Response Center 1110

Response Center 1110 starring Agent Derik and his partners, Earwig Slugthrower followed by Gall Knutson, is the second spin-off by Neshomeh. (The first is Response Center 999.)

The spin-off proper begins with Derik's first mission, "The Smasher," published March 13, 2010. However, the earliest story featuring Derik is "Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern" (November 21, 2008), and the earliest story featuring RC 1110 is "Brown DragonRider of Pern" (February 15, 2008), a co-write between Neshomeh, Huinesoron, and Kippur starring Agents Neshomeh, Dafydd Illian, and Alec Troven.

About the Spin-off
Response Center 1110 is currently assigned to Agents Derik and Gall Knutson of the Department of Mary Sues. They share it with their son Gadrik, Gall's dragon Fellrazer, and two minis.

Derik is a former bronzerider from a bad Dragonriders of Pern crossover; Gall and Fellrazer are a Viking and Monstrous Nightmare team from a How to Train Your Dragon movieverse badfic. The agents have a somewhat tempestuous partnership, but no matter how much they fight or flirt along the way, they manage to get the job done.

Although Derik, Gall, Gadrik, and Fellrazer live in the response center, it is actually owned by Arasgorn the mini-Balrog and Severe the mini-Aragog. The minis originally moved in with Agent Neshomeh in mid 2004, but simply refused to move out when she did in early 2008. Of the two, Arasgorn is easily the most laid-back, and he happily shares his fireproof corner with Fellrazer. Severe, on the other hand, quite lives up to his name-mistake.

Derik was formerly partnered with Agent Earwig Slugthrower, a kender from the Dragonlance universe. The partnership lasted for only two missions before Earwig got distracted and wandered off, as kender do. This is probably for the best.

Derik and Gall are prone to being assigned to badfics with dragons in them, to Gall's delight and Derik's dismay. They are both somewhat stab-happy, or whatever is the equivalent for people who wield bludgeoning weapons, but Derik's regard for order and duty usually keeps the team's nastier urges in check... as long as he doesn't snap under the pressure.

The RC


The response center is similar to a dormitory, consisting of a main room, a bathroom, and a closet.

From the door, the left wall is dominated by the console, but there is space on either side for bookshelves and a nook for Arasgorn and Fellrazer. Derik and Gall have room for their cots, a clothes chest, and a small dresser along the right and near walls. On the far wall, there are doors to the bathroom and closet.

The ceiling is Severe's realm, and he can usually be found lurking in an upper corner, waiting to punish the agents for anything he finds offensive.

The decor is mostly spartan, except that Gall hasn't bothered to replace the garishly patterned blankets and rugs left behind by Earwig.

Links
Reseponse Center 1110 may be read in either of two places:


 * Neshomeh's Archive
 * Archive of Our Own