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J. Doe ([personal profile] showstarter) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2012-08-13 04:17 pm

the wrong recipient meme

The Wrong Recipient Meme





Oops. It happens to all of us. In a hurry, kind of drunk, too tired – for whatever reason, you've sent a text to the wrong recipient and it's up to you to do damage control.





¤ Post with your character. Name, canon and any preferences in the subject line.
¤ Others choose one of the options below and reply to your character with a text message that wasn't intended for them.
¤ Communication or miscommunication ensues?
¤ Profit!




1. talk dirty | "baby, you were such a stud yesterday"
Texting is a great way to make your partner spend the rest of their meeting thinking about exactly how steamy action was last night... Unless you sent it to the wrong number, of course. How to explain that one?

2. those dates | "Don't forget lunch at 2! :-)"
Easiest way to arrange meetings, confirming them or just saying thanks for a good time is by cell. Even easier? To screw it up when the invitation reaches the wrong person... Or perhaps your mishap lands you an entirely new date!

3. anger management | "OMFG, you really are an asshole!"
They’ve pissed you off royally, so someone deserves a piece of your mind. Poor recipient, having to put up with a dressing-down of that magnitude. Especially if it wasn't actually intended for them.

4. my condolences | "Jane, I'm so sorry about your aunt."
Someone lost a relative, got broken up with or didn't get the grades they'd hoped for, so you quickly text them your heartfelt sympathy. Let's just hope that the recipient actually has lost their aunt...

5. well done | "I heard about it from my mom. You go, girl!"
They aced their exams, just got published or they had a baby. Something definitely deserving of your congratulations. Hopefully the one receiving it will appreciate the recognition of something they probably didn't do.

6. auto correct | "Dad says we're having pussy tonight."
A completely ordinary message. The concert was amazing, you're running late... Autocorrect just happened to change one little word into something completely different. Something that’s even more difficult to decipher for the wrong recipient.

7. wildcard | "ok"
Want another scenario, something combined or something completely different? Knock yourself out!


[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Double what?]

I did.
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) (e. | an appropriate response)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Then get your other shoes on and I'll meet you outside in twenty.
msattentionspan: (angel s4) (e. | long car rides suck)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[She snort laughs and then shoves the phone in her pocket and heads on over to his place. She will politely HONK the horn.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh noes.

Angel will just be awkwardly shuffling out of his place now with nothing on his feet but twelve pairs of socks on, to try and make it look like he's wearing shoes. Maybe she won't be able to see in the dark and at a distance? And if he invites her in then he can quickly strip down to one pair of socks and say that he's put his shoes away.

Yes, he's being stupidly elaborate, but he's turned into a stubborn twelve year old.

So here he is. Stood on the porch, awkwardly waving a hand at her.]
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) (Default)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[He is SO busted. She spot checks his feet straight away and that is a dead giveaway.]

You are such a horrible liar. Even over text.

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[If he wasn't dead then he would definitely be having circulation problems right about now.]

You're not much better.
msattentionspan: (angel s4) (w. | looks like a long way up)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[She smirks, shaking her head.]

Oh, I'm the pro at misleading text messages. [She cuts the engine and gets out of the car, moving toward the front steps, gesturing for him to get back inside.] No one stole your shoes, I'm gonna find them. [No one in their right mind would steal old $30 shoes.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Except a shoe stealing demon...maybe.]

They're gone. [He says, pouting a little as he moves back indoors.]
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) (pic#)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
They're not gone, Angel - you just haven't found them. [She sighs and starts looking under things. She'll check the couch, the chairs, behind the table, over in the corner. There aren't a lot of places to look, but she's good at finding things.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angel follows behind her, staying close like a shadow.] I don't misplace things. I'm a neat monster man.
msattentionspan: (e. | you think so - huh?)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, maybe your weapons cabinet. Apparently footwear is a different story. [Still looking.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Footwear isn't important. Cataloging ancient swords, axes and other weaponry is.
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) (e. | into your personal space)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She stops her search and turns around to face him. Skepticism on her features.]

And you're stuck indoors because... why? Oh, right... because you only own one pair of shoes and can't find them.

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Scowling at you, Faith.]

I'm stuck indoors because unlike you I prefer not to Anglicize with every Tom, Dick and Harry. [What does that expression even mean?]
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) ([express] whoa naked buffy)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? [That went right over hear head.]

If you're not gonna help look, then just park it over there. I don't need you looming over me. [She gestures around the air for the word looming. It's a universal sign, unlike whatever word just confused her.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not looming. I'm observing. [He's looming.]
msattentionspan: (angel s4) (e. | just like old times)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[She stops short, putting her arm up behind her a bit, just blocking him.]

I'm serious. [Prison taught her to appreciate her personal space and she's not shy on shoving if he keeps it up.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I understand. [He stops and frowns, but as soon as she starts moving again he'll follow her like the lost little vampire-puppy he is.]

msattentionspan: (buffy s7) (e. | an appropriate response)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[She bends over and picks up the corner of a chair and finds ONE shoe. Which is even more random than just finding his shoes together.]

... I don't even want to know why they're not together. Were you sleep-walking or something? Taking Ambien?

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't remember.
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) ([express] something hurts)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Here, take this one and shed the billion socks you got on there. [She tosses him the shoe and keeps looking for the other one.]

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[He does as she says, but this time when he trails after her, he's a lot more sloppy about it, thanks to his lack of having a left shoe.]
Edited 2012-08-13 23:29 (UTC)
msattentionspan: (buffy s7) ([express] totally awesome = me)

[personal profile] msattentionspan 2012-08-13 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[She'll just tune that uneven step from her hearing as she moves through the place and over toward that perfectly in order weapons chest. Yes, that's super important over ... shoes.

More walking around and there's a table that seems off-kilter. She'll lean over and rest her forehead to the wall to look behind it and .. yep. Shoe.

Stretching for the "missing" shoe, she retrieves it and turns around grinning. So. Very. Smug.]


Found it.

[personal profile] championy 2012-08-13 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angel doesn't approve of her smugness, but he'll gratefully take the shoe and place it back on his foot before hints of a smile play on his lips.

If he actually hugged anybody then this would totally be a hugging moment.]


Thank you.

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