'Political Nuclear Bunker' Just Doesn't Work.

[rionaleonhart]

Am I going to keep doing this meme until I have covered all 3,741 possible combinations? Probably not. But I can give it a really good try.


- Write a list of characters and number them.
- Input the number of characters into this random number generator as the maximum and generate two numbers.
- Ramble about how the corresponding pairing/partnership/general interaction would (or, indeed, wouldn't) work. Perhaps write a snippet/one-sentence fic for it if you're feeling brave.
- Repeat to your heart's content.



62/31: Samantha Carter (Stargate SG-1)/Dr Perry Cox (Scrubs)

Oh, I am actually sort of intrigued by this. Dr Cox has a bit of a thing for competent, intelligent women, doesn't he? Although I'm not sure how much patience Carter would have for him. In any case, Dr Cox becomes Stargate's new doctor, and somewhere between ranting at Daniel for irresponsible use of alien artefacts again and testing SG-1 for infections he falls in love. (Not with Daniel. With Carter.) Tragically, although Carter respects Cox as a doctor, his feelings go unnoticed and unrequited.

Dr Cox is frequently excessively hard on O'Neill. Nobody quite knows why.


80/57: Zell Dincht (Final Fantasy VIII)/Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)

I choose to imagine that this is an AU in which Zell is a Hogwarts student, rather than a mercenary. (Would he be in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff?)

Zell would be so confused by Luna at first, but he would become rather fond of her and her strange flights of fancy. He'd introduce her to Selphie (Gryffindor), because he'd think they would get on. (They would.) Then he would find out that she was being bullied and he would beat the bullies up for her (she would be grateful without entirely approving), and after they'd been friends for two years he would tentatively ask her out, and it would actually be really really cute.


45/8: Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII)/Bela Talbot (Supernatural)

I LOVE THIS IDEA AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. They are both mercenaries, of a sort! They would be extremely attractive together! Yes, all right, I am shallow.

Squall is sent out to hunt down Bela after she hires SeeD for some purpose, then double-crosses the Garden and vanishes without paying. When he finds her, she tries to get away with it by seducing him.

Squall would probably not be seduced.

Perhaps it wouldn't work terribly well, but my goodness it would be hot if it did.


83/76: L (Death Note)/Gary Oak (Pokémon)

Hmmm. L is a reclusive supergenius. Gary is a young and arrogant Pokémon trainer. I can't say their teaming up has ever really occurred to me. Perhaps Gary has somehow acquired a Death Note and impulsively killed a few people. L is called in to investigate (with a team of Officer Jennies by his side) and catches Gary within seconds, because, let's face it, Gary is no Light.

Or perhaps he is. Perhaps Gary turns out to have depths of ingenuity none of us suspected and runs rings around L and his Jennies. L is bugging Ash's Pokéballs and becoming steadily more frustrated whilst Gary, with a few well-placed pen strokes, climbs to the rank of Pokémon Master.

Fans of Death Note are confused by this spin-off. Fans of Pokémon weep.


35/82: Rinoa Heartilly (Final Fantasy VIII)/Selphie Tilmitt (Final Fantasy VIII)

Well, this isn't a crossover, but Rinoa and Selphie could make an absolutely adorable pairing. They are both cheerful, friendly, positive people, and by their powers combined they cause hearts to swell and Squall to hide in a corner. It would be the best Garden Festival ever. (They totally get together because Rinoa agrees to help with the Garden Festival and Selphie is so thrilled that she impulsively kisses her.)


16/28: Gene Hunt (Life on Mars)/Merlin (Merlin)

MERLIN IS HIT BY A CART AND WAKES UP IN 1973. He is understandably confused by all the changes in the world since the Dark Ages, and quite alarmed to discover that, whilst the practice of magic is no longer illegal, this is primarily because magic no longer exists. Obviously he has to get back to his own time, because how is he supposed to fulfil his destiny when he's trapped a millennium away from Arthur? Also, he's used to verbal abuse, but the physical abuse from his 'DCI', whatever that is, is a bit much.

While he's looking for a way back, though, he might as well help catch criminals with his magical powers.

Is he really a thousand years in the future, though? He keeps seeing flashes of Camelot out of the corners of his eyes. He'll hear Arthur's voice and turn around to find he's alone. The Great Dragon speaks to him from those 'radio' things. He doesn't know what's going on.

At Camelot, Arthur holds his unconscious manservant's hand whilst his father stomps around, looking for the perpetrator of the latest obviously magical assassination attempt on his son. Uther doesn't know why Arthur insists on sitting by his servant's bedside all day. Yes, the boy took the magical bullet for him (he probably doesn't think exactly this metaphor), but he's only a servant.

Arthur doesn't quite know why he insists on sitting by Merlin's bedside, either. All he knows is that he feels as if he's going mad.

Merlin, screaming at his television in his Manchester flat inside his own mind, feels as if he's long past 'going'.

Whoops, I've sort of neglected the Gene part of this equation, haven't I?


59/77: Tidus (Final Fantasy X)/Luxord (Kingdom Hearts)

I like Tidus, but he is, let's be honest, a bit thick, and I get the impression from Luxord's admittedly limited appearances that he does not suffer fools gladly. Luxord is also not fond of Blitzball, which is not a gentleman's game. He invites Tidus to prove himself in another arena. Tidus is terrible at cards. Luxord eventually leaves in disgust. It is not true love.



My housemate has come up with the idea of a reality TV show in which politicians from all the major parties are in an underground bunker during a nuclear holocaust and one is voted out every week. I am trying to think of a pun combining politics and nuclear warfare for the title and failing. It is frustrating. She cannot propose it on Dragons' Den without a good title!

In other news: it was raining this morning, and ten full university buses drove merrily past my stop. I was unimpressed and also half an hour late to the first lecture of the new university year. Auspicious!

But I saw someone with an adorable ladybird umbrella and an amazing person on my flist who shall remain nameless until she's comfortable enough to post to derrenbrownfic wrote Derren/himself/glass, so it was a good day.

I'm easily pleased.