http://pjpettigrew.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] pjpettigrew.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] ways_back_room2004-07-24 07:19 am

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This isn't a Threadzilla, but it was an event that spanned a lot of separate threads. It also shows quite clearly why attempted date rape is a BAD idea at Milliways--particularly if the lady in question has adopted relatives who are a sex demon and a wizard.

On the 22nd, Door was having a crisis because Tom was travelling through London Below with the Marquis and, because she was missing Tom, proceeded to get very drunk. While in her very drunk state, she ran into Joe Dick, who proceeded to ply her with more alcohol and then with cocaine. Door, not knowing what cocaine is, proceeds to get very thoroughly stoned, until her opening powers are uncontrollable and she is badly disoriented. Joe suggests getting a room and going to bed. Door agrees, then passes out as she is being carried up to Joe's room. Joe just about makes it in the door when he too is overwhelmed by drink and drugs and passes out alongside her.

Door spends the day of the 23rd alternatively waking and sleeping. She wakes up on the night of the 23rd, and discovers that a stranger is in bed next to her, wanking off. Door demands to know if they had sex, and Joe says no, and tells her that if they HAD had sex, she would remember it. Disraught, Door flees downstairs.

Joe finishes his wanking off and then heads downstairs for a Happy Hour drink at the bar. There he runs into Fleur, who questions him and determines that he did, in fact, intend to rape Door. He just passed out before he could do anything. Fleur privately resolves to do something about this.

Door runs into Crowley almost as soon as she comes downstairs. Crowley tries to calm her down, and Sirius wants to know if it was Riddle who upset her. Snow White also shows up, and is very motherly to Door. Crowley goes into Scary Demon Mode and interrogates Joe, who claims that he didn't make Door do anything she didn't want to.

Peter gets Door some Draught of Peace, which calms her and neutralises the effects of the cocaine. Crowley, who is worried, gets very angry that Door took coke in the first place. Door wants to know why no one stopped her. Peter points out that the crisis with Moiraine last night might have distracted people. He and Crowley then debate the relative merits and problems associated with killing Joe. Once assured by Peter that Door will be fine, Crowley exits, leaving a very tearful Door behind.

Luna shows up after Crowley leaves. She and Door talk about Tom, and how forgiveness has to be a part of love. Peter turns big-brotherly, though not in an Orwellian sense, and expresses sympathy for Tom, as he wants to unleash a few zillion curses in Joe's direction. He also makes it clear to Door what Joe had in mind the other night and that he and Crowley are not so much angry at her as they are worried for her retroactively. Door is shocked to realise that she could have been raped, and swears off alcohol for the time being. Peter admits that he got himself into a bad fix the night before by being drunk around the Aes Sedai Moiraine, and also swears off booze for the time. Luna proceeds to tell Door about Will Stanton and the problems of loving an Old One. Peter then goes outside for a breath of fresh air, not knowing that Fleur has heard most of the commotion, and has gone to the bar with the express purpose of convincing Joe to meet her outside.

Fleur gets Joe to stand by the edge of the lake, then turns into a full veela, picks him up, and drops him into the lake for the squid to play with. Fleur then proceeds to interrogate him some more, having the squid dunk him every time he answers wrong.

Peter comes along at this point. Fleur and Peter debate possible non-fatal evil spells before Peter suggests one that makes Joe panic: genderbending. Without further ado, Peter transforms Door's would-be rapist into a gorgeous woman. Peter binds Joe/Jo to be unable to tell anyone his/her true name, to be unable to tell anyone he/she is enchanted...and to have, in sexual matters, all the mind and will of the drunken, drugged, disoriented Door of the evening before. Promising Fleur some trifle (as in the dessert) tomorrow, Peter leaves.

The enchanted Joe has one thing to say: "Fuck."

And Fleur comes up with the perfect retort: "Mais oui. And you will."

[identity profile] watch-wait.livejournal.com 2004-07-24 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Mwa-ha-ha! You just had to use that spell on someone, didn't you?
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[personal profile] blue_ajah 2004-07-24 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
*stares*

Ok, ethically twitchy at least... but in this case I have to say that it's brilliant. :)

[identity profile] hard-core-dick.livejournal.com 2004-07-24 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Gah! You beat me to it. *sadly closes her window with all the links*.

Love you guys.

Joe isn't feeling so charitable at the moment, but *I* love you guys.

[identity profile] hard-core-dick.livejournal.com 2004-07-24 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
Joe's idea of the afterlife? He was maybe hoping for eternal darkness, although he might have been a bit more prepared for fire and brimstone. This, though? It's his life, all over again. The question is whether or not he's with it enough to figure out what to do with it.
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[identity profile] wickedtrue.livejournal.com 2004-07-24 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Even though Peter said, thanks again for playing! Fleur is going to try and be "nice" to you now. Be afraid. *dances off*

[identity profile] bythebrook.livejournal.com 2004-07-24 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, the Joe Dick in the Happy Hour thread happened in the evening, as well, after Door had already come down.

But oh, the drama I spawned... how on earth did I manage that?
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[personal profile] clumsy_auror 2004-07-24 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
WOW. What an interesting evening. Tonks looks forward to hearing alllll about it when she comes back to the bar tonight. :)
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[identity profile] wickedtrue.livejournal.com 2004-07-24 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Fleur-mun would like to say kudos to Peter-mun and that I respect your morally ambiguous character a great deal. I want to make you a poster so much. Whee! Morally ambiguous wizards of Milliways unite!
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[personal profile] leplusbeau 2004-07-24 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, sorry to bug! But I said "Mmm, oui. You will."

"But yes" doesn't really make sense right there. Eee, sorry to bug!
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[personal profile] veryvorkosigan 2004-07-24 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
...oh, Pettigrew, you bastard. And I say that with complete admiration.

That's OOC admiration, not IC, but I don't think I'm likely to find out about it IC anyway so it hardly matters. :)