[challenge] Backstory Challenge

[ajremix]

So it's JUST slow enough for me to put this up. It'll be the first of my (hopefully) monthly 24-hour challenges. If I can recall to do this on a monthly basis it'll be (idealy) on the first or within the first week of the month.

So this month's challenge is going to be backstory. Pick a character- whatever character you know (or think) I'm familiar with and I'll write a short drabble depicting their past however I see it. Because I probably won't be able to get to these as quickly as my previous challenges, you're free to pick three characters at a time. After I've finished all three of your challenges, you may pick another three. If someone else has picked a character you wanted to see a story of, you can still ask for them and I'll just do a different scene.

CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED BECAUSE GOOD GOD I HAVE SO MANY PROMPTS I SHOULD'VE THOUGHT THIS THROUGH MORE^^;;

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Prowl and Springer

[idiosyn.livejournal.com]

Can you tell I've been thinking about this? XDD

He was tired, hurting, angry and had just been humiliated for the first time in training and the one that had finally destroyed his flawless record was acting like this was a game! Like none of this mattered!

“If this were a live battle," Prowl snapped because he couldn't seem to get through to the triplechanger any other way, all his arguments smacked down as if they were unimportant, "that hashed tactic would’ve gotten you killed!”

Springer's optics narrowed. “The way I see it- if this were a real battle you’d have a round in your cortext unit right now. So you were decimated- so the frag what? This is a simulated battle- lose every single exercise from here on out and all that matters is what you learn from them.” A gray finger pressed against Prowl’s hood. “Losing lives here means nothing because none of this is real. Let someone outthink you in an actual battlefield and you’ll be lucky if you survive to figure out what it was you didn’t do. I’m not afraid of losing battles here and I’m not afraid of finding out what I’ve done wrong. A real leader doesn’t go trying to find excuses for what went wrong- they find the problem, fix it and make sure it doesn’t happen again. If you’re more worried about your perfect record then whoever is under your command,” Springer snarled, “go back to your platoon of fledglings.”

They stood, glowering at each other until Prowl dropped his gaze, glaring instead at Springer’s orange chestplate. In turn, Springer moved away and gestured for the groups to assemble. “Transform and head back to the RV.” Prowl didn’t move, just stood furious- with his failure, with Springer and with himself. “…hey-“

“I heard.” He said shortly, transforming and following the rest of the column.

Re: Prowl and Springer

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

aww, but Prowl, life *is* a game, it's just that the stakes are life and death (plus someone dismantled the reset button XD)

I agree though, better to learn what works and doesn't in a simulation than on the field - the knowledge you gain has a better chance of being applied later on.