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fic_rush is a two-day, multi-fandom ficathon. Unlike other ficathons, there are no claims, prompts, or deadlines. There's just a two-day magic place where you spend as much of your time as possible writing. It is literally a ficathon: a fanfiction marathon.
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xandromedovna

Hello? Is this universe on? Another wild Round of Fic_Rush has come and gone! Once you get your bearings, please tell us in your own words what you experienced. And as always, we couldn't have done it without our glorious Mod Squad:

xandromedovna, WerebunniesBane

thedarlingone, Rainbow Fairy Godpenguin

falkner, Elegant Flower

lilly_c, Clumsy Rhino

glinda, Supreme Tea Temptress

desertvixen, Guardian of Deadlines

xandromedovna

xandromedovna

*BOOM!* AND IIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE TICKY BOOOOOX! Sorry for the late notice, but Round 163 will be this weekend, 11-13 Sep! Mods, please confirm your availablity, and if you've been waiting for a chance to join the Mod Squad, wait no longer!

	GMT	EDT (Boston)	CDT (Chicago)	PDT (Seattle)	BST (London)	CEST (Berlin)	AEST (Brisbane)	Designated Mod
Hour -23	midnight	8pm Thu	7pm Thu	5pm Thu	1am Fri	2am Fri	10am Fri	xandromedovna
Hour -17	6am Fri	2am Fri	1am Fri	11pm Thu	7am Fri	8am Fri	4pm Fri
Hour -11	12pm Fri	8am Fri	7am Fri	5am Fri	1pm Fri	2pm Fri	10pm Fri	lilly_c
Hour -5	6pm Fri	2pm Fri	1pm Fri	11am Fri	7pm Fri	8pm Fri	4am Sat	lilly_c
Hour 0	11pm Fri	7pm Fri	6pm Fri	4pm Fri	midnight	1am Sat	9am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 1	midnight	8pm Fri	7pm Fri	5pm Fri	1am Sat	2am Sat	10am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 6	5am Sat	1am Sat	midnight	10pm Fri	6am Sat	7am Sat	3pm Sat
Hour 12	11am Sat	7am Sat	6am Sat	4am Sat	12pm Sat	1pm Sat	9pm Sat	lilly_c
Hour 18	5pm Sat	1pm Sat	12pm Sat	10am Sat	6pm Sat	7pm Sat	3am Sun	desertvixen
Hour 24	11pm Sat	7pm Sat	6pm Sat	4pm Sat	midnight	1am Sun	9am Sun
Hour 30	5am Sun	1am Sun	midnight	10pm Sat	6am Sun	7am Sun	3pm Sun
Hour 36	11am Sun	7am Sun	6am Sun	4am Sun	12pm Sun	1pm Sun	9pm Sun	lilly_c
Hour 42	5pm Sun	1pm Sun	12pm Sun	10am Sun	6pm Sun	7pm Sun	3am Mon	desertvixen
Hour 47	10pm Sun	6pm Sun	5pm Sun	3pm Sun	11pm Sun	midnight	8am Mon	xandromedovna
Hour 48	11pm Sun	7pm Sun	6pm Sun	4pm Sun	midnight	1am Mon	9am Mon	xandromedovna
Round Ends	midnight	8pm Sun	7pm Sun	5pm Sun	1am Mon	2am Mon	10am Mon	xandromedovna

xandromedovna

Would anyone care for a Round?

Poll #35002 Round 163 Dates

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

View Respondents

When should we have Round 163?

