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alibi_factory

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Oct 30, 2005 22:48

"Please Ignore This Notice"
A philosophical exercise, sort of. With Fleur/Umbridge, the roaring (wizarding) 20's, paradoxes, and extensive apologies to Evelyn Waugh. A pastiche of a pastiche of a...

( This is the best of all possible worlds. )

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caesia390 October 31 2005, 04:29:04 UTC

Timeturner ANGST. Woe.

No I actually did like this one a lot, though. XD

alibi_factory November 1 2005, 13:40:44 UTC

THANK YOU

I think I should've written Timeturner slapstick, though. Phoenix Soup.

_hannelore October 31 2005, 04:39:21 UTC

You know, of all the people, I knew you could do it.

Shit, but this is fiiiiiiiine. Just incredible.

alibi_factory November 1 2005, 13:41:39 UTC

Oh, thank you. When I read that bit in your post, it was as if a gauntlet had been thrown. Had to do it :D
Thanks for the rec, also.

_hannelore November 1 2005, 15:10:27 UTC

Hey, I'll be more happy to throw down that gauntlet more often (Aberforth/Firenze?), in that case. Always in awe from this end.

bittersplendor October 31 2005, 15:26:09 UTC

So is there, like, anything you can't pull off? This is just-- too fucking good.

alibi_factory November 1 2005, 21:08:17 UTC

I can't wear pink, for one. Or write smut. But thank you for the sentiment!

riverflame October 31 2005, 23:38:47 UTC

Phwa! You amaze me so. I like the turtle :D Zeno's paradox, right?

alibi_factory November 1 2005, 21:15:59 UTC

Got it in one! Points, accolades, etc.

bentley November 1 2005, 10:22:51 UTC

Oooh, gorgeous. *appropriate awe here*

Intense curiosity about paradox parties, and where the hell I've read about them before - upon further reflection I believe it was a Stephen Fry book, which is perfectly appropriate. Waugh also makes me think of Fry because of his Wodehouse love. So even in the midst of Potter fandom...

Combining your excellence with words and my weird associative memories I really rather liked this fic. As per usual. And I think I may go read Brideshead again because I'd forgotten how much I loved this kind of atmosphere.

alibi_factory November 1 2005, 21:37:59 UTC

I think the Fry/paradox party connection might be from a Bright Young Things promotional interview? There's your Waugh connection, too. And yes, all things begin and end with QI Fry.

Vile Bodies was sort of what I was going for, that pre-apocalyptic manic partying, archetypes rather than people. And the overwhelming sparkliness.