twelve angry characters
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rivendellroseThe 12 characters meme is making the rounds again, and it gives me something to fuss with between tasks, so....
1. Mal Reynolds (Firefly)
2. Marcus Cole (B5)
3. Dana Scully (XF)
4. Zoe Alleyne Washburne (Firefly)
5. Susan Ivanova (B5)
6. River Tam (Firefly)
7. Fox Mulder (XF)
8. Delenn (B5)
9. Inara Serra (Firefly)
10. Badger (Firefly)
11. Tony Foster ('Smoke and...' books)
12. Claire Hansen (Keeper books)
Okay... this whole "you can't copy/paste things from LJ" thing is really getting on my nerves. Maybe if I switch to a different layout... no. Okay, fine. We'll do this the hard way, then. *Growls*
1. Who would make a better college professor, 6 (River Tam) or 11 (Tony Foster)?
River. Definitely River. She'd be crazy, but even if the subject is something he loves and is good at, Tony would suck as a teacher. Gods love him, but he's just not that kind of guy.
2. Do you think 2 (Marcus) is hot?
Well, yes. I mean, come on... I have a thing for Aragorn, right? Add a better sense of humor and an adorable accent (both very good things!) and you have Marcus. Plus, Marcus is not engaged to an eternally gorgeous and elf-woman, but rather is hopelessly in love with a snarky, world-weary woman who I am, myself, also smitten with. And who canonically likes civilian blondes. I fail to see what about this could be not perfect. ♥
3. 12 (Claire) sends 8 (Delenn) on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Given all that happens on B5, I have no trouble believing that a hole would form there that a Keeper would have to be found to deal with. Once she's there, though (probably via the elevator at the old Elysian Fields Guest house...) Claire would clearly need help. She sends Delenn in search of the technomages, who are actually the B5-verse branch of the lineage. And of course they succeed - two such determined and bull-headed women could hardly fail if they put their heads together! Besides, Austin would be miserable on a space station, so he'd do everything in his power to get them back to Earth ASAP.
4. What is or would be 9 (Inara)'s favorite book?
I always have a hard time with this question, because it effectively has to be a book I've read, or at least know enough about to 'recommend.' So I'll take it in that sense - as a recommendation to the character rather than a definitive 'their favorite would be ___' Out of the books I've read in the (fairly) recent past, I think Inara would very much appreciate The Confessions of Lady Nijo.
5. Would it make more sense for 2 (Marcus) to swear fealty to 6 (River), or the other way around?
The former. Marcus is a swearing-of-fealty kind of guy, without a doubt.
6. For some reason 5 (Susan) is looking for a roommate. Should she share a studio apartment with 9 (Inara) or 10 (Badger)?
o_O Unless she wants to test whether Garibaldi could shield her from murder charges, she should go with Inara. Besides, those two might actually get along pretty well...
7. 7 (Mulder) and 12 (Claire) have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
This would have been ever so much more amusing had I picked Vicki instead of Claire, but it's still... oddly easy to imagine. They'd go out to pizza, get a supreme with everything but green peppers (am I making up that Claire hates peppers,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maymargaret? It's been too long...), and talk about - what else? The supernatural, of course! They could trade stories about the different cases they've worked on, and Claire could give Mulder pointers on dealing with ghosts and such.
8. 3 (Scully) challenges 10 (Badger) to a duel. What happens?
Considering Scully's idea of a 'duel' would be "Federal agent - freeze or I'll shoot," followed by a shot to the leg or arm if he didn't follow directions... she'd win.
9. If 1 (Mal) stole 8 (Delenn)'s most prized possession, how would she get it back?
...I fear the thought of Delenn's rage if she were to lose something she cared about. Particularly since I can't actually think of a thing that she would care that much about, which only leaves people, and that... would be very very bad. Although why Mal would kidnap Sheridan is totally beyond me, unless he for some reason felt like partnering with someone who is even more of a dumb puppy than he is... Okay, hang on, I've got it. Clearly, Mal has been hired to kidnap the IA president for ransom. Clearly his client doesn't realize that the true power behind the alliance is Delenn... who would immediately go scary-'be elsewhere'-Delenn and go after him with half the White Star fleet. Knowing that Serenity stood not a snowflake's chance in hell against even one of them, Mal would very quickly announce that there'd been a terrible misunderstanding and release Sheridan. And because she's a benevolent sort, once the crisis had been averted and her ire was down, Delenn would let them go and possibly give them an opportunity for more legitimate work... which Mal would refuse on principle, of course (he doesn't contract for governments, especially the ones called "Alliance"), but it was nice of her to try. ;)
10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 (Mulder) and 12 (Claire) both attain what they most desire.
"Driven, Intelligent Career Women and the Hockey-Loving Puppies Who Love Them."
11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 (Zoe) and 1 (Mal) to work together?
...A rare and precious little thing called 'canon.'
