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daily fgo day 223: oberon
coming out of my exile to doodle something in celebration of my very own mothman
#fgo#daily-fgo#fate grand order#fate go#oberon#oberon fgo#i got 2 copies of him in 1 multi i was so#he was so mean to me in jp#grad school is kicking my ass and i think every week about dropping out ngl#oberon vortigern
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You brought up East Blue Asylum AU, so I reread everything again, and now I want to know more things. Please tell me about Law? I don't know if it's better for him to also be a patient or a doctor there, but my little multi-shipping heart hopes there could be something there
Ok, funny you should mention that because I had a post about Law in the EBAW au in my drafts and just never got around to posting or finishing them??? So I'm going to be lazy now and copy paste (and finish) it here and hopefully it will answer your questions :))
(if not you can just send another ask lmao)
For a while I wondered if Law would be a doctor or a patient in the EBAW au, but maybe he'd be an actual doctor, who briefly worked with an ex of Luffy's father. Him and Crocodile bonded over their shared hatred of the man and one day Crocodile asked him to check in on Luffy. He naively thought that "the doctor social circle" extended to him, but it didn't. See, he wasn't a phycologist or physiatrist, he worked as a medical examiner - forensic for a while, but he was far from a psychiatrist. He dealt with dead people and the police, that was it. He had a decade or two in which he was a surgeon but he stopped. His "uncle"/his foster father's murderer used to use him as a personal patch-up charity. He used to be a big fish of the underground and Law finally had enough. He quit being a doctor, skipped town and started only examining dead people. It was the perfect job for him - they didn't complain, couldn't lie, great listeners... what else could a socially inept nerd like him want?
Still he decided to agree to go to see Crocodile's son, if and only if on top of the money he promised, he could convince the staff to let him stay there. He honestly thought it would be an impossible mission, but then Crocodile made one phone call to Robin and arranged everything. Law became the physical examiner of the east blue wing for the next month.
Luffy loved new people, especially if they didn't treat him like a kid or as if he was crazy. And Law had no idea how to treat anyone in any way, so he just went to the default - straight to the point and no nonsense. Unlike some of his friends, Luffy trusted Law right off the bat. He would drag him around showing him the whole wing and every time he tried making an excuse that he'd get in trouble for not staying in the doctor's room, because what if they needed him? Luffy would laugh and say that Chopper has everything handled.
Chopper, Law soon found to be the man hw would share a cabinet with. He was this short and hairy man who had figurines all over his desk. Law's jaw dropped when he saw that Chopper had the rare 1995 Christmas special comic addition of Getma 66 AND it was in the 2 in 1 package with the poison pink figurine. They had a little bonding moment over it and Chopper was excited to finally have someone that not only didn't judge him for his interest, but also shared it.
By the end of his one month visit, Law begrudgingly realized that he had grown fond of too many of the people there, both patients and staff. When leaving, he told Jinbe, who was the official "Boss", that if they ever needed him, he'd make himself available.
#I'd like to think that doffy was this big time drug lord and croc was a currupt collitical refuge who happend to meet before Law runs away#later on they meet again by chance and they both try to threaten eachother not to tell doffy where the other is and find it hilarious#east blue asylum wing au#law#luffy#crocodile#answers#op
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Estera Ch 6 - Safe
(Prologue, Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 4, Ch 5)
(Sofasurf’s Recrudescence which is the foundation for all of this)
Scott’s fled for the skies. Estera needs to find someone’s inhaler. But what happens next?
Well. Some details follow.
My usual blend of fluff and “Yikes”…
Confession - this got a teeny bit dark in the last section. If you want to stop reading at the end of the fluffy bit (you’ll know it when you see it) then there is zero judgment from me. I even make myself go “Yikes” with that one…
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The authorities had called her a cab home, the hired coach having been sent away when all the parents arrived in person to collect their children. Although she had protested at the expense - surely there was a bus route somewhere nearby - she hadn’t had the energy to argue.
Thus she sat alone in the back seat trying to collect her thoughts. They resisted collection in a way that made cat herding look like a relaxing past time. So she fidgeted, putting on her cardigan then removing it again, retying her hair, rearranging the contents of her rucksack. Which she’d already done ten minutes before. She tried to force herself to calm down and turned to look out the window, her forehead meeting the glass with a surprisingly loud clunk.
“There’s a universal charging cable under the seat, Miss, and free WiFi if you’d like to use it.”
Of course there was. Couldn’t escape it these days. She didn’t want to appear rude so she smiled, thanked him and dutifully plugged in her battered mobile.
It flickered to life and within seconds several messages popped up… from her sister, a couple of friends, her elderly neighbour, even her hairdresser - clearly today’s events had hit the news. She drafted a quick reassurance, copied it to everyone and put the device down. She felt weirdly detached. It seemed strange that everyone was freaking out about her having been stuck in a cave when that had paled into utter insignificance compared to the shock she had experienced afterwards.
How could it be possible? He couldn’t have escaped, could he? If it hadn’t been for his reaction she’d have persuaded herself she was imagining things. But his reaction had been… compelling.
She picked up the phone again and opened a browser
‘International Rescue Scott’
An overwhelming plethora of photographs and articles and, wow ok, actual fan pages sprang up.
Most of the photos were distant, or amateur and blurry but his unmistakeable blue eyes shone out at her from the official ones - profile shots for International Rescue, some charity positions and… she gulped… he was the multi-billionaire CEO of one of the biggest companies on the planet. Even she knew of Tracy Industries - they were one of the good ones. A school in one of the more difficult neighbourhoods nearby had just had a complete IT infrastructure upgrade thanks to a grant from them.
His official TI profile confirmed his Air Force background, with honourable discharge after active duty. It didn’t say where that was but she knew.
Oh, she knew.
She skimmed some of the more gushing articles. All fairly light on objective facts but weighty on opinion and that opinion was pretty much universal - he was a hero, beloved by millions, a undoubted force for good in an often cruel and selfish world.
And she’d left him to die.
She closed the browser, no longer able to bear the accusation in his eyes.
“Are you alright, Miss?”
The taxi driver was watching her in the rear view mirror.
“I’m fine. Thank you.“
She let out a breath as his eyes returned to the road ahead. But he wasn’t done:
“Long day was it?”
“Something like that.”
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For the second time in as many months Virgil vowed to chase Brains up on the speed upgrade to Two. It was absolutely pointless trying to catch up to his brother who could be halfway to anywhere by now. Thankfully, he had John and Five.
“Virgil! He’s heading back your way.”
“What?”
“One just did a U-Turn. She’s heading straight for you.”
“What do you mean “straight”?”
“A collision course. Virgil, I think you should get ready to take evasive action.”
Even at a moderate speed the two birds making any kind of head on contact…even a wing clip, meant mutually assured destruction. Was Two nimble enough to avoid that?
Scott would never risk Virgil being hurt.
But… he remembered the cold, unfamiliar look on the former fighter-pilot’s face as he’d spun to face him not ten minutes before. Was his brother in a state to know who was flying the ship chasing him down?
Virgil bit back a scream.
“Can’t EOS…?”
“No. She can’t. He’s blocked her access.”
Virgil looked down at the Atlantic far below him. Could he drop his ship safely on the surface of the water? He cut his speed.
“I’m tracking her path, I’ll tell you when to move.”
This couldn’t be happening. He tried the comm again, fighting to keep his voice calm and unthreatening:
“Scotty? Can you hear me bro? It’s me, Virgil. Please pick up? Please?”
“25 seconds, Virgil. Start reducing altitude.”
White knuckled, he tipped Two’s nose downwards and went to accelerate.
“Wait!”
“What? What???!”
“It’s ok. It’s ok, he’s adjusted course to pass on your port side. I’m… I misunderstood what… I’m sorry to have worried you.” John sounded almost light headed.
With her familiar crack-boom One shot past in a blur. Virgil flinched as her vapour trail crystallised on her sister’s windscreen for a few moments. He levelled Two off and pulled up the graphical readout of One’s tracker. Scott appeared to have done one of his signature handbrake turns and was heading back towards him at a more sedate pace… the rocket’s trajectory heading safely to the left of Two. Gleaming silver came into view alongside and Scott matched the green ship’s pace, the way he often did on journeys home from the more difficult rescues. Those times when Virgil knew his big brother needed company more than the adrenaline rush of g force and extreme speed.
The comm remained muted, but they were together. And that, until they got home at least, was all that mattered.
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The lift was broken again and Estera truly empathised with it as she dragged herself to the 5th floor. Her limbs were jelly and once she was on the right side of her front door she considered just lying down in the hall and having done with it. At which point 60 kilos of floof and enthusiasm canonballed into her and she realised with a quiet groan that she had to take him out before he destroyed everything in her apartment. Glancing down at her dusty sleeves as they contrasted with Bez’s snowy fur, she resolved to shower and change first else people would think she’d just escaped from a disaster zone.
Not so different from the state she was in when she first got here come to think of it. The darkness of the following few days in Processing crowded in on her and she didn’t have the energy to push it away. It was all too close to the surface today.
Bez licked the salt off her cheek.
