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The Historical AU Meme

 

 

The glory of Rome! The pageantry of medieval times! The etiquette of the Regency era! The glamour of the twenties, the free-wheeling of the seventies, and - of course - the final frontier of the future.

 

R U L E S:

 

1. Post your character! Name and series in the subject line.

2. Find someone to play with! Use the RNG for a time period and situation.

3. Make excellent choices!

O P T I O N S:

 

 

1) Greco-Roman - Togas! Tunics! Gladiatorial fights and getting stabbed right in the forum! (And that's really sensitive, you know.) Maybe you're in the recently-conquered Londinium, or maybe you've made your home in Pompeii and ... hey, do you hear that?

2) Medieval - Jousting! Pointy hats! Castles! Dormice inside of a rabbit inside of a chicken inside of a duck inside of a swan inside of a pig inside of a cow! Are you royalty, a peasant, or something in between?

3) Renaissance - It's a time of discovery and revelation! New scientific breakthroughs are being made every day, and incredible literature and poems are being written all the time. Perhaps you've made your home in Venice, and you're adding to the flow of progress - or fighting against it.

4) Victorian/Edwardian - Everything is repressed and a series of gestures with a fan can make or break a hopeful suitor's night. There are balls and salons and ridiculously thorough rules of etiquette. Are you solving mysteries with Sherlock Holmes or drinking absinthe in a bar by the Moulin Rouge?

5) 1920s - Flappers! Prohibition! Everyone's dancing the Charleston and watching these new silent movies. That is, unless they've escaped to Paris to drink a lot and write about the human condition. Do you party like the world's about to end or ponder what would happen if it did?

6) 1950s - Are you willing to leave it to Beaver? It's the time of adorable housedresses, three-martini lunches, and everyone owning a brand new refrigerator - on credit! Gee whiz, it sure is great, isn't it?

 

...wait, what was that about nuclear bombs?

7) 1970s - Disco! Margaret Thatcher! Drugs! The '70s are a time of social upheaval and change, not to mention leisure suits. Are you at the forefront of feminism or busting a move at the discotheque?

8) Present day - it's now! Everyone's got an iPhone and a Facebook and are constantly Twittering about their MySpace. People are more connected than ever, and the world is growing smaller and smaller every day.

9) The future! - The final frontier! Are we colonizing Mars or exploring the galaxy in a big, groovy spaceship? Have we made first contact yet? Has someone finally gotten around to inventing Holodecks? If you can dream it, maybe it's happened!

10) Got a different/better idea? Some time or place I didn't think of? This is for you!

 

S C E N E S:

 

 

1) Having a meal! With your family, your significant other, your best friend. Is it fit for a king or what you've managed to scrounge together from what's left?

2) A night's entertainment! Going to see a show at the Globe Theater, taking in a movie, or watching a troupe of performers put on a passion play - either way, it won't be a dull night.

3) Courting! Maybe you're in an arranged marriage, or necking in the backseat of your best guy's T-Bird at the drive-in movie theater.

4) School! Are you learning from Miss Emmeline at a one-room schoolhouse, taking notes on Latin from the tutor your father hired, or at a British boarding school?

5) It's a party! Maybe you're having a hell of a time at Studio 54 or giggling behind your fan at a ball with your best friend while you wait for the boys you like to ask you to dance.

6) Political intrigue! Is someone trying to stage a coup for your throne? Is your political rival trying to knock you out of the Senate?

7) Rivals! Maybe you're two lords fighting over the same eligible lady, or maybe he's picked on you since you were both kids growing up on the same block.

8) Family! You've got kids now, or maybe you are the kids. Perhaps you're out from dawn till dusk tilling the fields, or your biggest concern is making sure your daughters marry well.

9) Market day! Are you at the mall checking out the newest saddle shoes and cuffed denim? Are you making your way to the nearest town with sheep and cows to sell?

10) Got something better? Want to combine a couple of these? Go for it!

Comments

Q ◦ James Bond

[punctiliously]

1970'S SCHOOL LET'S GO

[moonswings]

[It's a bit of a shock to the system to go from freezing, snow-soaked layers to the steamy warmth of the prefects' bath. Remus rubs his (undoubtedly bright red) nose as he unwinds his scarf from around his neck, laying it out on the nearest bench.]

If we catch cold, I'm blaming you.

SWANS THROUGH THE BEADED CURTAINS AND HOPS ON THE BUS

[punctiliously]

I'll try very hard to shoulder that burden. [How many times did you have that scarf wrapped around your neck, Remus? Q is kicking off his boots, feeling very charming indeed as his nose runs in the damp heat. He has no regrets, however, and despite the fact that snow has by now quite thoroughly soaked through the back of his coat/sweater/shirt, he's happy.] Though I'm not sure how I would live with myself if you missed a day of class on my account.

[moonswings]

[They're really making a mess of the bathroom, which isn't fitting at all for prefects. At the moment, though, Remus cares far less about cleaning up after themselves and far more about getting into that very inviting-looking bath.

He's shivering as he tugs off his sweater, tossing it in Q's general direction.]

You'd have to bring notes to me in the infirmary. And turn in my essays for me so they wouldn't be late.

Chrome Dokuro | KHR!

