made-up languages; Sunday Drabbleventures, NOW WITH HARDCORE DRABBLEOSITY!

[aesc]

Probably this is insight2's fault, but while I was brushing my teeth last night it occurred to me that it would be interesting (one word for it) to develop an angelic language, now that Skanr has been my practice run for language construction. What I've been thinking of is a language that is Romance-like in the sense that angels use different forms of the copulative (to be) for the created world and the divine, to express the distinction they'd probably make between essence versus state. Or would they just see the entire world as a collection of things in a state of being or becoming or changing? And how would the near-infinite think about the bounded and contained, anyway? *ponders these things*

In similar SPN news, I wrote one more drabble, In terra aliena (In a Strange Land) for the deancastiel drabble challenge.

SUNDAY DRABBLEVENTURES
By executive order, I have decided that on a semiregular basis (maybe every other Sunday, or however often I feel like it), I will contribute to weekend sloth and work avoidance by writing drabbles on request. When requests are open, I will note which fandoms I'm writing in; all you need to do is name your fandom, character/pairing, and prompt, and I will write 100 words of something. This post will be the prompt and response post, for purposes of consolidation.

.drabble prompts: Leave me a fandom/character/pairing and a prompt (SGA, SPN, Bones, and I guess I will take Merlin*) and I will see what I can do.

4.26 DRABBLEVENTURES NOW OPEN

In unrelated news, Iron & Wine's The Shepherd's Dog is completely awesome and I have been listening to it obsessively.

* = I like Morgana a lot and wish something heavy would land on Uther. And I like how Arthur is kind of a jerk, but basically a decent guy. Also, I am deeply amused and, dare I say it, somewhat gratified, by the fact that the incantation languages involve Old English. A lot of this is because the Anglo-Saxons really did not like teh magics.

*le sigh* Sunday is over, alas! Drabbles closed for now.

Comments

Trial by ordeal, or, The sales associate

[aesc.livejournal.com]

:D This is related to The Conferences (http://aesc.livejournal.com/324640.html) in one respect, but it's really just for further sales associate-associated fear and awe ;)

Inside the changing room, Rodney makes noises about searing torment. When the salesgirl (associate), a creature composed of glasses and a testy expression, stalks by, John whispers a request for more pants, shirts, and a cardigan John's ashamed look at.

Just when Rodney makes his escape, announcing he's tried on the pants, they can leave, the associate rematerializes.

"Not," she growls, "until you try these on. I went through the trouble of pulling them out."

Rodney meekly accepts the clothes and retreats back inside.

"You're buying all of it," the associate hisses. "Even the cardigan."

She smiles ferally. John swallows.

Re: Trial by ordeal, or, The sales associate

[tropes.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAA I WOULD BE SO FIRED. AND YET, STRANGELY SATISFIED.

Re: Trial by ordeal, or, The sales associate

[aesc.livejournal.com]

HA HA NO WAY! BECAUSE AT THE CASHDESK YOU WOULD TELL THEM DO NOT BREATHE A WORD OF THIS TO ANOTHER LIVING SOUL AND JOHN AND RODNEY WOULD AGREE FERVENTLY THAT THEY WOULD NOT, NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AND EVEN WHEN RODNEY SUGGESTS THAT THEY CALL THE HEAD OFFICE JOHN LOOKS AROUND UNEASILY AND SAYS "SHE'S PROBABLY WATCHING US" AND RODNEY SHUDDERINGLY AGREES.

Re: Trial by ordeal, or, The sales associate

[tropes.livejournal.com]

I WISH ALL MY CUSTOMERS WERE LIKE THEM OMG.

Re: Trial by ordeal, or, The sales associate

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I TOTALLY WOULD HAVE STAYED IN RETAIL IF THAT WAS THE CASE XD