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bakerstreet2012-01-30 06:29 pm
recoveringfangirl) wrote in bakerstreet2012-01-30 06:29 pm
The Trading Places Meme
-Respond with your characters.
-People who want to tag you can hit up the RNG for a number.
-Whatever number you rolled is what these characters have "traded". Depending on the number and circumstance, characters can either be aware of it or not. For example, they may not notice if they suddenly have a whole different set of memories, but they will notice if they've switched bodies.
-Shenanigans. Everyone please play nice. =D
THE THINGS-
1-Bodies- The old and far-from-tired "freaky Friday" plot. You suddenly find yourself in someone else's body. Now is a good time to flip out.
2-Backstory/Memories- Maybe their personality and current situation is in tact, but now they remember having the other person's past and childhood. It might be hard to explain why a highly trained soldier remembers being raised by criminals, so feel free to point out that something is amiss.
3-Roles- Maybe the bad guy had to go stop the hero from doing something insanely stupid, or the damsel in distress has to go rescue him. Either way, things are opposite of what they typically are. If you're having trouble understanding, think of that one spin-off game where Princess Peach had to go save Mario, or The Prince and the Pauper.
4-Universes- A combination of the above two; this is an AU prompt where one character is now completely and totally the other. Maybe that annoying comic relief is now the hero who has saved the world countless time, while basically everyone thinks the hero is annoying. Characters may or may not be aware of this change.
5-Canon- Another AU prompt. This time, your character has been adapted to the rules and conventions of the other character's canon, and vise-versa. Maybe it won't make much of a difference aside from a few vampire sightings, or maybe it'll mean your character is another species altogether.
6- Abilities- This mostly applies to those with powers, but characters who are just better at sports or math can join in on the fun. One person has the abilities of the other. If it's supernatural, maybe they don't have any control. This may be hard to come to terms with, but that's what you get for being jealous of someone else's talents, or making fun of the superhero with the lame powers.
7- Choose your own!- Choose your own, combine the two, or come up with your own idea.
-People who want to tag you can hit up the RNG for a number.
-Whatever number you rolled is what these characters have "traded". Depending on the number and circumstance, characters can either be aware of it or not. For example, they may not notice if they suddenly have a whole different set of memories, but they will notice if they've switched bodies.
-Shenanigans. Everyone please play nice. =D
THE THINGS-
1-Bodies- The old and far-from-tired "freaky Friday" plot. You suddenly find yourself in someone else's body. Now is a good time to flip out.
2-Backstory/Memories- Maybe their personality and current situation is in tact, but now they remember having the other person's past and childhood. It might be hard to explain why a highly trained soldier remembers being raised by criminals, so feel free to point out that something is amiss.
3-Roles- Maybe the bad guy had to go stop the hero from doing something insanely stupid, or the damsel in distress has to go rescue him. Either way, things are opposite of what they typically are. If you're having trouble understanding, think of that one spin-off game where Princess Peach had to go save Mario, or The Prince and the Pauper.
4-Universes- A combination of the above two; this is an AU prompt where one character is now completely and totally the other. Maybe that annoying comic relief is now the hero who has saved the world countless time, while basically everyone thinks the hero is annoying. Characters may or may not be aware of this change.
5-Canon- Another AU prompt. This time, your character has been adapted to the rules and conventions of the other character's canon, and vise-versa. Maybe it won't make much of a difference aside from a few vampire sightings, or maybe it'll mean your character is another species altogether.
6- Abilities- This mostly applies to those with powers, but characters who are just better at sports or math can join in on the fun. One person has the abilities of the other. If it's supernatural, maybe they don't have any control. This may be hard to come to terms with, but that's what you get for being jealous of someone else's talents, or making fun of the superhero with the lame powers.
7- Choose your own!- Choose your own, combine the two, or come up with your own idea.