I just adore the image of Luzzu camped up on the Mushroom Rock bluffs, talking to Sin, trying to keep it from attacking... this leads to the question of how he knows, and I hope we get the answer to that question when we meet up with him in later chapters.
This notion of Lucil vowing never to repeat the mistakes of Operation Mi'ihen is quite interesting, and I wonder how she's dealing with the fact that Isaaru has allowed the warrior monks to continue using machina. Are the Crusaders still carrying it? I can't remember if that was made clear in earlier chapters.
You have kept the plot in this story moving at an excellent clip! Now I'm sorry to be caught up and waiting with everyone else. ;)
Confession: to some extent I'm making this up as I go, and things like Lucil's injury and the extent of her dislike for machina are things I "discover," Tolkien-style, along the way. The question of machina is one I'm still chewing on-- how the maesters handle differences of opinion, since they're divided on the topic
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I've seen several allusions to people I thought might be Gippal. ;) I look forward to seeing which is really him.
I hear you on whether or not to use Shuyin -- would he and Vegnagun add an extra dimension and more depth to the story, or just extra complexity? Not an easy question to answer. I also really feel what you say about being less familiar with the characters. I have the same problem with the idea of writing FF12 -- I'm interested, but I know the characters and the world so much less well than Spira and its people.
Although it's not a true substitute for playing and absorbing the game, there are a number of places to watch the Crimson Spheres online, and at least one site with many more cut scenes featuring the three guys. Have you seen that before? I can dig up the link if not. It's been a godsend for me, when I've needed to refresh my memory on some detail.
This is by the same person who did that "cap all of FFX" project, so we fic writers owe her *a lot*. My first born child, at least.
Enjoy! I am mad with curiosity to see how you handle this. I am especially interested to see what a Nooj who has been possessed by Shuyin for over a decade will be like. (Assuming that Shuyin hasn't moved on during that time.)
Eeeexcellent. I have watched them all over lunch, confirmed that my half-assed glimmer of an idea for Nooj/Shuyin is plausible, and now set the brain to Percolate and Distill while I pay bills and unpack the books I've collected for round one of Dissertation ("I have a topic; now what does the rest of academia have to say about it?") Note-taking.
I still want to know where Lulu and Paine came from. Somewhere out there is an Island of the Red Eyed Goth Chicks.
but never finished it. Lack of Auron didn't make me like this as much. But I have seen enough to know who Shuyin is, and-more importantly-*WHO* he looks like.
If you ever want to cut the world right out from under Auron's feet, let him *SEE* Shuyin. That would do the trick, I think...
This notion of Lucil vowing never to repeat the mistakes of Operation Mi'ihen is quite interesting, and I wonder how she's dealing with the fact that Isaaru has allowed the warrior monks to continue using machina. Are the Crusaders still carrying it? I can't remember if that was made clear in earlier chapters.
You have kept the plot in this story moving at an excellent clip! Now I'm sorry to be caught up and waiting with everyone else. ;)
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I hear you on whether or not to use Shuyin -- would he and Vegnagun add an extra dimension and more depth to the story, or just extra complexity? Not an easy question to answer. I also really feel what you say about being less familiar with the characters. I have the same problem with the idea of writing FF12 -- I'm interested, but I know the characters and the world so much less well than Spira and its people.
Although it's not a true substitute for playing and absorbing the game, there are a number of places to watch the Crimson Spheres online, and at least one site with many more cut scenes featuring the three guys. Have you seen that before? I can dig up the link if not. It's been a godsend for me, when I've needed to refresh my memory on some detail.
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This is by the same person who did that "cap all of FFX" project, so we fic writers owe her *a lot*. My first born child, at least.
Enjoy! I am mad with curiosity to see how you handle this. I am especially interested to see what a Nooj who has been possessed by Shuyin for over a decade will be like. (Assuming that Shuyin hasn't moved on during that time.)
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Eeeexcellent. I have watched them all over lunch, confirmed that my half-assed glimmer of an idea for Nooj/Shuyin is plausible, and now set the brain to Percolate and Distill while I pay bills and unpack the books I've collected for round one of Dissertation ("I have a topic; now what does the rest of academia have to say about it?") Note-taking.
I still want to know where Lulu and Paine came from. Somewhere out there is an Island of the Red Eyed Goth Chicks.
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If you ever want to cut the world right out from under Auron's feet, let him *SEE* Shuyin. That would do the trick, I think...
Gee, I'm nasty today...
But it would *SURE* be good drama... ;)
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No, no, I did not say that with two sets of fingers crossed; I can't type that way.
By the way, Auron has exactly 1 scene on a hard-to-get sphere and a few ghostly Mysterious Voices From the Farplane In Yuna's Head lines in that game.
Which I failed to notice when playing it, until someone else told me. Gah.
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