Answers to that character meme

[kate]

My character list cut in case you want to give me a prompt before you know who's who.

1. B'Elanna Torres Star Trek: Voyager
2. Fiona Glennane Burn Notice
3. Neal Caffrey White Collar
4. Cougar Alvarez The Losers
5. Ronon Dex Stargate: Atlantis
6. Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Dana Scully The X-Files
8. River Tam Firefly
9. Parker Leverage
10. Mako Mori Pacific Rim
11. Black Hat Priest
12. Charlie Bradbury Supernatural
13. Reginald Jeeves Jeeves and Wooster
14. Toothless How to Train Your Dragon
15. Dr. Spencer Reid Criminal Minds

From grammarwoman:

Given the group of 1 (B'Elanna), 3 (Neal Caffrey), 7 (Scully), 9 (Parker), and 14 (Toothless): who fills each role in their 5 man band? What role does their group serve?

From that link, here are the members of a five-man band. My favorite part is that there are 3 women, and none of them are the chick.

The Leader — (lead singer) The leader of the group. Clearly this is Scully.
The Lancer — (lead guitar) Usually a contrast to The Leader. Parker! :D :D :D
The Smart Guy — (keyboardist) The physically weak, but intelligent or clever member. Neal Caffrey!
The Big Guy — (drummer) The strongman of the team. B'Elanna, OF COURSE.
The Chick — (vocal effects, tambourine) A peacekeeping role to balance out the other members' aggression, bringing them to a nice or at least manageable medium. The Chick is often considered the heart of the group. AHAHAHAHAH THIS IS TOOTHLESS.

There could be a case for switching Neal and Scully, but honestly? I think Scully'd be a better leader of a dragon squadron in Temeraire-verse. :D :D :D :D :D

2 (Fiona), 8 (River), 10 (Mako), 13 (Jeeves): when they get together, is it for a book club, stitch'n'bitch, RPG/boardgame group, or potluck gathering? Depending on which is chosen, what's their favorite book genre/craft/game/cuisine?

Okay, seriously, for these four, I'd have said karate class, but if I have to stick with the given options, pretty sure they're playing a D&D tabletop game where Jeeves is the DM (I WANT JEEVES AS MY DM), Fi is playing a barbarian, River is playing a sorcerer, and Mako is playing a ranger.

4 (Cougar) & 6 (Spike) play a game of "Marry, Shag, Cliff" with 5 (Ronon), 11 (Black Hat), and 12 (Charlie) as the options. What are their choices?

Oh, this is interesting! Cougar is probably the easiest, there, I think he'd kill Black Hat, shag Charlie and marry Ronon. Spike is tougher – especially if he's evil or mostly evil Spike. I think he'd probably shag Charlie, too, and have no idea which one of Ronon and Black Hat he would marry or kill – I think, in the end, he'd probably marry with Black Hat just because he's a vampire too and Ronon's probably pretty tasty.

Which person on the list is 15's (Reid) best friend, and who is their worst enemy?

I think enemy is easiest because it's obviously a bad guy. So that leaves Spike (6) or Black Hat (11), and they're both vampires, so I think that's probably not going to end well for Reid. D:

As for his bestie, while I think there are many options (Scully (7) and Reid, FBI besties!), I think it would be Charlie (12).

From recessional:

One (B'Elanna) and nine (Parker) end up with custody of a small child for twenty four hours. How does THAT go?

Ahahaha, wellllllllllll… pre-finale B'Elanna and Parker, it's probably a nightmare (and I think recruitment of other crew and/or team members is likely to happen). After B'Elanna has her own small child, it's probably not so bad… just making sure Parker doesn't get into any trouble or teach the kid things it's best they not know at that age.

From synecdochic:

if 5 (Ronon) and 11 (Black Hat) met for coffee and it wound up with 11 dumping coffee in 5's lap, who would it be and why? Accidental, deliberate, klutziness, etc?

Ahahaha, pretty sure it'd be on purpose, as a getaway maneuver as soon as Ronon discovered Black Hat was a Wraith in disguise. I've often wondered if Ronon and Teyla maybe believe that the vampire legends are based on the Wraith.

6 (Spike) and 9 (Parker) go on a road trip! what happens next?

I'm pretty sure there's a worldwide trail of missing diamonds and dead people and lots and lots of crazy laughter.

what's 3's (Neal Caffrey) favorite type of cookie?

You know? I have no idea. I don't think it's mentioned in canon, but Neal doesn't seem like a big cookie sort of guy. Too lowbrow. I can't think of a highbrow cookie to save my life. But if there is such a thing as a highbrow cookie, I assume that's what Neal likes.

From bethctg:

8 (River) and 12 (Charlie) start a business together. What kind of business is it, and what is the role of each of them in it? Which of the 15 characters would call upon their service?

Oh boy. Well. River and Charlie are kind of polar opposites, really. I think Charlie would be scared of River, tbh. But I could see them working together in the name of good, vaguely like Finch and Reese in POI. So I can see them being problem solvers/protectors of a sort, I guess? And that's a lot like the Burn Notice people, so I can see them working with Fi, maybe, and calling on Neal, maybe, but I don't really see anyone on my list asking them for help, honestly. Though if I was writing fic, I'm pretty sure I could come up with reasons for any of them to require their help. Because fic.

From clavally:

If 1 (B'Elanna), 2 (Fiona), 6 (Spike), 7 (Scully), 10 (Mako), and 15 (Reid) go to an amusement park; who is who's coaster buddy? Also, is there someone that refuses to ride the roller coaster and goes and hangs out in the arcade? Does one of them drag the others to the live shows? Does one of them like the water rides more than the other rides?

