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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday June 03, to midnight on Thursday, June 04. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34685 Daily Check-in

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 6

How are you doing?

I am OK.
6 (100.0%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
0 (0.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
3 (50.0%)

One other person.
1 (16.7%)

More than one other person.
2 (33.3%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

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fancake

Fandom: Tron (Movies)
Pairings/Characters: Rinzler & OCs, Sam Flynn/Quorra in the background
Rating: Teen
Length: 71,293 words
Creator Links: badgerwitch on Ao3
Theme:
Just Like Canon (Featured), Robots Androids & AI, Science Fiction, Alternate Universe: Fork in the Road
Summary:
Their entire world lay subject to Kevin Flynn's rules, except for the Sea of Simulation. There, there are no boundaries to the outside laws of the modern, connected world. ...Rinzler isn't done just yet. Post-Legacy. Unfinished.
Reccer's Notes:
A story starting off from the ending of Tron: Legacy, which follows Rinzler journeying across networks and being discovered by some human hackers in the process. Serves as an alternate canon continuation with a great premise and some fun Sam/Quorra in the background near the end. Although this fic is marked as complete, it is abandoned/discontinued, so if you hate cliffhangers, be warned.
Fanwork Links:
Outer Limits on Ao3

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fancake

Fandom: Mega Man (Cartoon 1994)
Pairings/Characters: Mega Man & Roll & Dr. Light, Dr. Wily & Proto Man
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 4,075 words
Creator Links: jackalopez on Ao3
Theme:
Just Like Canon (featured), Science Fiction, Robots Androids & AI, Gen, Siblings
Summary:
Mega Man and his sister, Roll, face their toughest enemy yet! And it just so happens to be… Mega Man?!
Reccer's Notes:
A fun genfic recreating the canon's monster-of-the-week episode structure, including a cameo from another classic Rockman character, the Copy Robot. Super canon-accurate and an enjoyable read!
Fanwork Links:
Double Trouble on Ao3

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fancake

Fandom: The Protomen
Pairings/Characters: Megaman & Protoman & Thomas Light
Rating: Unrated, estimate Teen
Length: 3,997 words
Creator Links: N/A, Author is anonymous
Theme:
Featured (Just Like Canon), Gateway Fanworks, Old Fandoms, Siblings, Robots Androids and AI, Science Fiction
Summary:
A spotlight thrums to life, its beam illuminating a bare-bones stage.
Reccer's Notes:
A script format retelling of Act 1 of the Protomen as a stage play, packed with references to the Orestia and Act 2 of The Protomen. Deals heavily with themes of generational trauma, cyclical revenge, and family issues, while following the canon story. As heartbreaking and beautiful, if not more, than the original album, plus, there's a great video podfic version also available on the Archive!
Fanwork Links:
How to Draw a Circle on Ao3

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Current Location: My home office

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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, June 02, to midnight on Wednesday, June 03. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34682 Daily Check-in

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 24

How are you doing?

I am OK.
16 (66.7%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
8 (33.3%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
8 (34.8%)

One other person.
10 (43.5%)

More than one other person.
5 (21.7%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

tamsin

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Quick note that post-by-email and comment-by-email is (sometimes?) failing silently without actually posting right now! I'm pretty sure this is related to last night's shenanigans and will be fixed once Mark can finish the full fix for it, which he's working on, but if you've posted or replied by email in the last 24 hours, fish it out of your sent folder to check if it posted!

EDIT: This should be fixed as of around 7AM EDT! We *believe* everything that was stuck in the plumbing has been sent along to your journal or the comment thread it was meant for; it's definitely not where it was stuck anymore, at least.

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fandom_checkin

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Monday, June 01, to midnight on Tuesday, June 02. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34677 Daily Check-in

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 25

How are you doing?

I am OK.
17 (68.0%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
7 (28.0%)

I could use some help.
1 (4.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
11 (44.0%)

One other person.
9 (36.0%)

More than one other person.
5 (20.0%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

brumeier

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Fandom: Star Trek: TOS
Pairings/Characters: McCoy & Spock & Kirk
Rating: T
Length: 152,048 words
Creator Links: PSW
Theme: just like canon

Summary: McCoy's transport is destroyed in what appears to be a containment field explosion, leaving no known survivors. The truth, however, is not so simple as that ...

Reccer's Notes: McCoy is kidnapped by non-Federation aliens that force him to work for them in a medical capacity treating other kidnapped individuals. Meanwhile Kirk and Spock think McCoy has been killed in an explosion. I think this fits the "just like canon" theme because the quality, plot, and the writing of this fic is as good as any Trek tie-in novel, and may in fact be better. There is a quite a bit of hurt!Bones in this as he struggles to survive and try to escape the situation he is in. At the same time Spock and Kirk are trying their best to deal with their grief over the loss of their friend, and not always doing that in the healthiest of ways. All while there is a greater plot about these new aliens and what they are trying to achieve, and some original characters that I really enjoyed.

