Itchy Feet

This one's for [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] who asked for Hellblazer and the words "piccolo, doorstop, flense".

Fandom: Hellblazer.

Rating: PG-13 for bad words and dead people.

Summary: Someone is trying to send John Constantine a message. Using wind instruments.

This one's technically a crossover, although I'm not sure if people will pick up where the other half comes from. ;)

( Dead Piccolo Society )

Okay, back from dinner with [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], and full of exuberance as usual. Or possibly red wine. Bah, only had three glasses, I'm happy, not drunk. Any way, good gym session, good dinner, good company. Lots of talk about things I don't normally get to talk about - politics, writing, Subreality RRs, comics... The importance of realism in the Firefly 'verse, which is why [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] isn't going to have any more people with paranormal abilities beyond Azzy's character when she gets her submitted. ;) Drongo in a box, along with Becky's half ping pong balls. The dead being haunted by the living (curse you [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]! I have characters and a plot now!). Canada, and being enthusiastic about. Missing things here. Life on hold.

I could go on. But yeah, as always, a good night. It's only when I have a night like this that I realise how narrow my life has become lately, and probably entirely due to my own doing. I'm doing the thing I used to do when Dad's transfers came through - closing off part of me and preparing for the move. Doesn't mean I don't love everyone here, tho'. Just means I need kicking in the arse occasionally. ;)

It's interesting being out somewhere where you can procure alcohol and come out not smelling of cigarettes. Just pizza. Love the Banff, we does. :)

Oh, and random on my iTunes these days? Since downloading a heap of stuff from Phil and Willow? Is truly an adventure. *grins* I don't know what's coming up next.

Going through old notebooks, and I unearthed the quotes from Auscon 2001 and 2002.

2001

"You don't need pants for alcohol!" - Rossi.

"I'm touching four ficcers!" - Rossi.
"Like when you stand in the corner of South Australia and can touch three states?" - Mouse Carcass.
"I'm in three states!" - Rossi.
"Drunk, happy and confused!" - Mel.

"If we go this way, we can see you ocelot." - Amanda Sichter.
"What, here?" - Dex.

"Mel has possessed feet." - Amanda.
"But I have angelic knees." - Mel.

"You can be the straight person." - Rossi to Loki's Rose.
"As opposed to all the slashers?" - Loki's Rose.

"I've got sensible knickers and insensible knickers." - Amanda.

"There's something really peaceful about wandering along the beach with your yabby pump." - Mel.

2002

"Loki's Rose really wants to find the Lord of the Rings universe and meet Pippin." - Amanda Sichter.
"But he's only three feet tall!" - Loki's Rose.
"Which makes him the perfect height." - Lynx.

"I'm just going to borrow Phil's since he has a bigger tube." - Seraph, on stripping down.

"Your horns tried to get up my skirt!" - Rossi to Amanda.

"I have to put my feet on!" - Seraph.

"Seraph, put your breasts back!" - Amanda (apparently Seraph had issues with misbehaving body parts that year...)

"How can you not like something that tastes like toothpaste?" - Loki's Rose.

"I can't even order pizza sober!" - Andraste.

"Amanda isn't a natural redhead, she has roots." - Mouse Carcass.
"On a regular basis." - Amanda (works better when you remember that 'root' in Australia means to have sex. Which is why "Roots: Canada" is so very wrong...)

"Will someone please, please, please take their pants off?" - Bounce.

"I couldn't imagine punching people. I'd need guns." Amanda. Also known as our very own Queen of Darkness. :)

"Incidentally, there are no quotes of me." - Diamonde.
"That's because you're not funny." - Mel.

[Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] is a consummate writer of fic (and original fiction), especially of movieverse. Grail is her version of the events post-X2 and Jean's return, and it rocks.

Go, read, and share. :)

I haven't written X-fic for quite a while now, but [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]'s Powerswap Challenge broke the drought. In more ways than one - I haven't sat down and written a story in under a week for years now.

Although I only managed this one by sacrificing my soul to the Great Plot Demon - he wants another two stories out of this, at least. :P


( Heart of Darkness )