A fun little bit of Indiana Jones Fanfiction, if not exactly the kind we usually discuss here: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/back-from-yet-another-globetrotting-adventure-indiana-jones-checks-his-mail-and-discovers-that-his-bid-for-tenure-has-been-denied
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Me want to read more about Misaka-111111. Also, had a strange idea of the Misaka Sisters talking on the network like it was an internet forum, complete with passing around files labeled 'Toumaporn' and 'deadacceleratormemes'...
I should try writing that...
edited 17th Nov '14 3:03:31 PM by scmof2814
SIJO MEETS STEVEN UNIVERSE
The following is a crossover I'm currently writing between my original character Sijo the Interdimensional Adventurer (for more details on that, see Sijo Team Ups ) and Steven Universe. Comments are welcome.
PART ONE
From the Journal of Sijo, Interdimensional Adventurer:
I first discovered the Crystal Gems’ universe because of the unusual form its portal within The Crossroads had- it was a five-pointed star. As usual, I looked through it before deciding if I would explore the world on the other side.
I saw a huge stone statue, apparently one of a multi-armed woman, like some kind of Hindu goddess. It sat half-buried on a beach. Something about it felt very intriguing, as if it held many mysteries worth exploring. So I made my decision, and stepped through the (unusually small) portal, which then closed behind me.
Next, I concentrated, to see if my Inner Eye Power worked in this universe. No such luck, though. I guess I would have to find out which of my powers –if any- are effective the hard way- by trial and error.
I looked again at the statue, and noticed something I missed before: someone had built a wooden house on it. Man, what a disrespectful thing to do to such a magnificent monument, I thought at the time. Imagine someone doing that to the Statue of Liberty? Of course for all I know the people inside had no to reason to respect the statue at all.
I also noticed a dirt path that headed all the way up to the house. However I hesitated to climb it. What if this was private property? I don’t want to get in trouble with the local law, not unless necessary anyway. However I also noticed there were no fences or warning signs. As far as I could tell, this was a public beach.
As I pondered what to do, I noticed something beyond the small cliff that supported the statue: a small town. I decided that asking around there would be the best course of action for now. So, I started walking towards it…
edited 17th Nov '14 6:50:49 PM by Sijo
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Please enclose story work with [[quoteblock]] at the beginning and [[/quoteblock]] at the end.
Mad Scientist Wannabe
Oh God, this isn't going to be your character just bitching about all the things you bitch about in the thread, is it?
Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
...depends on what you mean by "bitching". I consider myself a fair writer. Let's see if you are a fair critic.
This argument will be decided as it should be...
...in MORTAL KOMBAT!
I soon learned that the town was named “Beach City”. How inspired.
As I walked along its streets, I looked for a place I could ask questions while posing as a regular tourist. Let’s see-
-*Fish Stew Pizza?* Err, pass.
-*Fry Bits?* Umm… nah, too much cholesterol.
-*Big Donut?* OK, I guess this will do.
I enter the store, and look towards the counter. There I see who must be two employees, both teenagers. One is a plump blonde girl, with a cute smile, the other is a lanky, tan guy with odd loopy earlobes.
I approach the counter and pretend to be interested in the offerings there. "Good evening!" the girl says, cheerfully. "What can we do for you?" The guy just stares as if annoyed I’m there. What’s his problem?
"Give me a sprinkled donut" I say. She quickly obliges. "One dollar" the dude demands, almost as if doing his job was a bother.
I pay him, munch on the donut, and smile back at the girl, as if I were a satisfied customer (which I was.) Now that the ice was broken, I could begin asking questions.
"Nice town you got here" I mumble between bites. "Especially that statue by the Beach. Who is that supposed to be by the way?"
"Actually… we don’t know" the girl said, kind of sheepishly. "It’s been here forever, since before the town was made I think."
"I see…" was my reply, trying to not sound too interested. "Is it open to tourists?"
"I don’t think the magic girls would appreciate that" loopy-ears guy suddenly scoffed.
“Magic girls?” I asked, my interest obviously increasing.
"He means the CRYSTAL GEMS!!" an excited, childish voice suddenly said behind me.
I turned around, and there he was- a preteen boy with curly black hair and almost-literally starry eyes, smiling broadly, as if with great pride. I had failed to notice him when I first entered the donut shop.
"Oh right, Steven lives with them" loopy-ears said, almost in a kind of mocking tone.
"I’m one of them!" Steven exclaimed, at one of us, not sure at whom.
"Wait. You are a magic girl?" I asked.
“YES!” he snapped, before catching himself. “Wait, no! I mean, I’m one of them, but I’m a boy!” Next to us, the male worker chortled, amused. "
“Whoa, slow down kid, that’s a lot to swallow all at once” I said to Steven. "Try again, slower this time."
edited 17th Nov '14 7:50:45 PM by Sijo
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@557: In my experience? Maxwell has his moments, and I certainly wouldn't call him an "unfair" critic. Though there are also times when we simply must agree to disagree, usually as a result of differing views regarding Alternate Character Interpretation.
edited 17th Nov '14 9:51:27 PM by EvaUnit01
Well I'm doing this for fun, and while I'm open to criticism, don't expect me to pay much attention to comments such as "bitching." (And that's my last comment on that.)
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Hey guys, I'm trying out running a quest over on Sufficient Velocity, wherein you play a crossover character heading into Rosario To Vampire.
Potential player character can be Kaworu Nagisa/Tabris, Kenshiro, Jotaro Kujo, or Atsuko Natsume/Nuku Nuku.
Please check it out if you're interested.
What do you guys think, would the plot of TTGL work with a Simon/Kiyal pairing?
