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cabinpres_fic) wrote2012-04-03 07:26 am
cabinpres_fic) wrote2012-04-03 07:26 am
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PROMPT POST PART IV
Please see the most recent MOD NOTE
(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 ArchiveThis 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Prompt away as much as you like guys - seriously, go wild - but please try to fill as well.
- Please no RPF. I'm not trying to oppress you RPF writers and enthusiasts, I would just really like to avoid any legal problems.
- 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.
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.
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.
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FILL: Champion of the World (4/4)
DANNY: It's okay. I just missed my mum.
ARTHUR: I don't know how much I would miss my mum if I didn't live with her. I think a lot. Really a lot.
DANNY: Yeah.
ARTHUR: But your dad is brilliant. Did he tell you about when we were in Spain and we got stuck under a bridge in a baggage cart and he thought of lowering the tyres and then we got out from under the bridge?
DANNY: No!
ARTHUR: Well, we were in Spain, and we had to drive a baggage cart because there weren't any cars around and we had to get the plane engineer from Albacete, and then we got stuck under a low bridge, and we didn't know what to do, but your dad thought of lowering the tyres and it worked and it was brilliant!
DANNY: Dad can do anything. The zip broke on my backpack and he fixed it with a paperclip. And he can make dinner from an onion and a potato and it's really good.
ARTHUR: I can make Potato and Onion Delight from an onion and a potato and some chutney and an apple and blue food coloring!
DANNY: Dad can do it with just the onion and the potato.
ARTHUR: Wow.
*
DOUGLAS: He will take Oxford by storm, you know.
MARTIN: I want him to get what he wants.
DOUGLAS: My daughter wants to be a princess. I don't think she's fully grasped that means marrying Prince Harry.
MARTIN: God forbid.
DOUGLAS: No. I'm not keen on the idea. There are some rather handsome European princes, though. Prince Andrea of Monaco, for example, or Prince Felix of Denmark is nearer her age.
MARTIN: Is this the end goal of the smuggling game? Trade up from a cheese sandwich to the hand of a European prince?
DOUGLAS: Well, it wasn't before. It might take some time, but she is only fourteen.
MARTIN: Oxford seems such a minor goal now.
DOUGLAS: There are scholarships.
MARTIN: A bursary. I've looked into it. Money is't the issue. But he needs to be exceptional, Douglas. He needs to not fail tests because he didn't have enough to eat the night before, and not be sent home for dress code violations, and to make all his maths competitions even when they're across the country. He needs all that.
DOUGLAS: He has maths competitions?
MARTIN: He's a mathlete.
DOUGLAS: Of course he is.
MARTIN: Very strong in mathletics.
DOUGLAS: Please stop.
*
CAROLYN: I have three pay options for you.
MARTIN: All right.
CAROLYN: First, the Douglas. I take half Douglas's salary and give it to you. Second, the Martin. I pay you minimum wage for the hours I require of you. Third, the Danny. I pay for Danny's school fees, uniform, food, housing, and anything else the boy requires, until such time as he he no longer in your care. Understood?
MARTIN: The Martin.
CAROLYN: You don't wish to think this over?
MARTIN: I can look after my son. I only need honest pay for honest work.
CAROLYN: All right. I'll draw up the papers this afternoon. It's retroactive to this week. I can't go any further.
MARTIN offers his hand. CAROLYN shakes it.
*
MARTIN: All right, do you have the list?
DANNY: Yes!
MARTIN: First, shoes. Then, pants. Then, trousers.
DANNY: Then food! There's a special on potatoes.
MARTIN: Is there? Good eye, my boy.
DANNY smiles.
*
the end.
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(Anonymous) 2012-06-10 01:10 am (UTC)(link)Re: FILL: Champion of the World (4/4)
DANNY: I want to.
DOUGLAS: Well, when a Crieff wants something, he gets it. Your father is a model of tenacity.
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(Anonymous) 2012-06-11 12:46 am (UTC)(link)Re: FILL: Champion of the World (4/4)
Excellent job, you!
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(Anonymous) 2012-08-13 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)LOL
But seriously I never read stories that are like this (this format AND kidfic) but I started on it just to see and by good it was INCREDIBLE. It was perfect and grand and everything in between and the format was great and I liked the paragraphs too.
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