The Tradëscan Codex

So, the actress who played Mezoti (the Borg little girl) on Star Trek: Voyager? Apparently played "Girl Student" in Serenity. Which, if you remember, was also the name of the role played by Demetra Raven, aka Jenny Grimaldi, aka the baseball girl from "Chosen," the Buffy series finale. What, did Whedon only hire extras for that scene if they had the appropriate geek credentials? (Except not, because the actors playing the other kids don't have anything interesting to be said about them.)

(Also, !Mezoti's IMDB page picture? Guh, although not exactly subtle. If only there were a way to AU canon enough to get aged-up Naomi/Mezoti. But Naomi's accelerated aging would be a pain in trying to get that to work, not that canon ever really remembered that detail anyway, not to mention that when the relevant subpart of canon ends, they're in opposite quadrants of the galaxy. Maybe one could abandon the pretense altogether and just write Scarlett/Marley RPF. I don't know, at a con or something. Whatever.)

(And Demetra's web site makes me wince. Just, no. Please, God, no. Jenny Grimaldi would have better sense. And also be too busy fighting vampires and/or playing baseball.)

(Now I really want to buy Scarlett's EP, because, I don't even know why. I do love one of the reviews, though: "I must say that she isn't well-known here in germany and the place where i live." Yeah, and everywhere else on the planet where people don't have encyclopedia knowledge of Star Trek: Voyager. Well, either Star Trek  or Reba. So pretty much everywhere.)

Rescuing myself from the parentheticals, this reminds me that Mesektet (aka White Room Girl) from Angel is the star of the new remake of Fame, the one that Stacey Shirk claims "is better" in her song "Ten Dollar Solo" from Commentary!: The Musical. (I learned this when both the old and new versions of Fame showed up in my Netflix suggestions.) And also apparently the Fame remake "was directed by Kevin Tancharoen, brother of [Commentary!] co-creator Maurissa Tancharoen." Who is in the new season of The Guild.

(My embarassment squick caused me to pause Guild 5x01 about two-thirds of the way through, so I haven't seen it yet. Am sad that the season probably won't have any Venom/Riley content in it, though. Can they get a spin-off? I really just want to watch Michelle Boyd and Teal Sherer play evil bisexual gamers now. Because, yeah, awesome.)

(And somehow I've landed myself back into the land of the parentheticals. Boo.)

Also I have the vague recollection that Mesektet turned into one of those ubiquitous Disney Channel starlets, and that her older sister dated Sam Winchester?

Title: Flower Tastes (The Olfactory Flashbacks Remix)
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Inara Serra/River Tam
Summary: The scent of flowers hangs in the air. A remix of The Taste of Flowers by jain

( Flower Tastes )

Title: Echoes of the Past (The Holographic Businesswoman Remix)
Summary: Someone comes across Adelle DeWitt's imprint--and negotiations ensue.
Rating: Worksafe
Fandom: Firefly/Dollhouse
Spoilers and/or Warnings: spoilers for Serenity; mentions of canon character deaths
Title, Author and URL of original story: "Echos of the Past" by n_e_star.

( 'I am a businesswoman.' )

Pick up to 15 OTPs.
Describe them in 15 words or less.
Have your flist guess the OTP.

1. Pedal photography with an exhibition at the Tate; better bring a book. [RPF -- Joss/Summer -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
2. Nativity's transposition, two forked roads, meets again with money and mathematics. Jealousy ebbs, equilibrium restored. [Veronica Mars -- Mac/Madison -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
3. Sentences flow together, as do selves in bodies stripped bare to times, possibilities. Hook shop?
4. With harboring metal, OT3. Innocence heals old wounds, restores faith, likes to frak. [Firefly -- Mal/Kaylee(/Serenity) -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
5. Complements, conqueror and nurturer: all the world, save one brother, falls at their feet.
6. Omnipotence and omniscience, innocence and experience, cape and chair: both can self-destruct quite well. [DC Comics -- Supergirl/Oracle -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
7. Out of poetry fashioned she him; he remade himself; forever is a long time. [Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- Spike/Drusilla -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
8. Man and metal, not brother or sister, but still 'cesty enough for me. [Sarah Connor Chronicles -- John/Cameron -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
9. She'd do anything for her, but she's not alone. Never partner, just quirky assistant, alas. [Veronica Mars -- Veronica/Mac -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
10. A madwoman, irresistable, and her caretaker. The future underestimates their love.
11. Former hostage, employed: trusted to watch, kill on betrayal (but doesn't, out of spite). [Astonishing X-Men -- Kitty/Emma -- guessed by wisdomeagle]
12. New canon (boo!) wrecks old OTP, gives new one. No need for ursine ingestion, though.
13. Cooler than red-haired true love, but just a fling--'til David's star arrives in school?
14. Age too young for chaos, girl too young to dance; absence breeds madness.
15. School visit leads to playing hooky, and a return to brother's bed, broken. [Firefly -- Simon/River -- guessed by wisdomeagle]

I think this is sufficiently different from previous years' to justify posting: ( 12 Days Graphic )

Um, that last one (Cameron in a Firefly, for those who haven't clicked on the cut) . . . yum. Someone needs to write Cameron on Serenity. Especially if there could be River/Cameron femslash. Guh.

While I'm sort of on the subject, let me point people to ithiliana's Twelve Days of Fandom.

Summer Glau's interview on the John DeBella show

Scroll down to the bottom. Summer is adorable, as always, talk of robot sex is had, John starts out with the Firefly fanboy thing, it's about six minutes long.

(And Ari, John refers to "Summer Tam" at one point too, so don't feel bad.)

Jewel writes:

What are my New Years resolutions?  Besides hitting the treadmill, which is up there with eating live squid, I'm going to make an effort to infect my brain with positivism.  There is no point in obsessing about the things you can't change, and there's no such thing you can't do.  I've had a really positive year and I'm grateful for another one on its way.

Now I have an image of a Comtean Kaylee, busy rejecting theology and metaphysics, stuck in my head.

Title: Experience
Fandom: Firefly/Jossverse RPF
Pairing: Jane Espenson/Kaylee Frye
Summary: Jane knows the complex of eccentricities and plot-devices, but the flesh-and-blood woman in front of her is another thing entirely.
Rating: PG-13

( Experience )

Title: Bullshit
Fandom: Jossverse RPF
Characters: Joss Whedon, Jewel Staite, Michelle Trachtenberg, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin
Rating: R
Summary: "Michelle is on the prowl." "Do you think we should warn Summer?" "No, she's a big girl." (Even as you say it, you know it's bullshit.)
A/N: Written for prettylightsfic. The Pretty Lights Archive version (with its corresonding comments) can be found here.

( Bullshit )