New Game +: Chapter 8, Human
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Title: Human
Song Link: Human, behave yourself.
Characters: Silver, N, Black, Juniper, Black's Mother
Word Count: 1880
( Chapter Eight. )
Title: Human
Song Link: Human, behave yourself.
Characters: Silver, N, Black, Juniper, Black's Mother
Word Count: 1880
( Chapter Eight. )
Comments 13
Okay but yes, I can totally see why you were freaking out over an October deadline. You did get to a good ending point, but I absolutely cannot wait for this story to be continued!!
I can see what you mean about Black; yeah, the poor boy did get his characterization kind of shafted. Still, you know that, so there's no point in lingering over it.
No one ever, ever writes future!fic for Pokemon. This fic was such a treat because it was so far after the end of the games, and I loved the fact that they were older, and seeing how characters and relationships had deepened, changed, and evolved. You have converted me to Julie(N)/Silver and I want to read it forever, I loved Julie's snarky response to Juniper when asked what her gender was, and I loved the way you wrote the Pokémon with as much sensitivity as the people. Bill's short part in the beginning made me laugh, but also made me really stop and think. It was good, and I appreciated it ( ... )
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I hadn't initially planned to continue this just because of the work involved, but I... might have to do it for next year's Big Bang, yeah. If I make better use of my time in the summer, and outline before I get there, I might be able to actually get through the whole story. Maybe.
No one ever, ever writes future!fic for Pokemon.
Really? Huh. I just... it seemed like the natural thing to do? I love the characters so much but in the games they are kind of kids and I wanted to write about people who had had a chance to grow and heal (and... scar, poor Silver). I'm glad that it worked and that you liked it!
I feel like I love him a lot more than I used to, thanks to this fic.Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! SILVER IS SO GREAT I mean okay maybe not sooooo great but Silver is the person I identify with most in all of Pokémon and that is probably kind of messed up ( ... )
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Overall I found this a fun ride and a neat look at some familiar game characters. I too would love to see a continuation of Silver's story.
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I'm glad that you liked it! The pacing early on is kind of incongruous with the rest of it; I really wanted to set up why all of this mattered and show that the loss was real and I wasn't sure how to do that except to have this big shear. I'm glad that you appreciate it; I'm curious if you think there might have been a better way to do it? Just because I didn't see one doesn't mean there wasn't one there.
I do think a strong plot helps carry along some of the ridiculous social politics stuff I wanted to do --- on its own or in a character study I think it would really bog down. I'm glad it was interesting in its own right, too, though. :) Thanks so much for reading and commenting!
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Okay maybe I have to continue this next year then :) I didn't realize it would be such a cliffhanger!
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I love Green. Watching him die was a bit heart-wrenching. At the same time, I realize that this was necessary. But damn, you are definitely bold to kill off so many characters at once. It cemented the severity of the situation and tempered the humor with seriousness. It was necessary, and you made your point with a devastating bang (no pun intended ( ... )
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I'm really surprised that no one has ever taken on Pokémon cloning or hacking before. I mean, you can digitize living beings and then get them out the other end. What's to say you couldn't make copies and screw with their stats and do who knows what to them? And Giovanni would be all over that. And so I had to try it. I'm glad you think I did it well ( ... )
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