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bk_forever) wrote2020-07-25 06:01 pm
bk_forever) wrote2020-07-25 06:01 pm
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Double Drabble: Complaints
Title: Complaints
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badly_knitted
Characters: Gwen, Owen.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 614: Nonstop at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
tw100.
Spoilers: Set after End of Days, while Jack is gone.
Summary: Owen is getting on Gwen’s nerves.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Gwen gave an exasperated sigh. “Give it a rest, Owen! You’ve been complaining non-stop since we started out! I don’t know what you’ve got to moan about; you’re driving. All I get to do is sit here listening to you going on and on. Can’t you shut up for five minutes? Put the radio on, or at the very least try talking to me instead of whining about every bloody thing!”
“I’m not whining!” Owen snapped. “And excuse me for complaining, but I was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night and forced to trek to the middle of nowhere looking for God knows what!”
“Oh, like you’re the only one! I was asleep too when the Rift alarm went off!” Gwen shot back. “Someone’s got to collect whatever came through.”
“So why didn’t you go by yourself?”
“Because it’s the middle of the night and the coordinates of the Rift spike are out in the country. Two sets of eyes are better than one.”
“Don’t see why it had to be me. I hate the countryside!”
“It’s our turn; Tosh and Ianto were on duty last night.”
“If Jack ever comes back I’m gonna kill him.”
The End
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Gwen, Owen.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 614: Nonstop at
tw100.Spoilers: Set after End of Days, while Jack is gone.
Summary: Owen is getting on Gwen’s nerves.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Gwen gave an exasperated sigh. “Give it a rest, Owen! You’ve been complaining non-stop since we started out! I don’t know what you’ve got to moan about; you’re driving. All I get to do is sit here listening to you going on and on. Can’t you shut up for five minutes? Put the radio on, or at the very least try talking to me instead of whining about every bloody thing!”
“I’m not whining!” Owen snapped. “And excuse me for complaining, but I was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night and forced to trek to the middle of nowhere looking for God knows what!”
“Oh, like you’re the only one! I was asleep too when the Rift alarm went off!” Gwen shot back. “Someone’s got to collect whatever came through.”
“So why didn’t you go by yourself?”
“Because it’s the middle of the night and the coordinates of the Rift spike are out in the country. Two sets of eyes are better than one.”
“Don’t see why it had to be me. I hate the countryside!”
“It’s our turn; Tosh and Ianto were on duty last night.”
“If Jack ever comes back I’m gonna kill him.”
The End
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There are a lot of parallels between Buffy and Torchwood, I think RTD was a fan so he used story elements in his own way. Most of the time he didn't do it anywhere near a well as Joss Whedon.
She would have.
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Yeah. That moment could have made Jack turn bitter, but he still held onto hope that he'd bump into the Doctor again and get some answers.
I'm thinking you are right. I'd preferred if he had made Rose more like Buffy in maturity but I guess that would be asking too much.*shrugs*
That would have been an interesting dynamic. The Doctor goes back in time and prevents Tosh from being killed.*day dreaming*
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RTD doesn't understand women, or maturity.
Yes, that would have bee cool. Maybe he could have rescued Owen too, then taken him to get un-zombied.
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Yeah. At least he listen to Julie Gardner about bringing Donna back. Otherwise we would have had another "Rose type" in the character of Penny.
That sounds like an interesting fanfic. Tosh and Owen reunited.:)
I made a Torchwood/Chuck fic centred around Tosh. It's just a draft at the moment.
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Donna was a great character, we didn't need another Rose. Just shoes how one-note RTD's writing is.
Maybe I'll do something with the idea someday...
Cool!
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I'd rather had seen Tosh go on solo missions being awesome to be honest. They all had compassion.
Yeah. RTD believed that the companion has to be "desperately in love" with the Doctor. Heck, he still made a platonic love between Ten and Donna but at least it didn't compromise the story. Just imagine if Rose had met Penny instead of Donna?
All the best with that.:)
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Tosh should have had solo adventures on the show, or with Ianto. All the cast got short-changed except for Gwen. They all should have had the chance to shine.
I'm just glad we got the Donna Ten friendship thing.
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I'd rather that, than what we got.
Yeah it was suppose to be a team effort. They did that on other shows like "Leverage".
