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I'm not going into detail right now, but let's just say this has been one of the worst weeks of my life. (so far) Sometimes that's the way the wheel spins. I will say thought that it started Wednesday night after the poll closed, so I'm really glad I had everything written out and ready to go, otherwise none of those other posts would have been made. Far too much chaos!! Like I said, sometimes the wheel is like that.

Hope all of you are doing better than that.

The deadline for the prompt is TOMORROW night: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1186386.html

There are quite a few of you who haven't finished yet. So hopefully you are get it ready to post!

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Oh yeah, the first antidote has been distributed to the person with the most votes, and has been distributed to her choice. I guess we will see in a few weeks if that was correct.

IN THE MEANTIME - I need ALL OF YOU to send me an email clauderainsrm@gmail.com and make your first accusation on the identity of the Killers. (One name please) If the majority guesses correctly, you out them and end their deadly spree! If not, well, then the killings continue...
The deadline to do this is the same as the entry deadline Hopefully in the coming weeks I will be a little less stressed and more organized. I apologize for that.

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What ELSE are you doing this weekend?

paradoxcase posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Clarification
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Techelet #5: Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), Light Black #17: Lose
Styles and Supplies: Brushes (June 27 2025: Oblige), Oils (“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.” - Tupac Shakur)
Word Count: 2040
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of slavery
Characters: Setsiana, Sapfita
In-Universe Date: Night of 1912.1.1.2
Summary: Setsiana gets clarifications from Sapfita.

( Clarification )

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Couplet #4
Story: The Starling Nest Box
Colors: Agate (ascend/descend) + bog body (I turned and ran / To save a life I didn't have / Dear, in the chase / There as I flew / Forgot all prayers of joining you)
Supplies and Styles: Miniature, life drawing
Word Count: ~20
Rating: G
Warnings: None
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( FIC: couplet #4 )

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

It's the second week of The Wheel of Chaos.

I have the master list of unused prompts ready. The Wheel has told me it is ready to spin.

This week's prompt is

If it’s any consolation

The deadline to link your entries back to this thread is Sunday June 29th at 7pm ET.

Have fun!

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

The Wheel has spoken.

The first question was "Twist or No Twist" and the wheel once again landed on TWIST!

Then the wheel went off spinning again to determine which twist it was going to be.

This could be an interesting one to see how it plays out.

The contestant with the FEWEST votes in Week 2, without being eliminated, will be granted the Nullifier.

This gives them the power to nullify either an elimination (used within 12 hours of when the poll ends) OR a twist (used before the poll with that twist ends).

This power is good until the Top 5.

(Note: The Nullifer has no effect on poison or removing Killers from the game)

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

The wheel has claimed its first victim.

Goodbye to

vik_thor

At this point, he is our Francesca!

Losing someone is always difficult, and the longer we go, the more difficult it becomes. The one positive this time around is that the wheel is fickle and there is no telling when it will allow people to return.

Thank you for coming out, and I hope we will continue to see you around to root for your favorites!

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Leap of Faith
Story: Leap of Faith
Colors: Calcite (#8, storm/calm) + jasper (#12, divide and conquer)
Supplies and Styles: Silhouette, life drawing
Word Count: ~800
Rating: Teenage
Warnings: Mention of violence and maiming, implied sexual content
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( FIC: leap of faith )

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

One of you has been poisoned.

While you were sleeping, while you were reading entries and living your "best life", there was something stirring in the depths of Idol Manor.

Something dangerous.

Everything is not what you see on the surface, for there are Killers in this castle.

Cold blooded killers whose weapon of choice is a slow acting poison!!

if they choose you as their victim, first you will start losing byes (For the gamers out there, think of them as "extra hearts" or even "health points") once those are gone, the next round you will be dead and have your remains carried out of the competition.

There is hope though. Whoever "wins" each week (has the most votes) will be given an antidote. They can take it themselves or give it to someone else. If they guess correctly, then that person is cured. If they don't, then the antidote has no effect.

Following the completion of each "Week", the contestants remaining in the competition will have the chance to vote on who they believe the killers are. If you guess correctly, that Killer is revealed and eliminated.

Each week, the Killers are given a choice - they can either poison someone, or recruit someone to join their death cult! Once selected, you are a Killer. If you opt out of the invitation, you will be automatically poisoned.

This game within the game (mini-game) keeps going until either everyone has been poisoned or the Killers have all been exposed. (or the Top 5, whichever of those comes first)

(and yes, once eliminated, regardless of how, of course you are eligible when the wheel decides to let people back into the competition. But come on, that's not as fun as saying "THERE'S MURDER IN THE CASTLE!!!!" )

And no, you will not know if you are the one poisoned until, well, you are no longer with us. Good luck. Sweet dreams!!!

