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

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

And how would the near-infinite think about the bounded and contained, anyway?

Um. *backs away slowly*

Also, John/Rodney, lost in translation?

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

I like Morgana, too. How about Morgana and her dreams....or Morgana and what she's reallllly like to be doing instead of being the lady of the castle. Camelot's best dressed lady knight?

She seems so fearful of her dreams and yet she does warn people, so she must have a clue about being a seer. I wonder if she dreams about Merlin?

Take any of my blathering as a prompt. Take blathering as a prompt! ::bounces:: DRABBLES! WHEE!

[rsharpe.livejournal.com]

I am not a SPN fan, but I am intrigued by your thoughts. I usually have my tiny epiphanys when slipping into or out of sleep. The thoughts on language was timely to me because of catching LOTR on tv for a few moments last nite. I can slip so easily into that wonderful world and be lost in the elves, dwarves, hobbits and men . . .

Uh, anyways, SGA, John/Rodney, and in the spirit of your thoughts, "their own secret language". Thanks.

[villainny.livejournal.com]

Dean/Castiel, road trip.

OH WHAT A SURPRISE I AM, MY GOD.

If that's too obvious for you, I would do anything you wanted in return for something with the angels and the Trickster. ;)

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

Also, I think the verb tenses would be a real bear for angelic language. And...why wouldn't they just communicate telepathically? Also, it calls into question what angels are...because who you are informs what you talk about, right?

Are angels God's beta-test? Did he form companions closer to his own essence than man? They know of good and evil and have eternal life...so they didn't get the garden test. ::scratches head:: Did he find them too perfect and longed for something with free will to choose to have a relationship with him?

Or did he create them as his staff and army and aides later, as humanity grew and needed looking after and Lucifer fell and things got really complicated?

And I was wondering what language(s) they were using for spells.

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

John/Rodney, selmelier :D

[tropes.livejournal.com]

John/Rodney, in a mall.

Because if I have to be here, they do too. =))

[sandrainthesun.livejournal.com]

How about: Merlin, Merlin/Morgana, mind over matter

or: Merlin/SPN Crossover, yellow eyes

*g*

[mardia.livejournal.com]

I have two prompts, feel free to take either--

Bones: Sweets and Booth, hockey.
Merlin: Arthur, protecting a servant that isn't Merlin.

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I'm putting these GRE words to good use ;)

McShep, rodomontade

[cathalin.livejournal.com]

john/rodney: discovery/discoveries OR collage OR San Francisco (ETA: OR secret language/secret code(s))

and/or:

arthur/merlin: arthur is kind of a jerk *g*

[insight2.livejournal.com]

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?

Your head- I would like to take a vacation there some time. Also if I am to be the scapegoat for your fantastic idea then so be it. I have been daydreaming about you somebody elucidating what the angelic culture-psyche comprises- and language is always at the heart of that sort of investigation *daydreams some MOAR*. Although, now I’m tempted to make a Babel-esque joke because let’s face it you’re kind of trying to reveal the FACE OF DIVINITY here, aesc, there’s every possibility that you might get SMOTE BY URIEL *straightfaced*

If you’re still up for one more drabble, Dean/Castiel…uhm ‘bendy legs hooked over shoulders’ :X, or if not that then Uriel and Castiel, ‘party-time’

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

I couldn't ask for a drabble earlier because I was a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HOCKEY GAME! *huff*

Ummmmmm. John/Rodney....and truth!

[kimberweeme.livejournal.com]

So you might be done with drabble prompts, but I just saw this and thought I'd comment anyway.

I am impressed that you thought all that while you were brushing your teeth. I can honestly say that my thoughts are far more pedestrian while I brush my teeth. More along the lines of, "What time do I have to get up tomorrow? Did I lock the front door? I really need to buy a new toothbrush head."

In the spirit of brushing teeth, what do you think John or Rodney (or both!) are thinking while they brush their teeth at night?

LAAAAAAAAAATE TO PARTY! *dances*

[sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com]

Um - tipsy John/Rodney trying to work out how a hotel bed works. v. complicated things, big beds :>

[birddi.livejournal.com]

My comment was just ate.. O_O! How about the language that man could speak before Babble - called 'lanuage of the birds' me thinks? Maybe like Early Greek and Akkadian/Summerian together? But make it have a different meter than what we're used to?


Prompt = SPN // Castiel and Dean // Castiel and Alisatir talk/snark at each other over who owns Dean and how Dean screams.

[outsideth3box.livejournal.com]

Poor horrified librarian of the ritual secret grammar book.

*snerk*

[uglybusiness.livejournal.com]

*is wearing a huge grin on her face* So adorable! :)

[meanheans]

I am now a fan of that word! Awesome little drabble.

[smilla02.livejournal.com]

Hee! Prompt: threadbare. Supernatural (duh!), and I'm going to challenge you and ask that you write it from the POV on a inanimate object (or, if that doesn't work, Dean).

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

Booth/Bones, flannel! :D

[mardia.livejournal.com]

I will give you two options--

Merlin BBC: Arthur (with either Morgana, Merlin, or Gwen), and the prompt is "glorious".

OR--

Supernatural: Dean/Castiel, and the prompt is frantic.

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

John/Rodney, comfort. Or cuddles. Because I'm sick and I wants some cuddles, dammit.

[villainny.livejournal.com]

I would like one in which Dean Winchester is completely discomfited by Angela Montenegro.

And I know I owe you a drabble, it is SO TOTALLY on my to-do list. For the weekend. ¬_¬

[kimberweeme.livejournal.com]

(I'm assuming this is still open? Because it says open?)

How about John and Rodney. On Earth. A conversation in a grocery aisle.