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[thisbluespirit]

space_swap is open for sign-ups! (Fic, Art, Vids, Podfic)

And now I can talk again, I can show my ridiculous but awesome crossover tag that I nominated: "Sheev Palpatine (SW Prequels) & Servalan (Blake's 7).

(I may have done several like it, but I feel that one was clearly the best/most terrifying.)


*g*


waybackexchange is still open for sign-ups, too, till March 1st while hurtcomfortex is still in nominations till Feb 28th.

Comments

[astrogirl]

I may have to do space_swap. I really might have to.

(But I am not writing Palpatine and Servalan. That is utterly terrifying. :))

[thisbluespirit]

But I am not writing Palpatine and Servalan. That is utterly terrifying.

Thank you. *bows*

I don't expect anyone to write the random B7/SW crossover tags I put in, but they gave me great joy thinking of the most interesting combinations.

ETA: Also, yay! Do it!

[astrogirl]

Coming up with entertaining random crossover ideas is a fine way to spend an afternoon. :)

I really do think I'm gonna do it. As usual, I was too lazy to participate in nominations, but I see a surprising number of fandoms I could write and/or would be happy to request. Or maybe it's not surprising; I've always loved stuff set in space.

One thing I'm wondering about, though, because I haven't been able to find clarification in the comm. The idea is that you can write/request anything as long as the fandom has a spacey element, right, not that the stories themselves have to focus on space exploration themes the way Past Imperfect focuses on on time travel themes? I'm probably good with either, but it's nice to know what I'm getting into.

[thisbluespirit]

Coming up with entertaining random crossover ideas is a fine way to spend an afternoon.

It is!

And, yay, yes, do it! And I don't know the answer to that question, either, this being my first time - it seems as long as it's set on some other planet, or has aliens, or is in space, or at NASa, or something, it's fine? So, not the fandom to request a historical AU or mundane AU or something. (I mean, I know how love your other setting AUs! ;-p) BUt you could always double check with the mod if you were thinking of anything specific.

[astrogirl]

LOL! Yes, not being the exchange to ask for alt-setting AUs does just make it sound more like my kind of thing!

And I think you're right. If I want to request, say, shippy fic with people who live on a spaceship and one of whom is an alien -- which, um, yes, I do -- I can't imagine that's a problem at all.

[thisbluespirit]

I mean, I managed to argue in S&S and the mod was absolutely fine with my reasons for that, so I think there's some leeway within fandoms.

(Do you also possibly want to request or offer stuff about an alien who travels in space and time in a police box?)

I am requesting stuff that happens on planets in this galaxy in a dystopian future and also one far far away! One or two of them are also aliens. Also Elements, but space related. :-D (Although when Sapphire is asked if she's an alien, she says, "Only in the non-terrestrial sense," so...)

[astrogirl]

I mean, I managed to argue in S&S and the mod was absolutely fine with my reasons for that, so I think there's some leeway within fandoms.

I saw that discussion, looking through the admin posts. They barely even questioned it, did they? So, yeah, it seems like there's a pretty broad scope.

(I also found the highly detailed discussion about whether Good Omens might qualify weirdly hilarious. There's a random alien in that one scene that might or might not actually exist! They talk about running off to Alpha Centauri! Crowley helped make a nebula once! Despite the vast weight of all that evidence, I really can't argue against the decision to leave it out. Even if I would happily read/write all the Good Omens space fic. :))

(Do you also possibly want to request or offer stuff about an alien who travels in space and time in a police box?)

I do and I will! The only question is can I narrow down those fifty possible tags at all.

[thisbluespirit]

I saw that discussion, looking through the admin posts. They barely even questioned it, did they?

I know, I was having to be both sides of the argument, so then I just went with it. I flit between whether or not that was really justified, but then again, I think it does fit within their rather wide definition, so I'm not going to feel bad.

I really can't argue against the decision to leave it out. Even if I would happily read/write all the Good Omens space fic.

To be fair, though, it probably wouldn't be much less justified than S&S!!