With what felt like superhuman effort she dragged herself upright. At least here she had her own shower. And clean towels. Squeezing past the wall of hair she made it to the kitchen, draped her coat and bag over the back of a chair and spotted the note on the table:
Walked Niebieski. Soup in fridge. Glad you are safe.
Edith & George
She blinked back more tears. The elderly couple next door were an absolute godsend.
Ok. Shower. Soup. Stupid movie to prevent too much thought. Could maybe make some popcorn. That was a plan.
She did like a plan.
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The pool slid closed overhead and Scott allowed himself a few moments to sit back and breathe before regrouping and running through the comfortingly routine process of post-flight checks. His shoulder twinged sharply and that itchy trickling sensation reminded him that steristrips were no match for the physicality of flying a supersonic jet.
His vision lurched as her voice came back to him and he desperately focussed on grounding himself. He could hear the creaking of cooling engines, feel the harness over his shoulders, the seat beneath and around him. Wait, something else was off too. Something was pressing uncomfortably into his hip… he leaned to the side to extract the item from his baldric. A tiny Thunderbird 2 looked up from his palm, accusingly. His hand shook and the toy dropped, hitting the deck far below with a distant ping.
He stared down into the abyss.
Virgil was right. It wasn’t safe. HE wasn’t safe. If he couldn’t trust his mind to stay on track then he couldn’t be trusted. How could he keep his brothers safe from the world when he couldn’t even keep them safe from himself?
He tightened his fingers around the levers, every inch of the ship’s controls so familiar it was like an extension of his own limbs. Closer to him than his flight suit in a way. One was a part of him. IR was a part of him. Maybe the majority part. Certainly the best part.
If he couldn’t do this… then…
No. He shouldn’t think like that. He just needed more time. He flicked the switch to extend the chair and took a purposeful step down on to the gantry.
He had an apology to deliver.
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Virgil looked down at his twitching, sleeping brother and fought back the urge to bear hug him and never let go. There had been plenty of those earlier. Scott begging for forgiveness he didn’t need. Virgil and John trying to reassure him, their words seeming so powerless and both desperately hoping that holding him tight could somehow piece their hero back together.
He hadn’t expected the honesty. That was new.
Scott had looked Virgil in the eye and told him he was right. He wasn’t ready, he wasn’t safe, he wasn’t ok. Virgil had shaken his head, denying the words he’d said over and over this last week. He didn’t want to be right. It was too painful. It wasn’t fair.
But Scott had been adamant - he was grounding himself for another fortnight. He needed time to process. Something had triggered him, he acknowledged that much, but he wasn’t ready to talk about it yet. He’d lowered his eyes and quietly asked if they wouldn’t mind staying with him because he didn’t want to be alone.
As if he could stop them.
And so the six of them crowded into the lounge in a nest of blankets, fluffy cushions and rogue bits of popcorn. Scott had sagged against Virgil’s shoulder and passed out not half an hour into the film. John curled on big brother’s other side, if he was asleep it was likely with one eye open. Allie and Gordon were a tangle of limbs on the floor while Kayo dozed with her head atop the pile.
They’d get through this together as they always had. As Virgil watched, Scott sighed in his sleep and his face relaxed. He was here and he was safe. Hopefully tonight the nightmares would leave him in peace.
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Estera braced her feet and shoulders against the splintering wood and bit through her lip as she tried to remain silent despite the terror of the world tilting and sliding. The rumble of aircraft engines filled her head to the point where she wondered if she could even remember any other sound. But she knew where she was. This was to be expected. It would end soon. It had to.
The unsecured packing crate slammed into something again, her head rebounding painfully off the inside and she was consumed by nausea. The tiniest sob escaped and she froze. With a click the lid was opened and blinding light flooded into her streaming eyes as she tried to focus on the figure leaning towards her. It was him! Was she saved? Was she safe?
No.
Dread filled every cell of her body. Vivid blue eyes looked down at her but they were unseeing. A dark line ran from the corner of his mouth and then red, sickly gleaming red was everywhere. His blood was everywhere and it was her fault. His body fell heavily on top of her and the lid was slammed shut and she screamed for help until her throat burned.
Nobody came.
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#thunderbirds are go#thunderbirds#thunderbirds fanfiction#scott tracy#virgil tracy#john tracy#idontknowreallywhy fanfic#Estera#Tw: ptsd#Tw: implied violence#Tw: mild horror#TB Estera
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Got tagged by several lovely people because no one knew I’d already been tagged. Because it took me several hours to copy/paste WIP titles/first sentences into a document lolol. Super happy to finally make it happen though @orbitalpirate @kvetchinglyneurotic and @jamietarttdodododododo !
Game: put the titles of your WIPs, reguardless of how vague or uninformative they are and let people send asks about them. Tag some people, maybe the amount of WIPs you have.
A) I’m big in Ted Lasso so I’m only posting the 120 for this fandom. If someone wants the list of 50 for Dirk Gently or 2 dozen for My Hero Academia; just holler at me!
Battler
Choir Jamie
Jamie v Nate
Back’s Against the Wall, Takes the Hit For Us All
Block His Number
Sam's Dad Take 1
You've Become a Good Person
Jamie Forgives Nate
Season 2 era Dani/Jamie
"Higgins ""well I think if you care about"
Playlist Fic
Keeley Got Pregnant Season 1
A/B/O: All Roy's Headbutts Damage His Scent
James Tart Sr Plants Drugs
Jamie to Ted But Kind of Everyone.
Memories
Dad Like a Hornet
Season One or Two
Henry Calls Ted So He Can Talk to Jamie
Bus Ride Nightmare
Soulmate AU
Beard
Jamie's Coming Out Movies Playlists
Decided on LCA Because Healing Broken Ribs
Jamie's Aunties
One of the Georgie Brings a Video A..
DANI sharing his father
Patty Comes to Dressing Room to D..
RoyxJamie wedding fic
JamieDaniSam
Roy Saying Jamie Threw Away His Career
Roy Realizes Jamie is Scared at the Gala
Roy Kent's Pet
Jamie Nightmare on Bus Season 1 A..
Trust
Why He Had to Push Roy's Buttons
Why He Has to Be Great
Tom O'Brien/Paul Reynolds
James Tart Hurts Jamie Before His First Game Back
Pussy
Will Sees Jamie Injured & Hears Convo With Dad
Jamie's Trent Impression
You don't know anything about me!
Simon Shows Up to Take Jamie to A&E
Georgie The Harpoonist
Jamie's Make-a-Wish kids
"Georgie ""I taught him to fight but not how to stop"""
Poet Jamie
Jamie being overwhelmed with pleasure
Amy from LCA comes to visit s2 Jamie
Dani starts dating Jamie S1
Jamie's First Day Back Had a Responsible Meeting with Team
Jamie's Mom RE His Dad
Car Park Kid Video
Mystical Team Building
Jamie Comforts Phoebe Gets Hit By Roy
Ransom Fic
Georgie's Video Memories
Jamie & Jan
Jamie flirts with Paddy on the Pitch
Show Up: Convo with Phoebe
Nonsexual A/B/O: Sam is Jamie's Alpha
Ted Lasso and Dirk Gentle crossover
Lads Watch Porn
James & Bug Attack Jamie
Collar?
Every Text is A Crime
Roy Asks Keeley for Jamie Advice and Doesn't Ignore It
Georgie Gave Jamie to James to Protect Herself
Roy Sees Jamie’s Ass in a Mirror and Goes Gay
Family Day Positive Georgie
Season 1 Jamie has friends visit
Zava Multi-Chapter
Jamie Thinks Ted sent him back b/c injury
Led Tasso
Princesses and Dragon
Social Worker Jamie
Coach Crash: Pinned
S1 Jamie, Simon Dies
Time Loop
1.10: Will tries to stop James Tartt Sr
S2 Jamie kidnapped for fighting ring
Ted Laskmaster
Roy's Extra Special Football Baby
Gordon Ramsay Reminds Jamie of Someone
Paddy Insta Live
Touch Issues
Georgie Turns James In Season 2
James Fakes His Own Death
Someone Talks to Roy About How He Treats Jamie
Sam Learns to Top Season 1 Team
Yeah? Me old man thinks you and he are just alike
Teaching Phoebe Art Fic
Early Season 2, Team Tricks Jamie
Ted DOES Go in the Treatment Room
Isolation
S3 Declan/Jamie
1.06 Jamie Collapses on Pitch During Cone Duty
"""Roy Won't Hurt Me"""
Jamie's Issue with Dead People
Family Curse
Sold After LCA
Investigative Journalist
Group Home
Belted
James Visits S1 Richmond
Dani Checks Treatment Rooms after games
"""I like history, it’s already happened so it’s easier to understand"""
The Stands
Keeley Teaches Roy How to Teach Jamie
Trick Plays
Pacifier fic
Fresh Back S2 Jamie Helps Ted with Panic Attack
S2 Jamie Saves Girl From Getting Drugged
1.06 Jamie Panic Attack
James Beats Jamie for Getting Benched
You Told Me You Saw It
S2 Roy Breaks Tartt Silence but to Yell at Ted
Mind Games
S1 Jamie Ices Out Colin and Isaac
#jamie tartt#keeley jones#roy kent#ted lasso#sam obisanya#dani rojas#isaac mcadoo#colin hughes#paul reynolds#tom o'brien#zava ted lasso#arlo dixon#richard montlaur#kukoč#jan maas#robbie roberts#jeff goodman#declan cockburn#moe bumbercatch#anders rosenfeldt#thierry zoreaux#royjamie#roykeeleyjamie#sam x jamie x dani#danijamie#janjamie#d/s dynamic#rape and rape recovery#childhood abuse#domestic abuse
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Twenty questions for fic writers
From a few people!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
At the moment 59 under my name, plus a couple of anonymous ones for fic exchanges that haven’t hit the author reveal date yet.
