Shipping Meme

[somepartsbroken]

Welcome to the ToS Shipping Meme! The rules are simple.

1. Post your character/preferences.
2. Reply to other characters with one of the following scenarios
3. Ship it!

Remember, this is just a fun meme so you can ship things that would NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY in game. Yay for no in-character consequences to bad decisions.

SCENARIOS
1. Stupid Cupid Your characters stumble upon a room in the temple that is dedicated to Berkano, which is the rune of love and new beginnings. Think Midsummer Night's Dream. Your characters may be close friends, strangers, or sworn enemies. Whatever the case is, they are now suddenly and inexplicably in complete and total love. They may or may not be aware that this makes no sense, but they can't help themselves.

2. Some Like It Hot Forget love and new beginnings. Your characters have ACTUALLY stumbled upon a room in the temple that is dedicated to Kenaz, the rune of fire, passion, and sex. There's no stopping you, even if you tried. Luckily, the room is prepared for that, and comes equipped with a bed. Whether or not you guys make it that far across the room is another question.

3. I Can Hear The Bells Your characters are getting married. Maybe it's true love, maybe it's to get out of marrying Tristan, maybe you're being forced into it and this ship is a little dub-con, or maybe it's because you accidentally participated in some Nysgod ritual and weren't aware of its implications. Either way, the wedding is about to happen or just has. How do you feel about that?

4. I Don't Want To Go Your character has been determined to NOT be the one for Tristan. Whether or not they like it, they're being sent home. Do they choose to spend it with a close friend, with the one they love? Or maybe, do they decide to finally tell that person they've always had a crush on just how they feel? You only have one night left, what you do with it is up to you.

5. The First Time Your characters are interested in each other and it's time to do something about it. Either the first date, the first kiss, the first I love you....or some other significant first. Whatever it is, it's definitely time to take that step. So who's going to take the initiative?

6. The Morning After Your characters definitely went at it. Maybe it's the first time, maybe they're cheating on someone, maybe it was out of anger. Whatever the case, for some reason, it was significant and you're going to have to talk about it. Good morning, Starshine! The earth says it's time for some cuddling and/or awkward conversation.

7. Potpourri Have another idea? Pregnancy, proposal, accidental body contact, trapped together, caught in the rain, hurt/comfort, etc? Go for it! Make your own scenarios up and run with them.


NOTE: Feel free to throw any mirrors into play if you're interested!

[ I totally stole the source code off the old one, so ALLLLLL credit goes to the mods.]

Comments

[ex_steadycourse703]

[In turn, Sulu is fascinated by the insight into things he can give her. There is so much detail in a year, she could never hope to remember them all. Even when the Academy had offered classes in classic history.]

A lot of the original charter of the Federation was influenced by the US constitution, actually. We the beings of Earth, Proxima Centauri, Vulcan, Andoria, and Tellar are resolved that henceforth our relations shall be those of worlds which, as sovereign equals, cooperate in friendly association to promote their common welfare... for we have agreed that our worlds hold these truths to be self evident that all species are created equal...

[The words were memorized with an obvious sense of pride, even though Sulu ducks her head sheepishly when she trails off. and who's mun has a federation history book] ..sort of, I'm better at fleet history than other kinds though.

*wonders if this book is in the next room*

[somepartsbroken]

[ Dorian has lost a lot of details over his years but the big stuff remains. He didn't mind answering any questions. He had in fact offered to share what he remembered with Spock once before.]

I see the parallels in it as you say it. There was a time I knew the whole thing by heart. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

[ Then he sighed.] And that is where things get fuzzy sadly. Though I must confess I am much more interested in your history then the history I lived through.

*isn't quite that bad*

[ex_steadycourse703]

[Sulu reaches out with her free hand, catching a few drops of rain in her palm and then letting them slide off of her fingertips.]

There's so much of it. Many evening's worth of stories, in fact.

[A few steps are fallen to a companionable silence.] ...will you live forever, if you go back to your time?

Manbeast is huge into Star trek he's got a lot of books

[somepartsbroken]

[ He watched her with a amused look. He liked the way people reacted to things.]

I could readily approve of such a way of spending nights.

