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Slayer Tales: A Not-So-Funny Thing Happened On The Way (To) From The Theater

Apr 30, 2008 10:48

Slayer Tales: A Not-So-Funny Thing Happened On The Way To From The Theater

by Leather Jacket

Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Some characters belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. Others belong to history. But it's still a work of fiction. I'll make no money from this so please don't sue.Angelus buttoned the ivory buttons of his ( Read more... )

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Comments 11

anonymous April 30 2008, 17:31:44 UTC

There is only one word for this - Excellent!!! I got so engrossed in the tale that I forgot I was in the middle of doing something else when I started reading. Well done!

Just one request anonymous April 30 2008, 21:12:27 UTC

I so wanted Angelus to set Spike on the watcher. He hadn't made a deal. I echo the other comment. This is an excellent story

anonymous May 1 2008, 02:11:19 UTC

Technically, fine; unfortunately for me, saying 'whitechapel' is to say 'Jack the Ripper' so no surprisy goodness. Also, "Jack the Ripper" came across as a pansy. Maybe he was a pansy, but ...

I remember the murders being around November 1888 and the story was set in 1891. True, the Slayer notes the Ripper had been inactive for around, so I'm curious if anyone knows the date of the last killing attributed to Jack. I believe she was the one he killed and disemboweled in a boarding room. Thanks.

menomegirl May 1 2008, 02:54:19 UTC

This isn't a work of non-fiction, so it can be as accurate as say.....Bonnie and Clyde was.

And still be a very good story.

anonymous May 21 2008, 01:00:27 UTC

Or not. *g*

anonymous May 1 2008, 14:27:29 UTC

Casebook (http://www.casebook.org/) has information about both the ... canonical ... and non-canonical murders, including a Frances Coles, who was non-canonical. The last non-canonical murder was in April 1891, but it was in the United States.
As to the pansy, *shrug*, I think the theory here is that Jack was a bully who cowered before an even greater bully.
As to the surprise, *shrug* I think different readers might be supposed to be surprised by different things. Maybe someone who isn't familiar with the Ripper case would be surprised that this is one of them. Someone who believes Frances was a victim of a copy-cat, that this presents her as a legitimate Ripper victim. For others, maybe the surprise is that the Ripper isn't Angelus. It's up to you.

Pretty darn good anonymous May 1 2008, 03:47:27 UTC

Although, to me, it came across as more an Angelus story than a Slayer tale.

Nasty-arse Watcher? Hmm. There's a sick twist. We know they can be evil (Gwendolyn Post) or just plain stupid (Quentin Travers) but this guy takes the cake.

'course, now I'm gonna have to scrap my own idea of writing a "Was it Jack the Ripper or a vampire?" story, 'cause...been done.

Story comments anonymous May 1 2008, 17:28:36 UTC

This was a very engrossing tale, yes. Great concept, too. But if I were the author I'd get rid of some of the descriptions i.e. street names--it was too detailed at times and slowed the story down. And I'd take a second look at Angelus' dialogue--I, for one, can't imagine him saying "gonna." He still had his Irish accent at this point in time, yes, so wouldn't it be more like "goin' t'"? And I'd have to agree it's more an Angelus story than a Slayer story, but it was a very good story at that.