TS: I Never Told You What I Did For a Living
I thought I'd give your guys' LJs and in-boxes a break and post this properly, in *my* journal. :)
TS info post is located here.
A/N: This bit follows directly after the sections posted about Bob's first fight with a monster, in Iowa.
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( If it had only been Gerard... )
TS info post is located here.
A/N: This bit follows directly after the sections posted about Bob's first fight with a monster, in Iowa.
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( If it had only been Gerard... )
He really does, silly dear. *squishes him too* I think part of the reason for that is timing - the first monster fight and meeting Gerard are linked together in his brain. And also? Bob's not so great at navigating the other stuff.
But you're not telling us if he succeeded or not, evil woman :-)
>:D
Well, he *does* find Hurley, so signs point to yes.
Is this because Frank's also Fianan or is it just because he's Frank?
Yes. :D
Regarding your My Chem burning so brightly thought: YES EXACTLY. Finding more productive uses of that fire is critical [especially for Gerard, as you noted]. They also need to figure out how to *protect* that fire, which is a lot more difficult in this environment.
Bob's totally thinking of them as his pack when he's not consciously correcting himself.
Yup, he really is. There's a perpetual inner chorus of mineminemine that he doesn't even register anymore.
Oh Bob! is a pretty good summary for this whole section [and for part of the next, of course]. It *is* an impossible situation, not made easier by his own stubbornness.
And Otter to the side arguing with Brian and not present at the goodbyes, yeah.
Brian took one for the team here. :) He occupies a strange place in Bob's internal order anyway. Bob knew Brian first; they both sit outside of the group [currently]; there's a definite Alpha flavor to Brian.
Shows who're really part of the pack, they still have got to acknowledge it though. And find a way for it to work in the mundane world.
I'd like to point out that they are only *starting* to get their acts together while touring The Black Parade. The boys are a bit failboaty.
The thought of what will happen in Japan scares me.
As it should. It's going to be a while before we see exactly what happened there, but Bob will be sharing his observations on that sitch shortly.
My comment is almost as long as the section!
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Yes. :D
Evil!! :-P
Regarding your My Chem burning so brightly thought: YES EXACTLY. Finding more productive uses of that fire is critical [especially for Gerard, as you noted]. They also need to figure out how to *protect* that fire, which is a lot more difficult in this environment.
It seemed to be a natural conclusion to the question of why they drew predators like that :-) And yeah, the fire must be protected, it's important!
He occupies a strange place in Bob's internal order anyway. Bob knew Brian first; they both sit outside of the group [currently]; there's a definite Alpha flavor to Brian.
I've been thinking a bit about Brian and where he fits into things. He's got a lot of the characteristics of an Alpha but he doesn't have a pack to be Alpha for. He's really an outsider to the goups he manages and he's both their employer and employee, it must be a very tricky position.
they are only *starting* to get their acts together while touring The Black Parade. The boys are a bit failboaty.
Avoidance is a very human characteristic :-)
It's going to be a while before we see exactly what happened there, but Bob will be sharing his observations on that sitch shortly.
Yay! \o/
My comment is almost as long as the section!
That's because this story is so interesting! There's so much to discuss.
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Muhahaha! >:D
It seemed to be a natural conclusion to the question of why they drew predators like that :-) And yeah, the fire must be protected, it's important!
Well, *I* think it's a natural conclusion, but am delighted to find you think so too. And that specific metaphor of fire/burning is ridiculously apt. That fire is *terribly* important!
Regarding the question of Brian: He, quite possibly, has the roughest time out of everyone in the MCR camp. Sure, the band is being non-communicative with each other and privately angsty, but in the end [as we know] they pull together. They have each other; Brian...well, Brian doesn't. Because yeah, you're right - he's on the fringes, despite being the go-to dude.
Avoidance is a very human characteristic :-)
Yeah, too bad that the two worst offenders ARE NOT HUMAN. *knocks Fianan skulls together*
[I perfer to huff, rolls my eyes and say 'Boys!' in scornful tone. :D]
The discussion makes me so happy! It also continues to crack open the story, which very exciting. \o/ indeed!
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Poor Brian! *pets him* But you can create a happy future for him too, right?
I perfer to huff, rolls my eyes and say 'Boys!' in scornful tone.
Well, I did think that too and even started writing so but then I felt horribly sexist and didn't :-)
This is an awesome discussion! I've never discussed a story this in-depth before, especially not during the writing stage.
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I don't think it's about being sexist- it's just about dealing with BOYS! *smishes them all*
Well, you know what? everything you offer helps shape the structure of this story. It becomes yours as much as it is mine. :) I love sharing this tale with you!
[New part is up, btw. :D]
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