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P is for Puzzled Parent

Aug 24, 2009 10:08

Title: P is for Puzzled Parent
Author: ACarlGeek
e-mail: ACarlGeek@yahoo.com
Rating: All ages
Length: 326 words
Genre: Gen, Jacob Carter, Jacob Alphabet SoupCategory: Vignette ( Read more... )

jacob carter, gen fic day

Comments 6

sg_fignewton August 24 2009, 21:08:25 UTC

Ah, Jacob in determined mode! Excellent.

Loved that throwaway line about Sam wanting Barbie to be decked out in the same outfit as Matt Mason... :)

acarlgeek August 27 2009, 22:47:51 UTC

Thank you. One doesn't make General by letting important inconsistancies slide....

I knew you'd like the throwaway Barbie comment. :-) Having been in the situation where I was given boring girly gifts (like dolls) while my brothers got much more entertaining trucks and erector sets, I could certainly see poor Barbie lying forlornly on the floor of Sam's closet until Sam got a COOL outfit to put on her, and then naturally, Barbie would need her OWN spacesuit so she and Matt could work together on projects out in space. :-) (Otherwise, poor Matt would have to stay inside the spaceship while Barbie/Sam did the space walk.)

Thanks for sponsoring these Genfic Days. These little ficlet ideas just wouldn't get out of my brain otherwise.

sg_betty August 25 2009, 05:59:58 UTC

Just imagine how confused Jacob would have been! It must have seemed completely inexplicable.

acarlgeek August 27 2009, 22:51:31 UTC

Absolutely. As I said in my reply to Fig above, one doesn't make General by letting inexplicable inconsistencies slide. Jacob would have wanted a more substantial explanation than he originally got from Sam. He needed something that logically FIT what he knew about his daughter.

Thank you for the feedback! :-)

eilidh17 August 25 2009, 19:40:24 UTC

When Jacob is determined to get to the bottom of something he generally does! Love the harp back to the Matt Mason doll as well :)

acarlgeek August 27 2009, 22:58:07 UTC

Thank you! Sam got her determination and intelligence from SOMEWHERE, and Jacob certainly gave us plenty of evidence that a fair share of it came from his side of the family tree.

As covered in my long-winded explanation in my reply to Fig's comment, the reference to the Matt Mason doll (and comparison to a normally 'useless' Barbie doll) just fit too well with my personal experience as a female geek-child. It flowed well, it was very realistic to ME, it was kinda funny, it stayed in the ficlet. :-)

Thank you, again.