Totally Not Made Up Yuletide Excerpt
As I work on my Yuletide, there's scenes that just don't make the cut*. So here's one of those delightful scenes while I continue to beaver away:

Character 1 nodded to her opponent. Character 2 had stuck to her word and now sat on the back of her mighty steed on the other side of the jousting field, waiting for Character 1 to issue the opening challenge. Both women had chosen their tyrannosaurus rexes for the traits they found most useful in a mount.

Character 2 had stuck to her nature, choosing a rex that while it wasn't the largest of the herd, was clearly fast and agile. The t-rex, Character 1 narrowed her eyes as she looked at it, realizing it was a male, was a fine specimen, with long wiry legs that never seemed still, yet never unbalanced. Character 2 was stroking its neck the way t-rexes enjoyed, and whispering to it.

Strength, however, was Character 1's forte, as it were, and her t-rex displayed this trait in spades. It snorted and pawed the ground, its little arms waggling menacingly in the air. It was a huge bull, covered in scars, the veteran of many fights... of which it had been the winner.

"Character 2!" barked Character 1. The other woman's head snapped up to look at Character 1.

Character 1 continued: "We can end this now, you know. Give me the red diamond and this can be all over." She kept her voice even, but it was hard. "We'll never return to our world if you keep it out of some selfish desire to see your family. It won't be them, Character 2. It will just be shades that drive you mad."

"If you want it, princess, you'll have to take it from me!" yelled Character 2, dropping her helmet's mask down, readying her lance and charging!

Other news:

John's brain inventory in order of capacity taken:

1. Screaming on repeat
2. Procrastination protocols
3. Fidgeting protocols
4. Tea
5. consumerism
6. Booger production
7. Christmas music
8. City of Heroes and the making of shinies
9. Romancin' Angela Lansbury plans
10. Small birds
11. Trying to find out why my ipod keeps turning on shuffle.
12. Pear acquisition protocols.
13. Blank walls where thoughts should be.

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110. Remembering to eat and sleep

*Also are totally fake and have nothing to do with any existing fandom