[challenge] Backstory Challenge
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ajremixSo 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^^;;
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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Date: 2008-09-08 08:34 am (UTC)Brawn
Date: 2008-09-08 07:44 pm (UTC)Most of them were young and impulsive and needed a... well, not a role model (because Brawn sure as hell didn't consider himself one) but someone to... look up to? Look after them? Did he look after them?
Sure, he stood up for a couple of them whenever one of the taller mechs tried to give them a rough time, but was that really looking after them? For their size minibots were notoriously tough so it's not like he really worried about them in a fight. Except for a couple. A couple of them he'd grown fond of. And whenever someone got injured in a battle. Then he worried. Kind of.
Someone had to deal with the little guys, right? And just because Brawn was the most veteran of them all, it was only natural they came to him, right?
Right.
Just because he didn't back down from normal sized 'bots and gave advice to other minitbots on how to deal with them and tried to help a hurt comrade whenever he couldn't didn't make, like, special or anything. It was just what a good Autobot did.
Re: Brawn
Date: 2008-09-08 08:46 pm (UTC)Blaster
Date: 2008-09-09 12:33 am (UTC)The two backed up slightly but still crowded in on Blaster's workspot. He harshly cycled out some air but just let it slide.
"Hope this works," Inferno muttered to himself.
"If it works, it works," Skysail muttered back, "and if it doesn't, it doesn't."
"And if Kup finds out, our collective chassis is fried." Springer added from where he sat far from Blaster on the berth. At least someone had the sense to give him some room.
"I can do this." Blaster half snapped. "If I could have some room..." The two at his back didn't move away, but they also didn't move in any closer, just stood by and watched as Blaster connected bits of a datapad together, then gutted another to do the same.
The red mech finally snapped both datapad casings shut and tossed one at Springer. "Here, let's see if this works." They both turned the pads on and Blaster typed in on his.
After half a klik a message came up on Springer's that read:
BLT: testing
To which Blaster got the reply on his:
SPR: received
Inferno and Skysail whooped as Blaster turned to his fellow officers in training. "Gentlemechs, we now have wireless chatting capabilities."
Re: Blaster
Date: 2008-09-09 05:55 am (UTC)By the way, Blaster's screen name made me think of the sandwich. I now have a
pervertedweird mental image.Thank you!
Re: Blaster
Date: 2008-09-09 06:18 am (UTC)Perceptor
Date: 2008-09-09 06:52 am (UTC)"Exceptions can be made if they're warranted."
"We're the Iacon Institute of Higher Learning. We do not simply let a student skip ahead! We're not the Technical Institute!"
"Believe me, we can make an exception in this case."
"I highly doubt that."
"Here, read this thesis."
"Hmmmm, yes and? It's very good fourth level thesis, but I don't understand-"
"This is his first year."
"....oh."
"Yes."
"Well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt for me to bring this up to the committee..."
Re: Perceptor
Date: 2008-09-09 04:32 pm (UTC)I loved this! Thank you!