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Challenge #1: Prompt #9

Nov 25, 2007 16:52

Title: Prompt #9
Author: brokenmnemonic
Rating: PG
Genre: Behind the scenes
Character/Pairing: Six, Simon, Leoben by implication, Kara by implication
Warnings: Nothing major
Spoilers: Nothing major
Prompt:Six, Simon, some more behind-the-scenes of The Farm
Summary:

( Prompt #9 )

six, ch#1:fic, simon, gen

Comments 17

slightleft November 25 2007, 18:12:09 UTC

You do a really great job at showing the conflicts building within the cylon ranks. I always think that because they are designed to be more human and have emotions and experiences which shape each model as an individual that there eventually will be conflict between the models. The interaction of destiny and science was also an interesting addition.

lovely piece.

brokenmnemonic November 26 2007, 10:05:32 UTC

Thank you :) I think what I had in mind with this was showing the fact that as the Cylons made themselves more human, they lost the clarity of purpose that went with being mechanical, but as a race they're young enough that each thinks their way forward is right; they've introduced things like human emotion and purpose as an evolutionary step forward, but as we've seen in canon they aren't mentally equipped to move away from a hive entity yet - resulting in such extreme reactions as boxing a complete model of Cylon. For all that the Cylons try to pass themselves off as all-knowing, I think there's a certain amount of arrogance and presumption in what they do - and for all that RDM has tried to make some seem almost fully human, and others chillingly mechanical, I think most fall somewhere between the two extremes... and it's that area that could create the most interesting storytelling.

Mostly, I'm really happy to have actually written something at all - it's been so long I was worried I'd forgotten how :P Thank you for the lovely

brigantia_65 November 25 2007, 18:19:42 UTC

This was just an excellent look into the minds of the various models. Simon's almost utterly detached clinical "personality" suited to his purpose, the observations regarding the Sixes' focus on using touch as a connector to the feelings they processed. Eight and Leoben's (especially) fascination with psychology. Like how you made Six an "upgrade" of Three. I could definitely see that as plausible. Taking all the traits and improving on them for the purpose she was created for so to speak ( ... )

brokenmnemonic November 26 2007, 10:31:18 UTC

I think in some ways, this was simply an extension of the small Cylon pieces I used in Fractured, back around the time I was writing the Haphaestus-orientated chapters, and the chapters afterwards with the Simon-model prisoner talking to Lee ( ... )

lpmufinfiend November 25 2007, 19:50:42 UTC

Ooh. Accurate, well-written and well-concieved Cylon fic. Rare and awesome.

I love Six's mutinous last line, and how Simon brushes it off, but how we know it'll come true... Which, in a way, is the "destiny" of a prophetic statement.

Insight into the mind of the killer. And whereas one would expect a total humanization or machinization, we discover a conflict between the two. Which is refreshing on premise, and, I think, true of the Cylons.

I loved this.

brokenmnemonic November 26 2007, 10:37:05 UTC

Thank you :) This was pretty much a first for me, in writing terms - I've tried to flesh Cylons out in my other fics as minor plot points, but this is the first thing I've ever done that was strictly from the Cylon POV ( ... )

cherylad November 25 2007, 23:50:15 UTC

You're baaaaaccckkkkk!!!!

This was fascinating. I really enjoyed your descriptions of the cylon models, their progression and their purpose.

VERY interesting!

brokenmnemonic November 26 2007, 10:41:48 UTC

I don't know about being back - this took about ten hours to write, although that does include eating time and time spent watching Bones because the writing wasn't working :P

This was one of the few attempts I've made to try and put how I view the Cylon models down in any form of writing - I think a part of the reason I chose the prompt I did is because the Cylons are an area that could be incredibly rich from the storytelling POV, but which tends to be skipped over. A lot of fic just uses the Cylons as villains or love interests, and downgrades their fundamentally alien natures to simply being "like us but nasty."

Thank you for the feedback :) Maybe I'll manage to get some more writing done sometime - it felt really good to actually be able to post something up for a change.

rose_griffes November 26 2007, 01:42:01 UTC

This is such an intriguing story--seeing Simon's viewpoint about the other models made for an interesting read. I like how you fit it into that brief scene we saw during Kara's stay at the Farm. Well done!

brokenmnemonic November 26 2007, 10:48:45 UTC

Thank you :) It was an interesting prompt put up, and a definite change of pace compared to any of the writing I've done before - although I've always loved trying to flesh out things that we saw in canon. I'm one of those people who always wants to know more than they show us on screen. I'm annoying that way!