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Ficlet: Reflection (Olivia)

Jan 20, 2011 22:05

Title: Reflection
Fandom: Fringe
Author: chichuri
Character: Olivia
Word Count: 555
Rating: PG
Summary: Olivia post "Marionette".
Spoilers: Through episode 3.9, "Marionette".
Disclaimer: I don't own Fringe or its characters.

( Reflection )

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ciderapples January 21 2011, 14:07:10 UTC

chichuri January 21 2011, 21:45:59 UTC

I think which has the better life is an interesting question. On the surface it certainly looks like Alt!Olivia, but she also lives in a world that's been falling apart for more than half her life, and it's hard to say how much that has affected her. Alt!Olivia's life also shaped her into someone who's a bit more of a follower than a leader, who reflexively follows orders rather than questioning them. Is that better, really? (er, sorry for rambling on; it's a question I've spent a lot of time debating with myself, and I'll stop here)

Thanks very much for reading, and I'm glad it felt true.

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chichuri January 21 2011, 22:28:57 UTC

I'm hoping we see more of the alternate universe and Alt!Olivia gets some expansion as a character. I'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between her and our Olivia, and I'm betting there's more to her that we haven't yet seen.

Lurkers are always welcome; I'm a hardcore lurker myself. I'm delighted this story motivated you to comment, and I'm glad you liked it.

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chichuri January 21 2011, 23:13:54 UTC

I wonder if that was the first time Alt!Olivia let herself consider there might be a way other than war.

My hope is the alt-crew find out, and that's what causes one of the cracks that pulls their loyalty away from Walternate. I would love to see the alt-crew running their own investigation under Walernate's nose while they try to put the pieces together to figure out what's really going on.

Or does it occur to them that their constant sending over of shapeshifters and other agents probably isn't doing the inter-universe barrier integrity any good?Question, really, is how much do they know? Lincoln, Charlie, and Alt!Olivia only found out about the alternate universe when Olivia came over to rescue Peter; I'm not even sure how much Alt!Broyles knew before that. I'm guessing that Lincoln and Charlie weren't clued in on the fact that the shapeshifters existed. Alt!Olivia went from knowing nothing to being dropped into a critical operation in the alternate universe that might determine the fate of her world within 24-48 hours of ( ... )

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