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Title: Precedent, part two
Fandom/'verse: Unspecified science fiction
Rating/Warnings: General
Summary: It turns out you can't claim the first episode of Peabody and Sherman as a court precedent, but...

Follow up to Precedent


Precedent, part two

Century old cartoons it turned out don't form precedent in the courtroom. But money, the lawyers money could buy, and politics still came with influence. Six months and five broken television viewership ratings later the former orphan was ruled to now be Chauncey Davis Zwatl.

"But I never liked being Chauncey," the boy in question told the judge, "Can I be Davis Zwatl?"

Judge Henderson considered the odds he'd make it out of the courthouse without being hounded by reporters yet again. He considered the odds they wouldn't bother coming to a name change hearing. The boy's new mother gave a thumbs up and started nodding when he turned to ask her approval.

"Very well, so ordered. My clerk will update the paperwork before I sign it. Agni Zwatl, congratulations, you are now a mother in the eyes of the law. Young Davis, I wish you the best with your new family. Both of you, please try to avoid finding yourself in my courtroom again."

The new mother and son had almost made to the exit when Judge Henderson heard an unhappy, "School uniforms! Do I really hafta?"

Judge Henderson started working out how many days his vacation hours would last.

Title: Ice Cream
Fandom/'verse: Superhero setting
Rating/Warnings: Language, recovering mind control victim
Summary: While on the run from the authorities Tonya runs across a villain she's met before...

Originally posted to my deviantArt account back in August. Kudos and criticism both welcome (ook, my own criticism, after having it sitting aside for three months I so very much want to rewrite it).


Ice Cream, or Tonya on the Run

There are times you wonder what the hell you think you're doing. With the police officer I'd just shocked clutching his arm and swearing behind me, and more back at their cars, and a super-villain with hostages in the bank right in front of me... I was well past the What Am I Thinking stage and right into the Did Five Years as PsyMinder's Brainwashed Toy Leave Me With a Death Wish stage.

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Meh. Meh. Meh^2.

Tried two. Not really satisfied with either. Posting both and moving on.

This a Flashfic based on a prompt from aldersprig and kc_obrien's 30 Days of Flash Fiction: Round 2 Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic: Round 2 Index Page

Day 11 – Prompt: Write a movie trailer style trailer for a story, existing or not-yet-written

Two trailers. One for yesterday's Sacrifice, and another for the video game Magical Girl Apocalypse. I picture the narrator on both having Don LaFontaine's voice. But as he's dead, if any of these get filmed (hey, a guy can have unrealistic dreams, yes?) we can go with any of the guys from Five Guys in a Limo

( Oh look, the trailers. You still have time to grab popcorn and a soda. )

This a Flashfic based on a prompt from aldersprig and kc_obrien's 30 Days of Flash Fiction: Round 2 Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic: Round 2 Index Page

Day 4 – Prompt: one for the road.

Setting: Tales of the Mascot, wherein your average geek finds himself called by the Powers That Be to be the animal companion and guide to a new group of heroes.


One For the Road

Tamitha walked into the room and froze. On the far side by the windows most of their party was laughing as Kyle swung a broom about like a sword. The foxish creature hopping back and forth to portray both sides of a fight. Turning back to Lydia, who as often was busy reading, she sought out the group's voice of rationality.

"What is he doing now?"

"Telling a story."
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This a Flashfic based on a prompt from ravenswept's 30 Days of Flash Fiction Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic Index Page

Day 30 – Prompt: Write a scene saying good bye

Universe: Magi-tech steampunk fantasy world.

Content warning: Minor language.

More of Nyalla, but a longer time skip this time. Something close to a decade after Trapped and Overhead Conversation rather than the hour or so that split those two.

Scene under the cut.

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This a Flashfic based on a prompt from ravenswept's 30 Days of Flash Fiction Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic Index Page

Day 28a – Prompt: Overhearing a conversation (with some next day revisions)

Universe: More of Nyalla in the magi-tech fantasy setting.

Content warning: Contains no sex, a catgirl, a catboy, and an elf of the female persuasion. Mild language, but nothing that couldn't be on TV.

Oh look, it's under 500600 words (by onea few).

Scene under the cut.

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This a Flashfic based on a prompt from ravenswept's 30 Days of Flash Fiction Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic Index Page

Blarg. Lost a few days to homework. Expect more homework will each much of this evening.

Day 27 – Prompt: Trapped

Content warning: off-page deaths, violence and implied threat of abuse against an underage catgirl, and a homework induced lack of editing.

I originally came up with Nyalla in as part of an example in a discussion about catgirls in RPGs on rpg.net. And yes, at this point in her life Nyalla's life doth suck.

( Nyalla's ship is captured and ransacked under the cut... )

This a Flashfic based on a prompt from ravenswept's 30 Days of Flash Fiction Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic Index Page

Day 25 – Prompt: Noir Style

Setting: A bit of what could be RPG sourcebook fluff, giving a peek at a SF RPG setting I pondered doing something with in the early 90s.

( RPG sourcebook fluff under the cut )

This a Flashfic based on a prompt from ravenswept's 30 Days of Flash Fiction Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic Index Page

Day 22 - Prompt: Write a scene with children

Setting: The colony I really ought to get around to naming, post Day 1's Hello, before Day 10's Music Therapy.

Called to School

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On one hand it feels like it ought to go at least a little more. On the other hand everything I've tried continuing with feels like it's stretching it too far.

A follow-up to last Wednesday's piece titled Family Politics. Here we take up the next day from Izzy's perspective.

Content note: slavery, off-screen shooting
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