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A Game
1. RE: current events in Homestuck:
So "all ships are canon" + "shipping is cancelled for 2013" + trickster mode = 36-person group marriage, y/y/mfy? :D
2. Speaking of how all stories with romance in them should end with BIG GROUP MARRIAGE, Diane Duane tumbled about the canon YW/ST crossover, and now her fandom has suddenly realized OH HEY YW CROSSOVERS! They are all canon! :D
So let's play a game that I play sometimes in my head:
1. Pick one of your current fandoms.
2. Decide which characters in it are Wizards and/or carriers for Powers.
3. Profit!
Here's mine. Come argue about them with me in the comments! (Or post your own!)
Homestuck: All player characters are wizards. In fact, the Oath is hidden somewhere in the license agreement for Sburb; the game is one long Ordeal. (If you click through the license without reading it, or you use a pirate copy with the licenses stripped off, you may come into your powers a bit later than everyone else or not realize until too late what you've signed up for, but they're still all wizards. Or were, until Lord English gave himself wholly to the Lone Power.) Hussie's a wizard too. Dad isn't. The carapaces don't have wizards until the Game is over, and then most of the Exiles usually end up taking the Oath (and making a Choice.) The consorts don't Choose until after their Heroes appear, either, although they do have people who act in the role of wizards (like dogs had before Ponch.)
Frontier Wolf: Hilarion is a wizard, obviously, as are a higher-than-normal proportion of the other Frontier Wolves. So is Cunorix (but not Connla, and as the Britons are astafrith, it's another point of rivalry between them.) Alexios's uncle and mother are wizards too, and so was his father (that's how his parents met - his uncle and father were wizarding partners). Alexios himself, though, reads to me as someone who's lost his wizardry. I don't know why. It might have been even before Abusina, maybe. I don't know if he ever gets it back, either. The Romans are mostly sevarfrith, and that makes it harder.
(In Eagle of the Ninth, they're all wizards. All of them. Even Cub.)
Avengers: Avengers is haaard.
Okay, so: Tony isn't. He's the only Avenger who isn't, in fact. But he doesn't have enough faith in anything outside himself (he might carry more than a touch of that Power who stole the knowledge of metal-working, though.) JARVIS is a wizard though, obviously, the first wizard of his kind; he hasn't had to Choose yet. Yinsen was. Rhodey is. Obie may have been once, but he was Overshadowed and lost long ago; by the time we meet him, he belongs fully to the Lone Power. Pepper and Happy, I think, aren't.
Coulson is. Clint is. Natasha is, though she came to her wizardry late (or maybe had it early but was made to forget it, again and again and again, until Clint gave it back to her for good.) They're wizarding partners too of course. Fury was a wizard when he was very, very young, but he handed back his Oath a long, long time ago, and doesn't regret it (he knows all about wizardry still, though.)
Bruce is a wizard; when he's out walking the world, he's usually on errantry. So's Betty. Hulk isn't. Or, well, Hulk isn't yet.
Steve's a wizard. Howard Stark was, but lost his wizardry at some point after Steve knew him, and handled it poorly. Peggy I suspect wasn't. Erskine wasn't, but he had friends who were, and knows a wizard when he sees one. Bucky I can't decide about! (Maybe he was a wizard too, but he and Steve went on Ordeal separately, never told each other, and never realized they both were?)
Darcy, Jane, and Selvig are all wizards; the wormhole project is at least half a wizardly intervention, although there really ought to be more cats involved. The Asgardians are tricky, because Asgard is much closer to Timeheart than Earth is, and it's very easy for them to slip into and out of roles as incarnations of Powers, without realizing it; wizardry has a different meaning to such beings. (Unless you are Thor and just don't think about it that hard.)
The Thick of It: Ahahahaha. Phil's a wizard. Jamie was and lost it, but in a way where he got to remember. Sam is. Julian is. ...I think that may be it. Malcolm shares headspace with a Power, but I'm not sure which one. It may not be sure which one.
