Re: Dares 2011!

I may just take this one...

Taking: Include the following conversation:
Character A: Why would you think I don't like you?
Character B: You sent ninja assassins to kill me. Twice.
Character A: I said I was sorry.

My MC is a sleepwalker who dreams a lot. This can go anywhere. Thanks!

Have your villain use a different evil laugh every time s/he appears
+s/he asks the MCs what they think of it
++if the MCs actually give honest critique and tips on how to improve it
+++if this takes 500 words or more
++++if this brings the plot to a screeching halt
+++++ (and cookies) if it's because the villain is new to the business of being evil and also has problems managing his/her minions and coming up with evil plots

I have to take this one, all the way to the cookies. I could so totally see Sven stopping mid-act to get a critique on his laugh, and given he is, in fact, new at the villain thing, he already has trouble with his minions. It's perfect~

~Have a character with a theme song. Every time that character turns up, have the song play. It can be from a nearby car, someone's headphones turned up too loud, the elevator music gone horribly wrong, whatever.
~~bonus points if people are aware of this, and actually use the song to predict that character's arrival. "Oh, so-and-so must be almost here; I can already hear [song]."
~~You are a truly awful person if you use Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". A terrible, horrible person. And you get bonus points for how entirely twisted you are.

Include the following conversation:
Character A: Why would you think I don't like you?
Character B: You sent ninja assassins to kill me. Twice.
Character A: I said I was sorry.
-BP if character A really did hire ninja assassins
-DBP if character A is your MC
-TBP if the assassination attempts are completely justifiable
-QBP if characters A and B hook up at the end of your novel

SOOOOO taking these. And all of the bonus points.

Stealing most of these dares, though not for this Nano. I have another story in mind that just got better =D

Im Stealing the ninja Assassins! it fits my plot perfectly, every bit of it. Except character B dies :/ xD

I love the plot ninja. Imma try and use the one where the narrator quits when they don't show up.

I'm so, so tempted to use the ninja assassins.

...It kinda helps one of my MCs already has ninjas.

Taking this one!

Character A: Why would you think I don't like you?
Character B: You sent ninja assassins to kill me. Twice.
Character A: I said I was sorry.
-BP if character A really did hire ninja assassins
-DBP if character A is your MC
-TBP if the assassination attempts are completely justifiable
-QBP if characters A and B hook up at the end of your novel

I could SOOOOO name a character after a beverage. (Dr. Pepper), but he won't be the MC. My MC is a mere concierge!

"Have your villain use a different evil laugh every time s/he appears
+s/he asks the MCs what they think of it
++if the MCs actually give honest critique and tips on how to improve it
+++if this takes 500 words or more
++++if this brings the plot to a screeching halt
+++++ (and cookies) if it's because the villain is new to the business of being evil and also has problems managing his/her minions and coming up with evil plots"

This just spawned a quite hilarious plot bunny that just might be big enough to work up into a whole 'nother year's NaNo.

I LOVE YOUR DARES!!! I wish I could fit them all in my story!

Stealing the Plot Ninjas and potentially the villian's evil laugh. The plot ninjas fit FAR too perfectly into the little world I'm creating. The villian would just be fun :)

Taking:

Include the following conversation:
Character A: Why would you think I don't like you?
Character B: You sent ninja assassins to kill me. Twice.
Character A: I said I was sorry.
-BP if character A really did hire ninja assassins
-DBP if character A is your MC
-TBP if the assassination attempts are completely justifiable
-QBP if characters A and B hook up at the end of your novel

This will be hilarious!!

Stealing:

~SEND IN THE PLOT NINJAS! Literally. Have them suddenly show up in a scene, do some modifying, and then carry on.
~~BP if you do it more than once.
~~DBP if at some point, the /only/ reason something is done is because the Plot Ninjas force the characters into doing it. It can be something small, like taking the stairs instead of an elevator (with the Plot Ninjas menacing anyone who tries to approach the elevator), but it has to be something.
~~Extra DBP if what the characters end up doing ends up being very important to the success (or failure ^.~) of their Quest.
~The Next Step: Someone, preferably an Omniscient Narrator type (even if you are narrating first person), must holler the line, "SEND IN THE PLOT NINJAS!"
~~BP if you are sending them in more than once, and use the line every time.
~~QBP if at some point the Plot Ninjas are called...but don't come.
~~Extra QBP if the Omniscient Narrator complains.
~~Even more if the narrator threatens to quit because of it.

~Have a character with a theme song. Every time that character turns up, have the song play. It can be from a nearby car, someone's headphones turned up too loud, the elevator music gone horribly wrong, whatever.
~~bonus points if people are aware of this, and actually use the song to predict that character's arrival. "Oh, so-and-so must be almost here; I can already hear [song]."
~~You are a truly awful person if you use Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". A terrible, horrible person. And you get bonus points for how entirely twisted you are.

