Monday is for All Things Politics!

[squidgiepdx]

Hello, everyone. I’m squidgiepdx and today's theme is "All Things Politics". Prompts can be anything that has to do with politics, from Steve Rogers deciding to run for President of the United States, to the never on time Barry Allen (The Flash) running to a polling place to cast a ballot before the polls close.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
If your prompt or fill contains anything that can be a trigger for the reader, please add a warning for that to give the reader the chance to decide if they want to read or not.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing. Use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Torchwood, Captain Jack Harkness +/ anyone, The time that Jack slipped into the White House
+ Stargate Atlantis, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, The President says that it's time to declassify the Stargate program - without Atlantis knowing first
+ due South, Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio (or Ray Kowalski), Unknowingly, Fraser becomes the face of a hot button issue in the Chicago Mayoral race

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Not feeling any of today’s prompts? Check out the just created Lonely Prompts Spreadsheet. For more recent prompts to write, you can also use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community.

While the Lonely Prompts Spreadsheet and LJ's advanced search options are available, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching for in the future.


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[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Superman: TAS, Lex Luthor/Clark Kent, Lex runs for president

[ohmanishipit.livejournal.com]

any, ensemble, someone expresses their "political views" that are really just sexist/homophobic nonsense, the whole team Shuts. Them. Down.

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

The Hobbit, Thorin Oakenshield, running his kingdom smoothly

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

The Hobbit, Fili, I just can't wait to be king

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

The Hobbit, Kili, no one cares about him cause he was born the spare

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

Cabin Pressure, any, political party au (like Carolyn is trying her hardest to run for a position and all the support she can drum up are her idiot son, a free ex university intern and a shady political strategist)

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

Cabin Pressure, any, it is an election year full of ads on the telly and normal people debating wherever you go. But all Arthur can think about is what political parties airplanes fit best in. Oddly, Martin is the only one who will really listen to him.

[fjackets.livejournal.com]

i hate politics.

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Star Trek: TNG, Geordi La Forge/Data, he's tired of people thinking that their relationship has political implications

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Justice League Cartoon, Wonder Woman +/ Hawkgirl, they go around punching sexist politicians (specifically those that think that legislating on women's reproductive rights as white men is a good idea) in the face. Everybody cheers

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, any, "Don't go into politics / You'll end up dead" (The Arrogant Worms)


(Ohhh, 9th grade... How do I still remember this? XD;;)

[creepy_shetan]

The Musketeers (BBC 2014) or any other historical fandom, any, when Louis XIV (the Dauphin) and Philippe I (the Fils) are teenagers in the 1650s


(I haven't finished s2, but I was lured into French history Wikipedia articles earlier today... b/c of "frondeur"... Yeah. Idek.)

[creepy_shetan]

The Musketeers (BBC 2014), Tréville (+ or / Athos), I'm (not) too old for this shit.


(Ever since he turned down that political position, he's been Murtaugh-ing it to me, haha.)

[tigriswolf]

Avengers movieverse, Thor + author's choice, Thor's not so great at the politics -- he never paid attention in those lessons because he always had Loki

[tigriswolf]

Revenge, author’s choice, someone questioning whether Ashley really should be handling the media relations for the murder of someone she dated

[tigriswolf]

Home (2015), author’s choice, how the world governments react

[tigriswolf]

Harry Potter, author's choice, post-Deathly Hollows: Harry sees that the society is broken and going to destroy itself soon enough -- so he takes all the political power he's built up as their savior and decides to reshape it

[tigriswolf]

Political Animals, TJ Hammond vs his family, "You want me to play? Fine. I'll play."

(or: TJ Hammond decides to take over DC and he's better at playing the politics game than any of the other Hammonds)

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Superman: TAS, Lois Lane +/ any, she does love it when politicians think that they're smarter than her

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

DCU, Wonder Woman, running the Themysciran Embassy

Fill 1/2

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

A/N: I am so going to hell for this. It's been forever since I've seen an ep so forgive me if the boys are ooc. Also, I'm channelling a lot of BioWare in this (specifically the Mass Effect AI debate and the Dragon Age Tranquil) because FEELS.

*-*-*

Geordi rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly in the turbolift. Some day, someone is going to invent Jeffries Tubes that aren't murder on the back and neck, he thought, and smiled to himself at the thought of Data, whose shift on the Bridge had ended a few hours ago, and who would, in all likelihood, be waiting for him. Maybe he'd have even cooked up something nice to eat: as tired and achy as he felt, Geordi wasn't up to going to Ten Forward this evening.

Finally, the 'lift halted and he trotted eagerly along the corridor to the quarters he, more often than not, shared with Data, only to find the android seated, his a PADD in his hand and an expression of mild consternation on his face.

