Tag Someone New

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THE TAG SOMEONE NEW MEME

How It Works

Sometimes, memes can be awkward. There's always that feeling that, if you don't know the person behind the curtain, you'll be intruding somehow. Don't worry. We've all been there. Still, it's nice to have that little reassurance that hey, it's cool. We're all in this together and we just want to play. That's where this meme comes in! The point here is to play with someone you've never played with before, OR play with a character/canon you're unfamiliar with. The prompts provided include mundane activities, chance meetings, platonic fluff, romance/smut, fighting, and crack. This is pretty much the granddaddy of meme variety, so there should be something for just about everyone. INSTRUCTIONS - Comment with you character(s). In the subject field, put all the info that's relevant + any preferences. - Reply to others. Remember, the goal is to play with new people! - The initial set of prompts is in this post. The subsequent sets are linked GoogleDocs. - Use the RNG to get your prompts. - Have fun!

1. The story starts when...

These prompts are all-purpose. 1. The story starts when your character tells the truth. 2. The story starts when your character hitchhikes. 3. The story starts when your character tries to pick up a reward. 4. The story starts when your character misses his/her train. 5. The story starts when your character tells a secret. 6. The story starts when your character tries to stop a robbery. 7. The story starts when your character agrees to a dare. 8. The story starts when your character answers a newspaper ad. 9. The story starts when your character tries to cover something up. 10. The story starts when your character recognizes someone who doesn't want to be recognized. 11. The story starts when your character moves into a new home. 12. The story starts when your character is reunited with an old friend. 13. The story starts when your character tries to help a lost child. 14. The story starts when your character decides s/he wants revenge. 15. The story starts when your character accepts a new job. 16. The story starts when your character goes to the hospital for help. 17. The story starts when your character bluffs through something. 18. The story starts when your character finds the car won't start. 19. The story starts when your character inherits an object. 20. The story starts when your character walks out on a partner. 21. The story starts when your character wakes up in the wrong bed. 22. The story starts when your character goes on a blind date.

2. Fluff

These prompts are all platonic and fluffy.

3. Romance/Smut

These prompts are romance and smut-related.

4. Fighting

These prompts have to do with fightan'.

5. Crack

These prompts are cracky and include things like animal parts and genderswap.

Get the code for this meme [here].

FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS IT:
<table width="400" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5"> <tr><td height="88" background="" STYLE="background-repeat: no-repeat;"><center><font size="6" color="4796D3" face="century gothic"><b>THE TAG SOMEONE NEW</b> <font size="6" face="century gothic" color="D8EA86"><b>MEME</b></font></font></center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="4796D3"><font color="AAC9E7"><b>How It Works</b></font> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="F4F2EA">Sometimes, memes can be awkward. There's always that feeling that, if you don't know the person behind the curtain, you'll be intruding somehow. Don't worry. We've all been there. Still, it's nice to have that little reassurance that hey, it's cool. We're all in this together and we just want to play. That's where this meme comes in! The point here is to <b>play with someone you've never played with before, OR play with a character/canon you're unfamiliar with</b>. The prompts provided include mundane activities, chance meetings, platonic fluff, romance/smut, fighting, and crack. This is pretty much the granddaddy of meme variety, so there should be something for just about everyone. <b>INSTRUCTIONS</b> - Comment with you character(s). In the subject field, put all the info that's relevant + any preferences. - Reply to others. Remember, the goal is to play with new people! - The initial set of prompts is in this post. The subsequent sets are linked GoogleDocs. - Use the <a href="http://www.random.org">RNG</a> to get your prompts. - Have fun! <center><lj-cut text="I've got the magic in me"></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="D8EA86"><font color="888651"><b>1. The story starts when...</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="F4F2EA">These prompts are all-purpose. <b>1.</b> The story starts when your character tells the truth. <b>2.</b> The story starts when your character hitchhikes. <b>3.</b> The story starts when your character tries to pick up a reward. <b>4.</b> The story starts when your character misses his/her train. <b>5.</b> The story starts when your character tells a secret. <b>6.</b> The story starts when your character tries to stop a robbery. <b>7.</b> The story starts when your character agrees to a dare. <b>8.</b> The story starts when your character answers a newspaper ad. <b>9.</b> The story starts when your character tries to cover something up. <b>10.</b> The story starts when your character recognizes someone who doesn't want to be recognized. <b>11.</b> The story starts when your character moves into a new home. <b>12.</b> The story starts when your character is reunited with an old friend. <b>13.</b> The story starts when your character tries to help a lost child. <b>14.</b> The story starts when your character decides s/he wants revenge. <b>15.</b> The story starts when your character accepts a new job. <b>16.</b> The story starts when your character goes to the hospital for help. <b>17.</b> The story starts when your character bluffs through something. <b>18.</b> The story starts when your character finds the car won't start. <b>19.</b> The story starts when your character inherits an object. <b>20.</b> The story starts when your character walks out on a partner. <b>21.</b> The story starts when your character wakes up in the wrong bed. <b>22.</b> The story starts when your character goes on a blind date. </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="4796D3"><font color="AAC9E7"><b>2. Fluff</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="F4F2EA">These <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IQkvGEnyo7Ss5-_rg1cL_fGPfSXekBEZMgDjjVyGcDA">prompts</a> are all platonic and fluffy.</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="D8EA86"><font color="888651"><b>3. Romance/Smut</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="F4F2EA">These <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1oVQmCyHYwqWlJaX26rNRKuBNtuDRLxPRA4UdCuIomXE">prompts</a> are romance and smut-related.</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="4796D3"><font color="AAC9E7"><b>4. Fighting</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="F4F2EA">These <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1e3VbSK7FXmf54qy5cZoLVaVfnZFISZUh1MrCl--RT2I">prompts</a> have to do with fightan'.</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="D8EA86"><font color="888651"><b>5. Crack</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="F4F2EA">These <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1uGPLnbI6zCtOqiLbmvhnCLvZs4rr0TNbyjEcELha9N4">prompts</a> are cracky and include things like animal parts and genderswap.</td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="" height="20"><p align="right"><small>Get the code for this meme [<a href="http://skirtedjustice.livejournal.com/1087.html">here</a>].</small></td></tr> </table>