12. If 7 (Mulder) visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
Very well for about an hour, and then I would remember that I hate his taste in movies, crackpot theories make me cranky, and he seems to have adult-onset ADD. I'd have to slip away occasionally for some sanity, but we could probably get some good touristing done on the spooky parts of Seattle. Go looking for bigfoot or something, I don't know. It could definitely be fun, if frustrating.
13. If you could command 3 (Scully) to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
How is it that every time I do this meme, I get this question for a female character who I would be petrified to ask anything of? Okay... Scully. Honestly, I'd beg her to teach me how she does her hair (I've always loved that style, and we have similar facial shapes so I think it'd look good on me... but I'm dumb about hair), and tell me stories about all their cracked-out cases while she was at it.
14. Does anybody on your friends-list write or draw 11 (Tony)?
...Heh. I actually have the author's journal friended, so yes. Otherwise, no, and that should be remedied!
15. If 2 (Marcus) had to choose sides between 4 (Zoe) and 5 (Susan), which would it be?
First, let me take a moment to say that I feel so sorry for Marcus in this question, if only because if those two were fighting, the end of the world must quickly follow. However, while I would suffer from torn loyalties like nobody's business, Marcus would side with Susan without a second thought... even if she was wrong.
16. What might 10 (Badger)shout while charging into battle?
Battle? "You guys - shoot them."
17. If you had to choose a song to represent 8 (Delenn), which song would it be?
Why is it always the ones I could never begin to pick a song for? Okay... I'm embarassed to admit this, but somehow I ended up listening to Sheila Chandra's The Enchantment at some point while writing for Delenn, and now it's stuck in my brain as associated with her. So that's probably the best I can do, more for sound quality than for lyrics or meaning.
18. 1 (Mal), 6 (River), and 12 (Claire) are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Mal would defer to the girls, and Claire would defer to River (as long as she didn't remind her too much of Diana), but Austin would grab it and run away to gobble it up before Claire could stop him. :D
19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 (Marcus) to use on 7 (Mulder)?
............
I refuse to answer this question on the basis that thinking any further about it will break my brain. Moving right along.
20. What would 5 (Susan) most likely be arrested for?
Finally snapping and killing Bester. Pity she never met Byron... she'd have solved that problem real fast.
21. What is 6 (River)'s secret?
Unlike Simon, she actually prefers their life on Serenity to the life she had back home, even before things went bad. It's more fun.
22. If 11 (Tony) and 9 (Inara) were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Even without application of wizardry, Tony would win. Up til a few years ago he was a street kid - he had to be fast.
23. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 (Mulder) or 8 (Delenn)?
I'm going to have to go for Mulder on this one, although in any other circumstance I'd prefer Delenn.
1. Mal Reynolds (Firefly)
2. Marcus Cole (B5)
3. Dana Scully (XF)
4. Zoe Alleyne Washburne (Firefly)
5. Susan Ivanova (B5)
6. River Tam (Firefly)
7. Fox Mulder (XF)
8. Delenn (B5)
9. Inara Serra (Firefly)
10. Badger (Firefly)
11. Tony Foster ('Smoke and...' books)
12. Claire Hansen (Keeper books)
Okay... this whole "you can't copy/paste things from LJ" thing is really getting on my nerves. Maybe if I switch to a different layout... no. Okay, fine. We'll do this the hard way, then. *Growls*
1. Who would make a better college professor, 6 (River Tam) or 11 (Tony Foster)?
River. Definitely River. She'd be crazy, but even if the subject is something he loves and is good at, Tony would suck as a teacher. Gods love him, but he's just not that kind of guy.
2. Do you think 2 (Marcus) is hot?
Well, yes. I mean, come on... I have a thing for Aragorn, right? Add a better sense of humor and an adorable accent (both very good things!) and you have Marcus. Plus, Marcus is not engaged to an eternally gorgeous and elf-woman, but rather is hopelessly in love with a snarky, world-weary woman who I am, myself, also smitten with. And who canonically likes civilian blondes. I fail to see what about this could be not perfect. ♥
3. 12 (Claire) sends 8 (Delenn) on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Given all that happens on B5, I have no trouble believing that a hole would form there that a Keeper would have to be found to deal with. Once she's there, though (probably via the elevator at the old Elysian Fields Guest house...) Claire would clearly need help. She sends Delenn in search of the technomages, who are actually the B5-verse branch of the lineage. And of course they succeed - two such determined and bull-headed women could hardly fail if they put their heads together! Besides, Austin would be miserable on a space station, so he'd do everything in his power to get them back to Earth ASAP.
4. What is or would be 9 (Inara)'s favorite book?
I always have a hard time with this question, because it effectively has to be a book I've read, or at least know enough about to 'recommend.' So I'll take it in that sense - as a recommendation to the character rather than a definitive 'their favorite would be ___' Out of the books I've read in the (fairly) recent past, I think Inara would very much appreciate The Confessions of Lady Nijo.
5. Would it make more sense for 2 (Marcus) to swear fealty to 6 (River), or the other way around?
The former. Marcus is a swearing-of-fealty kind of guy, without a doubt.