"Data?" Geordi asked, aware that the doors opening would have alerted Data to his arrival, and surprised that he had not yet offered any kind of greeting.

Data stood and turned, expression clearing. "Geordi. It is good to see you. How was your day?"

Geordi smiled tiredly. "Spent most of it in the Jeffries Tubes with Worf trying not to think about the last time we were in there in an unofficial capacity."

Data gave Geordi an unreadable look. "Did you tell the Lieutenant-Commander about it?"

Geordi snorted a laugh and crossed the room to sit beside Data, beckoning the other man to sit as he did so. "I doubt Worf would have appreciated knowing where my... and your... No. It's nobody's business except our own what we do together, unless we want to talk about it. And we haven't really had that conversation yet."

"We told the Captain," Data pointed out. "And Dr Crusher knows after the time I accidentally-"

"Well, yes, Data, but I mean, they weren't asking for the sake of gossip. And I'm fairly sure the Captain wants to know as little as possible about what we get up to."

"He knows a certain amount," Data replied, not aggressively, but doggedly. He held up the PADD. "The Captain received this letter today, and wished for me to read it to help him answer in a suitable manner. My emotion chip did not help matters the way I had expected it would. I got angry and could not stop being angry. It was most uncomfortable. It may be a malfunction. Perhaps you could look at it. Tomorrow, when you are not so tired."

"May I read the letter?" Geordi asked, "or would that be a violation of his privacy?"

"Captain Picard said you might as well read it, too, as you are also a party to the allegations," Data said, handing it over.

"Allegations?" Geordi asked. He skimmed over the contents of the letter, eyebrows raising at the mention of Terra Prime (but that was destroyed back in Archer's day...) and snarling at the words unnatural, illegal, inhuman, and growled at misuse of Starfleet property.

"What did the Captain say about all this? He could deny knowledge of our relationship, and save his neck when they go public," Geordi commented as he handed the PADD back to Data.

*-*-*

Goddamn comment limits

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Doctor Who, any, accidentally interfering in another planet's local politics

Re: Fill 2/2

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

"I told him the same thing, even if it is a lie, it is a small untruth for the benefit of many. He laughed and told me there was no way he would allow any man, woman or child on board his ship be intimidated by jackals. I did not think that jackals were capable of-"

"It was intended as an insult to the ... the ... bastards that wrote this piece of filth, Data. He wasn't being literal," Geordi told his lover.

"Ah. I expect I will find it more humorous when my emotion chip is no longer malfunctioning."

"Your emotion chip isn't malfunctioning, Data. Political bullshit like this is going to make you angry, and keep you that way, at least until we deal with it. Say, Data?"

"Yes, Geordi?"

"How many different ways of saying "Go to Hell" do you know?"

"In English only or in a variety of languages?"

"In all the languages you know."

"About 289,000,000 results (in 0.36 seconds)," Data replied.

Geordi grinned. "That's going to be a long letter."

"Do you think the Captain will agree to it?"

"Data, I'm willing to bet he'll want to send it through every official channel he can."

*-*-*

Much later that night, Geordi found himself awake, but unsure why. He reached over to Data's side of the bed only to find it vacant. Grumbling good-naturedly about androids who don't let their human lovers get enough sleep, he got out of bed, affixed his VISOR and went looking for Data.

"Are they right about us?" Data asked quietly.

"Will you get back in bed, please?" Geordi countered.

"Are they right to say that it is unnatural for you and I to be together, Geordi?" Data asked, and from the tone of his voice, Geordi suspected that Data's emotion chip was back in use.

Geordi shook his head. "Some people, no matter what species, think that everything is political. Was it political when Chief O'Brien married Keiko? Or when those two Crewmen from Security got hitched? When Lwaxana Troi married a man from Earth, not Betazed?"

"None of those people, Geordi, was an AI," Data replied.

"You've already proven to Starfleet that you are your own man, Data. We knew there would be naysayers, but I though our friendship - our relationship - was strong enough to overcome the opinions of people we have never met, and probably never will meet.

"You have a father, you have a brother, you have a job, and friends, morals and ethics, musical talent, and a weird sense of humour. What else do I need in a man but that? You focus too much on the Artificial part and not enough on the Intelligent part.

"I love you, I'm in a relationship with you, not what you can do for me politically or in terms of my career. So. Now, I've given you a big, moving speech, will you please come back to bed?"

Data stared at Geordi for a long time. Finally, he spoke. "You've never said that before."

"I said it twice already tonight, Data," Geordi replied, deliberately misunderstanding. "I'll tell you again if you come to bed with me now."

Data stood. "I love you also, Geordi."

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

MCU, author's choice, spoiling their vote by voting for the Hulk. Bruce is not amused when Hulk Smash(es) political records.

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

Frasier, ensemble, Frasier becomes Condo Board president in his own right