looselipssinkships | Mail Call #54 (Fortnight of 15 June 2021) (Reply)

One U.S. Marine in a pair of over-sized Elvis sunglasses makes a face at another Marine (only visible from the nose down) in the passenger seat of his humvee.

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New Fills this Issue

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BAND OF BROTHERS, Lewis Nixon/Richard Winters, In one of the abandoned houses in Haguenau, they discover a piano, and Lew sits down to play it: he's a bit rusty, but soon enough it comes back,to him. Everyone is outside of the window, listening intently.

New Prompts this Issue

Band of Brothers

BAND OF BROTHERS, Donald Malarkey/Joseph Toye, It starts as a literal dick measuring contest.

BAND OF BROTHERS, Lewis Nixon/Richard Winters, Nix is an intel officer, it's his business to know things. He has just heard what he considers to be the most absurd story possible: a guy from 1st battalion, Baker company, has been extracted from Normandy by a group of Rangers and has been sent home after his four brothers have all been killed in action. Apparently the order came from General Marshall himself! Who the hell is this James Ryan, to cause such a stir?

Generation Kill

GENERATION KILL, Brad 'Iceman' Colbert/Josh Ray Person/Nathaniel 'Nate' Fick, When two thirds of a drunken threesome have some considerable gay panic the morning after, it’s up to the third to show them why it was actually a fantastic idea after all.

GENERATION KILL, Brad 'Iceman' Colbert/Nathaniel 'Nate' Fick, There's more to you than your worst self.

GENERATION KILL, Mike 'Gunny' Wynn & Nathaniel 'Nate' Fick, The story behind how they came to be singing 'Merry Christmas from the family' together in the first episode in the vehicle while waiting to leave Kuwait.

The Pacific

THE PACIFIC, Andrew 'Ack-Ack' Haldane/Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones, One of them makes a move on the other only to be rejected because the other hasn't admitted to himself that he's queer yet.

Colonel Kink's Memorial Prompts

BAND OF BROTHERS, Carwood Lipton/Ronald Speirs, Ron doesn't want to admit that he only sleeps well when he's sharing a bed with Carwood.

BAND OF BROTHERS, David Webster/Joseph Liebgott, after that fight on the troop ship, Liebgott needs some calming down

BAND OF BROTHERS, Denver 'Bull' Randleman/Johnny Martin, He knows that tears make him weak.

BAND OF BROTHERS, Donald Malarkey, Five people who try to teach Don how to dance.

BAND OF BROTHERS, Edward 'Babe' Heffron/Eugene Roe, One of them is a really bad kisser, and the other has to teach him.

BAND OF BROTHERS, Floyd 'Tab' Talbert/Richard Winters, It's unbecoming to be so smitten with a man under your command, but Dick can't help it.

GENERATION KILL, Brad 'Iceman' Colbert, Blood sacrifice.

GENERATION KILL, Brad 'Iceman' Colbert/Nathaniel 'Nate' Fick, I want to be the little spoon tonight.

THE PACIFIC, Andrew 'Ack-Ack' Haldane/Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones, Andy wants Eddie to talk dirty to him. Eddie is awkward about it.

THE PACIFIC, Eugene B. Sledge/Sidney Phillips, Sledge spends all his time trying to get to Sid where he is in the Pacific. Their window together is tragically small. So, what happens after Sledge finally makes it home?

(These prompts are worth two points if filled before the newsletter goes live on 29 June)