Comments

[mapsincolor]

Stitch gives a little huffing chuckle at that. He can take direct hits from semi-trucks - It's unlikely this tinyhuman (okay, she's nice, maybe shouldn't keep calling her that) could do much damage.

But someone did.

He leans forward into the hand, letting her scratch if she wants.

"...Okay."

Then -

"What's your name?"

[meimeiriver]

River does scratch behind the ears nice and gentle so as not to spook her new friend. "River...my name is River...what should I call you?"

[mapsincolor]

"I like it."

A girl named after water. And the scratching is nice. He smiles, flashing his considerable number of teeth as he repeats his name.

"Stitch. My name Stitch."

[meimeiriver]

"I like your name too Stitch," River says pushing the biscuit where he can reach it, "it fits you like a name should."

[mapsincolor]

Stitch inhales it, then swipes his tongue along the floor to ensure no crumbs escape. Table manners? What are those? He sees no table!

"Yeah. Used to be 626. Nobody likes 626. Stitch is better!"

[meimeiriver]

"Stitch and River," she says with a giggle, "family forever."

[mapsincolor]

"Nobody left, nobody forgotten."

It's not forgetting his old family - well, it is, because something's stopping the memory - but it's nice to make his little family bigger. He gets the feeling River would be a very exciting part of it!

His ears prick as the engines pick up speed.

"Where are we going?"

[meimeiriver]

"A planet near the edge of the system but I don't know where Simon won't tell me," River said with a little pout, "we have a job there but Simon says I can't come."

[mapsincolor]

"What job?"

Stitch is torn - he's still hungry, but what kind of work WOULD you do with a ship? All HIS work has involved crashing them!

[meimeiriver]

"We are picking up some cargo to be delivered to another planet," River explains, "there is a lot of it."

[mapsincolor]

Stitch nods. Well, that sounds pretty straightforward. What was he expecting, pirates?

"More food maybe? Please?"

Hey look! Manners! (Wonder if there's anyone else in the Kitchen?)

[meimeiriver]

River nods and stands up holding out her hand. "There is lots in the kitchen and no one is in there right now."

[mapsincolor]

"Yeah!"

Stitch takes her hand, warm and soft against his fur. This is familiar, he used to do this with... someone. She (definitely a she, she she she) was littler then River, though. He shakes his head as the ache begins pinging again, and decides to try and restore more language instead.

"What's a Simon?"

[meimeiriver]

River giggles softly. "Simon is a person, my older brother, he protects me from the bad people and keeps me safe."

Sorry for sporadic tags until Monday - work!

[mapsincolor]

He doesn't know "brother" but "older" and "protects" set up the context.

" 'Brother' - like 'sister?' "

Then -

"Bad people?"

It''s okay I'm dealing with that too.

[meimeiriver]

"Yes, brother and sister," River says, "Simon and I are family. And the bad people are gone...they can't find us yet so don't worry."

[mapsincolor]

For a second, Stitch's spines bristle. There's a flash of eyes and teeth. He doesn't like the idea of these people finding him, or his new friend. "Bad people go bye bye!"

Then there's another growl from his stomach. He wonders how much further it is to the kitchen. (or is it a galley? Don't ships have galleys? There was some TV show...)

[meimeiriver]

River nods as she leads Stitch into the kitchen, a small but cozy room in the middle of the ship. "Bad people go bye, bye," she replies as she pulls up one of the chairs so the little blue guy can reach the counter.

[mapsincolor]

Pleased, Stitch clambers up. He begins digging through the cupboard. Hey, wait a minute... none of these cans have labels!

"Eh?!"

[meimeiriver]

River smiled and picked up one of the cans. "You have to smell them," she explains, "most of the food we get isn't fresh."

[mapsincolor]

Makes sense. Stitch takes a deep breath - His sense of smell is strong enough to analyze the few particles of food scent escaping the can. Then his nose wrinkles. Ugh, peas.

"Blech!" That one gets tossed aside. The next gets an excited "Ooooooooh!" and he waves it at River.

[meimeiriver]

River looks delighted. "Chocolate powder...I didn't know we had any of that left. Would you like some on some cereal?"

[mapsincolor]

"Hmmmm." Stitch is starting to get an idea. He sniffs through more of the cupboard, finding powdered eggs, some flour, and sugar. He looks around the kitchen, but doesn't recognize most of the equipment.

"Need jorn adj - wait - stove or oven? Something for heat?"

[meimeiriver]

"Oh," River nodded and tapped a cube shaped metal box in the center of the counter. "This is our oven." She fiddles with the nobs and gets the box to turn on.

[mapsincolor]

Stitch inspects it for a bit, muttering to himself. Seems like a fairly straight-forward compact thermalizing unit. Then he rubs all his paws together.

"Okay! Need bowl, spoon, pan, water!"

He grins, pleased. A whole list of things without a slip!