Fill in the blank!

[mrissa]

Entertain me, monkeys!

I just typed the phrase, "I fumbled in my pack for two items no young woman seeking her fortune should go without:". And then my hindbrain filled in, "Tampons and a switchblade!" Umm. Not quite.

So what goes there?

(Not in my story. I already know what goes there in my story. But if yours entertains me enough and you don't thief it for yourself, I might be willing to write it for you.)

Comments

[callunav.livejournal.com]

Duct tape and a swiss army knife?

A safety pin and a pair of chopsticks?

No, no, no. You know, those are things no one should be out, not specific to seeking one's fortune.

An apparently blank scrap of paper and a favor owed one from a goose.

[markgritter.livejournal.com]

These days, one of them should be a Blackberry.

[jebbypal]

sodium pentothal and a lighter. :)

[nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com]

Don't deny your first instincts. Go with tampons and a switchblade!

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

A ring that distorts probability in your favour, and a five-shot hand crossbow.

[cardeia.livejournal.com]

A book on how to ride a camel and a geiger counter.

[madmanatw.livejournal.com]

The possibilities are near endless, especially if you play with the era.

A stolen credit card and a fake wedding ring.

A dirk and a small vial of odorless poison.

For the very young crowd: Some sweets and a secret decoder ring.

A tricorder and a personal Farcaster generator.

A piece of bent wire and a stick of gum.

I keep getting Barenaked Ladies in my head, though:
"The holy trinity was there in your purse, a condom, Obsession, and mace."

[pabba.livejournal.com]

A switchblade constructed of a broken switchblade and a tampon. Also, a cell phone.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

I really don't think the switchblade should be *in the pack*. You never need a switchblade except when you need it *right now*.

[mkille.livejournal.com]

What popped into my head was "a cell phone and a machete."

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

Sunglasses and a dry pair of socks.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

A 9mm pistol and a Snickers bar, of course.

[apis-mellifera.livejournal.com]

Yarn and a book! But maybe that's just me.

[pieslut.livejournal.com]

A Leatherman tool with locking blade and at least $100 worth of the currency appropriate to the region. At least that's what I make sure I have when on vacation, where I am definitely seeking good fortune, or at least a good time.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

Oh my. I should probably keep this clean. :)

A lock-pick and a flashlight.

Lipstick and knock-out drops.

A police whistle and pepper spray.

Hairspray and a lighter

A bag of marbles and a jar of ground pepper

Garlic and a wooden stake

A jar of salt and grandma's spell-book

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Gosh. But I like that answer.

A calling card and a very small pistol.

A portable hole and a magic dagger.

A cell phone and a healthy snack.

Currency and a caltrops.

[brooksmoses]

Hee. I think I remember having this very conversation with lilairen about the contents of one of her character's backpacks.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

My hindbrain agrees with your hindbrain. Like, eerily so.

[dreadmouse.livejournal.com]

A letter of introduction from the Duchess of Vallen and a set of brass knuckles.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Lock picks and a pocket blowtorch.

In my own case, more like a Wenger Swiss Army knife and a pair of X-Acto pointed tweezers.

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

Your suggestions are so nearly perfect that all I can do is tweak. I'd pick a Diva Cup (because the problem with taking a tampon is, well then what happens 4 hours later if she only took the one?) and a multitool (because knives are good, but piers and screwdrivers are awfully handy as well).

If I could have a third item it would be a book because seeking one's fortune inevitably has boring parts.

[columbina.livejournal.com]

Yah, I'm liking the hindbrain answer too.

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

A Leatherman and a towel. Clearly. How is she going to get anywhere if she doesn't know where her towel is? And doesn't everybody need a Leatherman?

[seagrit.livejournal.com]

Chocolate and a gold-sniffing parrot (so it can TELL you when it smells out the gold)

[seagrit.livejournal.com]

Although you don't want to keep the parrot in your pack probably.