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You did *much* better than I would! And I wasn't familiar with Happy Landings at all. In fact, it wasn't until I'd started and was reminded of a couple of other possibilities that I began to worry and think, oh dear, there's quite a few multiple-answer possibilities......

Thanks for making it more fun!

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I haven't done very well, I'm afraid - could only attempt 11 out of the 20, and not even titles for all of those, oh dear!!! So, no biscuit for me.

Still, here's my go:

1. In which story do Bodie and Doyle score in more ways than one?

(A tip: it’s not Scoring a Try )
maybe The Ball was Good by Sebastian???

2. In Wonderful Tonight, Doyle has dreams of Bodie as a sheik:

Saying no was off. He was slipping hazily back into fantasy, the echoes of a dream still with him. Bodie a sheik,

come to his tent in the middle of the night, to ravish him; yeah, that was a good one. The darkeyed, silent stranger

would be merciless, despite his struggles. In the bed, he struggled.

….in which story does this dream become a reality?
Arabian Nights by Pamela Rose (illu Susan Lovett)

3. Doyle is temporarily blinded in at least 2 Pros stories: The Hunting and Rediscovered in a Graveyard, but in

which story does Bodie suffer the same fate? (NB: I only know one story but there could be more).
Bats at Noon, by Dana Austin Marsh

4. Which story involved the author researching The Scarman Report?

5. Which Pros title reminds us of Audrey Hepburn?
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Sebastian

6. Where do we read that Doyle doesn’t get to quite finish his polo mint……..

7. ….but here he does get to stroke Bodie’s feet?

8. In which story does Bodie ‘allow’ Doyle to be very ‘kind’ to a young Russian?
damn, I know this one! The young Russian - a violinist, I think (and a virgin) - is being babysat, he wants to defect ...

anyway, he falls in love with Ray, but he's dying of a brain tumour, so Ray sleeps with him until he dies.

9. Which story features Bodie as a ‘writer’ with perhaps too much imagination?
Memoirs of a Merc by Alexandra

10. Which has Doyle working for Amnesty Outreach?
I just read this! It's a series of scenes, CI5 goes under, following a run-in between Cowley and a corrupt politician

- Doyle decides to go back to art school and later starts working for Amnesty (after Thatcher gets re-elected)

while Bodie goes back to the SAS I think and then becomes a private consultant. And of course Bodie

demonstrates (very demonstratively) that they are still together no matter what. Something about "fraternising

with the enemy" at the end.

11. Which story was reputedly inspired by a cult sci-fi film?

12. In which story do we find that Bodie isn’t quite the man we all thought he was?
Ray finds he's been sponsoring children in Africa (all boys, huh) ... and worms it out of him that he was actually a

missionary, not a merc. Can't remember the title, though.

13. ….but here he teaches Doyle how to waltz?
can't remember the title, but it has "down the banks" in it and "are you dancing - are you asking" etc. and Doyle wants to learn formal dancing for a posh do with his girlfriend, Bodie teaches Doyle to dance backwards by mistake and his girl is furious at being made to look foolish in front of everyone and Doyle comes back and they dance happily ever after.

14. In which story does Doyle fall in love with Sanjay ?
Harlequin Airs! And who wouldn't love a tiger?

15. Which story has Bodie and Doyle ‘seeing’ but ‘missing’ each other all evening?
Is this the one where they see each other in the mirrors at some grand do? Through a Glass Darkly?

16. Which writer reduces Bodie to a number?

17. Which Pros story inspired several sequels including a ‘Musical version?’

18. Which writer was influenced by the work of Richard Adams?
not up my street, I'm afraid

19. Which prolific Pros writer pays homage to The Beatles, Charles Dickens and The Marx Brothers?
M. Fae? She definitely did Dickens, anyway.

20. Which writer has Bodie ‘mapping’ Doyle?

Can't wait to see the answers (ooh, I don't know - this just might prompt some more reading or re-reading, perhaps!)

Thanks for running a fun quiz!

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Well thank *you* and well done! There's no way I would have got as many answers without doing the research first. And well done for knowing The Ball was Good (*and* Memoirs of a Merc)...I started worrying and thinking *do* people score in tennis, or is that just football.......?

Many thanks for the support and participation.

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I won't play for the prize, but just cos I love doing quizzes, even though I'm rubbish at them. *g* Bear that last bit in mind, okay?!