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
345,058
3. What fandoms do you write for?
At the moment: Rings of Power, Silmarillion and LOTR. My other big fandom is Babylon 5, although my much-loved WIP for that one is currently on hiatus.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
I don’t think these are my top 5 fics by a metric I care about given my love for small fandoms and obscure niche content alongside the Haladriel juggernaut stuff, but with that in mind:
- Shadow-Bride, my big Haladriel WIP, my baby, my love, my precious;
- A man is a god in ruins, my first multi-chapter Haladriel, which started life as a short ficlet to be the ‘+1’ of a 5 Things fic and took on something of a life of its own;
- Silver Queen, my first half-Maia Celebrian story - really I just wanted to give her enough half-Maia powers to blast ambushing orcs down a mountain;
- Five times Halbrand’s secret got revealed, my second (I think?) fic for Rings of Power. One of the scenarios turned into Shadow-Bride, and the +1 scenario in which Galadriel doesn’t learn his secret (well… arguably…) is ‘A man is a god in ruins’.
- Lady of the Seas, second part of a Haladriel two-parter; Haladriel smut with Sauron doing a lot of thinking about Ossë and Uinen.
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to! I got behind at one point and had to declare temporary amnesty. I am so grateful for almost all (see answer to q8) the comments I get, and I love responding to either discuss things or just say ‘thank you’. I never manage to find time to do it as soon as I would like.
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
This would probably be one of my Babylon 5 ones - either ‘A spirit haunts the year’s last hours’, an AU drabble where the Minbari took Valen prisoner and now Delenn has her own pet god figure; or ‘MIssing’, about Delenn searching for Lennier after s5 and not finding him.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
‘Tar-Mairon of the Shire’, a Rings of Power AU where the Harfoots really did find Sauron. Does what it says on the tin. My summary for this one is ‘Hobbits make everything better, including Dark Lords’ and I stand by that.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Yes! A ridiculous amount! I have had multiple comments inviting me to harm myself in various graphic ways over making the wrong fictional characters kiss. I get the most hate for writing Celeborn in a way the haters have decided is mean to him (?? he’s fine!) and particularly on my G-rated baby ficlets. Who can even fathom this, honestly.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I do, and mostly the ‘overly wordy’ kind.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
I was going to say yes but apparently nothing I have on AO3 is a crossover and I can’t remember what I’ve written in my pre-AO3 days. So: yes I think so! once! But alas, can’t remember what.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not the whole fic in a copy/paste sense, but: yes. I won’t lie, it was pretty weird and unpleasant to discover, but once I’d got over the initial “?!” reaction I saw it a little differently - that kind of plagiarism was obviously coming from an author who was insecure in their own abilities, was deeply jealous of mine, and who ultimately was missing out on much of the actual fun of writing. What’s even the point of fanfic if you aren’t coming up with your own work? It’s not like we’re getting paid! How unsatisfying must it be to have readers like your work and know it’s actually someone else’s thing they’re liking anyway, right? So I ended up in a place of taking it as a compliment in the ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness’ sense.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes - one of my Rings of Power fics got translated into Russian. I am very happy, and very impressed by the translator’s work.
13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?
Yes and it didn’t go well and I nearly fell out with my co-writer friend over it because we had different schedules and different takes on the story, so: never again.
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?
It’s probably one I haven’t even written for: Jack and Irina in Alias. It’s got everything I love about ships! They’re enemies working for rival organisations, they’re married, they try to kill each other, they can’t quite bear to do it, they have to sort out awkward co-parenting arrangements, they plot, they dance, there are stabbing attempts… honestly, SpyParents forever.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
I plan to finish all my WIPs! I only have three at the moment: Shadow-Bride; Set Fire to the Stars (Babylon 5 pre-series Minbari worldbuilding with Branmer, who I love); and All The Kinds of Alive You Can Be (Rings of Power Sauron/Celeborn where Sauron shapechanges into Galadriel).
16. What are your writing strengths?
Especially these days (I’m a fandom old) I like that I’m happy to try writing new things based on thinking it would be interesting and I’d like to go with it, and not being intimidated by finding the fandom too scary or writing in a different direction to popular fanon or getting a baffled “that’s… nice… I guess?” reaction from my usual readers. I love writing Rings of Power Celeborn; I love writing fics about him raising half-Maia Celebrian; I get untold fury about this from a lot of the Twitter fandom youth, but I continue to have fun :)
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
I have tons about my actual writing (dialogue, endings, failure to come up with titles I’m happy with) but along the lines of the above answer: I wish I was better at doing long multi-part fics, because the ones I’ve done I have had loads of fun with but I usually stick to one-shots because I don’t feel like the energy of the story will keep going long enough.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
A few of my fics across fandoms have language as important, and specifically, different languages belonging to different people/who’s speaking and what they’re speaking in. My Silm-LOTR Galadriel/Celeborn fic ‘Softest of Tongues’ is a lot about Quenya and Sindarin, and how inadequate translation can be - one of the tags is ‘Sapir-Whorf hypothesis as a metaphor for the pain at the heart of your marriage’.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Poltergeist: the Legacy, back in the late 1990s. Fandom OLD. (I am glad none of those stories nor the forums they were written in have survived the ravages of internet time, I tell you.)
20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?
I have a few and the thing they all have in common is ‘I am really pleased I was able to make this thing I like work’. So:
- Tar-Mairon of the Shire (Rings of Power), for combining hope and Hobbits and History of Middle-earth, in a way that is both fluff and also genuinely sincerely written Sauron redemption;
- Civil Twilight (Rings of Power), for getting Haladriel and Galadriel/Celeborn into the same fic and for a take on Celeborn I’m really happy with;
- Softest of Tongues (LOTR and Silm), for writing Galadriel/Celeborn in a way that got the exact right language-as-symbolism and the tone of sadness and love and hope and grief that I was trying to hit;
- Deceptions (Babylon 5), for being a short fic that still captures Lennier going from protective to horrified in realising how terrifying his boss is (and also for Delenn making Neroon bow to her)
- Things That Go Bump In The Night (Ghosts), because I was not sure if I could write comedy fic for a comedy, and it turns out I could!
Tagging: @bad-surprise @stitchingatthecircuitboard @liminal-zone @myrsinemezzo @ophidion @formerlyir @hazelmaines @wyrd-syster and anyone else who wants to do it!
#eyeofacat fic#eyeofacat writing process#babylon 5#rings of power fic#rings of power#seriously though between the hate comments and the plagiarism fandom can be a deeply weird place#but writing is fun enough to make it all worthwhile :)
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It may sound funny, but I've noticed recently a fair amount of Aemond hate coming from one part of the green fandom, mostly Aegon, Daeron and Helaegon fans. And the main reason is, believe it or not, that the show made Aemond more complex/grey, not a cartoon villain like in the book. I don't understand how anyone in their right mind could wish for the carbon copy of the terrible book version. I get that there are people who are frustrated with how they depicted Aegon in the first season or that Daeron wasn't included, but what does it have to do with Aemond's portrayal? That's literally one of the best things the show did in season 1 and him being as popular as he is caused many people to change sides. Anyway, if Aegon was done dirty, I doubt that was to prop up Aemond because he is far from being a saint. He is still full of hidden anger and resentment, an impulsive young man who is trying to hide that part of him just to be the son his mother needs, but isn't always successful in that, as we saw in Storm's End. And after B&C and everything that will happen during the war, that side will probably be more and more revealed. He was only given a great backstory which, if done right in the future seasons, could make him a really tragic and memorable character, not a one dimensional psycho villain who is inherently evil and cruel like in F&B. Idk, it's not a good thing that the green fandom is becoming more divided because of things like these and should actually be happy that any TG character is given more depth and importance.
i agree with you, anon, even though i don't blame the ones who are critical in good faith. i say this because season 1 portrayal of aegon ii was bad enough that in private circles, even some tb stans agree to this. and so for many who were expecting to see aegon in the show, having aegon being portrayed like that + the abscence of supposedly the most beloved of alicent's sons (daeron) made them a bit bitter. a concrete example of this is the feast scene. in the book, aegon takes offense to jacaerys dancing with helaena and whether or not this was a moment of jealousy or rather of ego, i've seen some people say they would have liked this to be portrayed as it was in the book.
i guess i can see and agree with all sides. yes, it's absolutely great that aemond got enough character depth to make him a proper multi dimensional character and not just a one dimensional evil character, but it does also suck to see this development and depth come at detriment of aegon ii and daeron.
i think there's also 2 other points here:
a) the writers knew aemond would sell. targaryen prince who wears an eyepatch and rides the largest and oldest dragon alive. aemond is practically ryan's babygirl and aemond is cool enough that even some team black stans will ocassionally agree that they enjoy watching him. gp also seems to have a "he's an asshole but it's fun watching him and he looks cool" take
b) ryan and other writers are strictly telling the dance of the dragons to relate to the misogyny alicent and rhaenyra face in the patriarchy (even though they really do a poor job of it sometimes) and thus it focused on how the men around them negatively impact them. aegon is the one rhaenyra's fighting for the throne so the way he's depicted isn't just related to the idea that they necessarily only cared about giving aemond depth and more about this dynamic and his place in the plot with rhaenyra.
it does suck that people have started fighting but i do have to say that sometimes aemond stans can be a bit overbearing to deal with. in my experience anyway.
however yeah, unfortunately we didn't get enough character development or screentime with the rest of the green kids and the hope is that they too get development like aemond did not that aemond gets less of it.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Weiss the Immaculate and Rem Tokimiya Banners
The Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate story chapter event just started in the Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia (DFFOO) mobile game. This story chapter came with 2 banners.
Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate Banner 1
The Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate banner 1 features the following chars and their weapons:
Weiss the Immaculate from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (#ad) - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, LD, Force or FR, and Burst or BT
Rem Tokimiya from Final Fantasy Type-0 - Force only
Nine from Final Fantasy Type-0 - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD
Papalymo Totolymo from Final Fantasy XIV - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD
Have everything on this banner except for all of Weiss's weapons. He's the latest playable char to be introduced in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia.
Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate Banner 2
The Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate banner 2 features the following chars and their weapons:
Rem Tokimiya from Final Fantasy Type-0 - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, LD, Force or FR, and Burst or BT
Weiss the Immaculate from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - Force only
Cissnei from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD
Relm Arrowny from Final Fantasy VI - 15cp, 35cp, Ex, and LD
Have everything on this banner except for Weiss’s FR and Relm's LD.
Thoughts about Weiss the Immaculate from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
IIRC, before Weiss was announced to be the next playable char in the Japanese version of Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia, there was a hint that the next new char would be someone who uses a sword as a weapon. There was also a strong possibility that this char would be from Final Fantasy VII.
When I heard about that, I immediately thought that this was referring to Genesis Rhapsodos from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
Currently, Genesis is my absolute, most fave Final Fantasy char so needless to say, was really hoping that he would indeed be the newest playable char for DFFOO. Been looking forward to him being added to this game for what feels like forever now.
Sadly, gonna have to wait even longer for his first appearance in DFFOO because I soon found out that the aforementioned hint of a FF7 sword user being the newest Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia char was actually referring to Weiss.
Was really disappointed when I heard that because I was really hoping that Genesis would be added to this game already.
For now, I guess Weiss will be the closest I'll get to having Genesis in DFFOO, at least until they actually and finally add him to this game. Hopefully, they'll do that soon.
Because of Weiss's connection to Genesis, planning to pull for him although I'm still disappointed he turned out to be the new char instead of my fave Genesis. At least Weiss is apparently pretty good in DFFOO.
Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate Banner 1 Free Multi-Draw Tickets Results
Have 3 multi-draw tickets that can be used on either of the Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate banners. Decided to use all 3 of these tickets on banner 1.
The first ticket gave me my first copy of Weiss's Ex.
Yes! Pleased to see this.
Since this is also the very first weapon I ever got for Weiss and since I haven't played through the new story chapter yet, obtaining said weapon automatically recruited him to my chars list.
The second ticket gave me a dupe of Nine's 15cp as well as my first copies of Weiss's 15cp and 35cp.
The third ticket gave me dupes of Papalymo's 15cp and 35cp.
But aside from that, much to my surprise, this pull also gave me my very first copy of Weiss's Burst weapon.
Hell, yes! Super pleased to see this. Now just need his LD and FR then I can be done with this banner.
Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate Banner 1 Multi-Draws Pulls Results
Currently have 1244660 gems on hand. Here are the results of my multi-draws on the Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate banner 1:
1/11 - dupe of Papalymo's Ex
3/11 - 2 dupes of Weiss's 35cp and 1 dupe of Nine's LD
2/11 - dupes of Weiss's Ex and Nine's 35cp
1/11 - dupe of Weiss's Ex
4/11 - dupes of Weiss's Ex, Nine's 35cp, and Papalymo's 35cp and Ex
4/11 - dupes of Papalymo's 15cp and 35cp and Weiss's 35cp
But aside from that, this pull also gave me my very first copy of Weiss's FR.
Hell, yes! Super pleased to see this. Now the only weapon I'm missing for him is his LD. Hope it shows up soon.
But it looks like I'm gonna have to pity it. At least already have 180 G Tokens on this banner, and it's much cheaper to pity a LD as opposed to having to pity a FR or BT.
2/11 - dupes of Papalymo's LD and Weiss's Ex
And that's it. Down to 1209660 gems and now have exactly 200 G Tokens on this banner, the exact amount I need to exchange for Weiss's LD.
Looks like I ended up having to pity it after all. Ah, well. It's fine. At least I was able to get all his other weapons easily enough.
Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate Banner 1 G Token Exchange Shop
Went to the Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate banner 1 G Token Exchange Shop to get Weiss's LD and that was when I noticed that the image of Papalymo's LD on said shop doesn't have a red check mark yet.
Welp, as it turns out, I have a copy of this weapon but it hasn't been limit broken at all so the dupe I got earlier wasn't just yet another Power Stone.
Anyway, so I exchanged the 200 G Tokens I just got for 1 copy of Weiss's LD.
After that, I started building Weiss but gonna have to talk about that in another post since this one is already nearing the max limit of 30 pics.
Conclusion
So, what about you? Did you pull on either of the Act 4, Ch. 4, Pt. 1: The Planet and the Immaculate banners? What do you think about Weiss, Rem, and all the other chars featured on these banners? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging or replying to this post.
Notes:
screenshots are from my Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia game account
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wtf is going on between dream and quackity??? I looked it up but I'm seeing so many different opinions from people 😓 what's going on and will I have to pick sides? I'm just so confused by this whole thing 😭
oh anon what rock have you been living under (and can you take me there)
this got kind of long bc a lot has happened and it's been kind of slowly building up over a month, and i kind of used this as an excuse to do something i've been wanting to do and make a rough timeline of events, so hope you don't mind the incredibly long post. it has certainly been An April (/neg) around here.
march 10th- quackity announces the big project he’s been teasing, the qsmp, a minecraft server with both spanish and english creators. dream puts out a priv tweet the same day saying he’s been working on something similar to collaborate with worldwide creators and he’s mentioning it bc he doesn’t want people to be worried about copying once it’s announced (this is foreshadowing)
april 2nd- dream announces the united smp and its accompanying live translation mod with a video and a tweet. small note here that the video was originally supposed to be an april fools video at first, which is why the international creators are skinned as the different manhunt members, but was delayed by a day bc editing took longer than expected. discourse starts near immediately as drantis are quick to accuse dream of copying q's idea of a multi language server
april 3rd- quackity announces that a new live translation mod is being implemented in the qsmp. copying accusations are now coming from both sides. note that it has been 1 day since the usmp announcement, so the chance that q actually developed a mod in that time is basically zero. also note that dream said he’d been working on the usmp prior to knowledge of qsmp’s mod being public. this is confirmed by snapchats dream posted later this month of camera roll screenshots of photos of a whiteboard with brainstorming for the usmp with the date march 8th visible, which is prior to the qsmp announcement. the point i’m trying to make here is that the most likely explanation is that it's a big damn coincidence
on this day there was also a brief copypasta started by george and sapnap joking about the similarities between the two servers (the first multilingual smp with live translation). george goes live with the smp from his copypasta tweet (slutsmp) and several ccs join throughout (during the stream its implied he basically @/everyone-ed the entire dsmp discord). he makes several shady comments but at this point its unclear if hes memeing quackity, the fans making drama out of the situation, or both
kind of skipping over a few weeks here bc its a lot of the same Nothingness but basically: discourse continues to spiral, egged on by the fact that dream has continued interacting with/mentioning quackity but is met with radio silence from the other side. there are a few clarifications from dream on twitter during this period that the qsmp and usmp are separate concepts and that he does not hold any ill will towards q
april 24th- while already somewhat assumed after quackity announced the qsmp's translation mod, quackity officially announces that the qsmp will be adding worldwide creators
april 27th- dream drops this thread which i highly recommend reading for yourself bc it gives a lot of context. tldr: quackity hasn't responded to dream despite multiple attempts to reach out, from both dream and other mutual friends. dream doesn't know what's going on with him but doesn't want any more hate to build between their two fanbases. he is explaining this because he feels he should explain his motives/give context as hate has built up to the point of irl threats to himself and his family's safety. he says that he is changing the concept of usmp slightly so there is less competition between the 2 servers and reiterates that he doesn't want any hate sent to quackity and that he's proud of all he's done
radio silence from quackity for this whole day, and then:
april 28th- quackity goes live on twitch. he says nothing about it and announces the new brazilian creators for the qsmp
and that's... kind of where we're at? q has continued being active on qsmp and social media and has said nothing, mutual friends are continuing to interact with quackity, and we've kind of reached a weird stalemate.
