Beyond the Roundels

The first two results of the conversational crossover meme. (And years may have passed since the last time I did it, but I still fail on the 'no explanations' part, but I refuse to be sorry for that!)


For swordznsorcery: Evy Carnahan meeting Dayna Mellanby. (Blake's 7/The Mummy):

( Entombed )

And for liadtbunny: Georgina Jones meeting Vila. (Adam Adamant Lives!/Blake's 7).


( Wrong Number )

Sorry, this has taken me so long to do! It seems set to be the whenever-Talking Meme, so if somebody still wanted to leave a topic, go ahead! :-)

And the last shall be first... I haven't done the one with dates, so I'm going to leap in with the last topic given me (from daybreak777, but also briefly with one of the very first topic from oonaseckar), so:

1. Brazil nuts

I think these may be the one kind of nut that I like that isn't a peanut or an almond, but I can never remember, so am reluctant to try and find out. (Inconveniently, I don't like other nuts at all.) Which is all I have to say on the subject of Brazil nuts, unless I do research. :-)

So, from daybreak777: You seem to like memes. In your LJ existence, what has been your most fun meme to participate in and why?

I do like memes! Not so much the ones with all the intrusive personal questions, but I do have a soft spot for a good fannish/creative writing meme. Or a suitably ridiculous one. The former have led me to write all sorts I would never have done so otherwise (including those for the "ficlets I would never write meme"). I was going to say that there is one meme that towers above all these as far as I'm concerned - one meme to rule them all, and in the... no - but, actually there are some other contenders.

So, first - memes I enjoy either simply make me laugh, make me think about shows, characters and fandoms in new ways (and especially in reading other people's results), get me to write new and unexpected things and brighten up LJ when it's being tired. I love them. Prompts, jokes, unexpected pairings, random meta, discussion with my ever-surprising, brilliant and evil flist and all that. I wouldn't want to own up to how amused I am by some of the silliest/simplest. *looks shifty* (My sense of humour is not all that sophisticated, and small things please small minds.)

For me, I'm less interested in memes involving personal questions, love memes (go away, I'm British!), and anything relating more to rl (unless I am; I reserve the right to be hypocritical when I choose), and any "you are x" if the process takes half an hour. But I'm often happy to read other people's entries for those things. Each to their own, especially in journalling...

So, without doing an exhaustive check of my tags, here are the three that spring to mind:

3. The Crossover meme: Give me two characters from different fandoms you know I'm familiar with, and I'll give you a dialogue happening between the two of them. Without justifying how the crossover would work, how their worlds clashed or how they could even meet each other. Just a silly crossover conversation with no backstory, for fun.

I've done this twice. Each time the resulting prompts have been unexpected and a lot of fun to do, and I think this was the point where I went down the path of multifannishness, from which there is no returning. (I regret nothing, except lack of readers in the quieter avenues and cul-de-sacs).

2. isurrendered: The meme that ate Manhattan, as they called it... 1. Comment to this post with "I surrender!" and I'll assign you the basis of some TV show idea. (Science fiction show, medical drama, criminal procedure, etc...)
2. Create a cast of characters, including the actors who'd play them.
3. Add in any actor photos, character bios and show synopsis that you want.
4. Post to your own journal.

I really have mixed feelings at placing this one second, because it is the most dangerous, creative and virulent meme I've ever been involved in. And I'm not the only one. If you haven't encountered it before, the fictional TV shows that turned up varied, but there were some amazing ideas. Do explore the comm; it's pretty incredible. (I recommend Mammoth Season, Murder in the Library and many others that I've forgotten since that year.)

I think about doing this again some time, but it's not as if I've entirely got my brain back since the last time: I can never forget about Enigma House, or Cloak and Dagger. (There was a third, but I knew the story for that so well in my head I didn't write it down. Which is probably as well for the state of my brain, because, of course, I've forgotten most of it now.)

I'd also always thought prior to this that "casting" characters was a bit of an odd thing to do; I learned during the process that it can sometimes be really useful in original writing. Anyway, I Surrendered is wonderful, but if you try it - be warned... Still, at least there's a comm to share the insanity. (It's still mildly active, if not what it was in the first flurry of fake shows.)


1. Fifteen Characters Meme: 1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment.

2) Ask your f-list to post questions in the comments. For example: "One, nine, and fifteen are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from four. Do they succeed?", "Under what circumstances might five and fourteen fall in love?", "Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?"

