Monologuing, etc. Workshop #3, Thursday morning

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova's sitting on top of a picnic table with her elbows on her knees, and the first person to so much as mention the Pink Ladies is going to find themselves in detention faster that Rizzo pounced Kenickie.

"I hope you all enjoyed last week's bit of fun with insults. We're going to move on to a related topic today. As we all know, whether from personal experience or late-night movie marathons, the Bad Guy," this said with a suitably villainous waggle of her eyebrows, "Is rather fond of monologuing at Good Guy - that, hopefully, will be you - often revealing their dastardly plan to carve 'you got punk'd' into Australia with a moon laser. And, of course, insulting you. But because your Bad Guy won't have had the superb training that I have given you, their insults will lack the necessary biting flair.

"This is your opportunity to throw their words back in their face. Charlie," she nodded to Kawalsky, "Got a little taste of this last week when he tried to insult my hockey-playing prowess. I continued the hockey theme and questioned his sexuality a bit. But one of my favourite comebacks was," she shrugged, "Unfortunately uttered by one of my least favourite people. He may be a snake, but he is a witty snake. Garibaldi threatened to use his head as a pinata, but he simply turned, smiled, and said "A pinata? Ah, so you think of me as full of candy and laughter for small children.""

Ivanova hopped off the picnic bench and started pacing. It seemed a compulsion with her. She could never stay still for too long. "You see, the most effective comebacks are the ones that leave your opponent, for lack of a better word, blinking and speechless. Not your garden variety 'your mom' retorts. Those are probably just going to get you laughed at. Your literature teachers, if you ever had any, would have taught you about the importance of motifs and themes in great and boring works of literary pretentiousness. They are no less important here. Continuing the theme makes your comeback more effective, even if it makes it harder on your part. You have to think on your feet and suit your words to the occasion.

"So, speaking of 'your mom' jokes, pair up again. Hopefully different pairs than last week. I want your worst, lamest insult and your partner hopefully comes up with a witty riposte. Marks for creativity. I'll be around to practice on. Go to, go to."

[[OCD a-hoy away! As to why this up later than it should be . . . margaritas are yummy?]]

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Insult Each Other

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Be witty. That's an order.

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[thenamesxander.livejournal.com]

Xander looks around for someone to insult.

[ooc: annnnd, i must leave for work shortly. my parents will also be arriving some time this afternoon, so i have no idea if i'll be able to ping in at all after work.]

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner wanders over to Xander. "Go ahead, dude, Hit me."

He figures if they end up trading insults about their hometowns, they'll pretty much end up at a stalemate. Yay for equal-opportunity ego bruising.

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[thenamesxander.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, are you sure this isn't moving a little too quick for you?" Yes, Xander had done some research after finding out that Conner had been a Ranger too.

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"You call that an insult?" Conner asks indignantly. "What, did someone spike your fertilizer with stupid?"

Why yes, he was going to milk that tree thing for all it was worth.

But OW, OW, THE CRACK ABOUT HIS SUPER SPEED.

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[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

Since Ranma is much too scared of Ivanova to ever attempt to insult her again... He waits to find someone else.

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[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"I don't really know you, but I can try anyway?" Alanna came up to Ranma and fixed Faithful on her shoulder. "I can always help out." The cat chimmed in.

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[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

Ranma sees her and leaps two feet backwards, landing on his butt and looking scared out of his mind. "C-C-CAT!"

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[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"Alanna actually. The cat's Faithful." Alanna peered at Ranma. "Are you afraid of cats?" Both girl and cat asked at the same time.

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[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip leans back and looks around for people to trade witty banter with.

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Can I insult you?" River asked.

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[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Only if you ask nicely," Pip said, grinning.

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Chufei wo si le," River said sweetly.

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[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looks around for someone to trade wittiness with.

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[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Seeing Phoebe, Demyx waves at her a little. "Wanna practice?"

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[sensethevisions]

Phoebe smiled. "Sure, but I'm not very good at insulting people."

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[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

"Neither am I," Demyx admitted. "We can suck together?"

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim looked for either someone to insult, or be insulted by.

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Kawalsky greeted casually. He'd seen this guy around but couldn't remember his name or, well, anything about him. That meant he'd be sticking to generalized insults.

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Hey." Tim replied. He knew, pretty much nothing about Kawalsky, so they were even.

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"You gonna say something or stand there looking like a yokel?"

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[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter was ready and willing to sling insults around.

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[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer spotted Peter and came out swinging. Figuratively.

"You fight like a dairy farmer!"

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[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Trust me, then, when I say that's the cheesiest insult I've ever heard," Peter said. "And by the way, from the smell of you, you're well past the expiration date.

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[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, well. . . Coming face to face with me must leave you petrified!"