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[Guilty Gear] Going off the Record, Chapter VIII (and the rest)

Jan 01, 2011 15:43

Second part of the double post, skipping the header this time. Please click Part I if you'd like to read the beginning, otherwise, let's plow on ahead to the promised snuggles. XD

I | II | III | IV | V | Interlude I | VI | Interlude II | VII | Interlude III | VIII ( First Half, Second Half) | IX

( Chapter VIII, continued: 'You smell like half-dead things.' )

going off the record, reboot 'verse, sol/ky, guilty gear

Comments 6

verstehen January 1 2011, 19:41:41 UTC

Well, this is an awesome new year's surprise! The Kiske Oath -- yeah, that's something I can totally see happening in this universe, with this characters (possibly instigated by Andreyev). Also, I'm super-pleased you decided to write in a magical miracle and not kill Andreyev as well; he's such a great character, it'd be a shame to see him gone.

aphelion_orion January 1 2011, 21:06:31 UTC

\o/ Happy New Year! Thanks for reading.

As much as Ky protects everybody else, they try to do their best to protect him in turn (usually from outside disturbances, occasionally from himself). They just have to be very sneaky about it, because if Ky finds someone fussing over him, he will stop relaxing and try to work harder.

XD Although I like whumping my characters, I wouldn't have been able to kill off someone I'd grown so fond of. Plus, it would have just resulted in a very sad Ky and that is just not good.

infant_queen January 1 2011, 21:03:29 UTC

Awesome, chapter is awesome. What a nice new year gift xD

Just to be sure (because my english sucks like that), the beginning was just a memory, right? Something that happened in the war? If not, please tell me because then I will need to read it yet again xD

Anyway, it was a nice chapter, from Lara's regret to Andreyev's recuperation.

Good work!... And happy new year!

Pd: sorry about any mistakes, as always xD

aphelion_orion January 1 2011, 21:18:24 UTC

Happy 2011 to you, too!

Yes, you're absolutely right, the beginning is a memory that surfaces as a dream of sorts for Ky. I was deliberately trying to be a bit confusing, since Ky's sense of reality is a bit jumbled due to taking on those missiles. (Poor Ky, all he gets are memory snuggles... for now. XD)

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

PS: Hey, you're fine. No worries. :)

sheikah_minuet2 January 5 2011, 11:06:19 UTC

God this... I almost feel like I've got emotional whiplash from all the different emotions you've thrown around ( ... )

aphelion_orion January 5 2011, 21:03:47 UTC

Aw, thanks for reading. I'm really glad you feel that way. :)

They do. Love each other, I mean. Not that they'd ever admit it, mind you, but they do. I like writing relationships where nothing needs to be said, you can just feel the bond even if they snark and rough-house and have disagreements. (Between you and me, I have never seen two people be so frighteningly sappy over mutual death threats. XD)

Poor Sol, he has Issues with a capital "i". I'll get into his screwy logic in the future... they both have difficulties needing somebody else, but all in all, Ky's the one who's so bent on self-improvement that he would recognize it in himself, at least. He'll just have to work hard to change Sol's mind.*laughs* Glad you liked that. I imagine the Kiske-Badguy thing was something of an open secret in the army; just something nobody questioned, because The Big Angry Thing was keeping the Commander alive and the Commander was keeping everyone else alive and this was A Good Thing ( ... )