#gingerpilotweek

[armiestice]

Day 3 and 4 (coral reef and scales)

Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (2010) au

First encounter

A young Poe looks for pretty shells at the coral reef near the shore but in his immersion he sees something (or rather someone) incredibile.

Teenage Armitage thought he had found the right spot to be on his own for a while. Turns out some humans can reach it.

[gingerpilotbay]

Gingerpilot Week Returns!

Gingerpilot Week, an event celebrating the ship between Armitage Hux and Poe Dameron, is coming in just a month!

This year's dates: May 25-31

This year's theme: The Sea

7 days — 7 sets of prompts!

Sirens, merfolk, pirates

Surfing, swimming, sinking

Beach, sand, coral reef

Shells, scales, tentacles, suction cups

Typhoon / hurricane / storm

Ships (literal... or not)

Sea creatures - whales, fish, sharks, purrgils, etc.!

Please like, share, and spread the word!

[gingerpilotevents]

Thinking about creating for Gingerpilot Week?

Dates: May 25-31

Theme: The Sea

Collection Link Here

[hiersinddrachen]

My first entry for GingerPilotWeek 2024, for day 1, "SODALITE - Communication, Self-Expression, Truth". Well, in this case, maybe (?) a failed communication ^^?

It's also entry 7 in my "GingerPilot Incorrect Quotes" series... It's a bit embarassing, but I didn't have time to prepare much for it, so I'll be doing bits and pieces.

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 - more incorrect quotes.

[itssteffnow]

Hurt & Comfort

Day 5 of @gingerpilotevents and probably one of my favorite tropes 😌

[wingedwizardcat]

For @gingerpilotweek Day 2: Stranded Together

Warning for discussion of reconditioning.

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“This is a bloody awful attempt at a kidnapping.” Hux stated with barely concealed amusement, watching the Resistance pilot attempt to gain control of the escape pod he’d forced them both into, “Couldn’t you have chosen a pod that wasn’t undergoing maintenance? Or is this another element of your simply incredible plan?”

“Shut up, Hux.” Poe muttered, fiddling with the wires he’d managed to free from beneath the control dashboard and attempting to repair the navigation of the pod. Taking Hux had been a spur of the moment decision after he’d stolen the data he was looking for from the First Order ship and already he regretted dragging the ginger along, “The circuit board is missing completely, I can’t even tell how much power this thing has left.”

“Move aside.” The General took hold of his shoulder and forcibly moved him to get closer to the electronics, examining what they were left with, “We need to use as little power as possible, I doubt there’s enough to get us to the nearest planet with life support intact.”

“Wait, you were cuffed...” Poe realised, glancing back at the seat where Hux had been sitting but the cuffs were now resting instead.

“I was taught to escape cuffs at the age of five.” the ginger scoffed, slipping off his coat and taking the time to carefully fold it before he pushed his sleeves up and got to work on the wiring.

“Five? Isn’t that a little young to start teaching someone about escaping cuffs?”

“It’s a necessary skill in war.”

“So all you’ve ever known is war?”

“Isn’t that the same for you?” Hux glanced back at him, “A war does not only have one side. Surely you were also raised to fight?”

“Actually no.” Poe admitted, “My parents were against me joining the Resistance. They wanted me to be away from any fighting.”

The ginger said nothing in response, merely considering the other’s words as he got back to work on the task at hand.

“You don’t have to keep fighting, you could always walk away.”

“We haven’t even been in here an hour yet, Dameron, let a little more time pass before you try and recruit me.”

-

“What’s the verdict?” Poe asked, looking up as the lights went out and Hux moved to sit down next to him, “Bad news, right?”

“Three hours of air, if we’re lucky.” the General sighed, “I’ve turned all the propulsion systems off, leaving only basic life support. An emergency message is being broadcast on a loop on Resistance wavelengths.”

“Why not Order frequencies? Surely they’re closer?”

“They will shoot us down, as is protocol. The Order doesn’t rescue kidnapped Generals, they presume desertion and eliminate the traitor.”

“That seems... harsh.”

