http://alternatealto.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] alternatealto.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] sick_wilson2013-06-15 09:05 am

Insta-Prompt Fic Challenge!

Hi, there, Campers!

I'll be your counselor for the last two days (sniffle!) of Camp Sick!Wilson. To start off with, I've created what I'm calling the Insta-Prompt.

Here's how it works:

      Without looking at the lists below, get a pencil and paper and write down the following: a number from 1 to 14; a letter from A to N; and another number from 21 to 34.

Now look at the lists, and put your number/letter/number combination together to get the prompt for your next Sick!Wilson fic. It will be more fun if you really do choose things without looking first, because the randomness is part of the nature of the game. Some combinations will produce, um, extremely challenging fics to write . . .







This                                                    does this                                   and Wilson ends up with

1. Wilson’s car                                 A.  attacks Wilson                                 21. syncope

2. House’s patient                            B.  gets lost                                          22. a black eye

3. House’s cane                               C.  is stolen                                          23.  2nd-degree burns

4. Wilson’s teddy bear                      D. “falls” down the stairs                      24. tinnitus

5. House’s Ipod                                 E. disappears                                      25. a broken elbow

6. Wilson’s current girlfriend             F.  is up in a tree                                  26. a loose tooth

7. Wilson’s cat                                  G. can suddenly fly                              27. a gaping wound

8. House’s sofa                                 H. is found on the roof                         28. narcolepsy

9. Wilson’s stethoscope                    I. stops working                                    29. nearly drowning

10. House’s guitar                             J. mysteriously catches fire                  30. concussion

11. Wilson’s tie                                  K. is confiscated by Cuddy                   31. sunburn

12. House’s Vicodin                          L. explodes                                           32. depression

13. Wilson’s best pair of shoes         M. gets soaking wet                              33. PTSD

14. House’s piano                             N. becomes famous overnight             34. temporary blindness






Remember that posting a story will earn you a Specialty Badge from our self serve range as follows :

Drabbler - Between 100 and 200 words
Storyteller - Between 201 and 7500 words
Novelist - Over 7500 words

Have fun!

[identity profile] petitecuriosity.livejournal.com 2013-06-15 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
This is really awesome!!! (I didn't end up looking and did end up with a rather odd combination lol.)
Edited 2013-06-15 13:21 (UTC)

[identity profile] menolly-au.livejournal.com 2013-06-15 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Fun! I used a random number generator so I couldn't cheat and got 'House's cane can suddenly fly and Wilson ends up with sycope!'

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-15 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, this is hard, but I like a challenge.

I picked 13, L, 23.

After Chase recovered, it was war between him and House. All-out, no holds barred, mano-e-mano war. After the glue incident Taub refused to even entire the Diagnostics anymore, and House kept a spare set of clothes in Wilson's office. And that was where things went wrong. Afterwards, Chase swore that he'd thought Wilson was stuck in meetings for the next hour and knew that House would be free in five minutes; he didn't count on their patient crashing or on Wilson's meeting being cancelled. So when Wilson came into his office and saw House's new athletic shoes sitting in the middle of the floor he merely sighed and moved them aside so no patient would trip on them.

And that was when the firecracker went off.

Wilson's left hand was swathed in bandages. Foreman was furious; he placed both doctors on suspension and forced them to call a truce. Chase, who'd been lingering down the hallway and heard Wilson's screams, was practically drowning in guilt, and House vanished, presumably to brood in melancholic peace.

At the end of the day Foreman called Wilson into his office.

"You know he's going to figure it out," he said.

"Figure what out?" Wilson asked innocently.

Foreman's expression didn't change, and Wilson's innocence melted into impishness. "Would you care to put some money on when?"

Foreman put $200 on the following day between 10 AM and 10 PM. Wilson took the time up until Foreman's began. They didn't shake hands to seal the bet.

"Why'd you do it?" Foreman asked.

Wilson gave a casual shrug. "It was getting too dangerous. If House were distracted by a case he wouldn't notice something like a fire cracker in a shoe. He could have been hurt. This way neither man wins so there's no need for revenge, and the pranking ends."

Foreman shook his head. "I'd accuse you of faking it, but I saw the burns."

"I was careful. The blisters will heal soon."

Foreman gave him the I-think-you're-completely-batshit-insane face, but had the courtesy not to say so out loud.

Wilson smiled pleasantly and headed home. House was waiting for him with two bags of Chinese takeout and an accusation. Wilson went to bed that night full of moo shu pork and painkillers, and content in the anticipation of the look on Foreman's face when he acknowledged Wilson's win.

[identity profile] menolly-au.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Man - those guys play hard! I can't blame Foreman for giving Wilson the I-think-you're-completely-batshit-insane face :) That was great for such difficult prompts, kudos!

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! It was fun connecting the dots with a story.

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for coming up with such a great challenge.

We only saw Chase get into pranks once, but I thought it might have been his way of getting even after the stabbing. Just din't ask me to justify why anyone might blame House for that, because I never understood that part.

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
This is what happens when I change a sentence right before posting. I meant to say, After the glue incident Taub refused to even enter Diagnostics anymore...

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Are you going to try one?

[identity profile] sassyjumper.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, what a great story from such random prompts! It's funny, in-character and even makes sense. :)

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-17 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I had fun putting it together. I briefly considered having Wilson accidentally buy exploding shoes from a terrorist via bizarre miscommunication, but that was OTT. I like prank-gone-wrong better.

[identity profile] mnstrtruckslash.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
I got Wilson's stethoscope, exploding, and causing narcolepsy.

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
And I thought mine was hard... :-)

Have fun!

[identity profile] zarazabuza.livejournal.com 2013-06-16 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
I got
Wilson's tie, exploding, temporary blindness

How could that even happen?
Edited 2013-06-16 12:00 (UTC)

[identity profile] stenveny.livejournal.com 2013-06-18 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Wilson's car is confiscated by Cuddy resulting in a concussion.

I don't think I can do justice to that in less than 2,000 words.

[identity profile] yarroway.livejournal.com 2013-06-18 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
That's the most plausible set so far. :) I hope you write it.