Crowdfunding Creative Jam
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crowdfundingWelcome to the thirty-fifth Crowdfunding Creative Jam! This session will run Saturday, November 15-Sunday, November 16. The theme is "Salvaging and Repairing People or Ideas." (Visit the Creative Jam over on LiveJournal.) Note that this will be the last Creative Jam of the year; there won't be one in December due to the holiday rush.
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-15 06:09 pm (UTC)“Learning to Correct Yourself”
Liborio frowned down at the strawberry-blond preschooler. “What?”
“Do you have a squish on Olivia?” the boy, Edison Finn, asked again. He grabbed at Liborio's polo shirt, hauling himself at least half a head taller before sheer practicality made Liborio pick the boy up the rest of the way.
“I like this shirt,” Liborio told him evenly. “Pulling on it can wreck the fabric.”
Little wisps of red, too fine to really be called eyebrows yet, drew together. “Sorry. But do you have a squish on Olivia?” he repeated for the third time.
“What's a squish?” the dark-haired man asked, resisting the urge to borrow his boss' favorite nervous tell by pinching the bridge of his nose.
“It's when you like somebody for what they do and what they say, not because they make you feel gushy.”
“Oh. And you think I have one of these 'squish' things on Olivia?” Liborio asked.
Edison nodded gravely. “Or you could have a crush on her. Or you could want kissing with her. OR you could /do/ kissing with her....” he scrunched his face up, completely repulsed.
“Edison!” His oldest sister Molly shook her head in exasperation. “What are the rules for talking about relationships?”
“We're at home!” he protested, leaning a shoulder against Liborio as he twisted to face the young woman currently pulling her ash-brown hair into a curly ponytail. “And he's a friend, Daddy said so. ANNNNNNNNNNNND Olivia's outside with Aida in the salle, so /she/ won't get nervous, or upset, or mad.”
“Edison,” Molly began with a sigh. “Look at his face. Is he /happy/ about this conversation?” She mouthed 'sorry' to Liborio even as she waved from shoulder to knee. “Is he relaxed, or upset?”
“But you said if I asked /you/ about it, that was gossip!” he protested. Earnest hazel eyes pleaded with Liborio. “How do I know which rule to use? Are you...” his shoulders dropped to match the curve of his frown. “It's not FAIR that it's so /complicated/.”
“That's why humans take so long to grow up,” Molly told her littlest brother. “Now, think through what you said, and where the mistake is.”
The little boy was quiet, relaxed in the curve of Liborio's arm. Finally, he nodded. “I'm sorry I mentioned kissing and junk.” He wriggled, launching himself fearlessly toward the floor. His tennis shoes chirped sharply on the hardwood floor as he landed. “I've decided. Olivia's a nice squish, and I'm going to keep her.” He scampered toward the sliding glass door where Olivia's dark hair stood out against the sea of blond Finn youngsters, but turned back to offer a slow nod and wave to their other guest. “I didn't mean to make you feel left out! I could have a squish on you, too, Liborio!”
Behind him, Molly thumped her head against the cabinet door.
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Date: 2014-11-17 03:45 am (UTC)What is it about gay men and cosmetology?? I've known bears and otters half my life now and I still don't get it....
Re: Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-17 03:52 am (UTC)He wasn't actually all that closeted. I was just being nosy.
>> What is it about gay men and cosmetology?? I've known bears and otters half my life now and I still don't get it.... <<
I'm not sure, but it may have to do with the contact, or the aspect of self-expression.
Re: Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-15 09:14 pm (UTC)>> “Do you have a squish on Olivia?” <<
You know, I'm not sure how to describe that relationship! It definitely has the intellectual components of a squish, but there are sensual elements that border on erotic, without extending into sexual because she's Ruggiero's girlfriend. It's a secure, long-term connection. Tesseract relationship! :D
>> He grabbed at Liborio's polo shirt, hauling himself at least half a head taller before sheer practicality made Liborio pick the boy up the rest of the way.
“I like this shirt,” Liborio told him evenly. “Pulling on it can wreck the fabric.” <<
LOL bodyguard dressed in nice clothes for protection work and dealing with small children. I think Liborio almost never dresses down, but the results are still hilarious.
>> “Edison!” His oldest sister Molly shook her head in exasperation. “What are the rules for talking about relationships?”
>> “We're at home!” he protested, leaning a shoulder against Liborio as he twisted to face the young woman currently pulling her ash-brown hair into a curly ponytail. “And he's a friend, Daddy said so. <<
Well reasoned, if incomplete. I think the part Edison is missing is that Liborio jumped toward the center of the family so fast that he didn't have time to assess all the boundaries he was transiting. The fact that everyone agrees this is prudent does not change the fact that quick intimacy means you don't get the kind of warnings and adaptation that slow intimacy provides, which leads directly to awkward situations like this. I love it.
>> “Edison,” Molly began with a sigh. “Look at his face. Is he /happy/ about this conversation?” She mouthed 'sorry' to Liborio even as she waved from shoulder to knee. “Is he relaxed, or upset?” <<
Excellent backup rule.
>> “But you said if I asked /you/ about it, that was gossip!” he protested. <<
Also sensible.
>> Earnest hazel eyes pleaded with Liborio. “How do I know which rule to use? <<
Well, there should be a stacking order, maybe something like ...
* In an emergency, practical concerns outweigh everyday etiquette.
* If it's not an emergency, make sure you're not upsetting people.
* Follow boundary guidelines for what topics are acceptable where and with whom.
>> “That's why humans take so long to grow up,” Molly told her littlest brother. <<
Literally, biologically true.
>> “I've decided. Olivia's a nice squish, and I'm going to keep her.” He scampered toward the sliding glass door where Olivia's dark hair stood out against the sea of blond Finn youngsters, but turned back to offer a slow nod and wave to their other guest. “I didn't mean to make you feel left out! I could have a squish on you, too, Liborio!” <<
ROTFLMAO!
I don't think it has quite dawned on Liborio and Olympia yet that the Finns are as tractive as they are, just in different ways. It's going to be fun watching that penny drop.
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Date: 2014-11-15 11:45 pm (UTC)"Serving to pull or draw; exerting traction." (Free Dictionary) Mmm. About what I expected, and not very helpful. Help, please?
OBTW, I got a kick out of the interactions, and the kid, oh, the kid!
Re: Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-15 11:49 pm (UTC)I came with tractive to describe a person's inclination to form permanent bonds with other people. It's not necessarily the same as romantic, and people have been using "aromantic" for what I would consider "nontractive." One might wish to form a permanent primary bond based on something other than sex/romance. So, tractive means drawn to form bonds; nontractive means someone who doesn't want to be tied to other people.
>> OBTW, I got a kick out of the interactions, and the kid, oh, the kid! <<
Yay! There will be more of Edison in the future; he's one of
Re: Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-15 11:55 pm (UTC)Edison is part of a much longer work-- so are Aida, Molly and Drew Finn, and their friends Jules and Mariset, who appear in other fills today.
Re: Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-16 12:28 am (UTC)I went to reread that. Followed the link, reread part 1. And then I was stuck. Could you, maybe, link each chapter to the preceding and following, or use a unique and consistent label on each chapter?
Re: Learning to correct yourself
Date: 2014-11-16 12:39 am (UTC)Not sure yet if editing /forward/ works the same way as amassing the links after I post the part.
: : Keeping Warm (seven parts)
Introducing an emergency response team in the midst of a callout. WARNINGS: Some mild swearing, medical procedures, threats of physical violence (very mild).
Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven
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