Beware: The Chibis Have Taken Control!

OK. Ever see one of those fandom/fanfic memes that you just know is going to turn into a monster of babbling that NO ONE will want to read through if you answer it, but you really want to answer it, anyway?

( List all the fandoms you have written in: )

( How many published fics have you written? )

( In terms of wordcount, in which fandom have you written the most? )

( At the moment, which one of your fics is your favorite/you are the most proud of? (you can include unpublished fics) )

( Which writer (fanfiction or not) inspires your own work? )

( What was your first fanfic about? )

( Out of all the characters whose POV you have written, which one do you feel you identify the most with? )

( What do you feel is your biggest challenge when writing? )

( Do you generally outline your fics or do you prefer to write spontaneously and then revise? )

( Which one of your fanfics has the most hits? the most comments? the most kudos? (if applicable) )

( What proportion, if any, of your fics are rated M or above (# of M-plus fics/ total # of fics)? )

( Finally, tease us with the title of one of your upcoming fics: )

tl;dr?

This was one of those memes. ;)

(stolen from zoicite who stole from someone else, etc., etc. ^_^)

Post a single sentence from each WIP you have (or as many as you want to pick). No context, no explanations. No more than one sentence!

OK, not gonna post sentences from every WIP... because that would be insane and because I'm not even sure they're all on this comp. I need to do something about that. :-P

1. Eyes narrowing once again, Danny glared at the jock, "Is this another one of those epiphany moments or do I get to hit you this time?"

2. And after this last trip... by Aslan's mane, after this last trip, a horrifying dream would be welcome compared to what he'd suffered there in the mists.

3. He'd set such a high bar for what Alice expected from a man that any lesser man would have difficulty even seeing the damned thing past the sun glare, much less hurling himself over it.

4. Nuriko allowed his voice to drop into that husky growl that had so thrown the other man at their first meeting, "Since you remember me so well, Kouji-san, you may also remember this... I need no man to speak for me."

4a. (I couldn't decide. Sue me.) "This deception, this trickery, this sadistic game... Nuriko, is this all that you know?"

5. When she'd asked Sheila about it the older woman had hedged, said that they'd been busy, but Jeanie had known from watching those anxiously shifting blue eyes that wouldn't quite meet hers that there was more to the story -- something was keeping Berger away.

6. Secretly, Berger had even thought that *he* might not mind dressing up, again, but he was determined to save it for a special occasion like an anniversary, or Claude's birthday... or for a time when he'd really fucked something up.

7. Jeanie merely arched an eyebrow, "No... we were talking about what Berger had done to upset you... and the obvious conclusion is that it's not so much *what* he did to upset you, as *who* he did to upset you."

8. Whatever the case, Conner didn't toss off Kira's biting words like he usually did -- he took them full force, like a knife to the gut.

( Bonus: Because I had to. NSFW? I guess that depends on how you'd rate this. I think it's NSFW, but I tend to over-rate these things... Ah, fuck it. Just read if you want to. ^_^ )

And that's all I've got on this comp. ^_^ If you see anything interesting and want to know more, let me know! ^_^ Bonus if you can name all the fandoms. ;D

In other news... I WANT THIS. Friend and I caught the infomercial on TV and I know and love every one of the songs they were playing. And now I want this. Even the CD cases are cool. And I counted 5 songs from Hair in that 15 minute viewing alone. WANT. Anyone want to buy me an early b-day present? *unsure but game smile* ^_~

And then we flipped to South Park and it was the marijuana/bris episode -- which is my most favorite South Park, ever! (And beyond appropriate after the Flower Power infomercial. XD) Awesome. ^_^ Hello, synchronicity... we meet again. ^_^

HAIR TOUR IN HERSHEY, TOMORROW!!! :D

*eyes clock* :DDDDDDDDDDDDD

HAIR TOUR IN HERSHEY, TODAY!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

Another 3,670 words for a total of 25,152... and still working. Wow. All of a sudden this thing decided to cooperate with a vengeance. ^_^ Maybe it's because I'm into the part that I most wanted to write. ^_^

Going to (hopefully) write a little more, then head back over to my Uncle's and do a little more unpacking. Lots of work still to do before msorange21 gets here on Friday. ^_~ *deep breath* Go team!

;D

6:50 PM -- 25,780 now, and I really should stop. Need to go unpack more while I still have the energy. And do laundry! O_o Oh good grief. Stupid laundry. I leave you with a snippet, because I can. ^_^ Enjoy!

Gratefully, Sheila nodded, "G-d, Berger... that would be fantastic."

Berger laughed in response, a jaunty grin on his face, "'G-d-Berger,' huh? That's a new one... but I think I like it."

22,505. And that's pre-final edit. Good grief. Not only that... but Sheila wouldn't freakin' cooperate! She and her eldest daughter were supposed to be in this fic! *grumps* I guess there's gonna be a fourth... *whimper* After this one turning into such a bitch, I'm not sure I'm up for a fourth...

Final edits tomorrow, hopefully posting the first part, too. Or at least the prologue. Damned thing doesn't seem to want to break into easily postable chapters. Well, if I do end up posting the prologue separately, I'll try to post the first whole part later that day to make up for it. ^_^ *eyes clock* If I can get my ass out of bed early enough. O_O Holy Hell. It's 1:40 in the morning and I just realized that the reason I've been starving for the past three hours is that I was so wrapped up in writing that I forgot to eat dinner. O_O

And I leave you with one of my favorite sets of lines from the new fic:

Berger wrapped an arm around Claude and smiled, "Oh, come on... It wasn't *that* bad..." Claude just buried his face in Berger's shoulder and groaned.

