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On this glorious day, we just barely managed to get through the bare minimum of meeting requirements due to a perfectly reasonable amount of discussion of What We Do in the Shadows.

Everyone took the quiz for the rec! See results.

Food

What We Do in the Shadows

phnx wrote the thing!

What We Do in the Shadows

thetyro prompted the thing! for roguemariel to complete next meeting

But what if Will were a selkie, and Jack kept his pelt?

What We Do in the Shadows

But like Jack didn't even know it was Will's pelt... It's just this disgusting af faux fur jacket. This is probably why Will is always sick

What We Do in the Shadows

Okay no but seriously thetyro prompted the thing!

What We Do in the Shadows

A continued report of the thing! that thetyro prompted

What We Do in the Shadows

Perfectly reasonable.

phnx

thetyro is still working on their submission for me. It will be exactly a thousand words.

New fandom chosen was Hannibal.

The fandom quiz was prepared appropriately, thank you.

thetyro, 3.5K words is not a long fic. Clearly, I should have recc’d something 300.5K to demonstrate this.

Cannibalism dream!

Venom & Hannibal

Venom & Queer Eye

Ways to begin Hannibal fandom meetings: いただきます
Ways to end the Hannibal fandom meetings: ごちそうさまでした

Clarification on the word count of pictures:

Pictures are a thousand words, check

Pictures with background text? Still just 1K

Pictures with speech bubbles? Speaking words count towards the word count

(many off-topic discussions)
(real life trauma)
(pigeons)

Talking about Check, Please!

thetyro hasn’t heard the You and the Dark Lord Cthulhu song!

Detroit Become Human still not out on PC ToT

Dice

...

Still dice

( Wait, what are our roles again? )

phnx

Our new fandom...

This is the Hannibal cycle! Hannibal (NBC) series only, please, no Thomas Harris novels, Anthony Hopkins movies, Hannibal Barca, or Hannigram rarepairs ~~(well, maybe Hannigram rarepairs are okay)~~

Our required canon material for this cycle can be found here, and the associated quiz can be found here. There is, of course, a new fandom inquiry form which can be found here, and the new Assigned Roles letters can be found here.

Our required fanfic reading material for the free month is My Husband, by VictoriaAGrey; here is the associated quiz.

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Other Resources:

Phnx's Hannigram Rec list
RogueMarieL's Hannigram Rec List

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Canon Quiz | Inquiry Form | Fanfic Quiz | Letters | Writing Challenge Template

phnx

WRITING CHALLENGE:
choose freely—we’ll only mock you relentlessly

PROPOSED TITLE (open to changes):
FANDOM SETTING be detailed:
SYNOPSIS:

GENRE: (check all that apply; cross out any prohibited genres)
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RATING:
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Archive Warnings: (check any warnings that are implied in your challenge and cross out any prohibited warnings)
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Time period (check a time period you'd like the fic's setting to be inspired by. Cross out any which you would prefer not to read):
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AU: (check all that apply; cross out any prohibited AUs)
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Tropes/Kinks: (check all that apply; cross out any prohibited tropes/kinks)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:

______________________________________________

phnx

To bring you your rec for this month, I went through my Check, Please bookmarks and found the shortest fic in there. You're welcome. Once upon a time, back in the early days of our beloved ~~cult~~ totally normal °˖✧friendship✧˖° group, we used to choose fics that were in some way related to the prompts we were unveiling. Have I chosen to respect that tradition on this re-dawning of our pack? No, I have not.

The rec: Was Your Date Successfully Crashed?, by editingatwork Hilariously enough, this is the same author who wrote

thetyro's chosen-at-random rec from last week.
The quiz: est ici

And finally... the moment you've all been waiting for...

The prompt

roguemariel

( The Minutes )

roguemariel

Hello, and welcome back, Watermelon Wolves!

It's been a long time since we've gotten together in our traditional style.

As we all know, the first unofficial meeting of Suica was held in June, 2014, although we didn't know it at the time. Our first official meeting wasn't held until July, and

phnx and I are still shocked that

thetyro went with it.

I can't believe it's been five years.

There was this lovely origins post, in case anyone wants to go back and look at it. It is of our "long-forgotten origins" -- and it was written in October, 2014, so I can only imagine how much more forgotten our origins have become. (As a brief aside, I also wonder: where have the boards gone?)

