PROMPT POST PART IV

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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

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.

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REPROMPTING

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His Dark Materials AU

(Anonymous)
2012-04-16 06:01 pm UTC (link)

I know that there's been a few of these, but I'm hoping that someone will take pity on a poor anon in love with crossovers and Martin whump.

Martin still has an unsettled dæmon. How this happened is author's choice. Maybe it's some kind of genetic or hormonal disorder or maybe his inner ear condition is actually some kind of weird Dust clog. Whatever the reason, it hasn't done Martin any favors and it's why everyone refuses to take Martin seriously as a pilot, he still has a child's dæmon.

Cue Martin h/c and maybe what it takes to finally make his dæmon settle.

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	Re: His Dark Materials AU (Anonymous) 2012-04-18 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	I love this prompt, because I've been considering writing a HDM crossover for a while and when I try to assign daemons, I run across the problem that Martin's simply refuses to settle. Glad I'm not the only one. Seconded! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	Re: His Dark Materials AU (Anonymous) 2012-05-13 12:09 pm UTC (link)
	Claimed I'll do my best to have it in a super timely fashion. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

A tad unsettling (1/?)

(Anonymous)
2012-05-13 01:07 pm UTC (link)

Usually, they're very good at keeping things consistent - one form for each place they have to be. Alone is an entirely different matter, and one that Martin will worry about in the future when he has less on his plate to worry about.

At home when he's downstairs with the students, Willow usually takes the form of a little green budgie, which is humiliating but seems to help Martin with the usual crippling social issues that he has to deal with on a day to day basis with people much younger and, well. Cooler then him.

His family think that Willow settled as a grey parrot, and they grudgingly admit that yes, Martin is very clever, even if his intelligence does seem to be focussed on one annoying subject.

At work, Willow is a swallow - and actually, if they had their way, she'd stay that shape. Swallows are beautiful, fast, agile and clever birds as Martin likes to point out to her at any available opportunity, so if she ever gets the urge to settle, maybe, just maybe, they could pick something very like a swallow.

"I promise, Martin," She chirps from his shoulder as they sit in the van, pecking at a little bit of the gold braiding of his hat. "If it happens, I'll do my best to aim at swallow."

And for a few months, this works. She stays swallow-shaped in front of MJN Air, and no-one is any the wiser. Martin actually begins to relax, thinking that maybe this will be okay. It’s annoying, embarrassing and worrying that she's never settled, but maybe it can be coped with on a day to day basis. No-one has to know. No-one ever will know, if he can help it, and really, isn't choosing to stay one shape sort of like settling?

~~~

"Martin." Willows voice was soft against his ear, her beak poking slightly as she nudged in closer. Martin fought the urge to bat at her, trying to concentrate on what the various dials and displays in front of him where trying to tell him about the weather.

"Willow, now isn't a good time."

"Martin," There was a slightly more worried edge to her voice this time, and she ruffled her feathers anxiously. "Martin, it’s important."

"What?" He glanced at her quickly from the corner of his eye. Just in his line of sight, he can see Kheera, Douglas' rather forbidding and elegant looking hawk daemon, sitting on the back of the First Officers chair and peering ahead to judge the wind speed of those clouds.

"Martin, I just," Willow squeezed herself closer, having to duck under his hat a little in her nervousness. "Martin, I can't- I have to shift."

"No." Martins firm response made Douglas glance over in interest, and then look back to his work. Martin reached up and let the tip of his finger just brush Willows chest, trying to sooth her feathers back down, his tone quiet and pleading. "No, please, just wait until we land and get to the van."

"I really, really can't do that." She hissed back, hopping on his shoulder in her agitation. She was fighting the strange, inner-itch that would compel her to change form - fighting it because the embarrassment Martin suffered would be just as bad for her as it would be for him, and well... Neither of them really wanted to do through that if they didn't have to.

"Please," She fluttered down onto his lap as he spoke, and he covered her with his hand automatically. "Please, Will-"

"Is everything alright over there, Sir?" Douglas asked smoothly. Martin nodded once, not looking down as Willow squirmed uncomfortably under his hold. He pressed her down more, ignoring the stifled feeling in his chest.

"Fine, thank you."

Words had never been spoken too soon.

With a horribly ungainly noise, a flap of orange feathers and, finally, a squawk, Martin found himself with a ginger chicken sitting guiltily on his lap.

The silence, Martin decided after it went on for about ten seconds longer then he was comfortable with, was actually worse then any imagined Richardson-level insult he could have imagined.

What comfort to him then, that it was about to be broken.

"Oh my God," Kheeras' hawk-scream of laughter made Douglas duck his head instinctively away from her, and her feathery form rocked on the back of Douglas' chair. Willow, embarrassed and guilty, ducked herself under Martins blazer with a few low clucking noises that only fuelled Kheeras’ hysterical laughter.

"Thank you," Martin lifted his chin in some semblance of dignity as his grip went white-knuckled in Willows feathers, making his back prickle and the hen to squirm in pain. "For your sympathy and support, as usual."

"Well," Oh, God, the humour in Douglas' voice was the last thing he needed right now. Was he- Martin checked. Yes, Douglas was smirking, reaching up to hold Kheeras’ beak shut with two fingers, an action that only muffled her slightly. "That's. A very unusual talent you have there, Captain."

"Douglas, don't."

"No, really," Douglas continued. "I'm sure it’s very, very useful."

"Please-"

"And," Douglas held up his free hand, Kheera still snickering behind his other one. "As it has absolutely no effect on your ability to land a plane, perhaps we ought to get on with that before we deal with anything else."

Martin hadn't been expecting that, and his grip on Willow loosened somewhat. She ruffled her feathers in relief and poked her head out, peeking up at him.

"But, we are going-" Martin started, tugging one of Willows feathers hard enough for it to detach - both winced, and Douglas raised his eyebrows.

"Of course we're going to talk about it." Douglas responded mildly, finally trusting Kheeras’ manners enough to let go of her beak. She mock-snapped at his ear in irritation, claws shifting on his shoulders for balance as Douglas half-turned in his seat, studying Martin for a moment. "It’s utterly fascinating, and something you clearly need help with - at least," He hurried to add, in case Martin had taken that has entirely more offensive then Douglas had intended. "In the concealment of the issue, that is. We will have to get her off the plane without Arthur and Maria noticing."

"Oh," Right, yes. Martin swallowed anxiously and turned his gaze back to the skies. Willow shifted on his lap, looking between her human and Douglas.

"Thank you, Douglas." She said after a few moments. Douglas, by this point helping Martin with the pre-landing checks, glanced over briefly in mild surprise, before looking back to his work.

"Not at all," He murmured, Kheera butting her beak against his temple. "Happy to help."

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	Re: A tad unsettling (1/?) lunard136.livejournal.com 2012-05-21 07:09 am UTC (link)
	Not the OP, but I really like where this is going! I hope you plan for more? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)