desertvixen | Space Swap 2023 (Reply)

Luckily my New Year's Resolution is not to get letters up on time, because I would be a great big fail.

My general preferences are here.

My blanket DNW: Nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children, graphic/explicit/sexual violence

OPEN TO EXTRA TREATS

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)

Worldbuilding: Space corridors from Castle Grayskull (MOTU 1983)

Worldbuilding: Eternia makes contact with Earth (MOTU 1983)

Worldbuilding: Earth Space Rover lands on Eternia (MOTU 1983)

Worldbuilding: Constellations of Eternia (MOTU 1983)

Relationship: Randor/Marlena (MOTU 1983)

Relationship: Marlena & Adam | He-Man (MOTU 1983)

Relationship: Man-at-Arms & Marlena (MOTU 1983)

Character: Marlena (MOTU 1983)

So I was sort of expecting to have to defend this one, because He-Man and Space Swap? But the facts are pretty clear.

Marlena Glenn is an astronaut from Earth who crashes on Eternia, falls for the king, and never goes home. Oh yeah, and her kids are superheroes.

There is an episode where Eternia and Earth make contact, but it's not the best. So give me a better one! Maybe some sort of rover/probe/space machine ends up on Eternia (yes, I would totally love a happy ending for a little space machine whose battery is running low and it's dark) and this leads to them making contact? I'd love to see Marlena at least visit home, or have vistors from home, or somehow open up communications.

I especially like the little space machines. Man-at-Arms could fix and improve it! I would also love the idea that Earth has been looking for Marlena. I'd also love a hint of the two of them sharing mechanical skills?

Or if you want to go a different route, what constellations do the Eternians see? What are their stories? (Maybe one could be the Tiger? or the Champion? or the Falcon? or Duncan's Hammer?) Is Sol visible from Eternia?

The space corridors, one of the really useful plot devices that...could have been used to send a young astronaut home? Is there one that can reach Earth? Pretty open here.

I'm good with the Sorceress appearing but don't really want a story focusing on her. I am a Man-At-Arms/Sorceress shipper.

I have seen Revelations but not the reboot, so if you want to play on that I am in. Obviously the space machine would be more of a probe than a rover, but that is Opportunity focused. I'm good with something more introspective/romantic with the constellations one, and I would enjoy seeing Marlena get a message from home or even the chance to visit.

Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold

Relationship: Tej Arqua Vorpatril & Delia Galeni (VK Saga)

Worldbuilding: Adapting planetary customs to space flight (VK Saga)

Relationship: Tej Arqua Vorpatril & Aral Vorkosigan (VK Saga)

Character: Tej Arqua Vorpatril (VK Saga)

Worldbuilding: Lost colony discovered (VK Saga)

Worldbuilding: Barrayaran Period Historical Drama (VK Saga)

Relationship: Tej Arqua Vorpatril/Ivan Vorpatril (VK Saga)

Relationship: Tej Arqua Vorpatril & Alys Vorpatril (VK Saga)

Relationship: Laisa Toscane Vorbarra & Tej Arqua Vorpatril (VK Saga)

Period dramas - Tej starts watching the equivalent of Downton Abbey set during the Time of Isolation or Regency. She's hooked but Ivan and Alys may not be. Alternately, Alys has a guilty habit of watching them (and possibly critiquing them). I'm also down for a treatment of over the top costume drama on these periods. Bonus points if you have characters based on Alys and Padma in it (with her critique). Perhaps she gets Laisa interested as well?

Discovering a lost colony - I'd like to see Ivan and Tej be sent in their diplomatic role. Have fun.

I do want Ivan/Tej in whatever you do. I love them. Background G/L is also excellent. So I am clearly Team Vorpatril all the way. I love the period drama one, and have even flirted with writing it myself to no avail. I'm down for all of it. Feel free to have Cordelia put in her contribution as well!

I have a Duv/Delia story floating in my backbrain, but I am interested in her and Tej. Maybe Delia has a very guilty pleasure of period dramas?

For adapting customs to space flight, I was specifically thinking of burning offerings. Open flame and spaceships don't go together...

How do Tej & Aral get along? I feel like he'd like her.

Obviously those dramas should be lavish fashion and maybe not so lavish history... Feel free to insert Duv Galeni rolling his eyes at popular history. Think Downton Abbey, or maybe even a little crackier. Delia has to sneak over and watch with Tej because otherwise Duv will ruin everything with a lecture. Alys tsking over indelicate subjects. Cordelia making comments on casting (especially if they cast someone who’s too pretty/conventionally attractive as her and Aral).