1 In which story do Bodie and Doyle score in more ways than one?
Erm... all I can think of here is my Perfect Alignment where they score gear at Stonehenge, and then score with each other... but I bet it's not that! Not a good start...

2 In Wonderful Tonight, Doyle dreams of Bodie as a sheik ...in which story does this dream become a reality?
Ooh, Arabian Nights by Pamela Rose! Deserts and stars, warm zephyrs in the night... *vbg*

3 Doyle is temporarily blinded in at least 2 stories...in which story does Bodie suffer the same fate?
Bats at Noon by Dana Austin Marsh - excellent story!

4 Which story involved the author researching The Scarman Report?
One of my favourites! Heat-trace by Helen Raven.

5 Which Pros title reminds us of Audrey Hepburn?
Breakfast at Tiffany's - completely nicked, never mind reminds us! *g*

6 Where do we read that Doyle doesn’t get to finish his polo mint...
That one where they're sitting in the car, and Bodie nicks it from his mouth... *pauses for blissful thoughts*...by Sebastian? Erm...

7 ...but here he does get to stroke Bodie’s feet?
Heee! This makes me giggle, but I can't think of the answer..!

8 In which story does Bodie ‘allow’ Doyle to be very ‘kind’ to a young Russian?
Adagio, by Jane?

9 Which story features Bodie as a ‘writer’ with perhaps too much imagination?
Professional Dreamer... oh, the glorious Dibble... *g*

10 Which has Doyle working for Amnesty Outreach?
I'm not allowed a point for this, for various reasons, but Chameleon's Dish, by Kitty Fisher

11 Which story was reputedly inspired by a cult sci-fi film?
Oh, that Blade Runner-ish one! Why can't I think of the name of it? I hate this! Stoopid brain... Ooh, or maybe the Ellis Ward one sci-fi one? Or... erm...?!

12 In which story do we find that Bodie isn’t quite the man we all thought he was?
I'm having scary m-preg thoughts now, but I know there's no such thing in Pros... oh, not that awful story (sorry, but...) where they're both turned into women! I can't think of the title, cos whenever I accidentally random it and then realise what it is, I run away fast... Or else Chameleon's Dish, but surely not cos he turns out to be that man after all... Oh, Snowbound, by M.Fae Glasgow? Or... you don't mean a story where he's het do you..?! *shudders*

13 ...but here he teaches Doyle how to waltz?
Erm... Can think of a couple of these I think, but I'm fairly sure one's only in a zine... Oh, not the gloriously tragic one of Nell Howell's, Dancing in the Rain?

14 In which story does Doyle fall in love with Sanjay ?
More bliss - Harlequin Airs, by Ellis Ward!

15 Which story has Bodie and Doyle ‘seeing’ but ‘missing’ each other all evening?
Ooh... *is intrigued...* *and blank* Oh, unless it's some glorious story where they've been separated for years, and finally reunited, but they can't actually speak to each other, or touch each other, so they're missing each other even more despite the fact that they're so close, watching each other across the crowded room... (or that might be the ramblings of my feverish brain, I guess... *g*)

16 Which writer reduces Bodie to a number?
Kitty Fisher... and Sebastian, come to think of it...

17 Which Pros story inspired several sequels including a ‘Musical version?’
Consequences

18 Which writer was influenced by the work of Richard Adams?
Oh, the other one I generally avoid, with the lads as rabbits, although I really must read it cos I'm sure it's actually very good... erm... bugger. I can picture the words on the page, rag-tag Doyle-rabbit, the stranger...

19 Which prolific Pros writer pays homage to The Beatles, Charles Dickens and The Marx Brothers?
Yeay, my favourite M.Fae Glasgow!

20 Which writer has Bodie ‘mapping’ Doyle?
Oh... I so want to say Sebastian, but I think that's wrong! Erm... then I want to say Gloria Lancaster, but... erm...

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Well done, son! Adagio was pretty near, I'd say......MPreg, god, even if we had any I wouldn't be reading them!

Thanks for *everything* - it was fun!

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2. Arabian Nights, by Pamela Rose

3. Bats at Noon, by Dana Austin Marsh

5. Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Sebastian

6. Hyperion to a Satyr, also by Sebastian

10. The Chameleon's Dish, by Kitty Fisher

11. Master of the Revels, by HG? Though that seems a bit too easy.

14. Harlequin Airs, by Ellis Ward

16. Kitty Fisher, in Chimera and Harlequin, Harlequin

18. Jane Mailander, in Hombathlay

19. M. Fae Glasgow

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Well done! Hope you enjoyed it and many thanks for taking part.