As it has been quite some time since we have gotten together in our official capacity, I would also like to remind you of our traditional pack roles, and the rules that guide us. There have, of course, been some changes that we may need to address -- for example, we no longer live in the same area, making the "time and venue" portion of the omega role somewhat obsolete.

That being said, as our five year official pack anniversary is soon to be upon us, it's time to go back to our roots with our first official meeting in more than two years.

Today's meeting topics include but are not limited to:

The redrawing of pack roles! Are you an Alpha, a Beta, or an Omega? Click here to take a quiz that has absolutely no bearing on our Suica Pack dynamics!
Appropriate paperwork. Thank you to thetyro for beginning this, and to phnx for running with it!
The Pack Notebook. Has it been sent? Where is it now?
Pack tea. Do any of us still even have watermelon barley tea? What are we planning on doing about this? Do we have official meeting foods?
Pack birthday activity. Any ideas?
A brief discussion about Good Omens, the mini series.

I hope you're as excited as I am to rebuild! I'll see you soon!

roguemariel

( Meeting Minutes )

phnx

Due to the carelessness in time management of some unnamed individuals, the meeting begins more than an hour and a half past its designated time.

Let there be shame.

Minutes have not yet been posted. What.

I’VE GOT HIIIIIIGH HOPES. I’VE GOT HIIIIIIIIIIIGH HOPES. HIGH APPLE PIE IN THE SKYYYYYY HOPES.

The meeting begins!

-A review of last month’s quiz results takes place.
-

thetyro should probably watch due South at some point.
-A discussion of mugs takes place. Have a ~~nice~~ DAY.
-Universities DX
-COMMAS (not comas)
-We got super off-topic. When did this happen?
-Stories about work.

Okay, seriously, meeting stuff:

Ankh-Morpork's Most Wanted, by imperfectcircle | Quiz 1
Eight Sessions, by Speranza | Quiz 2
Prompt

The meeting ends with Yukon Ho!

phnx

Pre-Meeting Discussion highlights:

-There is difficulty connecting.
-YOUR WHOLE FACE IS A FACE.
-

thetyro is being mean.
-Drunk is not a location.
-

phnx recognised Bucky!
-Why are you still linking tumblr images.
-So this game that none of us play.
-Whole Foods sells not-whole watermelons. LIARS.
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thetyro saw the Deadpool movie!
-The opening credits are beautiful, and you should look them up on youtube.
-Socialising is terrible.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

-

roguemariel is still finishing her emissary duties… -_-;;;
-

thetyro is taking the 4 Minute Window quiz! Yay! ...But he hasn’t finished the fic. Uh oh.
-

roguemariel is a stalling staller who stalls.
-

roguemariel reveals:

New fandom!
New fandom inquiry form!
Canon quiz!
The Fanfic Rec: The Three Second Answer, by seperis (Quiz!) and It's Like This Old Inuvit Story I Knew , by rageprufrock (Quiz!)
Letters!
Writing Challenge template! --> TBA

-Everyone takes the inquiry form.
-

phnx takes the Asylum quiz and the The Three Second Answer quiz. That was a terrible idea. Oops.
-Drawing for roles! The new roles for the next round will be:

α:

roguemariel
β:

phnx
ω:

thetyro

And the meeting ends!

We're all interns now... (somehow this is scarier than being an omega)

roguemariel

( Avengers assemble! )

thetyro

The meeting takes a really long time to start. This is so uncharacteristic for us. It's shocking. Just shocking.

"Avengers-"

[Ten minutes and one shirt change happen.]

"-assemble. "

The hunt for schools is discussed. It it still going terribly. Then we talk about anime, mostly Yu-gi-oh, for a really long time.

Those currently in school discuss their experience.

The prompt is given! It can be found HERE. It involves firemen and nonsense.

Accomplishing things is put off so that we can talk about what kind of doctor Bruce Banner is.

Stargate; how many time did Daniel Jackson die?

The rec is recommended.
"Our new rec is Between Their Names by Sproings.

The quiz is here. Good luck! "

We talk about Marvel for a long time.

It is discussed if the quiz typos were intentional punishment for introducing the “other” option or unfortunate typos.
The world may never know.

The meeting ends!

Until next time, everybody!

α:

phnx
β:

roguemariel
ω:

thetyro

phnx

Pre-Meeting Discourse

roguemariel has weird midterms. Everyone should know how to use i.e. and e.g. Shame on humanity.