[ he was the one to go silent this time. He had been utterly depressed before he drove out to Phoenix and ended up getting pulled to the temple. He ahd thought of ending his own existence a few times even. Yet he didn't wanna say that.] As long as I avoid fire, sunlight or breaking the masquerade it is very possible that I may just. My maker, she was nearly four centuries old when she met her end.

ooh! hey, that's awesome!

[ex_steadycourse703]

[The reaction wouldn't be kept to herself for long, an impulse to reach over and tap her wet finger on Dorian's jaw is too strong to resist. It also served as a way to keep the mood easygoing.]

So maybe you'll live long enough to see the formation of your own Federation. If your world goes that way.

..what's the masquerade?

Remind me one night on plurk to show you table of Trek.

[somepartsbroken]

[ He couldn't help but chuckle when she tapped him with the wet finger.] Here I figure it would have been warmer after touching your hand not chillier.

It is possible, if my world heads that way. There has been tales for many years of an end of days coming. At least for us kindred. I don't know how much I believe in it but they are pretty convinced.

[ He spun the umbrella above them a moment, not uncovering them just making the water on it fly all directions.]

The Masquerade is the rules we have to live by, like the name implies its much like a masquerade party if your time still has those.... umm. An easy way to explain. [ He smiled then looking down at her.] We pretend we are human still. We are not to let humans know what we are or to make too much of a wave our inner wars even have to been kept in silence so not to alarm the normal people of our exsistance. To break the masquerade is to bring the royalty down on you and certain true death follows to any Kindred who fails to keep up their play.

Here I see no point in it, this place does not allow for secrets such as mine.

i will :)

[ex_steadycourse703]

Your skin just wasn't expecting it. [Sulu's good humor is a nearly universal thing. Especially when her responsibilities are light.]

Oh, I see. [In some ways it reminded her of the prime directive. Control of access to information for the benefit of those left out of the loop.] ..I think you're right about a place like this having it's own set of rules though. Technically, I should have cleared it with Jane, to see how much we can go around telling people about Starfleet. In our universe, we have code of conduct to follow.

[And then she laughs at the twist of the umbrella, amused and pleased.] ..now I feel like jumping into the puddles, I haven't done that since I was a kid.

[somepartsbroken]

That would explain a bit. [ Dorian smile a bit and kept spinning the umbrella above them since it had caught his attention. At time he could be like a cat. Caught by something shiny and stuck on it for a while.]


I doubt Jane cares if you tell me. She's told me quite a bit herself, however she knows that I am not one to share others secrets. Think of me as a reverse pope, you can tell me your sins and no one knows. However I can not offer salvation, thus the reverse pope. I think I would look pretty awesome in the popes outfit though.

[ Blood would be hard to get out.] Why not? If you haev the urge, do it. Never hold back, that leaves room for doubt. Free yourself Miss Sulu.

[ex_steadycourse703]

Yeah? I think the hat might throw off your air a bit. [Sulu respected religions, of course, more than the basic way that diplomatic relations were based on. She just wasn't a practitioner of western religions. The idea of confessing to Dorian was a novelty in more ways than one.]

I never have doubts. [While that might be a small exaggeration. Sulu was serious, even as she smiled and slipped her arm from his... she had one particular puddle in mind, but she wouldn't be happy just running into it. No. There was a bit of showmanship in the way that Sulu sprang forward and began a cartwheel, then a hand spring, landing square in the puddle and laughing as the splash finished soaking her through.]

Come join me.

[somepartsbroken]

[ He chuckled at that.] You may be right, but I could mayhaps pull it off as well. Still some people might get offended so I'd best leave that train of thought where it is.

A woman after my own heart. [ He teased as she slipped her arm free and put on the show. Dorian let the umbrella fall so he could clap for her.] That was bloody brilliant!

[ He eyed the puddle a moment before making his way over, as long as it didn't cover his boot completely he'd be okay. He moved two step back before jumping both of those big black boots landing in the water splashing it up he scrunched his face a bit as the water hit him.]

[ex_steadycourse703]

[Sulu tilted her face up at the rain. This was the kind of thing that you missed when the majority of your time was spent in space. One hand reached out blindly for Dorian's]

Can you dance, Mr Carver?

