It's A Bitter Little World

[forwhomtheytoll]

the film noir meme

-Post with your character and fandom, as well as any preferences.
-Go here and generate a random number between 1-10 for the setting
-If you want, you or the person tagging you can roll a number between 1-8 for relationship as well!
- You know what to do next, honey. Do hurry up, the night's not getting any younger.

Possible settings:

1. Crime Scene: Dead body? Burglary? Whatever the crime, the area's been sectioned off for officers to investigate this nefarious deed, and you're getting front row seat.

2. Bar: There's always some hole-in-the-wall frequented by all sorts. The bartender keeps an eye out for trouble, and other things. Of course he keeps an ear to the ground, but it'll cost ya. Perhaps a cop or two will show up demanding answers, but no one ever takes that seriously.

3. Docks at Night: The breeze caressing your face, the sound of the water, the boats passing by...maybe you were called here, or maybe you just like the peace it brings.

4. Alleyway: There's only one way in and out of this little corridor, and what happens in it is up to you and the other character. Just watch for the shadows, if you can see through the fog.

5. Detective's Office: Not too clean, not too messy. Just perfect for the person that's needed to get this mystery cleared up.

6. Rooftop: The wind dramatically blowing about, it's the perfect place to get that person to come and meet you so you can tell them what you want. Or if you're evil, why not kill them up here? It'll be hard to escape you.

7. Dressing Room: For some reason, you're backstage after a performance, and you've gotten into one of these. The mirrors, the costumes, the flowers from fans and the various personal affects...all are present and will be your silent witnesses to whatever occurs.

8. Hideout: You've gotten to the antagonist's spot of choice. Is this a glitzy nightclub with a private room, or is this an abandoned warehouse where they-or you-carry out their plot? The choice is yours.

9. Nightclub: Someone's showcasing their talent tonight, and you may or may not care about it. But it's classic, dimly lit, and it's easy to hide in here.

10. Free choice

Possible relationships:

1. Friends: Maybe you're an unstoppable team, or perhaps your relationship is getting strained. But whatever the situation, you know this person, and you'd be there for them.

2. Coworkers/teammates/classmates: You might not be friends, but you know this person well enough to remember their name. And right now you're being thrown together for a reason.

3. Lovers: This is the one you wanted to stay with for now. Married, dating, or maybe an affair, but you two care about each other enough.

4. Enemies: Utter hatred flows through your veins when you hear this person's name. This is the one you want to take down, and you just might stop at nothing to achieve your goal.

5. Family: Perhaps it's a sibling you're meeting. Or your parent, or some form of relative. Remember that phrase "blood is thicker than water"? It just might apply here.

6. Mysterious Stranger: Someone's been eyeing you from across the room, or you've been eyeing them. Will you two speak, or shall they float out of your life? Do they hold information you seek, or do they want something from you?

7. Femme Fatale: You are or have encountered a mysterious and seductive woman, whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. Watch out, you might just get yourself into a real mess of trouble, hot stuff.

8. Free Choice

Originally from easycompany with minor modifications.

Comments

Debra Morgan | Dexter | OTA

[fuckinga]

[A crime scene is the most likely scenario for this detective here!]

1 | 2.

[redverse]

( Her fingers are down in her pockets, collar up from the rain. Of course it's raining. It's always fucking raining. These days, the bodies fall about half as fast as the drops. Makes a lip curl and a girl jones for a cigarette. Even worse a habit when you've never bothered taking it up before.

A badge is flashed, and her slender shoulders are pushing past the crowd. And there he is, contorted like something out of a damn circus lying in a pool of his own blood. The red is washing across the street, a plague against concrete. She shakes her head, stepping next to Debra's side. ) Detective. ( She looks to the woman, eyes then flashing back to the scene. She knows which vision she prefers. )

Whatta we got?

Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) | DC Comics | OTA

[maidofsteel]

9 and 7?

[space_cased]

The Velvet Curtain

The only place in New York City where you could find bill passers and bootleggers rubbing elbows. Mob bosses, district attorneys, and the Chief of Police swapping stories and laughter above the table, while no doubt passing dirty money underneath.

America: The Melting Pot, right? More like a cesspool.

The swell of a jazz saxophone heralded the young man's arrival, a tall and lanky figure stepping through a swirl of acrid cigarette smoke into the main room of the night club. Amber eyes, one lighter than the other, surveyed the mess of individuals scattered about, narrowing on one table in particular as he made his way to the bar.

"Whisky sour, Bruno. Three ice cubes."

Dolan King (Thorin Oakenshield - Modern ) | The Hobbit AU

[once_and_future_king]

Re: 2, 6

[sonof_thrain]

[Thorin could no longer hold back the feelings he was getting from this man. Who was he and why did he bare a resemblance to him? He walked up to the bar and ordered a mead.]