The poll is open until tomorrow. therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1185269.html

Then we will see what else the Wheel of Chaos has in store for us all!!

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Couplet #3
Story: The Starling Nest Box
Colors: Agate (ill/well) + bog body (To be twisted by something / A shame without a sin)
Supplies and Styles: Miniature, life drawing
Word Count: ~20
Rating: G
Warnings: None
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( FIC: couplet #3 )

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Couplet #2
Story: The Starling Nest Box
Colors: Agate (sorry/not sorry) + bog body (But I know being reckless and young / Is not how the damage gets done)
Supplies and Styles: Miniature, life drawing
Word Count: ~20
Rating: G
Warnings: None
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( FIC: couplet #2 )

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Couplet #1
Story: The Starling Nest Box
Colors: Agate (bless/curse) + bog body (Any way / To distract and sedate / Adding shadows/ To the walls of the cave)
Supplies and Styles: Miniature, life drawing
Word Count: ~20
Rating: G
Warnings: None
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( FIC: couplet #1 )

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

The poll is currently up. So make sure to get your votes in! therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1185269.html

Have any Week 1 entries caught your attention, and kept it?

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How are you doing?

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We went to see 28 Years Later yesterday. It was good, but I wish I had known it was the first movie in a new trilogy. It would have made the ending seem less abrupt!

paradoxcase posting in

rainbowfic

Name: 20 Years Later
Story: Tales From the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Bishop-Curtis Family
Colors: Light Black #9: Knock
Styles and Supplies: Silhouette, Chiaroscuro, Gesso, Acrylics (June 21 2025: "If I didn't love you, this would be easy"), Stain ("Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." - Desmond Tutu), Novelty Bead ("Deep breath. Fresh horrors. Let's go." - Elanor Janega, given here)
Word Count: 2555
Rating: T
Warnings: Past character death and undeath, and associated trauma; Implied vampire attack; Implied minor mind control and vampire-related domestic abuse
Characters: Bonnie Bishop/Alex Upsnott Curtis, Edith Curtis, Joanna Curtis
Summary: Bonnie returns to her home after a long absence.
Notes: Tales From the Neighborhood is going to be a completely different Sims story from Crimes Against Romance, about my current Sims 2 neighborhood, that I've been playing on and off since 2013. This is not so much a single long-form story as a collection of loosely-related short stories about a community of approximately 200 people who are all related in probably confusing ways. They are assembled into (currently) six different plot threads that follow the same sets of characters. The purpose of these mainly is to use up prompts that didn't fit into my long-form fics, and will be sprinkled in between major parts of the long-form fics. Most of the prompts I need to use up in this way are from the Warm Heart list, so there won't be more of these until after I pick up that list later on.

These are going to actually be somewhat more closely related to things that actually happened in my game, and should be more silly and less serious business than Crimes Against Romance. As I type this, I realize that this one kind of is serious business, actually, so I guess this is more of a promise that most of the rest of them won't be.

( 20 Years Later )

( Gesso Notes (819 words) )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (1243 words) )

bitzsoii posting in

rainbowfic

Name: The Town's Sunset
Story: Love Trapped (can I have a tag for this story please?)
Colors: Dandelion Yellow #2 (locals) Bittersweet #2 (memories) Shocking Pink #3 (smirking) Ember #23 (Sun)
Supplies and Styles: Silhouette
Word Count: 4,625
Rating: G
Warnings: N/A
Summary: While out in the town market, Camilo shows Emeri the best view within it and his memories attached to it.
( I made him happy )

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

A few words from

clauderainsrm:

Welcome to the long dark teatime of your soul, a place that will haunt your nightmares and amuse your hopes and dreams until they realize that we know exactly where they are hiding, but they are safe there - Idol isn’t going to take them out (kill!), at least not for now.

No guarantees on later though. For the moment it’s only your nightmares who are in danger. Because I am the only nightmare in your life. All of the others need to cede ground and acknowledge when they are in the presence of a professional!!!

It’s that time in Week 1 where I say a few words and post a poll.

So - here are the words:
One of you will be randomly selected to receive an email. So be checking your Inbox. If you don’t receive one, then the wheel didn’t pick you. For now. Once you receive it, you will have a couple choices to make. Your game may be decided on what you choose, and without any doubt other people’s games definitely will be impacted by it as well.

Nothing quite like a vague sword hanging over everyone’s head to get things started off right!!!

