A Moment in Time meme.

[yohko]

There are moments in time when a particular event brings everything and everyone together in sharp focus. Other times, these events are just important to the person (or persons) involved. No matter – it’s history. If you’ve ever wanted to experience or relive these moments through your character, now’s your chance.

There are no tricks, no time-machines, no smoke and mirrors. Simply put: this is a “simple” slice of life meme, where the time and place are significant and provided to you, if you are interested. What your character does and who they do it with is entirely up to you (or to RNG, if you so desire).


How it works:
→ Leave a comment with the usual information in the subject line: character name, fandom. Any preferences, including what you don't want, should be stated as well.
→ Tag around. Feel free to use RNG. Roll it twice: 1-6 for the decade, then 1-3 for the event/scenario. Or just pick whichever one you want. There's also a Random section for stuff that couldn't fit anywhere else.
→ Have fun, and be excellent to each other.



1940s
1. Sometime 1942. At the movies, watching Casablanca.
2. June 6th, 1944. 6:30 am GMT. Omaha Beach. Normandy, France. Also known as D-Day, the day over 150,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel into France in one of the largest amphibious assaults in military history.
3. Post September 2, 1945. Returning home from WWII. Whether you were a soldier, a nurse, a reporter or yeoman.Whether you were in Europe or in Pacific Theater. Everyone contributed to the war effort in their own way. Now that it's over, it's time to return home.


1950s
1. Mid 1950s. New York City. Beat Poetry Scene, where it all started. Before Howl, Naked Lunch, and On the Road. Before acid everyone headed to San Francisco.
2. Anytime 1950s. Post-war suburb, like Levittown, New York. A perfect family dinner. At least, it seems perfect. . .
3. Anytime 1950s. Local high/secondary school. Put on your favorite poodle-dog dress, get out a Chuck Berry record, grease up your hair, and make room for the malts: it's time for a Sock Hop!



1960s
1. Early-to-Mid 1960s. Madison Avenue, New York City. The capital of advertisement. Popularized by AMC's Mad Men. So, are you hard at work or hardly working?
2. Mid-to-Late 1960s. Anywhere, really. Protest March. Civil rights, Anti-Vietnam War, Second wave Feminism, Gay rights, Student rights, Environmentalism—they all made sure their voices were heard in the Sixties.
3. July 20, 1969. The Moon Landing. Over 500 million people around the world tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 manned landing. Where are you?



1970s
1. Anytime, 1970s. Anywhere, really. Key party! Put your house or car keys in the bowl as you leave. Someone else draws them at the end of the party. The both of you go home, or somewhere, together and have sex. At least, that's the gimmick. Things have a tendency to get awkward or creative. It is the Seventies, after all.
2. Anytime, 1970s. San Francisco Police Department. Dirty Harry, Starsky & Hutch, Bullitt (back in 1968), and the eponymous Streets of San Francisco . . . They all took place in the City by the Bay. Cops and bad guys—work with it. And don't forget the epic car chase and the sweet rides!
3. Post 1977. New York City, in line for Studio 54. It's the most famous nightclub of all time. Everyone that's anyone comes here. Mick and Bianca Jagger, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Jack Nicholson, little Tatum O'Neal—that is, everyone that can get through the club's notoriously strict entry policy. Maybe it's your lucky night.



1980s
1. Early-to-Mid 1980s. London. New Wave club. Mellow, androgynous, haunting, yet surprisingly catchy and poppy. Sure, Joy Division—I mean, New Order might not be playing at the venue tonight, but the DJ has a ton of synthesizer-heavy things to play . . .
2. July, 1986. Heavy Metal Concert Parking Lot. It's a subculture within a subculture. All you need are some friends, some pot or beer, and a Camaro. They even made a documentary about it. It needs to be seen to be believed.
3. June 23, 1989. So much shit happened (or will happen) this year: the Berlin Wall will come down, the Exxon Valdez spilled, the Hillsborough disaster took the lives of nearly 100 football supporters, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died, and Ted Bundy is gonna get fried. But who cares about that? We're going to see Tim Burton's Batman, mother fucker!



1990s
1. Sometime in 1998. AOL. Town Square: Meet & Greet. What is this chat? What does "LOL" mean? And what's that damn chime? Oh, it's an instant message from someone you think is not who they say they are. Let's get to know them. Just don't pick up the phone, otherwise you'll get punted!
2. Late 90s. Hype Williams video shoot. You might not know who he is, but if you've tuned into MTV at least once, you can recognize his trademark—fish eye lenses—from a mile away. And now you're here, working on one of his videos. Are you a video vixen? The star? Or, gulp, a PA?
3. December 31, 1999, Times Square, New York City. 11:58 pm. Dawning of the new millenium. What's going to happen when the clock strikes twelve and the ball comes down?



Random.
1. Sometime in the 15th century. Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. The famous outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men make this their home, much to the dismay of the Sheriff . . .
2. Sometime in 1604. Edo, Japan. The Sengoku-era. Kabuki, created by the highly-talented miko Izumo no Okuni, is immensely popular and lo—women are allowed to perform. How about we forget all this land-conquering and go see (or perform in) a show?
3. After January 17, 1920. Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Eighteenth Amendment has passed, which established Prohibition. Which means: no alcohol. Unless, of course, you're a bootlegger or you just happen to stumble into a speakeasy . . .
4. Sometime in the distant future. Aboard the starship Enterprise. Space. The Final Frontier. Will you boldly go where no man has gone before?
5. Very random. Pick anything you want and just go for it!

