Comments | ellakite: THE REAL LJ IDOL SEASON 9 -- WEEK 7: NO TRUE SCOTSMAN

ellakite

THE REAL LJ IDOL SEASON 9 -- WEEK 7: NO TRUE SCOTSMAN

Apr 28, 2014 07:29

( A Matter of Fate )

saga, real lj idol, family, death, confrontation, embarrassing situations, realljidol, fiction, writing

Comments 38

alycewilson April 28 2014, 16:06:19 UTC

Well told. I want to k.ow what happens next!

ellakite April 30 2014, 01:35:25 UTC

Thanks much. What happens next is that you'll (hopefully) vote for me...

alycewilson April 30 2014, 01:51:23 UTC

I definitely will, my friend. :) It was a great piece.

ellakite April 30 2014, 02:04:26 UTC

Deeply appreciate the confirmation. Thanks again.

thunderflyer April 28 2014, 16:29:35 UTC

AND THEN....?!?

Bravo!

ellakite April 30 2014, 01:36:02 UTC

And then... you'll (hopefully) vote for me.

Thanks much!

thunderflyer April 30 2014, 02:34:54 UTC

As soon as the polls open.

ellakite April 30 2014, 02:57:40 UTC

Polls are now open; I added a link to the bottom of the story, as well as in a separate message I posted earlier this evening.

millysdaughter April 28 2014, 19:22:19 UTC

I want the rest of the story!

ellakite April 30 2014, 01:36:29 UTC

You and several other folks!

p_m_cryan April 29 2014, 02:32:42 UTC

A suggestion...You may want to start tagging these as "fiction" and "saga".

I will comment in more depth at a later point.

ellakite April 29 2014, 02:44:49 UTC

Already tagged as "saga"; I had started using that tag in recent months. Thanks for the suggestion for a "fiction" tag.

halfshellvenus April 29 2014, 06:22:19 UTC

I do find myself wanting to know more of who Reynolds was, though I can understand why killing someone in a training exercise would change a person forever.

Jonathan's pre-written letter indicates that Peter's feelings were not news to him, even if Peter's father was unaware. At least there was one ally to listen to him.

Because you asked... ellakite April 30 2014, 01:48:29 UTC

I left a lot of details out because I didn't have anywhere near as much time to write as I would have liked; I literally wrote up my tale in the wee hours of Monday morning. Never mind the fact that at this stage of LJI it's still very risky to post a very long tale, for fear that folks will not have time to read it in full. But here's the detail you're curious about:

Reynolds was a family retainer and a capable warrior in his own right. Though he was not truly a Bladesedge, Peter respected Reynolds so much that he frequently called him "Uncle" out of respect and familiarity. As such, you can understand why Peter was extremely upset over what happened...

Additionally: Jonathan's letter wasn't already written; Stephen was basically telling Jonathan to "WRITE IT UP AND SEND IT OUT *IMMEDIATELY*!" I suppose I could have phrased Stephen's request/command better, though. But you're right that Jonathan had a far better understanding of what Peter was feeling than Stephen did.