{ The AU meme }

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 Ever played out something and then later wondered "What if?" Ever wondered what it'd be like to play your character a different way, but didn't feel like making a full thing dedicated to it? Now's your chance to play it out!

Using RNG you'll roll 1-3 for the level of the change, and 1-6 for the change itself, or if you want, pick your own based on what you wanted to do.


1)  Small Change: The flap of a butterfly's wings can cause tsunami's on the other side of the world.

-1: "A minute too late"- What if you missed something by a minute, or more? You missed the big meeting, the girl, helping that person, all because you were too late, what happens next?
-2: "The nick of time"- Just like the first, only that instead of missing something you got, that if you got something you missed because you were either too late, or just messed up? Congratulations! Let's just hope it's what you really wanted.
-3: "A little too early"- One more, what if you showed up early? It's suppose to be a good thing, is it this time?
-4: "The other choice"- You had two choices, left or right, heads or tails, Coke or Pepsi, now you get to see what would have happened with the other choice.
-5: "Oops!"- You slipped up, and made a mistake. Is it bad, or a blessing in disguise?
-6: Wild card/Pick your own- Thought of a slight change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

2)  Medium Change: Didn't really see that coming, did you?

-1: Turning point change- That one thing that would have turned things in your favor went against you, and vice versa. How will you handle this critical change?
-2: "A Razor's edge"- That one moment that could have went either way has gone the opposite way of before. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
-3: Crossroads- You reached a point in your life where you had several choices before you, now's the time to go down another road and see where it leads.
-4: The Road less traveled- "Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the one less traveled" Will it make all the difference?
-5: Interference- Something blocked you from getting something you were going for. What do you do once the moment is gone?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own-Thought of a medium change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

3)  Large Change: Why do all the people here have goatee's?

-1: Good/Evil- Use to be a good guy? Welcome to the dark side, here's your cookie. Former bad guy? Hand over the cookie tray and join the side of good. How will the change of moral compass change you?
-2: A different person- You're now a completely different person, literally. Are you taller? Shorter? A robot? A pony? Powers? No powers? Your call.
-3: The other sex- Rule!63 is in effect. Now how does this effect your relationships with the other?
-4: A change in history- Something that happened in the past now has completely change or is now gone. One domino toppling the rest. Now that you've changed your past, how will it effect your future?
-5: Giving up- You walked away from something important to you? Do you regret it? Are you happy?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own- Thought of a large change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

 

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[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo's gaze moved to Wufei then, the smallest of frowns wrinkling his brow. It made sense. They hadn't given themselves time to actually talk about this before Duo had just put his foot in it and accidentally proposed. Even if he'd fully intended to throw his hat into the ring anyway. He just hadn't expected Wufei to accept it, him, so readily.

His lashes lowered, a breath was taken and then he was all smiled again as he pushed away from the wall and grabbed up a chair to drop himself into.

"Doesn't matter, right?" Then he smirked. "Focus on the important things, Yuy. Like if you're gonna be my best man or not? Suppose you could be maid of honour too. I'm not gonna judge. Actually do you guys have this things in Chinese weddings? How does that go?"

[pilot05]

Heero grunted at them both. "Uncomplicate it before you see Quatre. He always makes complications worse."

Wufei snorted. "I would much prefer a western wedding, if you don't mind," she said with a sigh. "And we will. I'm well aware of his penchant for interference."

"A united front is the best defense," Heero agreed, and turned his attention back to his work. "I'll fill whatever roll you'd like, as long as you--"

"Brief you, yes, I remember how this works."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo rolled his eyes. Looked like he was going to be organising his own stag party. Unless he could rope Trowa into it. He at least had some form of a sense of humour. He was with Quatre after all!

"I don't mind. Don't suppose it matters much, can do a blend? Despite what I looked like during the war I'm not actually religious." but he was open to suggestions. And as Heero said, uncomplicating things was something they probably needed to do. Then they could work on just what kind of wedding they'd want. Or whether they'd just go and sign the papers and have done with it.

[pilot05]

Wufei shrugged. "Modern Chinese weddings are Christian ceremonies without the Christ," she replied lightly. "The older traditions are... well. Let's just say I walked out in the middle of my first one and it was still binding." And it had essentially made her someone else's property, and she had a big, fat beef with that and she knew Duo would share the sentiment.

