( stargazing )

[absurdities]

the stargazing meme

oo1. comment with your characters
make sure to put names, series, & preferences somewhere!
you can use < ! > sans the spaces to make the comment "blank"
oo2. reply to others in character
oo3. use the rng and enter 1-10
oo4. play out what happens—anything goes!
oo5. profit? oh yeah!

prompts

one → meteor shower you just saw a falling star! and another! make a wish!
two → aliens what was that? was that really? omg no way a ufo!
three → lunar eclipse you've been sitting out for hours, waiting for this. it's so cool!
four → comet does it move fast or slow? either way, it's amazing.
five → full moon the moon is so huge! just don't look too long, it's really bright too.
six → star dust anything can happen in space. make up your own plot!
seven → solar eclipse this might be happening in the middle of the day!
eight → planet sighting is that a new star? nope, just a neighbor in the solar system!
nine → constellations do you know the stories behind these odd patterns?
ten → deep space normal stargazing isn't that much fun. you got a telescope!

Comments

three

[pyroqueen]

[ Seriously, it's been hours, and she's beyond bored. Wasn't something supposed to happen tonight? But this far there's nothing!

The eleven year old girl groans. ]

Come oooooon.

[riverborntorun]

Hush, sweetie. We mustn't get impatient.

[She waves a hand dismissively, then reaches into her pocket to at least pull out a small sweet for her.]

The universe moves at its own pace.

[pyroqueen]

But I'm-

[ She cuts herself off when she sees what's being pulled up. Man, she loves sweets. ]

I'm the female spy, Ravishing Rose. The universe shouldn't keep me waiting.

[riverborntorun]

It'll keep you waiting even longer with that attitude, sweetie. No matter how important we think we are...the universe has bigger things to concern itself with. Besides, didn't anyone ever tell you patience is a virtue?

I used to think virtues were overrated, but they do help pass the time a bit.

[pyroqueen]

I knoooooow. Granny says that too. [ She rolls a couple of times on the ground, before stopping to stare at River. ]

Okay. What's the best way to be patient?