and it's not even my birthday

[kindkit]

The amazing cesario made me an adorable second Doctor doll. Thank you so much, cesario! He is happily perched on a bookshelf next to the Giles sculpture that 47_trek_47 made me a while back (and they're probably having a great conversation).

But wait, there's more! The amazing executrix sent me a GIANT box of Blake's 7 zines. Which is cool not only for the reading material and

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[executrix]

You're welcome! I am luxuriating in having shifted some of the stuff in the filing cabinet or in heaps in the office. entropy_house made the mailing labels--she's done some fabulous B7 graphics.

[kindkit]

And I'm luxuriating in schmoop and unlikely first-time-sex scenarios. *cackles madly*

There's one story so far that I've genuinely loved, though, and that's your "Backup disk." I'm amazed that anyone could pull off first-person Avon, but his internal monologue feels just right--perfectly in-character, but also revealing new facets of his character.

I especially liked this bit: Now I'll never get out of here. I'll never be able to leave, never be able to go anywhere safe. He can ask me anything, and I'll do it. That combination of terror and an unacknowledged pleasure is so very Avon. And then the later echo (Now he'll never be able to get out of here. Worse and worse.) broke my heart. At least, it did on second reading, when the reference finally dawned on me.

But, actually, I'm choosing to believe that the events of this story somehow precluded the Very Bad Things in canon. Yes.

[executrix]

You can't have Gauda Prime if they never get there! So I came up with several ways to have non-GP instead of PGP.

I didn't write a whole hell of a lot of first person Avon for the obvious reasons. I don't like that story much, though, because I simply can't believe that Avon hasn't been sleeping with men since he was about 16. I mean, he's exactly the sort of person to think he *invented* sex, and I think that when he stopped being a know-it-all funny-looking fat kid and turned into a teenage beauty, he's been taking it out on everyone ever since.

[kindkit]

I don't like that story much, though, because I simply can't believe that Avon hasn't been sleeping with men since he was about 16.

Well, I forgave you the things that were put into the storyline by the original author you were responding to. Like the backrub. Which . . . I can imagine Avon's response Blake offering him a backrub, and it involves a haughty look and a good deal of sarcasm. Plus, much though I normally hate to make sweeping statements about gender, offering a backrub is such a girly thing to do. It's a young woman's way of saying "I want to have sex with you," when she's too well indoctrainated as a "good girl" to ever say so directly. No way in hell would Blake try seduction-via-backrub.

[van]

Heee, how lovely! :D The Second Doctor is really cute, and a box of fanzines is awesome AND fascinating!

[cesario]

:-)

I'd love to see a photo of Two hanging out with Giles, if you're inclined to snap one.

[kindkit]

Sadly, I don't have a digital camera. But if I ever find the energy to buy film for my ordinary camera, take the picture, and then (this is the key part) get the film developed, then I'll be sure to scan and post.

Er, I fail at picture-taking.

[pinkdormouse]

Yay fandom indeed!