow/Sonic (or is it Sonic/Shadow?) ten trillion times in aching fingers and fruitless searches on Google when all you had to do was simply press the keys on the keyboard for “Sonadow”? And hey! People know what you’re talking about. It’s Sonic and Shadow’s names fused together—look at all the frustration it saved! Not to mention “Kensuke”, an alternate name of “Daiken” of Daisuke/Ken reads like a common Japanese name. (Which is, and Daiken probably too) Problem solved!
…How FF fits, I’ve yet to figure out. Quifer still sounds like cookie wafers to me.
/
Yaoi: Hoo boy, the fun part. XD Basically, yaoi means this: “___________” in other words, “No point, no climax, no meaning.” It’s also “___________________!” or, as translation puts it, “Stop it! My ass hurts!” No, I am NOT kidding about this.
In our world however, (all right, maybe not exactly Japan) it means two guys having sex/having a sexual relationship. Yep, two guys. Gay pr0n. Gay erotica. Gay NC-17. Mansex. Spread the luff, yo. Often mistaken as a term for general guy/guy relationships though, be it sexual or not.
Shounen-Ai: A dead term in Japan now, shounen-ai here refers to same-sex couples between two guys, only they keep their clothes on—in this field, we’re more interested in the relationships over the mansex.
/
Yuri: The equivalent of yaoi, only this time, it’s Girl Luff~, with sex between two girls/two girls having a sexual relationship. You know, lesbians. Where the term came from, however, is not too clear, although if anything, it’s FAR less cruder than “yaoi”’s name origin. In fact, other than being a common Russian name for guys, “yuri” also happens to mean “lilac”.
Shoujo-Ai: Screw the sex! (No pun intended) This is about relationships! Only this time, the ladies have a turn. ;D
—Snippets from "How to Write Fanfiction Without Utterly Screwing Up"
Dr. Mario: Well, just know I'll probably be a busy doctor soon... the worst that could happen would be if I were attacked... we need some kinda strategy to defend ourselves or for anything else major that happens. So Mario, how are we?
Nana: If you get attacked, and Zelda, and all our other healers....We're doomed.
Mario: Awake. ^^; Not too good though... I can't move.
Peach: Should we train harder in the meantime?
Nana: Wow....if they could do this to one of the powerful smashers...just imagine what they could do to me...
Dr. Mario: It's a funny thing how something like this happens before the tournament. Like a real test of our powers or something, to see if we're really up for it... but honestly, there are less merciless ways to show it then that...
/
Peach: Mario... don't talk anymore. Rest now.
Nana: Master hand....crazy hand...both of them...we're doomed
Dr. Mario: So, it sounds like Master Hand has a human form... that makes things even worse. *stands up* Peach, can you help me carry Mario? I'll need your help. Nana, go and warn everyone about this threat... and train. Train like you've never had before. And please... be careful. Our lives rest in our hands.
—Snippets from an Unnamed SSBM RP between Puri & Kange. (Yet to be in Fic*Form)
Narrator: Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom, where everything is nice and nifty! We’ve got some happy Toads here, and uppity children… and everything’s beautiful here, but you knew that. And over there are sheep flocking. Little. Fluffy. White. Sheep. And no, I’m not saying this to be random, I’m saying this because I want to show you how normal the world is. Isn’t that right, Crisp. E.?
(A Toad approvingly nods… but it wasn’t long before a flame appears from the right side of the screen and cooks him black. He has a shocked “Oh noes, I ded” look before he shrivels into a pile of dust. Everybody screams as Bowser makes his way to the scene and laughs triumphantly)
Narrator: Okay… so much for that. So yeah, we’re not always too peaceful, and chances are, million of us would die slow painful deaths. But! Thankfully, that doesn’t happen, and it’s not just because we’re an E-rated video game whose all flowers and roses and whose daily hobby is breaking the 4th wall. Allow us to introduce these guys:
—Snippet from "Super
Enigmatic. That was who he was. Always mysterious, always a suprise. Kirby knew that man—at least, he thought he did. It was impossible to truly understand someone, let alone someone like him. It was like he had three different faces; three masks, three minds, and none of them the same. Even with all these barriers gone, there was nothing more than the true facade... but he saw him once. He knew it had to be there—his true self. It wouldn't let Kirby go, not even if he ever tried to forget...
