Beautiful: Summer 2009 Dept. Heaven fanfiction contest

Challenge: Write a sequel to the short story Beautiful in oneshot format, detailing what happens to the main characters after the events of that story.

Rules:

*Submissions can be no shorter than 3500 words, no longer than 50,000 words.
*A submission must include information on all five characters, whether it focuses on Yggdra's party or on Rosary instead. How you do this is up to you, but you can't completely ignore one group. You can accomplish this in a variety of ways, down to one group hearing rumors about the other's progress, but do not ignore any characters.
*Do not break up the couples. Roswell/Yggdra and Gulcasa/Nessiah are the canonical ships of this 'verse.
*For extra tips on characterization and characters' backstories, please refer to the information notes downloadable here. Everything written in the notes is canonical to this universe, and entrants are expected to have read them. If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to ask me.
*If you wish to introduce other Dept. Heaven characters, it's recommended that you profile them out similarly to fit them into this universe. There are a handful of characters from Knights in the Nightmare who have defined roles in it, though, so if planning to use someone from that game please consult me first.
*You are free to take any direction with the story, whether you intend to focus on something like the emotional fallout or the reaction of Yggdra's parents, or to involve the characters in another fairy tale-based plot, or an original storyline.
*Mature content is allowed if the writer desires it, but by no means required.
*Submissions should be emailed to feralphoenix@hotmail.com with the subject line "Contest Entry". Questions should be directed to the same place, with the subject line "Contest Question".
*The due date is September 1, 2009.

The winner will receive their choice of either a short drabble or oneshot following the events of their story, or an illustration of one scene of their choice from their entry.

OKAY IT IS 4:50 SO AHAHAHAHA NO.

ughhh need to go to bed ghhhh HEY LOOK AT ALL I TOTALLY DIDN'T GET DONE.

Did:
*emailed Alan Campbell
*Sakura app
*Drew n3kk1d Meria: "OH LOOK AT THE TIME~!"
*Pages 1-5 of Nemureru Oujou no Nanabikan done

Did not do:
*writing
*homework
*finish translation
*GIRLSECKS LOG
*MEIDO!JULIUS Mana Cafe drawing

Also need to:
*tagbacks with Gulcasa. o/

^THIS STUFF TOMORROW. Technically "today".

-Feral

THAT IS KYLIER SINGING.

...THAT IS GODDAMN MOE.

Hauu~

vyctori! How are the 4koma coming?

urbydizzy! A partner and a prompt/kink for Roswell, plzkthx!



...GUYS. I want to run a Yggdra Union oneshot contest, if enough people are interested? A CERTAIN SOMEONE owes me fic, and I'd hope that one or two others of you might like it too?

UMM. I'll explain it more thoroughly if three or more people are interested, but basically the challenge is to write a sequel to this fic using a base set of guidelines. It's an AU story, and I have background notes on the characters I'll share with participants; the story has got some allusions to canonical spoilers, but I'd say that the minimum completion point of the actual game is BF18. (Gulcasa and Nessiah are in it, so unless their knowledge of YU canon is extensive--like, say, misheard's is--I'd ask that participants have played the game up to BF18.)

There'll be a set of basic qualifications (like minimum length and a few character no-nos), but aside from that it'd be anything goes?

Y/N, GUYS? I'd hope for 3+ participants, but a two is fine too, I guess. D:

-Feral

VICTOLYYYYY

I just got in the door with the fucker and will be reading it starting now. I'll stop every couple of chapters to add to this post.

Actual capslock will go under a cut due to, y'know, spoilers.

( AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA )

This isn't anything major and won't affect a lot of you on my flist, but I've taken this opportunity to do some trimming of my flist. I'll have removed your journal if:

*You've expressed interest in being taken off my friends list
*You haven't updated your journal in over a year
*You've been unable to reconcile yourself to politely ignoring my beliefs about sexuality and sexual orientation

I don't like making friends cuts, but I feel like this was necessary. I'm sorry to those I dropped--it doesn't mean I hate you, and if you want to know why you were dropped, feel free to email me about it. Just be civil, please.

You can mouseover my icon and watch the display pop up to see if you've been cut or not. (This involves less than ten people, but if you're worried, go ahead.)

