Weretigers
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savvierthanu and I were chatting about how hard it is to come up with titles for stories, and I suggested a game of title roulette. Basically you come up with titles and write the story based around that - preferably using quotes from classic literature because the context of the quote might help spark a story, whereas if you get a title like "Starfish" or something then what do you even do with that?
(Little Mermaid ninja AU?)
- sorry, I got distracted. I gave savvy "In the Forests of the Night," from Blake's poem "Tyger Tyger," and naturally this led to weretigers and she wrote an adorable story about Chekov, who has suddenly turned into a Siberian weretiger and is snuggling with Sulu: Weretiger. Cuddly weretiger! Awww.
This left me with questions.
1. Why are cuddly weretiger stories not a thing? LET US MAKE THEM A THING, FANDOM. I am also game for cuddly werepandas and wereflying squirrels.
2. If a werecreature goes into space, do they stop being a werecreature because there's no longer a moon to put them in their animal form? Or do they just turn unpredictably whenever they're in too close proximity to a moon? What's the mechanism for were-transformations, anyway? is it something to do with the gravitational pull of the moon, or is it the quality of moonlight?
And if werecreatures do turn unpredictably in space, has Starfleet banned werebeasts from its ranks? "I'm sorry, we just can't have you suddenly turning into a tiger and eating members of the crew, it's bad for morale!" And if so, think of the dramatic possibilities! A werewombat sneaks through Starfleet training, concocting anti-were serum in secret in the science lab, only to run out at a critical moment!
...Unfortunately I do not know any of the Treks well enough to write this. I release the werebunny to the world! Go forth and propagate stories!
3. I also note that the title "In the Forests of the Night" still lies unused. But unfortunately I have no weretiger story ideas at all. If it involved either drugs or restraints (WERETIGER ENCAGED), I could totally use it for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
hc_bingo, too...
"Do they always put you in a cage for the full moon?"
"Always," she said, letting her striped hair fall like a curtain over her face.
"But that's horrible."
"Not as horrible as coming back to yourself and finding the 'tween maid dead," she said.
EDITH CRAWLEY, LADY WERETIGER. No wonder she thinks no one will marry her.
ALTERNATIVELY. A Little Princess fic. Sara Crewe goes walking through Miss Minchin's establishment soon after she arrives, and finds Lavinia in her cage. It would go some way to explaining Lavinia's sour temper...and why she hates Sara. She can't stand having anyone know her secret.
savvierthanu and I were chatting about how hard it is to come up with titles for stories, and I suggested a game of title roulette. Basically you come up with titles and write the story based around that - preferably using quotes from classic literature because the context of the quote might help spark a story, whereas if you get a title like "Starfish" or something then what do you even do with that? (Little Mermaid ninja AU?)
- sorry, I got distracted. I gave savvy "In the Forests of the Night," from Blake's poem "Tyger Tyger," and naturally this led to weretigers and she wrote an adorable story about Chekov, who has suddenly turned into a Siberian weretiger and is snuggling with Sulu: Weretiger. Cuddly weretiger! Awww.
This left me with questions.
1. Why are cuddly weretiger stories not a thing? LET US MAKE THEM A THING, FANDOM. I am also game for cuddly werepandas and wereflying squirrels.
2. If a werecreature goes into space, do they stop being a werecreature because there's no longer a moon to put them in their animal form? Or do they just turn unpredictably whenever they're in too close proximity to a moon? What's the mechanism for were-transformations, anyway? is it something to do with the gravitational pull of the moon, or is it the quality of moonlight?
And if werecreatures do turn unpredictably in space, has Starfleet banned werebeasts from its ranks? "I'm sorry, we just can't have you suddenly turning into a tiger and eating members of the crew, it's bad for morale!" And if so, think of the dramatic possibilities! A werewombat sneaks through Starfleet training, concocting anti-were serum in secret in the science lab, only to run out at a critical moment!
...Unfortunately I do not know any of the Treks well enough to write this. I release the werebunny to the world! Go forth and propagate stories!
3. I also note that the title "In the Forests of the Night" still lies unused. But unfortunately I have no weretiger story ideas at all. If it involved either drugs or restraints (WERETIGER ENCAGED), I could totally use it for
hc_bingo, too... "Do they always put you in a cage for the full moon?"
"Always," she said, letting her striped hair fall like a curtain over her face.
"But that's horrible."
"Not as horrible as coming back to yourself and finding the 'tween maid dead," she said.
EDITH CRAWLEY, LADY WERETIGER. No wonder she thinks no one will marry her.
ALTERNATIVELY. A Little Princess fic. Sara Crewe goes walking through Miss Minchin's establishment soon after she arrives, and finds Lavinia in her cage. It would go some way to explaining Lavinia's sour temper...and why she hates Sara. She can't stand having anyone know her secret.
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Date: 2013-09-02 12:05 pm (UTC)And what if you were a rich werecreature and could have your own private jet, and fly around the globe chasing the day until the full moon was over, staying in light for 24 hours?
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Date: 2013-09-02 01:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-02 02:03 pm (UTC)