CHALLENGE: Summer/Winter Holidays, Round Eight - The "Stop It" Edition

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Holy cow. It's year eight of this Fest. We've seen four doctors (five, counting the War Doctor!) come and go, and Jack's remained the fixed point that he is, year in and year out. And their dynamic is still just as much fun as ever.

For those who are new: we have a terrific group of authors and artists who have spent the last month creating works for a special set of 15 prompts, and now it's time to showcase them, one by one - and to let you all loose on them as well!

This year's theme? In three words: “Hello.” / “Stop it.” (aka Meet Cute; aka Jack Harkness, every day, every hour, every minute; aka "Are We Seeing Other People?") Because we know how Jack reacts to people, and we know how the Doctor reacts to Jack reacting to people! And the Doctor has this habit of picking up people himself, in a slightly different manner (ahem), and we do want to see Jack reacting, too.

So, this year, Jack and the Doctor are saying hello!

Each prompt contains an age, a location, an occupation, and an event or activity. In other words, all you need for a first encounter (or that meet cute!). How much of those prompts you use, and whether you use an original character or a canonical one, and how large a role said character plays – all of those are up to you.

Every creator was assigned one of the prompts, and we'll be posting their works over the course of the month. In addition, for the whole month of July, all of these prompts are open for anyone in the comm to write or create to. As usual with Winter Companions challenges, you can interpret any of these however you like. You're not required to use all of your prompts - they're just meant as something to get your ideas flowing. You're not required to create the art listed, write the book, or speak the language.

Please let our authors and artists know you appreciate their work! And while you're at it, we hope you'll offer some of your own. Come and join our party!

The prompt groups are listed below, and they're all open for the taking. There's no particular order to them, and you can post your responses any day this month.

Prompt	Age	Location	Occupation	Activity
#1	42 cycles	Deneb	clock winder	museum
#2	12 centuries	Europa	pianist	coffee
#3	93 moons	Baranantha	teacher	concert
#4	4 millennia	Mnemosene	scrivener	city park
#5	22 measures	Noonce	tempo master	dancing class
#6	84 fluxons	Hematia	mender	carnival
#7	25 ocean turns	Ilium	sea shepherd	hiking
#8	58 helixes	Fleur	weaver	lecture
#9	49 beats	Kinday	19th mother	picnic
#10	33 mesobaric turns	Ovolie	astrolophysician	poetry reading
#11	19 lunar years	Astroc	baker	dancing
#12	73 days	Jordatha	farmer	dinner
#13	35 passages	Georgia	keeper of the house	stargazing
#14	47 returns	Lethe	memory	cards
#15	67 sols	Ceol	barrister	soiree

The first showcased entry will be up in a moment - enjoy!

As a gentle reminder, please don't crosspost stories for this challenge elsewhere until the challenge closes about one month from now. And don't forget - leave a comment in THIS post that we can use for voting in our next regular challenge poll!