Title: Adelaide, Survivor
Author: stoplookingup
Rating: PG
Characters: Adelaide, Ten
Summary: Adelaide Brooke spent her entire life becoming the person history needed her to be.
Spoilers: Waters of Mars

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Adelaide, Survivor

Am I the only person who thinks it's totally inappropriate IC action for someone's character to take another character who has come to them asking about magic lessons, grab them, put them on their lap and start stroking their cheek? Please tell me I'm not. Please.

EDIT: The person doing this is the same one from my last post, with a new character. I just...every single thing they do has this creepy sort of "Get in my car and sit on my lap, little girl, I have candy!" vibe.

This isn't a suck, but rather a commiseration for all you folks working retail during this season. Penny Arcade has been telling tales ("Retales" is their word for it) of the horror of the job. You can find the beginning of the war stories here and then talk of the mythical Back (As in, "Could you check in the back to see if you have any more?") here.

Dear 4.29 million of you customers since 3am this morning:

That coupon was for YESTERDAY. As in (read the big bold lettering: THANKSGIVING DAY ONLY!!!) Today you do not get the coupon. No. Not even a penny of the coupon can you use. So no, don't tell me that you 'have a coupon!!!! smile smile smile' because... unless you are a card holder and are using your reward dollars then there is NO COUPON FOR TODAY!! Grah.

Happy rest of your shopping,

Ropemaker

P.S. Just because it only showed in yesterday's newspaper does NOT mean that it has to be valid for more than one day. Please read carefully the big bold print.....

I'm pretty sure Billy has lightning powers. If he had lightening powers, he would possess the ability to make things weigh less (or possibly become less dark).

Also, it's Dumbledore, not Dumbledoor. The clue would have been in the username, and in the way it was spelt correctly in the opening post and in every comment in reply to yours.

*the perennial your/you're, then/than etc rants go here*

Christmas Eve. That's how Santa works, right?

Hello, you lovely, lovely, ranting people. God, it's been good to go through logs here and see people suffer and bitch and moan about the same sort of stuff that gets me down.

So you're ever-so-lucky to have me regale you with my own whining. Go you.

I'd sock this, but the circumstances are too particular so they'd likely be recognised regardless. If I'm caught... fuckit. Might be funny. Thus, without further ado...


( The Ballad of Princess Butthurt )


(tl;dr: Don't get butthurt OOC for IC conflict. And don't be a GM who protects his girlfriend from said conflict)

Hello there, long time reader first time poster.
Your friendly popular christian bookstore worker here, earning some extra cash outside of school hours.
*Please DONT leave religious comments here*

Yes Sir, I am happy to look at a picture on your phone to see what book you would like.
But please, if you are to show me a picture, please make sure one second after you show me that it dosen't switch to your screensaver/next image of our favourite yellow american family doing things that no underage female like myself should see.
Luckily I was too stunned to comment and just squeaked out a 'Um, What book sorry?'
Thankyou. =]


Also, a suck from when I was first starting out, a few months ago involving myself and an elderly lady.

This badge means i'm still in training. Your still happy for me to serve you? Great! A joke about how it looks like my name is "In training" and not *kaylieejay* ? Haha, that one wasn't too bad.
But then getting me to look up your customer card account, then find your book that has come in that happened to be in the wrong place and then bitching that your train is coming in four minutes? I'm sorry that like most customers you took two hours to decide you just want your book ten minutes before your train arrives. I'm sorry that I took a while, but I AM new and that isn't an excuse but still I give you a friendly smile and a sincere appology in return for an eye roll and a scowl.
*mind you the train station is a good 6 minutes away for me to walk, let alone an elderly lady.


Hope that this isn't a rulebreak, In both times I was completely appropriate and polite. =]

First of all, hi there, new to the community
Okay I guess this would be a customer sucks. I work at a certain rather popular Italian place. I work mostly dinner shifts where all the drama kings and queens seem to come in. Its extremely busy, I'm taking down names as the people seating just do not have the time to deal with the huffing and puffing and the angry sighs as to the fact that they have to wait 55-60 mins for a table. Lady walks up to my podium as I finish writing in my paper work and throws the pager at my podium. As it slides towards me I look up thinking "And in three..two...one.."

Her: So I wanna know what the *insert offensive word* is going on!! Those people came after us and they were sat before us!!
Me: Just a moment..*turns, grabs current wait paper work from the seater's podium* Can I see your pager mam? Yes well here are the people that were just sat. *They were three names ahead of angry lady*.
Her: Well I didn't ask for a *insert offensive word* explanation!! I want to know how long its going to be!!
Me: It'll be about 15 more mins..
Her: *making exacerbated and angry sounds, leaves pager and sits down glaring at me*

Last time I checked, asking what was going on, usually means you want an explanation.

Title: so close
Author: Mary (stillxmyxheart)
Rating: PG
Genre: Fluff, Angst
Word Count: 431
Characters: Rose/Ten
Summary: She's back and almost close enough to touch.

A/N: Another one for Challenge 17, Screencaps, at then_theres_us, prompt is behind the cut, as always :D This also uses a poetry prompt from the previous challenge :D

He's running, closer, closer now, his feet pound the rhythm, shoes slapping on the pavement, and she is closer, her hair streaming behind her, her face hopeful, so bright.