there's also some small bits of context that are more on the fandom side of things as to why a lot of ppl aren't supporting quackity anymore, so i'll (semi-briefly) try to explain those here:
during all this a mod on the qsmp was (rightfully) called out for including a mob that portrayed incredibly racist stereotypes of indigenous people. q did eventually remove the mod after public pressure but his apology/explanation of the situation was incredibly lackluster, and he didn't address any of the server members who made racist comments about the mob or after the mod's removal. this soured a lot of people's opinion of quackity/the qsmp in general.
second thing is just general vitriol between the two fandoms. qsmp fans/quackity solos were already being nasty at the start of the month, and that only built as the month continued. i saw at least one instance of a fan supposedly being doxxed and having someone show up to their house over the drama, and heard of ppl having gore/photos of self harm sent to their dms (so y'know. classic toxic twitter fandom bullshit). i will say that the toxicity has recently somewhat risen on the dteam side of things as well, with people being a lot quicker to hate on ccs still interacting with quackity and generally being super neg abt q (tho i can't act like some of that anger isn't slightly warranted. hell, i've been super angry over this and i used to be a super big fan of quackity). a lot of people are disappointed in q's silence over this whole issue and believe that it is quackity's responsibility to at least publicly denounce the doxxing/threats being made by fans in defense of him, especially as it's something that dream has already done, both prior to this situation and during.
as far as "picking sides" goes... a lot of ppl here on dtblr have been doomposting for a while, and at this point quackity is basically in no one's good books. at the same time, most of the rational people i follow have been acknowledging the nuance of the situation, and that a lot of mutual friends may be caught in the middle right now (shit dude, you're talking to a foolish main and that dude's still on quackity's damn server). there's also the matter of dream basically asking people to stop fighting, which at this point i am very inclined to agree with due to the levels of discourse and toxicity that we've already gone through, plus i think it's a better alternative than the community self-cannibalizing any time someone mentions quackity
ultimately it's up to you to decide what you want to do with this info and how much you want to remove yourself/unstan ccs, but know you aren't alone if you're sad/disappointed about how this whole thing has panned out 🫂 it has certainly been quite the Month around here
#sorry this took so long to get to. i had class for 5 hrs and then when i got back i was tired & didnt wanna think abt discourse for a bit#i could go back and add links to tweets and such if anyone wants but i think this is mostly accurate#feel free to add on if there's anything you think i missed or could be helpful#and anon i hope ur doing well. also sorry for making u read all that <3#asks#anon#discourse#long post#its under a readmore but still. fair warning. long post#ALSO this is all shit we already know if this starts up arguing again im gonna explode into a million pieces no one start shit#i dont think anyone will but i just get nervous whenever i discourse post bc im v nonconfrontational and dont wanna start more arguments#everyone b niceys okay....
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Angel |Jake Seresin|
A/N: I've put a few blurbs from this fic out there but I think it's ready to be seen by the internet. This will be a multi-part fic. This is also my first time putting any of my works on tumblr so yeahhh trying to figure out all that goes with that. Standard disclaimer, I only own my original characters, I've done some research but there will likely be navy inaccuracies, and I do not consent to the posting, translating, or publishing of my work to any 3rd party site, the only place it may be found is tumblr and Wattpad under @.itswildflower
Summary: An nearly fatal incident left naval aviator Artemis out of the skies for 6 months but then she's given new orders. To return to Top Gun.
Warnings: flashbacks to accident, mentions of blood, cursing
word count: 880
Going Home
On March 3, 1969, the US Navy established a school for its best pilots, which accounted for 1% of the total. Its purpose is to teach the art of dogfighting, and air combat and to make men and women the best fighter pilots.
They have succeeded.
Today the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. Aviators call it TOP GUN.
The 28-year-old pilot Artemis was getting ready to leave and go pick her daughter up from daycare before heading back to her small navy-issued condo when her commanding officer stopped her. "Can I help you, sir?" she asked. "Artemis, you've been reassigned," he said. She took the papers from him, reading through them quickly. A special detachment? Recalling former top gun graduates? "I haven't been cleared to fly, sir," she tells him. "They'll re-evaluate you in California, you're going home," he told her before shaking her hand and walking off. Home meant San Diego, California. It had been 6 months since she'd flown in any sky after she had almost lost her life on a mission. It was supposed to have been a low-profile surveillance patrol composed of a few new F-35 Lightnings and two F-18s until a squadron of enemy aircraft intercepted them and it escalated quickly into a dogfight. The memory jumped to the forefront of her mind.
"Oh shit! They're 5th gen fighters! Smoke in the air!" Cheshire warned as she deployed flares to defend. "Requesting permission to return fire," Summit radioed command. "Permission granted Shadow one," the comms officer replied. "Tally! Seven o'clock! Artemis break right!" Pyro called out. "Copy!" She broke right and was able to flip around and get tone before firing her own missile at them. It made contact, making it splash 1. "Shit! Got one on our tail!" yelled Scout. "I'm coming," Artemis responded, inverting and spinning around to find them. She spotted them quickly and moved into range, getting tone. The enemy tried to evade it but it was no use, Artemis fired. "That's a splash 2!" Scout exclaimed. "They've got tone on me!" Summit called out as he continued evasive maneuvers. "Smoke in the air!" Pyro called out in warning. "Fuck, I'm out of flares!" Summit yelled. Artemis's eyes widened. "Smoke in the air, evade! Evade!" Cheshire yelled out. "Artemis defending." She deployed flares but she was too close. The controls were almost ripped out of her hand as her jet shuddered violently. Alarms blared. Artemis's eyes darted over her control panels quickly. Hydraulic failure, engine failures, fire on the left engine. She managed to level out some. "Artemis Eject!" Altitude warnings sounded. She could hardly make out the panicking voices of her squadron over the radio. "I can't get control! I'm going down! Ejecting now!" She yanked on the ejection handle but it wasn't working. "Shit! It's not-" She hit the trees, the impact slamming her head against the canopy, making her vision go dark momentarily. Her ears rang as her squadron tried to get her to answer them. Everything hurt, her right arm throbbed and when her vision cleared she could see red beginning to bloom on the left side of her flight suit pants when she shifted slightly, which wasn't good at all. She could feel the blood dripping down her face from the side of her head. She reached with her good arm for her instrument dash where the photo of her little girl was taped, a reminder of why she needed to get home. The jet creaked as it settled amongst broken trees. She noted that fire was creeping closer to the cockpit. She knew she needed to get out of the hunk of metal that remains of her jet so with a yell Artemis used the arm that wasn't throbbing to push herself up so she could get her other leg under her. She managed to hoist herself out and collapsed on the ground next to it. Black spotted her vision as she crawled as far from the burning jet as possible. She managed to switch on her emergency locating device but it was still half an hour before the rescue team found her amongst the wreckage.
She didn't remember much after that. She had been airlifted to the nearest hospital for treatment and suffered from a head laceration, a concussion, bruised ribs, an open left leg fracture, a sprain on her right wrist, and other minor cuts and bruises. Her father was able to pull some strings and fly in to be with her until she was sent back stateside, once she was stabilized enough to be moved long distances. She's been restationed in Key West, Florida ever since. Her mother and younger brother came to visit and brought her daughter to her. Her father had to return nearly immediately, her brother still had school but her mom didn't return to the west coast until she was settled and completely able to take care of the rambunctious 4-year-old on her own. While recovering she was given the opportunity to teach young pilots in the classrooms and even took a few shifts working in the towers. It allowed flexibility for her physical therapy, x-rays, and various doctor appointments to check her progress. So there she was, her belongings packed and sent ahead with her truck, on a commercial flight with her daughter from Florida to California.
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THE TALE OF FOOD
SPICY DICED CHICKEN - STORY #1
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"Ding a-ling...Ding-a-ling..."
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Hello, this is Kongsang Restaurant pleasure to serve you, what would you like to order we have many excellent dishes, pan-fried, deep-fried, sauteed, boiled, or simmered...
Hitting the speaker button, Spicy Diced Chicken begins to reel off the marketing copy that he was struggling with just two days prior.
Thanks to Spicy Diced Chicken's arrival, Kongsang Restaurant's already-excellent business has soared to new heights, with many fans getting in the way of operations.
To respond to the influx of customers, Spicy Diced Chicken has to accept Master's suggestion for him to take charge of the takeout hotline.
??? : Ah...Uh, are you Dicey?
The middle-aged male voice on the other end of the call sounds rather guarded, but Spicy Diced Chicken's eyes immediately light up in recognition.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Are...Are you Uncle Wheat!?
UNCLE WHEAT : Hahaha, your ears are still as good as ever!
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Did something happen for you to call, Uncle Wheat? Hold on, you called because you heard I was back?
UNCLE WHEAT : Haha, yes. I read in the papers you were back at the restaurant, so I decided to try my luck and call...
The voice on the other end trails off, thus Spicy Diced Chicken thinking Uncle Wheat is acting strange, sits up and speaks gently.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Uncle Wheat, do you...Have something you need my help with? You know all you have to do is ask.
