FFXII Fic: Caliber of Consequences, Chapter 1: Penelo (Larsa/Penelo, Basch; Co-Author: Moontear)

[mariagoner]

I know I’ve been away for quite a spell, carousing and grousing about town with my special guest and neglecting my very gracious f-list… but I do hope you’ll all forgive me for that soon enough. I’ve spent much of my time either accompanying that special guest to tedious dinner parties or tearing my hair out while trying to do special projects. In

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[ravynstoneabbey]

I LIKE this Penelo. Boy Emperors and debauching said boys must be her specialty. ~.^

Poor Basch.

[mariagoner]

Before I say anything else-- thank you so much for reviewing! I'm not sure if it's because this starting chapter is genuinely uninteresting or if it's because of the time of the year but the volume of reviews we've gotten for this has been... a little dispiriting. So thank you very, very much for encouraging us to write more. ♥

And Penelo would protest that, in fact, she doesn't much like being mixed up in the shenanigans of the underaged, oversexed and highly politically skilled. Too bad for her that we don't give her much of a choice, eh? ;)

[vieralynn]

Woo-hoo!! I stayed up well later than I should to read this and this is off to a good start. XD

I'm very curious to see where this is going.

Poor Basch, indeed. ;)

(Surprised to see you post something this week! I hope all else in life is going well and that not all of the social events are tedious all the time. Have a good weekend and catch up with you when the week starts.)

[vieralynn]

Sanity? What sanity?! We want insanity!!! XD

[mariagoner]

Before I say anything else-- thank you so much for reviewing! I'm not sure if it's because this starting chapter is genuinely uninteresting or if it's because of the time of the year but the volume of reviews we've gotten for this has been... a little dispiriting. So thank you very, very much for encouraging us to write more

[intradependency]

....such a tease! You, you, not Penelo!

And this - not every pirating lass could count the Fran (as well as the man-whore she ran around with) as a mentor when starting out as a fresh-faced teenager. - made me very happy. :)

Any specific feedback you're after? This Pene strikes me as being quite a lot older than any other version you've written - almost like a mature, debauched, proud-of-it mid-30s. Very pirate-ish tho.

[mariagoner]

Before I say anything else-- thank you so much for reviewing! I'm not sure if it's because this starting chapter is genuinely uninteresting or if it's because of the time of the year but the volume of reviews we've gotten for this has been... a little dispiriting. So thank you very, very much for encouraging us to write more. ♥

Seriously, I like Balthier as well but... in a fight, who'd you be more afraid of? The metrosexual in tight leather pants and a puffy shirt? Or the 8 foot tall amazon warrior woman with teeth that can open a beer can from a few yards away? ;)

And ooh, feedback! Feedback is always so, so much fun. XD This Penelo was an interesting gamble for both Moontear and I to write so... I guess most of my questions are about her.

a) Does she seem like a logical extension of Penelo from the game, after a few years of hard living? Or at least, the Penelo from (say) Knots?
b) Can you see how she's changed just from the way she's interacted with Basch?
c) Can you ever forgive her for not convincing her 'Uncle' to pull off

[intradependency]

Eh, it's the time of year. There's been a significant drop in fic numbers as well. Interesting how things ebb and flow online. And as long as you and moontear are having fun

[twilit]

I'd be interested in seeing how Penelo developed into this personality (not that I don't enjoy it, IMMENSELY XD). The outline as to how it happened was actually more intriguing than the story.

I'd've posted sooner, but alt-tabbing at work is not a good way to read R-fic. XP

[mariagoner]

Before I say anything else-- thank you so much for reviewing! I'm not sure if it's because this starting chapter is genuinely uninteresting or if it's because of the time of the year but the volume of reviews we've gotten for this has been... a little dispiriting. So thank you very, very much for encouraging us to write more. ♥

And if we continue to write this (I'm crossing my fingers here!), this will likely go into quite a lot of Larsa's background, as well as a bit more of what formed Penelo from being the somewhat-innocent girl she used to be the tough cookie she is now. I like to think of her as being something of a progression from the usual 16-year-old-Penelo I write (such as the one in Knots, Ties and Tides.) She's got a lot of emotional armor that comes from losing a lot of people she loves-- but she's still got her natural empathy and kindness as well.

[lady_venn]

Oh me, oh my. This is going to be FUN.

Can't wait to see where you go with this, dear. (It's especially fun seeing the blend of your voices into a cohesive whole. :P)

Hope you've been having a good week with your special guest (;)), and if you'll be on AIM on Sunday, I'll be there and back from break!

[mariagoner]

Before I say anything else-- thank you so much for reviewing! I'm not sure if it's because this starting chapter is genuinely uninteresting or if it's because of the time of the year but the volume of reviews we've gotten for this has been... a little dispiriting. So thank you very, very much for encouraging us to write more. ♥

And if we continue to write this (I'm crossing my fingers here!), we'll have fun with the next chapter. It's Larsa and meetings between smashingly drunk emperors and bitterness and Archadian politics and god knows what else. We'll have a ball. XD

Unfortunately, I'm currently being buried under a PILE OF WORK in the form of stats hwk and TWO PRESENTATIONS in a row. But with any luck, I'll be on AIM possibly next weekend. I hope I can catch up with you and everyone else soon as well! ♥

[lady_venn]

*cackles manaically at what seems to be coming*

*pauses, thinks of the innuendo, cackles more*

So, how was your week with your guest? :P

[mariagoner]

...Oh god, have I really gotten to that stage where I can crack innuedos without even realizing it?! Holy shit, that's strange!

...Oh god, grad school is doing some very strange things to my hind brain...

And my week would have been fantastic had my family not gotten a bur up their collective butts and had dinner parties for us nearly every single day he was here. Which meant if we went out, we'd have to return by 5 PM and get stuffed by various relatives. I've gained 5 pounds and I spent far less time alone with him than I wanted to. :(

Blech, I'm so looking forward to going to Chicago to visit him there. There are FAR fewer annoyances there!