4-6 Sep
7 (58.3%)

11-13 Sep
8 (66.7%)

18-20 Sep
4 (33.3%)

25-27 Sep
7 (58.3%)

2-4 Oct
4 (33.3%)

too soon
2 (16.7%)

*time warps sadly*
6 (50.0%)

I will always love ticky box
10 (83.3%)

xandromedovna

If you're reading this, the Round is over! (If you're not reading this, YMMV on whether the Round is present or past, or future.) Please tell us how it went in the comments, and a slow clap for our fantastic Mod Squad:

xandromedovna, WerebunniesBane

thedarlingone, Rainbow Fairy Godpenguin

lullabymoon, Supreme Yarn Botherer

glinda, Supreme Tea Temptress

desertvixen, Guardian of Deadlines, this Round's Champion Usurper

lilly_c, Clumsy Rhino

xandromedovna

They're here...

xandromedovna

Ahhhh! Look out ticky box, the inexorable passage of time is right in front of-- at-- behind you!! So uhhhh, does this weekend (i.e. tonight) still work for everyone? If so, Mods please help me fill the Chart of Temporal Mysteries, including mods of future past.

	GMT	EDT (Boston)	CDT (Chicago)	PDT (Seattle)	BST (London)	CEST (Berlin)	AEST (Brisbane)	Designated Mod
Hour -23	midnight	8pm Thu	7pm Thu	5pm Thu	1am Fri	2am Fri	10am Fri	xandromedovna
Hour -17	6am Fri	2am Fri	1am Fri	11pm Thu	7am Fri	8am Fri	4pm Fri
Hour -11	12pm Fri	8am Fri	7am Fri	5am Fri	1pm Fri	2pm Fri	10pm Fri	lullabymoon
Hour -5	6pm Fri	2pm Fri	1pm Fri	11am Fri	7pm Fri	8pm Fri	4am Sat	lullabymoon
Hour 0	11pm Fri	7pm Fri	6pm Fri	4pm Fri	midnight	1am Sat	9am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 1	midnight	8pm Fri	7pm Fri	5pm Fri	1am Sat	2am Sat	10am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 6	5am Sat	1am Sat	midnight	10pm Fri	6am Sat	7am Sat	3pm Sat
Hour 12	11am Sat	7am Sat	6am Sat	4am Sat	12pm Sat	1pm Sat	9pm Sat	desertvixen
Hour 18	5pm Sat	1pm Sat	12pm Sat	10am Sat	6pm Sat	7pm Sat	3am Sun	desertvixen
Hour 24	11pm Sat	7pm Sat	6pm Sat	4pm Sat	midnight	1am Sun	9am Sun	lullabymoon?
Hour 30	5am Sun	1am Sun	midnight	10pm Sat	6am Sun	7am Sun	3pm Sun	lilly_c
Hour 36	11am Sun	7am Sun	6am Sun	4am Sun	12pm Sun	1pm Sun	9pm Sun	lilly_c
Hour 42	5pm Sun	1pm Sun	12pm Sun	10am Sun	6pm Sun	7pm Sun	3am Mon	lilly_c
Hour 47	10pm Sun	6pm Sun	5pm Sun	3pm Sun	11pm Sun	midnight	8am Mon	xandromedovna
Hour 48	11pm Sun	7pm Sun	6pm Sun	4pm Sun	midnight	1am Mon	9am Mon	xandromedovna
Round Ends	midnight	8pm Sun	7pm Sun	5pm Sun	1am Mon	2am Mon	10am Mon	xandromedovna

xandromedovna

Too soon? Whatever, the brainworms said it's time for another poll!

Poll #34836 Round 162 Poll

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

View Respondents

When should we have Round 162?

24-26 Jul
2 (18.2%)

31 Jul - 2 Aug
6 (54.5%)

7-9 Aug
4 (36.4%)

14-16 Aug
3 (27.3%)

21-23 Aug
6 (54.5%)

later in August
1 (9.1%)

later in later
1 (9.1%)

🐊🐊🐊
6 (54.5%)

look out ticky box!
7 (63.6%)

that's how they GET YA
5 (45.5%)

xandromedovna

That's a wrap on Round 161! Grab a [temperature] beverage, give the penguins a little treat, and tell us what all you got up to! And of course, oodles of gratitude to our magnificent Mod Squad:

xandromedovna, WerebunniesBane

falkner, Elegant Flower

lilly_c, Clumsy Rhino

desertvixen, Guardian of Deadlines, this Round's Champion Usurper!

xandromedovna

This is not a drill, we're actually Rushing!

xandromedovna

And the winner is... the ticky box 🏳️‍🌈! We're diving right in with Round 161 this weekend, 3-5 July. Mods, please confirm your availability by claiming anchor posts, and if you've never modded before but would like to, please let me or another admin know!

