Welcome back! Man, I wish I could go to the Danish solidarity thing, since I'm only a Metro ride away, but my parents are coming to visit the baby today, so I'm stuck. Must go buy Danish cheese. Mmmm.
And I love the Alfred vs. the volcano bit above. ::snerk::
Can you tell me about your story "The Vigilante and the Tiger"? Thanks!
*facepalm* Oh, yeah. That would be the one where Shiva, Cass and Tim team up to take apart the underground fighting tournament that's really a supervillain henchman audition. Shiva, obviously, is too well-known to enter, so Cass does, as the dark horse, while Tim gets to play the detective role. There's a little tension between him and Cass on that, because she'd rather just punch her way through, but then she winds up playing detective herself. And they learn from each other along the way.
Some people have commented on the Tim/Cass subtext, particularly in the scene where they practice sparring, but I didn't really plan it to come out that way. Frankly, I think it's bad enough that I had Shiva keeping Tim discombobulated by flirting with him. (Although I am fond of the exchange that got Tim totally freaked out. SHIVA. "Little bird? Do you remember when I said there would be time enough for that later?" TIM. "..." SHIVA. "It's later.")
I just felt like throwing off cute little farce. I mean, the JLA and JSA arguing over defining training standards for youthful sidekicks is just gold. Especially because pretty much everybody winds up blaming Batman -- after he got one, everybody had to have one. It became fashionable or something.
Although Oracle and Ma Hunkel squabbling over how the standards should be written is pretty good, too; Ma serves as a reminder of what things were like in the Golden Age. I doubt she went to high school herself, and she has fond memories of Scribbly, who found employ as a newspaper cartoonist at thirteen.
See, that's totally what I love about it. I mean, that scene where Batman reveals his Robin Rubric? A classic. Your description of the expression on Superman's face alone...and then you actually included the Robin Rubric. Best bonus material ever.
I think my favorite Robin Rubric line was:
Problem-solving - tool use: The proficient sidekick will demonstrate ingenious problem-solving using the Bat-specific tools outlined in section 2.1F (EYES ONLY). He or she will apply Batarangs, grappling hooks, tension lines, high-grade optics, chemical weapons, various proprietary substances, and other specialty gear (not including time altering devices or magical items) to defeat supervillains, enhanced superheroes, and alien powers through application of intellect rather than brute force.
The advanced sidekick will display all these skills at a high level, and in addition will be able to defeat gods. He or she will be able to re-direct natural disasters and other so-called 'acts of god' to minimize damage to citizens.Although it's a really
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And I love the Alfred vs. the volcano bit above. ::snerk::
Can you tell me about your story "The Vigilante and the Tiger"? Thanks!
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Some people have commented on the Tim/Cass subtext, particularly in the scene where they practice sparring, but I didn't really plan it to come out that way. Frankly, I think it's bad enough that I had Shiva keeping Tim discombobulated by flirting with him. (Although I am fond of the exchange that got Tim totally freaked out. SHIVA. "Little bird? Do you remember when I said there would be time enough for that later?" TIM. "..." SHIVA. "It's later.")
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(When the Remix challenge is posted, I'll tell you why I laughed my ass off at this story description. You are a mind reader, did you know that?)
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Yay! You're back!
And my favorite not-story of yours is On Certain Challenges of Modern Standards-Based Educational Assessment. Tell me about that one again?
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Although Oracle and Ma Hunkel squabbling over how the standards should be written is pretty good, too; Ma serves as a reminder of what things were like in the Golden Age. I doubt she went to high school herself, and she has fond memories of Scribbly, who found employ as a newspaper cartoonist at thirteen.
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I think my favorite Robin Rubric line was:
Problem-solving - tool use: The proficient sidekick will demonstrate ingenious problem-solving using the Bat-specific tools outlined in section 2.1F (EYES ONLY). He or she will apply Batarangs, grappling hooks, tension lines, high-grade optics, chemical weapons, various proprietary substances, and other specialty gear (not including time altering devices or magical items) to defeat supervillains, enhanced superheroes, and alien powers through application of intellect rather than brute force.
The advanced sidekick will display all these skills at a high level, and in addition will be able to defeat gods. He or she will be able to re-direct natural disasters and other so-called 'acts of god' to minimize damage to citizens.Although it's a really ( ... )
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