Hnnn.

[askerian]

re: 10 AUs meme.

I have decided that I must have been crazy for using the "wild west" as a type of AU, because frankly I don't like cowboys and indians and sheriffs things, I don't know enough about the time period to write it comfortably, and I can't fake the language/accent.

It keeps freezing me out every time I attempt another set, and since it's the first prompt it's really hard to keep my momentum.

Therefore: Anyone got a more interesting type of alternate universe to throw at me? Reminder, the other nine are:

2. cyberpunk 3. furries 4. pirates 5. ...in SPACE!! 6. born another gender 7. schoolfic 8. army/police/firefighters/EMT 9. urban fantasy 10. harem.


also i'm kind of tempted to write more AUs for narusasu anyway. >_>;;;

When I was wondering how to post it on ffnet (with the other naruto ficlets or in an "assortment of 10 AU ficlets" thinger), I thought "hey, I've got this one that's from the Locker Room Therapy universe, shouldn't it go with the other Lockerverse ficlets instead?" (I still don't know how to post THOSE either, make a new file for them or tack them on after the first oneshot? I don't like the idea because of how jarringly different the mood is between the oneshot and the silly ficlets. Hrrrn.) Anyway, if I take the Lockerverse ficlet out of the set of ten then it's a set of nine and that just ain't right! Because. Um. Just because. So it totally makes sense that I write more AUs to compensate for taking one. I'm thinking... set of fifteen? >__>;;;;

I am not OCD at all, really. >__>;;;



edit: Alright! New set is: 1. Post-apocalyptic 2. cyberpunk 3. furries 4. pirates 5. ...in SPACE!! 6. born another gender 7. schoolfic 8. army/police/firefighters/EMT 9. urban fantasy 10. harem.
And bonus five for those character/pairings I REALLY like: 11. Reversed plot role 12. toddler/kindergarten 13. Feudal Japan 14. high fantasy 15. ????? I STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LAST ONE. AHAHAHA I GOT IT. ARRANGED MARRIAGE.

Feel free to steal, mix'n'match and otherwise adapt to your own needs.

Comments

[ishanatur.livejournal.com]

hmmm.... maybe post apocalyptic or tribal/savagey???

And if you're still taking requests for the narutoverse i have a huge panging for some neji love. i dont even care who he's paired up with :)

[askerian]

POST APOCALYPTIC OMG YES

--t-tribal... weird tribal AUs... this one has potential too, omg worldbuilding, I just don't know if I could explain it properly in a short ficlet but it's a shiny idea anyway.


... Also, no, I don't. >___> But there's itaneji on my list of perhapsmaybeunlessIdiefirst, and that'll have to be good enough. ;p

[charcoalcat.livejournal.com]

"Not if you were the last person on Earth!"

[phantomshade]

...I might have a tribal-esque world-in-process I could loan you if you'd like. Might even have ficlet potential too.

Just saying. *shifty eyes*

[askerian]

XD aw, thanks, but I think if I went with the tribal thing I'd rather make up a new tribe for every different character/pair.

... which is a great reason not to take the "tribe" AU now that I think of it because omgtoomuchwork. DX

[phantomshade]

And which is exactly why I set limits on my 'Verse. Only a few characters are in tribes and the rest are quote-unquote "civilized". Much easier since I really only have two civilizations and three sub-civilizations to work on.

Plus the fact that I'm getting most of my research and background for the tribes by researching Native American cultures, primarily the Chippewa tribe since I'm 1/16th Chippewa and have ready access to cultural museums =D

[(Anonymous)]

Born another gender!

[askerian]

Um, yes? That one is already written for the narusasu set and already on the list for other character/pairing sets... XD;;;

[kohikari.livejournal.com]

Erm...fairy tale? Royalty? Fairies/fae/whatever that's the other type of popular urban fantasy that's not wolf/vamp stuff? Harry Pottah? They're all aliens? Law & Order? Little kids? Reversed places (like if the two characters picked were Gai and Hinata, Gai would be the Hyuuga heir and Hinata would be the jounin in charge of Neji)? Highlanders/other Irish/Scottish/Viking/generic Northern European genre? Mermaids? Unicorns? Dragons? Ancient Egypt/Greece/Rome/Sumer/Babylon/China/Jerusalem/Baghdad/etc. historical empirey place/time? A world where they're all artistes in various visual or performing arts? Sports? Scientists? *runs out of ideas*

Do it do it! 8D

[askerian]

Fairy tale, I'm not much on classic format for fairy tales and fae probably are going to go in urban fantasy because heroic fantasy is eww. XD Harry Potter AU might be funny but I dunno, maybe I'll do another set for "they're all SOLDIERs/Gundam Pilots/Hogwart Students" type AUs later.

