Comments | sb_fag_ends: 'Ragnarok and Roll' by Quinara (PG-13)

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'Ragnarok and Roll' by Quinara (PG-13)

Oct 27, 2012 20:01

So, this prompt came out the way it was always doomed to - with a Final Fantasy VIII crossover! There is literally no need to have ever played Final Fantasy VIII, because Spike never has either.

Rating: PG-13 just for Spike swearing a lot.
Setting: AtS Season 5, but a bit AU, plus FFVIII disk three, as you might have guessed from the title.
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creator: quinara, medium: fic, setting: au, setting: a5

Comments 39

bogwitch October 27 2012, 22:24:36 UTC

Fanta Claws! Ho ho ho.

quinara October 27 2012, 22:26:13 UTC

Sometimes I'm witty.

bogwitch October 27 2012, 22:27:10 UTC

Btw, I think abandoned usually starts with an 'a'.

quinara October 27 2012, 22:30:53 UTC

I know, I've just been fixing typos (can you see any more? I had 'through' instead of 'though'!). The minor flaw with this USB keyboard on my lap is that I can't really see what's going on on screen...

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brutti_ma_buoni October 27 2012, 23:01:29 UTC

Heh. Well, this is cute, and also satisfying. Glad Buffy has learned some important lessons about getting the Feelings Talk in before the big fight.

quinara October 27 2012, 23:04:32 UTC

Cheers!

baphrosia October 28 2012, 05:09:37 UTC

Snicker - as if they'd ever be mature superbeings. Still, getting the words out before the end of the world is a good start! I always knew Playstations were evil.

quinara October 28 2012, 08:27:14 UTC

:O Playstations aren't evil! Warlocks who curse them are... ;)

But thank you! I do think maturity is a bit beyond them - but they try!

rebcake October 28 2012, 06:33:15 UTC

Heh. Good for Buffy, who has learned to prioritize! Fight when you have to, but make the downtime count, too!

You are the 2nd person in a week to use the expression "into touch" )kick the space demons into touch) and I'm having trouble parsing it. I assume it's something terribly British and clever. Help a provincial girl out?

quinara October 28 2012, 08:35:08 UTC

Yes! Especially since after this point in the game things get quite hectic (I've worked out how they get out again, but they have to beat the big boss first).

'kick something into touch' just means to sort out/to stop something being a problem. It's apparently a football metaphor for when you kick a ball past the touchline (the boundary lines on the side of the pitch) to get it out of play - I've never associated the two before, but it's certainly a standard manoeuvre if the team you're against is making good speed up the pitch, because it gives your team time to get back into position defensively. You tend to use the phrase if you've got a problem that's annoying you, and you want rid of it.

annapurna_2 October 28 2012, 06:55:45 UTC

But of course, the moment Fanta Claws stopped wriggling, there was an unearthly, groaning cry from the next room…

Don't you just hate it when that happens? Hee!

See? Even evil Playstation games know Spike and Buffy are meant to be together.

Uber fun! Loved it!

quinara October 28 2012, 08:36:57 UTC

Thanks very much!! Cursed Playstations are definitely on Spuffy's side, though I think the main aim of the curse was to kill them (koff, still not quite sure why Buffy got dragged along, but that will work itself out in time). Glad you had fun!