Bricks in the Wall, Chapter 60: Portentous

[game_byrd]

Title: Portentous
Characters: Peter, Sylar
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Words: 500
Setting: The Wall
Summary: Peter floats a theory past Sylar about how Peter might get his powers back.
Notes: It occurred to me this morning that it's been forever since I wrote anything. Since my morning tasks were going real well, I asked the muses what they were up

Comments

[liasid]

Interesting idea. My headcanon is that Peter does eventually get his original ability back, but I always figured that Sylar would be the one to help 'fix' Peter's powers.

[game_byrd]

I don't think it would work, either, but it's an attempt. It shows him doing something the show never did, which is trying. I'm unhappy at the show for that, even though I understand the reasons - limited amount of screen time, non-essential, undramatic, etc.

I'd like to think that after Peter tries, Sylar realizes Peter is drawing him and is flattered, moved enough by that to give some serious thought to Peter's problem and perhaps eventually fix it.

[means2bhuman]

That is the sweetest thing. One that Peter could access his abilities (or rather his empathy which does the same thing) through 'healing' his feelings. And second that he's using Sylar as his muse! I love it, I love it!

I like Sylar pausing his own hobby/project to give commentary, sticking his head up.

Portentous, good usage.

(It's too bad Peter's very good idea won't work inside the Wall :( I'm trying not to giggle 'how Isaac made me feel...' Sylar might read that differently and get a bit upset!)

I like that Sylar admits he doens't know how Arthur's abilities work. Because, who does? Heck, I barely know which ones he has! I like the mystery, though, to some degree. It makes him a serioius baddie, a legit villain with some mystery (not some lame backstory).

How could Peter not use Sylar as a model? Sure, he's the only person around but...c'mon ;)

[game_byrd]

Hahaha. Yeah, but once I used my husband as a model and ... it did not go well. The results were far worse than when I used photos. Another time I tried to use my son when he was maybe five weeks old, adorable as babies go, but the drawing ended up looking like a child with a serious deformity. :) It was odd because when working from a photo, I could do some really good work. Not pro quality, but it was flattering and had some clarity. But my attempts with a real model didn't work

[cheetobuzz]

I like the turn of trying things out,as opposed to experimenting,then taking results for granted and not continuing to test things when differences come up.I know this is filmwork,past tense,and cannon,but do any of the Heroes characters really know the value of playing with things?It isn't always childish,and can easily turn into a positive form of experimentation and testing boundaries(especially like in The Wall,where the boundaries of things for Peter and Sylar definitely do change up.)Why not have a few tales of trying and expirementation to at least verify that the new boundaries they end up in are solid as opposed to fuzzy or with holes anywhere?

[game_byrd]

Yeah, the writers seemed almost allergic to the implications of abilities, acting like the characters never ever used them outside of what we saw in the episodes.

It's funny, actually, because means2bhuman and I are right now writing a bit of More Between Us Than A Wall where Sylar asks Peter if he ever experimented with his abilities to find out how they worked. And Peter's all 'What? 'Experiment' with abilities? Are you crazy or just perverted?' :D

[cheetobuzz]

hehe yeah,it can easily turn things in a perv angle,and even played with from there,but that is quick to turn into nearly too easy to accept and understand.No writer wants that!But it can be something to play with,and innuendo can be added nearly everywhere if done just right.Sylar can go on about the value of playing with things,so it can be really understood as opposed to taken for granted.(then shrugged and ignored when it stops working)He can even talk about how his experimentation lead to some dark actions and dark assumptions,but with Peter being the only one there,he can guide into experimentation that does not lead to killing.Of course innuendo can be added in as an afterthought of this,but innuendo can be used anywhere if not overdone and made cheesy.:p