How about another meme?

[doc-venkman.livejournal.com]

It's Monday night, why not?

Fun for awkwardness and/or kinkiness....

Here post somebody in, and the person who tags them? Congratulations, you're now handcuffed together. No keyholes and there's power dampeners to prevent those of you with magic/super strength to break them easily. How they come off? That's up to you, and your new partner to figure out!

Have fun!

Comments

[morphitudinous]

This is one of the most complex locking mechanisms I've ever seen. It would be fascinating to study in any other situation.

[gategolfing.livejournal.com]

...have you ever heard of Daniel Jackson? Because with you yammering on about how fascinating this thing is instead of finding a way to FIX the problem, I'd swear you two were related.

[morphitudinous]

I...

[Something in his memory feels off.]

No, but I'm sorry! I'll help you resolved this as quickly as possible. Right away.

[Kneels to hold his wrist up to eye level and pokes and taps without jarring the other man's end.] Sound indicates fully internal locking mechanism. Doesn't seem to be accessible from the outside. Was likely locked remotely with sonic waves.

We can attempt that or try to sever the link, sir.

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

::There's curious, puzzled chirpings and the occasional sound of gnawing on the other end of this contraption::

[morphitudinous]

[Flinch]

You don't need to hurt your teeth, buddy. We'll figure out how to break this, it just might take a while.

[Fiddling very seriously on this end.]

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

Eeee.

::One last gnaw. Then cue the sniffing at the cuffs::

Are we....in trouble?

[morphitudinous]

If we are, I haven't been informed of the charges. I honestly can't deduce why we would be.

[Click-click-click----oh, this is getting frustrating, but he's trying to stay cool. There's no external mechanism for these things.]

I'm going to try to free us, though.

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

Eee.

I will help too?

::Okay so, biting these is off obviously out of the question...::

[morphitudinous]

If one of your powers will work, that would be fantastic.

[Still going with the mechanisms, starting to sweat.]

We'll need something almost impossibly sharp to break this. And the level of heat I would have to summon would almost surely kill me, because I don't have the equipment to localize it.

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

Eee.

::There's a grin on his face at the mention of heat.::

Not move.

::Oh yes, he's got an idea now but it'll take some work. Localised temperature control is a wonderful thing::

[morphitudinous]

Right.

[Still as a rock, this one.]

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

Eee.

::There's a small flash of love sent by and he too becomes still as a statue. Just don't touch that paw of his that's cuffed. The skin's getting quite hot::

[morphitudinous]

[Lets himself crack a smile, then settles to wait patiently. He's continuing to turn over ideas in his head, hoping that at least one of them will work if a backup plan is needed.]

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

::Sizzle, sizzle. See that slightly glowy tint to his wrist? That's insanely high temperature and...oh hey. Hello, metal beginning to melt::

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

[ Inspecting the cuffs with the same enthusiasm here ] I'd be interested to know how they got 'em on. It's like nothin' I've ever seen...

[morphitudinous]

I don't recall anything being latched on, and there's no outer mechanism that we can break. If it was teleported on...

[Look of dread]

We'll have a long work day ahead of us. With any luck, we'll resolve this before we encounter any awkward situations.

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

With the amount of awkward situations we've been through before? Don't know if there're many more we'd have to experience.

But yeah, all for figurin' this out. Think it's an act, like they've been before?

[morphitudinous]

I hesitate to list them, but offhand I can think of eating, the restrooms, and sleeping. This chain is only the bare minimum of length to qualify as one.

[Sigh. He's still fiddling here and there.] It could be an act, but for what purpose? Is someone looking to be amused?

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

Sleepin' and eatin' ain't hard, and there're such things as curtains if you're feelin' shy. Not a problem.

Always for somebody's entertainment, but I meant more along the lines of how to go about gettin' 'em off. Most things 'round here seem to take some sorta act to change things to normal. Hugs or whatnot.

[morphitudinous]

Hugs or...I sincerely hope it's not...

[The rest of her meaning catches up with him, and his face starts to redden.]

KAYLEE! [As familiar as rain, that.]

How on earth do you think of...Kaylee? [Blink.] You're back.

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

[ Giggle fits here. ]

Ain't so hard to think 'em up when you're so easy to fluster, Billy.

...and yeah, 'M back...was I gone that long?

[morphitudinous]

[Headshake.]

Yeah. It must have been...a few weeks, at least? I thought my life was slightly more depressing than usual.

[Smiles broadly.] I'm glad you're back, but I'm certain we'll both be gladder when these cuffs come off. Would you like to try those suggestions of yours first, so we don't spend hours of effort hacking into them when the solution is simple?

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

Weeks?? Oh Dean's gonna...everybody's gonna... [ She shakes her head. Not the time to think about it. ]

If that's you askin' for a hug, Billy, I'd be more'n happy to give you twenty. [ And she gives him an awkward half-hug. Damn cuffs. ]

[morphitudinous]

It's all right, they'll be overjoyed to see you again. They just...may become slightly over-protective of you.

[He hugs her as best he can, with the chained hand awkwardly squeezing fingers. Sadly, no effect on the cuffs.]

It's really good to see you again, Kaylee.

Now about these cuffs...they might need to be melted, or teleported off, or waited out on a timer, or they may respond to a certain action. It would be so much easier with a clue.

[Leans down to study it.]

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

[ She laughs a little at that. ] They are anyhow. Don't take a disappearance to see that.

Good to see you too, Billy. Better than cake.

Be easier if they just gave us a gorram user's guide. [ But she's studying them as well. Not even a scratch on her side, though. ]