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DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:51 pm
by Aquarius
Most of you know how this works, but I'll recap for the new folks.

Every month, I give you a prompt consisting of a word or short phrase. Your job is to write an Enterprise story inspired by that prompt. It can be any genre (gen, slash, het), any style (drama, romance, mystery, action, humor, etc.), any length. You do not have to use the word or phrase in the story.

Get it beta read, and then submit it to our archive.

This month's prompt, should you choose to accept the assignment, is...









HAIRCUT



Now get out of here and go write something.

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:27 pm
by Honeybee
I don't know if Pippin is even registered on the forum - but here's a response to this challenge in the archive:

http://www.thedelphicexpanse.com/archiv ... hp?sid=360

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:02 am
by lfvoy
What with the other projects I've been trying to work on this month, I hadn't really planned to respond to this prompt. But my muse, apparently, has other ideas. Here's a little Reed/Sato drabble for you...
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DISHEVELED

“Ensign, your hair is disheveled again.”

Reaching up, Hoshi discovered she’d pulled a chunk of hair loose from her ponytail. She hadn’t even realized that she’d been playing with it. This was becoming a bad habit.

“I’m sorry, sir,” she said, standing up and moving toward the head so she could fix it. “I’ll be right back.”

“Good,” Malcolm answered.

“What I really ought to do,” she muttered to herself, “is cut it. That would make it easier to handle.”

“Please don’t,” he said, startling her. “It’s so pretty, long like that.”

She turned to look back at him. “Really?”

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:42 am
by Mr Smith
That was awesome, lfvoy! I love the little dynamic you've got going on between them there.

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:49 am
by Aquarius
Nice! :bolian

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:39 am
by Kathy Rose
Love it totally! :clap

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:02 am
by Hummingbird2
Oooh, very nice, lfvoy! :hearteyes

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:37 am
by Honeybee
Awesoem, Ifvoy! That's totally archivable!

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:09 pm
by paulinem
Honeybee wrote:I don't know if Pippin is even registered on the forum - but here's a response to this challenge in the archive:

http://www.thedelphicexpanse.com/archiv ... hp?sid=360


:omg PIPPIN! :tickled

lfvoy wrote:What with the other projects I've been trying to work on this month, I hadn't really planned to respond to this prompt. But my muse, apparently, has other ideas. Here's a little Reed/Sato drabble for you...
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DISHEVELED

“Ensign, your hair is disheveled again.”

Reaching up, Hoshi discovered she’d pulled a chunk of hair loose from her ponytail. She hadn’t even realized that she’d been playing with it. This was becoming a bad habit.

“I’m sorry, sir,” she said, standing up and moving toward the head so she could fix it. “I’ll be right back.”

“Good,” Malcolm answered.

“What I really ought to do,” she muttered to herself, “is cut it. That would make it easier to handle.”

“Please don’t,” he said, startling her. “It’s so pretty, long like that.”

She turned to look back at him. “Really?”


Don'tchya love it when the muse works? And it's work very well here! Great work, lfvoy! :cheering

Re: DECEMBER '11 WORD PROMPT! :-)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:01 pm
by EntAllat
lfvoy wrote:What with the other projects I've been trying to work on this month, I hadn't really planned to respond to this prompt. But my muse, apparently, has other ideas. Here's a little Reed/Sato drabble for you...
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DISHEVELED

“Ensign, your hair is disheveled again.”

Reaching up, Hoshi discovered she’d pulled a chunk of hair loose from her ponytail. She hadn’t even realized that she’d been playing with it. This was becoming a bad habit.

“I’m sorry, sir,” she said, standing up and moving toward the head so she could fix it. “I’ll be right back.”

“Good,” Malcolm answered.

“What I really ought to do,” she muttered to herself, “is cut it. That would make it easier to handle.”

“Please don’t,” he said, startling her. “It’s so pretty, long like that.”

She turned to look back at him. “Really?”



I love this! I can completely hear their voices and see their mannerisms throughout this one, just as if it was an episode. Well done!