Writing prompts and an odd request
Oct. 24th, 2011 08:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gryphonseggI'm writing a set of short scenes based on one "seed sentence" and seven different phrases I've seen on the internet recently. The seed sentence is "See how fast you can find the worms." Those phrases are "Bechdel-Wallace Test," "Kid-Friendly SF," "Gay YA," "Post-Apocalyptic SF," "Love Triangle," "Lesbian Steampunk," and "Trolled by ______." The original "Trolled by [Character]" was too specific for my present needs, so my request is for suggested nouns or phrases to fill in the blank. Physical descriptions, job titles, and species designations are fine. Just tell me what kind of character you think should be trolling another character in a worm-related context.
In the meantime, here's the first one I finished:
you think you might find them?”
“Uh, well, warping causes gravitons to go bonkers, so we’ll see some strange fluctuations in the graviton readings.”
Yukiko inclined her head fractionally. “Perhaps. How far back do you want to check the readings? There’s no guarantee that a warp worm will enter or leave the system during your session.”
“And that won’t tell me where the warp worm is, only where it used to be.” Gina frowned. “You probably want to know where they go and what they do within the system.”
“They get close to the star to absorb the photons,” said Yukiko, “and they grab comets, asteroids, and loads of debris where they can. They divide, and thereby multiply, as well.”
“They do what?”
“They eat larger loads here than in most systems where they’ve been observed. They increase in size, then split off segments that absorb photons at extremely high rates and develop into new warm worms.”
“Huh. I always wondered where the warp worms came from. I guess one answer to that is they come from here.”
“So how are we going get advance warning when there’s a chance of warp worms heading our way to eat pieces of our station?” asked Yukiko.
“Oh! The photons! They absorb the light!” Gina quickly spotted three sets of readings which indicated that the corresponding sunside receivers were picking up unusual fluctuations in photon density.
In the meantime, here's the first one I finished:
you think you might find them?”
“Uh, well, warping causes gravitons to go bonkers, so we’ll see some strange fluctuations in the graviton readings.”
Yukiko inclined her head fractionally. “Perhaps. How far back do you want to check the readings? There’s no guarantee that a warp worm will enter or leave the system during your session.”
“And that won’t tell me where the warp worm is, only where it used to be.” Gina frowned. “You probably want to know where they go and what they do within the system.”
“They get close to the star to absorb the photons,” said Yukiko, “and they grab comets, asteroids, and loads of debris where they can. They divide, and thereby multiply, as well.”
“They do what?”
“They eat larger loads here than in most systems where they’ve been observed. They increase in size, then split off segments that absorb photons at extremely high rates and develop into new warm worms.”
“Huh. I always wondered where the warp worms came from. I guess one answer to that is they come from here.”
“So how are we going get advance warning when there’s a chance of warp worms heading our way to eat pieces of our station?” asked Yukiko.
“Oh! The photons! They absorb the light!” Gina quickly spotted three sets of readings which indicated that the corresponding sunside receivers were picking up unusual fluctuations in photon density.