So now, some other words - Thank you to everyone who has come out. It means a lot to me for you to be here. It’s a small group, but it promises to be a fun one, filled with weeks of great writing! Probably even more “cursing my name” sessions, but also great writing!

We aere off to a solid start with Week 1 and I want to encourage everyone, especially those new here to do the 4 important things over the next few days.

Read. Part of the fun of this whole thing is getting to read other people’s work. Do it!!
Comment on their entries. Everyone loves feedback! You like it. I like it. I think it’s fair to say that no one wants their work to just go out into a vacuum. Give them some love!
Vote for your favorites!!! You can cast votes for as many (or few) entries as you want. Yes, for participants you CAN vote for yourself. Honestly, if you’re not vouching for you, why would someone else? But I know people feel differently on the subject, so I’ll just say you can if you want.
Tell other people to do these things. SPREAD THE WORD! That’s the only way this thing keeps going. We’ve kept Idol going for 19 years with just word of mouth, friends telling friends about it! It’s your turn to be the one to tell people about it! They don’t need to participate to read, comment or vote!

All of this said, there will be (spins wheel) 1 contestant leaving us this week! (the options were 1-3)

The contestant with the fewest votes will be sent to the Dungeon of Chaos to rot for the rest of eternity. (or at least until the wheel gives them another shot)

The poll closes Wednesday June 25th at 9pm ET.

Good luck to everyone!

Note: Fausts_dreams link should be https://fausts-dream.dreamwidth.org/6729.html - my apologies. Obviously this week he is safe as a result of my mistake.

Poll #33276 ’Wheel

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 49

Vote For Your Favorites!

adoptedwriter's entry
12 (24.5%)

adore's entry
15 (30.6%)

alycewilson's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

autumn_wind's entry
18 (36.7%)

bleodswean's entry
24 (49.0%)

drippedonpaper's entry
19 (38.8%)

eeyore_grrl's entry
20 (40.8%)

erulissedances's entry
21 (42.9%)

fausts_dream's entry
20 (40.8%)

flipflop_diva's entry
23 (46.9%)

garnigal's entry
10 (20.4%)

gunwithoutmusic's entry
14 (28.6%)

hafnia's entry
20 (40.8%)

halfshellvenus's entry
21 (42.9%)

i0ne's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

impoetry's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

inkstainedfingertips's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

kizzy's entry
14 (28.6%)

krispykritter's entry
17 (34.7%)

legalpad819's entry
15 (30.6%)

marjorica's entry
19 (38.8%)

matsushima's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

muchtooarrogant's entry
15 (30.6%)

murielle's entry
17 (34.7%)

oxymoron67's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

rayaso's entry
23 (46.9%)

roina_arwen's entry
15 (30.6%)

serpentinejacaranda's entry
12 (24.5%)

simplyn2deep's entry
18 (36.7%)

static_abyss's entry
17 (34.7%)

swirlsofpurple's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

talonkarrde's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.2%)

tonithegreat's entry
14 (28.6%)

used_songs's entry
16 (32.7%)

vik_thor's entry
8 (16.3%)

wolfden's entry
19 (38.8%)

xeena's entry
26 (53.1%)

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Prodigal
Story: The Lover of Lilith
Colors: Techelet (#10: mechilah/forgiveness) and zebradorite (#5: parsley / sage / rosemary / thyme)
Supplies and Styles: Graffiti (parents theme until end-june), life drawing, modeling clay, frame
Word Count: ~1000
Rating: PG
Warnings: Themes of being shunned by homophobic parents and reconciling after this.
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( FIC: prodigal )

verylongfarewell posting in

rainbowfic

Name: No Room In the Inn
Story: The Lover of Lilith
Summary: Mary never became the mother of Christ. She instead became pregnant by the female demon Lilith and now has to balance her love for the stars and her love for a man made of mud.
Colors: Techelet (7: mitzvah) and zebradorite (2: winter / spring / summer / autumn)
Supplies and Styles: Frame, graffiti (parents challenge until end june), life drawing, modeling clay
Word Count: ~1600
Rating: Mature (due to portrayal of childbirth, no explicit sexual content)
Warnings: Pregnancy, childbirth, estrangement from parents due to coming out...
Notes: A companion piece to a short story, The Lover of Lilith, I've written for a submission call (still pending).
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( FIC: no room in the inn )

Current Music: the golden calf — asaf avidan

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

The deadline for sign ups AND for people to get their entry in are Saturday! So if you know anyone dragging their feet on either of those things, now would be the time to kick them!