Yes. The reason I liked series 4. I'm just sad about the finale.
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Even Bones has a good team feel with all the characters getting involvement in stories that affect them. (I'm watching Bones at the moment.)
It was such a sad ending.
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Brennan: I'm going to hug you.
Angela: Thanks for the heads up.
Yeah. I got up to season 9 but lost track.
I didn't watch Leverage when it was originally on. Probably busy watching other shows like Bones.
Parker: They make everything go wibbly-wobbly.*refers to pain pills for her injured leg*
They like to make more obvious Doctor Who or other Sci-Fi show references.:)
Ditto on the sad departures from New Who.:(
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To be honest, it's hard seeing more villains getting in the way of Booth and Brennan's family unit. Not to mention the rest of the team. I guess that's what's expected.
I managed just fine with Burn Notice but that only went for 8 seasons in comparison.
Sometimes when shows go for too long, they drag storylines.*shrugs*
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Yes, it can be hard, but most times things work out in the end. I don't think Bones went on too long, I think they ended it at the right point.
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I missed out on one episode by mistake. I pretended it was a flashback episode.:)
Castle was going to continue without two main characters before it was cancelled. Getting an abrupt ending. I couldn't imagine the show going on without Kate and Lanie.
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Kate: Call me a muse again and I will break both your legs. Okay?
They should have just focused on recovering from the shooting. The "many years later with kids" could have been left to fanfic writers. Two endings instead of just one rap up is too confusing.
I got "Amys Choice" vibes.
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Oh well, at least they didn't end it with some memory or amnesia storyline It was done in earlier seasons.*thinks of Sarah Walker*
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I did a draft fic based on the episode "Target" where Alexis got kidnapped. Since there really wasn't much aftermath shown onscreen.
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I haven't written much Castle, just a couple of short snippets and a crossover with FAKE.
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Some say her "sisterly" bond with Alexis should have been with Kate. I always thought it odd that Alexis would call Kate "Beckett". I thought calling her by her first name Kate would be more suitable.*shrugs*
I haven't done much fic stuff recently. I remember being almost obsessive with it. I guess it comes with the territory to go through certain moods or phases.
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Even Castle called her Beckett most of the time.
It can happen like that. I've got into the habit of writing every day, haven't missed a day in at least 6 years.
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Hayley: Oh, sweetie. I’m so much more than words on paper.
Aren't we all.:)
Yeah. They all did except Martha who called her Katherine. But, I don't know. I guess I'm use to calling my parents friends by a more formal name.*shrugs*
I did like how their relationship was pretty straight forward. I think their personalities meshed well. Alexis seemed more nervous when her mother Meredith came to visit.
Wow. That would make a great statistics chart.:)
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I grew up calling my friends parents Mr and Mrs and their surname, then I had to get used to calling them by their first names as I grew up. I really liked Alexis.
I just keep a notebook with my word counts. I need it for getyourwordsout and Write Every Day so I can report my progress.
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I was just glad she wasn't a baddie.
It was uncle or aunty when it was a family friend. If it was my mums friends from work, I could call them by their first name.
On other shows a character like Alexis (e.g book smarts) would act too privilege. The way they kept her on the show as she grew older was utilized quite well.:)
I'm thankful for my word count. That would have been handy when I was at school.
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I had a lot of adopted aunts and uncles, mostly my parents' friends.
Alexis was so down to earth.
Despite saying I was cutting back on my writing, I already surpassed my getyourwordsout pledge. I guess I'm not too good at cutting back...
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Both my parents come from large families.
CASTLE: And where are you off to?
ALEXIS: Oh, I signed up for an escort service. I have to meet a client.
CASTLE: What? A what?*startles*
ALEXIS: (laughs) I just wanted to see if you were listening. I’m going to the library to study.
CASTLE: Not cool.
She inherited her fathers sense of humour.:)
Have you exceeded your monthly check ins? Editing in general is where I have issues. Spending too much time on it to stay in the word limit. I hope you find new strategies or get advice on how to overcome your situation.
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When it comes to sticking to word count limits, I'm reasonably good but sometimes I end up with two versions of a story, one for the challenge community and a longer one for my journal. Drabbles often have to be edited down but most of the time I don't find that particularly difficult. I've had a lot of practice.