Yeah, I'm betting Fi and Spike are off riding the biggest, baddest roller coasters they can find with Mako and B'Elanna, while Scully and Reid figure out how to win all the prize games and end up with giant stuffed animals they make Spike and B'Elanna carry around with them. Pretty sure Reid would insist on going to all the shows, too, especially fireworks, if they had any.

From ilthit:

Monster AU: What kind of supernatural monsters would 2 (Fiona), 5 (Ronon) and 13 (Jeeves) be and how would that change them? (If the character is a monster, reverse this to make them non-supernatural.)

Ohhh, this is fascinating. Good choosing to pick three actual humans! I'm not into werewolves, but the pack dynamics here would be SO interesting. Ronon's clearly a lone wolf type during his running years, and I would love to see Fi be the alpha of a pack (which Ronon joins later, of course), because she's awesome. Jeeves would make sure there was always enough tea, clothes for whenever they shifted out, and keeping them off the local law enforcement's radar.

15 (Reid) is faced with a crime mystery. What do they do?

Hee, this is the easiest one. He calls up the BAU and they investigate! :D

10 (Mako) and 11 (Black Hat) have accidentally got married while drunk. Now what?

Hm. Well, Black Hat's pretty hot. If Mako doesn't try to kill him on principle (assuming the Kaiju has somehow made humanity and the vampires work together), then I think, unless something strange happened that makes them drift-compatible (and really, HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE!?) then they get a nice annulment and say their goodbyes.

1 (B'Elanna), 14 (Toothless), 8 (River) and 3 (Neal) are playing poker for high stakes. Who wins? Did they cheat? How do the others react?

Neal wins, he definitely cheated, and River caught him because mind-reading. And Toothless licked him and stuck all the cards to the table so he couldn't do it again.

Comments

[trobadora]

Happy birthday! :)

[kate]

Thank you! So far, so lovely. Until I get up at 3am tomorrow to fly to Texas. D:

[ilthit]

Jeeves as a DM? He already is the DM in the LARP none of the players know they're playing!

I want to see Toothless "playing poker". :D That's adorable.

[kate]

Oh, SO TRUE. &Jeeves;

Right?! I loved that Toothless was picked for a poker game. :D :D :D

[china_shop]

These are great! That last one made me laugh and laugh. <3

[kate]

Hahahaha, yyyyyy. Never play poker with a mind-reader and a dragon, Neal!

[bethctg]

:D
Jeeves in karate class OR playing D&D is killing me!
This is awesome.

[kate]

Hahaha, I can totally see him being all perfectly prim the whole karate class, never a drop of sweat or hair out of place. :D

But DM, man - the hell he'd rain down on his party, all perfectly orchestrated. :D :D :D

[clavally]

These were awesome! I feel like I know what Neal's favorite cookie is, but I can't place it and now it's going to bug me. lol I think it's peanut butter, but I don't know why I think that.

:p I love this meme so much!

[kate]

Hahaha, I am a little surprised he likes cookies at all! He really doesn't seem the type.

I love this meme tooooooooooooo! You should play. >:D

[clavally]

I have my list of characters sitting here, I keep meaning to throw up the answers and then I get distracted! I'll try to remember when I get back from the store. <3333

Yeah, he doesn't really seem the type, does he? The only thing I can tell you for sure is he like pistachio gelato. :p

[kate]

Well, who doesn't? :D

<33333333 POST IT BB. POST EEEEET!

[grammarwoman]

*CLAPPYHANDS* I love your answers! Scully! Scully and Parker (I can see Parker imprinting on Scully like WHOA)! Scully leading a dragon squadron! :D :D :D

What a fantastic karate class that would be, too.

[kate]

<3333 ME TOO! Scully being all maternal to Parker makes me go d'awwwwww.

[cleverthylacine]

I make gluten-free shortbread biscuits flavoured with rose water with pink chips of candied rose petal in them. Maybe Neal would like those.

[kate]

Ooooh, I bet he would! And I would kill for that recipe! *makes puppy eyes*

[cleverthylacine]

Warning, this is not very precise because I make them by feel :)

1 stick of good butter (not the unsalted kind actually) & 1 cup organic pale sugar for every 6-12 cookies depending on how thick you want them and how big they are.

Cream butter and sugar. Add about a 1/2 tsp (capful) of real vanilla extract, rosewater to taste (some people like it moderate, some people want to feel like they're eating perfume), and a pinch of cinnamon.

Take your favourite gluten-free all-purpose flour blend (I recommend Better Batter--or regular flour if you eat gluten--I didn't know I was celiac when I invented these) and work it in until it feels like cookie dough; if you accidentally add too much you can add a little rosewater or butter to the mix. Dough should have enough resistance to be rolled out and not be incredibly sticky any more.

Take a small packet of candied rose petals and crush most of them (you can reserve as many whole ones as you plan to make cookies) until they are about the size of chocolate chips, and knead them into the dough.

Roll out the dough and either cut them into bars or use cookie cutters. I use heart shaped cutters for these usually. Place onto aluminum foil/parchment covered cookie sheets/silicon baking sheets (whatever you prefer). They should be oily enough not to stick. Put a single petal on top of each if you like. Sometimes I have dusted the tops with sugar.

Heat up your oven to 275-350ish and bake them till your whole house smells like roses and they're a little more golden than before, even brown at the edges is OK, but you want to keep an eye on them because burnt rose is not an easily acquired taste. <3

You can also do this with violet syrup/extract/liqueur and candied violets, if you like violets. I did not think it worked very well with lavender buds and lavender tea, largely because the lavender tea did not have much flavour and the lavender buds burn easily.

[kate]

Ooooh, yay, thank you! This is brilliant! I think I might try it with the candied violets - that sounds lovely.

[synecdochic]

heeee, awesome.

[kate]

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