How I detest the dawn. The grass always looks like it's been left out all night.

[forwhomtheytoll]

the film noir meme


-Post with your character and fandom, as well as any preferences.
-Go here and generate a random number between 1-10 for the setting
-If you want, you or the person tagging you can roll a number between 1-8 for relationship as well!
- You know what to do next, honey. Do hurry up, the night's not getting any younger.

Possible settings:

1. Crime Scene: Dead body? Burglary? Whatever the crime, the area's been sectioned off for officers to investigate this nefarious deed, and you're getting front row seat.

2. Bar: There's always some hole-in-the-wall frequented by all sorts. The bartender keeps an eye out for trouble, and other things. Of course he keeps an ear to the ground, but it'll cost ya. Perhaps a cop or two will show up demanding answers, but no one ever takes that seriously.

3. Docks at Night: The breeze caressing your face, the sound of the water, the boats passing by...maybe you were called here, or maybe you just like the peace it brings.

4. Alleyway: There's only one way in and out of this little corridor, and what happens in it is up to you and the other character. Just watch for the shadows, if you can see through the fog.

5. Detective's Office: Not too clean, not too messy. Just perfect for the person that's needed to get this mystery cleared up.

6. Rooftop: The wind dramatically blowing about, it's the perfect place to get that person to come and meet you so you can tell them what you want. Or if you're evil, why not kill them up here? It'll be hard to escape you.

7. Dressing Room: For some reason, you're backstage after a performance, and you've gotten into one of these. The mirrors, the costumes, the flowers from fans and the various personal affects...all are present and will be your silent witnesses to whatever occurs.

8. Hideout: You've gotten to the antagonist's spot of choice. Is this a glitzy nightclub with a private room, or is this an abandoned warehouse where they-or you-carry out their plot? The choice is yours.

9. Nightclub: Someone's showcasing their talent tonight, and you may or may not care about it. But it's classic, dimly lit, and it's easy to hide in here.

10. Free choice

Possible relationships:

1. Friends: Maybe you're an unstoppable team, or perhaps your relationship is getting strained. But whatever the situation, you know this person, and you'd be there for them.

2. Coworkers/teammates/classmates: You might not be friends, but you know this person well enough to remember their name. And right now you're being thrown together for a reason.

3. Lovers: This is the one you wanted to stay with for now. Married, dating, or maybe an affair, but you two care about each other enough.

4. Enemies: Utter hatred flows through your veins when you hear this person's name. This is the one you want to take down, and you just might stop at nothing to achieve your goal.

5. Family: Perhaps it's a sibling you're meeting. Or your parent, or some form of relative. Remember that phrase "blood is thicker than water"? It just might apply here.

6. Mysterious Stranger: Someone's been eyeing you from across the room, or you've been eyeing them. Will you two speak, or shall they float out of your life? Do they hold information you seek, or do they want something from you?

7. Femme Fatale: You are or have encountered a mysterious and seductive woman, whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. Watch out, you might just get yourself into a real mess of trouble, hot stuff.

8. Free Choice

Originally from easycompany, with minor modifications. Last posted Apr 7, 2012

Comments

Peter Parker | Marvel (Earth 90214) | OTA

[overshadowed]

1-6 it's amy lemme know if this is cool

[thingcalledjoe]

[Joe Barbaro may not have been the most threatening of people in the mob world he came from but he could sure as hell look it if he wanted to. He had something to do with the bodies in that bank he was watching the police go through from across the street. Returning to the scene of a crime he was involved in normally wasn't the greatest idea, but a vital piece of evidence had gotten left behind that he had to get rid of.

The whole time he was trying to figure out what to do though, he had been looking at one guy.

AND THAT GUY WAS DOING...?!]

Perry the Platypus | Phineas and Ferb

[doesntdomuch]

Setting #2!

[swearinginlonghand]

[The sullen canine detective takes a seat next to the platypus at the bar, ordering himself a drink]

Your hardest scotch on the rocks, Mac. It's gonna be a long night.

Quinn Fabray ♔ Glee

[ambitious]

(Noir) Sam | Sam & Max (Episode 303)

[swearinginlonghand]

[When even the perfect straight-man loses the one thing anchoring them to their sanity...
They become one mad dog]

loki (vampire!au); mcu

[ophis]

[crawfordstone]

He was a nobody. A working stiff with no power in a city like this. Giving everything he had to keep his head above water. But no matter what he did, it was never enough. A nobody never got anywhere worth mentioning. He'd started taking the odd job here and there. A little extra cash to rough someone up. A man of his size and education could hardly get much else.

Knuckles still bruised and bandaged from his last job, he found himself at a bar. His bum leg had been acting up and whiskey was the only thing that ever seemed to help. He lit up a cigarette, oblivious to everything around him, as he waited for his drink.

Darcy Lewis | MCU

[itase]

Kasumi Goto | Mass Effect

[herewegoto]

Robot Maria | Metropolis

[machine_of_babylon]

4-7, Sup babe

[molochmachine]

Well, well.

Look at what die Katze dragged in.

Sabriel | Old Kingdom Trilogy | OTA

[bindsthedead]

jake english | homestuck | ota

[kringlefuck]

_{[ can be older if need be for anything. ]}

5 setting + sort of 4 relationship

[shipper]

[Equius had always told her to avoid the human side of the city, that people who moved in circles of luxury like that had no business dealing with the fringe of society.

she'd never understood the the divide, or why she was treated like a second-class citizen just because she was a troll, and honestly she didn't care. she refused to follow stupidity like that, and could take care of herself well enough to continue on that way. however, she respected Equius and had always obeyed his wishes to avoid the actual human neighborhood.

but that was before Karkat had disappeared.

the police didn't care about crimes involving trolls, she knew that. and she also knew that the best private eyes were humans.

so here she was, standing outside a detective's office in a forbidden district and trying to steel herself to knock on the door. it was terrifying, but she knew that she had to do it. how else was she going to bring Karkat home?

with a deep breath Nepeta summons up all of her courage and bangs on the door a little too loudly thanks to her anxiety. whoops. hopefully whoever 'Jake English' was (he sounded like someone right out of the pictures) wouldn't mind the clatter too much.]

