Oooh, update! Clever girls blowing up the Careers' supplies. Between their success with that, the vegetable garden, and the announcement about alliances, there was a lot of happiness in this chapter. It balanced well with the melancholy of the abandoned town and having to shoot Elton. This continues to be exciting and moving.
Also, you clearly had WAY too much fun writing this bit of dialog:
She leaned down to the Doctor’s ear. “And I understand someone has been encouraging this. What I wouldn’t give, Doctor, to have a look inside your head.”
Donna huffed a laugh. “I’m not sure there’s a person alive who could survive that.”
Yeah--is it any wonder the girls get a little silly? They've been stretched to the limit for over a week, and now, they finally have some hope that they can both make it through. But they're both very much aware of what's still standing between them and home.
I really wish Rose and Martha had gotten a chance to work together on the show. I think it would've backed up my speculations about their complementary strengths.
Yep, one final battle. It was so very difficult to write, but I've got it how I want it now.
There's so much room to speculate about other districts. Wedding ceremonies, I think, are one of the most telling things about different cultures. We know that District 12 and District 4 had their own wedding traditions, so I've expanded that to Seven and Nine as well. I see Seven's culture as having a lot of Native American influences, so I kept it steeped in nature. Factory-side Nine, on the other hand, is urban, so it's got a simpler ceremony and much more booze. YMMV on which would be more fun to attend.
Still enjoying this as much as the first parts. Martha and Rose's friendship is delighting me, I am going to be so happy when they win. The development of both them and their districts is perfect. I still wish they'd become friends in canon, I reckon they would have been brilliant together.
I actually teared up at the rules change. I'd been wondering how you'd keep our girls together. Though, knowing the books, of course there's always the chance that... *gulps*
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I love the arena you've created. So rich and varied.
Yeah, I cannot guarantee that the Gamemakers won't pull an asshole stunt, unfortunately. It's what they do.
I had fun creating the arena. I wanted something different than the one in THG or CF, so I decided to put an old industrial town in there. Of course, then the movie had to go and show an arena set in a ruined city . . . *sigh* Can't catch a break.
I rather liked Martha Jones and I also liked Rose. Sometimes though they almost seemed to be pitted against each other especially in some of the Doctor Who Communities and boards. Its great to read a story where these two work together and build a real friendship.
I also like the fact that the Doctor is not at the center of either girl's relationship and its Rose and Martha's friendship that is the important relationship in this story.
That's really what I wanted to do, give them a relationship of their own that the Doctor is not central to. Have the central relationship of this story be the deep friendship and bond between two young women rather than a romance. I'm glad to see people are getting it and enjoying it.
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Also, you clearly had WAY too much fun writing this bit of dialog:
She leaned down to the Doctor’s ear. “And I understand someone has been encouraging this. What I wouldn’t give, Doctor, to have a look inside your head.”
Donna huffed a laugh. “I’m not sure there’s a person alive who could survive that.”
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You know me. I can never resist a cheap gag.
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The action is great, explosions, bombs, and one final battle!
Like the way you are adding details about traditions in the individual districts, personal beliefs, day to day life, how weddings work.
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Yep, one final battle. It was so very difficult to write, but I've got it how I want it now.
There's so much room to speculate about other districts. Wedding ceremonies, I think, are one of the most telling things about different cultures. We know that District 12 and District 4 had their own wedding traditions, so I've expanded that to Seven and Nine as well. I see Seven's culture as having a lot of Native American influences, so I kept it steeped in nature. Factory-side Nine, on the other hand, is urban, so it's got a simpler ceremony and much more booze. YMMV on which would be more fun to attend.
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I actually teared up at the rules change. I'd been wondering how you'd keep our girls together. Though, knowing the books, of course there's always the chance that... *gulps*
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I love the arena you've created. So rich and varied.
Can't wait to see the final stand-off.
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I had fun creating the arena. I wanted something different than the one in THG or CF, so I decided to put an old industrial town in there. Of course, then the movie had to go and show an arena set in a ruined city . . . *sigh* Can't catch a break.
Final standoff coming tomorrow.
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