Sign Up: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1182845.html

Week 1 Prompt: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1184469.html

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How is everyone doing with the first prompt? I haven't heard too much crying, but that could just be because I've long since learned to tune out your suffering! ;)

paradoxcase posting in

rainbowfic

Name: Passunder
Story: Crimes Against Romance ~~(Alternative title: Be Gay, Do Crime)~~
Colors: Light Black #13: Rotate
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Gesso, Gift Wrap, Thread, Portrait, Graffiti (May-June Parents Challenge), Oils (your character is gay and loves their life), Acrylic (June 16 2025: "Your character finds a journal or a letter that explains or reveals something important that they would never have known otherwise.")
Word Count: 6030
Rating: Technically G, but there are hints of non-G-rated stuff happening off-screen
Warnings: Introduction of 15 different on-screen characters, and a couple off-screen characters who are haunting the narrative
Characters and Established Relationships: (deep breath) Aubrey Bren/Irfan Pai, River Bren/Tabitha Bren, Gail Bren, Jeanine Bren, Anne Bren/Gavin Newson Bren, Benjamin Bren, Daniel Bren, Noah Bren, Andrew Bren Goss/Vamsi Goss, Sadie Gregory, Bess Gregory
Dates: March and April of 1996 (but see the Gesso Notes about the passage of time)
Summary: Aubrey discovers secrets in his grandmother's house during a Passover seder.
Notes: This is ~~my tawdry gay Sims telenovela~~ a story I came up with for some sims in an ancient Sims 2 neighborhood about organized crime and crooked lawyers that I never got to realize because the neighborhood got deleted in 2013, but this story has never been deleted from my brain. Silvercat said on the Discord that this kind of Sims story about original characters counts as original and counts as Gesso for Rainbowfic purposes, so I figured I would actually write it up and post it. There should be 33 more installments, but most of the rest of this won't come until after I've finished the Fulcrum, because I want to use a completely different set of lists for it. I technically could have waited to post this, too, since I'll be using Light Black for a long time still to come, but this particular scene was burning a hole in my brain and I had to write it now. I've added notes about the Gesso borrowings, since I don't expect people to actually be familiar with 20-year-old video games, and also included the in-game portraits of all of the sims, since I do actually still have them.

As was hopefully communicated by the telenovela title, this story runs on high octane interpersonal drama and really tropey romance, which is kind of par for the course for stories I come up with for my sims, really, although this specific piece of it is uncharacteristically normal. This is also very much a grey-versus-black morality story - the protagonists are not really good guys, and don't have a lot of illusions about that, but they should at least be significantly more sympathetic than the antagonists.

( Passunder )

( Gesso Notes (1499 words) )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (2698 words) )

clauderainsrm posting in

therealljidol

What did you end up doing this weekend?

Anything fun?

I started (and finished) season 3 of The Traitors US. With Rob Cesternino (Survivor) and Kristen Kish (Top Chef) being in Scotland filming season 4 right now, I thought it was a good time to catch up!

I also finished the new season of Top Chef. Which may have had me crying a bit at the finale. Maybe. Or maybe you were the one who was crying. Yes, that seems more likely! ;)

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Speaking of crying - the first prompt is up: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1184469.html

The Sign Up Sheet is still open as well: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1182845.html

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I'm going to warn you ahead of time that the poll for Week 1 is going to not come out right away. Not only does the first poll usually take more time to set up, I also have an unexpected funeral to attend that day. One of my coworkers from my previous job passed away. I'm just glad that I received multiple messages from people who wanted to make sure that I knew. That was very kind of them to reach out.

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and yes, "The Wheelhouse" is the "special event" version of the Green Room, for those more use to that name. A lot of special events have their own specific gathering place names, and I just liked this one.

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The Wheelhouse - Week 2 - Weekend Edition

Techelet #5, Light Black #17 [The Fulcrum]

agate #6; bog body #6 | couplet #4; the starling nest box

Prompt - Week 2

Twist Reveal - Week 2

Results - Week 1

jasper #12; calcite #8 | leap of faith; leap of faith

The Wheelhouse - Week 1 - Day 11 - Poisoned!!!

agate #28; bog body #7 | couplet #3; the starling nest box

agate #16; bog body #30 | couplet #2; the starling nest box

agate #19; bog body #4 | couplet #1; the starling nest box

The Wheelhouse - Week 1 - Day 10

Light Black #9 [Tales From the Neighborhood]

Dandelion Yellow #2, Bittersweet #2, Shocking Pink #3 and Ember #23

Vote - Week 1

techelet #10; zebradorite #5 | prodigal; the lover of lilith

techelet #7; zebradorite #2 | no room in the inn; the lover of lilith

The Wheelhouse - Week 1 - Day 5

Light Black #13 [Crimes Against Romance]

The Wheelhouse - Week 1 - Day 2

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