Comments | gryphonrhi: "Rich Ryan's journal, June 1998," HL, PG/gen, Aidan-verse

gryphonrhi

"Rich Ryan's journal, June 1998," HL, PG/gen, Aidan-verse

May 19, 2010 22:10

I have no idea how in hell I forgot to post this when I wrote it (six years ago!!) but I did. Sorry, guys! Hope you enjoy it now.

Rich's Journal, post-Sirocco, et al.

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stories: line war, fic: posting, fandoms: highlander

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irishkate May 20 2010, 03:42:25 UTC

Huh! I hadn't read it - Thanks. I;ve just begun but I remember the voice so well.. Is lovely.

gryphonrhi May 20 2010, 04:15:00 UTC

Glad you like! Nope, apparently I just forgot to post that. oops!

mzlizzy May 20 2010, 04:11:13 UTC

Love it! I love your version of Rich -- someone growing up and liking the paths he's learning are open to him.

The bit about the Devil's Advocate...so undereducated American!

The notion of all of them taking Rich under their wings and teaching him is great.

Boy, 3 stories posted in less than a month, we're all getting spoiled and loving it!

gryphonrhi May 20 2010, 04:14:43 UTC

::laughing:: Yeah, well, I'm working on long ones in the meantime, but hey. I don't believe I never posted that!

Glad you liked it; Rich is really enjoying studying various things with them. And they want him to have his GED, to know he *can* pass something academic and formal. (And hey, at least Rich knew it was a lawyer comment?)

mzlizzy May 20 2010, 04:43:13 UTC

As you point out, Rich isn't dumb, just undereducated. Considering his childhood and decent into a life of crime it's not much of a surprise.

He just needed to meet people who like teaching, whether they're currently doing it for employment or not!

Rich is going to be a seriously dangerous immortal if he can learn to curb his temper and keep learning.

gryphonrhi May 21 2010, 02:32:56 UTC

No, Rich wasn't dumb. Young, impulsive, and undereducated, sure. But not dumb. He was coming along pretty well by the end of the show (other than the descent into idiocy of "Ransom of Richard Redstone," which has very funny parts but, um, no, really, Rich, DUMB moves!), so I tend to write him as having potential.

rothesis May 20 2010, 04:30:54 UTC

Great job at portraying someone intelligent but uninformed. My best friend works retail. Due to conversations with coworkers and the general public she is often hit with the realization that many of the things we (she, her husband, & I) take as common information were learned outside of the classroom.

gryphonrhi May 21 2010, 02:34:36 UTC

::nodding:: Yeah, I run around with well-read people myself, but two of them work in public services and it reminds me a lot of how much we take for granted that isn't common information. Rich is undereducated, but Damien and the others are working on it. Thanks for the feedback!

alexandralynch May 20 2010, 06:40:26 UTC

Late, but quite welcome.

I remember that the new bits of Sirocco were a lovely diversion from my misery at nine months gestation and waiting. He will be ten in April. Time flies when you're having fun, hm?

gryphonrhi May 21 2010, 02:35:23 UTC

So, he's nine now? Lord. Yeah. Sirocco was a while ago, wasn't it? Glad you liked this!

timberwolfoz May 20 2010, 07:46:50 UTC

Wheee! What a nice surprise to come home to after a long and hectic day! *scurries off to read*

(Coincidentally, I'd started to read the Line War series on my Palm given that my day involved a lot of sitting around waiting for things to happen.)

gryphonrhi May 21 2010, 02:36:03 UTC

You have it set up for Palm? How cool! Glad it was a pleasant surprise!