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QUESTION - Did someone's comment with answers get posted without being screened?

I'm posting this comment blind and not actually checking out the comment shown, so forgive me if I'm wrong. BUt if I'm right, then someone posted answers and they came through unscreened and I don't want any unfair advantage.

If all comments are being screened, then there shouldn't be any number listed where it says comments. (At least I don't think a post with screened comments shows any comments.)

Since the post shows a comment, I worry that answers got through unscreened. Though I suppose it could be a comment without any answers and so would be allowed through after screening and would be nothing to worry about. If that's the case, no problem.

But if answers did get through unscreened somehow, I wanted to give you a headsup.

Off to work the quiz, unspoiled. *g*

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Yes - that would be my answers! *kicks self and lj too* Didn't occur to me that it wouldn't screen my answers as well, just cos I was the one who made the original post. I didn't know that had happened until someone sent me an email just now actually, because I was very carefully not looking at notifications of comments from this thread, so I didn't get this until just now! Sorry!

I don't think anyone will have had an unfair advantage if they did see my answers to be honest, cos I was blank on half of them, and just playing out loud for fun. (And of course I'm not playing for the prize, since I co-run the comm and posted the questions on behalf of

noblesentiments, though I didn't look at her answers or anything!)

Guess I'd better go back to modding rather than playing though, eh... *sighs*

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1. In which story do Bodie and Doyle score in more ways than one?
(A tip: it’s not Scoring a Try )

There is one where they are playing darts I remember that. But there are so many where they are scoring points off each other. Hmm... not sure..

2. In Wonderful Tonight, Doyle has dreams of Bodie as a sheik:

Saying no was off. He was slipping hazily back into fantasy, the echoes of a dream still with him. Bodie a sheik, come to his tent in the middle of the night, to ravish him; yeah, that was a good one. The darkeyed, silent stranger would be merciless, despite his struggles. In the bed, he struggled.

….in which story does this dream become a reality?

Arabian Nights by Pamela Rose

3.Doyle is temporarily blinded in at least 2 Pros stories: The Hunting and Rediscovered in a Graveyard, but in which story does Bodie suffer the same fate? (NB: I only know one story but there could be more).

Bats at Noon by Dana Austin Marsh

4.Which story involved the author researching The Scarman Report?

Heat Trace by Helen Raven

5.Which Pros title reminds us of Audrey Hepburn?

Breakfast at Tiffany's By Sebastian

6.Where do we read that Doyle doesn’t get to quite finish his polo mint……..

Hyperion to a Satyr by Sebastian

7.….but here he does get to stroke Bodie’s feet?

Transients by Helen Raven

8.In which story does Bodie ‘allow’ Doyle to be very ‘kind’ to a young Russian?

Andante by Jane.

9.Which story features Bodie as a ‘writer’ with perhaps too much imagination?

Professional Dreamer By Pamela Rose

10.Which has Doyle working for Amnesty Outreach?

The Chameleon's Dish by Kitty Fisher

11.Which story was reputedly inspired by a cult sci-fi film?

Right here, Right now by Stew [blade runner universe]

12.In which story do we find that Bodie isn’t quite the man we all thought he was?

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing by Leslie Conch. ['You're sensitive!']
Although, there is that story where Doyle is chasing down and has to kill who he thinks is Bodie and it turns out to be Robin Wesley, but I can't remember it's name or where I read it.

13.….but here he teaches Doyle how to waltz?

Don't know. :(

14.In which story does Doyle fall in love with Sanjay ?

Harlequin Airs by Ellis Ward.

15.Which story has Bodie and Doyle ‘seeing’ but ‘missing’ each other all evening?
I'm not sure, but I do feel I have read this.

16.Which writer reduces Bodie to a number?

Kitty Fisher with Chimera [Facelift universe]

17.Which Pros story inspired several sequels including a ‘Musical version?’

Consequences by Tarot

18.Which writer was influenced by the work of Richard Adams?

Jane Mailander with Hombathlay [Watership Down universe.]

19.Which prolific Pros writer pays homage to The Beatles, Charles Dickens and The Marx Brothers?

M Fae Glasgow

20.Which writer has Bodie ‘mapping’ Doyle?

