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Write the Genre!
Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:22pm
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Since at least two different people have talked about starting up a game of Fill the Plotholes (and have apparently been struck down from setting up said game by mysterious outside forces) I am being superstitious and not starting up a game of Fill the Plotholes.

Instead, I am trying to do up a new and different game!

Write the Genre!

It is simple.

We're going to do a cowrite mission, except it'll be on the board, and written portion by portion using a single pair of agents.

The spin for this game is that each written portion will be written as though in a different genre or particularly unique author's style (as determined by the previous writer). Some examples: Noir, high fantasy; Hunter S. Thompson, Terry Pratchett

Rules

To help this not dissolve into a giant singular fest of festiveness and confusion, here are a few rules:

1. Due to the fact that writing things does take some time, you may claim and tag the next portion. However, you will only have one hour to post it in. This hour goes by the time on the board. So if your post for claiming the next portion is at 7:43 PM, you have until 8:43 PM to post before your claim expires. You can also not claim jump or queue up in hopes of someone failing. You have to wait until their claim expires before you can post a claim.

2. So people don't get carried away and finish the mission on their own in a single style or most of it, the maximum amount of words per portion- including excerpts from the fic- is 1000 words. Try to make your turn also have around 500 words, so it's not a waste of a genre.

3. No back-and-forths! Share the game! Every turn should not be alternating between you and your buddy, or you taking a turn every other one. After you have a turn, you can't go until two other people have written.

4. The only prohibited genre is erotica. Because, no.

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The Auror and the Treasure Seeker by Scape_Girl1 is the fic for this mission.

Summary: Elf meets Wizard, wizard is a Weasley, and elf has connections. Related to other Harry Potter fictions I've written...Please Read and Review! Thanks
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Cris Wirewood was asleep, or at least trying to sleep. Unfortunately, Myall Bromia, who was probably the most annoyingly cheerfully insane partner to be had in the PPC (this wasn't saying much, since roughly half of all agents would claim that their partner was the most annoyingly cheerful insane partner) loudly burst into their response center (RC E#) with a box of foil wrapped burritos.

"Wakey wakey, Cris-y!" Myall shouted. "I've got-" Cris' blanket hit Myall in the face. "Hey! What's the big deal? I brought food!"

"I was trying to sleep," Cris grumped.

"Fine, be that way, I'll eat them by myself. And get fat. How terrible." With that, Myall set the box down on an empty chair, pulled a burrito out, and took a large contented bite, which must have been too tempting for the Narrative Laws of Comedy since-

[BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!]

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This starting portion was brought to you in the style of our very own PPC: TOS.

The genre prompt for the next portion is:

Hard Science Fiction

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  • And now, all in one document! — JulyFlame, Fri May 4 6:40pm
    Write the Genre Mission One: The Auror and the Treasure Seeker Authors and styles are listed at the very end. I did some minor corrections at some bits that I was reasonably sure were not intended to ... more
    • Most assuredly. — Pieguy, Sun May 6 6:22am
      I still have many genre ideas.
    • Nice. — Ivan the Not-so-Terrible, Sun May 6 12:43am
      I did not see this until it finished, but it is quite nice. I would like to write part next time.
    • Yes, more! — Aeidhryn, Sat May 5 12:09pm
      That was one of our most entertaining group exercises, reading-wise.
    • I was never sure I could write the genre... — Ellipsis Flood, Sat May 5 6:44am
      So, yeah, another round. And... I don't know why, but some parts are formatted oddly. You can't see on white background, but there are some parts where the text has white background color.
    • Let's do another one! — SeaTurtle, Sat May 5 4:03am
      They're really fun to read!
    • This was so fun! — PitViperOfDoom, Sat May 5 1:58am
      I'd love to do another one of these. So awesome.
    • Definitely. — Matthew72, Sat May 5 1:45am
      I really enjoyed reading this, and would certainly like to see more like it in the future.
    • Yes, please! (nm) — HerrWozzeck, Sat May 5 12:33am
    • Hej yes! (nm) — AnnaBee, Sat May 5 12:10am
    • Oh, yes! — firemagic, Fri May 4 9:15pm
      This was really fun! I'm kinda sad that I missed the claimings on all the genres I was reasonably sure I could write, but it'd be fun if we did something else like this again later.
    • Re: And now, all in one document! — Artell, Fri May 4 6:59pm
      I had a blast writing them and reading them, so by all means!
  • *cough* I'll take it from here. (nm) — JulyFlame, Wed May 2 12:58am
    • WtG: The End — JulyFlame, Fri May 4 6:39pm
      The two agents immediately collapsed onto the floor the moment they were in their response center. "That was terrible!" "I need to scrub my mouth out with something," Cris groaned. "The grammar, the... more
  • Claiming... *groans* Tara Gilesbie (nm) — PoorCynic, Wed May 2 12:00am
    • WtG XVIII: Ajentz of de PPPC!!1! — PoorCynic, Wed May 2 12:56am
      AN: OMG u giuys faangs (u get it its xkuz I'm goffic lol) to all te over duz like AugstICe, shees te best what wit helpjgni me witbn the sturie. anewie O0RN WIT TE CHAPTEFR Muyall nd Crisss (whno... more
      • Awesome. — PitViperOfDoom, Wed May 2 1:56am
        You think that was hard? Try writing Jim Theis style. I swear I was going to a thesaurus for every other word.
  • Claiming, gods save my GPA, spy thriller. — Chatvert, Tue May 1 11:19pm
    If I fail this exam tomorrow, I blame-- --well okay I blame myself. But I--this genre--YOU PEOPLE. It's like you have it in for my GPA. I may not be able to make the one-hour limit but I'll try my... more
    • WtG XVII: The Sue Ultimatum — Chatvert, Tue May 1 11:47pm
      Light glinted off of the counterfeit galleons produced by the Irish team’s leprechaun’s, and Cris winced as it blinded her temporarily, her hand going for her weapon on instinct. Were the Sue aware... more
  • Claiming Miss Austen's style as my own! — Fractal Dawn, Tue May 1 9:41pm
    Though I cannot give my word to adhere strictly to the hour limit, I have yet written nearly half the lesser number of suggested words. It shall be done! ...But it's remarkably hard to do so.
    • WtG XVI: Sues and Spectator Sports — Fractal Dawn, Tue May 1 11:13pm
      Feeling as they did the weight of The Duty, the Agents bowed to its demands, proceeding to follow the Sue’s entourage of Weasleys to, with a ray of canon shining through, the seats acquired by Mr.... more
  • WtG XV: A Stream of Suefluence — AnnaBee, Tue May 1 6:17pm
    The Sue's eating. Juicy sausage and golden eggs... it smells so good and my stomach's growling. I wonder if I could steal some of them. No, Cris would kill me. Better not. Then again, Cris would kill ... more
    • Nitpick: Cris and Myall are ALREADY in Floaters. — Pieguy, Tue May 1 9:07pm
      I established that waaaaaay back in Noir.
      • *smh* — AnnaBee, Tue May 1 10:02pm
        I thought for some reason that they were in Sues. *prostrates self before the almighty first!author* Sorry, mate.
        • Don't feel too bad. — PitViperOfDoom, Wed May 2 2:09am
          I got thrown by Cris's genderbending in the cheesy romance bit and accidentally called Myall a he. I think mine's a bit more fail.
    • Next topic — AnnaBee, Tue May 1 6:18pm
      The next genre is in the style of Jane Austen.
  • Claiming Wildlife Documentary! (nm) — JulyFlame, Tue May 1 4:29pm
    • WtG XIV: The Nature of Fanfiction — JulyFlame, Tue May 1 5:29pm
      Fanfiction. A constrained environment, defined by its usage and adherence to a previously created work of fiction's characters, settings, and themes. For many burgeoning young writers, this is where... more