6. For some reason 5 (Susan) is looking for a roommate. Should she share a studio apartment with 9 (Inara) or 10 (Badger)?
o_O Unless she wants to test whether Garibaldi could shield her from murder charges, she should go with Inara. Besides, those two might actually get along pretty well...
7. 7 (Mulder) and 12 (Claire) have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
This would have been ever so much more amusing had I picked Vicki instead of Claire, but it's still... oddly easy to imagine. They'd go out to pizza, get a supreme with everything but green peppers (am I making up that Claire hates peppers,
maymargaret? It's been too long...), and talk about - what else? The supernatural, of course! They could trade stories about the different cases they've worked on, and Claire could give Mulder pointers on dealing with ghosts and such.8. 3 (Scully) challenges 10 (Badger) to a duel. What happens?
Considering Scully's idea of a 'duel' would be "Federal agent - freeze or I'll shoot," followed by a shot to the leg or arm if he didn't follow directions... she'd win.
9. If 1 (Mal) stole 8 (Delenn)'s most prized possession, how would she get it back?
...I fear the thought of Delenn's rage if she were to lose something she cared about. Particularly since I can't actually think of a thing that she would care that much about, which only leaves people, and that... would be very very bad. Although why Mal would kidnap Sheridan is totally beyond me, unless he for some reason felt like partnering with someone who is even more of a dumb puppy than he is... Okay, hang on, I've got it. Clearly, Mal has been hired to kidnap the IA president for ransom. Clearly his client doesn't realize that the true power behind the alliance is Delenn... who would immediately go scary-'be elsewhere'-Delenn and go after him with half the White Star fleet. Knowing that Serenity stood not a snowflake's chance in hell against even one of them, Mal would very quickly announce that there'd been a terrible misunderstanding and release Sheridan. And because she's a benevolent sort, once the crisis had been averted and her ire was down, Delenn would let them go and possibly give them an opportunity for more legitimate work... which Mal would refuse on principle, of course (he doesn't contract for governments, especially the ones called "Alliance"), but it was nice of her to try. ;)
10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 (Mulder) and 12 (Claire) both attain what they most desire.
"Driven, Intelligent Career Women and the Hockey-Loving Puppies Who Love Them."
11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 (Zoe) and 1 (Mal) to work together?
...A rare and precious little thing called 'canon.'
12. If 7 (Mulder) visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
Very well for about an hour, and then I would remember that I hate his taste in movies, crackpot theories make me cranky, and he seems to have adult-onset ADD. I'd have to slip away occasionally for some sanity, but we could probably get some good touristing done on the spooky parts of Seattle. Go looking for bigfoot or something, I don't know. It could definitely be fun, if frustrating.
13. If you could command 3 (Scully) to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
How is it that every time I do this meme, I get this question for a female character who I would be petrified to ask anything of? Okay... Scully. Honestly, I'd beg her to teach me how she does her hair (I've always loved that style, and we have similar facial shapes so I think it'd look good on me... but I'm dumb about hair), and tell me stories about all their cracked-out cases while she was at it.
14. Does anybody on your friends-list write or draw 11 (Tony)?
...Heh. I actually have the author's journal friended, so yes. Otherwise, no, and that should be remedied!
15. If 2 (Marcus) had to choose sides between 4 (Zoe) and 5 (Susan), which would it be?
First, let me take a moment to say that I feel so sorry for Marcus in this question, if only because if those two were fighting, the end of the world must quickly follow. However, while I would suffer from torn loyalties like nobody's business, Marcus would side with Susan without a second thought... even if she was wrong.
16. What might 10 (Badger)shout while charging into battle?
Battle? "You guys - shoot them."
17. If you had to choose a song to represent 8 (Delenn), which song would it be?
Why is it always the ones I could never begin to pick a song for? Okay... I'm embarassed to admit this, but somehow I ended up listening to Sheila Chandra's The Enchantment at some point while writing for Delenn, and now it's stuck in my brain as associated with her. So that's probably the best I can do, more for sound quality than for lyrics or meaning.
18. 1 (Mal), 6 (River), and 12 (Claire) are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Mal would defer to the girls, and Claire would defer to River (as long as she didn't remind her too much of Diana), but Austin would grab it and run away to gobble it up before Claire could stop him. :D
19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 (Marcus) to use on 7 (Mulder)?
............
I refuse to answer this question on the basis that thinking any further about it will break my brain. Moving right along.
20. What would 5 (Susan) most likely be arrested for?
Finally snapping and killing Bester. Pity she never met Byron... she'd have solved that problem real fast.
21. What is 6 (River)'s secret?
Unlike Simon, she actually prefers their life on Serenity to the life she had back home, even before things went bad. It's more fun.
22. If 11 (Tony) and 9 (Inara) were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Even without application of wizardry, Tony would win. Up til a few years ago he was a street kid - he had to be fast.
23. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 (Mulder) or 8 (Delenn)?
I'm going to have to go for Mulder on this one, although in any other circumstance I'd prefer Delenn.
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Date: 2006-09-20 08:32 pm (UTC)