Speedwriting Prompt Fills

by Exactlywhat

Well... I found the TF Speedwriting Community on LJ, and sorta kinda maybe started writing some. Figured most of these are pretty much one-shots, and it'd kinda be a waste of space to post them all as separate stories. So, here they are. *Note: this will always be marked as complete (even though it isn't), because every fill is its own story, and this isn't one continuous story.

94. Yo

Title: Yo

Rating: K

Continuity: G1?

Characters: Prowl, Jazz, Optimus Prime

Disclaimer: Don't own.

Prompt: 1. Slang

"But this'un has a reason b'hind it! An' it works!"

"Jazz, whether it works or not, it is slang, and I would appreciate it if you ceased your use of it."

"But Prowle-"

"No, Jazz."

"But it fills th' gap! English needs a word like this!"

The tactician leveled a glare at the saboteur. "Jazz-"

"Jus' hear me out!"

. . .oOo.

Later that day, while reading a report, Optimus Prime had to pause and reread something. Then he reread it again, out loud this time.

"'In such a case, the offending Autobot would be confined to the brig for an Earth fortnight. As our human companions are not as tolerable to such conditions, yo would be confined to quarters for two days'..."

Quickly, he opened a comm link with his Second in Command. ::Prowl? Could I speak to you?::

::If this is about 'yo', talk to Jazz.::

::Ah... very well, then.::

The comm line clicked off. After a moment, the Prime opened another.

::Jazz?::

::S'up, Boss Bot?::

::Why is Prowl using the word 'yo', and what does it mean?::

Jazz just started snickering.

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My dad recently brought up something at a conversation at the dinner table; kids in Baltimore recently solved the problem of using "he or she," "s/he," and/or "they/them" as a neutral singular pronoun, using the word "yo" instead. So instead of saying something like "he or she is a good student," they would say "yo is a good student." An article I read to brush up/confirm this can be found here.