queenofthegays: (cute face.)
leslie freakin' knope ([personal profile] queenofthegays) wrote in [community profile] crypt2012-03-06 12:53 pm

meme #003 | kickass ladies ( myself and two women i've inspired )


GIRLS KICK ASS
( it says so on a t-shirt )

come all ye heroines, ye strong female characters, ye head bitches in charge. whether you've driven a motorcycle along the great wall of china or brought down a company for polluting a california city's water supply, you're here, you're fierce, get used to it.

guidelines!
-- comment with a character that is a lady and a powerful one ( of course strengths come in all shapes and forms and all women are welcome! )
-- tag! it's not a shipping meme but feel free to go in an f/f direction! you can mention it in the subject line if you want.
-- original characters and 63 versions are a-okay.
-- and most importantly: we're called the pawnee goddesses and we're freakin' awesome!

everybody pants now!
femdragon: (Default)

Artura Pendragon | 63!Merlin

[personal profile] femdragon 2012-03-06 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
consorts: (pic#1980840)

...sort of a "the moment of truth" redux i suppose?

[personal profile] consorts 2012-03-06 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Coming to Ealdor to help Merlin protect his home made sense to her. Morgana offered so much more, being formally trained in combat from the time she was a child, but Gwen knew more about mending a sword than she did about wielding one. When the presumption was made that the women would stay behind and while the men fought, she took it upon herself to approach Artura. ]

They wish to fight alongside their sons and husbands. I know you would not deny them this right, but the men—they trust your guidance.
femdragon: (Face // consider the problems)

Yess.

[personal profile] femdragon 2012-03-08 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Artura doesn't answer for a moment, because it's not exactly a simple decision is it? She's been trained to fight, Morgana has been trained to fight, and Gwen has a blacksmith's training, but these women? They know how to sew, to clean, to cook, to rear children. They've never been trained, and the constant reminder that she's a special case herself, from her father, from the court, it doesn't help the case.

Then, the men aren't trained soldiers either, which is problematic enough. Put the women in danger, and you risk destroying the entire village.]


Gwen, they might be right. [The hesitance is written all over her face, and she sucks in her cheek before continuing.] None of them know how to fight, sending in the women as well and we'd be risking a full slaughter.
consorts: (pic#1807520)

btw I am super enjoying these threads

[personal profile] consorts 2012-03-08 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ She listens carefully to Artura's words, biting the inside of her lip all the while. It's intimidating, standing there before a leader, a noble, someone who shouldn't have to take anything she says into consideration. A storm of doubt and anxiety bubbles under the surface during the momentary pause she takes to gather her thoughts. It only subsides when she finally says what she came here to. ]

This is their home. They would lay down their lives gladly, and wouldn't want to watch while their village burns [ A pause before she remembers to add: ] My lady.
femdragon: (Face // consider the problems)

Me too! Sorry for the attrocious delays.

[personal profile] femdragon 2012-03-14 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[With most people, Artura would be appalled by their audacity, but there is something about Gwen that makes it strength, fortitude, earnest rather than audacity. She respects that, and it's obvious enough in the nod of her head and the tension of her jaw as she thinks.]

I know. Believe me, I understand, but I will not be responsible for the destruction of Ealdor, or any village. If the men die honorable deaths, at least the women will live on.

[The doubt and hesitation laces her voice though, and she sighs as she rubs the bridge of her nose.] How many swords have we got, and have we got any crossbows?
consorts: (pic#1991743)

no worries~

[personal profile] consorts 2012-03-15 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
No one will blame you, even if this place is lost. You gave them hope and that's more than they had without your help.

[ The step she takes towards the Princess emphasizes this. Perhaps this is not the time nor place for Gwen to say all of this, but Artura needed to know these people trusted her as their liege lord. ]

Thirty decent swords and spears not including those held personally by some of the men. They're aren't the best quality... We only have the few crossbows Merlin was able to smuggle out.
femdragon: (Face // consider the problems)

[personal profile] femdragon 2012-03-16 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
I don't care who blames me or not, I'll know about it. That's what really matters, and I couldn't live with it, Gwen.

[Another sigh through her nose, and she straightens up again, ever the Princess.]

Give the women most fit for a fight crossbows. Only the fit, is that understood?