Mr. Blonde || Reservoir Dogs

[gonnabite]

2

[orangetoughguy]

[Because as the new guy it only makes sense Mr. Orange, as he's been named, would fraternize with the other members of this rag tag team of diamond thieves. There's a bar tab under Joe Cabot so who would refuse free booze anyway? He's got his beer and an old timey jukebox to study full of Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison. In the chrome trim reflection he can see Mr. Blonde across the room. What's that guy's story anyway...lone wolf? It's part of Freddy's mission objective to find out even though the more he gets to know these guys the more he realizes they're not just crooks.

Scumbags, Newendyke.

Somehow he can hear Holdaway's voice cut through Chuck Berry's singing. Cut it out, man, Freddy thinks to himself (he does this a lot). Just play it super cool...]

Rochelle || Left 4 Dead 2

[axemeaquestion]

1 - 8

[deductives]

Headless body in topless bar. He could see the headlines already, the ink as clear as the blood on the floor while reporters' cameras flashed behind him. It's really just a cabaret where the dancer has been murdered, but the press liked to run with things, and there wasn't much on the body but the runs in her stockings.

The police had tried to cover the body, but Sherlock, called right out of an opium binge, wasn't having any of it. Chivalry could be dead, but that body doesn't have a crime scene to contaminate. The younger cops scowled at his presence. Why did the chief always call in this nobody private eye, this old bastard of a limey? He ignores him. They all learn eventually. He turns to one now, pulling at a cigarette tucked behind his ear.]

Can you tell me why the press are mobbing this place already? Move them back.

[They go to do it, but they don't like it. They move slow, and Sherlock just sighs as he lights the cigarette. Morons.]

Allen Walker (Noir AU) | DGM

[squarecardsharp]

[ Saturday nights were usually a quiet affair, Allen usually ended down at Roy's - a bar in the rougher parts of town.

Allen has an arrangement with the establishment; there would always be a table in the back when he wanted one, and the management would get twenty percent of whatever he won at the card games.

Add in the bouncers that would step in when things got too rowdy, along with the warning in case of the bulls - and it's a mutually beneficial relationship.

Tonight, he's sitting in the bar proper, shuffling a worn deck. ]

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts

[seasaltkeys]

[Potential scenario: Crime scene.

He's not guilty, just caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. Okay, maybe that's a lie, he's a little bit guilty. He might have been trying to walk out with something that should have been paid for (times are hard, after all. What's wrong with wanting a little luxury?), but he definitely didn't have anything to do with the actual robbery.

He sits off to the side, waiting for someone to tell him what to do.]

[squarecardsharp]

((OOC: I rolled a 5 for relationship, feel free to ignore if it doesn't work for you.))

[ It was chance that had Allen at home when the call came in - how had Roxas gotten caught up in a robbery, especially one where shots were fired.

He rushes down to the location to make sure the other boy was doing okay. ]

Layla Miller // Marvel

[laylaknowsstuff]

Leoben Conoy | Battlestar Galactica

[patternprophet]

[He's waiting on the docks.

He's sent the message out, and now it's just a matter of who shows up to tell him which path he's going to take.]

Trixie Lulamoon | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

kobato hanato | kobato.

[nicehats]

[well, she's not the one guilty, that's for sure!

but seriously idc what you want the scene to be i just want to voice test]

Samus Aran | Metroid

[chozobloodrites]

Ezio Auditore | Assassin's Creed

[brosassin]

Stephanie Brown (Batgirl) | DC Comics

[dearbatdiary]

[You'd better believe she'll be narrating aloud.]

You want to choose or should I?

[slowspeedster]

[I really should not be remembering the giant Young Justice Issue where one of the substories involved Impulse as a noir detective, especially since that would probably make Steph the knockout secretary who actually does all the work]

Lara Croft | Tomb Raider

[lady_adventure]

Clint Barton | Avengers/MCU

[hawkzler]

9-6

[capfanboy]

[Phil hated places like these. Crowded nightclubs with too many bodies pressing together. He's been a PI long enough to know that it was the perfect place to get a knife between the ribs and no one would even be able to figure out who did it.

Call it a healthy sense of paranoia. That's what he calls it. It's kept him alive this long.

Tonight, he's supposed to meet a contact. A friend of a friend who might know something to help him find a missing heiress. Why he's supposed to be meeting them here, he doesn't know. He also doesn't know who the person is, but supposedly, the contact knows who he is.

Great. Just fucking great.

Phil presses carefully through the drunken crowd to take a spot at a lone table, waving away a waitress who comes over for his order. He doesn't drink on duty. Actually, he doesn't drink much at all. Another way of keeping himself alive.]

Loki Odinson / MCU / modern AU, details on profile

[blots]

I got a bar for the setting, the relationship can be up to you.

[smokesandspirits]

Another round?

[The bar was small, but comfortable. The lighting was dim, at least for now. The lights got turned up when it was time to close, but that was still hours away.

The bartender that was usually on duty was a Japanese-American girl and was one tough cookie. She would put an end to any brawl that started in here without hesitation.

She also had a cigarette hanging from her lips three-quarters of the time. When she was on duty it was unlit, but when she was on break she could be found outside smoking.]

Rose Strider | Homestuck AU

[restitchtime]