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Entry tags:prompting part i

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(updated 6 June)

Welcome everybody. How you got here I have no idea but thank you for coming and welcome again, nonetheless . As you may have gathered this is a Fic Prompting Meme dedicated solely to the hilarious and oh-so-addictive BBC Radio 4 sitcom - Cabin Pressure. I'm aiming for this to be pretty anything goes - but in order for everything to run smoothly, there are a few guidelines. Don't worry - they're not too restrictive.


FILLING GUIDELINES



As you probably all know - our meme now has it's very own database created and maintained by the great Enigel. It both catalogues each and every prompt that we post and provides links to fills. You can find it here: Google Spreadsheet

We also have a Pinboard archive which has been put in place by the lovely [personal profile] oxfordtweed in the place of our late Delicious Archive. This Archive contains a list of all the prompts this meme has to offer - you can find it here: Pinboard Archive

This is a great step forward in making our meme just a little more organised (but not too organised of course. This is Cabin Pressure) which is always a good thing.

So in order to make things easier to archive - Please nest your fills.

This can be done by either posting each part as a reply to that part's immediate predecessor, OR by replying each time to Part I OR - well you get the idea :D

It makes it simpler for Enigel and myself to link fills in a clean and clear manner. Following these guildelines will be very much appreciated guys :D

REPROMPTING



Reprompting is allowed but please include the URL of the original prompt when you do so. It will make it infinitely more easy to Archive which would make both Enigel and I very happy :)

As for everything else



  1. Be respectful to one another. Disagreements are fine, but not everything disagreeable is trolling. If you suspect someone of trolling, just ignore it. If you cannot respond to a comment without attacking or trolling someone else, keep it to yourself.

  2. No bashing prompts. It might not be your cup of tea - but obviously someone wants it enough to go to the effort of requesting it. So just scroll past it.

  3. Prompt away as much as you like guys - seriously, go wild - but please try to fill as well.

    4. NEW - If your fill includes a major element that veers from the original prompt (crossovers, established universes, kinks, et cetera), please take a few moments to check with the OP that such additions are welcome. This has caused problems in the past and it only takes a few moments of your time.
  4. Please no RPF. I'm not trying to oppress you RPF writers and enthusiasts, I would just really like to avoid any legal problems.

  5. When you post a fill (or post a new part of a WIP) please go over to the Filled Prompts Post (if it is complete) or the WIP Post (if there are still more parts to come) and, following each post's guideline's, post a link to this fill or new part.


REALLY IMPORTANT ADDENDUM



According to numerous Child Safety laws it is illegal to provide pornographic material to minors. Seeing that the majority of the stuff we have here is rather adult in nature, this Meme is consequently an 18+ zone. Failing to comply to this rule could result in the Meme getting shut down. So if you're here and you're under 18 please back button now.

+ Please do not post anything regarding minors in a sexual situation. It really doesn't matter how tasteful or crass it is, there are laws that classify that sort of thing as child pornography and as such, I'm afraid we're going to have to go with the attitude that safe is better than sorry.

It really is VERY important that these rules are upheld as the consequences are severe.

Other than that - go crazy guys. Any problems please just message me and I'll try my best to work it out.



Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Prompt Index

Current Prompt Post | Current Chatter Post | WIP Post | Filled Prompts Post | Searching Post | Orphan Post | Page-a-Mod Post | FAQ | Beta/Concrit Post

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oxfordtweed: (Bang (light) - Shaun)

FILL: Wimbledon (2a/?)


[personal profile] oxfordtweed
2011-03-10 07:50 am UTC (link)
“Have you met Martin’s identical twin cousin?” asked Douglas as he walked through the door to the portacabin.

Arthur looked up from the Sudoku book he was playing noughts and crosses in. “The skipper’s got a twin?” he asked.

“Not only did I meet him, I dragged him in here and told him to get to work,” Carolyn said, ignoring her son. “I thought he was Martin, until I looked at his face.”

Douglas dropped down onto the sofa, landing in a lazy sprawl. “Rather nice young man, I thought. Nothing at all like Martin. He had a certain…” Douglas trailed off, not sure what word to use to describe Rory.

“Oh, yes. I agree,” said Carolyn. “He was very…”

“Twinny?” suggested Arthur.

“No, Arthur,” Carolyn said. “You can’t even have twin cousins.”

Arthur looked very confused. “Then why did Douglas say that Skip has an identical twin cousin?” he asked.

“He hasn’t,” Douglas amended. “It’s basic genetics, really. Appearance factors are largely multi-gene traits. Siblings share the same genes, and pass these genes on to their children, so it’s really just a matter of whether or not someone bears a certain resemblance to their cousin. It’s fairly common, actually. Happens more often than you might think.”

Carolyn blinked at him. “How on Earth do you know that?” she asked.

“I stood outside, looking it up on my phone before I came in here,” Douglas answered simply. “I had to come into this conversation knowing more than anyone else about it, naturally.”

“Naturally,” Carolyn confirmed sardonically.

“So, Skip’s cousin isn’t his twin?” asked Arthur cautiously.

“No, Arthur. The lad would have to be Martin’s brother to be his actual twin,” Douglas explained.

“Can’t he be both?” Arthur tried.

“Well, he could,” Douglas conceded. “And it would rather explain a few things about our captain, I should think.”

“What things?”

Douglas considered for a moment the myriad ways in which he could have answered that question. Instead, he shook his head. “I’ll explain when you’re older,” he said.

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FILL: Wimbledon (2b/?)


[personal profile] oxfordtweed
2011-03-10 07:51 am UTC (link)
“Gentlemen!” Carolyn said as she stepped from her office.

“Oh, god,” Martin muttered.

