Stray: Covenant

[_dahne_]

Stray - Chapter 56

Concerning negotiation, inquisition, and pain.

“You're going to take him back to them."Warning: this one is fucking gigantic. Of course, if you've gotten this far, your fortitude is breathtaking already. Also, this seems like a good time to thank you for following this damn monster. Every time I see that chapter count

Comments

[chocobayashi]

Oooooooh, but does it have to end? I know this can't go on forever but I can't help but harbor the fantasy. ^_^

I have the most comical image of Esau in my head and it's making me wish I had charcoal pencils. Also love how Hal was theorizing about Evangelion.

And on to the actual chapter now. =^.^= When Otacon thought about how Adamska really did appear out of nowhere, I had to keep myself from yelling at my screen that he didn't really APPEAR... but then I think back on it and realize that he DID come out of nowhere.

Did he really just appear there or was it just never explained how he actually got to Hal after he went back in time?

[_dahne_]

Magic time travel toy deus ex machina robot.

...Yeah, I don't know either.

Man, I would LOVE to see a picture of Esau. There's a certain way I have him in my head, but it would be fantastic to see how someone else interprets the description. Besides how much I love getting fanart in the first place.

As for Evangelion, well, if you're an otaku, and you're looking for the most complicated, convoluted possible thing to occupy your mind with...

Heh, hasn't it gone on long enough? Novel-length fics are a real investment to read, in terms of time and mental energy, so it makes me incredibly happy when people put that in. Especially, of course, when they enjoy it XD

[chocobayashi]

Oh yeaaah, I forgot about that. =^.^= Magical Metal Gear figure.

I've only seen about the first ten episodes of Evangelion plus the movies. I've heard TONS though. (my ex was fanatical!)

Honestly, I can draw somewhat but my anatomy is terrible. =^.^= For you, i'll try. I'll be going over Stray again to get as much detail on him as I can. (re-read the first 11 chapters last night) and i'll give you my best!

[_dahne_]

You make it sound as if this story has a ludicrous number of self-references and general lunacy to keep track of XD

Eva is one of those things that really need to be experienced at least once in your life. I consider it genius, but then, I adore anything with that much crazy. If you've played/like Xenogears, you'll probably like it.

Wow! That'd be awesome! 'Twould make me incredibly happy.

I may have mentioned that Esau popped into my head looking like the front man of an emo band, and I don't know why.

[arileo]

Yay! More Stray!
Hal anaylyzing EVA to keep his mind off things is awesome. 10 bucks says he did an Otaku-Don't and watched the entire series plus movies in one sitting.

[_dahne_]

Oh, probably. Then spent the next few days gibbering. Or, more likely, making graphs that plot everything out.

Or watched it as it came out. In Japan.

There's even, like, thematic resonance and shit. Because I physically can't help it.

[alanahikarichan]

AARGH EASU YOU JERK. D<

*Ahem* 'Scuse me. Much as I love him, I want to HIT HIM VERY HARD RIGHT NOW (and I'm not yet all the way through the chapter-- barely a quarter!), and just had to pace around the library to lover my blood pressure. >[ AND NOW I HAVE TO LEAVE THIS COMPUTER so I'll just say that, a quarter of the way through, this chapter is very very awesome (Love the Eva, heehee!) and that I can't wait to get home and finish it and leave a proper review.

(And no, thank you-- this fic is just. Unf. SO AWESOME. You could keep writing it forever in my opinion! :D )

[_dahne_]

Well, he's just doing his job.

Wow, thanks! It means a lot to have someone so dedicated to my reams of carefully cultivated madness XD

Honestly, I prefer reviews over LJ to FF.net, since it's more conducive to conversation. But whichever you prefer, I'm still happy XD

Thank you very much!

[amethyst_wolf]

I'm not in a right state of mind to give constructive crit, but I will say this:
After a long day of work (7am-3pm), coming home to see a new chapter of this made me smile, and totally made my day.

I can say with no bullshit that I eagerly await to see what happens next.

[_dahne_]

Hooray! That makes me very happy to hear ^_^

[cdrhom]

I agree with Amethyst, this was worth coming home to.

Can't it be the fic that never ends? I know, all things are finite. I just hope you find a proper ending place, should you choose to. For now we have enough cliffs to hang from to keep the olympic rock climbing team busy for a century.

[_dahne_]

Aww, thanks ^_^

Don't worry, I've got the ending and the rough trajectory planned out. I mean it this time.

And hell, it's got to be close enough to fic that never ends by now for an honorable mention XD