Knight. Riding. You know you want to read it.

[valis2]

• Nicholas' grin was nasty. "There are some things money can't buy. One is a good threat.
  
  I'm fairly certain that a good threat can be purchased. Sorry to burst your bubble, Nicholas.


• Nick glanced at his laptop - a PowerBook - sitting on the table beside him.
  
  Product placement--in fanfic?


• “A P.I.?” Michael sank deeper into his chair. “What next?”
  
  “Michael, may I remind you that you drive around in a talking car?”
  
  Michael had no come back for that one.


• //Are you okay?// Kitt asked in a way that was wordless but somehow expressed what he needed to know.


• "Karr?" Ed asked.
  "I am functional," Karr answered.
  A grin split the computer engineer's face. "Those are my three most favorite words!" he cheered.
  
  That was actually kind of cute. hee!


• Seeing Michael begin to fade into unconsciousness, [KITT] decided that this was the time, "I love you Michael."
  
  Yeah, I always time all of my really important declarations of love with the other party passing out.


• This is how one fic begins:
  
  Brenda Summerfield slowly closed the file on her lap and looked up Norm And Linda Normal Valued Gateway Client 2 1 2001-05-04T05:14:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 38 11596 66102 Home 550 132 81177 9.2720 6 pt 2 2


• “Michael, I took the liberty of scanning the contents of your grocery bag.” K.I.T.T. announced as Michael dropped into the customized black Trans Am, “and I am appalled. You have not purchased one item that is nutritionally sound.”
  
  Boy, that would get real old real quick. I'd hate to think of how his CPU would explode if he saw the contents of my grocery bags.


• The pulsing agony in [Michael's] head eased quickly, leaving behind a blazing path like an eternal headache.


• Curtains barred any passer-bye's view into the rather expensive little house...The whole place didn't look mightily uppity-scale.


• In one fic Michael goes back to his parents and has to explain the "bond" he shares with KITT. Can we say "awkward"?


• ''I beg your pardon?'' Dante asked incredulously of his driver.
  '' You heard me, Dante. Kitt is 'The Shadow', '' Kyle said.
  ''Do you mean to tell me that the most famous AI ever created was sitting right under our bumpers?'' Dante was absolutely astounded. Not only had Kitt's CPU been stolen, but it had been stolen from SkyOne, their own home! Now Kyle was telling him he had just had a chat with the famous car's equally famous driver, by Michael Knight's supposed grave!
  
  Believe me, I'm just as confused.


• The shot was well-aimed and hit Nicholas high in the back, in the shoulder. Unlike in the movies, a bullet entering someone's body does not slam him forward or make him stagger. There is simply not enough momentum there.


• You sat back and let her torture a sentient, aware, feeling and living being? Devon, you are worse than a medieval torturer!


• Michael looked at the label. He wasn’t much of a drinker but he knew it wasn’t from the local Seven Eleven...Michael found himself liking Dan Chapman. He was just under six feet, dark hair and dark brown eyes. He could see muscles flexing beneath the tight white Polo shirt. The man obviously worked out.

Comments

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Um...since when does the local 7-11 sell booze? They sure don't around here.

Also, a bullet most certainly *does* make someone stagger forward. "Ye canna change the laws of physics...."

[alasandalack.livejournal.com]

i live for this, you know.

[lady-branwyn.livejournal.com]

So much to love here.
"There are some things money can't buy. One is a good threat."
For everything else, there is American Express.
Linda Normal Valued Gateway Client 2 1 2001-05-04T05:14:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 38 11596 66102 Home 550 132 81177 9.2720 6 pt 2 2
God, I wish I could write like that.
No, the Seven Elevens around here don't sell booze either. Too bad.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Um...since when does the local 7-11 sell booze? They sure don't around here.

That's what I was thinking! Though there are a couple states where liquor licenses are a lot easier to get, like Oregon. But still. *blinks*

Also, a bullet most certainly *does* make someone stagger forward. "Ye canna change the laws of physics...."

*snort* I have no comeback for this. ;)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

That makes it all worthwhile. Seriously! I'm so glad someone enjoys these. :)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

"There are some things money can't buy. One is a good threat."
For everything else, there is American Express.

ahahahah! Why didn't I think of that? LOL!

Linda Normal Valued Gateway Client 2 1 2001-05-04T05:14:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 38 11596 66102 Home 550 132 81177 9.2720 6 pt 2 2
God, I wish I could write like that.

It's so...evocative, y'know?