Oh I am not sure, but the story which comes to mind is the one where Doyle cons Bodie into a body painting ritual with raspberry sauce.

Thank you for this, it was fun. :)

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Oh, well done! And I don't know the other stories you've mentioned at all, so they sound like very good recommendations for me e.g. your sci-fi answer.

Thank you so much for your participation and for helping to make the whole thing fun.

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Oooo.. quiz time... yay!! Not that I'm gong to set the stage alight here with my prowess, but still.. Quiz!!!

1. In which story do Bodie and Doyle score in more ways than one?
(A tip: it’s not Scoring a Try )
--Jojo’s cricket fic? Proof? Only I think Doyle doesn’t actually score any runs, so, damn, probably not.

2. In Wonderful Tonight, Doyle has dreams of Bodie as a sheik:
in which story does this dream become a reality?
--Arabian Nights by Pamela Rose

3. Doyle is temporarily blinded in at least 2 Pros stories: The Hunting and Rediscovered in a Graveyard, but in which story does Bodie suffer the same fate? (NB: I only know one story but there could be more).
--Bats at Noon by Dana Austin Marsh

5.Which Pros title reminds us of Audrey Hepburn?
--Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Sebastian

6.Where do we read that Doyle doesn’t get to quite finish his polo mint……..
-- Not a clue, but I want to read this one!

7..but here he does get to stroke Bodie’s feet?
--This is going to be one of those historical AUs isn’t it? In front of a roaring fire or something..

9. Which story features Bodie as a ‘writer’ with perhaps too much imagination?
--The only one I can think of with Bodie as a writer is Pamela Rose’s ‘Professional Dreamer’

13...but here he teaches Doyle how to waltz?
--Thought it might be Courtney Gray’s ‘Night Moves’, so I just went and read it and discovered it wasn’t. Now there was a hardship for a Friday evening.*g* I know they dance in Elspeth Leigh’s ‘Firestorm’, but I don’t think Bodie’s teaching him to waltz exactly. Nope, give up.

14. In which story does Doyle fall in love with Sanjay ?
--Harlequin Airs by Ellis Ward

... and then I was complete crap and couldn't get anymore. But I want to know what the answers are. Very badly! Especially the mapping one and the polo mint one because, dammit, I know I've read them.

Thank you for this!

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This is going to be one of those historical AUs isn’t it? In front of a roaring fire or something

Hmmmm.....this sounds an interesting scene........ I wonder, does it exist?

Well done and thanks so much for all your enthusiasm - it's infectious! Cheers.

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How do I enter my answers to the quiz? And to who?

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Ack! So sorry - there was me being so careful not to look at people's answers until the big reveal, that I didn't see your question either! Shall have to re-think that strategy for next time... You clearly worked it out though - thank goodness! Must also remember to be clearer in my initial posts... *headdesk*

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1. "The Ball's Good" by Sebastian
2. "Arabian Nights" by Pam Rose
3. "Face Value" by Pam or "Braille" by Lainie Stone
4. "Heat Trace" by Helen Raven
5. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Sebastian
6. "Hyperion to a Satyr, Part 2" by Sebastian
7. "Transients" by Helen Raven
8. "Andante" by Jane
9. "Professional Dreamer" by Pam
10. The Chameleon's Dish" by Kitty Fisher
11. "Right Here, Right Now" by Stew
12. "Abode of Delight" by DVS or "An Elf by Any Other Name" and sequel
13. "You Dancing?, You Asking?" by Gloria Lancaster
14. "Harlequin Airs" by Ellis Ward
15. "Christmas Pantomine" by ET
16. Kitty Fisher for "Harlequin, Harlequin" or Elessar for "Number M3737, Thank You"
17. "Consequences"
18. Debra Hicks
19. M Fae Glasgow
20. HG for "Out, Damn Spot"

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Well, I'm very impressed with the number of correct answers you've managed to get here, especially the first one which few people seemed to think of.

*Very* well done and thanks so much for taking part.

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1. In which story do Bodie and Doyle score in more ways than one?
Hmmm... can I nominate the whole of M Fae's Sports Series *g*

2. In Wonderful Tonight, Doyle has dreams of Bodie as a sheik:
Arabian Nights, by Pamela Rose

3. Doyle is temporarily blinded in at least 2 Pros stories: The Hunting and Rediscovered in a Graveyard, but in which story does Bodie suffer the same fate? (NB: I only know one story but there could be more).
Arrgh! I know this one! Can't think of it, though.