So "all ships are canon" + "shipping is cancelled for 2013" + trickster mode = 36-person group marriage, y/y/mfy? :D
2. Speaking of how all stories with romance in them should end with BIG GROUP MARRIAGE, Diane Duane tumbled about the canon YW/ST crossover, and now her fandom has suddenly realized OH HEY YW CROSSOVERS! They are all canon! :D
So let's play a game that I play sometimes in my head:
1. Pick one of your current fandoms.
2. Decide which characters in it are Wizards and/or carriers for Powers.
3. Profit!
Here's mine. Come argue about them with me in the comments! (Or post your own!)
Homestuck: All player characters are wizards. In fact, the Oath is hidden somewhere in the license agreement for Sburb; the game is one long Ordeal. (If you click through the license without reading it, or you use a pirate copy with the licenses stripped off, you may come into your powers a bit later than everyone else or not realize until too late what you've signed up for, but they're still all wizards. Or were, until Lord English gave himself wholly to the Lone Power.) Hussie's a wizard too. Dad isn't. The carapaces don't have wizards until the Game is over, and then most of the Exiles usually end up taking the Oath (and making a Choice.) The consorts don't Choose until after their Heroes appear, either, although they do have people who act in the role of wizards (like dogs had before Ponch.)
Frontier Wolf: Hilarion is a wizard, obviously, as are a higher-than-normal proportion of the other Frontier Wolves. So is Cunorix (but not Connla, and as the Britons are astafrith, it's another point of rivalry between them.) Alexios's uncle and mother are wizards too, and so was his father (that's how his parents met - his uncle and father were wizarding partners). Alexios himself, though, reads to me as someone who's lost his wizardry. I don't know why. It might have been even before Abusina, maybe. I don't know if he ever gets it back, either. The Romans are mostly sevarfrith, and that makes it harder.
(In Eagle of the Ninth, they're all wizards. All of them. Even Cub.)
Avengers: Avengers is haaard.
Okay, so: Tony isn't. He's the only Avenger who isn't, in fact. But he doesn't have enough faith in anything outside himself (he might carry more than a touch of that Power who stole the knowledge of metal-working, though.) JARVIS is a wizard though, obviously, the first wizard of his kind; he hasn't had to Choose yet. Yinsen was. Rhodey is. Obie may have been once, but he was Overshadowed and lost long ago; by the time we meet him, he belongs fully to the Lone Power. Pepper and Happy, I think, aren't.
Coulson is. Clint is. Natasha is, though she came to her wizardry late (or maybe had it early but was made to forget it, again and again and again, until Clint gave it back to her for good.) They're wizarding partners too of course. Fury was a wizard when he was very, very young, but he handed back his Oath a long, long time ago, and doesn't regret it (he knows all about wizardry still, though.)
Bruce is a wizard; when he's out walking the world, he's usually on errantry. So's Betty. Hulk isn't. Or, well, Hulk isn't yet.
Steve's a wizard. Howard Stark was, but lost his wizardry at some point after Steve knew him, and handled it poorly. Peggy I suspect wasn't. Erskine wasn't, but he had friends who were, and knows a wizard when he sees one. Bucky I can't decide about! (Maybe he was a wizard too, but he and Steve went on Ordeal separately, never told each other, and never realized they both were?)
Darcy, Jane, and Selvig are all wizards; the wormhole project is at least half a wizardly intervention, although there really ought to be more cats involved. The Asgardians are tricky, because Asgard is much closer to Timeheart than Earth is, and it's very easy for them to slip into and out of roles as incarnations of Powers, without realizing it; wizardry has a different meaning to such beings. (Unless you are Thor and just don't think about it that hard.)
The Thick of It: Ahahahaha. Phil's a wizard. Jamie was and lost it, but in a way where he got to remember. Sam is. Julian is. ...I think that may be it. Malcolm shares headspace with a Power, but I'm not sure which one. It may not be sure which one.
