05 January 2009 @ 10:42 am
Microfic Meme : SUQ & Riptide  
I fell in love with the Microfic Meme the moment I saw it on [info]yin_again's blog, and immediately opened a Google!Documents page. This is why I love Haiku's, they're short, bursts of glimpses into another world. To me Haiku's are lyrical, ment to flow, not just speek. Writing these felt a lot like writing a Haiku. I even counted out the beats the same, tapping againstthe side of Tenrai.

When I opened the document, both SUQ and Riptide jumped into my head, and in the end, I couldn't decide, so I did both. It just feels good to write anything, so I may do more if these are well received.


The Microfic Meme: Try to write different categories of fic (angst, fluff, UST, etc) in 10 words or less.


Riptide

Angst
    Cody kept his eyes turned away from the empty bed.


AU
    For eight weeks, Riptide's cover of "Jolene" remained number one.


Crack
    Murry's eyes widened, "But where did you find a unicorn?"


Crossover
    "Captain, The Riptide is hailing us."
    "On screen, Mr. Worf."


Death
    Murry's fingers fumbled with the tie. Cody never looked up.


Episode Related
    "Don't worry, Baby, no fancy chopper could ever replace you."


First time
    "Are you sure?"
    "More then ever before."


Fluff
    Nick laughed and threw the stuffed bear at his head.


Humor
    Nick swam for shore. He knew the pelican was laughing.


Hurt/Comfort
    Nick held him close, letting the memories slip away.


Smut
    He arched his back, leg slipping. They both groaned.


UST
    He had the Riptide. It would have to be enough.



Secret Of The Unicorn Queen


Angst
    Morning Star pressed against her. She held the tears in.


AU
    "I'm Agent McCarthy, this is my partner, Rogers."
    "ATF?"
    "FBI."


Crack
    "Did that rainbow just come out Morning Star's..."
    "Yeah."
    "Eww."


Crossover
    "I'm Mulder, this is Scully. Welcome to the X-Files, Agent McCarthy."


Death
    Illyria closed her eyes. She couldn't look. Not this time.


Episode Related
    "Sheila, whatever happened to the tape player I gave you?"


First Time
    She giggled. It was hard to kiss in a saddle.


Fluff
    "We're naming her Sheila."
    Sheila's eyes widened, voice trembling. "Really?"


Humor
    Giggling, she carefully balanced the bucket over Darian's bedroom door.


Hurt/Comfort
    She kissed his arm, "Does it hurt?"
    Darian smiled, "No."


Smut
    Her gasp was broken. Breathless. Perfect.


UST
    Sheila gave him a bright smile, not letting on. "Friends?"


 
 
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tygermama[info]tygermama on January 5th, 2009 07:17 pm (UTC)
"Captain, The Riptide is hailing us."
"On screen, Mr. Worf."

Please write more of this one!

::bounces:: they were all great, though.

(umm, I've never heard of the "Secret Of The Unicorn Queen" before, what is it?)
Torra Kimbul: SUQ: Fandom Recruiter[info]torra on January 5th, 2009 07:26 pm (UTC)
I'd be far more surprised if you had heard of it! We're a very small fandom.

Secret Of The Unicorn Queen was a series of six Young Adult novels by four different authors published in the US in '88 and '89. It follows a young girl, Sheila, when she accidentally gets transported into an alternate Earth. One where Magic is real, and Unicorns run wild. Or they did before an evil usurper took over the kingdom, with a dark mage at his side. Sheila quickly falls in with a band of young wemen and their unicorns, freedom fighters lead by Illyria, who mistake her for a magician herself, as they try to get their lands back into rightful hands and free the unicorns before the evil mage Mardock can kill them all for his own dark ends.

If you'd like, I have all six books in .pdf format, and am willing (and eager) to send them to anyone who'd like to give them a try. They're all short (less then 200 pages each) and a quick, fun read.
tinx_r: bestfriend[info]tinx_r on January 5th, 2009 09:00 pm (UTC)
Nick swam for shore. He knew the pelican was laughing.
*giggle*

Good one, hun!
Torra Kimbul: Riptide: Even The Robot Is Gay[info]torra on January 6th, 2009 04:36 am (UTC)
::giggles:: I really think there needs to be more Pelican in Riptide fanfic. People can start now, so it's ready for me when I am ready to start actualy reading them!
seraphina_snape: Riptide_ Nick (sunglasses)[info]seraphina_snape on January 5th, 2009 09:13 pm (UTC)
For eight weeks, Riptide's cover of "Jolene" remained number one.