UNCLE WHEAT : Oh, no. It's nothing. It's just that my shop's about to close down. I remember you used to love the Sichuanese cuisine I made and I wondered if...
UNCLE WHEAT : You'd like to come by to eat one last time before I shutter things for good.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : ...
After hanging up, Spicy Diced Chicken realizes that someone had been staring at him all this time. He seems rather sheepish upon noticing this interloper's worried expression.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Did you hear my call?
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Yes...Uncle Wheat hired me at his Sichuan cuisine restaurant before I debuted overseas.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : At that time, I had to train while making a living and it really created a lot of extra work for Uncle Wheat. But his support was unwavering despite it all...
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : But now, that restaurant with so much heart in it, is about to close down...
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : I'd planned on taking you there to taste Uncle Wheat's food for yourself when we could get away, but I never expected...
OPTION 1 : "Regardless, let's go take a look."
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : You're going with me? To take a look at where I used to work?
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Of course. I'm overjoyed you care about me so much.
OPTION 2 : "Then let's make sure you have no regrets"
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Make sure I have no regrets? How? You're going with me?
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : We've got to go and see before we make up our minds...
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : You're right. With an all-rounder idol and multi-tasking Master of Kongsang, we'll find a way!
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Uncle Wheat's restaurant is located on Chinese Food Street downtown. It is unassuming compared to neighboring buildings boasting neon signs and posh fixtures.
A spicy scent upon a blast of steam hits us before we enter. The hustle and bustle outside vanishes when we close the wooden doors. Replaced by a reassuring tranquility.
UNCLE WHEAT : Hey, Dicey! You're here!
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Uncle Wheat, what's this about closing shop you mentioned over the phone?
Uncle Wheat smiles wryly at Spicy Diced Chicken's query and points at the door before replying quietly.
UNCLE WHEAT : You've seen for yourself the mix of bars, fast food, and live music cafes that have sprung up in the area.
UNCLE WHEAT : Young people would rather go to flashy new places like that than my boring old restaurant. The restaurant opposite to us has hired a popular resident singer and business has taken off...
Uncle Wheat shakes his head as he looks about his restaurant, his words full of reluctance.
UNCLE WHEAT : To boost revenue, Food Street's decided to hold a popularity contest and all those who fail to meet the mark will have to move away from here...
UNCLE WHEAT : But I'm old and haven't got the energy to start again from scratch, so I've decided to throw in the towel.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Uncle Wheat, I can help you with this.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : I'm no longer the old Spicy Diced Chicken. If I say the word, my fans will help you win the contest! Trust me and my fans.
Spicy Diced Chicken walks over to Uncle Wheat, his gaze filled with conviction.
SPICY DICED CHICKEN : Such delicious Sichuanese cuisine should not disappear from Food Street.
Uncle Wheat looks at Spicy Diced Chicken, a proud smile spreading across his face. But he turns the kind gesture down.
UNCLE WHEAT : Dicey, you're a superstar now. I know you could throw the odds in favor of this rundown joint with your popularity.
UNCLE WHEAT : But this isn't fair. You can't stand at the door of my restaurant and attract business for me forever.
UNCLE WHEAT : I'd rather customers remember the food I serve than the star here.
UNCLE WHEAT : I know you mean well, but I can't accept your kindness.
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DS9 trivia/quotes from my DS9 Companion, Part XIV:
The Circle
‘The Circle’ was the second episode in a three episode arc, and the first multi-episode arc Deep Space Nine ever produced. Multi-episode arc would become something of Deep Space Nine’s signature move as the years went on, and it was here that the waters were tested and the early foundations were laid.
‘The Circle’ was written by Peter Allan Fields, who said that he enjoyed participating in the endeavour, but that it wasn’t easy. “We wrote them all at once. So whatever Ira put in his episode, I would have to justify. I couldn’t write an episode that was in diametric opposition to his.” – Peter Allan Fields
Nevertheless, Part 2 of the trilogy was a strong episode. “Part 2 was the good stuff, the political stuff that takes in a lot of levels, a lot of character.” – Ira Steven Behr, writer of the previous episode ‘The Homecoming’
One thing that didn’t quite work as well as they hoped however was the character of Li Nalas. “He did get a little lost in parts 2 and 3. Maybe if there had been one guiding hand through all three shows, his story would have paid off as well as I’d hoped [in providing the initial setup].” – Ira Steven Behr
‘The Circle’ included a favourite scene of both the director, Corey Allen, and of fans, and that is the opening section of Act 1 where Kira is packing to leave the station, having lost her job to Li Nalas. “[The scene] had all the cast coming by to say good-bye to Kira, with Philip Anglim coming in as the [visual] punchline.” – Corey Allen
Allen stayed up until 1:00am the night before the scene was to be shot, prepping. “In the morning, we got the cast together while Marvin Rush was lighting the set and gave Marvin a run-through to let him see what the moves were. Then they went off and rehearsed it like the stage people that most of them are. I watched these marvelous actors take that thing and mold it into a scene with flashing hues and wonderful blocking, enjoying themselves and each other. Then we had one run-through on the lit set and filmed the whole thing in one take!” – Corey Allen
That one take did not make it to screen, unfortunately, because in television close ups are king, however Allen did ask for – and received – a copy of the single take for himself, and presumably still has it somewhere. (note from the blogger: It is still illegal to rob peoples’ houses, I checked.)
The other sequence that didn’t make it to air without getting a rather significant cut in it was the dream that Kira has in which she almost kisses Bareil. A kiss was filmed, and it was “a very hot and heavy kiss that was pretty torrid.” – Peter Allan Fields
However the producers wanted to maintain a bit of mystery as to the direction of Kira and Bareil’s relationship, and so had the kiss cut from the final episode.
The original concept for Bareil as thought of by Robert Hewitt Wolfe was that of a wise old man, but Michael Piller instead thought he should be “young and vigorous”.
The look of Bajoran casual wear also changed in this episode. Costume designer, Robert Blackman kept the colour palette but changed the texture of the clothes to be less ‘flat-finished’ and have greater texture, a change that was also reflected in the Promenade set. “It became more bazaar-like, with banners and more neon. It had been too utilitarian, too perfect.” – Robert Blackman
The hardest scene to film was one in which Odo morphs from a label on a cargo container to that of a rat. Lighting that was too different between the set and the green screen, footage that didn’t match up between the effects and the takes, and the most difficult of all: working with a rat.
“You have to get it on the first or second take. Because by the third, the rat is no longer hungry for peanut butter, and you can’t make it do anything.” – Glenn Neufield, Visual Effects Supervisor
#ds9#DS9 Companion#The Circle#Bajor#Kira Nerys#Nana Visitor#Season two#the rat won't go#young and vigorous Bareil#yes really
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More on the Paolini/Fractal Noise Drama
The “Paolini is a dirtbag” post has hit over 1400 notes now, and it’s gotten into the pro-AI-dataset sphere. I figured it would. I’ve been replying to a couple, but I kinda realized there’s no point to that, because I REALLY don’t want to associate with people who are okay with fucking the careers of artists. They never change their minds.
So I’ll be blocking them.
A couple points people keep bringing up, though...
1. “He probably has no control over what Tor decides.”
This is true for a lot of authors. If you’re trad publishing, you have little say over design choices for the book, like cover design and audiobook narrator. That’s because the publisher wants to make back their advance before royalties (what a publisher pays an author to buy the book) and they’re in a position to know what’s best. Especially for a new author.
But someone as successful as Paolini, whose first book sold 24+ million copies... He’s going to have more say. Not complete creative control, but Tor wants to keep him happy so he keeps selling them books, because they make a lot of money from him. If Tor kept Paolini out of the loop, there’s a chance he’d go elsewhere. There are a lot of publishers who would snap him up in a heartbeat.
I have seen a LOT of so-called industry professionals posting that an author has ZERO creative control over edits, story changes, cover design, et cetera, and this just isn’t true.
2. “This is mostly Tor’s fault.”
Yes, a lot of this is on Tor. Tor is a multi-million dollar publishing company that made over $4 million in profit in 2020. They absolutely knew what they were doing when they purchased a stock image without legs and... added legs to it. They knew it was AI generated. They knew if they got away with it, they were probably going to save $2000+ they easily could have afforded. They knew that if they got away with it, they would be able to continue getting away with it.
They were called out on it.
But this does NOT absolve Paolini of guilt, for the reasons stated above. Neither Tor nor Paolini has apologized for the selection of an AI cover, and neither have tried to make this right. Their solution was to go ahead with the printing, because changing the cover would push the publication date back.
The cover of the book cannot be copyrighted and was sold to them under false pretense. This will damage the book in the long run. My feelings are that eventually they will have to suspend the sale of the book anyway to change the cover, which will do far more damage than pushing the publication date back.
Essentially, if Paolini would have taken a stand like he should have, it absolutely would have forced Tor to reconsider.
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I don’t like Paolini. He was a nepotism author who only got a book deal because he had industry connections. He never properly learned the rules of writing so he could break them in creative ways. There’s a reason there aren’t many books by 15-year-old authors.