4. Which story involved the author researching The Scarman Report?
Heat Trace by Helen Raven

5. Which Pros title reminds us of Audrey Hepburn?
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Sebastian

6. Where do we read that Doyle doesn’t get to quite finish his polo mint……..
Hyperion to a Satyr, by Sebastian

7. ….but here he does get to stroke Bodie’s feet?
Now I couldn't think of this one (strangely, because it turned out I'd just re-read it a month back), then I went & opened a beer and somehow that cued me to remember!
Transients by Helen Raven.

8. In which story does Bodie ‘allow’ Doyle to be very ‘kind’ to a young Russian?
Andante, by Jane

9. Which story features Bodie as a ‘writer’ with perhaps too much imagination?
Professional Dreamer, by Pamela Rose

10. Which has Doyle working for Amnesty Outreach?
The Chameleon's Dish by Kitty Fisher

11. Which story was reputedly inspired by a cult sci-fi film?
Throws random suggestions into the wind... The Same River by Helen Raven? (Robocop resonances) although that's probably NOT the one you're thinking about... Looking Glass World? But that's "Mirror Mirror" (TV)... Hombathlay (Watership Down) ... OK, I give up...

12. In which story do we find that Bodie isn’t quite the man we all thought he was?
Hmmm... Blood of the Lamb, by Lezlie Conch?

13. ….but here he teaches Doyle how to waltz?
You Dancing? You Asking? by Gloria Lancaaster

14. In which story does Doyle fall in love with Sanjay ?
Harlequin Airs by Ellis Ward

15. Which story has Bodie and Doyle ‘seeing’ but ‘missing’ each other all evening?
Not a clue.

16. Which writer reduces Bodie to a number?
Zax, by Sebastian

17. Which Pros story inspired several sequels including a ‘Musical version?’
Consequences by Tarot

18. Which writer was influenced by the work of Richard Adams?
*Blank*

19. Which prolific Pros writer pays homage to The Beatles, Charles Dickens and The Marx Brothers?
M Fae Glasgow (All you Need is Love, Bleak House, A Night at the Opera)

20. Which writer has Bodie ‘mapping’ Doyle?
*Another blank*

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*Very* well done Sue! And I think you were one of the few to hazard a guess at The Same River for the sci-fi film.

Thanks so much for taking part - I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

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Just discovered by accident that the answer to 18 is Fanny Adams. Still not up my street, though, but it means I've attempted 12 qs instead of just 11 - yay!

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Hah, sweet FA - it *could* have been her, I suppose....

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Brilliant idea, once again, lots of fun!

1. No idea, but sounds intriguing...

2. "Arabian Nights" probably

3. Sounds like "Bats At Noon" {one of the first stories I read in the fandom}.

4. Don't know, but would sure like to read it...

5. "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

6. Could be "Hyperion to a Satyr"

7. No idea, but sounds sort of familiar....

8. No idea...

9. "Professional Dreamer", maybe...

10. "The Chameleon Dish"

11. Maybe "Right Here, Right Now" {one of my favorites AUs}

12. "Blood of the Lamb", maybe

13. Sounds like "You Dancing? You Asking?" {with one of the funniest lines ever!}

14. Maybe "Harlequin Airs"

15. Could be "Through A Glass Darkly"

16. Perhaps Sebastian

17. Sounds like "Consequences".

18. Jane Mailander, maybe.

19. Probably M Fae Glasgow.

20.Don't know, but would like to....

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Brilliant idea, once again, lots of fun!

Thanks so much for that thought. You can never be too sure but I hoped people would enjoy thinking about Pros and trying to answer the questions and I certainly enjoyed thinking about the questions.

Thanks for taking part!

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1. In which story do Bodie and Doyle score in more ways than one?

(A tip: it’s not Scoring a Try )

Well, with "Scoring a Try" out of the running, and its sequel "Touchdown" not being online, I'm still going to stay with sports theme stories - though that still doesn't narrow it down to only one possibility.