"You could just do it at the courthouse," Heero replied without looking up.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo pulled a face. Yeah, no, he would most definitely have a problem with that. Wufei wasn't his property and he in no way owned her even if he put a ring on her finger. She'd be her own person still.

He glanced at Heero and grinned. "Could do. There's a hundred ways we could do this. But we've time to work though it. Six months right? So no rush yet." when he said that he turned his grin to Wufei. "So take it easy till then. I've given you time enough to work out what you actually wanna do."

[pilot05]

Wufei nodded, letting out a heavy sigh. "Why don't we talk about it over dinner?" she suggested.

"And go see Sally," Heero added, pinning Duo with a look. "Otherwise she and I are going to hear about it for months."

"That's our next stop," Wufei sighed, getting to her feet and flashing Duo a little smile. "Ready?"

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Hey, why am I getting the looks?" Duo laughed, hands held up in mock surrender. He was just an innocent bystander here. No fair glaring at him. Though he did wince when he dropped his hands again and hid it with a smile as he stood.

"Let's go see Sally. And yeah, we can talk more about it at dinner." That's what he'd been hoping for. Another reason he'd wanted some simple fast food. Something they wouldn't need to cook and could just sit down and relax with while they hashed things out.

[pilot05]

"I know what it looks like when you're hiding an injury," Heero replied blandly. "A field dressing isn't sufficient treatment."

"Don't bully him just because I've bullied you," Wufei scolded absently, stepping out of the office and putting back on her 'look all you want but speak at the cost of your life' expression as she made her way down towards the medical suite.

There was exactly one poor fool that said anything on the way, poking his head out of a cubical. "Holy shit," and that was all he had to say before he ducked down as Wufei's gaze lasered in on him.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo just stuck his tongue out at Heero. He was totally an adult and mature about things. Really. He wss a catch. Wufei wss so lucky to get him.

"See you later, Yuy." a flash of a grin and Duo was off and jogging after Wufei. He almost laughed when some guy popped out, shit himself and ducked back into the room before Wufei could beat him up. He had to step up to her side and lifted a hand to rest on her shoulder. "Relax. You've scared everyone silly, thing they've all got the point now."

[pilot05]

She hummed softly, though some of the tension faded from her shoulders when his hand settled there and she let out a sigh. "I think you overestimate the intelligence of some of these people," she grumbled under her breath, but she toned the death glare down to sub-Yuy levels, and once she did they were no longer attracting quite so much attention. Still a few double-takes, but no one completely stopped working when they walked past.

And then they were in medical, and she let herself relax the rest of the way.

"She's expecting you, room two," the woman at the front said, gesturing to a hallway without looking up from her computer. "No boyfriends," she added, finally looking up to frown at Duo.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"I'm a patient." Duo corrected with a grin. "Got shot. Totally here to see the doc. Go ask, bet she'll make an exception for me. I was always her favourite!" he was doing his very best not to laugh and tried so hard to be serious.

[pilot05]

"WHAT?!" Sally's head popped into the hallway before the receptionist could say anything.

"He's fine, I bandaged him up myself," Wufei replied dismissively. "You should check the one on his arm, though, make sure he doesn't need more than what I did, and we both need a post-mission eval."

"Well you can start with three days of rest," Sally replied with a frown, waving for them both to come back. "The first one is never fun. Hell, none of them are. Get your asses in here."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo flashed the receptionist a winning smiled and silently mouthed 'see?' before he turned around with a laugh.

"Totally fine! Shoulda seen the other guys." He was still laughing as he joined Wufei in following Sally. "Wufei did a great job though. Only hurts when I laugh."

[pilot05]

The receptionist rolled her eyes, and went back to her work as they went past. "Weirdos," she grumbled under her breath when she thought they were out of earshot.

"The other guys are in body bags," Sally replied dryly, and patted the exam table. "You're first, Duo. Show me where it hurts, and if you make that into a dirty joke just remember I have access to all the needles," she smiled sweetly.