It was... so long ago. Yet, so short. Meta Knight just appeared before him, wanting him to duel his soldiers. Axe Knight, Spear Knight, Mace Knight, and Lance Knight—he defeated them all. And he would fight them again, and again... and yet, there was something strange about the picture. Yes, the swordsman seeked to kill him, letting his crew have all the fun. Yet, he helped him too, anonmonously throwing candy in his path... the Dream Lander had just enough time to catch him before he left. Was this some kind of trap? Were the lollypops poisonous? Nevertheless he ate them all, power surging and tingling throughout his body—if only for a short time.
—Snippet from "Façade", an olllllllllllllld Game*Kirby fic copied word to word from my old notebook. *gag* I still want to finish it, though, especially when I get out of my "Kirby" fandom burn-out. XD
What astonished the Siren was Mario's teammates' devotion to him, even with the drastic personality change caused by Doopliss swiping his body. She remembered Beldam, and how she grew frustrated with anyone who wasn't her sisters (and them too). How she constantly belittled her, whether or not it was truly her fault—no one by far was willing to put up with that kind of verbal abuse, OR her magic. (which thankfully, Vivian didn't have to experience the latter) And the Shadow Sirens saw it before, and done it themselves—it was a matter of survival in this world, and "friend" abandoned "friend" to get what they want. And Vivian too, wondered when it would be her turn to feel the knife against her back.
Goombella, on the other hand... she took everything Vivian was taught about the world and shattered it. She refused to leave Doopliss, despite the beatings and burnings that ached her body. The archeologist-in-training dug constantly about for remedies, sweeping pages of books for anything that would come in assistance. Her eyes squint in absolute determination, locking herself away as she concentrated within green butterfly. And she'd read aloud, finding nothing and moving on, seeing what the next batch of paragraphs aught to say—the words that would save their lives.
Yet, every now and then, the Goomba would glance at the Shadow Siren. From her eyes, it was difficult to tell what she was thinking—maybe because there were so many contradictory emotions it got jumbled up and confusing. If anything, Goombella wanted to defeat Vivian. Yet, she gazed upon her with those eyes—eyes of admiration. Fascination, even? Neither had the time to ponder over it—not when their own "Mario" needed them most. Yet, through every whack, every burst of flame, even Goombella was starting to doubt herself—especially of the man she worked with, the plumber who claimed to be of her ally's name.
—Snippet from an untitled Goombella/Vivian fanfic meant to be a laaaaaaaaaate present for Philleh. XD By the time I got into "Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door", I was hitting "Mario" fandom burnout, so it was hard for me to write.
Okay, before ya get started, there's a few things I need to say about this fic.
Daisy: *singing* This laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand is your land! Vote for meeeeeeeeee~!
/
Announcer: From the studios in beautiful downtown Pallet, get ready to match the trainers on Match Game PKMN! With...Ash Ketchum! *Ash holds up a poke ball and strikes a dorky pose.*
Peach: In other words, the finger! :DD
Bowser: Gwa ha ha ha! Have a nice day, suckers! *flashes finger to movie screen*
Misty Waterflower! *Misty makes a vee-sign and winks.*
Bowser: *as Misty* Hey Prima! You watchin’? *wink*
—Snippet from "Rocket Science Theater: What the BLANK???: The MST". Alas, unless someone still has the fully copy of Cori's fic, I can't continure this one. XDD 'Tis okay anyway, I have a bone to pick with a CERTAIN "Sonic" author anyway...
There's also "the secret fic" I've talked about, (four chapters so far, baby!) but I don't think you guys care about "Sonic" and Sonadow... that, and it would make the meme longer than it already is. XDDD