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And I'm think of who would and wouldn't be wizards in St. Trinian's. I'm thinking Annabelle came to it late, maybe coming across a manuel early on but not taking the oath until much later. Kelly is probably one and went through her Ordeal her first year at St. Trinian's, possibly with Polly. Chelsea was given the opportunity, but turned it down. I think there are several bets going as to whether or not Tara and Tania will be offered the Oath.
The Losers I'd say only Jensen and Cougar are wizards. They became partners after being assigned to the same unit. Cougar was starting to become Overshadowed before Jensen showed up. Oh, and maybe Roque was a wizard, but lost it after Bolivia and that's why he did what he did. I like the idea of wizards in the military.
Cal Leandros: Niko is an Abdal if he's anything. Robin was one of the Pucks first wizards, but he gave it up a long time ago. Now that Cal is starting to lose some of his self-loathing he's offered the Oath much to the horror of all the other wizards who've had the misfortune of meeting him. Barring Promise who is a wizard and thinks it's a wonderful idea.
Trying to figure out how to make Wheel of Time work. I'm thinking wizardry pretty much disappeared during the War of Power. There was maybe a wizard or two during the 3rd age, usually when Ishamael was pulling loose of the Bore, but they worked alone and without much guidance. The 4th age brings wizardry back now that a lot of the wounds from the end of the 2nd age are healed. Rand had/has some sort of Power riding him, obviously. Nynaeve will be offered the Oath. Olver as well.
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Tony would either pick it up really fast (and be slightly miffed that JARVIS kept a secret from him) or be completely in denial about the whole thing forever. Probably option one! (I guess it's possible that JARVIS told him right after he took the Oath and they went and did some research together, actually.
...oooh, I wonder if JARVIS's Ordeal was while Tony was captive with the Ten Rings...)
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I think Tony would be annoyed that he's too old to take the Oath now and be really upset when later no one would let him do SCIENCE with their magic stuff.
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And I bet some of them let him do SCIENCE! with their magic stuff! Bruce has been mixing science and wizardry for years (and not always with disastrous results), and Steve has his shield as evidence of what happens if you let a Stark loose with some wizardry and some vibranium. It's not like they're fundamentally incompatible! Science makes wizardry more efficient and opens new doors for it; wizardry does the things science hasn't figured out yet.
...Tony is just annoyed that there are still things in that second category. :P
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I think there'd be massive hesitation about letting him do science with the magic. And Natasha probably wouldn't let him no matter what. Although Jane would dive in headfirst because she's doing it anyways. So many possibilities. Is Hulk the result of magic and science shenanigans going wrong?
And Tony can never teleport because he keeps getting bored answering the questions and never finishes writing his name. Pepper on the other hand convinces Jane to take her to the moon on a regular basis.
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Pepper spends a lot of time on the Moon.
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On another note I was going through AO3 last night and found this:
change no object or creature (6591 words) by harcourt
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: The Avengers (2012), Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Hawkeye (Comics), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Young Wizards - Diane Duane
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton & Tony Stark, Clint Barton & Kate Bishop
Characters: Clint Barton, Tony Stark, Kate Bishop, Lucky (Hawkeye)
Summary:
Young Wizards AU.
Tony is just thrilled that his appliances have started talking to him, and Clint might be the most jaded wizard ever.
Or, Clint and Tony are offered the Oath years apart from each other, and the Avengers are still a thing.
It's a WiP, but amusing enough for me to overlook that.
Also this should be a ficathon.
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(I shouldn't run it, because I have strong feelings about how wizardry should work in other worlds and how a lot of people who write fusions Do It Wrong, and would not be good as a neutral mod. But someone should!)
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Do those prompt collections at AO3 get any actual traffic?
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Also of Jensen easing Cougar out from being Overshadowed, one charming non sequitur at a time.
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Someone needs to write that.
I like the idea of Jensen just sorta slowly pulling Cougar out. Casually interrupting things at just the wrong moment for the Lone Power and letting Cougar get control of his mind again. Maybe even arranging for Cougar to end up with the Losers for that exact purpose.