Wait, how do we begin the meeting, anyway? New fandom, new rules!

To begin the meeting: "Avengers Assemble!"
To end the meeting: "Next order of business is the Disciplinary Committee."

The meeting begins!

-Discussion of

thetyro's recc'd fic, Brooklyn in Bloom, by 74days (now with quiz!)
-Florists
-Discussion of other fics
-Dognapping! Also, refrigerators...
-Hair! And then no hair!
-Discussing awkward bits we don't like in fics
-Also discussion awkward bits we do like in fics
-Snapchat & Tumblr & Twitter
-Review of quiz results -- we all passed!
-Spiderman in CA

Guys!

-We should write fics on Saturdays during meetings (for maybe 30 minutes)!
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thetyro voted yes. Suck it,

roguemariel.

roguemariel apparently really likes Flight of the Conchords.

-She is buying tickets, maybe.
-If she can find someone to go with.
-She is a terrible person, so this isn't likely.

Further off-topic Highlights!

-No insults unless you share your food!
-How did we all meet?
-We are a cult

-Family and friends nonsense.
-Where have all the packages gone?

thetyro is calling for redelivery.
-

roguemariel may have a job!

Writing Challenge!

-...Then we start talking about

phnx's birthday.
-Time zones?

Meeting ends according to ~~new~~ tradition.

-We always do things spontaneously and then claim it's a tradition. Is that also a characteristic of a cult?

New roles for the month:

α:

roguemariel
β:

thetyro
ω:

phnx

thetyro

*With focus on the Avengers/Cap. America/Winter Soldier portions. If you want to later pick Marvel's Spiderman you are free to do so.

Surprised? I am sure you are. Required reading for all pack members is up for discussion. However the Marvel Wiki will probably come in very handy regardless. Pt 1 of the quiz is here. Results are HERE. Pt 2 of the quiz is now here. Part 2 is based on The Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the surrounding Avengers canon. *cough*fanon*cough*. Everyone should be able to pass because we have all totally seen those movies.

The recommended fanfic for the free month is Apartment 409 by 74days. The quiz will be HERE. Eventually.

Don't forget to fill out the New Fandom Interest Inquiry form before the new cycle begins. Results are HERE.

There is also a new writing challenge template.

phnx

Meeting begins with ten-minute break!

-

phnx is still reading the first portion of

thetyro’s fic, and

thetyro is still reading

roguemariel’s fic. Meanwhile,

roguemariel is still contemplating adding more questions to the quiz. Brief discussion of fics occurs before

phnx and

roguemariel run off for tea.

Break ends!

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thetyro and

roguemariel have Bookmarks!

thetyro has comments from way back when that he didn’t know about.
-People who don’t know how to use AO3. >: (
-People who don’t know how to use series (vs. chapters vs. arbitrary references in fic summaries). >: (
-Line graphs you can recreate with your arms are probably not terribly detailed.
-Illegal downloading and its relation to the world’s declining population of whales.

Proper meeting stuff!

-Prompt! Harry might be a janitor. Tune in next month to find out!
-Rec! quiz!
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phnx and

roguemariel disagree about the answer(s) to

roguemariel’s fic. As per usual.
-Hashtags or no hashtags?

Ridiculous fandoms and thetyro’s need for new headphones.

-They are ridiculous
-Also, ledgers are frustrating. Who owes whom money again?
-Skype. >: (

thetyro didn’t realise the meeting was still going.

-But he has movie tickets for tonight, so.
-There is much confusion as to which letters people are talking about. Way more confusion than is merited by

phnx’s vague wording.

roguemariel dies a tragic and dramatic death via the Riddikulus spell.

New Roles for the month:

Head Boy:

thetyro
Prefect:

roguemariel
First Year:

phnx

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NEW RULE: IF YOU DIDN’T SUBMIT A COMPLETE WORK OR CHAPTER FOR YOUR PROMPT BY THE DESIGNATED MEETING, THE OMEGA IN QUESTION WILL NOT ADVANCE TO ALPHA FOR THE NEXT MONTH. In this case, the previous alpha will remain alpha for an additional month, and there will be two omegas (dun dun DA DA!!).

E.g.

Meeting A:

Alpha: T (prompt, rec, quiz)
Beta: R (beta-reader)
Omega: P (writing submission, chooses time and venue)

Meeting B: Omega P failed to complete submission on time.