I very much want to write a rockstar!AU now. And wow, it's kind of amazing what you can say with a sentence or two, huh? You did a great job.

Secret of the Unicorn Queen? I am intrigued. If you're spreading the love (in .pdf format), please put my name on the list, 'kay?

~ sera
Torra Kimbul: SUQ: Fandom Recruiter[info]torra on January 6th, 2009 04:40 am (UTC)
Oh hon, you so need to write that now! You really, relly do!

In the poetry comunity (the scholerly world of it, at least), there is one masterful Hiaku which is commonly held to be the best Haiku of all time. I forget who it's by, some famous master, but it's simply "The shadows in the folds of a napkin." Writing these makes me remember how I felt the first time I read that line. An entire world in just a few words. Isn't it fun?

And also? ::points to icon:: Hon, I would send these .pdfs anywhere in the world, standing on my head, and singing "Yaneky Doodle Dandy" if it got people to read them! ::LOL:: Drop me a line over at torra_k (at) yahoo (dot) com and I'll send you the first one!

Edited at 2009-01-06 04:41 am (UTC)
seraphina_snape: Riptide_ Cody (pretty!)[info]seraphina_snape on January 6th, 2009 03:36 pm (UTC)
Maybe I will write it. I think Murray would be a musical genius, and Riptide took off and joined the other rock gods only after he joined Nick and Cody. And Nick is jealous of all the groupies swarming around Cody (not that he doesn't have his own). Okay, the vague idea I had is rapidly turning into an actual plotbunny...

Also: email sent.

~ sera
Torra Kimbul: Riptide: The Morning After[info]torra on January 6th, 2009 05:21 pm (UTC)
Oh! I can totaly see this! And Quinlin as this reporter who gets it into his head that these guys aren't right, and spends months "investigating them" and interviewing them and twisting their words to make them seem foolish. But he's an offical reporter on thier lable, so the managers keep shoving them at him. I can just seek Nick getting upset about Cody and accidently feeding Quinlin more and more lines to get printed, which make Cody's eyes boggle when he reads them.

Hehehe. Or not, that thought just greatly amuses me.

(Also, first two books on their way!)
selynne: Lantern[info]selynne on January 6th, 2009 06:39 pm (UTC)
whoops
I just realized that the PDF files all have the old site URL on them. ::sighs:: Luckily, easy to fix. I sent you a zip with all six corrected for next time.
Torra Kimbul: SUQ: 101 Math[info]torra on January 6th, 2009 08:00 pm (UTC)
Re: whoops
Got the corrections. These are the, what, fourth versions you've done? ::snickers::
selynne: !FANGIRLS![info]selynne on January 7th, 2009 04:12 am (UTC)
Where is my OCD icon when I need it?
I don't know, actually, I um... stopped counting. ::is embarrassed:: However! This time it's NOT my fault!

I wouldn't have changed a thing if I hadn't been reminded by your mentioning the PDFs. I haven't opened those files in six months at least, if not longer, and I wouldn't have done so again any time soon if you hadn't brought them up. When I was updating the new site URL all over the place it somehow never occurred to me to check the PDFs, and once it did, well... how could I let it go? ::sigh::

Anyway, I don't think there's anything left that I can change, so these versions should be the last.
seraphina_snape: Riptide_ Trio[info]seraphina_snape on January 6th, 2009 07:53 pm (UTC)
I'm really getting into this...
Because Quinlan wanted to be a singer himself but never got a record deal, so he had to settle for being a music reporter. But those Riptide boys play a few gigs and suddenly they're in the charts and someone from the Rolling Stone is doing an interview on them! Can you imagine?! Of course he's pissed off. They don't deserve it!

Re: unicorn queen
I just read the first book. It's not too long, so not a problem, and I'll most likely finish with the second one tonight as well. And then I'll demand more, just so you know. *g*

It's a lovely story, though. And the possibilities! Can you imagine the crossovers one could write? *happy sigh*

Also: unicorns ftw! I love an animal that comes with it's own pointy weapon.

