OOC vs AU

So the random bout of insomnia that hit me tonight doesn't exactly have me jumping for joy...but being up at fuck o'clock gave me the chance to see/participate in a really good discussion about deliberate OOC, AU vs OOC, and a little about using what you do see to keep your character IC in situations you don't see here @ fanficrants (flocked, open membership).

This is one of those rare topics in fandom I can't see myself really getting tired of discussing. Much as I dislike/disagree with every "deliberate OOC is justifiable" argument I've seen, I'm fascinated by what the existence of the mindset says about the different ways to define what is fanfic and what isn't. And that's aside from the different ways people define OOC itself - someone in one thread apparently considers it OOC anytime the character deviates from canon, ie once a character has changed/grown as a result of your plot, he's OOC regardless of how well you presented his change/growth.

Tweets for Today

• 20:25 the grocery store nearest my apartment doesn't card. Being 21 no longer means anything! #

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Ahahaha

Q Magazine: You were evicted from your lodgings in Vancouver. What for?

JBJ: A lot. We had a rented condo, it was meant for probably two people. We had five people in there. We abused the shit out of the place. You were usually drunk at night and had all the girls and all the stuff that you were supposed to do. The neighbor was a Chinese lady who had all these plastic flamingos in her garden. One night Dave went over with a steak knife and cut all the heads off. She freaked until the police came and said, "you have to leave these premises."

For some reason I find the image of David going after plastic flamingos with a knife utterly adorable. OMG. All "no look I can be a property-wrecking badass, too!" and then all upset he was the one that got them kicked out.

Oh yes.