[Dance with her in the rain. In the middle of this huge puddle. As the forgotten umbrella began to fill with water.]

[somepartsbroken]

[ When he had seen the hand reaching out he reached out and met her midway. Playfully bowing as she asked her question.]

Milady, I am old as dirt, of course I can dance. What do you think we did for fun before electric lights and television?

[ He was half joking, but mostly serious. Stepping up and the other hand moved to her waist he smiled.]

Well, Miss Sulu, may I have the honor of this dance then?

[ex_steadycourse703]

I cannot be certain, but I'm sure that before television there was no such thing as 'fun'.

[Sulu set her free hand on his shoulder, beginning to hum something with a simple beat. She was no professional singer, or even close (like Uhura) but she had a strong voice and a natural sense of timing.]

It would be my pleasure.

[somepartsbroken]

Trust me, their was. Some of my best adventures came before the car or television.

[ When she started to hum he lead them into a simple waltz.]

Midnight carriage chases, balls of the aristocrats, meeting the poets and writers of their day. And for myself watching blues evolve and seeing the world change. I watched a nation grow, then nearly split and heal again. I watched slavery be abolished a great feat for the lives of hundreds upon thousands of innocent boys. If you ask me, the world grew dull with television. Who writes letters anymore? Poetry is lost.

[ He moved as he spoke.]

[ex_steadycourse703]

Not lost. Hidden perhaps.

[That lead into a soft smile.]

My father is a poet. Hosato Sulu; quite a famous one in his time too.

[Sulu followed his steps easily, with a lightness that rain could not weight down.] He has two collected books; Fire in Frost and Nine Suns.

[somepartsbroken]

Hidden, yes I like that better.

[ He moved through the steps easily. It was nice to have a partner who knew what they were doing. He couldn't help the grin, though his eyes widdened some.]

Really? I would be quite interested to read his works.

[ex_steadycourse703]

[The dance was not hard, feet falling in formal patterns even as they swished in the water of the puddle. Posture perfectly locked into frame and a challenge in Sulu's eyes, could he remember how to turn a girl? Could she keep up with someone that had hundreds of years to master this kind of skill? Sulu didn't know the answers for sure, but she would not hesitate to find them.]

If the library has so many different books from other universes, maybe they're somewhere on the shelves waiting to be read.

[For a brief moment, a pang of homesickness hit her heart. Not for the ship or crew she loved so dearly. But for a family, a father that had been her closest ally for so many years. The man that she adored so much she tried to emulate in versatility.]

[somepartsbroken]

[ Dorian had spent more nights spinning partners on the floor then he had spent obsessing on music. Which was to say he had a lot of practice between his wife, then his sire and her friend Maria. Over half of his long years had been spent playing socialite with the friends of his sire despite his misery in it all he had learned to dance better and even to enjoy the time he could mingle with normal people.

He could still very much spin a woman. He had more then enough skill he just worried with the water that he would risk tripping her still after her words were spoke he moved to lead her into the spin.]

I shall have to look into that then, I am always interested in such works of art. It was a dying skill in my world at least. Everyone more concerned about writing and singing of baser desires with no time for poetics.

[ex_steadycourse703]

[If she slipped a little in the water, Sulu only needed to tighten her hand and hold onto him a bit more. The twisting and slow twirling was successful even if she ended up half a step closer than before.]

If you find them, let me know. [Sulu was unsure if she'd be willing to read her father's work here. Not that she didn't already know it by heart. There was something strange about the idea of seeing his words in this place, that made her shiver.]

[somepartsbroken]

[ Feeling the slight slip he tightened up his grip a little as well, when she ended up a step closer he smiled down easily at her moving a little slower with her in the puddle. Dorian was thankful for his love of boots, they were usually water proof so he wasn't miserable in the wet mess around them. As long as he lived in Georgia and walked back roads to get home, he learned how important good boots were.]

You will be the first to know. [ He replied a tone or so lower. He pulled her close then and stopped dancing looking into her eyes a moment before stepping back and bowing.] I should take my leave.

[ It was his way, when he felt himself getting too close, he had to run.]