The lost colony one, it would be awesome if there was some tenuous tie to Barrayar (like one of the ethnicities) – or if they’re stuck in a stage similar to the Time of Isolation. You can involve Miles but don’t let him take things over.

Wide open on the customs one.

Voltron: Lion Force (1984)

Worldbuilding: Galaxy Garrison Politics (Lion Force)

Worldbuilding: Galactic Exchange Personnel (Lion Force)

Worldbuilding: Other animal-themed space fighter groups (Lion Force)

Worldbuilding: Creation of Voltron (Lion Force)

Relationship: Sven/Romelle (Lion Force)

Relationship: Lance/Allura (Lion Force)

Relationship: Coran & Allura (Lion Force)

Character: Allura (Voltron 1984)

Galaxy Garrison Politics: I'd love to see Coran giving Allura some frank talk about their role in politics - notice that the rest of GG was apparently fine doing nothing when Arus was getting taken out.

Exchange Personnel: Interested in either Earth people on Arus or Arusians on Earth

Animal Themed groups - We've seen a little of the Tiger Fighters (and I am not opposed to seeing more) but was there some deeper reason behind the animal forms?

Creation of Voltron: There are so so so many plot holes you could fly a robot lion through but this is my fave.

Definitely interested in a focus on Allura (or Allura & Romelle which I should have nommed) - Sven/Romelle and Lance/Allura are 2 of my go-tos

I do not have a ton to add here. I would love to see Coran teaching Allura that the Alliance may not always be friends of Arus.

Creation of Voltron: Did Alfor create the Lions? How long ago did all of this happen? If you have ever seen GoLion, Voltron is more of a sentient machine type deal. Do the Lions have spirits? Are they the spirits of the original pilots? Were the Lions inspired by legend? I am not a Legendary Defender fan, so I know they address some of this stuff, but give me something for the original.

Maybe there are other big cat fighters? The Leopard fighters?

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)

Relationship: Christopher Pike/Number One | Una Chin-Riley (ST: SNW)

Character: Number One | Una Chin-Riley (ST: SNW)

Worldbuilding: Dealing with cultural artifacts left behind by survey parties (ST: SNW)

Worldbuilding: Diplomatic functions for starship crews (ST: SNW)

Worldbuilding: Illyrians (ST: SNW)

Worldbuilding: Starship crews as celebrities (SNW)

I am all about Number One - or Number One/Pike. I didn't think I was going to like SNW as much as I did, but I LOVE IT.

I am always down for a good "cultural artifact screws up whole society" - please make it a Regency, bonus points for Georgette Heyer. Or a movie, maybe - like Clue?

Diplomatic functions: They always seem like a distraction to Kirk and crew but how do Pike and Number One see it?

Illyrians - Tell me more.

Starship crews as celebrities - How do they feel about it?

I didn't include Spock but I am definitely down for him to be included.

I just want more more more. With a side of Pike and Number One. Feel free to spin out to a future where she is not incarcerated and they are still on the Enterprise. It does not have to be a kissing story, but I am also here for a kissing story.

Star Trek: Crossovers

Relationship: Spock (ST: SNW) & Ael t'Rllaillieu (ST Rihannsu novels)

Relationship: Number One | Una Chin-Riley (ST: SNW) & Ael t'Rllaillieu (ST Rihannsu novels)

Relationship: La'an Noonien-Singh (ST: SNW) & Khan Noonien Singh (TOS)

Relationship: Christopher Pike (ST: SNW) & Ael t'Rllaillieu (ST Rihannsu novels)

Relationship: Beverly Crusher (TNG) & Leonard "Bones" McCoy (TOS)

Relationship: Admiral Alynna Nechayev (TNG) & Mirror Phillipa Georgiou (DSC)

The SNW crew interacts with Ael and company - whether you decide she exists in the SNW verse or some sort of dimensional deal (feel free to include the Enterprise's big 3 in that if you DO). I think it could be very interesting.

La'an meets Khan - This one just really, really intrigues me.

Beverly Crusher & Leonard Bones - Definitely down for some time travel shenanigans, or maybe he is an Academy instructor/mentor?

Nechayev & Georgiou - I don't care what time travel shenanigans this involves, I think these two would be awesome (if you some how roll Number One, Beverly Crusher, and Uhura in here I would read that EVERY DAY)

So allow me to tell you, I am TOTALLY in for a cracky crossover. Dimension crosstravel, portals temporarily open, weird super alien slams them together in a cage. I love crossovers. You could also include Elizabeth Shelby.

For the Ael specific ones, I know the timelines do not work. But I would really love to see it. Maybe they think they have found another mirror universe, and instead end up in the bookverse.