[cherished_avatar]

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Eve Moneypenny ▸ Skyfall ▸ OTA

[deskjob]

1940s, 6

[stlg13bomber]

[It's always nice to get out of camp for a while. The stalag was homey, in a cold and threadbare way, but Carter enjoyed the assignments that took him out of the country for a bit.

They've hooked up with these British folks now, in a special kind of stealth boat off the coast. Colonel Hogan's out doing debriefings and plannings with the higher ups while Carter's left to kick his heels and sip coffee while perched on a munitions crate. He isn't usually invited to planning meetings since he generally has little to contribute. Unless it needs to go boom or they need someone to pretend to be an angry Kraut, Carter's best used by being kept out of the way.

Oh hey, a person.]

Hi, ma'am!

[deskjob]

[ The Colonels are taking a break to smoke cigars and drink some expensive whiskey. These informal parts of the meeting don't require Eve's attendance and it should rankle, but she's long learned that it is better if they assume that she truly is just a secretary -- that she has no idea how to fire a gun and not enough brains to do more than write down the words they want her to put on paper.

That she has access to large amounts of sensitive information and frequently finds herself in a position to oversee the transfer of such information goes entirely overlooked.

So she leaves the meeting without any resentment, huddling into her wool coat against the cold of the wind. She doesn't flinch, though he did surprise her. ]

Hello.

Tyrell Badd | Ace Attorney

[tasteoftruth]

Andrew Carter | Hogan's Heroes

[stlg13bomber]

[Canon is WWII German, but he can wander.]

*tiptoes in here*

[comptroller]

( ooc: Want to try the whole nurse/patient thing again without him being crazy this time? Or they could actually get to blow up that train for real... )

[stlg13bomber]

[They could shenanigans it up in WWII Germany, sure!]

Alice Liddell | Alice: Madness Returns

[queensbane]

[5 or 9 encouraged.]

Music Meister | Batman: The Brave and the Bold

[hypnotic_patter]

Abe Sapien | Hellboy

[bprd_fishman]

Alice | Revenge of the Fallen

[fleshydisguise]

[Can be human AU or regular robot Alice. She's that darn old.]

steve rogers / captain america ( mcu )

[carob]

[het for any romance.]

WWII-era

[hypnotic_patter]

Joining the USO was supposed to be Billy's chance at the fame of the army without having to actually put himself in danger. Fighting from the stage, crooning into his microphone, that was supposed to be the safe option.

And then the Nazis rolled into town. Most of the unit he was staying with has been captured, Billy along with them but the Germans have been starved for entertainment for a while. Sing us some of those American songs, there, and maybe you won't get shot.

Billy swallows his pride and gives them his best Frank Sinatra impression, hoping the reinforcements show up before he finds himself breaking character.

Vladik Norokov | Psychonauts OC

[jungiangarden]

Iroh II | Legend of Korra | Locked

[fireflyer]

2 | 10; Think we can make this work? If not I can always repost.

[originalgaangster]

[ Sokka is running a little late. His father, the smith in the village that sits cozily around the small castle that houses their liege lord, had finished a piece of work for the son of that same lord, and now he finds himself hurrying to the castle, the sun already well in the west when he should have been there hours ago! Panting for breath, he ducks into the main keep and into a stairwell, taking them two at a time. The young noble was usually in his chambers at this time of day and Sokka didn't want to delay any longer. Up a staircase, down a corridor. Without bothering to knock, he bursts into the room, the heavy door slamming shut behind him. He bends over, hands on his knees and tries to suck air into his aching lungs. ]

Iroh? M'lord?

[fireflyer]

[ Iroh had just been in the process of dressing himself - it was one of the few things he was utterly obstinate on doing himself, despite protests from servants that it was no job for someone of his station. He turned toward the door as the young man, Sokka, came bursting in, half-finished with clothing his torso. The shirt he wore was partway open, his hands paused in lacing it up.

His face was composed for the most part, but there was a slight twitch of a smile at the corner of his mouth, and a small furrow of annoyance between his brows. ]

You know, Sokka, [ And yes, he knew the boy's name. He made it a habit of knowing the men and women of the village - it was the least that could be expected of him. ] If more people were as bold as you, I think life would be a lot more enjoyable.

[ Iroh dropped his hands from his shirt and crossed his arms as he turned toward Sokka. ] What can I help you with?

gamora | marvel 616

[gamora]

[awarlock]

[His apartment is a modest setting. Blank white walls, no pictures hung. The sofa is only green because it's the only one that came decently priced - though he still compared it to what Russian goods could have been bought with the same amount of money. There's hot water brewing, and a pastry sitting on a simple plate. It's Sunday morning and the paper is waiting to be opened. He barely gets his fingertips on it because the knock came.

And now, he's wondering why he's staring at her.]

[gamora]

[ There's several reasons as to why she's there. It's where he lives, for one. And she knows this because she's been tailing him for several days before actually deciding to announce her presence - information was important, after all. But mostly because she had to get away from Russia. From Thanos' accusatory gaze and the breath of the government on the back of her neck. Which isn't to stay she's completely broken free - there's no need for that. Only that she doesn't have the constant failure of Adam Warlock escaped on your watch hanging over her head. Not that she could completely forget it, since Gamora intends on sliding into his life just as she did in Russia, but it was better somehow.

But none of that shows up on her face - just a sarcastic up twitch of her lips at his face. ]

Not going to invite me in, Adam?

[ She doesn't even bother speaking in English. ]