-Feral

I found this poem in one of my books, and I want to share it 'cause it made me smile.

God Says Yes To Me
I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic
and she said yes
I asked her if it was okay to be short
and she said sure it is
I asked her if I could wear nail polish
or not wear nail polish
and she said honey
she calls me that sometimes
she said you can do just exactly
what you want to
Thanks God I said
And is it even okay if I dont paragraph
my letters
Sweetcakes God said
who knows where she picked that up
what I'm telling you is
Yes Yes Yes
-Kaylin Haught

I like the idea of God (or whatever/whoever's out there) benevolently smiling on us whatever we make of ourselves.

-Feral

I want to see what you make of this.

No one is named; only two of the characters are really described. It takes place in the late 18th century, and was done on a prompt from tartlyours; you don't have to be familiar with Yggdra Union to read it, though I'm sure it'd help.

What do you think is going on here? I really want to know your impressions, both in conversation here and in reviews.

These are the three songs I wrote it to:

Albatross (Judy Collins)

Daughter (Vienna Teng)

Harbor (Vienna Teng)

I'll talk about what I think is going on once I know what you guys think. XD; Seriously, I wanna discuss it! Please?

-Feral



[EDIT]

ALKDFHLSDKJA YESSSS We can has more contribution? :9

[SON OF EDIT]

I think I forgot to warn people of this before: This fic is ample proof of the fact that I have never been able to picture Nessiah wearing pants. Never. Ever. All the other characters are wearing period-appropriate clothing, but Nessiah is... running around in a dress, still! XD; Please bear with him.

01. Full name
02. Best friend
03. Sexuality
04. Favorite color
05. Relationship status
06. Ideal mate
07. Turn-ons
08. Last sexual experience
09. Favorite food
10. Crushes
11. Favorite music
12. Biggest fear
13. Biggest fantasy
14. Quirks in bed
15. Bad habits
16. Biggest regret
17. Best kept secrets
18. Last thought
19. Worst sexual/romantic experience
20. Biggest insecurity

I'll do Nessiah, Ledah, Monica, Shirley, Colette, and Meria. :D; Even though I haven't started Meria up at Apocrypha yet~

-Feral

( because I CAN NEVER STOP DOING THESE EVER 8D;; )

-Feral

Pick one of my RP characters and I'll answer the following questions about him or her.

1. What would your character kill for? What would they die for?
2. What would they refuse to do under any circumstances? Why?
3. What do they dream about? [Either literal or figurative, specify please.]
4. What’s their biggest fear?
5. What single object would they be most hard pressed to part with? Why?
6. What is their fondest memory?
7. What is their worst memory?
8. What or who was were their most significant influence? Expound.
9. What do they believe makes a successful life?
10. What makes them laugh?
11. What are their religious views?
12. What is their greatest strength?
13. Do they have a fatal flaw? If so, what is it?
14. Who is the most important person in their life?
15. If they died, who would miss them most? How would they die?

I'm only going to do this for Nessiah, Ledah, Monica, Shirley, and Colette. Namine has been inactive for too long (and right now she's basically just genderswapped!Nessiah); Jade hasn't really been active yet. My answers for Colette might be a little shaky because I just started her, too; bear with me. :''DD

-Feral

PS: dear me - stop fucking with your sleep schedule you idiot

PPS: Hope this thing with Nessiah and Milly gets resolved soon.

PPPS: Got nine songs decided for Gulcasa and Nessiah's FST. Need to find probably one more for Nessiah and two more for Gulcasa...

apocrypha_ooc has a new layout matching apocrypha_rp's except for the banner--the OOC comm has a new thank-you banner featuring quotes from every one of our characters. :''D If you watch/play someone, take a look and see what you can identify!

PROBABLY OF EQUAL OR GREATER INTEREST TO YOU IS THIS, WHICH HAS THOSE QUOTICONS.

And then there's The Truth About Tactics, the first of the Yggdra Universe 4koma--translated by vyctori and cleaned by me~~.

Gonna put up those icons at the ooc comm soon.