“It’s necessary. Anyway, don’t the Resistance travel in packs? Where’s your back-up?”

“This isn’t an official mission. They told me not to do it, I went ahead anyway and now we’re here.”

“Your incompetence knows no bounds.” the ginger murmured, but his tone was teasing, “If you were under my command, I’d have sent you to reconditioning long ago.”

“Since you’re a traitor in the Order’s eyes, it won’t matter if you tell me what reconditioning actually is, right? Finn’s mentioned it, but you’ve probably got more understanding of how it works.”

“It’s a form of coercion designed to prevent thoughts of freedom and rebellion. Subjects are... challenged... with stimuli and encouraged to take a different line of thought.”

“Who designed it?”

“My father.”

“So you’ve-?”

“Yes, I was his test subject for a time. Before it became apparant that the process can be damaging if used repeatedly over a small amount of time.”

“If it was used repeatedly on you, does that mean...?”

“He needed to repeat the process to confirm his results, but yes, there was a point where my thoughts were not particularly positive towards the Order. After his treatment...” he looked down at his hands, “It hardly matters, Dameron. I’m not a victim or someone who can be saved.”

“Everyone can be saved. You may not be able to change your actions or fix the past, but you don’t have to be the same person in the future.”

-

“You seem more okay with this than I would have expected. Being labelled as a traitor and facing certain death, I mean.”

“If we keep talking we’ll use up the air far quicker.”

“I’m not sitting in silence, Hux.”

“While the traitor tag is admittedly somewhat offensive, perhaps my disappearance will give my officers something to consider about their own service to Supreme Leader Ren. Many are loyal to me, losing me may cause them to question the Order which will only help to destabalise Ren’s already shambolic rule.”

“So, in theory, if we were to survive this and you joined the Resistance as a prominent Order defector, would there be a revolt of some kind?”

“Ren’s powers are feared, that would keep many from trying to walk away, but I’d hope that there would be some who would if that were the situation.”

A beep startled them slightly and Poe moved to check the barely functioning radar, “That’s one of ours!” he said with relief, turning to face the ginger, “It looks like we may get to try out that theory afterall!”

“I don’t have to wear the same clothing, do I? I’m far too pale for neutrals.” Hux sighed, getting to his feet and unrolling his sleeves. He carefully pulled on his gaberwool coat and tidied his appearance by touch alone, “And I’d like to keep my coat, even if the General stripes will need to be removed.”

“You want to keep your coat?”

“Only Generals and above are allowed to wear a coat like this, it took a lot of hard work to earn it. I am... was... the youngest General in either the Empire or the Order. It may just be a coat-”

“But it means something to you. I get it. You can keep the coat and we’ll see about the stripes, we could do with an experienced military man.”

“Isn’t General Organa the one to decide on the fate of prisoners?”

“Yeah, but I can speak to her on your behalf.”

“And what’s in it for you?”

The pod shook slightly as it was brought aboard a small Resistance cruiser.

“Maybe I’d like to see you make something of yourself instead of destroying more planets.” Poe replied, looking him over, “And maybe I’d like to get to know the man beneath the cold exterior.”

[gingerpilotweek]

Gingerpilot Week 2021 Dates and Themes

After receiving 55 responses to the poll voting on themes and dates, we're ready to move forward and announce:

Gingerpilot Week 2021 will run from Saturday, August 28th to Friday, September 3rd with the following themes!

Day 1: "Oh no, he's hot" Day 2: Stranded Together Day 3: Folklore and Fairytales Day 4: Post-Canon Day 5: Culture Clash Day 6: Modern AU Day 7: Captured

Just like last year:

1. All fan works are welcome. Fics, art, gif sets, photo manips, video edits, multimedia projects are all highly encouraged!

2. Post your work on the corresponding day (or at any time after that if you fall a little behind!) and tag this account (@gingerpilotweek) for a reblog!

3. I'll make an ao3 collection the week before so you can add your fics if you would like!

Message me for any questions and you can also find the event Twitter account at @/gingerpilotweek (without the slash).

Happy creating!

[gyoroandururun]

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