      • I call stream of consciousness! — AnnaBee, Tue May 1 5:39pm
        • Seriously, can you read? Please? — JulyFlame, Tue May 1 6:14pm
          You have already been asked before to not do it like this. You did not respond previously, and you have done it again. You are not showing any indication that you actually respect the requests of... more
          • Sorry... — AnnaBee, Tue May 1 6:20pm
            I will try to do better with respecting other people's requests. :c
  • Eye of Argon's mine! (nm) — PitViperOfDoom, Tue May 1 3:26pm
    • WtG XIII: The Eye of Aliena — PitViperOfDoom, Tue May 1 4:23pm
      The coruscating atmosphere undulated wobbily as the freakish macrocosm carried the two gagging warriors to the subsequent division of the acidulous tale. “By the surly beard of Mrifk!” ejaculated... more
  • SEUSS. MINE. *pounces* (nm) — Pieguy, Tue May 1 1:25pm
  • Claiming Steampunk (nm) — ShatteredSanity, Tue May 1 12:15pm
  • Claiming Lovecraftian horror. (nm) — Artell, Tue May 1 9:45am
    • WTG X: At the Mission of Madness — Artell, Tue May 1 10:09am
      When I came to, groggy and my sight blurry, I felt a sort of schizoid separation from my own body, as if I was an intruder, a mere guest, inhabiting it against some higher Will. I tried to move my... more
  • Claiming Staurday Morning Cartoon. (nm) — Pieguy, Tue May 1 5:50am
    • WtG Episode 9: PROTECT THE PLOT! — Pieguy, Tue May 1 6:50am
      “Oh no, Mysterious Somebody! The Sues are polluting Lord of the Rings! What’ll we doooo?!” “We call… the PPC!” (music) From all across the canon worlds they’ve gathered in this place To stop the Sues ... more
    • ...also, Saturday. (nm) — Pieguy, Tue May 1 5:50am
  • Claiming Greek Mythology! — HerrWozzeck, Mon Apr 30 5:38pm
    Now, to whip out that copy of the Illiad I've got sitting around so I can reference it here...
    • WtG VIII: Olympians In Conflict — HerrWozzeck, Mon Apr 30 6:33pm
      Cris stepped out of the portal, and came to a stop. He looked around, and then blessed Artemis, the great huntress, showed him their location by the light of the moon. Myall followed, and watched... more
      • Re: WtG VIII: Olympians In Conflict — Artell, Mon Apr 30 6:58pm
        I'm not absolutely positive what Greek myth as a genre is (maybe TungstenMonk can clarify), but this doesn't really seem like it. Greek mythology as a style of story-telling is more about the events... more
  • Claiming Cheesy Romance. — Tungsten_Monk, Mon Apr 30 4:55pm
    You're in my world now. *cracks knuckles*
    • WtG VII: Tempestuous — Tungsten_Monk, Mon Apr 30 5:23pm
      The world blurred, shifting in softly misty colors like a watercolor viewed through the gemstones on an heirloom necklace. They continued their conversation well into the evening, the soft words of... more
  • Claiming Shakespearian — Phobos, Mon Apr 30 3:50pm
    Thou art speakingith my language...ith... Shut up, I got this. -Phobos
    • WtG VI: Thy ebon lockes — Phobos the Bard, Mon Apr 30 4:46pm
      Of Forest Elves that ne're a soul hath seen Our Constables doth stalk from tree to tree, Through beautious troves of splendid greenery. Upon the face of Elves confusion springs, "Why come'st I here,... more
  • WtG Five: Advent of a Sue — AnnaBee, Mon Apr 30 3:40pm
    Pre-Fic Space You are standing in a gray, misty area, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Your partner, Cris, sits on the ground, eating the remains of another burrito. > eat burrito You don't... more
    • Almost forgot: — AnnaBee, Mon Apr 30 3:45pm
      Next genre is Shakespearian. ^^
  • Noir is mine, yo. (nm) — Pieguy, Mon Apr 30 1:50pm
    • WtG IV: A Noir Hope — Pieguy, Mon Apr 30 2:54pm
      I stared at the console, at the smoke rising from the back and coiling in the harsh glare of the fluorescent light. Coiling like a snake, a snake that was also made out of smoke. A Sue. Oh, sure,... more
      • I claim text adventure! — AnnaBee, Mon Apr 30 3:00pm
        :D
        • As a note... — JulyFlame, Mon Apr 30 3:03pm
          We've been trying to keep the claims and subsequent posts going straight off of the main post and in order, to keep it easier to read and without worries of things getting tangled later.
      • test — Artell, Mon Apr 30 2:57pm
        This is a test! Ignore!
  • Claiming "true crime". (nm) — Artell, Mon Apr 30 1:08pm
    • WTG part 3 (true crime) — Artell, Mon Apr 30 1:48pm
      Once the Console had been restored to good repair and the two Agents had the full report available, they knew they had a particularly vicious and complicated case on their hands: several breaches of... more
  • Guess I'll officially claim this first addition. (nm) — doctorlit, Sun Apr 29 10:31pm
    • WtG part 2 (hard sci-fi) — doctorlit, Sun Apr 29 11:10pm
      Cris leaped out from her sleeping quarters and strode to the console. Sitting in the chair—barely beating Myall, who had attempted to race her into it—Cris pressed the Accept button. She began to... more
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