There is nothing new in the world

[clocketpatch]

I've got a bit of a scrambled up belief system, but the multi-verse as presented by Discworld suits me well. The idea that there is a multi-verse and that anything CAN happen, but not everything DOES happen, because we make the choice between can and does. I believe that there is a place somewhere where all of the ideas and possibilities gather and sleep and give out inspiration to anyone who bothers to listen. And I believe that belief itself can sometimes make the unreal real.

Which is all just prologue to me noticing last night that Night Watch by Terry Pratchett and Life on Mars share several spooky plot similarities, and wouldn't it be fun to have Sam Vimes and Sam Tyler meet up on the beat one night and have a chat?

The Rules of The Internet tell me that this must exist somewhere, because the Internet is the multi-verse personified. So... does anyone know of the existence of such a fic?

(and bonus points if the Brig is involved.)

Comments

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about either of those fandoms except for the time I read half of a Discworld book and then my attention span expired (this happens a lot, I tend to borrow more library books than I can ever hope to finish), but a cursory AO3 search turns up this massive multifandom multichapter drabble thing, if you feel like pawing through it to see if it has what you want. Sadly tag filtering on the AO3 has been under maintenance, but you can still plug both tags into the search bar and that works fairly well--I did "Sam Tyler, Sam Vimes".

[thisbluespirit]

The Rules of The Internet tell me that this must exist somewhere, because the Internet is the multi-verse personified. So... does anyone know of the existence of such a fic?

(and bonus points if the Brig is involved.)


You would think... But I don't know. (:lol: at the last bit - I bet you want Gene in as well, in that case, don't you? ;-p)

[abbyromana.livejournal.com]

Wow! You haven't changed a bit. I agree with your philosophy of the multiverse. For there is a near infinite possible outcomes and decisions to be made, meaning there should be the same amount of realities or universes out, but as you say, not necessarily everything does happen, so there's probably slightly less than infinite.

Oh the quirkness of philosophy and existence. ;)

As for the potential crossover, I can't say I'm as familiar with Night Watch. I have seen a bit of Life on Mars, at least the first season, so I'd be interested nonetheless to see such a tale, particular if the Brig could be involved. Thus, sadly I couldn't write it proper, but I would love to read, if you ever try your hand at it.

Even a quick drabble would be fun. ;)

*hugs* btw, I'm missing you and our outlandish discussions on fandom, life, and the eccentricities of everything else. ;P

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

I too find the idea of multiple realities and alternative universes and the role choice has to play in the outcomes of things very attractive and interesting. I mean, I understand there is some support for the idea in quantum physics (although there it's really "in this universe, this subatomic particle moved this way, and in that universe it moved that way" rather than "John Lennon survived and brought the house down at Live Aid", but still).

Alas, I know of little good Discworld fic or of any Life on Mars crossovers...but surely it has to be out there somewhere, you would think...? Somebody, somewhere...?

As long as it's not Sam Vimes/Sam Tyler. O.o