No, the Seven Elevens around here don't sell booze either. Too bad.

I feel like I need some booze after this set of summaries. ;)

[cordeliadelayne]

Ha ha! Loves you madly.

Product placement--in fanfic?

Heh, it's clearly a brave new world.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're still giggling over these! *grins*

The product is mentioned later, too. ha!!

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly certain that a good threat can be purchased. Sorry to burst your bubble, Nicholas.
9.95 at Walmart, but the sale season's coming.


Michael had no come back for that one.
Dude. Neither do I.

Yeah, I always time all of my really important declarations of love with the other party passing out.
You need a tshirt.


Brenda Summerfield slowly closed the file on her lap and looked up Norm And Linda Normal Valued Gateway Client 2 1 2001-05-04T05:14:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 2001-05-20T00:07:00Z 38 11596 66102 Home 550 132 81177 9.2720 6 pt 2 2
Oh I'm just hanging up my writing spurs now and being done with it.

The whole place didn't look mightily uppity-scale.
Well what *does*, really?


# In one fic Michael goes back to his parents and has to explain the "bond" he shares with KITT. Can we say "awkward"?
uh yeah. I'm guessing that at no point does he say the word 'tailpipe'. For a variety of reasons.


# The shot was well-aimed and hit Nicholas high in the back, in the shoulder. Unlike in the movies, a bullet entering someone's body does not slam him forward or make him stagger. There is simply not enough momentum there.
Um....

He wasn’t much of a drinker but he knew it wasn’t from the local Seven Eleven...Michael found himself liking Dan Chapman.
Okay, this is horrible. But when I lived in CA (caliwhatwhat? you hear me.) Seven-Eleven did in fact sell booze. They didn't sell the hard stuff, as I recall, but they did sell the cheap cheerful paint-thinner stuff. Things like Mad Dog 20/20? Anyone? Misspent youth? Anyone?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Michael had no come back for that one.
Dude. Neither do I.

The only thing I could think of was something about talking shorts. And it wasn't that funny.

Yeah, I always time all of my really important declarations of love with the other party passing out.
You need a tshirt.

haha! That would be awesome. King Harbor Tourist Information: I LOVE YOU

Oh I'm just hanging up my writing spurs now and being done with it.

I know--wasn't that demoralizing? I don't think I can ever match its grace and poetry.

uh yeah. I'm guessing that at no point does he say the word 'tailpipe'. For a variety of reasons.

LOLOLOLOL!!!!

Okay, this is horrible. But when I lived in CA (caliwhatwhat? you hear me.) Seven-Eleven did in fact sell booze. They didn't sell the hard stuff, as I recall, but they did sell the cheap cheerful paint-thinner stuff. Things like Mad Dog 20/20? Anyone? Misspent youth? Anyone?

Did they sell wine slurpees? I'd love to know. Or Wine Big Gulps? *snort*

[lady-branwyn.livejournal.com]

Hey, I remember Mad Dog! Actually, I was feeling nostaligic yesterday and stopped by the liquor store looking for sloe gin, but sadly, there was none to be had. I wonder if they still make it.

[todayiamadaisy]

I love that Brenda Summerfield one. You can't fault the author's research for authenticity of file names.

I also love this: Michael looked at the label. He wasn’t much of a drinker but he knew it wasn’t from the local Seven Eleven. Because that's how you tell a good wine. 'Not from the Seven Eleven? Ooh, classy!'

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I love that Brenda Summerfield one. You can't fault the author's research for authenticity of file names.

Very true. In fact, for a moment I was worried that it might be someone's real IP address, lol.

I also love this: Michael looked at the label. He wasn’t much of a drinker but he knew it wasn’t from the local Seven Eleven. Because that's how you tell a good wine. 'Not from the Seven Eleven? Ooh, classy!'

*giggles* Michael is not a cheap date!

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

The only thing I could think of was something about talking shorts. And it wasn't that funny.

Uh, yeah it is.


Did they sell wine slurpees? I'd love to know. Or Wine Big Gulps? *snort*

Sadly no. Just a lot of bottom-shelf wine and beerz. Seriously. Mad Dog 20/20? Boone's Strawberry Farm? Good times.

Although now that I think about it, both of those would make excellent slurpees.

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

*cough*

They do. Just keep looking. I hadn't seen any in years, and then there's this one little convenience store by the state border, and it's one of those ones that has everything you never knew was still made, ever existed, or you wanted more than toes. And among them was the Mad Dog oevre.