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Life As Melia [(Your Pen Name Here) Challenge]

“Damn the torpedoes!” Melia shouted authoritatively.

“Sir,” the ensign questioned, “We don’t have any torpedoes.”

“Sigh, I know. How’s the flux capacitor?”

“Operating at peak efficiency,” chimed in the chief engineer.

“Excellent. Any zombies on the scanner?” Melia asked gravely.

“Sir, we have had no pseudo-life signs noted,” the science officer droned.

“Oh. Vampires?”

“Negative, sir.”

“Oh,” Melia replied, a little dejected. “Sigh, get me a soda, ensign.”

“Cola, root beer, or…”

“Do you really need to ask, ensign?”

“Sorry, sir. Cherry Fanta coming right up.”

Melia looked around, “Anyone seen my sonic screwdriver?”

“I believe it is in your shirt pocket, sir,” the science officer said dryly.

“Right, thanks. Any…”

“No Daleks on the scanner, sir,” the science officer cut in, rather impertinently.

With nothing else to do, Melia gave the order, “Helm, set a course for Cedar Street. Sovereign Vizier Stovohobo, you have the com. I’ll be in my quarters…writing a ficlet.”

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Life As Melia [(Your Pen Name Here) Challenge]
Melia
Posted 2 months ago

First I must wipe the tears of laughter from my eyes. This? Is so way beyond cool and neat and freaky how much you can know about a person just from the ficlety goodness and an avatar or two. I think THX nailed the spirit of the challenge perfectly. And he pegged me pretty well too :) Thanks Doc – this is pants down the most awesomest thing to happen to me today!
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Ana Cristina
Posted 2 months ago

Awesome! Very funny. :-) Hmm… this seems like a good challenge, gotta go check it out now.
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thebetweenspace
Posted 2 months ago

LOL .

I love it from ‘Cherry Fanta’ to ‘I’ll be in my quarters writing a ficlet.’ (Okay, that’s a lie. You had me from ‘Damn the torpedos!’)

And since Melia gave the ‘I got pegged’ vibe that I was already feeling, I think you hit it on the head. You made this (brilliant yet difficult) challenge come alive. Now, I have to wonder if I know enough about any ficleteers yet to enter this fun challenge myself.
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SKermitgorf
Posted 2 months ago

Surreal. I’m boring don’t write about me.
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wytherwings
Posted 2 months ago

LOL awesome, this is funny
haha cherry fanta
i dont kno why the fanta is so funny to me right now, but it is
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Apostrophe
Posted 2 months ago

Like betweenspace, my attention was grabbed at Holy torpedos.. This ficlet kinda reminded me of down periscope.. it had a spoofy feel to it. It was quite random and entertaining.. I loved the dialouge.. very entertaining. Now i gotta check out the Challenge terms.. :) LOA
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flute faerie
Posted 2 months ago

Wow, this was awesome. I love the imagery to the way you ties in her ficlets to her life. I loved the cherry fanta part, that was really funny.
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Tad Winslow
Posted 2 months ago

Ha ha ha, excellent!
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Eckhouse
Posted 2 months ago

This ficlet encompasses roughly 85% of my favorite things. Nice work, and a fine tribute!
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Tad Winslow
Posted 2 months ago

Yep, that’s our Melia alright. No real Vamps or Ghoulies makes Melia want to write em to life. Very funny, I imagined this as a spoof on star trek with melia in the captains seat, even though the vessel was more like a submarine/time machine.
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Saint Chuck
Posted 2 months ago

Excellent, great tribute to a great author.
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User 8538
Posted 2 months ago

ha ha ha
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Stovohobo
Posted 2 months ago

I love the reference to Melia’s series…Cherry, Cherry! Wheww – wait, wait, I’m calming down…
Great job, anyway.
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Mask By The Moon
Posted 6 days ago

=squee!= I like daleks. I don’t know why… I just do. =sigh= I wish I could be a Time Lady. that’s what RPGs and First-Person ficlets are for, though.