DPP: Not Necessarily the News
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no_takebacksGood job guessing yesterday y'all! Today, I thought it might be fun if we took a look at some recent headlines that included the words "Starbuck(s)", "Apollo" and "fra(c)king" and repurposed them as pertaining to our pilots. :D
For example, of the prompts below, Starbuck turning into a tech company, could lead to a story about Starbuck being a cylon. :D It may take a bit of a twisted mind and some ingenuity to make some of these fit, but I thought it'd be fun to see what discussions, fic prompts, graphics or actually ficlets you might come up with based on these. Bonus points if you actually use additional details beyond the headlines from each news story as well! Feel free to find and link your own news articles that would make good pilot tales/discussion as well!
Is Starbuck Quietly Turning into a Tech Company?
Starbuck Given Year of Probation
How Starbuck Got Its Name
Starbuck to open first tea shop in Washington
Canadian hit Starbuck to open Munich Film Festival
Sandusky House Director Starbuck to Speak at Civil War Roundtable
Apollo Group Shares Surge After Hours
Apollo, Chief Remain in Limbo
Bieber’s Hot Show Melts Down Apollo’s Power
Buddies Rally Falls Short Against St. Cloud Apollo
Long Position in Apollo, Heaven Sent
How Much for Frakking?
University Will Not Investigate Frakking Institute
Groups Caution Against Frakking
A Frakking Rule Reprieve
Increased Frakking, Drilling Leads to Growth
For example, of the prompts below, Starbuck turning into a tech company, could lead to a story about Starbuck being a cylon. :D It may take a bit of a twisted mind and some ingenuity to make some of these fit, but I thought it'd be fun to see what discussions, fic prompts, graphics or actually ficlets you might come up with based on these. Bonus points if you actually use additional details beyond the headlines from each news story as well! Feel free to find and link your own news articles that would make good pilot tales/discussion as well!
Is Starbuck Quietly Turning into a Tech Company?
Starbuck Given Year of Probation
How Starbuck Got Its Name
Starbuck to open first tea shop in Washington
Canadian hit Starbuck to open Munich Film Festival
Sandusky House Director Starbuck to Speak at Civil War Roundtable
Apollo Group Shares Surge After Hours
Apollo, Chief Remain in Limbo
Bieber’s Hot Show Melts Down Apollo’s Power
Buddies Rally Falls Short Against St. Cloud Apollo
Long Position in Apollo, Heaven Sent
How Much for Frakking?
University Will Not Investigate Frakking Institute
Groups Caution Against Frakking
A Frakking Rule Reprieve
Increased Frakking, Drilling Leads to Growth
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Date: 2012-07-03 12:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 12:47 pm (UTC)That is amazing! :D
Also: Did anyone read the Starbuck Probation article? There's totally a Pilots AU in there somewhere...
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Date: 2012-07-03 01:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 01:38 pm (UTC)Ha!! Kind of poor reporting though since they *obviously* got the name of Starbuck's lawyer wrong. ;-) I think my favorite part of that article was the mental picture of Kara with cash stuffed into her sweater vest, jacket, pocketbook and tote bag
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Date: 2012-07-03 01:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 01:45 pm (UTC)Also, Buddies rally falls short against St. Cloud Apollo--just makes me think of that crossover or picspam of that Zak Efron St. Cloud movie that I totally thought was about Lee's life story! Hee. (His dead little brother haunts him despite the fetching blonde artist who wants him to move on! ;)
And the idea of Starbuck settling down to open a tea shop is also pretty hilarious.
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Date: 2012-07-03 01:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 01:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 04:13 pm (UTC)WHOA, now I have to make sure I never see this so I don't end up picturing Zak Efron in place of Lee.
And the idea of Starbuck settling down to open a tea shop is also pretty hilarious.
I can't see her as a tea drinker, myself. Unless it was the really strong builder's tea that comes in mugs - the idea of Kara handling a china teacup or setting out scones is....let's just say I spat out some of my own tea at the idea.
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Date: 2012-07-03 04:14 pm (UTC)But that's what makes it genius crack! Why would she open a tea shop? Has to be cover for something, right? ;)
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Date: 2012-07-03 04:15 pm (UTC)Oh lord, that sounds like an invitation to write slashfic (which is gross, that kid is not even legal)
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Date: 2012-07-03 04:37 pm (UTC)I think it can be so much fun to talk about crossover crack, I'd love to know how you guys spun it out even if you were talking about it in a comment thread and not in a fic proper.
But yes, I can see Kara opening a tea shop with hidden mics planted on the underside of every table, and secret rooms in the back for the Top-Secret Special Spy Stuff.
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Date: 2012-07-03 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 10:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 11:25 pm (UTC)Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-04 12:21 am (UTC)Lee sighed wearily. I do not get paid enough for this, he thought. Not for running after the world's most famous - and as of this week, no longer underage - boy pop star, trying to make sure he stayed safe and didn't do any stupid things in public. He was supposed to be the kid's head of security, not his chief babysitter.
"Woo-hoooooo!" whooped the kid, still grinning like he'd won the lottery and looking closer to twelve than eighteen. "Swaggy bros!"
"All right, son." He got to his feet and gently removed the beer bottle from the boy's hand without much difficulty, receiving a pouty look for his pains. "I know it's boring, but we need to stay in here until Kara clears the area of paps and fans, ok?"
"Does that mean I can take the party bus (http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201206/justin-bieber-gq-june-2012-interview?currentPage=3)?"
"Not unless you let me or Kara take the wheel, you've been drinking."
"But I'm under the limit!"
The door shot open, and Kara stepped through. "Not in our books you're not, we're supposed to keep you safe remember?"
The boy stared at the floor, considering his options. She turned to Lee.
"I've cleared the perimeter, there's no one around just there."
"What are we waiting for?" Lee pulled the door open as he led his young client out into the waiting private bus he'd taken delivery of the previous day. The boy stomped out, followed closely by Kara and Lee.
"You know what they say," she grinned, looking sideways at Lee in a way that had been driving him nuts lately.
"What?"
"We really don't get paid enough for this shit." She grinned, green eyes flashing. "We'd better get out there, I've chased everyone off and Costanza's with him but I don't want him to get mauled by a stray 12-year-old now."
"Amen to that." muttered Lee, stepping out into the corridor that led outside.
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(forgive the weirdness of this, I was kind of half-asleep when writing)
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Date: 2012-07-04 12:23 am (UTC)Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-04 12:30 am (UTC)Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-04 12:39 am (UTC)Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-07 07:50 pm (UTC)Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-07 08:38 pm (UTC)Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-08 03:06 pm (UTC)Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-08 03:13 pm (UTC)edit: and the 'swaggy adult' etc stuff is not made up, it came from an actual profile/interview with him!
Re: Swaggy Adult
Date: 2012-07-15 06:13 pm (UTC)