	GMT	EDT (Boston)	CDT (Chicago)	PDT (Seattle)	BST (London)	CEST (Berlin)	AEST (Brisbane)	Designated Mod
Hour -23	midnight	8pm Thu	7pm Thu	5pm Thu	1am Fri	2am Fri	10am Fri	xandromedovna
Hour -17	6am Fri	2am Fri	1am Fri	11pm Thu	7am Fri	8am Fri	4pm Fri
Hour -11	12pm Fri	8am Fri	7am Fri	5am Fri	1pm Fri	2pm Fri	10pm Fri	lilly_c
Hour -5	6pm Fri	2pm Fri	1pm Fri	11am Fri	7pm Fri	8pm Fri	4am Sat
Hour 0	11pm Fri	7pm Fri	6pm Fri	4pm Fri	midnight	1am Sat	9am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 1	midnight	8pm Fri	7pm Fri	5pm Fri	1am Sat	2am Sat	10am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 6	5am Sat	1am Sat	midnight	10pm Fri	6am Sat	7am Sat	3pm Sat
Hour 12	11am Sat	7am Sat	6am Sat	4am Sat	12pm Sat	1pm Sat	9pm Sat
Hour 18	5pm Sat	1pm Sat	12pm Sat	10am Sat	6pm Sat	7pm Sat	3am Sun	desertvixen
Hour 24	11pm Sat	7pm Sat	6pm Sat	4pm Sat	midnight	1am Sun	9am Sun	desertvixen
Hour 30	5am Sun	1am Sun	midnight	10pm Sat	6am Sun	7am Sun	3pm Sun	lilly_c
Hour 36	11am Sun	7am Sun	6am Sun	4am Sun	12pm Sun	1pm Sun	9pm Sun	lilly_c
Hour 42	5pm Sun	1pm Sun	12pm Sun	10am Sun	6pm Sun	7pm Sun	3am Mon	desertvixen
Hour 47	10pm Sun	6pm Sun	5pm Sun	3pm Sun	11pm Sun	midnight	8am Mon	xandromedovna
Hour 48	11pm Sun	7pm Sun	6pm Sun	4pm Sun	midnight	1am Mon	9am Mon	xandromedovna
Round Ends	midnight	8pm Sun	7pm Sun	5pm Sun	1am Mon	2am Mon	10am Mon	xandromedovna

xandromedovna

Live from Pride in [REDACTED], it's xandromedovna a month late with the drink that made her late! Sorry I completely spaced out for the entirety of June, here have a poll:

Poll #34773 Round 161 Dates

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13

View Respondents

When should we have Round 161?

3-5 Jul
6 (46.2%)

10-12 Jul
3 (23.1%)

17-19 Jul
3 (23.1%)

24-26 Jul
5 (38.5%)

31 Jul - 2 Aug
4 (30.8%)

July??!?
2 (15.4%)

it's too [weather] for writing
7 (53.8%)

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
9 (69.2%)

404 option not found, for help please click the ticky box
6 (46.2%)

the ticky box
9 (69.2%)

xandromedovna

Well then! I think we can all agree the Champion Usurper this Round is our beloved Void! If you survived the Great Shadowban of Round 160, tell us what you got up to in the comments if Dreamwidth lets you, I may even get to read them! And of course, hats off to our brave and harried Mod Squad:

xandromedovna, WerebunniesBane

falkner, Elegant Flower

lullabymoon, Supreme Yarn Botherer

lilly_c, Clumsy Rhino

desertvixen, Guardian of Deadlines

glinda, Supreme Tea Temptress
and if there were any more whose posts got eaten, try and let me know!

xandromedovna

Test post!

xandromedovna

Oyez oyez oyez!

xandromedovna

At last! Don't forget that Round 160 is next weekend, 29-31 May. Mods, please confirm your availability by claiming an anchor post—that goes for you too, Mod Squad hopefuls who've never modded a Round but would like to!