The story is buried in a terrible slog that didn’t need to exist in the book at all. Much like Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series, the bulk of the series could have been dramatically abridged and it would have made for a much better story.
Plus, I mean. Everyone knows much of what he wrote was ripped off. He was 15 years old. Of course it was.
Allowing one of the major sci-fi/fantasy publishing houses to shit out a book with an AI-generated cover sets a precedent I am not willing to sit down and take. If this happens, people who have made it their career to design and hand-paint book covers WILL lose their jobs. This is already happening.
Don’t just reblog this post. You HAVE to take direct action. Contact Paolini and Tor and make sure they know what you think.
#ai art#machine learning#ai art is theft#eragon#fractal noise#christopher paolini#tor books#not bestiary
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Thanks for the tag @nyamadermont! A belated sort of year in review whose questions I thought were interesting.
1. Number of stories posted to Ao3: 46 added or updated in 2022
2. Word count in 2022: 508,999
3. Fandoms I wrote for: Avatar: The Legend of Korra and Avatar: The Last Airbender
4. Pairings: Iroh II/Asami Sato (25) and a smattering of other pairings in dribs and drabs like Mako/Korra (3) and Jet/Ty Lee (2)
5. Stories with the most:
Kudos: Severance, the Irosami ghost story
Bookmarks: Smoke, the Equalist Asami Irosami story
Comment threads: Also Smoke, followed by Severance
Word count: Same as above. So clearly it was a year of two long fics. I’m thrilled people gave them a chance.
6. Work I’m most proud of (and why): I think it might be The Return, a Korra/Asami/Iroh II story. The premise is that Iroh and Asami marry and start a family sometime before book four, but he’s killed when he ignores Raiko’s order to surrender to Kuvira. Asami eventually gets together with Korra to raise the kids, only to have Iroh return from a secret POW camp years later. I’m proud of the story because I hardly ever write poly and had to really think through what that dynamic would be like between the three of them, the kids who didn’t know Iroh, and how they’d all react as the family changed. It wound up being much more about Korra and Iroh’s relationship than I expected. I got some very nice comments from people who don’t typically like Iroh/Asami as a ship, too.
7. Work I’m least proud of (and why): All the ones I haven’t finished yet!
8. Share or describe a favorite review you received: I love and treasure every single comment I get, but I’d like to leave a special shout out for @myargalargan and @devildogdemon for leaving long comments on every chapter of some of my multi chapter fics. It’s so amazing that they spend time and effort on that and I’m glowing.
9. A time when writing was really, really hard: Isn’t it always? But the end of Smoke is killing me. This fic is going on three years and I know what needs to happen and it’s really hard not to mess it up.
10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you: Hiroshi and Yasuko Sato in How I Always Loved You are an absolute fucking delight and also such a surprise. Hiroshi Sato in canon is a kind of one-dimensional asshole who serves the purpose of being a villain (heck, I’ve written him like this myself) and Yasuko is just a photograph we see once who is usually assumed to be a carbon copy of her daughter, Asami. Getting such strong personalities for both of them has been so much fun, especially when it turned out both they and their ship dynamic was so different from Irosami.
11. A favorite excerpt of your writing: I wrote a sequel to an Irosami vampire AU I’d written the year before. There are lots of parts of it that I like, but really liked seeing Iroh balance the human and more animalistic vampire urges. I did a ton of research for this fic because I decided vampires are like leopards with territories and stuff.
“I found it,” Iroh said lamely. He let the ball drop to the ground in quiet submission. He didn’t want Asami to take it away. His scent might be everywhere, but this was technically still her territory. Everything in it belonged to her. That was another thing Iroh had noticed. Concepts that before he’d only attributed to animals, like “prey” and “territory,” now seemed perfectly natural.
He saw Asami stiffen slightly at the tone of his voice. She looked suddenly wary.
“You can have it,” she said slowly. “I haven’t seen that ball since I was a kid. It’s probably been out here twenty years.” A slight pause. “Do you play?”
Iroh let his body relax; a signal to her that he wasn’t a threat. “Not since the Academy,” he said. “And that was mostly a bunch of us blowing off steam. Not a lot of kemari on ships. It’s too easy to lose it overboard.”
He saw Asami mimic his posture as she studied him from across the flat grassy area where he’d been playing. A de-escalation of sorts. Good. Not that Iroh had intended to challenge her. In truth, he wasn’t sure what he’d intended. It was only a ball. He was a guest here. Republic City was Asami’s to hunt… wasn’t it? And never mind that he was larger and fit and, an embarrassingly sexist thought, male. None of that mattered. Or it shouldn’t. Spirits, what was wrong with him?
“Do you?” he asked. The words seemed to have more weight than they ought.
12. How did you grow as a writer this year: This (Avatar) fandom can be really hard on people in a lot of ways, and one of those ways is with a certain ideological purity that seems to pervade a lot of it and which is meant to dictate who can write what, and what can be written. This year I wrote a character with a physical disability (Tis the Sea Sun for Love) and I did a lot of research for what was a rather lighthearted holiday fic. I think a year ago I’d have been too scared someone would come screaming at me that I wasn’t allowed.
13. How do you hope to grow next year: I find ending multi-chapter fics difficult. I feel like a lot of them go on too long and kind of fizzle out. So I’d like to work on my endings.
14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc): my discord server is a pretty awesome group of internet humans, I must say. Love u absolute cracky gorgeous degenerates.
15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year: I’m sadly susceptible to dares. The Only Thing I Ever wanted was bet you can’t write a soulmark AU, The Spares was bet you can’t make Korroh work, Big Fish was bet you won’t really write mermaid smut, Do You Have a Better Idea was bet you can’t make Iroh/Asami/Kuvira smut, etc. I’m very much like this in real life, too.
16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers: Your characters are people! Do what you can to get to know them as individuals and their unique dynamics in relationships. Think about their quirky likes and dislikes and weave those in. Know what they’re afraid of and what they want more than anything but tell no one. Imagine what they’d pick out at a store, or how they’d behave at a party, or what they’d be like in a group at a board game. You may never use the content, but it will help you find their voice and distinguish them from everyone else. There should (in my opinion) be very few plots that work the same for multiple ships.
17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year: I have a couple of big fics that I really want to start, but I have to finish some big fics first. If I can do that, the two I’m most interested in are one about the Equalist trials and another about 20-30 years post canon as the question of whether Raava can still reincarnate comes into question.
18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read:
And anyone else who wants to!
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Monday 30 April 1838
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washing cousin stockings tho’ very little Philemon Bancroft signed his agreement (written out by A-) for her farm late in the occupation of SW.’s brother in law Joseph Cordingley – Rent £35 from year to year subject to redemption of tenant-right by P.B. if he chooses A- having paid it to Cordingley – PB. pays all taxes – I witnessed the signing of A- and PB. – then breakfast at 9 ¼ in about ½ hour – my throat rather better – the ground white and snow falling between 8 and 9, and sleet and small rain now at 10 am – had A- and then Oddy explanation about Mrs. Cooksons’ leaving us so unhandsomely – chose out gowns for A- to take with her – at Joseph Mann’s bills – till called down to Mr. John Lister of Northowram at 11 25 till 1 – Long talk about the Landymere stone where Joseph Mann is sinking the quarry hole – ended by agreeing that the stone is to be gone thro’ as soon as possible and if it is good enough and think enough to pay sufficiently well for quarrying, then, with Captain and Mrs. Sutherlands’ approbation, Mr. L- is to superintend the baring and laying the baring stuff as to make the intended road he is to do this on the same terms as Bentley superintended the opening of his stone i.e. be paid for his trouble if he did not afterwards take the quarry – and be paid nothing if he did take the quarry – but A- would ask Captain and Mrs. S- to let Mr. L- have the option of taking the stone on agreement based on the terms of Bentley’s agreement making what allowance might be fair for difference in thickness of baring and quality of stone – or if L- not satisfied then the stone to be let publically – L- to meet SW. here at 10 tomorrow – and all this to be explained to him SW. – L- thinks the stone will pay if the bed be 7ft. thick – he said a great deal of stuff would have to go on the other side of the road – ½ the field 1DW. 14p. (=3559 ½ yards) would have to be bared – 8 yards of baring = 3559x8! that would never do – this must be talked over with SW. L- has laid on some hundreds in loosing the stone he is now quarrying in Mr. Dean’s land – yet still (he said ‘it cost him’) pays near 5/. a yard – at JM-‘s bills again at 1 20 for about an hour then had George Naylor for spike rails for the rough railing 8in. to be got tonight gave of 6in. 5in. and 4in. 2 score of 1st and last and 15 of the others – then had Joseph Mann who had waited ½ hour from about 3 to 5, then had Mr. James Bentley he having waited above ½ hour (A- just now returned from Cliff Hill at 5pm) had A- and looked over the lease rough-draft – then had B- in the little breakfast room – A- read the lease to him (11pp.) and explained – he signed it in pencil and A- did the same as witness – Rent to be payable 1 July and 1 January – all this took till 6 ¼ - then at colliery accounts – till dinner at 7 Mr. Jubb came almost immediately A- with him for a few minutes then had him in the dining room while we finished dinner – sat talking after he left us till near 9 – then had one cup of coffee before Mr. Gray came – went into the tower – had G- then at 10 sent him in to A- to coffee – gave Mr. Jubb A-‘s address ‘to the care of Messrs. Hammersleys’ Bankers, London’ ended by agreeing that he needed not write unless there was something particular to write about or unless there was anything we could do for him – said I should remember his wish to have a preparation of the bares of the ear – bad morning – finish afternoon tho’ small rain and damp – F35° now at 10 pm – from then to 3 in the morning at colliery accounts (finished them) and hunting over old account books for London and Paris addresses and copying the last 4 letters into the Business letter book – A- did not come upstairs till 2 ½ - terrible work – not any packing done – How we shall get off tomorrow I know not, considering all the business we have to do with SW. cum multis aliis
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For the fanfiction author asks, how about 1-2-3? :) I'm nosy. Let's #2 be about the InvisoBang one - the most shady way to avoid spoilers. (But it's okay to choose any other fic too to answer the question. ;) ) And even if I haven't read yet Face to Face, but I'm curious if you could answer ask #1 about that story. #3 could be about anything you wish to talk about. :)
1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?
