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[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

I forget how it came up, but Joe-mun and I were discussing what we'd do if we found ourselves (not our characters, our sadly-easy-to-kill selves) in Milliways. (Oddly enough, I think it was shortly before this was posted -- hive mind, anyone?)

It's an interesting question. If you're, you know, bored and waiting two hours before class starts. What would you do? How would you react to meeting your own (apparently autonomous) character(s)? Would you tell anyone the situation? (Joe-mun brilliantly suggested Andrew.) Would you use your knowledge of characters' secrets? (Talk about canon-puncturing.) Give Tarot readings? Try desperately to contact other muns? ("Shati sat down and thought about the disturbing fact that she was trapped in Milliways as a character. She wondered when her friends would get her out. She wondered REALLY REALLY HARD. Bastards.") How many fried paradoxes would you eat? Would you participate in karaoke?

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[hooper-x.livejournal.com]

I don't know about you, but I'd set about on a Hyde-style mission to bone down as many hot fictional characters as possible.

Assuming this is Standard!Hooper we're talking about here, not End Of Semester!Hooper who hasn't shaved (or showered) for a while and is pretty gross...

-HX

[andmisterhyde.livejournal.com]

There's a good lad.

Although Hyde hasn't shaved or showered for awhile and is STILL getting chicks. :]

[rimestock.livejournal.com]

... Considering the rather large percentage of very cute men, if also considering the fact that a surprisingly large percentage of them are gay as well...

Meh.

I don't know.

But considering I'm the one who posted the other...




I would quietly fangirl a lot, play with the cats, avoid the roses, not eat anything Anthy made - EVER - and sign up to teach a class in basic computer skills, thus bringing computers into the bar and making a Mobius strip of the meta.

Because after the bar has 'net access?

That is when the characters start playing each other...

[stilljustandrew]

No no no no no.

That's when the characters start playing US.

[andy-longwood.livejournal.com]

Easy. Karaoke like there was no tomorrow. And fangirl a lot.

[joewithnoname.livejournal.com]

It came up because I went out drinking last night.

And I repeat: Andrew is the only one you can trust.

Joe would shoot my ass so fast...

[stilljustandrew]

I can't trust Andrew. Not once he knows I'm the one responsible for all the angst he's been through here!

...though I dunno, he forgave Dream for the nightmares.

And hey, he'd never have met Meg if not for me! Um, and Becca of course.

[minkhollow]

Much quiet fangirling, and probably adopting the theory I gave Jane on teh matter of reality in the bar (these people MUST be real, or else they couldn't get here...). Fried paradoxes? Lots, probably. And avoiding the Anthy Specials like whoa.
'Course, after a while I'd prolly start trying to figure out what's out there about me, but whatever, yeah?

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

Binge on paradoxes, hide behind Andrew, avoiding Snow is probably a good idea . . . I remember reading somewhere that a sure sign that you've written a character well is that they would wish to do physical harm to you, given the opportunity. Either way, I'd probably want to avoid Snow. Oh, and try to figure out who the frell is playing ME. Hm . . . I'd know not to piss off the Endless, know who to avoid and who I could probably mooch a free meal off of, duck as soon as certain characters walk in the door, that sort of thing.

By the way, I posted something along these lines a while back in Millific.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Oh, and try to figure out who the frell is playing ME.

*grin* I was going to add a question about your own mun, but then I decided I had enough questions.

It'd be kinda creepy. I'd probably cling to the idea that I was a nonfictional person in a world of fictional people. Which is actually rather sociopathic, if you think about it. Maybe not.

[silveraspen]

What I'd do depends a lot on whether or not I/my fictional self was Bound or could escape and visit as I chose. ;)

But I'd use my knowledge of characters' secrets to avoid getting myself killed, if I could, and I'd love the chance to meet certain characters and just to see Milliways. Oh yes, I would. Wouldn't you?

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

John and I were discussing it in terms of survival, mainly. So in our model? Bound, no idea whether you could ever leave, no idea how it'd happened, etc. It's kind of a nightmarish idea.

I'd love the chance to experience it, sure, but only as a supplement to my current life. I love the characters in Milliways, but I prefer my friends and family. ;) Not to mention the OOC aspect of Milliways.

[psychicsaphie.livejournal.com]

I'd hide in a corner, curled up in a little ball, and only come out occasionally for food and drink. I'd stay there, hoping desperately I wouldn't get possessed, beat up, hexed, shot, tortured, or any of the other things that are common occurrences at Milliways. Maybe I'd apologize to George for the Death eater attack, and a Mr. Ron Weasley, too.

Then I'd click my heels together and try my best to wish myself home.

[aberrantangels]

I might tell Andrew the situation, but nobody else. I might puncture Michael's and/or Strong Bad's canon. I'm still working on the other questions.

[kimpire.livejournal.com]

Kill all the cats.

Dude, we have way too many cats.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Of all of us, you would clearly die first in this situation. *pats* At least don't go for Yrael.

