tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post7708845973453459021..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: Pieces of Truth (another super thing)chris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-59226325139404445912016-12-21T02:55:51.536-05:002016-12-21T02:55:51.536-05:00Ok, so, first: I thought I replied to this days ag...Ok, so, first: I thought I replied to this days ago. Second: my reply, which had been sitting there fine for days, was eaten today just now.<br /><br /><i>How much of this was new information, I guess is what I'm asking.</i><br /><br />So, one of the problems of writing in fragments is that they lack context. Thus, context:<br /><br />Labdiela knew who Antic was from the start, and had suspicions that something was up when Antic showed an interest in hanging out with her, but by the time the two started dating those suspicions had been cast aside and it never really occurred to her that their <i>romantic</i> relationship might be part of some plot.<br /><br />Well, <i>sort of</i> cast aside. She still wouldn't have been surprised if them starting to meet had been an aspect of some plot or other, but becoming actual friends, and then falling in love, seemed natural and real. (Mostly because it was.)<br /><br />And there's also sort of a situation where there's a Catch-22-esque thing going on.<br /><br />She would have been able to see that all of the things that had been planned out ahead of time in the mission report had felt <i>off</i> when they happened in real life, while the rest of their relationship didn't -- specifically they felt awkward, stilted, and unnatural while the rest of the relationship felt much more flowing and natural-- if not for the extreme emotion involved.<br /><br />However, if not for the extreme emotion involved it wouldn't matter much anyway.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-58559736801207469252016-12-18T23:33:21.925-05:002016-12-18T23:33:21.925-05:00What you said about the superb recordkeeping and h...What you said about the superb recordkeeping and hating problems that aren't solved by talking for no reason. The team should split, or boot Castor, or something...Lonesparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278753827545905559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-20615233898780214222016-12-18T14:02:25.847-05:002016-12-18T14:02:25.847-05:00I like this story a lot.
I was a little confused...I like this story a lot. <br /><br />I was a little confused, though - did Labdiela already know Antic was a Colony agent, and just didn't know about the mission and thought they'd fallen in love naturally, or had she thought Antic was a civilian or something else? How much of this was new information, I guess is what I'm asking. <br /><br />Also, Antic seems pretty great, and the Colony an interesting place (or group?). For some reason I find the idea of supervillains who insist on perfect record-keeping funny and awesome. <br /><br />Also also, I find problems that could be solved if people would just talk to each other, and stories where those problems continue because they don't, frustrating, so I appreciate that they solved the problem in a few hours because Router is a good person and just tells her the truth. Though this incident might easily end up fracturing the team with the others against Caster, because he's awful. <br /><br />Um, anyway. I liked the story.<br /><br />-ThalassaTheBlueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-26670800266164504102016-12-16T22:11:19.396-05:002016-12-16T22:11:19.396-05:00Over smug. Under informed.
This is the best desc...Over smug. Under informed.<br /><br />This is the best description ever. So perfectly evocative. Smilodonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-56911351962389756382016-12-12T07:34:48.179-05:002016-12-12T07:34:48.179-05:00Thanks.Thanks.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-79297005268739708352016-12-11T22:26:39.436-05:002016-12-11T22:26:39.436-05:00Seed of Bismuth from Fred Clark's Left Behind ...Seed of Bismuth from Fred Clark's Left Behind decon<br />this was awesome keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-56130041351204997372016-12-10T21:23:54.564-05:002016-12-10T21:23:54.564-05:00I'm glad it helped.I'm glad it helped.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-41630109885787624322016-12-10T15:10:13.879-05:002016-12-10T15:10:13.879-05:00Okay, thank you, I needed something like this.
He...Okay, thank you, I needed something like this.<br /><br />Heroes/villains shipping is very much My Thing. That's not really why I'm thanking you, though that too. I'm just currently frustrated and angry and had been crying for two hours and probably maybe falling ill, and this story makes me feel somewhat better emotionally. I need more canon same-sex relationships in my life *right now*. I don't even need them to necessarily be healthy and unproblematic - I just need them *to be*. So your story helped a bit.<br /><br /><br />---RedcrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-34200915933070437902016-12-10T08:12:44.059-05:002016-12-10T08:12:44.059-05:00And of course I messed that up. Let's try tha...And of course I messed that up. Let's try that again:<br /><br />Lab·di·el·a<br /><br />I've always had trouble dividing syllables correctly, for whatever reason.<br /><br />Anyway, it's el·a not e·la because the "a" was an addition to the "el" so "el" retains syllable status. Plus "el" is kind of important in this context seeing as how it means "god" and the name is built on the idea of breaking free of servitude to God.<br /><br />Or something like that. I really should learn ancient Hebrew.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-41666518343574836512016-12-10T08:00:53.312-05:002016-12-10T08:00:53.312-05:00Woo, comment!
In general thanks for commenting, i...Woo, comment!<br /><br />In general thanks for commenting, in particular:<br /><br /><i>And how many syllables ought one include?</i><br /><br />Lab·di·ela<br /><br />It would be better if I could get a source telling me for sure how to correctly divide up "Abdiel" as that, unlike Labdiela, is a real name.<br /><br />Anyway, "Labdiela" is "La Abdiel" with the "a"s in "La Ab" merged to give a single first syllable and an "a" added to the end to indicate "not the same as the male name".chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-14009428761168739632016-12-10T00:25:59.994-05:002016-12-10T00:25:59.994-05:00pair heroes up with villains ...thinks of DEBS...
...<i>pair heroes up with villains</i> ...thinks of DEBS...<br /><br /><i>heuristic linguistic processing</i> mmmm, sexy<br /><br /><i>not in the least bit snake</i> Definitely not a wolf pretending to be a graphic designer who enjoys hot bean juice.<br /><br /><i>Labdiela</i> Does this name mean something? And how many syllables ought one include?<br /><br /><i>five things your boss does not want you to know, number three will change your life."</i> Yes good<br /><br />Lonesparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278753827545905559noreply@blogger.com