“And what bad news befalls us today?” asked Douglas from his usual sprawl on the sofa. “Oh, don’t tell me. There’s been a change of plans and we’re going to be flying two dozen polar bears to the South Pole.”

“Change of plans, yes, but it’s good news to go along with the bad news,” Carolyn said. “Mr Jameson has cancelled on us. That’s the good news. The bad news is that at six-thirty on Christmas Eve, the chances of us picking up another contract are next to none, which means we’re out of work and off standby. And since I can’t afford to pay two pilots to lounge about doing nothing, I’m not going to.”

“Pay Douglas, you mean,” muttered Martin as he gathered up his paperwork.

“What?” asked Carolyn.

Martin cringed, having forgotten about Carolyn’s bat-like hearing. “Oh, nothing. I was just wondering if that meant I could make it home for Christmas dinner,” he tried.

“And in the unlikely event that we do pick up another contract between now and tomorrow, how am I meant to get in touch with you, since you haven’t fixed your phone yet.”

Martin bit his tongue and kept from mentioning the fact that being kept on standby meant that he wasn’t able to actually work. Not that many people needed a man with a van this time of year, but still.

“You can use mine, Skip!” Arthur offered.

Carolyn considered this for a very brief moment. “Very well,” she said. “Just make sure he doesn’t get wet and don’t let him eat after midnight.”

“Why, Carolyn. I had no idea that you birthed a Gremlin,” Douglas said.

“That’s because I don’t let him get wet and I don’t feed him after midnight,” Carolyn volleyed back. “Now, since I stopped paying you twenty minutes ago, there’s no reason for you to be here at all, is there? Be gone with you.”

As Carolyn retreated back to her office, Martin began tidying his desk, ignoring the look he knew Douglas was giving him.

“So, where will you two be going for your first Christmas together?” Douglas asked as he put on his coat.

Martin stiffened slightly. “It’s not like that,” he insisted quickly. “And it wasn’t even my idea.”

“And yet, you didn’t answer my question,” Douglas pointed out.

He and Martin had a short staring match, Martin growing more uncomfortable with each passing second.

“I go to my uncle’s house. In Wimbledon,” he answered finally. “Simon and Kaitlin have families of their own, and well, I don’t. So I go to Paul’s. It’s a bit sad, I know, but it’s better than spending the holidays alone.”

Arthur perked at this immediately. “Will your twin cousin be there?” he asked.

“He’s not my —Yes, he’ll be there,” Martin said, giving up on the argument early, before it had the chance to get away from him.

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oxfordtweed: (Mark - To me you are perfect)

FILL: Wimbledon (2c/?)


[personal profile] oxfordtweed
2011-03-10 07:51 am UTC (link)
“Oh, wow. I’ve never met anyone with a twin before,” Arthur said.

“What are you talking about?” asked Martin. “Our client just last week had twin daughters.”

“Yeah, but that’s different because they were girls,” Arthur explained. “Boy twins are different. Because they’re boys.”

“We aren’t even twins!” Martin insisted. “And I’m not even going to mention the amount of levels on which that statement was wrong.”

“That boy twins are different, or that you and your cousin aren’t actually twins?” asked Douglas.

“So you are twins!” Arthur chirped triumphantly. “I knew it!”

Martin groaned. “Arthur, you haven’t even met him,” he pointed out.

“Oh, yeah,” Arthur said. “I guess I just got a bit confused, because I know you, Skip, and you look like your twin.”

“Can we please stop talking about twins?” asked Martin. “I don’t want to hear the word ‘twin’ ever again.”

“And yet, you just said it twice,” Douglas pointed out.

Exasperated and bored with the conversation, Martin walked out of the portacabin, slamming the door behind him. About ten seconds later, he meekly slunk back in and walked toward his desk.

“Forgot my coat,” he said quietly, before fetching it up and leaving again.

“Do you think it was something we said?” Arthur asked after a few moments.

Douglas rolled his eyes.

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(Anonymous)
2011-03-10 07:40 pm UTC (link)
Oh Martin, forgetting your coat when stalking off. You adorable pillock.

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[identity profile] sostrangechild.livejournal.com
2011-03-20 01:13 pm UTC (link)
This story makes me feel good on the inside. Which is exactly what it should do. Wonderfully written :)

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(Anonymous)
2011-03-23 01:28 am UTC (link)
How have I just stumbled upon this now? Dear God this is amazing! Your characterization is impeccable and it's hilarious - I couldn't stop laughing. Can't wait for the next update :3

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oxfordtweed: (H2G2 - Ford Penguin)

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[personal profile] oxfordtweed
2011-03-23 01:33 am UTC (link)
Aw, yay! Glad you're enjoying it! I've finally managed to get past a huge hurdle in my WIP from hell, and should be able to focus on my billion other WIPs now. :D

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[identity profile] alextree.livejournal.com
2011-11-17 06:48 am UTC (link)
is there more?

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[identity profile] sostrangechild.livejournal.com
2011-04-15 11:05 pm UTC (link)
*places fresh plate of biscuits next to fic and trots off*

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[identity profile] sostrangechild.livejournal.com
2011-06-28 06:17 am UTC (link)
Obvious the virtual cookies weren't very tasty, so I drew this for you. :) Coloured version coming soon.

Image (http://s836.photobucket.com/albums/zz288/sostrangechild/?action=view&current=black-and-white---rory-and-martin.jpg)

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(Anonymous)
2011-06-28 12:32 pm UTC (link)
HEE! Oh Rory, so slouchy...

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[identity profile] sostrangechild.livejournal.com
2011-06-28 01:40 pm UTC (link)
I take that the "HEE" was a mix of laughter and joy? If so, my job here is done.

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