So Face to Face. Before I started that story, I read a bunch of stories where Danny got split by the ghost catcher or some other method. I thought that idea was so cool so I read just about every split Danny/ separate Fenton and Phantom story I could find. A lot of them were incomplete, which made me sad, or Pitch Pearl which isn't really my cup of tea. What I really loved was the platonic takes and the stories where Fenton and Phantom are literally just two halves of a whole Danny. One story really changed everything though.
I know I've recommended this story a thousand times and I'm going to keep talking about it! Because this story is literally why I started writing Danny Phantom fan fiction. The characterization is amazing, the character work exquisite! I loved the introspection, the dynamic between the two Dannys. So many great headcanons! I wanted to write something like that, that using Danny getting split to deeply explore his character and show him getting to know and accept his ghost half more.
2: What scene did you first put down?
For this years Invisobang fic, well, I normally write my fics in order so the first scene I wrote was the opening scene. 😉 This story will start with a bang, as is appropriate for the event. XD
3: What’s your favorite line of narration?
This is hard. I guess, I'll talk about a bit from my first multi chapter story, Double Discovery.
The next morning Maddie woke up feeling surprisingly refreshed and calm. After finishing her talk with Phantom, she had gone upstairs and fallen asleep with little incident. Maddie stretched and look over at the clock; it was about 9:30. She was surprised she had slept that late, even on a Sunday. After using the rest room, Maddie for once dressed in casual clothes, jeans and one of her few t shirts instead of her ghost hunting suit. Hopefully the choice of dress would help the ghost feel more comfortable for the talk with her today. Maddie was honestly a little surprised with her willingness to disarm herself in front of a ghost, but then again, she was choosing to trust him and that was easier now that she knew who he was. Even though Phantom was a ghostly copy of her Danny, she loved him anyway and would always love him. After her dream, she soberly realized that if her Danny had died in the portal accident, Phantom would have been all that was left of him. She wondered what could have happened if things had been different. Would Phantom have found her? Would she have rejected him, angry at him impersonating her dead son? She frowned, shaking her head. There was no point dwelling on what could have been. They had gotten lucky, really lucky. Her still living son was still here and his ghostly counterpart had received in essence his humanity down to his core.
After exiting her room, Maddie peered into Danny's room. She smiled but then the expression morphed into surprise when sleeping on the bed, she saw Danny and…Danny?, ghost Danny?, Phantom?(she should probably call him Phantom to avoid confusing herself). It was honestly rather adorable; despite the bed being pretty small for two almost full grown teenage boys, they looked comfortable. Both laid on their stomachs with the human's right arm around the ghost's back. Phantom's legs had morphed in a ghostly tail which was wrapped around one of the human's legs.
Maddie marveled at how close the two were; the scene was strangely intimate but still completely innocent. It reminded her of when Danny was little. He was a very tactical child and loved to cuddle especially when he was scared or sad. He would often come into their bedroom at night whenever he needed to be comforted and just wanted to be near his parents. She often missed those times; now he was a teenager and more often than not shied away from her affection. She was glad though that Danny, both her Dannys, did go to someone for comfort, considering the intensely emotional day they had endured. And frankly going to each other made sense. She wondered what it was like, having all those shared emotions, memories, and experiences. She could hardly imagine having such a close, unique connection to someone, to see yourself reflected so strongly in someone else. She wondered what it must have been like to go through something so traumatic and confusing and find you've suddenly gained a brother, a twin. That was how Danny had described their relationship – the closest word being brothers.
I think my writing has improved a lot since writing this but I still really love the content. It's a soft, quiet moment with a good bit of introspection. Plus there's the Dannys being adorable. :) I mean, I've done it a lot of times in Face to Face too, with hugs, the occasional reassuring hand-squeeze. I still love that physical affection as an external symbol of self-love.
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Pics:
1 & 2. Photos of Edgar Rice Burroughs the creator of Tarzan, John Carter & so many other heroes, villains & vivid settings...
3. Map of the Inner World of Pellucidar. The name that comes from the word pellucid, for something that's "transparently clear" - as befits a 'place' under continual 'sun' light.
4. Cover for a special edition of the novel "Pellucidar." Back when artists helped you view the story in your mind!
5 & 6. Covers for 2 of the books in this 7 novel series & of interest to us...
1906: The Earth (is) Not Hollow.
Edgar R. Burroughs was an American writer who's best known for his hero Tarzan. He had a prolific output in the sci-fi, fantasy & adventure genres.
Burroughs' works sold 30 million copies during his lifetime! And, he was an early pioneer of the crossover event - having Tarzan visit his fantasy series, "Pellucidar".
Plots: These 7 Hollow Earth novels begin with a giant mechanical driller taking our heroes underground - to look for mineral deposits.
Instead, the "Iron Mole" discovers an Inner World some 500 miles below the Earth's crust!
A place lit up by a the molten core acting like a tiny 'sun.' So, there's no 'measurable' time there - it's always 'now'...
Stranger still, the land curves upward! As if everything's inside of a bowl.
More importantly, it's a place that's inhabited by ancient animals & enslaved humans!!
But, worse, every being in Pellucidar is trying to survive - by killing & eating each other!!
Mahars, winged reptilian overlords - with hypnotic powers, run a slave society & like to snack on people!
The series takes readers across many savage lands & seas - with our heroes battling their way thruout a vast Inner World...
Pics:
1 & 2. Great cover & card art(?) for "Tarzan At the Earth's Core." This was a landmark crossover between 2 of Burroughs' novel series. A rare event in those bygone days.
3 & 4. Inside art from a comic book adaptation - with, it seems, art from the great Thomas Yeates(?)...
Criticisms: Usually, such 'colonial' authors don't fare well with modern readers. Their legacies become tainted due to the writers' white supremacist sympathies.
Figures like: Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad & yes, even Lovecraft, all have repugnant personal ideas behind their works.
The same can be said of Burroughs. He's a man who's famous for creating an African jungle hero. Yet, the writer never visited Africa himself!
Burroughs was actually 'inspired' by the pulps he read as he struggled to sell pencil sharpeners...
ERB, "If (pulp writers) were paid for writing such... rot, I could write stories just as rotten..."
Since then, readers have argued that Burroughs exceeded the low bar he set for himself!
Burroughs was also smart enough to make business brands & franchises out of his works.
The skeptics of the time, chided him for 'diluting' his writings.
They were wrong.
To date, there's been over 50 films made out of his Tarzan character alone!
And, many of his literary inventions have received various types of multi- media adaptation.
According to the NY Times, "Before Tarzan, nobody understood... how marketable a (such a commodity) could be."
Weird Factoid: In 1929, the 1st Tarzan book was removed from the Los Angeles Public Library - supposedly because Tarzan & Jane were "living in sin!"
Then, in 1934, Germany got into the same act!! The Berlin Film Control Board banned all the Tarzan books for being "dangerous to Nazi 'principles' of race... & offensive to Nazi ideals (like) womanly dignity!"
(Why's my sense of irony tingling?!)
Life: Burroughs was a patriotic man who attended the Michigan Military Academy - both, as student & as a geology teacher.
At the beginning of WW1, Burroughs tried to attend West Point, get into 'Teddy' Roosevelt's Rough Riders or wanted to join the Chinese Army - as a mercenary!!
But, he was denied entry to all...
So, Borroughs enlisted in the U.S. Army - & got sent to Arizona! There, he was Captain of the U.S. Reserves & would rise to the rank of Major.
Burroughs also wrote patriotic articles & worked pro-American themes into his short stories & novels.
His military training had instilled the idea of honor between warriors in Burroughs. This morality came to play a role in his heroes' development.
Burroughs also hated Communism. He planned to write a novel of a future where Bolshevism ruled the world - just for the Army!
But, this idea was nixed in the bud.
After the war, this plot germ became his novel "The Moon Maid."
Later in life, Burroughs moved to Hawaii, where he heard the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor!!
Unable to join the fight, he became the oldest war correspondent in U.S. history...
After WW2, Burroughs suffered from several health problems. He was supposedly reading a comic book when he died - of a heart attack.
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