fics by Erin Ptah

Title: The Marble Monuments of Oz
Rating: PG
Cast: Ozma, Eureka, Dorothy(/OFC), Toto, the Gump, the Scarecrow
Contents: Character death (arguably). Major spoilers through The Patchwork Girl of Oz (book 7).
Disclaimer: I didn't create these characters...not that it matters. Public domain FTW.

A somber event forces a couple of Ozians to struggle with their feelings about (im)mortality.

Attempts to wrangle, if not reconcile, canon's various inconsistencies and retcons on the subject. For hc_bingo, May '12 challenge, prompt "death." Also on the AO3.

( 'Dorothy knows adventures better than anyone. You might trust her on that, at a time like this or any other.' )

A roundup of prompts and fills completed for various rounds of hc_bingo.




( 2017: Round 8 )

( 2015: Round 6 )

( 2013: Round 4 )
( 2012: Round 3 )
( May 2012 Amnesty Challenge )
( April 2012 Mini-Challenge )
( February 2012 Amnesty Challenge )
( 2011: Round 2 )
( April 2011 Mini-Challenge )

50 sentences, using Theme Set Gamma over at 1sentence.

Krazy Kat, by George Herriman, is a gorgeous and poetic comic strip from the 1940s. Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes has cited it as one of his biggest influences.

It is impossible to explain all the nuances, but in brief, Ignatz (the mouse) throws bricks at Krazy (the cat), which Krazy (who is in love with Ignatz) takes as a sign of love (there's an actual reason for this, but it's not terribly important).

Herriman writes half the text of the comic in this crazy mixed-up quasi-Creole patois. I attempted it in some of the dialogue, but mostly I didn't even try.

Mirrored on the AO3.

Title: There Is A Happy Land
Fandom: Krazy Kat
Rating: G for the lot
Disclaimer: Were that these were mine; but no, that honor belongs to Geo. Herriman.



( When a denizen of Coconino yells 'Run!', Krazy has learned to stand stock-still, because it means that Ignatz is aiming. )

Title: Five Billion Years Later...
Fandom: Hellsing
Genre: Futuristic dystopia
Words: ~500
Rating: PG for creepiness
Warnings: Not funny.
Disclaimer: Hellsing is the creation of Kōta Hirano. Characters used without permission - but with love (and, more importantly from a legal standpoint, without profit).

Notes: For my DandyxHuntress claim at hellsing_drops. Scanned the themes list to see if one would jump out at me. One did. Theme #86: Dying Sun.

( Really, the title says it all. )

Title: Spring Cleaning
Fandom: Hellsing
Genre: Comedy, fluff
Words: ~670
Rating: G
Warnings: Major in an apron. Not for the weak of stomach.
Disclaimer: Hellsing is the creation of Kōta Hirano. Characters used without permission - but with love (and, more importantly from a legal standpoint, without profit).

Notes: The first full fic for my DandyxHuntress claim at hellsing_drops. Theme #66: Rituals

( There's a ritual every spring at Millennium HQ. Unfortunately, it's the Dandy's first spring with the group. Can Rip save him? )

Title: The woman with two hearts! Blessed are the pure
Fandom: Hellsing, Sailor Moon
Genre: Comedy, light drama
Words: ~2700
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Hellsing is the creation of Kōta Hirano. Sailor Moon is likewise the creation of Naoko Takeuchi. I make references to other shows; they're not mine either. Characters used without permission - but with love (and, more importantly from a legal standpoint, without profit).

Notes: Hellsing/Sailor Moon crossover as part of hellsingreviews's 100th-review celebration. Takes place during the SMS series of the anime.

( 'That's the person I just met for the first time today that I've never seen before this episode!' exclaimed a distressed Usagi. 'We can't let it get her!' )

Glossary:
Gomen nasai = I'm very sorry (Gomen = Sorry)
Daijoubu desu ka? = Are you all right?
Arigato = Thank you
Ai to seigi no, sailor bishoujo senshi, Sailor Moon! Tsuki ni kawatte, oshioki yo! = For love and justice, I'm the pretty suited sailor soldier Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!
Portuu-chan is of course the Flench equivalent of "porte" (door). (Flench = Japanese-mangled French, just as Engrish = Japanese-mispronounced English)
And of course, last names and first names get switched (thus Takagi Yumiko).
Henshin yo, minna-chan! = Transform, everybody!
Sailor Senshi is, obviously, Sailor Soldiers.
Tuxedo Kamen = Tuxedo Mask
Tougen battou jai ryuu! Ama zan! = Island-plain drawn sword style: Heaven Mountain (see Cross Fire #2)

And, of course, the Italian:
Beati quelli che hanno il cuore puro, perché vedranno Dio = Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.