~ sera
Torra Kimbul: SUQ: Lightflair Animation[info]torra on January 6th, 2009 07:59 pm (UTC)
Re: I'm really getting into this...
Oh, girl, you have got to write this! Maybe with Baxter (from 2x13) as their flamboient manager or producer, or the record lable owner who takes a speical intrest in them! I think he'd make a great producer.

SUQ: \o/!!! Isn't the sesries just fun? And there are sooo many possiblities to go! So much is left open, or unexplored! Just wait 'til you finish the sereis, there are thousands of stories waiting to be written!!

Do you want me to send you the rest of the books now, or wait?
seraphina_snape: Riptide_ Cody (pretty!)[info]seraphina_snape on January 6th, 2009 08:05 pm (UTC)
Re: I'm really getting into this...
Baxter as the manager is a great idea. Mama Joe can be the manager of a girlband (The Contessas) that's got a deal with the same label. (I so don't have time to write this, but it's a very persistant bunny...)

SUQ is indeed fun. I've just started the second one and I want to be all dignified and say that I can wait until tomorrow to get the others, but the little girl inside of me is jumping up and down, yelling "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" So, uh, now would be good.

Oh, have I said thanks? If not: thank you! ♥

~ sera
Valismort, Our Lady of the Unfathomable Custard: Riptide fear moustache 2[info]valis2 on January 5th, 2009 09:31 pm (UTC)
Aw, these were fun! Thanks for sharing!
Torra Kimbul: Riptide: Nick's Vet[info]torra on January 6th, 2009 04:42 am (UTC)
Thanks, they were a blast to write!
selynne: Sheila[info]selynne on January 6th, 2009 06:49 am (UTC)
I don't even know where to start!
"Did that rainbow just come out Morning Star's..."

::SPORFLE!::

Oh my god. That is the funniest fucking thing I have read in a really long time. You must icon!!

(Or, wait, is there already an icon like that? I know I've seen one with a unicorn on a rainbow spearing someone with it's horn, and another one of two unicorns having sex. Maybe I'm combining the two in my head?)

These are all so wonderful! Aside from the "unicorns crap rainbows" thing, I'm especially loving the H/C, Smut and UST bits (the UST one, in particular, really haunts me). I'm in a state tonight, what can I say? I think I'm a little manic, hence all the swearing and parenthesis and exclamation points.

What I adore most of all, however, is how these little microfics really draw you in and make the reader want more. They make you wonder what came before and what happened after. Which... is the point, I realize, but... yeah.

(Like I said, a state. I should add babbling in there too.)

Loveses, I loveses! What a great meme!



Oh, and also: I have never seen Riptide and know nothing about it, zip, zilch, ZERO, but most of those microfics made me literally laugh out loud. "For eight weeks, Riptide's cover of "Jolene" remained number one." Oh dear lord, that is just... I have no words. Icons, my dear! ICONS!!

Nobody does crackfic like you, sis. Or humor, for that matter. Or angst! Or... well, you get where I'm going. ;) High fives all around!!
Torra Kimbul: SUQ: Sheila Doll 1[info]torra on January 7th, 2009 09:30 am (UTC)
Re: I don't even know where to start!
Oops, forgot to actualy reply to this. ::LOL:: I think that one is my favorate, too, along with the Crossover (Because now I want Agent Cookie Rogers working on the X-Files, spending her life searching for her best friend to misteriously dissipeared, perhaps because of Aliens). It was actauly inspired by [info]oddmonster. When I pushed the books on her, she was afraid it'd be really uber-fluffy, where they shit rainbows and teddeybears or something. ::G::

The Jolene one was inspired by [info]catyah who did a vid set to it with the cover by The White Stripes. Great Vid!
oddmonster: Nice. Real good henchin' there.[info]oddmonster on January 7th, 2009 02:30 am (UTC)

"Did that rainbow just come out Morning Star's..."
"Yeah."
"Eww."


A W E S O M E.
Torra Kimbul: SUQ: Lightflair Animation[info]torra on January 7th, 2009 09:31 am (UTC)
That one is totaly deticated to you, hon. ::winks::