That wouldn't be the only deviation from canon, of course. Simon eventually invents a Super Mode / fighting style for the Gurren Lagann where, instead of materializing spiral energy into physical drills, he instead channels raw spiral energy directly into Full-Contact Magic-style attacks (with spiral motifs, of course). He does this partly out of his earlier admission that he's not Kamina and will never be able to replace him, hence he won't just blindly copy Kamina's fighting style.
Ironically, he had no idea at the time just how high he threw the stakes with that decision. See, Simon is not just an ordinary Spiral Knight like Lordgenome; he's a Spiral God, a quasi-mythical entity that appears every few million years. While Spiral races have the potential to cause the Spiral Nemesis by overusing spiral energy, a Spiral God is capable of causing it entirely on his own - and the Anti-Spirals witnessed exactly that happening to another universe, which is what made them afraid of spiral energy. To them, Simon is The Antichrist.
Thus, we get a situation where Simon and co. are trying to kill the Anti-Spirals before they wipe out humanity - and at the same time, the Anti-Spirals are feverishly trying to kill Simon before he can fully awaken as a Cosmic Entity that will destroy the universe just by existing. So yeah, TTGL as a Cosmic Horror Story - and Simon Is Cthulhu.
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re:Simon/Kiyal: I'd read it.
re:the rest of it: I'd read that, too.
Nia would still be present in the story but not as Love Interest. Instead, she would be Simon's protégé in the same way Simon was Kamina's and a badass in her own rights, culminating in her being able to materialize spiral energy into a drill on foot (which surprises Lordgenome enough for Simon to get the upper hand) and pulling a Decoy Damsel on the Anti-Spiral by letting it take her so that Simon can follow her Spiral signature to their base.
Remember that scene in the first Matrix movie when Neo shows up with a gatling gun and Smith's reaction is to grit his teeth and mutter "No."? That's a pretty good comparison to the Anti-Spirals' reaction when they realize they got Out-Gambitted by Nia.
As for Kiyal, she wouldn't be a non-factor like in canon but she and Simon would be a full-on, straight-up Battle Couple Back-to-Back Badasses.
edited 12th Jan '15 10:28:42 AM by amitakartok
...my question is, why replace Nia?
Akira Toriyama (April 5 1955 - March 1, 2024).
Again, I'm not getting rid of Nia. She becomes the Gurren's pilot after Kamina bites it and (post-timeskip) lives with Simon and Kiyal as one big Badass Family.
Hell, she might even survive this time by piggybacking onto Simon's spiral energy, essentially replacing the Anti-Spirals with him as the source sustaining her existence (but of course, Simon is not immortal and Nia still dies if he does). Not because of not wanting to kill her off but because there's no dramatic reason to kill her off now.
By the way, the divergence point would be the point where Simon saw Yoko and Kamina kissing. When he's angsting about it in the Lagann, Kiyal overhears him while passing by and the two end up having a chat about it, with Kiyal pointing out that there are a lot of girls in the world so no point in angsting over losing your chance with a particular one - and besides, "a kiss is just a kiss". When it doesn't cheer Simon up first, she nonchalantly kisses him on the lips and quips "See? No big deal." Cue Simon having a Delayed Reaction of the Crush Blush plus stuttering bewilderment kind - which is exactly why Kiyal chose this particular way of distracting him from Yoko.
edited 13th Jan '15 3:44:13 AM by amitakartok
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... Would there be at least one instance of "If circumstances were different, I probably would've fallen in love with you" from Simon to Nia (or from Kiyal to Nia, replacing "I" with "he")?
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Good idea. Kiyal doesn't seem like the jealous type so she could say that to Nia in a Crowning Moment Of Heartwarming - possibly prompted by Nia feeling like a third wheel post-timeskip, what with her freeloading on them due to her inexperience with life. Well, not quite freeloading: Nia is frequently the one stuck with cleaning up the Trash of the Titans Simon and Kiyal tend to make at home, so you could say that she earns her keep.
Alternatively, Simon could be the one to say it. He does find Nia attractive but Kiyal got to his heart first and that relationship works out fine, so that's that - especially since Nia never actively pursues Simon romantically, even in canon.
edited 13th Jan '15 6:06:43 AM by amitakartok
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Yep. And this also works well with retaining Nia in a platonically intimate relationship with Simon — like the sister that he never had. Though I do hope that Nia doesn't get left out, romance-wise.
... Hey, I just had a crazy idea: The Spiral Princess hooking up with the World's Strongest Beastman (and only Beastman member of Team Dai-Gurren), who just so happens to be one of the former's father's greatest creations (as the only effectively immortal Beastman).
edited 13th Jan '15 7:46:49 AM by MarqFJA
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...that pairing never occurred to me before. Honestly. Lady and Knight scenario?
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I never even knew I shipped it.
But apparently, I do.
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Oh, definitely. Even canon!Viral says that it's a great honor (and one beyond his wildest dreams) to serve as the Spiral Princess' protector, when he intercepts the Big Bad's would-be insta-kill attack on her in the second Gurren Lagann movie's final battle.
edited 14th Jan '15 12:18:46 AM by MarqFJA
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Yeah, I've seen the movie.
Thing is, what would motivate Nia to get together with Viral and how would Viral have the courage to take things beyond bodyguarding her?
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Viral seems like the brooding type. Have her notice him in a funk, try to cheer him up, and then develop the relationship slowly over the Time Skip?
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I honestly laughed my ass off at all the Lampshade Hanging by #11111 on some stuff that poses serious Fridge Logic (either for the average reader/viewer of the original franchise, or for #11111 herself). Like when she wonders how Academy City is completely fine with the mass-murdering of the Misaka Sisters in the name of the Level 6 Shift experiment, but then imposes harsh penalties on any Espers abusing powers for petty crimes, such as a low-level Dark Matter-type Esper duplicating a coin from nothing to buy stuff from vending machines without actually spending money.
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