Name your main character after a beverage. (Earl Grey, Bud Weiser, etc.)

Have one of your characters believe that his life is a musical.
BP: If he or she breaks into song every chapter.



Tweaking a couple, but totally working them in.



Leaving:

Have a character constantly tweeting what is happening
BP: If when asked they dictate the exact number of twitter followers they have (cookies if it changes throughout the story)
DBP: If they read out loud what they are tweeting
TBP: If they are tweeting at the wrong moments
QBP: If they are tweeting their own death

Stealing the "Ninja Assassin" conversation.

Include the following conversation:
Character A: Why would you think I don't like you?
Character B: You sent ninja assassins to kill me. Twice.
Character A: I said I was sorry.
-BP if character A really did hire ninja assassins
-DBP if character A is your MC
-TBP if the assassination attempts are completely justifiable
-QBP if characters A and B hook up at the end of your novel

This is too awesome and I think I can fit it up to at least the BP, but it would be my MC running from the ninjas, not siccing them on someone else, haha. I don't think I can go further than that, but we'll see.

And this:Have your villain use a different evil laugh every time s/he appears
+s/he asks the MCs what they think of it
++if the MCs actually give honest critique and tips on how to improve it
+++if this takes 500 words or more
++++if this brings the plot to a screeching halt
+++++ (and cookies) if it's because the villain is new to the business of being evil and also has problems managing his/her minions and coming up with evil plots

is awesome! I'm not sure if I can incorporate it or not, but I can see my MC critiquing the bad guy's bad guy skills, and he might even get long-winded about it. We shall see. ;)

LOVE <333

Character named after a beverage sounds good...........maybe an albino everyone calls Milky. Do nicknames count?

~Have a character with a theme song. Every time that character turns up, have the song play. It can be from a nearby car, someone's headphones turned up too loud, the elevator music gone horribly wrong, whatever.
~~bonus points if people are aware of this, and actually use the song to predict that character's arrival. "Oh, so-and-so must be almost here; I can already hear [song]."
~~You are a truly awful person if you use Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". A terrible, horrible person. And you get bonus points for how entirely twisted you are.

Doing. Totally doing. You are fantastic!

I shall find a way to use these "plot ninjas..." Even if they're just maintenance workers!

CJ91 wrote:
~SEND IN THE PLOT NINJAS! Literally. Have them suddenly show up in a scene, do some modifying, and then carry on.
~~BP if you do it more than once.
~~DBP if at some point, the /only/ reason something is done is because the Plot Ninjas force the characters into doing it. It can be something small, like taking the stairs instead of an elevator (with the Plot Ninjas menacing anyone who tries to approach the elevator), but it has to be something.
~~Extra DBP if what the characters end up doing ends up being very important to the success (or failure ^.~) of their Quest.
~The Next Step: Someone, preferably an Omniscient Narrator type (even if you are narrating first person), must holler the line, "SEND IN THE PLOT NINJAS!"
~~BP if you are sending them in more than once, and use the line every time.
~~QBP if at some point the Plot Ninjas are called...but don't come.
~~Extra QBP if the Omniscient Narrator complains.
~~Even more if the narrator threatens to quit because of it.

~Have a character with a theme song. Every time that character turns up, have the song play. It can be from a nearby car, someone's headphones turned up too loud, the elevator music gone horribly wrong, whatever.
~~bonus points if people are aware of this, and actually use the song to predict that character's arrival. "Oh, so-and-so must be almost here; I can already hear [song]."
~~You are a truly awful person if you use Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". A terrible, horrible person. And you get bonus points for how entirely twisted you are.

Have one of your characters believe that his life is a musical.
BP: If he or she breaks into song every chapter.
DBP: If he or she breaks into song every time they speak.
TBP: If they sing only songs that are already in musicals, regardless of whether or not the meaning fits the situation.
Cookie: If at least one of the songs is from High School Musical and other characters proceed to plot murder.
My eternal love and chocolate: If at least one of the songs if from A Very Potter Musical

Insert a character who insists on having a life soundtrack, and always has a musician following him/her around.
+ S/he is always correcting the musician. "NO! This is a bad guy I'm talking to! Minor key!"
++ The musician never speaks.
+++ The person is always acquiring new musicians, and has an entire orchestra following him/her around by the end of the book

I love all of these sooooo much. I don't know if I'll actually be able to use them, but I hope so :D

I might use a few of these. >>;

Theme song idea taken.
I'm going for the Rick Roll.
The character heralded by the song won't notice, but everyone else will make the connection.

CJ91 wrote:
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My eternal love and chocolate: If at least one of the songs if from A Very Potter Musical
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That would be Totally Awesome. ;-)
Challenge accepted!