12 Characters (walk into a bar...)

[lifeonqueen]

Gakked from lizardbeth:

This meme is both old and short on instructions, so I decided to pick my 12 favourite characters of all time. This is not necessarily in order of precedence:

1) Batman
2) Robin Hood
3) Ellen Ripley
4) Han Solo
5) Sarah Connor
6) Elizabeth Bennett
7) Barbara "Oracle" Gordon
8) Aeryn Sun
9) Veronica Mars
10) Eleanor of Aquitaine (from A Lion in Winter - it's a play and and movie. It counts. Shutup!)
11) Jessica Jones (Alias, New Avengers)
12) Decimus Meridius Maximus (Gladiator)

runners up: John Crichton, Kyle Reese, Eve Dallas, Lissar (from Robin McKinley's Deerskin), Miles Vorkosigan, Anna Karenina (shafted. Why the hate, Leo, why?), Princess Leia, Donna Noble, Rose Tyler, Gwen Cooper, Nine, Martha Jones, Storm, Kitty Pryde, Rahne Sinclair, Selene, Black Widow, Dani Moonstar, the girls from IMAY, Helen Magnus, Morgana "le Fay", John Constantine, Starbuck, Rogue, Cecilia Tallis, Elizabeth Swan, Luke Cage, Bucky Barnes, Eomer....

1. Have you ever read a six (Elizabeth Bennett)/11 (Jessica Jones) fic? Do you want to?
Elizabeth Bennett/Jessica Jones girlslash sounds like a bit of a stretch. It wouldn't be my idea of fun - Elizabeth and Jessica are both happily paired up. To make it work, the author would have to do a lot of character yardwork. Still... Pride and Prejudice and Mutants has a ring to it.

2. Do you think four (Han Solo) is hot? How Hot?
Oh, Hell yes. Hawtter than hawt! Han Solo's a bit of a prick, a cad, a cardsharp, a rascal, a deliberate scallywag and a good time at parties. He's sex-on-stick with a blaster and the ultimate wounded hero. Cynical, disillusioned, Han wants Leia to save him so badly and, lo, a generation of young women were launched into adulthood with the (erroneous?) belief that yes, Virginia, there are men who find argumentative women attractive (and have no problems arguing back).

3. What would happen if Twelve got Eight pregnant?
If Maximus got Aeryn Sun pregnant...? Either John Crichton would have to kill a bitch or the Peacekeepers would finally have the prototype for their master race. Also, time-travel.

4. Can you rec any fics about nine (Veronica Mars)?
Good Veronica Mars fic is in the eye of the beholder: veronicamarsfic tends towards the Veronica/Logan 'twu luv' meme. Yuletide stories are always well-crafted but not necessarily kink-speficific. But if you've got a little UC hitch in your step, monimala has a series of wonderful Veronica/other stories involving Lamb, Weevil and even James Bond.

5. Would two (Robin Hood) and six (Elizabeth Bennett) make a good couple?
Oh. Oh, yes. Yes. YES - he'd be sarcastic, bitter and disillusioned, stripped of his honour and turned to thieving as his only means of fighting the injustice laid upon him and his people. She'd be the daughter of the manor at first repulsed by his choice to turn outlaw, but slowly awakened to his cause, to the need to demand justice and fight for it. And there would be swords and shooting arrows at Lady DeBurgh. AWESOME.

6. Five/nine (Sarah Connor/Veronica Mars) or five/10 (Sarah Connor/Eleanor of Aquitaine)?
I can see Veronica Mars in the aftermath of Judgement Day, can't you? Veronica and Sarah together? Together, together? A pack can only have one alpha. Still, I'd like to see the fight. Sarah Connor and Eleanor of Aquitaine is just a step too far. I do think Lena Headey could Gorgo through the part, though.

7. What would happen if seven (Oracle) walked in on two (Robin Hood) and 12 (Maximus) having sex?
Babs would tell Dinah and Helena to stop using her servers to screw around on Second Life.

8. Make up a summary for a three/10 (Ellen Ripley/Eleanor of Aquitaine) fic.
Uh... in the end of days, one woman will stand as a light against the darkness, one warrior will rise to save us all.

9. Is there such thing as one/eight (Batman/Aeryn Sun) fluff?
There wasn't. Until now...

10. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted four (Han Solo) to deflower one (Batman)?
Uh... tequila. Lots and lots of tequila. For me. Because the only way I'm writing Han Solo taking Batman's virtue is drunk. Possibly paralytic. There may be automatic writing involved.

11. Does anyone on your flist read seven (Oracle) slash?
Yes.

12. Does anyone on your flist read three (Ripley) het?
Uh, since I wrote some (well, gen)... yes?

13. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11 (Jessica Jones)? Not that I know of but someone should. Jessica is fricking awesome.

14. Would anyone on your flist write a two/four/five (Robin Hood/Han Solo/Sarah Connor)?
Not until you put the idea in my head!

16. If you wrote a songfic about eight (Aeryn Sun), which song would you choose?
Songfic is the furry of the fanfic world IMO. That said... "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

17. If you wrote a one/six/12 (Batman/Elizabeth Bennett/Maximus), what would the warnings be?
Adult themes, violence, explicit sex, language and possibly bondage.

18. What might a good pick-up line for two (Robin Hood) to use on 10 (Eleanor of Aquitaine)?
Forsooth, thou art mighty and mightily hot for eyne olde babe, your grace.

19. When was the last time you read a fic about five (Sarah Connor)?
Jesus, I'm reading one right now.

20. What's six's (Elizabeth Bennett) super-sekrit kink?
Male wet t-shirt contests.

21. If three (Ripley) and seven (Oracle) get together, who tops?
It depends on the writer. Also? Ew.

22. One (Batman) and nine (Veronica Mars) are in a happy relationship [AWESOME!] until nine (Veronica Mars) suddenly runs off with four (Han Solo) [NOOOO! and AWESOME!]. One (Batman), broken-hearted, has a hot one-night stand with 11 (Jessica Jones) [AWESOME!] and a brief unhappy affair with 12 (Maximus) [no kidding], then follows the wise advice of five (Sarah Connor) [AWESOME] and finds true love with three (Ellen Ripley) [HOLY SHIT! AWESOME!]