Bonus Round 3: FSTs

[referees]

SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).

Profess your love for your favorite ships with the power of song! In this round, we ask you to create fan soundtracks and use them as inspiration for new fanwork.

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible.

RULES

• Submit prompts in the form of a short playlist (1-6 songs) and a ship from any of our nominated fandoms. Submit only the track listing and a link to where they can be listened to; the idea is for others to interpret what you present. You may also link to lyrics if you would like.
• Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Lilia & Sara). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Lilia/Sara). Please don't say "Any pairing," either.
• Create content based on the playlists of others! Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
• Fills may be in any form you choose (except for another FST of course) as long as they are inspired by/fit the mood of the soundtrack they are filling for.
• Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.
• Here is a prompt/fill index for your convenience.

FORMAT

Bonus round shenanigans all happen in the comments below. Brand-new works only, please.

Required Work Minimums:

• 400 words (prose)
• 400px by 400px (art)
• 14 lines (poetry)

There is no max work cap.

Format your comment in one of the following ways:

If PROMPTING:	If FILLING:	If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant:
PROMPT: TEAM [YOUR SHIP] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Ship:</strong> (the ship your prompt is focused on. "&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic. Format the ship name any way you want, but clarity is more likely to get you fills.) <strong>Fandom:</strong> (what fandom the ship is from) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; these apply to content *in the prompt itself* and is NOT an implication of what you're looking for in a fill. If your prompt doesn't require tags, write "None" here.) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Prompt:</strong> <a href="">song title here</a>	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.

Posts not using this format will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, regardless of what they contain. They, like all comments in this community, are subject to the code of conduct.

If you see anyone breaking the code of conduct (e.g., causing drama, being rude) anywhere (not just DW), please contact the mods immediately.

SCORING

These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual teammate. Make as many prompts/fills as you want!

For prompts: 5 points each (maximum of 50 prompt points per team per round)

For fills:
First 4 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 5-10: 15 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21-50: 2 points each
Fills 51+: 1 point each

All scored content must be created new for this round.

Etc.

If you're hunting through the prompts looking for what to fill, a good trick is to view top-level comments only (see the line of links below this post).

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Comments

FILL: Team Grandstand, G

[geniuskaktus]

Ship: Inui Sadaharu/Yanagi Renji
Fandom: The Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: Eating (Inui juice)
Other Tags: Inui cafe au, but they are robots (with feelings), crack
Word Count: 718

I really love your robot au so much!! (the inuikai one with the tennis robots, that one) Uh...this is nothing like that? It's just really weird.

***

In the year 2800, sentient juicers become the next in thing, solving the great human conundrum of indecisiveness. With the sentient juicer, it’s possible to save whole minutes of time not deciding which beverage to drink.

But, what sets the Aozu model apart from others is their creativity and ability to come up with unique recipes. In theory, the Aozu would collect customer’s data and tailor each recipe to suit individual tastes. In theory. But, since the Aozu is still in beta, the taste function still has some hiccups, so most customers still prefer to order off the set menu.

The data collection is exclusively meant for juice perfecting purposes, and is supposed to be based on aspects such as taste, color, smell, etc. However, the Aozu 001 and Aozu 002 (known as Renji and Sadaharu for clarity’s sake) collect data on almost everything. (Hey, maybe the fact that that customer no. 20 has 10 cats will come in handy some day). They even collect data on each other, which scientists simply see as an odd program malfunction. But, it runs much deeper than that...

**
When Renji syncs with Sadaharu data streams through him, making him feel alive. Sometimes after rebooting he finds a secret message encoded in his data, encrypted so the corporate manager can’t decypher it. Renji treasures these messages, filing them away in his special Sadaharu data folder.

Maybe what Renji likes so much about Sadaharu is that he’s a bit of a daredevil. Sadaharu writes his own code (no really) and isn’t afraid to serve the customers odd experimental drinks for the sake of data. Somewhere in his big robot heart, he really thinks they’ll be the next iron chefs. And, the longer Renji works alongside him, the more he starts to believe it.

They naively think, with the right tweaks and permutations, they can do anything. Be anything. Go anywhere. The possibilities of data are endless, and the world is theirs.

That all comes to a crashing halt the day Renji is transferred away. The cafe is doing well (for some reason), and it was only a matter of time before their manager decides to expand. Renji predicted it; the data was spelled out right in front of him. And, for the first time, Renji realizes simply knowing the data was pointless if they didn’t have control over it. Renji recalibrates his system over and over again, hoping everything is just a system error, but in the end he’s still transferred out to the new location.

**
Some days he does a Search in his database for Sadaharu, sifting through all of the data he’s collected over the years. It never changes. Still, filtering through Sadaharu’s data makes him feel something. He isn’t quite sure what that something is, and harping on unknowns makes him uneasy, so he pushes the thoughts away.

He likes to imagine Sadaharu sometimes does a Search for Renji, scanning his data, knowing there wouldn’t be any changes, but doing it anyway. But he also wonders if, perhaps, Sadaharu simply did a system reset, wiping his memory clean of all things Renji. Renji contemplates doing a system reset, but whenever he wants to make a big change his system voice asks: Are you sure? And no, he isn’t sure.

**
Years later they meet up at the tri-annual sentient juicer convention. One could say it’s by chance--except it isn’t because they both know the other will be there.

Renji spots Sadaharu concocting juice mixtures he’s never seen before across the way, one’s he’d come up with after Renji left. It hits him that a lot of things might have happened after he left. Maybe some things he doesn’t care to know about, things that would ruin the image of Sadaharu so carefully crafted in his data. He turns to leave when Sadaharu sends a message to him over the venue wifi. Like telepathy but not.

Renji!

Renji syncs with Sadaharu’s system, moving their conversation to a more private forum. They reminisce about old times. They dream up starting their own cafe away from meddling corporate eyes. A cafe without the set menu, one that just sold the juice mixtures they created together. Renji’s logical side knows it would flop, but something about Sadaharu sparks a renewed sense of ambition within him.