#teambondvillains

[thestalwartheart]

Scavenger Hunt Item #46 Pick 2 or more characters. Using this generator, generate a set of dialogue. Use it in your fic or artwork.

[emiliasilverova]

007 Fest 2023, Scavenger Hunt item no. 9 (5/5): ‘Create an “incorrect quotes” post. Can fill up to 5 times. (Take a set of dialogue from another piece of media and assign it to Bond characters. Example link here)’

And one more for the road. Always a pleasure to pit those two idiots against each other, eh Q? *cackles*

[3nigm4art]

Detroit Become Human AU, where Mi6 made an Android to replace the Q they lost

Prompt 005 table fill: Android/robot

[teamofvillains]

Did you think you were spared?

This year, we are robbed of team days, a shame because we had so much fun watching you frantically trying to solve our codes. 

But you know what.

We are villains. We do what we want.

We have kidnapped one member of each team. And to get them back, each team would have to complete a task to retrieve their valued member.

@teamdoubleoh​: We have kidnapped @prismatic-bell​. And the task is to write a fic about how one of the members of Mi6 is actually a mole. Fic must be 500-700 words.

@teamqbranch​: We have kidnapped @kitten-kin . And the task is to make a photo-manip or art of how one of Q-branch's inventions will end the world. 

@teamcivilian​: We have kidnapped @00qsillyfanturtle​. And your task is to create a list of food and drinks for an "end of the world" party. Minimum, 5 food/drinks; recipe is not required but preferred.

The above tasks must be completed before EST 00:00, 21st July, or, well, who knows what will happen to your dear members. Tag us when you post it, or else we will pretend that we didn’t see it and never let your precious members go.

We wish you good luck with your tasks. You wouldn’t want your dearest team members/captain to meet their demise, would you?

[i-eat-your-pancakes]

WITS, CHARM, THE ABILITY TO TELL EXACTLY HOW A MARTINI WAS MADE. THESE WERE THE INGREDIENTS CHOSEN TO CREATE THE PERFECT DOUBLE 0. BUT Q ACCIDENTALLY ADDED AN EXTRA INGREDIENT TO THE CONCOCTION: CHEMICAL SEX. THUS, JAMES BOND WAS BORN! USING HIS SUPER SPY POWERS, BOND HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO FIGHTING CRIME AND SEDUCING A LOT OF WOMEN

(WHAT THE HELL HAVE I DONE)

For table 006: Draw in a different style. I've always wanted to try mimicking the PPG art style, so this was my excuse to do that!

[eleanor-is-fine]

Headaches

It's not clear whether MI6 attracts the sort of people who get headaches, but it's definitely an environment that causes headaches.

Q gets migraines and has a complicated regimen of medications and remedies that has evolved since he started having them as a teenager. 

Bond has cluster headaches. One of the reasons he disappears for days (or weeks) at a time is to deal with episodes. The most effective medication is a nasal spray that makes everything taste awful, so he indulges his senses to the fullest when he can.

Eve gets migraines, too, with extreme visual aura. She sometimes gets just the aura - Q found out about the migraines when Eve bumped into a desk. Acupuncture helps reduce the frequency. In an emergency, acupressure can often stop the progression. Q knows just where to press (they go to the same acupuncturist). Bond knows how, too, and Eve is considering teaching M.

Tanner gets horrible tension headaches. He holds stress in his shoulders and neck, which starts the headache, then the pain makes him tense up even more. Working out helps. Bond introduced him to the heavy bag; pummeling away definitely seems to help.

M(allory) has TMJ which causes both headaches and dental problems. Unfortunately circumstances where he grinds his teeth and the bite guard would be most helpful - when meeting with infuriating politicians - are exactly the times he can’t wear it. 

M, herself, never got headaches. She liked to say she had nothing but pains in the arse. However, she had terrible arthritis that she denied and tried to hide. 

Q Branch builds a float tank in one of the labs that quickly becomes a favorite destination for all the headache sufferers. Q adapts some polygraph equipment into a biofeedback rig. A couple of the poison specialists chemists come up with personalized aromatherapy formulas.

[laurelins-light]

Villainous Question Time - Favorite All Time James Bond Film

So, now that everyone has had a chance to vote in their favorite individual Bond films, we're now going to decide which of those is the one Bond film to rule them all!! Vote for your favorite overall Bond film as decided by last weeks polls here, here, here, here, and here.

Don't forget to try to sway others to your ways! I want to see some debates people! It can't be a chaotic (and villainous) time without debates!

[melynen]

Scavenger Hunt #31: 5/5

[elsewheregremlin]

Headcanon #2

00 agents and enrichment

00 agents are like cats, they need a huge amount enrichment in their lives to keep sane, or they’ll start scratching up all your furniture. Translated to humans, this means blowing up random objects at best, and outright defection at worst. This was why M largely let them be, no matter how many cars or embassies they blew up.

After Q takes over, he tried to give every 00 the human equivalent of a catnip mouse so they would stop breaking their equipment already.

004, Scarlett Papava, is one of the most sensible 00s of the bunch, though she still had an abyssal record compared to normal agents. Q learned she liked to study architecture in her spare time, and challenged her to design a impenetrable fortress for Q-Branch to dwell in.

006 likes fires and knives a bit two much, but Bond sneaks Q a tidbit of information. The next time Alec comes a-prowling for miniature explosives, Q introduced him to the team responsible for inventing and testing them. He also makes sure to shake the man thoroughly so he doesn’t sneak anything out.