[fire-and-a-rose.livejournal.com]

Apologize to everyone for Aubrey.

Loud, long, and repeatedly.

[skjaldmeyjar.livejournal.com]

I would try not to fangirl... too loudly. (I ever mention my first hero/crush is a character here? *swoons*) Yes, I'd use my knowledge to avoid getting killed/swatted so on.

I'd get autographs, and hope to god I had a camera with me, and take lots and lots and lots of pictures. (Though I can imagine the comments if/when I got home. "Dude! what the hell sort of con did you go to to get all these? Wicked costumes, though...")

Also- yes to paradoxes, Atlantean... heck, I'd probably follow some of the characters examples and do my best to try as many different drinks, foods and teas as possible.

[anthy-rosebride.livejournal.com]

Photographs! Ooh, and you could post them in the back room. But maybe they wouldn't come out.

[mogget_cat]

I would walk in, ever-so silently hyperventilate, recover, and then proceed to the bar. I'd try not to think too hard about anything (thus avoiding panicking), and I'd seek out every type of drink imaginable, some fried paradoxes and chargrilled conundra. From there I'd act like I was just another patron of the bar, albeit a slightly more boring one with no special powers other than forcibly avoiding panicking, who has no knowledge of other worlds or anything. Hopefully, I would lie convincingly.

And all the while I would hope that none of the characters there ('specially the Dark is Rising people) ever read my fanfiction. That would not be good for life-expectancy.

[kabeleced]

I would stay the hell away from Regulus -- and also Desire, whee -- because, well. Muffins.

And I would eat a lot of paradoxes, and watch karaoke quietly from somewhere in the corner, and pull out the "the good things wouldn't have happened without me" thing a lot.

[skjaldmeyjar.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Avoid Desire? ... I think I'd be trying to figure out a way to get a kiss from him(her/it)... just cause. Heeeee!

[agonistes]

I'd be too scared to talk to Roland, personally.

...but I might talk to Todd Bowden. Just for the sheer crack value of teasing him with stuff I know about Stephen King. :D

Would I talk to Dream? YES.

[alas_alas]

I would fangirl liek wo. And probably faint if I saw certain characters. Let's see, I'd also pet the kitties, glomp DomCharlie and David, insult Natasha's nose *smirk*...

OH! And immediately blame Bethany.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

I think I wouldn't believe it to be true; I rather easily doubt my own perceptions. Then, I would happily go about identifying people and finding out if I was right. And if I saw one of mine, I would prolly try and sekritly give them advice. But I doubt whether I could get through to Rasputin's or Asar-Suti's thick skulls.

[rabidfangurl.livejournal.com]

I would very quietly die of squee. And then I would give Anakin and Peter and Bruce very large hugs, and get horrifically smashed with Jenny. After that, I would go get a job as a library monkey, and NEVER EVER leave. Because I love my bar too much.

...I fear Anakin and Peter would eventually kill me for the quiet stalking however.

[watch-wait.livejournal.com]

Turn Charlie straight. Keep the fuck away from B, because believe me, psycho!Bartleby is not fun unless I'm pulling the strings. And the fact that I was pulling the strings could easily turn him psycho. Hug both David and Bernard, and then laugh when Bernard screamed. Have fun with cats. Experiment with alcohol. Glomp Gil sosososomuch! Cling to Liz. Be incredibly demonstrative to Raph and see how long he can cope with it for. Huggle the Fool, if I ever find him, tilll he squeaks.

If I failed to turn Charlie straight, spy on Charlie/Bartleby sex.

[watch-wait.livejournal.com]

Oh, and also? Run a mile if I ever saw Anthy.

[doc-lecter.livejournal.com]

Pray to God I don't meet Hannibal or Evil Tea.

[young_tmriddle]

Oooh, I would make friends with Tonks right away, cos dude, you need a magic user who also happens to be a soldiery type on your side at Milliways. I'd request songs from Charlie. I'd try to make friends with Door and Val, and I would definitely not let Tom know who was responsible for all teh torment.

I'd be quiet and watch a lot. There would be much giggling.

Eventually I'd try to finagle a room in the House of Arch, because even the Bound can go there sometimes.

It would be kinda fun to watch the craziness ;)

[timsbooks.livejournal.com]

I would try to integrate myself with security. Failign that, i would find Anthy, and get some curry, and have a lot of fun.

[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

I would probably pull a Val and sit in a corner and take copious notes about everything, then get enough courage to actually talk to some people. I would make a valiant attempt to not fangirl Val and Luke and Anakin and Peter and everyone. I'd try to get a job and stay there forever and ever, because, dude. So much better than my life.

[beautifulharper.livejournal.com]

Freak. Hide in a booth, especially from Lochiel and Brennan. Attempt to find and befriend Meg, since doing so gets half the bar on your side should something bad happen.

Then, as Val-mun said, probably try to get a job and stay forever, because so much cooler than my life.

Though hopefully without so much angst, and NEVER eating Anthy-made food.