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Allen Walker ([personal profile] forwhomtheytoll) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2012-07-05 07:14 pm

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

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 [personal profile] easycompany, with minor modifications. Last posted Apr 7, 2012
overshadowed: (Default)

Peter Parker | Marvel (Earth 90214) | OTA

[personal profile] overshadowed 2012-07-05 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
doesntdomuch: (The coolest)

Perry the Platypus | Phineas and Ferb

[personal profile] doesntdomuch 2012-07-05 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
ambitious: 🎶 big girls cry - sia (♔ then i heard your heart beating)

Quinn Fabray ♔ Glee

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swearinginlonghand: ([noir] mad dog)

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

[personal profile] swearinginlonghand 2012-07-06 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[When even the perfect straight-man loses the one thing anchoring them to their sanity...
They become one mad dog]

loki (vampire!au); mcu

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Darcy Lewis | MCU

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herewegoto: (Default)

Kasumi Goto | Mass Effect

[personal profile] herewegoto 2012-07-06 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
swearinginlonghand: ([noir] there will be blood)

Setting #2!

[personal profile] swearinginlonghand 2012-07-06 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[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.
machine_of_babylon: (Fancy headwar)

Robot Maria | Metropolis

[personal profile] machine_of_babylon 2012-07-06 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] bindsthedead 2012-07-06 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
crawfordstone: (Deadpan)

[personal profile] crawfordstone 2012-07-06 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
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.
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jake english | homestuck | ota

[personal profile] kringlefuck 2012-07-06 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ can be older if need be for anything. ]
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Mr. Blonde || Reservoir Dogs

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Rochelle || Left 4 Dead 2

[personal profile] axemeaquestion 2012-07-06 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
big_laundry: (Need to shield my face from the stupid)

Setting #4

[personal profile] big_laundry 2012-07-06 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[For some reason Doofenshmirtz lucked out on getting a job as a nightclub dancer.

Uh...

What was Perry the platypus doing here?!

SIGH OF THE GODS.]


Our specials only last till eight.
doesntdomuch: (analyzing)

[personal profile] doesntdomuch 2012-07-06 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Perry looks up from the drink in his hands that he was intently staring at to stare at the dog, face screaming the question "What's up with you?"]
squarecardsharp: (Let us not talk falsely now)

Allen Walker (Noir AU) | DGM

[personal profile] squarecardsharp 2012-07-06 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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. ]
doesntdomuch: (smirk)

[personal profile] doesntdomuch 2012-07-06 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He mustn't laugh, he mustn't laugh, it will ruin his serious noir air. Perry tries his hardest to cover up his laugh, but a small chuckle escapes every now and again.]
seasaltkeys: (Che)

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2012-07-06 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[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.]
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1-6 it's amy lemme know if this is cool

[personal profile] thingcalledjoe 2012-07-06 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[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...?!]
big_laundry: (Your wiener is no match for my bratwurst)

[personal profile] big_laundry 2012-07-06 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Stop that. This is serious noir business! Doofenshmirtz GLARES at the platypus.]

Hey, this was the best I could do! The pay's great! I mean, look at all the singles I got!

[KA-CHING.]
swearinginlonghand: ([noir] mad dog)

[personal profile] swearinginlonghand 2012-07-06 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Sam glances over the Perry, very much noticing the stare and the intent behind it]

... But every night's a long night when you've lost the one thing that helped you through this cruel, sick world. Sicker than a man with irritable bowel syndrome having just eaten five courses of Indian food. It's more like one night that never ends, where the sun never comes up and and the obnoxious morning talk radio never turns on.
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Layla Miller // Marvel

[personal profile] laylaknowsstuff 2012-07-06 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
doesntdomuch: (With nemesis)

[personal profile] doesntdomuch 2012-07-06 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Gives an apologetic wave as he turns away to calm himself down and regain his serious look. The playtpus slams his fist on a chair since he couldn't reach the table and gives the dancer a serious questioning look.]
patternprophet: (ragnar)

Leoben Conoy | Battlestar Galactica

[personal profile] patternprophet 2012-07-06 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[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.]

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