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FIC: The Staccato Sound of Typing (MotS)

Aug 13, 2007 20:35

Title: The Staccato Sound of Typing
Pairing/Characters: Barbara Gordon, Jim Gordon, Superman, Batman
Disclaimer: The boys belong to DC and to each other, but not to me.
Notes: A stand-alone story in the series "Music of the Spheres." Other stories and notes on the series here.
Rating: G
Summary: A night in the life of Barbara Gordon at eight years old ( Read more... )

fic, mots

Comments 58

saavikam77 August 13 2007, 14:52:37 UTC

SQUEEEEE!!!!! ^_^

*Loved* this!! Babs is the ultimate fangirl. :p It's almost hard to believe she can be so calculating at such a young age, but it's clear that the girl is an outright genius! ^_^ Go Babs!

I loved the way she went back and forth on the forum... even bringing the Nazis into it! Isn't there a rule about that somewhere? That if a thread goes on long enough, Nazis will eventually be brought up? *shrug*

Also loved that she's brilliant enough to not be too staunch in her beliefs about Superman. It was great to see her viewing things from all sides, and even coming to other realizations after watching the video more closely.

And the home situation... Man, she's *already* got Bat-sized issues! :( The thought that her dad might not come home one night was just heart breaking.

Oh, and I have a Cthulu plushie, too! ^_^ *hugs Babs*

Great addition to the series! ^_^

jij August 14 2007, 01:07:45 UTC

It's almost hard to believe she can be so calculating at such a young age, but it's clear that the girl is an outright genius! ^_^ Go Babs!

She...might be something of an Ender Wiggin clone here. Probably smarter than in the original canon, but I decided to have some fun with her...

Isn't there a rule about that somewhere? That if a thread goes on long enough, Nazis will eventually be brought up? *shrug*

There is! Godwin's Law! :) She breaks it on purpose! :)

It was great to see her viewing things from all sides, and even coming to other realizations after watching the video more closely.

She's got her bias, but I do like that she's not closed-minded about Superman (thank goodness!)

And the home situation... Man, she's *already* got Bat-sized issues! :( The thought that her dad might not come home one night was just heart breaking.

Imagine being a cop's daughter in Gotham...an honest cop's daughter in Gotham. Man, she must be terrified all the time ( ... )

Waaaay late on this one... ovrthinxit August 19 2008, 17:35:10 UTC

Re: Babs as Ender Wiggin clone, I was actually thinking she more closely resembled his big sister, Valentine, since she and the "evil" big brother were the ones with all the sock puppets manipulating world politics. And Babs seems more of the benevolent type.

Re: Waaaay late on this one... jij August 20 2008, 13:53:49 UTC

That's true, she really is modeled more on Valentine--no running around doing genocide for Junior, lol. :)

schala_kid August 13 2007, 15:06:21 UTC

Barbara is so cute and way too smart for an eight year old. I adore how she fangirls Batman and how she sees little details in the Batman and Superman video.

In other words....

Cthulhu Fhtagn!

jij August 14 2007, 01:12:48 UTC

In other words....

Cthulhu Fhtagn!

Yay for plushie Cthulhu! He will devour your brain with cute!

I'm pretty sure I've punched up Barbara's intelligence insanely, but I couldn't help it, she wanted to be a super-genius here. :) She was fun to write...*plans on writing more*

Thanks for the comment!

blackrosebard August 13 2007, 17:12:22 UTC

I love this. You have created a Barbara that works so perfectly. I especially love the two-fold online persona.

jij August 14 2007, 01:20:47 UTC

At least two--I assume she might have more (and I assume one of them eventually is Oracle, actually). Glad you liked her! She's kind of scaring me a bit, in a good way... *grin*

bradygirl_12 August 13 2007, 17:28:21 UTC

Aww, Fangirl Barbara is a delight! :)

I love her being so bright at eight years old, too. Naturally she won't fit in with other kids her age but the Net can help!

Funny how in American society, beauty (acting) and brawn/physical ability (athletics) are rewarded handsomely with money and attention, but brains are often derided and dismissed, and you certainly aren't paid very much usually as a writer/educator/historian/intellectual!

She is a Batgirl all the way, but is picking up on Superman's response that the Green K. No doubt eventually she'll figure out the boys' little game! :)

jij August 14 2007, 01:30:36 UTC

I love her being so bright at eight years old, too. Naturally she won't fit in with other kids her age but the Net can help!

I didn't really mean to make her so bright, but it seemed to suit her somehow. And yeah, although she's WAY brighter than I am you can see some hints of the fact that growing up a bookworm isn't always the easiest thing. :)

She is a Batgirl all the way, but is picking up on Superman's response that the Green K. No doubt eventually she'll figure out the boys' little game! :)

It's going to take her quite a while but yes, I think she's going to be one of the only people (maybe her father) who figures it out...

Thanks so much for the comment!

scotchsour August 13 2007, 17:32:06 UTC

I am trying my best to comment more, but I'm too busy laughing. Barbara has sockpuppets, sockpuppets. As with the ease of her switching between personas is frighteningly funny. And then how her mind works at just eight, sheesh.

Though I wish I like algebra when I learning in fifth grade. I mean why are you substituting very good numbers with letters, I say.

jij August 14 2007, 01:42:32 UTC

As with the ease of her switching between personas is frighteningly funny. And then how her mind works at just eight, sheesh.

She's definitely working on the bat-schitzophrenia early. :)

Actually, algebra was the only math subject I could ever enjoy...something about the balancing everything out appealed to me...

Glad you liked Barbara! *pets the redhead*