Two drabbles - Fate and L.A.T.E.

Apr 20, 2008 09:24

Title: Fasten your Seatbelt
Character: Kate
A/N: For  lenina20  who asked for a drabble about Kate based on this lyric by Vienna Tang - “Strange how this journey's hurting in ways we accept as part of fate's decree”. Won Best Drabble at  lost_fic_awards   for April 2008.


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elliotsmelliot April 20 2008, 17:03:09 UTC
Great icon! I re-watched Outlaws in preparation and expected there to be more to do with Ethan because I remember Charlie being really effected. What struck me was Hurley's overriding concern so I went with that here. I'm glad you like this. Thanks for commenting.

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siluria April 20 2008, 15:15:44 UTC
These were both really well written with great charcterisation, and much as I hate Kate, I think the first one is my favourite, I love the insight in it.

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elliotsmelliot April 20 2008, 17:04:54 UTC
I really struggle with Kate so sitting down to write her is always a challenge. Surprisingly she is quite cooperative once you approach her with an open mind. Thanks for reading and commenting.

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siluria April 20 2008, 18:12:33 UTC
Open mind.... check! :) I'll remember that for when I do try to write her! I think I struggle because I can't emphathise with her in any way... who knows! :)

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elliotsmelliot April 20 2008, 23:53:16 UTC
She becomes easier for me to understand in fic. I wouldn't call it empathetic but differently more relatable.

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janie_tangerine April 20 2008, 15:38:32 UTC
Kate: wow. That was a really great insight and a great take on those lyrics, the last sentence especially worked really well, as the roller coaster comparison. The playing house reference really worked, too.

Ethan:

a) Oh. My. God. I so, so, so cracked up at this one. That's just the kind of non-celebration those three would have had. Everything is perfect, from the Belinda boar (is it the Outlaws one? If yes, seems like she improved her taste in men very soon!) to Tom's and Richard's remarks. IDK why but the idea of that trio having a drink together amuses me to no end.

b) Can I have Hurley at my own funeral? ;) Seriously, that was so spot on. It was so like Hurley to give an eulogy to anyone. It was just as awkward as it should have been. And..

“He didn’t deserve a bloody rock elegy!”

LOL! Well, go Hurley for liking good music ;) Charlie's attitude was great and also the ending was chilly and upsetting enough to balance everything neatly. Great job on these!

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elliotsmelliot April 20 2008, 17:12:43 UTC
Lenina's prompt stumped me for about a week but once I thought about which of Kate's journeys to use and listened to the song, it seemed to come together. I hope she likes it. I am not a fan of the delayed anticipation of roller coasters which is why I went with that description.

They are an odd threesome, I agree, but I thought R, J & T would all have worked closely with Ethan and been tempted to defy Ben's orders to honour him. (It's in my own canon that Ben blamed Ethan for his own death partly because he did seem to disobey order and partly because it was perfect teaching opportunity to show what happens when you disobey.)

I think Hurley is available for funerals, weddings and birthday parties and will come prepared with the appropriate classic rock lyric to mark the occasion.

I’m happy you liked them. I'm still uncomfortable with the drabble format so it's nice to know they worked okay.

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mrslinus17 April 20 2008, 16:48:04 UTC
I love the first, and the second is great1

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elliotsmelliot April 20 2008, 17:13:13 UTC
Thanks! I'm glad you liked these.

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falafel_fiction April 20 2008, 17:18:13 UTC
You know, I was gonna accuse you of cheating since you side-stepped having Ethan in the fic, but this was so good, especially with the bonus of the Juliet/Richard/Tom scene. Tom's moral outrage was interesting. I have to wonder why the Others demonise the Lostees for accidentally crashing on THEIR island and why they thought they would lie down and accept their treatment.

The Charlie/Hurley scene had an lovely awkward boyish feel to it; two people who are out of their element and not used to dealing with these harsh serious situations. And this... we could have left you where you were, as a warning to whoever else might be out there. I know you’re fond of warnings, it would have been fitting was very in character. One of the things that's always given me faith in Charlie is despite his darker deeds he does have a strong sense of morality and humanity. He doesn't judge others without judging himself too ( ... )

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elliotsmelliot April 21 2008, 00:08:53 UTC
Cheating! Ha. Prompts are up to the author's interpretation. And this Ethan was "l.a.t.e."! Actually I would have done something with them pre or post abduction but over the last few months I read fics like that and I couldn't think of anything original. I'm glad you gave me a pass on this one ( ... )

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falafel_fiction April 21 2008, 01:07:56 UTC
I need more information on the Claire kidnap. I can't believe they were trying to save her when they took the opportunity to plant that chip in her. And Alex believed they were gonna cut Aaron out of Claire and leave her to die. Some have argued that Alex was mistaken but I find her more trustworthy than Juliet (who still has yet the mention Claire's sickness chip).

In this case he is sure what he did is right but he acknowledges this does not mean it was a good thing. Yep, I think Charlie is similar to Sayid in this sense (hence their talk in Outlaws). Sayid is another character who does bad things but still has a strong moral conscience. I think in this case Charlie felt protecting Claire/her unborn child was right and if killing Ethan protected them, okay then.

Cool! It's years since I read that book. I remember reading it very fast. Plus it's set in Devon where I lived for 3 years. Oh, I've posted the fanon fic btw. Wound up would've been a good title! Must sleep now...

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elliotsmelliot April 21 2008, 18:37:18 UTC
I feel like we are having 100 conversations all over the place!

There is no way the Others can white wash what they did to Claire, Walt, Sawyer and all the anonymous castaways they killed. Plus there's all the bad stuff they do to their own people. Every time Ben says, "We're the good guys" I just want to laugh. And as vulnerable as Juliet is, she needs to take to blame for her participation too. I fear the writers will try to re-write history to make Ben seem less evil and make them seem like they were protecting themselves and the Losties this whole time.

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