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[3pipeproblem]

Ask me about a character of your choosing, and I will pick one of the following and tell you:

(a) Three facts about them from my personal fanon.
(b) A reason they're amazing.
(c) Five things that I'd like to see happen to them.
(d) Three people that I might ship that character with and why.

Comments

[gwape.livejournal.com]

Scott!

[embossedsilver.livejournal.com]

Peggy Olsen!

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

Joe Kavalier

[dien.livejournal.com]

Nobody's said Alan??? Alan.

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

Still only has one icon! I made more but messed up the borders :(

(a)
1. Scott's actually his middle name. His first name is Seymour. DO NOT CALL HIM SEYMOUR.
2. He gets really anxious (think "total nervous collapse" anxious, not "butterflies in the stomach" anxious) about speaking in public or in front of big groups. The only way he can handle it is by adopting someone else's mannerisms (usually it'll be a former teacher of his).
3. Prefers pencils over pens. Bought these (http://www.atomicmall.com/view.php?id=559652) the day he was hired.
BONUS: Still gets carded for R-rated movies (sometimes). It is fantastic when this happens on dates, let me tell you.

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish this were the meme that asked about the last thing your character did, because Alan's last act was to FIGHT WITH BRUCE WAYNE ABOUT MONORAILS.

[dien.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, nice. ...why monorails

[gwape.livejournal.com]

I want to see him imitate an LRD vet!

Hahahaha those pencils are the best. I want my own.

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

It's not really conscious. Kind of like how you'll bite your fingernails but only realize you're doing it later. I'm trying to think who'd be a good candidate...it'd have to be someone he interacted with a lot (so Adama's out, woe).

Aren't they?

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

That's what Alan keeps asking himself.

(They're reopening the Gotham monorail and he's being forced to attend. Also Bruce bought him a year-long monorail pass when he started bitching about public transportation.)

[dien.livejournal.com]

Well, that'll do it.

ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH ALAN OR NOT

[gwape.livejournal.com]

You're always welcome to use one of mine! IDK who but I just want you to know that the offer is there. /not at all helpful

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

GENIUS TAKES TIME

I WILL DO THEM ALL, BUT NOT ALL AT ONCE

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

(a)

Well, I have a ton of Alan fanon--the trick is finding some I haven't shared with you.

1. His father's name was Nathaniel (never Nathan, which of course meant that when Alan got to be a teenager he would take to referring to him as "good old reliable Nathan"). He was a psychologist who made his living administering intelligence tests and the like to prospective employees of various companies. He was always frustrated by and more than a little resentful of the work he wound up doing--it wasn't as interesting or creative as he'd have liked it to be.
2. Alan's wife died in a car accident. She was at fault. There were two boys (teenagers) in the other car--one lived and one didn't. Alan sometimes wondered (and would wonder still, if he permitted himself to think about it) if it could have been a suicide.
3. He was a vegetarian for about two or three weeks in law school, because his girlfriend at the time was (he was much more malleable in those days).