Umm, wow. Did not expect this response to my over-thinking it ramblings. Thank you all for the encouragement :) If I can figure out how to effectively balance both projects I will.
And, yeah, I guess there really isn't a reason to deal with this sort of stuff in fanfic :)
Re: Long winded response is loooooooooooong!
anonymous
December 20 2012, 15:31:52 UTC
I love, love love this, not just the fic but your analysis of how the Protheans impacted asari society. My thinking, since the revelation of their meddling, is that said meddling profoundly influenced every aspect of asari society, and rarely for the better. I'd love to go into it in more detail in my own stories, but I don't think I quite have the firm grounding in history or theology to properly extrapolate from.
I mean, your example of written language is perfect. It's not only a case of 'why would we bother when we have a living history book' but of 'why would we bother when the written word is so damned impermanent compared to our lifespans'? My headcanon is that the asari were well on their way to becoming a society of true telepaths rather than the limited ones they are now, only to have that mucked up by a combination of genetic manipulation (with all sorts of unforeseen consequences!) and being shown the One True Way to do things.
Re: Long winded response is loooooooooooong!
anonymous
December 21 2012, 10:48:03 UTC
Well, thank you :) Yeah, asari biology and society no doubt got irrevocably fucked by the Protheans. Unforeseen consequences indeed.
I mean, Harbinger puts a finger right on it when he says that the asari “reproduction shows genetic weakness”. And the legacy of imperialism peeks through if you stop to realize that the asari are basically Hellenistic Lilith’s Brood ripoffs--but unlike the oankali, the asari are way more subtle with their cultural upheavals, more than happy to wait you the fuck out. And they're capitalists (unabashedly so). Which is a whole 'nother ball of interesting.
And fellow a!a, don’t be afraid to try writing about stuff you don’t know as much about. Cause when you start to do the writing, you’ll find yourself doing the researching, and you’ll end up knowing much more then when you first started.
I'm cheating cause I have a bachelor in this shit.
The Emathiapania (The Motherhood of Pania) 3/?...maybe
anonymous
January 10 2013, 10:02:56 UTC
When Kalkedah was still young, and barely weened from her mother’s teat, a great drought fell upon the land. The clouds gathered, and Janiri, the turner of seasons’ voice echoed--yet no rain fell. In those days, when harsh times came, the people would gather their families and follow the dry riverbeds to the great waters. The journey was long and arduous, and many would perish
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Re: The Emathiapania (The Motherhood of Pania) 4/?
anonymous
January 10 2013, 10:21:53 UTC
Pania, overtaken with hunger and awe rushed to the goddess’s feet, and prostrated herself before the dreadful and beautiful lord of new growth, who knelt down and drew the humbled Pania up into her arms as she inquired, “Who are you, lovely and fairest of matrons, who’s voice is beyond compare
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Re: The Emathiapania (The Motherhood of Pania) 5/5
anonymous
January 10 2013, 10:23:00 UTC
When the time came that the people of the village would return, Janiri of the midday sun, hung a wreath of flowers about her lover’s head, and bid Pania farewell, until next season, should her eldest sister see fit that it be brought to past. The mother of shoots brought Pania’s lips to her own, drinking deeply the many-splendored matron’s beauty, and declared
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Re: The Emathiapania (The Motherhood of Pania) 5/5
anonymous
January 10 2013, 16:55:27 UTC
Yes! I loved the continuation of Pania's tale. You certainly have a knack for capturing the voice of an ancient text. I'm unfamiliar with the Mahabharata, but this reads a bit like the Old Testament mixed with a nice dose of Greek mythology (in perfect combination). I, for one, would love to read more :)
Re: The Emathiapania (The Motherhood of Pania) 5/5
anonymous
January 12 2013, 07:04:06 UTC
I only just checked in on this to find there was more and I'm absolutely thrilled- beautiful stuff! You have such a damn nice voice for this kind of storytelling and I buy it completely ^^
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And, yeah, I guess there really isn't a reason to deal with this sort of stuff in fanfic :)
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I mean, your example of written language is perfect. It's not only a case of 'why would we bother when we have a living history book' but of 'why would we bother when the written word is so damned impermanent compared to our lifespans'? My headcanon is that the asari were well on their way to becoming a society of true telepaths rather than the limited ones they are now, only to have that mucked up by a combination of genetic manipulation (with all sorts of unforeseen consequences!) and being shown the One True Way to do things.
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I mean, Harbinger puts a finger right on it when he says that the asari “reproduction shows genetic weakness”. And the legacy of imperialism peeks through if you stop to realize that the asari are basically Hellenistic Lilith’s Brood ripoffs--but unlike the oankali, the asari are way more subtle with their cultural upheavals, more than happy to wait you the fuck out. And they're capitalists (unabashedly so). Which is a whole 'nother ball of interesting.
And fellow a!a, don’t be afraid to try writing about stuff you don’t know as much about. Cause when you start to do the writing, you’ll find yourself doing the researching, and you’ll end up knowing much more then when you first started.
I'm cheating cause I have a bachelor in this shit.
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It reads just like a history tale. Please, oh please, write more.
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