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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!


bings: (crossed lines i shouldn't have)

everybody wants to read about snarky teenaged vigilantes, right?

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
i was gonna use bing, but thanks for the head's up i guess.

dislocated shoulder? sounds like some fight.
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- dude I know you're there)

i do! maybe i'll just send steph to marvel, they might be nicer to her

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
i figure i shouldn't scar you too much in one night

oh. uh. it's not a big deal! it was my crappy shoulder, i can bump it against a wall and it pops out


[Steph is SO GOOD at secret identities]
bings: (somewhere deep down i know you do)

ugh her run just literally breaks my heart. I want her back in my comics, dammit!

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
...did you push it back in?

( it's okay. at least she doesn't leave cameras with her real name lying around. )
controlledvariable: (civvies -- I'm just tired)

i'm trying to figure out which god i need to sacrifice something to in order to get her back

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
that's what you generally do with discloated shoulders, yeah

it's honestly not as bad as it sounds, i'm just gonna be sore for a few days
bings: (and you think you're better)

if you ever find out, I'd like to add my sacrifice to the pile

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
so where's the other guy?
controlledvariable: (PB >> a cross between two evils)

that is greatly appreciated

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
the guy i was trying to message or the guy who dislocated my shoulder?
bings: (light behind your eyes)

anything to support the robins

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
the freeze guy. i really don't want to know who you were trying to message, no offense.
controlledvariable: (civvies -- hey it could've been worse)

they need all the support they can get tbh

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
jail. that's what you get for trying to rob jewelry stores

none taken, he probably doesn't want to know about you


[Steph srsly, secret identity!!!]
bings: (i used to search with every step)

i don't even care about bruce at this point. batfamily all the way

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
didn't know the police could work that fast. seeing as he's been on the wanted list for ages.

( as in, if steph hadn't thrown his ass in jail, peter would have. )
controlledvariable: (Batgirl -- You're fucking with me)

you are a person after my own heart. bruce can gtfo

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
the gcpd is very effective

[quick pretend you're not a vigilante!

Wait...]


how'd you know he'd been on the wanted list for ages?
bings: (we're not looking for where we belong)

worst father ever

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
I read the news.

( SECRET IDENTITIES, YEAH. except it wasn't on the news. he got it from the homemade police scanner hooked up to his cell phone. )
controlledvariable: (PB >> I know it's hard but)

well... ollie queen gives him a run for his money

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[there is a slight delay while she runs a program on her computer to check for any/all mentions of Freeze in the media in the last two weeks or so. After nothing comes up]

should've gone with saying you know a cop. it wasn't in the news
bings: (heroes are icons that mellow with age)

it's like a perverse olympic sport

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
wait, what? there was a big story last week. small newspaper.

( W E L P. )
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- Are you sure about that?)

where no one's a winner :(

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
which newspaper?

please imagine i'm giving you a sceptical look, there's no appropriate emoticon thing
bings: (are you out there on the front lines)

and everyone ends up either dead or dysfunctional

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
you remember every single newspaper you read?

( he's actually wincing as he types that out. because peter parker is a smooth operator. he lies with the best of them.)
controlledvariable: (Batgirl -- I ain't even mad)

or both!

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
nope, but i do know how to search their online archives and there's been nothing about freeze for a few months
bings: (will it be the cynic? the critics galore)

also known as jason todd

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
...huh.
controlledvariable: (PB >> cause that's the deal with it)

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Poor Jason

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
you're not very good at this, are you?

[pot. kettle]
bings: (Default)

cry. definitely cry, when it comes to jason

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
it's not like you made an effort either
controlledvariable: (PB >> every day there's)

one day things will be less terrible for him (no)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
hey >:( at least when i started out i thought i was texting someone else
bings: (Default)

not as long as red hood and the outlaws is still around >:|

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
surprise. :|
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- dude I know you're there)

i have no idea what you're talking about >_> there isn't a comic by that name

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
well

this is even more awkward than texting a stranger about bondage

you're not a supervillain right?
bings: (Default)

dcnu why do you do this to us

[personal profile] bings 2012-08-15 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
seriously? you seriously think i'm a supervillain?
controlledvariable: (Batgirl -- Gotham weather is the worst)

because they hate joy

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-08-15 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
a girl's gotta make sure!

i mean you seem too nice for a supervillain, but still, you know how it is