Probably as soon as SOMEONE GOES AND TAGS BACK TO THE EVENT THREAD, DAMMIT.

-Feral

I mean.




I did not see that coming. At all.

*_*




So, um, it appears that I, the literal last-minute entrant, won ATK with Subaru.

This doesn't compute, but I'm so happy that Subaru got some publicity at long laaaast.

Also, scans from world guide here:

Front cover
Back cover
Riviera spread, part 1
Riviera spread, part 2
His name is Nessiah Aries Artwaltz, and he went by Aries in Asgard, according to Sting.
Also yes, he is actually blind. And he has some thing going with Pamela's people, and set Brongaa up to take a fall.
Yggdra Union spread, part 1 (Yggdra, Milanor)
Yggdra Union spread, part 2 (Gulcasa, Nessiah, Marietta's ass)
Riviera people in swimsuits/formalwear

These files are pretty big, so they're uploaded separately. Please enjoy! :''D

-Feral

Thank you, God.





Okay, I guess this means that for now, Alan Campbell has evaded the wrath of his fanbase.

For now.

Beckyyyyyy~~, be okay...... DDDD:

-Feral

Image-heavy, hence under cut~

( oh mai gah, is this much spoilers in this video okay? )

apocrypha_rp
apocrypha_ooc

Please take a look at the profiles and apply for a character!

-Feral

PS: Oh rite, and chapter 17 of DSS is up today also.

Getting that Dept. Heaven-only RP set up right now! All Dept. Heaven fans on my flist, please check it out when I post the links!

You can find Ledah at solitaryjustice and Nessiah at immortalify.

-Feral

aslkdhg;aieha;lkdh;glia hsd;lkgja;sdflkja;lskdhg;laksdjf;laiehg;lksdajf;lhg.

SHE IS THE DEFINITION OF AWESOME. As is the picture.

OMG CARNIVAL-TAN YAAAY.

-Feral

Akihito posted the Emilia tarot card, Strength, yesterday. And, wonder of wonders, we have a teeny update on the US YU website (though we don't have any new characters yet...).

Still waiting for reviews that'll let me update DSS and Framework.

-Feral

PS: Sting are bitches.

PPS: Sting, if you want to STOP being bitches, make second printings of things. You assholes.

Yus, Feral is growing up.

I'm out of high school (finallyyyy~), I've now got my own checking and savings accounts at the local bank, I'm vaccinated against meningitis and HPV, and just today I drove by myself for the first time evar~

I continue to petition for reviews on DSS chapter 9 and The Soul's Riven Gate (STEAM!)--and I'm working to finish up Tsukiyonotchi's Ledah/Ein oneshot and chapter 12 of DSS while I do so. D: Lack of reviews = NOT WIN.

Hmmm. Other news...

I've ordered Utada-sama's album Exodus (the one I hear a lot of her fans whining about--but I like the tracks I've heard off it...) and am going to be getting that soon. Negima! #18 hits stores soon too--maybe I'll be able to hit up Borders for both at the same time~

Now that I actually have money, I'm going to get a bit more proactive on getting myself Luminous Arc and the Yggdra Union Anthology Comic. The DS itself? That can wait until I have a job, but Luminous Arc can't.

ALSO: To those who have played Rondo of Swords--SO HOT or SO NOT? I'm considering it. Steam says it's a good game, but that it's essentially a Yggdra Union knockoff.

I wanna red DS. I have purple and black game systems already; I want something red. :D

OOH OOH AND!! Knights has finally gotten its first HOT GUY! Yaaay~! We love you, Kiyudzuki-tama-sensei and Tobe-chama-sensei; we knew you wouldn't let us down! :DDD His name's kinda weird to romanize though... check the official website to see him, he's cute~

mewarrow and everyone else interested: I have the fixed YU PSP new music stuff over at flightworks. mewarrow, feel free to link to that post on gran_centurio, since you did rip them, after all~ Everyone else, come download!! :DD They're burnable!

-Feral

PS: I finally has my lovely L icon~

PPS: Some hints for that meme that's been stumping everyone: #s 2-4 are games, and I don't have any icons for #2 though it's one of my biggest influences. #1 is an anime. GO FILL IN THE HOLEZ~