Help me with my new project!
May. 6th, 2007 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hazliyaHey everyone! I'm writing again! And it's a play for New Voices!
Amazing, I know. But after going out for a walk and dinner with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elenuial tonight, I got a flurry of inspiration that I need to do something with.
The premise of it is this: Jake has just moved to Chinatown (shush, the reference was made on purpose xD) and has discovered that he has inherited a number of ridiculous household spirits along with his apartment. He thinks he's going crazy until his landlady/realtor tells him that they're good luck and that everyone has them. So now, Jake has to outwit them - even make them helpful! - in order to take back control of his house.
Name: Spirit of Busted Lightbulbs
How to foil: ?
Name: Spirit of Lights Mysteriously Still on in a Room When You Could've Sworn You Turned Them Off (sits by switches reading, randomly turns lights back on)
How to foil: Duct tape over switches?
Name: Spirit of Untucked Sheets
How to foil: ?
Name: Spirit of Crusty Toothpaste Left on the Tip (licks the extra toothpaste off and puts the tube back!)
How to foil: Give him wet-naps?
Name: Spirit of the Noisy Bird Outside Your Window When You're Trying to Sleep
How to foil: Get a cat, move the Carnivorous Houseplant (below) to the windowsill?
Name: Spirit of Mysteriously Sticky Kitchen Surfaces (pours honey and kool-ad on counters and tables)
How to foil: Scotchgard?
Name: Spirit of Things Lost in the Couch (like a pirate, need to barter to get keys and remote back)
How to foil: Convince him that something is invaluable/find something he likes/release a ninja into the couch?
Name: The Spirit of the Tricksy Toaster (over- or under-does toast)
How to foil: ?
Name: Spirit of Things Accidentally Sucked Up in the Vaccuum Bag (rips bag to shreds looking for stuff)
How to foil: Get a bagless
Name: Spirit of Stolen Left Socks (steals one of each different pair, wears them around on ears, hands, etc)
How to foil: Get all one kind of sock, write initials in Sharpie on each to prove ownership?
Name: Spirits of Carbonated Beverages (twins, one shakes up soda/beer cans and puts them back, the other makes them flat)
How to foil: Glue decoy sodas to shelf and get mini-fridge?
Name: Spirit of Music Changing (changes the radio station on players and rigs them to blast obnoxious songs like Barbie Girl, Final Countdown, Time Warp, etc. when turned on)
How to foil: Give him his own CD player and headphones?
Name: Spirit of the Carnivorous Houseplant (little shop of horrors, anyone? tries to eat small animals)
How to foil: Loan it to the daycare, put in on windowsill to eat Noisy Birds (above)? xD
Name: Spirit of Thin Walls (suggested by Adam, need specifics)
How to foil: ?
Here's where I need your help. The list of spirits is just an idea, but it's still full of holes. If anyone can think of ways to outwit/make helpful some of the ones above or has ideas for new ones, feel free to comment. As many as you like! And if you can think of ways to foil the new ones too, go ahead and write it down. I might even make people little presents (icons or something) for helping out. =)
And when the script is done, I'll submit it to New Voices and let y'all know if it gets in. =)
Thanks in advance, everyone!
-Haz
EDIT: Oops, almost forgot! I need a malevolent spirit, too. Like, evil. He doesn't need to outsmart this one, exactly. I just need a suggestion, like "Spirit of Handguns with Broken Safety Locks" or "Spirit of Household Fires." That sort of thing. No-good ones. I'm toying with the idea of the conflict-sparker to be an angry ghost, but I think malicious spirit might work better.
Amazing, I know. But after going out for a walk and dinner with
elenuial tonight, I got a flurry of inspiration that I need to do something with.The premise of it is this: Jake has just moved to Chinatown (shush, the reference was made on purpose xD) and has discovered that he has inherited a number of ridiculous household spirits along with his apartment. He thinks he's going crazy until his landlady/realtor tells him that they're good luck and that everyone has them. So now, Jake has to outwit them - even make them helpful! - in order to take back control of his house.
Name: Spirit of Busted Lightbulbs
How to foil: ?
Name: Spirit of Lights Mysteriously Still on in a Room When You Could've Sworn You Turned Them Off (sits by switches reading, randomly turns lights back on)
How to foil: Duct tape over switches?
Name: Spirit of Untucked Sheets
How to foil: ?
Name: Spirit of Crusty Toothpaste Left on the Tip (licks the extra toothpaste off and puts the tube back!)
How to foil: Give him wet-naps?
Name: Spirit of the Noisy Bird Outside Your Window When You're Trying to Sleep
How to foil: Get a cat, move the Carnivorous Houseplant (below) to the windowsill?
Name: Spirit of Mysteriously Sticky Kitchen Surfaces (pours honey and kool-ad on counters and tables)
How to foil: Scotchgard?
Name: Spirit of Things Lost in the Couch (like a pirate, need to barter to get keys and remote back)
How to foil: Convince him that something is invaluable/find something he likes/release a ninja into the couch?
Name: The Spirit of the Tricksy Toaster (over- or under-does toast)
How to foil: ?
Name: Spirit of Things Accidentally Sucked Up in the Vaccuum Bag (rips bag to shreds looking for stuff)
How to foil: Get a bagless
Name: Spirit of Stolen Left Socks (steals one of each different pair, wears them around on ears, hands, etc)
How to foil: Get all one kind of sock, write initials in Sharpie on each to prove ownership?
Name: Spirits of Carbonated Beverages (twins, one shakes up soda/beer cans and puts them back, the other makes them flat)
How to foil: Glue decoy sodas to shelf and get mini-fridge?
Name: Spirit of Music Changing (changes the radio station on players and rigs them to blast obnoxious songs like Barbie Girl, Final Countdown, Time Warp, etc. when turned on)
How to foil: Give him his own CD player and headphones?
Name: Spirit of the Carnivorous Houseplant (little shop of horrors, anyone? tries to eat small animals)
How to foil: Loan it to the daycare, put in on windowsill to eat Noisy Birds (above)? xD
Name: Spirit of Thin Walls (suggested by Adam, need specifics)
How to foil: ?
Here's where I need your help. The list of spirits is just an idea, but it's still full of holes. If anyone can think of ways to outwit/make helpful some of the ones above or has ideas for new ones, feel free to comment. As many as you like! And if you can think of ways to foil the new ones too, go ahead and write it down. I might even make people little presents (icons or something) for helping out. =)
And when the script is done, I'll submit it to New Voices and let y'all know if it gets in. =)
Thanks in advance, everyone!
-Haz
EDIT: Oops, almost forgot! I need a malevolent spirit, too. Like, evil. He doesn't need to outsmart this one, exactly. I just need a suggestion, like "Spirit of Handguns with Broken Safety Locks" or "Spirit of Household Fires." That sort of thing. No-good ones. I'm toying with the idea of the conflict-sparker to be an angry ghost, but I think malicious spirit might work better.
