Word of the Day

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MONDAY, JUNE 1

Axiomatic

[ak-see-ə-MAD-ik]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Greek, late 18th century

1. Self-evident or unquestionable.

2. (Mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms.

Examples of Axiomatic in a sentence

"You might think the solution is axiomatic, but I need more evidence."

"The suggestion to extend the deadline was axiomatic, and the vote was unanimous."

About Axiomatic

“We hold these truths to be axiomatic.” Doesn’t have quite the same ring, does it? Axiomatic means self-evident, or so obvious that no evidence is needed. The Founding Fathers found life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to be axiomatic, but it still needed to be spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.

Did you Know?

We’re not teaching math here, but axiomatic is a helpful word to learn. Much of mathematical theory is built upon axioms. An axiom is a statement that is accepted to be true — a starting point. For example, Euclidean geometry starts with five axioms, and all theorems come from these simple axiomatic rules.

Short Affair PROMPTS for June 8th

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The world is not a happy place at the moment so we must find joy where we can. Luckily, we have Napoleon and Illya to provide us with just a little bit of that.

The prompts for stories due on June 8th can be found below the cut. For stories due today follow the link for the prompts.

https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2814179.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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Faux Pas de Deux 2 - Short Affair

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Prompts: Voice, Red

Word Count: 890

You can find the beginning of this story here: Chapter 1

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Hugo, aka Sir Oliver Smith, sat with two good looking men at a posh London eatery near Saville Row.  He was pleased with the arrangement, two to one, as it were.  The blond was just his type, but then again the American… well, why quibble? He’d take them both if he thought either of them even slightly willing.

“So, what really brings you here to London town?” Hugo winked conspiratorially, as though he knew there was something to divulge. He was wearing a red vest over a flowing, flowery shirt atop tight blue jeans.  His boots mimicked the trendy Cuban heeled ones worn by a famous band.

Illya cut his eyes to his partner, the con was on.

“I’ll tell you if you can explain why you have two names.  Are you, umm… Sir Oliver Smith, or Hugo? And why don’t you have a last name attached to Hugo? Hmmm?” 

Hugo shifted his body, turning his head in a manner that made Napoleon think of a snake. But the man was a snake, another villain from the underbelly of THRUSH.

“Oh darling, can you imagine coming to this country with a name like that?  It is entirely wrong, and for the life of me, I have no explanation for what my dear mother was thinking.  And so…’ Hugo threw his arms into motion, the gesture expansive…

“Here I am! Hugo, one name!”  He said it as though it should bring a round of applause, something the UNCLE agents declined to indulge.

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"The Only Thing a Gambler Needs" (Short Affair Challenge 6/1)

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Short Affair 6/1
Prompt: Voice
Color: Red

Title: "The Only Thing a Gambler Needs"
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: ~830
Summary: Napoleon has had a rather rough escape; thankfully, Illya is there.

Gen version available at my DreamWidth.