Any one of M. Fae Glasgow's (and her various pseudonyms) Sports series could fit the bill:
1) Sticky Wickets
2) Own Goal
3) A Touch of English
4) On Thin Ice, or Skate Expectations
5) A Hole in One
6) Pulling the Other One

But I think I'll go with "The Ball Was Good -" by Sebastian, which is great fun, actually mentions a match score (Bodie 4 - Doyle 1), and Bodie and Doyle definitely score in more than one way. *g*

2. In Wonderful Tonight, Doyle has dreams of Bodie as a sheik….in which story does this dream become a reality?

"Arabian Nights" by Pamela Rose. (Digressing into fan art for a moment: I love Suzan Lovett's related portrait of Sheik Bodie and his Arabian horse, with Doyle in the foreground. Well, I love 80%, but Doyle's figure doesn't work for me at all. It's a rarity in regards to Suzan's work, in that I would cheerfully remove a design element if I could. But the rest of the piece is gorgeous.)

3. Doyle is temporarily blinded in at least 2 Pros stories: The Hunting and Rediscovered in a Graveyard, but in which story does Bodie suffer the same fate? (NB: I only know one story but there could be more).

"Bats at Noon" by Dana Austin Marsh features a temporarily blinded Bodie, and the story is online.

FYI, other stories with a blinded Bodie or Doyle include:

BLIND BODIE
"Braille" by Lainie Stone. Sadly, none of Lainie's Pros stories are online yet. *heavy sigh* Lainie is a very reliable author, well worth reading, and many of her stories, including "Braille", are on the Proslib CD. Not sure if Proslib has collected them all by now, or if there are still be a few that are only in zines. (Proslib CD)

"None So Blind" by Eddie aka WSE. (Proslib CD)

"Optical Illusions" by Anne Carr is a het romance that I suspect was written as a present for Nansi. *g* (Proslib CD)

BLIND DOYLE
"Danger by Moonlight" by Anna Parrish is online. (Proslib, Circuit, Hatstand)

"No Regrets" by Frankie AKA FJ. (Proslib)

4. Which story involved the author researching The Scarman Report?

"Heat-Trace" by Helen Raven. Helen had a very interesting LJ post about a year ago detailing her reactions on rereading Heat-Trace for the first time a decade. She also talked quite a bit about reasons for her story choices, and mentions The Scarman Report, IIRC.

5. Which Pros title reminds us of Audrey Hepburn?

"Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Sebastian. It's an apt title as Doyle's brittleness and the uneasy exchanges between Bodie and Doyle evoke the movie's feel, but that brittleness keeps the story from being a favorite.

6. Where do we read that Doyle doesn’t get to quite finish his polo mint……..

"Hyperion to a Satyr" by Sebastian. The Polo mint scene is deceptively simple, and wonderfully evocative. I love Sebastian's use of the Polo mint as metaphor: the way that Doyle tries to make it last as long as he can; the way that Bodie steals by stealth what Doyle would have given freely; the temptation, pursuit and retreat of Bodie and Doyle's relationship that winds its way throughout the story.

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Gracious, I did go on, didn't I?

7. ….but here he does get to stroke Bodie’s feet?

I know it happens in more than one story, but it's a significant scene in "Transients" by Helen Raven. Doyle is an ex-copper turned massage therapist and Bodie, who's been knee-capped and left CI5, is a client. Doyle promises that a foot massage will help with the knee or Bodie need not pay for the session. Bodie claims it doesn't help but returns later to pay after discovering it did have a positive effect.

8. In which story does Bodie ‘allow’ Doyle to be very ‘kind’ to a young Russian?

Ah, that would be Dimitri the concert violinist from "Andante" by Jane (of Australia). Though I'd say Bodie encourages, rather than allows, Doyle to become involved with Dimitri.

9. Which story features Bodie as a ‘writer’ with perhaps too much imagination?

One of my favorite fusion stories, "Professional Dreamer" by Pamela Rose. Love the movie (American Dreamer) and Pam does a superb job of transposing the situation into Pros. Albeit an AU version of Pros, the characterizations hold up surprisingly well for both Pros and American Dreamer.

10. Which has Doyle working for Amnesty Outreach?

"The Chameleon's Dish" by Kitty Fisher.

11. Which story was reputedly inspired by a cult sci-fi film?

Now that really does depend on what you consider cult status. The more obvious choice would be "Right Here, Right Now" by Stew clearly inspired by the Blade Runner universe. IIRC, the Twinflight zine stories by Merlyn also set Bodie and Doyle in the Blade Runner universe, though it's a moot pointsince they're not online. Regardless, Blade Runner by Ridley Scott would turn up on most cult sci-fi film lists.

