Thanks to everyone who voted!

Here are the winners for the "Fish Out of Water Challenge" theme:

1st Place
Party On, Garth by freddylloyd

2nd Place
Tie!
(Dis)orientation by quiet__tiger
Undercover by roguecatwoman

3rd Place
Fish Are No Laughing Matter by alocin42

Most Helpful Commenter
peter_24601


Congratulations, everyone!

Sunday is the last day to vote for the Fish Out of Water theme!!

Please go here to vote!!

Time to Vote!

Please look over all the entries and respond to this post with a list of your top 3 entries, ranked in order of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and your choice for Most Helpful Commenter.

-Please use the LETTERS indicated to represent your entry choices.
-Do not vote for yourself.
-Comments are screened for anonymity.
-You must be a member or watcher of the community to vote (make sure you're logged in).

Most Helpful Commenter Award - Please vote for the person whom you believe gave the most helpful comments this round based on the comments on all entries. Do not vote for yourself or the mod.

You have until Sunday, July 12, at 11:59 PM (EST) to vote. Winners will be announced on Monday.


Here are the entries:

A) (Dis)orientation

B) Undercover

C) Fish Are No Laughing Matter

D) Just a Date

E) Unnatural Habitat

F) Swimming Lessons

G) Party On, Garth

Please remember to vote for THREE entries and a Most Helpful Commenter. Your vote should look like this:

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2nd - letter
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Our next contest will begin on Monday: 500+ words on "Hunt."

Your vote is appreciated! Thanks for taking the time to vote!

Title: Party On, Garth
Universe: DCU, circa 1966 with dashes of later additions and attitudes
Genre: Humor
Rating: G
Characters: Robin, Aqualad (Garth), Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), Speedy (Roy Harper), Kid Flash (Wally West)
Word Count: 440 or so
Summary: The newly formed Teen Titans have their first party! But one member has never been to a party on dry land.

The Brave and the Bold, #149, revealed that Wonder Girl had a previously (and subsequently) unmentioned power: the ability to exactly imitate any voice after hearing it once. That was the germ of this little tale, which has grown past that moment without yet growing a real structural spine. But it seemed valuable to put out something for this week's contest.

( Party On, Garth )

Title: Swimming Lessons
Universe: DCU/General
Genre: Family
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Dick, Tim, and bit of Bruce
Word Count: 292
Summary: Tim can't swim so Dick tires to teach him. It doesn't go too well though. So inspiration struck me, though I'm sure Tim actually can swim. I'm just going to pretend he couldn't. Also, please excuse my use of the phrase fish out of water x.x

( “What comes naturally is to sink like a stone.” Tim said darkly. )

Title: Unnatural Habitat
Universe: DCU (DC Comics Universe)
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Titans!Dick Grayson, Garth (Aqualad)
Word Count: 236

Summary: Teammates sharing a moment at Titans Tower.

( Unnatural Habitat )

Title: Just A Date
Universe: DCU
Genre: Drama/General
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Jason, Tim; Jason/Tim
Word Count: 377
Warnings: A semi-sequel to Of Sex And Scars (which is rated NC-17).
Summary: When Jason asked Tim out on a date, Tim wondered why and felt out of sorts since they had already shared a bed. Why a date?

( Tim stared at Jason blankly... )

Tomorrow night is the last night to post drabbles for the theme "Fish Out of Water."

The voting post will be up Friday!

Title: Fish Are No Laughing Matter
Universe: DCAU-sorta
Rating: PG
Genre: Humour
Characters: Joker & Harley
Word Count: 500
Notes: Knowledge of the BTAS episode "The Laughing Fish" may be beneficial, but not strictly necessary!
Summary: Harley thinks all her Christmases have come at once, but there's one teeny little problem...

( Usually this would be just about the sexiest thing Harley could possibly imagine. )

We've only gotten two entries for the current theme, Fish Out of Water, so I'd like to extend the deadline until Thursday, July 9, 2009, 11:59 p.m. (EST).

You have until then to post drabbles of 100-500 words for the theme.

Voting will begin on Friday, July 10, and winners will be announced on Monday, July 13.

After that we'll resume a regular schedule with the next theme, "Hunt."

The results of the poll are 100% voted for the community to continue with a new mod. So please welcome your new mod, a familiar face around here, quiet__tiger!

And thanks to everyone who voted and commented regarding our community. It's nice to see the support, and thanks to quiet__tiger things can keep running as usual.

It was suggested that the fate of the comm be put up to a poll. You have until Friday to vote.

Poll #1422762
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What should we do with this community?

Oops, I screwed up. I wasn't paying enough attention to this comm and didn't realize I had missed the day to post the voting post for our most recent theme last Thursday. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for being a less attentive and active mod lately. In truth, I've been becoming burnt out on both LJ and Batman, and sadly this comm has suffered for it. I will always have love for these characters, but I find that love hard to sustain at full fangirling level without something going on to fuel the fire. And right now, there is nothing Batman-related that I am following, no comic book series or TV show, and no movie coming in the immediate future.

I have no doubt that my love for the fandom will come back in the future. Perhaps even in a few months, who knows. But right now I am not doing this comm justice by my lack of interest in Batman.

I'm truly sorry. You're all a very talented bunch of writers and it's been a lot of fun running this comm.

We have two options. I can put this comm on indefinite hiatus and possibly pick things up sometime in the future when I feel committed again. Or I can appoint a new Moderator to run things. I myself have not written Batman fic in months, and maybe I would feel like writing again if I didn't have to run the comm, who knows.

So, I will listen to what you guys have to say. Maybe you would like a break from writing here too for a while. Or if you want a new mod, then please say so and we'll see if someone volunteers.

Title: (Dis)orientation
Universe: General.
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Tim Drake
Word Count: 485
Summary: Tim's life has always been strange, but now it's even more evident.

( (Dis)orientation )

Thanks to everyone who voted!

Here are the winners for the "The One That Got Away" theme:





Congratulations, everyone!