Old Friends

[anizette]

Ok, This is...different. It ambushed me. I can't explain why it came and invaded my brains, it just did. I like it, but it's a mostly serious, somewhat saddish, somewhat realistic far-future view of three loved characters who've just made some really obvious, dumb mistakes in their lives between now and then. The upside is that it's got a hopeful,

Comments

[sam_arkand]

A melancholy yet hopeful tale! I very much like Tarvek in this story--the fop with the core of steel and a nyar-spider's fashionable web.

[anizette]

Thank you! I kind of like him this way, too. Though the man does need a vacation from his unending not-vacation. (grin)

[liritarofrohan]

Oh, very well done.

[anizette]

(Smile) Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm still pretty pleased with it, even if canon is fast changing the underlying expectations.

[liritarofrohan]

The characterization was perfect, though. One cannot blame canon for screwing up our conjectures, lol.

[anizette]

(chuckle) No, one can't blame it for changing those...indeed, the really good stuff always surprises. And the bad stuff horrifies. At least with the Foglios it's good stuff!

I'm glad you found the characterizations sound, though. I do try. =^_^=

[veetvoojagig]

Oh, wow. I really, really love that. You obviously put a lot of thought into the politics of Europa! It's brilliant.

My heart hurts now. Poor babies.

[anizette]

Heh. IMO it's the Foglios who've put a lot of thought into the politics of Europa. In large part what I did is cribbing off of them combined with history. But I'm glad you liked it.

And, yes. Poor, poor babies. But things are looking up for the dears.

[veetvoojagig]

Well, that too, obviously, but one must understand it and extrapolate to write such a lovely story as you've done here!