Alpha: T (submits only rec and quiz)
Beta: N/A
Omega: R, P (both work on submissions; R is responsible for choosing time and venue, P submits a prompt but no required reading or quiz)

Meeting C: P and R successfully submitted their works.

Alpha: R, P (each submit recs and quizzes, but only R submits a prompt)
Beta: N/A
Omega: T (writing submission, chooses time and venue)

Meeting D: (/cycle, +free month, +drawing of roles; but it would naturally fall as:)

Alpha: T (prompt, rec, quiz)
Beta: R (beta-reader)
Omega: P (writing submission, chooses time and venue)

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thetyro

( Read more... )

roguemariel

( There will be no foolish wand waving or silly incantations in this class. )

roguemariel

Alpha

phnx aroos.
The draw -- "Are you ready, are you ready?" -

phnx
Names and roles drawn from thick woolen socks:
Beta
thetyro

roguemariel is pissed. omega once more. damnit

phnx. The next month is going to be fantastic. (That was sarcastic, guys.)

The letters in their entirety may be viewed here. They are amazing, holy shit

phnx.

thetyro understands why

phnx was so excited. It is no longer considered an over-reaction.

phnx and

thetyro make fun of

roguemariel's hopping. The boxes will be taken out eventually. Hush.
New fandom and reading posted! We are now Harry Potter! New roles are:
Alpha is now Head Boy/Head Girl
Beta is now Prefect
Omega is now First Year.

thetyro asks about

roguemariel's horrible, no good, very bad Thursday.
It was awful. Some guy made announcements.

thetyro thinks

roguemariel should go to bed.

thetyro is looking at the new letter writing community. It's going... interestingly.

thetyro looks at this. This one requires questions.
First guess: Gwen.
Second guess: None. To be returned to later.

thetyro looks at this.
First guess: Botan. Yay! Good job,

thetyro.

thetyro looks at this. This one requires questions.

phnx needs to stop helping.
First guess: Draco Malfoy.
Second guess: Cedric Diggory. Good job!

thetyro looks at this.
Sadly, he has never read Hana-Kimi, but assumes it's the doctor.

thetyro looks at this.
This is not something

thetyro knows, but believes it to be "Arthur's father who is definitely not Giles." Excellent.

Does

thetyro know Hika-Go? We'll find out! The answer: Yes.

thetyro looks at this.
First guess: The ghost, the go ghost. "His name's not Sai..." No.

thetyro, his name is Sai.

Apparently, Pendragon is more memorable than Uther. Odd.

How are we getting rid of the Head Girl/Boy?

roguemariel votes for "Avada kedavra!" No takers.

A small discussion on why Voldemort was a horrible role model for taking over the world.

thetyro does not recognize Imperio when he hears it. Wow,

thetyro. Wow.

Harry almost never gets hit by Avada Kedavra. He gets hit by Imperio much more.

phnx must be "killed" by Expecto Patronum! (

thetyro says, "If the shoe fits." I am not sure if that was a compliment.)

thetyro may or may not be defeated by Imperio. I'm not actually sure.

roguemariel is just going to be Head Girl forever. Bwahahahaha.
Nevermind,

roguemariel is to be removed by Riddikulus! Why.

phnx will someday say, "There will be no foolish pencil waving or silly spoken comments in this class!" I approve.

Butterbeer recipes are being contemplated.

Pottermore is a disappointment. Why, Pottermore. Why.

"We're all first years!" --

phnx

Next cycle (005!), we will all be writing--

With this in mind, I have prepared some required reading for all pack members: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ~~in its entirety~~ Chapter 10. I know some of us might not have our personal copies of the books on hand, so I included a pdf link. The associated quiz can be found here.

The recommended fanfic for the free month is Reflections in Erised, by xPhineasx. You may not like the pairing, but the fic is also only 1,198 words, so. Deal. The quiz can be found here.

Don't forget to fill out the New Fandom Interest Inquiry form before the new cycle begins (November 7/8). There is also a new writing challenge template which is Harry Potter specific.

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Some additional fandom resources:

If you'd like to rec HPDM fic but you don't know where to start or you can't find that one fic from when you were ~~twelve~~ last in the fandom, you might want to check out Sulky-Rhino's Harry/Draco Portal.

My old favourite mega-pairing portal is now long gone, I'm afraid, but here are the fics I compiled in a rec list--still with limited pairing choice, because... well. But they're there.

phnx

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Entries tagged with monthly meetings

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