And...Prompts!

Happy Chanukah (a little early) to anyone celebrating! Also, a (writing-related) question. by Zingenmir on 2019-12-22 16:48:36 UTC Writing Reply

While there's no way I'm going to try to set up a Chanukah RP (...not this year, anyway) to go with the semi-annual Purim RP, I'm pretty sure I could come up with a handful of thematically appropriate writing prompts pretty easily. Given how strongly Judaism is associated with the written word, and how universal a lot of the elements of this particular holiday can be, it seems like a great, appropriate way to share the warmth. It's also a good PPC one, to be honest--eight nights' worth of lighting candles (or wicks in olive oil!) on fire! What's not for an agent to love?

...actually, now I kind of want to write a ficlet about the disastrous last attempt for a Chanukah party in HQ, but that's a side note.

Anyway. I don't want to step on Delta's toes, but I don't know the timing for the long All-Write, and this would be different, so it's worth bringing up. So if there's some interest, and no objections...why not? We could always use more reasons to write :)

Thoughts?

And...Prompts! by Zingenmir on 2019-12-29 09:08:52 UTC Edited Reply
Nine prompts for nine candles! (The original menorah (Hebrew word for lamp), which stood in the Temple, had seven lights; because (one of) the miracle(s) of Chanukah was that the lone undamaged jug of olive oil burned for eight days despite only being enough for one, the chanukiah (candelabra, also called a menorah by English speakers, comes in many, many, many varieties) lit on Chanukah has eight candles/olive oil slots and a ninth with which to light the rest. I can go into more detail or find relevant links if anyone wants more information.)

All of these prompts reference Chanukah traditions, history, or experience in some way, but can hopefully be interpreted however you'd like. This is another element I can expand upon, though, if anyone's curious.

Happy writing!
1. "That's a lot more fire than I expected."
2. "Of course it isn't gambling! This is a children's game, [Name]!"
3. One or more characters get together for an evening of warmth and food. Candles optional.
4. "Eating healthy doesn't exist this week. Eat all the deep-fried, cheesy, chocolatey things!"
5. "It's a coin...made of chocolate. Do not be fooled by its shiny appearance!"
6. A character who's been feeling down finds comfort in something connected to their childhood or in something that's been a constant in their life.
7. An impossible victory is won.
8. A rallying cry is sounded!
9. Something that was tarnished or desecrated is finally restored.
~Z

PS: Why yes, number five is also referencing the beginning of Aladdin. Chocolate coins are just shinier than common oil lamps. It's all in the tin foil.

I'm very, very late to this, but let's see. by Granz the Ice Cream Monarch on 2020-01-02 00:08:30 UTC Reply

Is it good? I don't think so. Is it way too late? Probably. Is it a bad idea to be posting a thing involving polytheism as response to a Chanukah prompt thread? Almost certainly. But I've been making bad decisions all day and why not add one more log to the stake I'll probably end up burned on?

So, with that, this fic is a response to Prompt Seven: An impossible victory is won.

Content Warnings: Violence, Character Death, Child Injury, Threat of Child Death, Injury to Eyes, Injury to Throats, Implied Child Abuse

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16SwR820zchhNKDRim_zl4CUxsiWhUFwVaO4ZZ29MeWg/edit?folder=0AISeGVmO08ucUk9PVA&pli=1
Going with Prompt 9, using a tack that will probably only make sense to me. |D by S.M.F. on 2019-12-29 15:52:44 UTC Reply

9. Something that was tarnished or desecrated is finally restored.

Out in the Great Wide Web, there were certain spaces that he had randomly decided were his.

His to watch over, his to while away hours on (secretly, of course) when there was unexpected downtime... his to protect.

Before becoming an Agent, Peri hadn't had all that much downtime; that in and of itself probably said something about them. But, to check in on one of those spaces after what, when the endless loops and slurries of time were ultimately resolved, had been years, and find it gone - it hurt.

It wasn't as if it were a (meta)physical blow; this was softer, as if something had been dissolved instead of smashed. But the WALL-E Forum had been torn up and set away all the same. They should - could? - do something about it...

And, well. They had always been fond of restoration projects.

It took them months. Not just to figure out where all the data went, but to put it back together precisely. And for practical as well as legal reasons, the restoration couldn't be shared over the Web again.

But the WALL-E Forum Roleplay would live on, as a whole piece and not just in memory, and that was as well-done a job as Agent Peri could ask for.

A nice, modern take! (nm) by Zingenmir on 2019-12-29 16:49:28 UTC Reply

Thank you! <3 (nm) by S.M.F. on 2019-12-30 01:31:02 UTC Reply

Sounds good to me! by Delta Juliette on 2019-12-23 18:52:41 UTC Reply

I had no particular prompt in mind, and there's clearly appetite for it: Go ahead! I will happily write to your prompts.

Structurally, I was thinking of ten or so days of writing, to make sure people have time to get things onto paper, and then commentary and crit mostly on the Board - with the expectation that people participating would also be putting serious thought and time into the discussions after. Beyond that, I have no plans!

Alright! I'll get something up before the end of the holiday (Dec 30) (nm) by Zingenmir on 2019-12-24 15:33:07 UTC Reply

Oooo. I would be interested! (nm) by S.M.F. on 2019-12-23 14:52:14 UTC Reply
Been a while since we've had a writing prompt on the Board by Tomash on 2019-12-23 06:05:16 UTC Reply

Would be nice to see a new one.
I'd be down! (nm) by Iximaz on 2019-12-22 17:27:08 UTC Reply