Talking Is A Free Action - 7/7 - Thursday

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

The classroom was perfectly normal when everyone arrived. Desks, chalk board, that weird projector thing hanging out in the back... normal. And it was gonna damn well stay that way.

"Hello and welcome to Talking is a Free Action, kids. Today we're gonna start at the beginning with introductions," Deadpool said, emphasizing the word with spirit fingers. "Yeah, yeah. You've been doing it ever since you arrived here, but have you been doing it right?"

Well, kids. Have you? Didn't think so.

"Say you've busted onto the scene with a dramatic pose and witty one liner, but no one there recognizes you in all your inherent awesomeness." Which had totally never happened to him. "So, what do you do then? You make 'm know about you with good marketing."

A beat.

"It also helps if you have a good writer at the time. Damn you, Way."

Frat boy razzum frazzum...

"Ooo, try starting out with your name and a catchphrase. I'm Deadpool, the merc with a mouth. It gives you a taste and leaves you wanting more. Another example would be Wolverine whose catchphrase is 'I'm the best at what I do and what I do isn't very nice,'" he added. "But that leads us into what I call The Meatloaf Conundrum. Where we're all left wondering what that really means. What is it that he wouldn't do for love? Why has science not solved this mystery? Curse you, Reed Richards!"

...moving right along.

"Aaaanywho. I want you all to find a classmate and introduce yourself with a witty catchphrase. Find multiple classmates for extra credit! You need to build buzz or else you'll just be another Adam dollar sign ampersand little at symbol star ing X. And no one wants that."

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Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

That better be a pretty good catchphrase, kids.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Wesley had had his share of embarrassing catchphrases in the past. The one he went with -- which apparently could only be said in a very serious tone with his posture and facial expression all intended to convey that he was, for all intents and purposes, a badass -- was as follows:

"Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Rogue demon hunter."

Then he saw a spider, and he scrambled to stomp on it.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"What the fuck's a rogue demon, mate?" Nathan felt compelled to ask. "You make it sound like you like you kinky games of hide and seek. I don't judge!"

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

See, Nathan's trouble here was going to be deciding which catchphrase of his to use. Did he wanna go vulgar and shock people? Did he wanna go honest and surprise people? Or did he wanna make some shit up just because he could?

"Nathan Young and I've pissed things that look better than you, mate."

Yeah, he was gonna go with that as a catchphrase.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[wrongkindofsith]

"You should see a healer then, that's usually a sign of some kind of rotting disease." Obviously, Cara was terribly impressed with Nathan's catchphrase.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[wrongkindofsith]

"Cara."

Mord'Sith didn't do witty catchphrases. Someone was going to have a great time in this class.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Cara..." Deadpool said slowly, giving time for something to be added. "Angry to be here?"

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

Geez. Another class with pajama-man?

Then again... Jack was a dog. He had no room to talk. Not that he wouldn't.

//Yeeeeeah,// Jack said with a dog like sigh, //I'm Jack. I'm a dog. And... this can't be good.//

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[notmyownage]

"You know," Claudia said, eying the dog. "You'd think with all the animal transformations around here, someone would have worked out a simple translator for people to use, already."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[whitequeensfire.livejournal.com]

Angelica really wasn't sure what she was doing here.

"I'm Angelica Jones, and, um, I don't have a catchphrase," she said.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Don't say cancer, don't say cancer, don't say cancer...

"Weren't you an Avenger? I mean, everyone has been one at some point or other..."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[notmyownage]

Claudia thought. For a long, long time.

Figuring out a catch phrase was hard.

"Claudia Donovan," she said at last. "I'm the tech. No, that's crap. Uh. Girl with the screw gun?"

Dammit! Who the hell was good at being witty on cue?

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Okay, I'm just gonna use some helpful criticism here and say that last one sounds like you do porn in your spare time."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn would have done much better with the catchphrase thing back when she was in the full cheerocracy mindset. She had been out of that for a while, but finally she managed something simple.

"I'm Quinn Fabray," she said, back straight and eyes glaring. "You bitches should back off."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Oooo, sassy," Deadpool replied. "You get a gold star."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[dabblinginbitch.livejournal.com]

Ramona...had kind of had practice being bitchy and witty, recently. That didn't mean she was wild about the idea of a catchphrase.

It took her a moment before she offered, arms crossed, "Ramona Flowers. I have +2 against bitches."

It was completely true, too.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Okay, that had possibilities to is, Deadpool had to admit. "Do you roll dice in order to kick their asses?"

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"I'm Hank Venture, and I will mess you up!!!"

It didn't sound nearly as threatening as he'd intended it to. And what little intimidation there was got lost when he thrust two fingers in the air in what looked like a V-for-victory sign. "GO TEAM VENTURE!!!"

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"I'd stick with the Team Venture thing," Deadpool replied, doing his best Tim Gunn impression. "It's got staying power."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[godofxbox]

"Alex Aaron," Alex said. "God of fear! God of Xbox!"

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Awww, I thought you were dead!" Deadpool said. "I really need to keep up with my solicits..."

A beat.

"Wait... wait... are you gonna have a throw down with Hercules? Oh god, can I film it?"

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"I suppose mentioning the puppy incident might not inspire quite as much fear," Wesley joked to his roommate. "But I like that. It works for you."

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[answer2bheard.livejournal.com]

"Jim Hawkins," Jim said, after a moment spent completely at a loss. What in the world was he supposed to say, here?

Barring what people back home already called him, anyhow.

"Question to the world."

... Look, it just sounded good at the time.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Deadpool just sighed. Because really. Really.

Re: Introduce Yourself! ... To Eachother!

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

"I'm Dave Nelson," Dave said, slipping into the voice he usually used on the radio. "Thanks for listening to WTFH, Fandom's Pirate Radio."

It kind of was his catchphrase around here. But did it really have mass market appeal? Maybe not.