Reversed place, ooo, good idea. Vikings are sexy... *ponders*

Dragons&Unicorns sounds fun. HMMM.


Thank you, hon. ^^

[kohikari.livejournal.com]

Anytime!

(Also, brain just poked me with "steampunk", "zombies", and "insert video game here". It doesn't know how to shut up. much like myself ^^; )

[askerian]

ooh zombies. Though I guess that's one subgenre of post-apocalypse. Hmmm.

[hiza-chan.livejournal.com]

I agree with the Post Apocalyptic/zombie idea. Like. A lot.

[katharos-8.livejournal.com]

Superheroes Like Marvel and DC superheroes?

[ishanatur.livejournal.com]

OHHH this would be awesome.... can you IMAGINE the kind of over the top superhero naruto would be!!!

[askerian]

... pffthahaha XD naruto = superman, sasuke = batman.

Naw, I don't want to play with ready-made universes this time around. I'll keep them in mind for a second set.

[charcoalcat.livejournal.com]

I think Superman x Batman was my first otp. ♥

[hakasha.livejournal.com]

hmm, may I suggest something like, I don't know, "TV series"? As in, each time you'd pick a different well-known (or one of your favourites?) TV series (or movie?) and just put the characters in it...? -_-" okay, maybe that's a lame idea. i'll go back to my corner now. xD

[askerian]

it's not a lame idea, but i'd rather keep the premade specific universes for a second set of prompts. Thank you though ^^

[(Anonymous)]

Hm... how about feudal Japan? There was that ending theme somewhere in the anime that featured them as ronin, too.

[askerian]

...omgYES. O_________________O *makes sweet, sweet love to your brain*

[charcoalcat.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I'm kind of a sucker for sports dramas. Probably something to do with testosterone overload.

Also, reincarnation. Time travel. Rapid aging or reverse-aging. Sense deprivation (blind, deaf, mute, etc) or enhanced senses. Sudden deification or royalty, rags to riches, prince and pauper (real or imagined). Living the same day over again. ...Tentacles.

I'm confusing myself now as to whether or not these ar AUs or just plot devices. Meh, you can decide that better than I, I would think.

I love your brain. ♥

[askerian]

Hm yeah, more plot devices than AUs. .__.;;; Though the sudden deification gives me kami avatar thoughts -- but i guess that would slot in with the feudal japan ideas. HMMMMM.

[charcoalcat.livejournal.com]

Pantheon of Gods? Sasuke would make a lovely god of vengeance... Hmmm... *goes away to plot/sleep*

[rosalui.livejournal.com]

Heehee, I wouldn't think the Wild West theme had much merit either if I hadn't read Sowell's fic....

Um. Pirates? *is shot* Yakuza? Future AU with fighter pilots vs. dragons? *is shot multiple times*

I totally agree with the feudal Japan ronin idea, especially after this cosplay:

[askerian]

Pirates is already on the first list XDD Yakuza? Hmmm.


...whoa, that's a very pretty cosplay indeed *___* *grabby hands*

[(Anonymous)]

Pokemon?

Or Magical Girls? MOON AMATERASU PRISM POWER, MAKE UP!

[askerian]

I.. I don't know if I should laugh or cry. EEEVIL.

[oo-da-lally.livejournal.com]

Aw! I've really been in the mood for the wild west! I just got 'Banditas' and I couldn't help thinking that that's Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura if they were different genders XD

[skellywag.livejournal.com]

I just watched Public Enemies this weekend, so the only thing I can come up with is gangster/mafia/bank robber thinger.

[baka-mazoku.livejournal.com]

Well, I might end up running a game in some odd AU invoking Retro-Future-tech, in-SPACE!!, Nazis... PULP-ADVENTURE!, but I thought you might like something like this as a launching point for your AU.

***

199X : Adventures Beyond the Einstein-Rosen Bridge!

It is the twilight of the twentieth century, and life in the holy American Empire is good under the august rulership of Emperor Norton the 4th as it prepares for the dawn of the twenty-first century.

But all is not well, there are those who would endanger the way of American Life; Truth, Justice and Freedom for all.

In the savage fecund jungles of Mars, the insidious remnants of the Japanese Empire-Nazi Germany Alliance skulk and prepare for the next Great War, only this time it would be between worlds.