	GMT	EDT (Boston)	CDT (Chicago)	PDT (Seattle)	BST (London)	CEST (Berlin)	AEST (Brisbane)	Designated Mod
Hour -23	midnight	8pm Thu	7pm Thu	5pm Thu	1am Fri	2am Fri	10am Fri	xandromedovna
Hour -17	6am Fri	2am Fri	1am Fri	11pm Thu	7am Fri	8am Fri	4pm Fri
Hour -11	12pm Fri	8am Fri	7am Fri	5am Fri	1pm Fri	2pm Fri	10pm Fri	lullabymoon
Hour -5	6pm Fri	2pm Fri	1pm Fri	11am Fri	7pm Fri	8pm Fri	4am Sat	lilly_c
Hour 0	11pm Fri	7pm Fri	6pm Fri	4pm Fri	midnight	1am Sat	9am Sat	desertvixen
Hour 1	midnight	8pm Fri	7pm Fri	5pm Fri	1am Sat	2am Sat	10am Sat
Hour 6	5am Sat	1am Sat	midnight	10pm Fri	6am Sat	7am Sat	3pm Sat
Hour 12	11am Sat	7am Sat	6am Sat	4am Sat	12pm Sat	1pm Sat	9pm Sat	lilly_c
Hour 18	5pm Sat	1pm Sat	12pm Sat	10am Sat	6pm Sat	7pm Sat	3am Sun	desertvixen
Hour 24	11pm Sat	7pm Sat	6pm Sat	4pm Sat	midnight	1am Sun	9am Sun	desertvixen
Hour 30	5am Sun	1am Sun	midnight	10pm Sat	6am Sun	7am Sun	3pm Sun
Hour 36	11am Sun	7am Sun	6am Sun	4am Sun	12pm Sun	1pm Sun	9pm Sun	lilly_c
Hour 42	5pm Sun	1pm Sun	12pm Sun	10am Sun	6pm Sun	7pm Sun	3am Mon	desertvixen
Hour 47	10pm Sun	6pm Sun	5pm Sun	3pm Sun	11pm Sun	midnight	8am Mon	xandromedovna
Hour 48	11pm Sun	7pm Sun	6pm Sun	4pm Sun	midnight	1am Mon	9am Mon	xandromedovna
Round Ends	midnight	8pm Sun	7pm Sun	5pm Sun	1am Mon	2am Mon	10am Mon	xandromedovna

xandromedovna

Alright, I have tallied the ticky boxes and our winner is...29-31 May! That's over a month from now, so I'll be back closer to the time with the Chart of Temporal Mysteries and our anchor collection.

xandromedovna

Let's have a new Round, baby, new Round, there's some dates below here, new Round new Round!

Poll #34496

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14

View Respondents

When should we have Round 160?

24-26 Apr
5 (35.7%)

1-3 May
5 (35.7%)

8-10 May
4 (28.6%)

15-17 May
7 (50.0%)

22-24 May
7 (50.0%)

29-31 May
9 (64.3%)

oh I don't make decisions
4 (28.6%)

or do I?
3 (21.4%)

not to worry, that's why we use
2 (14.3%)

ticky boxes
9 (64.3%)

xandromedovna

Another Round has come and gone...please treat yourself to a refreshment and tell us all about it! Huge shout out to our Mod Squad:

xandromedovna, WerebunniesBane

lilly_c, Clumsy Rhino

desertvixen, Guardian of Deadllines

glinda, Supreme Tea Temptress

There was a THREE-WAY TIE for Champion Usurper this Round with 18 posts apiece, but the crown goes to

lilly_c for pulling off an uninterrupted 13-hour streak, which may be some kind of record!

xandromedovna

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