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rivulet027 - [#41] Adrift (Legends of Tomorrow/Torchwood)
iluvroadrunner6 - [#041] A Kiss with a Fist is Better than None (DCTV)
m_findlow - [#041] FREE SHIPPING (TORCHWOOD)
badly_knitted - [#041] It’s A Knockout (Torchwood)
darjeeling - [#041 | DOWN FOR THE COUNT] Challenge Post
darjeeling - [#040 | QUICK AND DIRTY] Results Post
darjeeling - [#040 | QUICK AND DIRTY] Voting Post
iluvroadrunner6 - [#040] Sticky Fingers (Leverage)
sumilong - [#040] Time to Fight (The Walking Dead (Telltale Video Game)
rivulet027 - [#40] Recruitment (The Flash)
m_findlow - [#040] EMERGENCY AID (TORCHWOOD)
badly_knitted - [#040] Expedience (Torchwood)
darjeeling - [#040 | QUICK AND DIRTY] Challenge Post
sumilong - [#037 | CELESTIAL BODIES] BANNERS
hokuton_punch - [#037 | Opposites Attract] Banners
sealrat - [#038 | Bloodline] Banners Post
darjeeling - [#036 | CHARLATAN] Banners Post
darjeeling - [#039 | CELESTIAL BODIES] Results Post
darjeeling - [#039 | CELESTIAL BODIES] Voting Post
ladybrooke - [#039] To Check The Stars (The Silmarillion)

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rivulet027

Theme Prompt: #041 – Down for the Count
Title: Adrift
Fandom: DCTV (mostly Legends of Tomorrow)/Torchwood (brief)
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, Multiple pairings, cyrophobia
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 998
Summary: Len should be dead, not seeing all his possibilities in the multiverse.

( Adrift: )

iluvroadrunner6

Theme Prompt: #041 – Down for the Count
Title: A Kiss with a Fist is Better Than None
Fandom: DCTV
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 628
Summary: It doesn’t matter that people have taken him down before, and that usually comes with planning and time – and cold guns. Oliver just wants Thea to punch him.

( a kiss with a fist is better than none )

m_findlow

Theme Prompt: #041 - Down for the count
Title: Free shipping
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Rhys should have known there was nothing normal about this delivery...

( Free shipping )

badly_knitted

Theme Prompt: [#041] – Down For The Count
Title: It’s A Knockout
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG / None.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 999
Summary: Torchwood’s latest alien visitor proves to be a bit of a handful.

( It’s A Knockout... )

Current Mood: busy
Current Location: my desk
Current Music: silence

darjeeling

Challenge 041:
DOWN FOR THE COUNT

(idiom.) 1. Having been, or very near to being, defeated, ruined, or overcome. 2. Likened to a boxer who has been knocked to the mat and cannot get to his or her feet before the referee counts to 10, thus losing the match.

It's a phrase often remarked about other people, but rarely about ourselves. It's always easier to be objective about failure, or at least imminent failure, when it's not personal. Someone or something 'down for the count' could be in business, health, an organization or even an opinion. And does it really mean that something has passed a point where recovery isn't an option any longer? Write a story where something/someone is considered 'down for the count'.

BONUS GOAL: Ten Count

If your submission references boxing, or any physical blow that results in a knockout, that entry will earn an extra point to be tallied during voting!

Challenge ends Monday, May 15th at 9:00PM EST

• Post your submission as a new entry using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 041 - down for the count
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

darjeeling

What a wonderful voting turnout this time! We had 11 people participate, and I really appreciate everyone who took the time. Thank you!

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #40 - Quick and Dirty.

( This week's winners are... )

darjeeling

Great selection for our 6 entries this week!

( List of entries )

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth two points, and third place votes are worth one point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, May 10th, at 9:00PM EST.

iluvroadrunner6

Theme Prompt: #040 – Quick and Dirty
Title: Sticky Fingers
Fandom: Leverage
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 340
Summary: Sometimes, you need an elaborate heist, some kind of complicated grift, in order to get what you need. And sometimes, you just need something quick, dirty and blissfully uncomplicated. It’s no surprise to anyone that Parker tends to prefer the latter.