And as for 007? Q just makes himself the carrot and dares Bond to find out facts about him in a any range of time. His favorite kind of food? Q will give him a month. His favorite music? Two weeks. Needless to say Bond is too occupied to intentionally breaks equipment after that.

[foxsoulcourt]

Foxy, a villainess' 007 Fest 2023 masterpost

REFLECTION

One word: community

Everywhere I looked this year I saw community: the challenges + joys of participation; how much we learn from one another when we're in one; what it takes to be a beneficial participant; the value of structures + guidelines to keep them moving forward; appreciating stepping back to look at what's working well + what needs fine-tuning; learning how to clean up when there's conflict; holding one another accountable with compassion while navigating that conflict; the importance of honouring one who left the earth this year; and --ALWAYS!!!-- celebrating one another's joys + concerns along the way.

At the end of my second Fest I'm mulling on these questions: 

What are the qualities + experiences which draw people into Fest? Which aspects cause people to step back from it?

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How do we-as-a-fandom support a more sustainable Fest in our post-lockdown lives? Could two weeks twice a year work better for more people than four weeks once a year?  

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How might we stretch our ability + capacity to incorporate + support newcomers into the experience + the fandom? How about support for those who have been around for a longer time + could use a boost underneath their wings?

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For some people earning points is a huge motivation. For others, not so much. How do we balance + reward time spent bEiNg ToGeThEr during Fest with creating + sharing fancreations?

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How might team configurations + calculating points equitably support all types of fan creations? 

GRATITUDE

. . . Thanks to the many hands + hearts + brains who made this year's event run smoothly: @castillon02 , @spiritofcamelot for hosting Fest! All the mods of the 00Q Slack holding us steady during it! @teamofvillains for making room for me in the collective lair + to @3nigm4art for captaining us! . . .

PARTICIPATION

POINTS (specifics below the cut) : 743

THE NON-POINTS POINT : Last year I said I wanted to Be braver: collaborate w/team-mates + create some of my own content in 2023. Guess what? Yes, yes + and, thanks to @ato-the-bean, yes! This year Watch Parties were a shining star. LoVeD chatting w/people while watching old favourites + new shows. Thanks to: @wambold for hosting weekly Bond content all year long! @anyawen for so.many.weekday parties! @kmk1701d for hosting The Hour! and @lapsang-and-earlgrey for answering m a n y of this US citizen’s questions about UK + European history!

2024 goals are simple:  host 1 watch party + post 1 gif + collaborate on something.

SPECIFICS

COMMENTS: 626 Fics commented on AO3 + Tumblr  -  456  Bonus points - 170

EVENT PARTICIPATION:  Productivity hour: 1 Watch Parties: 26

WRITING The Island (collab with @ato-the-bean​)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

OTHER FANCREATIONS The Island moodboards - 6

SCAVENGER HUNT  #2 Create a code #48 Collaborate with team-mate @eleanor-is-fine on Ch 6 of The Island

WORDS READ ON AO3: 316,468

[thestalwartheart]

FIRST AND LAST IMPRESSIONS as told through the language of flowers. Fill for #22 in the @mi6-cafe 2023 Fest prompt sheet.

[emiliasilverova]

007 Fest 2023, Scavenger Hunt item no. 46: ‘Pick 2 or more characters. Using this generator, generate a set of dialogue. Use it in your fic or artwork.’

I roll the generator once, and I get this gem. If you wonder how I managed to post twice in the same evening, look no further. I just had to.

[3nigm4art]

Incorrect 00Q #1

Quote from a very 00Q show

Scav hunt #9:  Create an "incorrect quotes" post. 

[teamofvillains]

Modus Operandi

By @3nigm4art @a-forger-and-a-point-man @eleanor-is-fine @foxsoulcourt @melynen @light-of-luinil (and @thestalwartheart from team civilian)

When seeking to stun

Many use guns; I prefer

Stark terror…and fear

The tea is sweet and

Professionally poisoned

Death comes for us all

I’m just a crosshair

And you are just a target

Heart, head, a red mist

Red pooling; quick, mute.

That is the way of the knife,

and I am the blade.

Such a lively dance,

Lovely red beads at your throat -

Bien sûr, not "gavotte."

To gouge his eyes out

All you need are your fingers

The weapon for Hinx

Explosion at night

Bright like midsummer’s sunset

Energy released

And thank you everyone for participating in this linked haiku!

[i-eat-your-pancakes]

Obligatory Bond making eggs for food day. I thought about which version of Bond would be most likely to wear that apron and came to the conclusion that it was Roger lol

[eleanor-is-fine]

First Fest, First Day

So many, so much ❤️

Somehow I've been giddy all day, despite, well, that's a different post. Suffice to say I can use the distraction.

This is about 007 Fest, the July-long explosion of creativity and camaraderie in the James Bond-00Q-00QAD and related fandoms.

I'm new to the fandom, joined last autumn, have been completely drawn in by the amazing writing and the magnetic, magnanimous community. So many wonderful fics and artworks and discussions have "007 Fest" tags, and the rumbles ramped up around April. The countdown over the last week or so was insufficient warning for the launch.

So much cleverness, beauty, and inspiration.

I've followed more people today than in the last three months combined, and can't wait to view and read and enjoy.

Names I recognize from fics, from iconic posts, from conversation - here you are! Right here! (Liking my posts 😊 I mean wow 😳)

Names of friends, from all corners and walks, here you are, writing and drawing and liking and cheering each other on.

It's all quite wonderful. Merci, mes chères 🎶❤️