Or perhaps, given your fondness for Helen Raven, you were thinking of "The Same River"? Not sure if I've ever actually read anything definitive about its inspiration, but it always struck me as being influenced by Robocop, with tinges of Terminator - and both those films would qualify as cult sci-fi.

And I'd say that Highlander qualifies as a cult sci-fi film, at least the first one, and there are several Pros-Highlander crossovers...though it would be difficult to tease out which were inspired by the film and which were inspired by the TV series.

Then too, I think you could make a good case that Facelift (starring Martin Shaw) is also a cult sci-fi film - at least amongst Pros fen. *bg* Of course, I'm biased because it spawned "Master of the Revels" by HG which is one of my all-time favorite Pros zines. "Master of the Revels" isn't online, so it wouldn't count for the quiz, but several other Zax stories are online. Though question #16 deals with the Facelift-inspired stories, and I don't think that you'd double up on categories....

Hmmm, so many possibilities. Well, I'll go with "Right Here, Right Now" by Stew: the inspiration source is unmistakable, as is the film's cult status.

12. In which story do we find that Bodie isn’t quite the man we all thought he was?

Hmmm, you could be going in so many different directions with this one: animal transformation, gender-switch, ghosts, vampires, or even occupational switches or time switches....

I'll go with a favorite transformation story: "Sule Skerrie" by Shoshanna, wherein Bodie is a selkie (able to switch from human form to seal form). Ray (and the reader as it's told from Ray's POV), believes Bodie is a man for the first half of the story before Bodie reveals that he is a selkie.

13. ….but here he teaches Doyle how to waltz?

"You Dancing? You Asking?" by Gloria Lancaster. Poor Bodie. For all he fancied Ginger Rogers, Bodie never meant to stitch Ray up. *g*

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The end is in sight -

14. In which story does Doyle fall in love with Sanjay ?

"Harlequin Airs" by Ellis Ward, another of my "must have" Pros zine recs. Bodie faces competition for Ray's affection from quite a menagerie between Sanjay the tiger, Basil the dog, Piper the Friesian, and Tuppence the Andulusian.

15. Which story has Bodie and Doyle ‘seeing’ but ‘missing’ each other all evening?

Arrggghh - this has driven me nuts for the last two days! There are just too many ways to interpret the question. But since I need to post my answers soon or miss the deadline, I'm going to settle on a firm favorite: "The Anniversary" by Sebastian. Bodie and Doyle are seated apart at an official function anniversary dinner, and Bodie (the story is from his POV) spends the entire dinner staring at Doyle, reflecting on their relationship (not yet lovers), and missing Doyle's presence at his side.

A relevant excerpt:
Bodie's insides ached.
I want
What did he want?
Someone: on this lonely night of too many nights, he wanted someone for
his own.
Doyle must have been feeling that way too. Be asleep now, reassured;
even comforted in some strange way, as Bodie had been just to see him across
a crowded table when they were, for one moment, alone together. They should
have put us to sleep together, he thought; it's only natural, always paired
off in CI bloody 5, they expect us to die together for chrissake so why not
sleep together?
Jesus Christ.
Something was wrong with tonight.
How the hell could he be lying here seriously agonising over being split
from Doyle for one night, and moreover, trying to rationalise it as if it
were a normal reaction?
You're a mess, 3.7. Need a session with our Kate, you do. God, she'd
have a field day over this. 'Well, doctor, first our eyes met across a
crowded room. Then I couldn't sleep for thinking of it so I went off for a
pee. Then he came along and kissed me - yes, I did say kissed me. After that
I was worse than ever.'
You're not kidding, mate. Sleep. Now.

Of course, neither Bodie nor Doyle can sleep, and they are inevitably drawn together. The story's conclusion is wonderfully satisfying - for both reader and the Lads! *g*

16. Which writer reduces Bodie to a number?

Elessar, Jane, Kitty Fisher, HG, Sebastian and several others have written stories based on the film Facelift, with Ray as Zax and often a Bodie-clone as a Number, though not all are online. Sebastian's "Who Gave Us Delight" and "Zax" and Kitty Fisher's "Chimera" and "Harlequin, Harlequin" are online, and all feature Bodie as a (former) Number. So really, either Sebastian or Kitty Fisher!

