Weekly Calendar For Section VII

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The Poll is now closed...

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the Romance Poll, the turnout was impressive and the responses probably as telling as a personality test.  You can find the poll and the results HERE.
There is a possibility of putting a poll up on a regular basis.  If you have any ideas or a series of questions you'd like to see answered please PM me and we'll see what happens.

Short Affair PROMPTS for March 7th

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Here we are with the first Short Affair Prompts for March. Hopefully, spring is preparing to be sprung for those of us in the northern hemisphere. However, while winter maintains its hold, why not stay cosy and warm, and write a short story. The prompts and rules are where they always are, down there beneath the cut.

Today is also the day for posting your stories from last Monday’s prompts. You’ll find those right here.

Section VII is a Gen site, but stories which are Het, Long-term Romance or AU can be posted in the Map Room. You’ll find the link for it down the side there.


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Short Affair PROMPTS for Feb 29th Just Once

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Title:     Just Once
Author:  jkkitty
Prompt words: educate, tackle
Prompt Colour:   orange
Word Count:  542

“I’m looking forward to dinner tonight Napoleon.”   Illya finished their pile of paperwork and was hungry.

“I forgot. How about a rain check?”   Napoleon glanced at his watch while shoving everything on his desk into the drawer. 

“Another date?   You are burning the candle at both ends you know trying to complete all the agents’ evaluations, your yearly recertifying and dating every night.   My friend, you are worn out.”

“What can I say?  I do have an image to uphold.”

“But every night for the last three weeks, even you need a break.  If you do not slow down, you will fall asleep during the computer training next week.”

“You worry too much my friend.  See you tomorrow.” 

“Slow down.  You invited me to dinner tonight, and I plan on showing up so call the girl, give her another day and I will see you in a few hours.”

“You’re right, I did invite you first.  See you at seven then?” Napoleon offered with a yarn.

“At seven,” Illya said as his partner left the office and thought.  ‘I hope if I am there that he will actually get some decent sleep tonight.’

……

Entering Napoleon’s apartment figuring he was busy cooking in the kitchen and

couldn’t hear him knocking, he found his partner sleeping on the couch with a book open on

his chest.   Scattered on the end table were other books, notebooks, and an orange and greeen highlighter.

Lifting the book off Napoleon’s chest, Illya looked at the title- Basic Programming Language.  On the table were Basic computer skills and Computer Training Basics.  As he was looking over the books, a groan from the couch caught his attention.

Opening his eyes, Napoleon saw Illya examining the books. “Don’t lose my page,” He said as he sat up rubbing his eyes.  “Sorry supper I fell asleep before beginning dinner.  We can have take-away.”

“Why?”  Illya asked indicating the books.

“I’m trying to educate myself on the new technology.”

“Again why?”

“I have to admit I’m jealous that you know all about technology, and I don’t. You’re seemed to be a walking encyclopedia of knowledge.” Napoleon shrugged.  “I wanted to, at least, know what you’re talking about for once.”

Illya hadn’t realized his ability to throw out information when Waverly asked bothered Napoleon.  In his country, you always needed to be at the top of your game to be worth anything.

“I am sorry if I have offended you.  It was not my intention.” 

“Don’t be.  I didn’t mean to make you feel as if it was your fault.”

“You have a list of skills I do not.  Your ability to feel comfort in any situation as yourself, your strategy skills, and your friendliness that gets us into many places were would not otherwise.”

“I guess we do need both our skills to be as success as we are.  However, I actually do want to know more about computers.  Who knows, maybe Playboy will set up a site.”  Napoleon teased.

Shaking his head, Illya said.  “Only you Napoleon would think that way.  Now come on let us order some take away to eat then you get some sleep.   Tomorrow we will tackle it together. Remember it is as a team that we are the best.”

Here’s What’s Happening for March on Section VII

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"The Kinder Choice" (Short Affair Challenge 2/29)

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Short Affair 2/29
Prompt: Educate
Color: Orange

Title: The Kinder Choice
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: 999

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"That's the sound of the men working on the chain, gang" ~ for the Short Affair Challenge 2/29

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Challenge: The Short Affair

-Prompt Word #2 – Tackle

-Prompt Colour – Orange

Title: “That's the sound of the men working on the chain, gang.”

Author: mrua7

A line of men shuffled along single file; their leg irons slowing them to the methodical, if not rhythmical pace of a chain gang.

Drag-clink, drag-clink, drag-clink...

“Hurry it up ya’ll.”

A tan uniformed guard wearing aviator sunglasses and a Smokey the bear brimmed style hat, called out to the prisoners, who wore orange jumpsuits. Resting on his hip was the butt of a 12 gauge shotgun, balanced in his hand and ready to use, at any excuse.

“Missus has supper waiting and I better not be late! If that happens, then ya’ll know what’ll happen to yours.”

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PicFic Tuesday Prompt for Tuesday March 8th 2016

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Due to last weeks conversation regarding
creamed chipped beef on toast,
I threatened to make that the next Picfic prompt...
and this is
all JantoJones's fault as she asked the question.
"What's creamed chipped beef?"
Though her response to it was the best.
Here's that conversation and the original photo.



( Rules of the challenge behind the cut: )

Due: Tuesday, March 8th 2016

Statistical stuff: Minimum 500 words, no maximum.
Subject Matter: Post a MFU story based on the photo prompt. Should fit into the GENeral concepts of the section7mfu community, contain nothing explicit and reflects the 1960's series in style and content, featuring our brave men from U.N.C.L.E. However, that being said, there is a GEN-mature tag option for stories that contain violence, torture, angst or mild het. So if your story falls under that category please use the appropriate tag.

Your story can be specifcally about the prompt, or just featured or mentioned in your story. It's meant to inspire!

Post both HET, AU-Romance stories in response to the prompt in mfu_map_room
Slash and pre-slash responses to the prompt should be posted to uncle_du_jour

Subject Header: Please include in your Subject Header the phrase 'For Picfic Tuesday', your title and the due date.

Tags: Use-PicFic, Gen or Gen-mature for Section VII.
Use-PicFic, Het, Romance, AU for The Map Room
Use PicFic, slash or gen for Uncle du Jour

SO HERE IT IS:

Creamed chipped beef on toast!

The Beautiful Game - Short Affair - 29th February

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Prompt Word - Tackle
Prompt Colour - Orange
Word Count - 557

The Beautiful Game

Napoleon sat in the corridor outside medical, holding a cold compress to his aching head with one hand, and pressing an icepack against his swollen knee with the other. His ribs were throbbing too, and every now and then he shifted the icepack from his knee to his chest. Oh, he didn't have enough hands to deal with this.

Illya shifted on the bench beside him, holding his elbow uncomfortably, as he pressed a compress against his black eye. “This was not the way I expected to spend my Saturday,” he noted thoughtfully, through his swollen, bloody lip.

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Sickness and Wealth (Part 4) - Short Affair - Feb 29th

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Prompts – Tackle/Orange
Word Count (Approx.) – 348

(Mentions of torture, but there’s no graphic description.)


Part 1
Part 2
Part 3


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