( sticky fingers )

sumilong

Theme Prompt: [#040] – Quick And Dirty
Title: Time to Fight
Fandom: The Walking Dead (Telltale Video Game)
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 (Mentions of Violence)
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 317
Summary: The horde's closing in and Clementine can see no other way out.

( Time to Fight )

rivulet027

Theme Prompt: #040 - Quick and dirty
Title: Recruitment
Fandom: The Flash
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 373
Summary: In her brother's absence Lisa takes over the Rogues and recruits Clarissa Stein.

( Recruitment: )

m_findlow

Theme Prompt: #040 - Quick and dirty
Title: Emergency aid
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 499 words
Summary: Owen is left with no tools, no time, and no choice.

( Emergency aid )

badly_knitted

Theme Prompt: [#040] – Quick And Dirty
Title: Expedience
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG / None.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 499
Summary: Andy gets initiated into one of the less pleasant aspects of Torchwood’s work.

( Expedience... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk
Current Music: silence

darjeeling

Challenge 040:
QUICK AND DIRTY

There are right and proper ways to do something... and then there are the get it done by any means necessary methods. Both have their place, but the latter tend to be favoured by people more in the moment, where time and function take precedence over due diligence. Write a story where something is accomplished by a quick and dirty method rather than the "right" way of doing it.

BONUS GOAL: Skinny Mini!

If your submission is less than 500 words, that entry will earn an extra point to be tallied during voting!

Challenge ends Monday, May 8th at 9:00PM EST

• Post your submission as a new entry using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 040 - quick and dirty
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

sumilong

Congratulations to the winners! Enjoy your banners. ^_^

( This way to the winners! )

hokuton_punch

Yet again, apologies for the lateness, and please let me know if there's anything you'd like me to fix. (I made them a bit smaller this time, due to image quality issues...) Congratulations to the winners!

( Banners under the cut. )

Current Mood: embarrassed

sealrat

Congrats to our winners! Apologies for the delay.

( Banners under the cut )

darjeeling

I forgot about these :X Sorry!

( banners under the cut )

darjeeling

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #39 - Celestial Bodies.

( This week's winners are... )

darjeeling

Stellar lineup of fandoms this week with 8 entries!

( List of entries )

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth two points, and third place votes are worth one point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, April 19th, at 9:00PM EST.

ladybrooke

Theme Prompt: #039 Celestial Bodies
Title: To Check The Stars
Fandom: The Silmarillion
Rating/Warnings: G, no warnings needed
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 717
Summary: Varda has made stars and constellations for many different reasons, and now she leaves her throne to check on them.

( she checks her stars )

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[#41] Adrift (Legends of Tomorrow/Torchwood)

[#041] A Kiss with a Fist is Better than None (DCTV)

[#041] FREE SHIPPING (TORCHWOOD)

[#041] It’s A Knockout (Torchwood)

[#041 | DOWN FOR THE COUNT] Challenge Post

[#040 | QUICK AND DIRTY] Results Post

[#040 | QUICK AND DIRTY] Voting Post

[#040] Sticky Fingers (Leverage)

[#040] Time to Fight (The Walking Dead (Telltale Video Game)

[#40] Recruitment (The Flash)

[#040] EMERGENCY AID (TORCHWOOD)

[#040] Expedience (Torchwood)

[#040 | QUICK AND DIRTY] Challenge Post

[#037 | CELESTIAL BODIES] BANNERS

[#037 | Opposites Attract] Banners

[#038 | Bloodline] Banners Post

[#036 | CHARLATAN] Banners Post

[#039 | CELESTIAL BODIES] Results Post

[#039 | CELESTIAL BODIES] Voting Post

[#039] To Check The Stars (The Silmarillion)