Another Fic

Backstory behind this:

Around Friday, I wrote a short fic over my lunch break that parodied the current state of Subreality. Writers in the multiverse were fighting over what Subreality was, often falling back to a box metaphor and writing long and detailed stories that were basically a version of themselves getting on a soapbox and making a statement. The original, Broken Rules, did have a point, but some of the follow-ups were flakey, too direct-to-the-point and dull.

What I came up with was kinda a very odd tongue in cheek piece about two fictives (characters from fiction, fan or otherwise) coming up with complex ideas of what the box really was. It's personally bothered me that the focus is always "Writers, writers WRITERS!", so I ended up using characters, the "common people" in Subreality, to make my point. In this context, it should be clear that I was mocking these soapbox fics.

This fic may or may not have backfired, as the people it's aimed at actually LIKED it. This confirms everyone's ideas that the discussions about novels in high school English class were bullcrap and probably nothing like what the author meant. Meh.

Now, with that in mind, here's the story:

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Steff made me do it.

Five things in my fridge. (family fridge)
1. Apples
2. Eggs
3. Milk
4. A loaf of flax bread for next week's lunchs
5. Some root beer.

Five things in my closet. (closet shared with my mom)
1. Homemade housecoat.
2. Beige skirt for church.
3. Beige jacket for ditto.
4. A turned over shoe rack.
5. A space heater, turned off.

Five things in my car. (family car)
1. A detailed Golden Horseshoe road atlas.
2. A pile of CDs.
3. A foldout map of Michigan and Northwestern Ontario.
4. A less detailed map of Ontario in general.
5. An empty water bottle.

Five things in my handbag (wallet in my case).
1. My birth certificate.
2. Sears Club card.
3. Loyality cards for HBC, Shoppers, Wegmans and Safeway.
4. Debit card.
5. $40 from Katie.

Not tagging, feel free to do it if you want.

Another Fic

I didn't expect to write a fic tonight, let alone a Maniac Mansion fic! I normally hate pairings in this fandom, but I got hit with this random idea and, after thinking it through, I rather liked it. It started as a drabble and grew to a slightly longer fic.

Title: Blonds Have More Fun
Fandom: Maniac Mansion
Characters: Syd and Laverne
Summary: While escaping from a party, two unsual strangers bump into each other.
Rating: PG.
Warnings: References to abuse towards hamsters.
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