Firefly/Highlander crossover fic
This is my first foray into the world of Mal Reynolds et al, so I brought Richie and Methos along for the ride. Yes I know that makes this denial so I apologise to any purists but he's my puppy and I love him. ;p
It isn't slash and I hope it isn't OOC at any point.
Any and all comments gratefully received, just try not to be too cruel. Many thanks ( Read more... )
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I like the plot, it works quite well, although maybe you should look at the formatting, as sometimes it isn't clear who is speaking (maybe put a break between the different lines of dialogue?) The French made sense to me, but maybe you should have the other characters comment on the fact there speaking a dead/rare language? it seems strange that MAl hasn't grumbled about that yet!
The River part I loved, very her! And Methos is his usual, snarky self :-) Keep it up, I'd love to see what happens when they meet the Operative :-)
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The dialogue thing is something that crops up again and again, I think it's because I started writing scripts when I was doing film at art school which is why my fic tends to be a bit dialogue heavy occasionally. I tend to just switch between speakers thinking that the change of line is enough because in my head it plays out like an ep and I can see all the characters saying their dialogue. I guess I have to pull away from that mentality and get used to writing prose again.(Something I haven't really done since secondary school)
You're right about Mal, he should have commented about the French in the bar, I guess I was galloping on, trying to get them on Serenity ASAP. Cutting dialogue that isn't driving the story is another flaw I'm guilty of. :)
The River part I loved, very herGlad to hear it. I am a fan of FF but I have to admit that I'm not as completely absorbed in that world as I am HL or DW, so I was concerned about writing for them, especially River, so ( ... )
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I agreee that there were times where the dialogue was a bit unclear. I've struggled with that myself, and found this post on Dialogue Framing very useful.
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Ah, but I haven't actually said he is the Immortal, only that there's one on his ship. *grin*
Definitely going to have to work on the dialogue, thanks for the link. :)
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I love the two of them together too. The old man seems to have a certain amount of affection for the brat, but impatience at his youthful enthusiasm at the same time. I wanted to explore where that friendship might have gone given enough time.
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I too belong to the "Ritchie is not dead" club and since I haven't actually seen that episode I can continue in blissful ignorance.
This suddenly seems to be the popular cross. I am also working on a FF/HL as well but mine has Duncan of course.
Off to read the other chapters.
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Hooray for more FF crossovers! I think the two universes fit well together, which always makes them fun to write. Can't wait to read yours. :)
Richie? Dead? Don't know what you're talking about. ;-p
Glad you're enjoying it, hope that lasts.
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I like the start of this so far... though I was attempting to translate myself with my old high school French (which makes sense as a language for them to use, btw). I got "gateau" and "bateau" mixed up... or possibly I just wanted cake.
Can't wait to find out what happens next.
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Glad you liked it, hope you enjoy the other parts, part eight is currently in the works. :)
And no, he's not dead that was just a nasty rumour ;-)
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