Fanwork Links: AO3

squidgiepdx

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goddess47

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fancake

Fandom: Stranger Things
Pairings/Characters: Ensemble gen, with a focus on Steve Harrington
Rating: Teen
Length: 180,411 words
Creator Link:

MrsEvadneCake
Theme: Just Like Canon, Gen, Epic Works

Summary:

Doom comes to Hawkins, Indiana. Population est. 30,000.

It's cold, that's all, and the breeze is kicking up. That's why Steve feels the chill go up his spine like someone dropped an ice-cube down his back.

"Why wouldn't I be real, El?"

"The Aboleth got you."

Reccer's Notes: This fic is just like a season of the show, with a new big bad and EVERYBODY (from S2) in it, the voices expertly rendered, and the story well told. Highly recommended.

Fanwork Link: In A Strange Land

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fancake

Our theme for June is just like canon!

The tag for this round is: theme: just like canon

If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance.

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Many thanks to

cassiope25 and

mific for all their May recs! We had 6 recs this past month.

Our June reccers are:

cassiope25: Rodney McKay

goddess47: Jack O'Neill

mific: Teyla

Reccers, you all have access and can start posting at any time. Remember that you have committed yourself to reccing at least two fics over the course of the month, although of course we will be happy with more. Feel free to use the copy-and-paste template from the reccer's FAQ for your convenience.

If you wanted to volunteer for this month and didn't have a chance to sign up, drop a comment here and I'll happily add you to the list.

mific

Black Swan Hudson and Connie From Accounts, at the end of the party.

Couldn't resist using one of my favourite pics of them as a reference. Hard to figure out the fandom, though. I initially called it Actor RPF but it's not fiction, in that it's not invented, or a written work. So I've just called the fandom "Hudson Williams & Connor Storrie". The "Connie from Accounts" reference is from a tumblr bit because it's honestly what Connor looks like in that outfit, if Connie from Accounts bench pressed 150 lb on the regular, anyway!

On AO3 here.

mific

I had fun with Mermay this year - mostly HR pics, and one original pic drawn by

leecetgeartist. All done in Procreate.

In Any Universe - Heated Rivalry, Shane/Ilya, lineart & colour, both mer
Coils - Heated Rivalry, Shane/Ilya, b&w drawing, both mer
Mating Spiral - Heated Rivalry, mer!Shane/Tentacle monster!Ilya, lineart & colour
Eel Guy has a snack - Original work, lineart by

leecetheartist who made us a colouring page over at Drawesome and did a mer drawing for every day of May! I coloured this one.

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Robby has managed to put in a temporary fix for the site errors and things failing to refresh or not showing up where they should! The permanent fix is going to need Mark's experience, and unfortunately -- seriously, this literally never fails -- Mark has been on an international flight all day, because of course he has. (Never. Fails. He and I are not allowed to both take vacation at once.)

The site will work just fine with the temporary fix in place, things just might be a little slow here and there. We'll keep you updated.

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fancake

(The full title is too verbose for DW’s header limit.)

Fandom: “Subways Of Your Mind”, AKA “The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet” (FEX song); Lostwave
Pairings/Characters: Gen; invitation to the audience.
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 3:16
Content Notes: No AO3 Warnings Apply; the song was identified and claimed in 2024; role-playing unreality galore in the comments.
Creator Links: (YouTube):

hailey-ks7mg

Theme: Journey & Travel, Fanvid, Folklore & Fairytales, Gen, Non-AO3 Works, Research, Social Media

Summary: if you don’t know the song in this video it’s known as “the most mysterious song on the internet”. It’s a new wave/post punk song that was originally played on a german radio station between 1982-1984. no one knows it’s name or who created it, leading to a several year search for it’s origins that inspired me to make this edit.

i recommend watching whang’s videos on the subject if you want to learn more :)
• The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet - Tales From the Internet
• The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet UPDATE

driving ambiance + footage is of the autobahn motorway in germany and is from the channel rarbi.art
https://www.youtube.com/user/rarbiart/

note: this video was made for creative purposes only. all music and images belongs to the original creators. no copyright infringement intended.

Reccer's Notes: Commenter

dj-ov2it’s summary:

People think of this as a meme but keep in mind. One singular day in early 80s northern germany, a couple thousand people were listening to this song and of those, a whole lot might have been driving a car. This exact video - albeit in an abstract sense - has HAPPENED before and those people are mostly still very much alive. Hell, my close relatives might be some of them.

Fanwork Links: the most mysterious song on the internet but it's playing on your car radio in 1980s germany, by hailey.

Current Mood: wanderlustful.
Current Location: under a summer moon.
Current Music: Implicit in the subject.

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