...rigging up a makeshift landing pad out of afghans and cushions, getting a fluzzy blanket, and stair-sledding with your little cousins.
...a tryptophan-laden feast, complete with brownies and a triple-decker chocolate cake.
...nearly murderizing your favorite cousin with an unexpected bear hug.
...watching Hairspray with the family.
...when your cousins play piano and constantly switch between Pachabel's Canon, Chopsticks, random etudes and ritzy 1920's type music.
...learning that your uncle used to do impromptu stripteases in front of the mirror before he got into the tub.
...watching your uncle give an alcohol-assisted demonstration (in which no clothing was removed).
...playing Rock Band on no-fail mode with your five-year-old cousin on drums.
...completely failing at singing "Livin' on a Prayer" and getting no criticism for it.
...coming up with cunnin' plans to set up a friend with my favorite cousin.
...listening to Journey of the Centre of the Earth on the way home, which was then followed by the Chipmunk Song and David Foster's Carol of the Bells.
...smelling pine in the air.
...the Venetian masks my aunt brought back as presents.

Happy Thanksgiving, indeed.

Hallowe'en.

CANDY. COSTUMES. NOT EXPECTED TO BUY STUPID GIFTS.

Nuff said.

Thanks to the anonymous minion who sent in this Sue!

TITLE: Padfoot's Pride (The Story of Sirius Black's Daughter)
PERPETRATOR: yodudette
BANNER:
SUE-O-METER: (toxic)

FULL NAME: Carter Artemis Black aka you
SPECIES: witch
HAIR: "Long Curly Black hair"
EYES: "Deep Brown Eyes"
MARKINGS: "Slim figure with curves in all the right places. Looks around 16 [but is 13]. Very developed for her age, Gorgeous. Basically a female Sirius."
POSSESSIONS: clothes that are not described in any way. See "Notes" for explanation

ORIGIN: Sirius and Esmerelda had Carter, then Esmerelda went and married Remus, and they have a son together. She is the same age as Harry. No one knows, yet, that she is Sirius' daughter.
CONNECTIONS TO CANON: She helps out Remus during the full moon like her father did. I don't know how much use a 13 year-old is going to be against an adult werewolf. That is not the least of this stories' logic issues, though. She is best friends with the Trio and will be paired with Harry. She is a third-year Gryffindor.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: "You aren’t an ordinary witch, your known as a Beta. Your the last of your kind. A Beta is a witch that is born an anigmas, can do wand less magic and read other people’s mind. As the Beta magic is so rare many people are after her magic (cough Voldemort cough) so a person close to the Beta becomes the protector. The protector can talk to the Beta through their mind no matter the distance and can feel the Beta’s emotions. Carter’s Protector is Sirius." Her name in animagus form is "Paws". That is much better than the usual: Moonshadow, Vixen, Glitter Star, etc. She is a "prankster", as well.

NOTES: It appears that the Suethor's image codes for the Sue's clothing does work. This means we have blank spaces and no words describing what she is wearing. Nice! This is why you use words to describe things in stories, and not just pictures.

( I think it would be weird to have your dad in your head. Wouldn't you think so too? )

You know how sometimes people on your friendslist post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out. (:


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⌈ Secret Post #1056 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Long ago my wife and I both drove for an airport shuttle service. Seven passenger vans, guests saved a little money by sharing the ride to the airport. For most of the year our business was mostly tourists and business people.

But then came Thanksgiving week, and Hell Wednesday (HW). Prior to 9/11, it seemed like half the United states flew on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We'd show up for work at 0400 and already be a half hour behind schedule. Some remembered sucks in general form.

• People who lied about their flight times because they wanted to sleep in. If you have a 0700 flight on HW, you need to be at the airport by 0530 at the latest.


• People who bitched about the share ride nature of the service. It is clearly explained by the res agents. No, giving me $5 will not make me skip my next four stops and go directly to the airport.


• Space for luggage, as you might imagine, was at a premium. Guests were told that there was a two bag per person limit. So when I show up for a two-person pickup and you have ten large bags? I laugh.


• Surfboards. Even on a regular day those required a charter rate. Who surfs on Thanksgiving?


• When we reached the airport, some people would complain to me about the lines snaking out of each door.


• We don't take checks. Never had. So don't scream at me when I ask for another form of payment.


• Around 0900, things would quiet down.. until flights started arriving. Then we got a whole new load of sucks.


• Yes, I'm looking in my Thomas Guide. I don't have every side street in the Bay Area memorized. Waiting for three minutes while I plan my route and let my dispatcher know where and when I'll be clear is not going to "ruin the holiday."


• If I ask you to step off the van to let another person or persons on, it is because you will be getting off before them. I do this now to prevent shuffling at every stop. Same thing for luggage.


• I understand that you're not local, and come from a place with slightly different values than San Francisco. But please don't try to start an argument with me over politics, gay rights, or the 49ers. In addition, I don't care about your religion.


• My work radio and the van radio (tuned to an all-news station for traffic updates) are part of my job. I'm not going to turn them off.

Most people were awesome, or at least understanding. It's a stressful day for everyone. The first couple of years, our bosses were awesome too. Those of us who drove the early-AM starts would get back in on Thanksgiving (which was still busy) to find management serving us a full turkey dinner.

I could HW sucks from my time there as a dispatcher, but those boil down to handling endless "where's my van?" calls in increasing levels of volume and profanity.

So as you work Black Friday, just remember you could be trapped in a Dodge passenger van with your sucky customers for an hour at a time.