Fanfic Meme - Name Game

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Weird idea I had for a fanfic meme...

Give me a brief story idea from one or more fandoms I'm likely to know, but don't NAME the fandom(s) and keep character names down to a mimimum e.g. Sam, Kara, etc. Avoid unique character names such as Legolas, Frodo, Superman, etc. and unique terms such as Wincest.

I will try to write a ficlet, drabble, or whatever that fulfils the letter of what you ask for but completely subverts the spirit - for example, someone asking for "Sam and Dean slash" might get a story in which Sam Gamgee becomes Dean Rusk's budget adviser...

I have no idea how well this will work - let's say that I'll attempt replies to the first five prompts.

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[wiredwizard.livejournal.com]

Harry, Alice - Another Dead Night In Old Chicago

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We were trading ghost stories when Harry Purvis said "Did I ever tell you about my visit to Chicago?"

He drained the last of his pint and looked at it with mild surprise. From experience we knew that we'd hear nothing more until the glass was full. Eric bowed to the inevitable and bought another round.

"Cheers," said Harry. After a short pause he went on: "It happened that just before the war I was in a little town called Chicago on the East Cape of South Africa, and needed a lift to a town called Alice on the West Cape. Now you might think that Aberystwyth is dead on a Sunday night, but that's nothing compared to West Cape. It took me an hour to find a pub that was open, and...."



OK, that was pretty feeble, best I could do. Harry Purvis is the main raconteur from Arthur C. Clarke's "Tales From The White Hart," and that doesn't even begin to do justice to the stories

Which fandom were you looking for?

[wiredwizard.livejournal.com]

The first two fandoms that came to mind were Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files & Alice from the Resident Evil movies.

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Don't know Resident Evil at all, so that just wasn't going to happen.