Our Anonymously contributed prompt this week is: Consequences

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Yes...the Doctor should definitely take his own advice! Not only does he go on a date with a strange woman, he gets blackmailed also! Great installment, KT, I love your Nambu and his internaction with Joe!

YESSS more of this! Ok so what on earth does (did?) she know about Nambu -- or have in her possession that he wants back? It must have been major, for him to actually go along with being blackmailed. What is Nambu hiding??? Surprise us, KT....

Maybe Nambu's advice to Joe came from experience... I'm surprised he's admitting his mistake so readily, though!

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Originally posted by Lunulet YESSS more of this! Ok so what on earth does (did?) she know about Nambu -- or have in her possession that he wants back? It must have been major, for him to actually go along with being blackmailed. What is Nambu hiding??? Surprise us, KT....

You know it occurred to me to wonder if maybe THIS Nambu is a fake one. Although I do like this one, who appears to make mistakes, and his interaction with the Condor.

hee hee hee, CD, Love it!!!!

Originally posted by KT1972 hee hee hee, CD, Love it!!!!

Glad it gave you a laugh. That is what I mean by over thinking thinking things. I tend to look for twists where none are intended.

hey, CD, it's not exactly implausible, it just hadn't occurred to me, that's all.

EW - Amazing!! Thank you for bringing the angst. And the Joe vengeance. I love love love this.

Ew, that's very powerful! I love the imagery and the description of Joe's anger. I'd love to see more from you in this vein! Um... horrible pun not intended...

KT: It's sooo hard picturing Nambu on a date. I imagine Joe's brain suggesting possibilities and him getting scarred for life. Hope we find out what the blackmail material was! EW: Ooh, nice. Instead of preventing a catastrophe, she created one, heh heh.

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EW and Lunulet, bravo. Those were awesome. I hope there's more to come.

Lunulet: I imagine that Joe won't be happy about sending Jun through the field if she's pregnant, either. Mind you, I've always wondered what transmutation would do in that situation, too. I like his frustration that he needs to start saying "it's an order." This ends on a nice note, too. "Tomorrow" is an expression of hope. Katherine: A nice one for your AU world. What a terrible burden for them to carry. For once it's not hard to understand why the Chief hid it from them.

EW - hee hee hee, she made it easy for him to identify her... and Joe gets his lifetime dream fulfilled. Great piece. Lunulet - The hardest part of any mission is the waiting around, it gives them too much time to think... and it looks like Jun has so much more to be thinking about too. Katherine - That's quite a dilemma for them, they know they will have to kill her for her own sake really, Galactor wouldn't be so merciful.

Wow, this prompt seems to be inspiring a lot of Condor pieces! Lunulet I think you described Joe very well, and the swearing was exactly right (as compared to canon). I can feel Jun's pain, and Joe's frustration. Katharine, I can understand the dilemma the Team is facing!

Katharine - I really love this piece...especially your Ken voice. He sounds sharp and rather well-read ("unequivocally"... "die at their hands") and it really works for him. I also love how this Ken might come across as cold to others, but inwardly he feels deeply... Also, hi

Oh my, so many comments to make.... KT -- Okay, those little dribbles have gotten me hooked. The thought of Nambu with a past that could come back to bite him... (Yeah, I knew it was possible, but it's still a bit of a shock when it happens!) Lunuet -- First off, the swearing fits, so don't worry about it! (Although you might get a funny little ficlet out of the team trying to make Joe put money in a swear jar!) I liked the way you added in an "everyday" consequence (Jun's pregnancy) with all the possible consequences that could result from this rescue mission. Try to sleep with all that running through your head! Katherine -- With such a short piece you effectively portrayed the torture the team put themselves through because they know that the Devil Star agent was going to die no matter what action they took. I hope to see more of your work in future prompts!

Thanks, everyone! Yeah, this thread has been awesome with these writing exercises. I'd wanted to do earlier prompts, but that other fic of mine took precedence.