(And now I'm feeling the urge to go hunt up the zine story The Prisoner by Laury K. because I can't remember which one - or if it's both Bodie and Doyle - who are numbers. All I remember is that the story is inspired by the TV show The Prisoner, in which Patrick McGoohan famously resists becoming a number in the Village for retired secret agents. I loved that show, but it had it's surreal moments. *g*)

17. Which Pros story inspired several sequels including a ‘Musical version?’

"Consequences" by Tarot (online Pros pseudonym - different original name on Proslib CD), provoked more than a dozen stories written in response including "Consequences, the Musical" - which was circulated for a time as written by "anonymous". "Consequences, the Musical" is now correctly attributed to Mosby Singleton (one of Nansi's many pseudonyms).

18. Which writer was influenced by the work of Richard Adams?

The most obvious influence is seen in "Hombathlay" by Jane Mailander, an AU set within Richard Adam's Watership Down universe. It works surprisingly well, IMO; there are aspects of Pros characterization that she translated very well into Bodie & Doyle as rabbits in the Watership Down setting.

19. Which prolific Pros writer pays homage to The Beatles, Charles Dickens and The Marx Brothers?

M. Fae Glasgow and all her various pseudonyms. *g*

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At last!

20. Which writer has Bodie ‘mapping’ Doyle?

The phrasing and technique are not an uncommon thing in Pros, so there's a number of possibilities. "Only Queers Kiss" by Miriam is a short story that uses mapping to excellent effect - and yes, unlike most of the short-short snippets and vignettes that pass for complete stories these days in many fandoms, "Only Queers Kiss" is a complete story.

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*Very* well done for not only knowing so many stories but also for giving thought to the kind of story I might be likely to choose. That probably deserves extra points! And for coming down in favour of The Ball was Good where there were so many other possibilities - many of which weren't even known to me. At one stage I actually began to think that I should have chosen stories where there was only *one* possible answer, but on reflection I'm not sure that was possible and definitely not an option for someone like me who isn't as widely read as they'd like to be. I was also surprised to see that Memoirs of a Merc was an answer which didn't occur to many people.

Anyway, well done and thanks for your participation!

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At one stage I actually began to think that I should have chosen stories where there was only *one* possible answer, but on reflection I'm not sure that was possible and definitely not an option for someone like me who isn't as widely read as they'd like to be.

I think there was a nice mix of questions where there was clearly one answer and others that were open to interpretation. And truthfully, I really enjoyed the ambiguous nature of many of the questions - even #15, which caused me to dither the most - because it forced me to think critically about why I felt a particular story answered the question. Also, the ambiguity offered more folks a chance to come up with a correct answer, even if it wasn't your official answer. *g* Besides, the quotes quiz questions all had a very specific answer, so the two quizzes together had nice variety.

I was also surprised to see that Memoirs of a Merc was an answer which didn't occur to many people.

That was interesting; it hadn't occured to me despite the fact that I like a lot Alexandra's stories and have read MoaM a number of times. I think that "Professional Dreamer" is such a favorite of mine that I didn't even bother thinking what else might fit.

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Thank you for this! More much needed encouragement. I'd like to think that I'd consciously aimed for a nice, ambiguous mix of questions (maybe I did, I'm not sure), and if I've given that impression then I'm happy to live with it!

No.15, to be honest I came across that quote in the course of doing more research for the quiz i.e. actually reading more fics and it wasn't well known (or even known)to me before the quiz. I was worried that people might think it was the Kitty Fisher story based in a fairground, even though I'd stated that all the stories were to be found online. I actually found it surprisingly hard finding summery quotes as I was trying to avoid stories I'd used before, like Arabian Nights and et inter italia ego, but I gave up in the end and thought I should just go for the ones that I liked and found interesting. Maybe I should start having some 'themed' quotes up at Noble? Possibilities abound....

Anyway, your state of being 'unwell' sounds a bit more than the usual flu-type thing which does the rounds at this time of year so I hope you *are* looking after yourself and have everything you need? And don't go out before you're ready to - always a bit mistake.

Thanks very much for all your support.

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Can't post this in the right spot since comments are screened *g* - but it's meant to be a reply to your post, Jen.

Sorry about my awkward phrasing. I wasn't worried that someone else would get an unfair advantage if a comment came through unscreened. I was worried that I couldn't check the comment without possibly reading something that might help me, which wouldn't be fair. But I did want to give you a heads up if there was a problem, hence my dilemma.

And I think you should absolutely continue to play along with the quizzes, even if you aren't playing for the prize! Reading other folks answers and speculation, and adding your own, is an integral part of the joy of quizzes. And mods need fun too!

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