{sentence cut for mild spoiler} In a quiet voice she whimpered, "I've never been thrown out of a restaurant before..."

Jeanie threw her arms around {spoiler} and caroled out proudly, "We have!"

Eh, not a great week, but there were extenuating circumstances. That being said, I still lost 0.2 lbs. ^_^ Hey -- a loss is still a loss, baby! ^_^ And I fit into a pair of jeans that I haven't since the end of college. *eg* So I'll just take that as a win and move on. ^_~

*coughs* So, about this new fandom... It's not really "new", per se. I've been reading fanfiction for it for quite some time, now. I've just never felt like I could write it before. *chuckles* So, the other piece of important information is that the Verizon guy is coming today to hook up my new TV/Internet/Phone. Why is this important or related? Well... I realized a week ago that if this was going to happen and I was about to lose my Cable DVR... I needed to clear out all the saved programs. O_O This was obviously problematic. Especially as I had just about every episode of Danny Phantom -- out of order, no less! -- recorded and waiting to be copied to DVD. So what did I do this week? That's right. I marathoned all three seasons of Danny Phantom. *falls over*

*chuckles* So... gave me inspiration? So, what I intended to do was write a short little one-off and get it out of my head. Problem? *screams a la Dash in Micro-Management* I don't do short! O_o;;; Over 5700 words into the thing and barely even touching what I'd intended for the plot, I realized that this had the potential to become another "And the Fox Declared to the Hound"... or worse, another "Forget Me Not". @_@ *flails* I have too many unfinished projects as it is! I needed a new fandom like I needed a hole in my head! *pants* *whimpers* Not to mention that I saw "Hair" yesterday and now have about three Berger x Claude fics swimming around my subconscious. O_O

( Cut for me blathering on about ghos-- *coughs* Er... that is, Danny Phantom. ^_^ )

It's because they're not supposed to be there, isn't it? *sigh*

Had a productive morning -- did some dishes, put away some laundry, baked some cupcakes (one of our techs is turning 25 today ^_^). Trying to get the place ready before going to see my friend Jenny this weekend -- it'll leave me less to do when I get back and have to get packed for the trip to Kansas three days later. O_o;;;

But, in the meantime, all that domestic activity gave me a writing itch, so... a new word count. ^_^

Today's word count: 1,066
Total word count: 48,679

( ...and a snippet. )

^_^

*drumroll*

Thank you. *coughs* I'm getting back into the swing of things and have started working on ARBAON again. ^_^ I warn you, I've been up since 7 AM and have been productive. And so, I give you word counts and, in honor of passing 40,000 words, a snippet. Enjoy!

Today's word count (so far -- it's only 10:40 AM, after all): 2,096
Total word count: 40,050

Only 1,679 words away from passing Taking Root, people!

12:26 PM
602 words away... ^_^

( And now the snippet: )

*chuckles* Poor Tommy... ^_^ Always so clueless... ^_^

More to come!

See, Seimei? As promised! ^_^ More Seishirou/Nokoru fic! *bounciebouncie* I wasn't too happy with the last part, so I rewrote it. Plus: much better, much more coherent Minus: No baby Nokoru thoughts. *sniffle* Will have to write Nokoru a part soon. *nodnodnod*

So, since it's been a while, here's the whole fic, including the prologue.

( In which Seishirou's suave adult side makes its first appearance. )

Questions, comments, concerns? Pineapples?

Nokoru: Pineapples? *twitch*

R-chan: What?

Nokoru: *sweatdrop* Nevermind.

---

R-chan: *aside* Man, I stink... Pigs are cute and all, but the smell stays with you forever... :-P

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring!
Went to bed and bumped his head and couldn't get up in the morning!

*eyes poem* *sweatdrops* You know... that's kind of morbid, now that I look at it. O_o;;; Children's rhymes are really a little freaky sometimes.

I digress...

I'm sure you know the one that goes:

Ring-around the rosie,
a pocket full of posies,
ashes, ashes,
we all fall down!

Well, it used to be:

Ring-around the rosie,
a pocket full of posies,
a-choo, a-choo,
we all fall down!

...and it's about Plague. The "rosie" is the typical "bubo" or swollen lymph node seen in the bubonic form of the plague. The "pocket full of posies" were flowers carried for protection. The "a-choo, a-choo" referred to the respiratory form of the disease, and the "we all fall down" part is referring to the fact that plague is nearly always (or was always, at the time) fatal.

Think about that the next time you see a group of elementary school kids singing it while dancing around in a circle and giggling. *eg* Cheery thought, isn't it? ^_^

/digress

OK, so why all the babbling about nursery rhymes? I don't know. But it is raining and it woke up my muses. ^_^ My parents should be arriving at my apartment as we speak, and White Coat Ceremony is tomorrow. *beams* I'm a little hyper right now. Not good since I still have an hour of class to sit through. -.-;;;

Anyway! There is more ficcage. ^_^ More Seishirou/Setsuka ficcage. Not much, but a little. ^_^ Enjoy!

( In which we feel very bad for Seishirou and even worse for his new baby brother. )

Questions, comments? ^_^

OK, so I haven't been as good as I'd like to be with posting snips of stuff. O_o Anyway, I've had this little snippet sitting around for a while and someday I'd like to do something with it. Here's hoping I do. ^_^

Recca: *pales* Oh dear G-d, no.

Tokiya: *just twitches*

( Erm... you know what the cuts are for by now, right? )

Comments, criticisms? Please be gentle...