Even on earth, in Africa, there is dissent against all of Humanity and not just America as the hyper-intelligent dictator of gorilla city, Raksha, speaks of gorilla ascension and displacing all of humanity in a perverse mockery of Darwinism.

But despite these and other dire threats to Humanity, America, and Earth, it is still a golden era of wonders and prosperity as flying cars and Zeppelin air-trains fill the skies. While a cultural and musical revolution flourishes in the Speakeasies that dot the cities of America, lighted by plotonium power plants.

More than that, humanity has step forth into the greater universe with space guns that launch void-faring ships that sail upon the solar-winds.

And it is here where you stand. What tales will they tell of you?

Will you lurk in the dark underbelly of civilization, a private dick investigating crimes for his next meal and rent?

Or will you battle the Nazi in the skies over the jungles of Mars where they have enslaved the savage but noble martians?

Dare you match wits and cold steel against the brightest and deadliest of the gorilla kingdom?

Or will you step forth into infinity, sailing upon the aetheric currents of space between worlds and battling alien menaces?

***
Game theme is Pulp Adventure!

Game system likely would be Adventure! by White Wolf, or Spirit of the Century...

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

Superheroes
Newspaper Industry
1920s/Choose Time Era
TV actors
Author
Angel/Demon

[askerian]

Angel/Demon!! *lovelove*

I'm afraid the 1920s aren't a time period I know much about. XD;;;

[ryouseiteki.livejournal.com]

...I forgot what I was going to suggest when I got stuck on freerice (http://www.freerice.com/index.php) but post apocalyptic ,angel/demon, and feudal japan sound shiniest to me from above.

What about a crossover AU? Write down some favorite series and random (http://www.random.org/) one to throw the pairing into.

[askerian]

Agree with you on those three. XD *adds to list* i'll figure something out. ^^

As for crossovers and specific-preexisting-world-AUs I'll do another list later, I think.

[ryouseiteki.livejournal.com]

OH. OH. OH. I KNOW.


...POKEMON.

[ryouseiteki.livejournal.com]

Oh oops that was there already, I had the random thought last night and didn't check WUPS.

BUT. YES. THAT. IT WOULD BE SUCH CRACKY AWESOME.

[araine.livejournal.com]

I have not read the other comments, so I have no idea if anybody's suggested this, but... traditional high fantasy? Like, castles and swords and wizards, etc.?

[lurker-lost.livejournal.com]

Ninjas! Historical setting! (and then you can run with Victorian, Ancient Japan, Ancient Egypt, American 50s, etc. Whichever you like. OR you can let the requester choose. >D) And I second the high-fantasy!AU everyone wants u.u. I mean. HalfElf!Angsty!Sasuke? HELLO. Also superheroes look shiny. I mean. OrangeSpandex!Naruto??? I. Just.

Okay I realise that this meme is not only for NaruSasu, BUT I CAN'T HELP IT. D8

[askerian]

... Okay, I wasn't sure on high fantasy but elfsuke is too loltastic not to. XD

[shewhoflies.livejournal.com]

*quickly, because I'm sneaking* Hmmm... all I can think of right now is "feudal Japan", which would mean "samurai, ronin, ninja etc".

Or maybe D&D? Or WoW.

There's typical fantasy-medieval Europe-ish, but does that count as epic fantasy? Hmm.

And there's ancient Greece/Rome.

That's all I can come up with now, I'll try to think of more.

[shewhoflies.livejournal.com]

Oh! There's chick lit!(The typical epic romance!) *dodges the rotten fruit*

[cat-o-ninetails.livejournal.com]

Random contribution is random! (Hi I stalk your fic something chronic u_u)

I don't think this has been suggested yet, but adorable toddler fic. I'm not entirely sure it counts for AU however.
That said! The Naruto cosplay above has totally sold me on ronin AU now.

And now I'll go back to lurking.

[askerian]

... Toddler fic does sound supercute. Alright! It goes on the bonus 5 I'm writing for sasunaru.

Boo. ;.; Meanie.
<3

[cat-o-ninetails.livejournal.com]

!! The promise of tiny sasunaru has made my day. And your icon is terribly appropriate for toddler fic XD

[dragon695.livejournal.com]

I hope you do more Naruto/Sasuke furry AU's. I love teh furry! Maybe some Human!Naruto/Anthro!Kyuubi/Human!Sasuke too, if you ever get the chance. But whatever strikes your fancy!