This prompt fits just right with what I was planning to write this week, so here goes...our newly-got-together lovers are on their way back from their conference, and suddenly the consequences of their actions loom up ahead... //It had been perhaps the most enjoyable conference Sarah had ever attended. She had said so much to Anderson, who nodded in understanding. They were sitting again in the monorail, heading back to Centre Neptune, after a few days full of meetings, discussions, mind-numbing talks, long nights going over documents...and love. Sarah and Anderson had finally confessed to each other their love. Or their infatuation. Or their attraction to each other. Whatever it was, it was something that had to be dealt with before the monorail pulled into the station. "You're thinking about the news we got about the war?" asked Sarah tentatively, as Anderson's face had been clouded over since the morning. And it was true, the news they had gotten were not good -- if their information was confirmed, the war would start sooner than expected. But Anderson shook his head. "For a change, no. I'm thinking about what to do with us." Sarah knew that he was blunt, but she was taken aback at the acid tone of his words. "What do you mean, Jack? To do what?" "You know what I mean! Actions have consequences, Sarah! We took a big step up on the mountain, both of us, and now we have to decide what to do. Do we tell the world that we are...well, a couple? I mean, if you want us to be? Do we tell the kids?" The last question made Sarah snort. "The kids? Jack, the kids are an elite fighting force ready to take on the galaxy! Surely they can take the news that their foster father is in love with a fellow scientist! It's not that I will take their mother's place..." "But would it be so bad if you did?" said Anderson softly. "You've seen them grow up. You get along well with them. Princess, for one, could use another woman around, to speak with her about all the things she can't speak about with me." "I'm around for Princess whether I date you or not, Jack. You know this. You are just getting worked up over nothing. We go back, we act normal, we date if we want to date, and, after that, it's no-one's business. Of course we tell the kids that we are...how to put it...going steady, I guess?" She smiled at her own inability to say the words "in love." It would come. Later. Anderson just shook his head again. "What are you so worried about?" asked Sarah, a bit annoyed. She understood the need to be discreet, but both of them were single, unattached and available. The ISO had no rules against colleagues dating. She didn't know how their relationship would turn out, of course, but that was no reason to get all worked up about what the people at Centre Neptune would say. "Are you worried about your image, Jack? Is that it? You don't want people to say that you are a mere mortal, a normal man dating a woman in the few spare moments he has while trying to save the galaxy?" The words came out harsher than she had intended. But Anderson did not get angry. Instead, he pulled her hands closer. "Sarah...I'm worried that I'll never have such a good time with you as I did up on the mountain. We have a war coming. Do I dare love you now? Do I dare let my feelings for you occupy even a single moment of my day? Or night? Do I dare risk that your association with me will make you an even more attractive target for Spectra?" She was speechless for a moment. For a taciturn and introvert man, Anderson had been surprisingly frank with her. He deserved a frank answer. "You want the truth? I don't know. I don't know if the magical time we had on the mountain can be recreated. But we can always try. And Jack, I don't know about you, but I will certainly go into this war much more ready if I know that you are by my side." The monorail pulled into their station, and Anderson leaned over to kiss her. "Thank you," he said simply.//

EW: Veeeeeery Condor-like!!!! Lunulet: Oh this is indeed angst-y! Let's see how Ken, who keeps talking about giving up everything at the expense of their hearts, reacts to these news! Just one question, though: would Jun knowingly go into a magnetic field while pregnant? Or would she just assume that her cerebonics would protect the baby?

Katharine: I'm currently reading a lot of spy stories, and, to me, your fic ties nicely with that genre -- the burden of the double agent, and the burden of his/her contacts and controllers. But you also put so succintly and strongly and emotionally -- excellent!

Daniella, you've given Anderson quite the conscience here! And it's so like him, not to impetuously rush into things but to think through all of the consequences first.

DT: That really was a perfect prompt for where you were with your story. I can almost see Jason gagging at the little hearts over their heads.

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Daniella, I like what you have done with Anderson, giving him feelings and having him concerned about how to react to his new situation ... a very human reaction.

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You mean in visual form? LOL I'll have to wait for the fam to go to sleep to draw that one! *grin*

We can wait, Springie.

That's worth waiting for!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun That's worth waiting for!

I'm seconding that!!!

Originally posted by ChrisW I can almost see Jason gagging at the little hearts over their heads.

ROFLMAO!

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