Comments

Caliborn | Homestuck | OTA

[tumuting]

[Caliborn can be Cherub, Human or Troll. Just let me know which you would like!]

Jonathan Morris | Castlevania

[okei]

[Open to all! Jonathan's canon timeline has him in the forties.]

Edgar Roni Figaro | Final Fantasy VI

[edgar_roni]

Naesala | Fire Emblem 9 & 10

[bloodpacts]

Quinn Fabray ♔ Glee

[ambitious]

1940`s 1?

[chapstickaddiction]

[ Sam sat at the back of the theatre, his eyes focused wide on the screen. It was so strange to him. The movie showed very much what the war was like, that the actors were playing the role so perfectly to what it had been like. He could have sworn they and he were there.

Sam was dressed in a simple brown suit, his hat in the chair beside him as he stared up at the screen in awe. His arms leaning on the seat in front of him.]

Gwen Stacy ⇝ tasm

[interning]

After January 17, 1920. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Because. Awsome. Go with it,

[chapstickaddiction]

[ Sam flicked the little box of matches in his hand for a moment, staring down at the name embossed on the front. `Club STARLIGHT`. If he was right, it was the very same bar he`d heard whispers about. The blond took a deep breath and pushed open the door to the club and handed over the matches to the coat rack girl. And then there was those few scary moments. If he`d been right or not. If he looked like he could get in or not. Finally, she simply smiled and stepped out the way, nodding to the curtain behind her.

Sam Evans just shot her a wink and stepped behind the curtain. The actual club lay beyond. Girls. Booze and lights. What more could you ask for?]

Sam Evans | Glee

[chapstickaddiction]

Pietro Maximoff | MCU Avengers

[quicksliver]

peggy carter {mcu}

[ex_queenvictoria804]

the eleventh doctor | doctor who

[aintno_grave]

[anytime, any place; chance's are, if it's interesting, he'll be there witnessing and/or accidently causing it.]

Maybe new wave club because dancing doctor? aha

[romanticynic]

[England, never the life of the party, wondered why he was spending his weekend in this sort of place. Usually, he'd spend his nights down at the pub, where it was far more peaceful and much less noise. The pub was more a representation of the old times, reaching back the the time he barely stood taller than a chair at one of them. Which perhaps also explained why he was now sipping one of the fruitiest drinks he had ever tasted at this most garish venue, wearing the most colourful clothes he had worn in literally centuries.

Maybe he'll regret it less with another drink, he thought, as he scanned the place idly.]

lisbeth salander ( stieg larsson's 'millenium' )

[selfconfidence]

Bonnie Parker ✯ Bonnie & Clyde

[dimlylighted]

England - Hetalia

[romanticynic]

[Can't resist! This kind of thing works well with Hetalia cast.]

90's! - 1

[sanskrit]

[so like this internet message thing is picking up. a few nations have started using, so of course being the social nation he is he decided to try it out. after all, he has a lot of people to keep up with.]

princeofcurry: Namaste, England!
princeofcurry: It seems America finally got you to get one of these :-)
princeofcurry: Isn't technology great? It reminds me of morse code.

abraham lincoln {abraham lincoln: vampire hunter}

[1865]

1940s. 1. Let me know if this isn't ok

[dimlylighted]

(The movies were pure magic, as far as Bonnie was concerned. A whole other life, so much more exciting than her own, playing out right before her very eyes.

While her attention was rapt on the screen, the truth was, it wasn't the first time she'd seen Casablanca. Far from it, in fact. As evidenced by the way she spoke all of Ilsa's right alone with the movie. Ingrid Bergman might be the star right now, but someday that would be her up there)

sharon carter / agent 13 ( marvel 616 or mcu )

[throtteen]

Booga | Tank Girl

[madcapmarsupial]

bernkastel | umineko no naku koro ni

[cruelest]

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler | X-Men: Evolution | OTA

[thefuzzyguy]

[Time travel isn't even remotely startling in the Marvel continuum. Whatever works!]

gwen stacy ∞ the amazing spider-man

[chocology]

[YES. Crossfandom welcome! ]

janet van dyne ¬ emh

[anywherebut]

[ota!]

Stephanie Brown | DC Comics

[controlledvariable]

Early-to-Mid 1960s. Madison Avenue, New York City.

[thelaughingderp]

[ Certainly there's nothing to fear in this day and age. Not a care in the world with scotch, packs of Lucky's and the absolutely stunning women that walk around in this office.

Yes indeed, the life of a man in advertisement is very pleasing. But what have we here? A blonde with a particularly... enticing face? ]

What is that lovely perfume you're wearing? May I just say that if you're trying to draw attention to yourself, you're doing a great job. Ahaha!

[ A pause. ]

Or are you one of those women who just smells nice all the time?

victor frankenstein | frankenstein [modern au]

[pyr]

Firo Prochainezo | Baccano!

[justdumbluck]

December 31, 1999, Times Square, New York City. 11:58 pm.

[contaeoro]

Well wha'd' you think, Firo? Quite the crowd, yeah?

Jean Grey | MU | OTA

[powerincarnate]

Etain | Everworld

[ratherdisheveled]

1990s.2 }

[screwed]

[So somehow a hole got opened in the universe, and Etain and Christopher got dumped into the Old World. Christopher's trying to get his brain to wake itself up and get back into focus because traveling between universes sucks.

Also worth preventing? Etain getting hit by a car. This will be Christopher's arms around her waist, pulling her away from the edge of the sidewalk.]

Just ... stay here, for a second. Okay?