On a tray tucked away by the door were all the things Sally would need to put in an IUD, and exactly none of them looked fun. Speculum, needle, and something about the size of a drinking straw, and a whole pile of gauze. And Wufei was very intentionally not looking in that direction.

[maxwellsdaemon]

He'd have agreed with her had he heard her and would have taken pride in it too.

"You're spoiling all my fun, Po." Duo grumbled but he still stripped out of his jacket and the shirt he wore, carefully as he could, and then hopped up onto the table. "See? Fit as a fiddle. I only said that to get past the Gatekeeper out there."

[pilot05]

Sally hummed dryly, peeling off the bandages and getting a good look at the wounds. She used what amounted to a cross-marketed baby wipe to gently clean off the wounds before putting new ointment on them and bandaging them back up again. "They look good, but I'm going to write you a prescription for antibiotics just to be on the safe side. If you notice any swelling I want you back here right away, got it?"

She set her hands on her hips, and turned her attention to Wufei. "Your turn, princess."

Wufei's death glare was back at maximum intensity.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Told you, Wufei did a good job of patching me up." Duo somehow managed to sound proud of that. But he wss glad that he wouldn't need anymore poking and prodding. Despite his words the wound in his arm hurt like a son of a bitch and he really would like to avoid more pain.

"Ahem, Empress." Duo corrected Sally with a grin. "And careful. Glared like that and you'll be on this table next." He was laughing as he hopped off and eased himself back into his shirt. Something that was easier said than done.

[pilot05]

"I believed you, but she's not a doctor," Sally replied with a shrug, utterly unphased by Wufei's glare. "And don't you worry, I've long since developed an immunity to Her Majesty's glares," Sally grinned, and handed Wufei a robe.

Wufei got up, stepping into what looked like a closet off the exam room to change. She came back out with her arms tightly folded over her chest.

"And that's your cue to step into the hall, sir," Sally said, opening the door for him. "Go grab a coffee, we're gonna be about twenty minutes."

[maxwellsdaemon]

He'd had no intention of staying around, at least unless Wufei wanted him to. But he did wait around until he could at least give her a warm smile and a wink. "Remember what I said? Relax. I'll be right outside the door."

And with that he left. And did exactly what he'd promised. He closed the door behind himself and leaned against the wall beside it to wait.

[pilot05]

She smiled back, relaxing a little bit at that.

The rooms weren't particularly well soundproofed, so Duo was treated to the muffled sounds of conversation as Sally did what she needed to. It wasn't until that twenty minutes was almost over that there was anything eventful. Sally, letting out a surprised yell that sounded an awful lot like You're WHAT?!, followed by a door slamming -- the one to the changing room probably.

The door popped open and Sally poked her head out again. "Really?" She asked. "The two of you?"

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo had been humming a tune to himself, eyes closed and thinkinh about the kind of burger he was going to get later. And fries. Damn but he was going to get fries too. And a milkshake. Strawberry. Definitely strawberry.

He near jumped when the door beside him opened and Sally's disembodied head appeared. "Huh? What?" Duo turned to look at her with a puzzled look. "What did I do this time?" a blink, and then it clicked. He laughed. "Oh, that? Why not?"

[pilot05]

"That's not funny," Sally hissed. "You know she doesn't do anything halfway. She's going to expect you to act like a husband." And oh, boy, was that a loaded sentence.

[maxwellsdaemon]

And just like that Duo lost his smile.

"You don't think I know that?" he asked her with deceptive calm. He liked Sally. He really did. But it pissed him off just a little that she wasn't giving him any credit. Did she really think he would have gone into this lightly or without knowing what was expected of him?

"I know what I'm doing. And I know what it'd mean for her."

[pilot05]

Sally sighed heavily when he dropped the smile, stepping into the hallway to face him properly. "I mean that she might say it's just a means to an end, but it won't be. She was torn up badly enough by losing her first husband, and she hated him. She doesn't hate you."

[maxwellsdaemon]

"I'd hope she doesn't hate me. I..." Duo shook his head and sucked in a deep breath before letting it out with a low laugh.

"Not important. Yet. But the difference between me and him is I don't plan on going anywhere." unless she wanted him to, of course. Duo would stick by her for as long as she needed him to. But he kind of hoped that she'd keep on needing him.