3) After your f-list has stopped asking questions, round them up and answer them using the fifteen characters you selected beforehand, then post them.

It probably says far too much about me that this daft meme is my favourite and never fails to make me weep with laughter at some point in the proceedings. I haven't done it for a while, either. I should probably go off and make a list of 15 characters right now, shouldn't I?



Memes: anything creative/funny/fannish and I usually enjoy it one way or another, even if it's only reading everyone else's entries when I don't have the brain for it myself, but, yes, I do love those sorts of memes. And this one, of course. Even if I have little to say about Brazil nuts.

Three more finally typed up from my birthday crossover meme. Sorry about the delay (especially given how long I've had a couple of these sitting in a notebook):

1. Cut and Dried: Inspector Japp and the Seventh Doctor (Poirot/DW) requested by jjpor
All ages
1,500 words.
(This was meant to be Seven and Ace, as requested, but Bernice wanted to come, too. Sorry about that.)

( The case was proving a bit tricky to say the least )


2. Bargaining: Spike and Dana Scully (BtVS/X-Files) requested by daibhid_c
PG (for Spike being Spike, generally)
1,331 words

( So, what sort of bird likes cutting up dead people for fun? )


3. Observation: Luna Lovegood and Miss Marple (Harry Potter/Agatha Christie) requested by lizzie_marie_23
All ages
355 words

( Watching the Roses )

Remember my birthday crossover meme? Hopefully, I'll get through the rest of the lovely prompts everyone gave over the next week or so, but to start, written for john_elliott who wanted Wee!Amelia to meet Willy Wonka. This is a gorgeous prompt, to which nobody could probably do justice, but I had a stab at it.

Story: Amelia and the Giant Gobstopper
Author: lost_spook
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 1112
Characters/Pairings: Amelia Pond, Willy Wonka
Warnings: None.

Summary: Amelia meets another strange man with a box who wants to talk about food.

( Story under here )

One of those belated but not-forgotten crossover meme fics. This one for curuchamion, who wanted Liz Shaw to meet Ruth (Nancy) Blackett from Swallows and Amazons. I was going to get one of the books, but never got the chance, so I hope the characterisation works. (I think the time scheme is about right, though).

Let's Pretend
(576 words, Liz Shaw, Nancy Blackett - DW/Swallows & Amazons)

( Chance encounter in the park )

Written for belantana for the crossover meme. (The prompt being Evie from The Mummy meeting someone from The West Wing. I don't propose for the others to be this long, but belantana kind of challenged me to introduce her to the show, which is new to me, too. I couldn't include Toby or Leo, but they get refs.)

Story: The Usual Insanity
Author: lost_spook
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 2578
Characters/Pairings: Evelyn O'Connell, Sam Seaborn. Also Donna Moss, Josh Lyman, CJ Cregg, President Bartlett.
Warnings: Late S1, None. (The only thing that could even count as a spoiler refers to something in the first 20 mins of the series.)

Summary: There’s a crazy, beautiful librarian (or, possibly a ghost), in Sam’s office. With an urn. Nobody else is surprised.

( And about the urn )

I thought, since they're scattered about, I'd gather the crossover stories from the meme together here. And, thanks, people, this was huge fun to do. (Maybe again, someday?)

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For jjpor Gordon Brittas/Arnold Rimmer Conversations from Whitbury Leisure Centre (Red Dwarf / Brittas Empire)
and
Lieutenant Gruber/ Four, Sarah and Harry Under Arrest (DW / Allo Allo)
For paranoidangel42 Harry Sullivan / Harry Pearce In the Line of Duty (DW / Spooks)
For clocketpatch Tenth Doctor / Mr Darcy Of Antiques and Aliens (DW / Pride and Prejudice)
For daibhid_c Inspector Thompson / Jools Siviter Trespassing (Gosford Park / Spooks)
For john_elliott Rose Tyler / Sergeant Cuff A Rose and a Thief (DW / The Moonstone)
For dbskyler Dave Lister / Davros Desperate Measures (DW / Red Dwarf)
For belantana Jools Siviter / Lynda Day Offer of a Lifetime (Spooks / Press Gang)
For persiflage_1 Martha Jones / Billy Mack Not the Ideal Patient (DW / Love Actually>
For infinitejoys Turlough / Charlotte Lucas A Rough Portrait in Black and White (DW / Pride and Prejudice)

The Doctor Who stories are also here in A Collection of Crossovers.