Toyman (Winslow Schott) | DC Animated | OTA

[playswithtoys]

Veronica / Franken Fran / OTA

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III | How To Train Your Dragon

[trainsurdragons]

6-4

[pectoralmutt]

[The rooftop. Whose club or speakyeasy he did not know, all he knew was he had escaped. He, who stiffed him on his good hooch money, he who stuck his nose in his business far too often. Sure, he said it was for the law, but Ren saw it as something more personal. In his delusional mind Ren saw the man's every action And Hiccup would pay with his life.

Out on the rain drench rooftop, the city lights glared even here. It was like a symphony of accusing eyes, accusing his enemy. Ren stepped out on the rooftop, crowbar firmly clutched in hand. He lost track of him, but Ren would find him.]

Haddock...

Ren | Ren and Stimpy

[pectoralmutt]

[Human au or not, it's your choice.]

Dangeresque | Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque...Too?

[dangeresque]

[You got DANGERESQUE. Who this is.]

BRRRANNNG BRRAAANNG YOU GOT 4-2

[relnaldo]

DANGERESQUE? It's Relnaldo. We got a situation down on 49th Tenther Street.




It's Berducci.

Princess Bonnibelle Bubblegum / Adventure Time / OTA

[sciencebubble]

[ Bring it on! ]

Belarus ll Hetalia ll OTA

[imnotpossesive]

[ BD ]

5 - ??

[thelongcon]

[It's not often that you find a man at the receptionist's desk, but then the man behind this agency isn't in any way conventional. He's doing this as a favor - Lavi's a friend, and certainly garnering a reputation for unpredictability and results.

The man himself is out on a case, Lenalee, usually manning the phone, is taking the night off.

Allen smiles brightly when the door opens, but it's the wee hours of the morning; that's when trouble comes walking in. But it never hurts to hope.]

You have a appointment?

Louis DeNonno | Hotel Dusk: Room 215

[denonno]

Tatsumi Seiichiro | Yami no Matsuei |ota

[shadowshaper]

Bruce Wayne | DCAU

[battroll]

[masked flavor also available]

3 | 1

[champwithacone]

[It's been a long time since she's seen him, a faded picture of a happier time when he learned from her grandmother how to stir up the secrets of the past. Then they had both been kids, both so certain of the paths they had set out upon, but now she was a woman, one who'd taken her grandmother's place as the world's foremost archeologist, and he...

Well, what Bruce Wayne was in at night was a secret best kept in the shadows. Yet when she turns in the sallow light of the streetlamp and sees him there, taller, darker, yet with that same drive in his eyes, it's as if the years roll back like a summer rain for a moment, and she feels the old smile on her lips.]

Bruce, thank you for coming. I was worried you wouldn't get my message.

Dean Murphy - Sorcerer OC - M/M for lovers

[nyc_merlin]

[Dean is a famous jazz singer and owns his own night club called Oddfellows]

Steve Rogers - MCU - OTA

[oldschoolpatriot]

[Most likely found at a crime scene or his desk in the police station. Ask before assuming lovers.]

Hmm, 4ish, cop vs. criminal?

[silver_tongue]

[It's raining, of course, and the sky is the dark, roiling grey of clouds after sunset. The city outside is colored only in greyscale. The chill autumn air is shut on the other side of streaming windows, but a wet blast of it flows into Steve Rogers's office as a tall stranger appears in the doorway, shadowed by the gloom outside behind him. He walks forward, slowly, and it becomes apparent that the man is in a quite impeccable grey suit with a green scarf. His right hand, however, stands out because it is stained red with blood, rain dripping off of it to spatter the floor with red. This hand also clutches a knife. The stranger drops the knife onto Steve's desk.]

I would like to report a crime.

Dani - Push OC

[knowsyourdrink]

[Nightclub or Bar]

natasha romanoff (black widow) ⌛ marvel cinema

[debts]

[ oh c'mon, she was made for this shit. femme fatale holla ]

victor frankenstein \ frankenstein [modern au]

[pyr]

((ooc; aus. preferably nothing under "lovers".))

Penny Johnson | OC

[setup]

**Taggers choice, or**

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Out alone on a Saturday night, it's just her luck isn't it?

She stubs the remnants of her cigarette onto the counter, a vicious twist of the wrist that sends ash flying across the envelope laid out in front of her.

She's not going to open it.

[without_thatnoise]

[from the other end of the bar, the Master eyes that envelope curiously]

Bad news, I take it?

britta perry / community

[ftws]

fry / futurama

[nnyc]

CAL TRASK | EAST OF EDEN [MODERN AU]

[mayest]

Clark Kent || Smallville

[notalienjesus]

[Het for shippy, but please ask first.]

Vivian Rhodes | OC | OTA

[intermolecular]

5, detective's office

[nevermindtherunning]

[There had been a large misunderstanding, which landed the Doctor at the police station trying to fix his alibi. Being a time traveler made that difficult sometimes, as he had a tendency to, not often, but to nearly cross similar paths twice in one location. And this time was the wrong place in the wrong time. However, after a good 3 hours, two cups of tea, he was nearly on his way out when passing by another office a woman caught his gaze.

He had seen her before, on the street. And if he thought harder, he realized he might've helped her the previous night.]

Kate Beckett | Castle | OTA

[twopumpsvanilla]