Word of the Day

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MONDAY, MARCH 23

Dally

[DAL-ee]Part of speech: verb

Origin: old french, 15th century

• Act or move slowly.
• Have a casual romantic liaison with.

Examples of Dally in a sentence

• I was enjoying the spring weather so much that I dallied on my way back to the office.
• He’s not looking for a serious relationship, but he has been known to dally with a new romance.

About Dally

Here’s a handy little verb with two different definitions. You probably won’t dally if you’re going to dally with someone. If you’re dallying (having a casual romantic relationship), there’s not a long courtship, so you won’t dally (delay) going on a few dates.

Did you Know?

In Old French, “dailer” meant to chat. As the word progressed into English it adopted the definition of moving slowly — or to have a romantic entanglement. There is a connecting thread here. You might waste time by having a leisurely chat, and that conversation could lead to romance — all forms of dallying.

The Daily Prompt

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Short Affair PROMPTS for March 30th

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I know that everyone is worried about the future at the moment, so we all need something else to think about for a little while. How about writing something upbeat, positive, or humorous.

The prompts for stories due on 23rd March can be found below the cut. For stories due today follow the link for the prompts.

https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2770657.html

Don't forget, you can now chose to use one of the prompt words, or to use both in your story (not forgetting the colour element), remembering to state which combination of prompts you are using.

Remember, Section VII is a Gen site, but stories which are Het, Long-term Romance or AU can be posted in mfu_map_room.

You can post directly to Section VII or, if you wish, you can post your story elsewhere and provide a link. Please say where the link leads as a lot of people are unwilling to go to certain sites. Don't forget, Section VII and the Map Room are both available on Dreamwidth, for those of you who can figure it out (Just let us know if you posted there).

Have fun.

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"Well Suited" (Short Affair Challenge 3/23)

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Short Affair 3/23
Prompt: Blue
Color: Magnetic

Title: "Well Suited"
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: ~510
Summary: In which Napoleon continues to wear three-piece suits in odd places and baffles Illya in the process.

Available at my DreamWidth.

Be Aware - Short Affair - March 23rd

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Prompts - Sick / Magnetic / Blue
Word Count - 244

You can find the story below the cut, or you can follow the link to AO3.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23284573



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