Subject: Hmmm.
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Posted on: 2013-09-16 02:35:00 UTC
An interesting idea. I see the robots trying to destroy all fanfiction, or eliminate any aspect of a Canon that could be used in an even vaugely Sueish way. Destroying magic in Harry Potter for example. This goes on until they go Auditors of Reality on us, and attempt to destroy the most implausible, unrealistic thing of all. Life.
I thought I'd put up an idea:
You all know of the idea where the robots made to help the world decide that humanity is too messed up to save and tries to destroy everybody? (Examples include Ultron, the Manhunters, the Terminators, and so on.)
Well, what if the PPC made a group of Mary Sue hunting robots, which then decided that Canon was the cause of Mary Sues and tried to destroy the universe?
This would end up sort of as an alternate future thing, with a rag tag team of PPC agents trying to stop the mad robots, and stuff like that.
So... how's the idea?
An interesting idea. I see the robots trying to destroy all fanfiction, or eliminate any aspect of a Canon that could be used in an even vaugely Sueish way. Destroying magic in Harry Potter for example. This goes on until they go Auditors of Reality on us, and attempt to destroy the most implausible, unrealistic thing of all. Life.
The plotbunnies are growing...*evil laugh*
*coughing*
Ah. Yes. Sorry. I've been working on the evil laughter, you know, took a class...it's all in the 'haHA'--yes. Anyway.
Plotbunnies. I like them. Let's hope I get time to write them...
~DF
I don't know if it would happen once it got to DoSAT since the guys there are probably genre savvy enough that they would veto it right from the start, but it would still be an interesting concept to explore. Hell, I'd even read it.
Wouldn't have to be robots. It could be a Black Ops-style organic outfit that becomes so mired in bureaucracy that it begins to behave in defiance of common sense.
It's just that this would be a much more serious version of the PPC. Little to no snarking and stuff. When that happens, they get *insanely* serious about the extermination of Mary Sues and stuff like that. So, DoSAT gets into the designing of ways to effectively kill Mary Sues and ultimately builds these robots.
But yes, DoSAT is advanced enough to figure out how not to make robots do that... But I'm thinking along the lines of that they were programed to adapt and learn, and then someone told the robots that the best way to deal with the problem is to deal with the cause. The robots follow this to its logical conclusion- Canon causes badfics.
And thus a Terminator/Manhunter-like future is born.
Or at least acknowledge its existence. It may eventually get a mention (if you don't mind), if I can find a good place for it (which I may be able to eventually, but not in anything I'm currently writing--maybe something that's in the planning stage, though).
I also kind of want to write a badfic version. A very bad badfic version. Do you mind if I possibly do that (assuming uni ever leaves me with enough time and strength, that is...)? I think it could make a lovely badfic...just make the PPC agents into 'hidden' (er, unintentional) Sues and Stus!
Or, of course, you could take the badfic version off my hands and leave me with one less story to write for the badfic game...which, let me clarify, is by no means meant to get rid of the possibility of a goodfic version; I just think it's also an awesome idea for a badfic.
~DF
As the PPC attempts to exterminate Suedom, they don't realize that they themselves are Sues! Brilliant! You really should try that.
I just need to find enough time...maybe the second week of uni will be calmer.
I think I'll definitely be trying my best to find time to write this, though, it would be awesome.
~DF