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Mensa AU Fic Exchange: "Dear Alyce" for teh_bug

Apr 27, 2008 19:55

Title: Dear Alyce
Author: wneleh
Character: MENSA!Elizabeth (Gen)
Setting: MENSA-verse
Rating: A soft PG for language
Summary: Prompt: What does a "tear in the universe" look like? What does it do? How do you decide to send one of your people off into the unknown?
Recipient: teh_bug

( Dear Alyce )

char: mensa!weir, fic exchange, fic: gen, author: wneleh, universe: mensa

Comments 9

teh_bug April 27 2008, 18:41:07 UTC

Awwww! Elizabeth! Awwww!

This is so awesome and heart-tugging and aw! And the ending was the perfect, perfect little spice of smile to end it with!

I loved the letters, from the non-traditional spelling of Alyce, to the EDIT LIZ!!!s, to the way they changed tones and buffered the scene changes, to the little snippets of about Alyce and the Stargate Program being open.

And oh, Elizabeth! Her descision making process felt real and heart-breaking and scared and doubtful and herioically human. I just...wow.

You did an awesome job! Thanks so much! :)

teh_bug May 1 2008, 18:31:19 UTC

Ahahaha! I knew it! *dances*

wneleh May 2 2008, 01:14:02 UTC

Was there any particular clue?

- Helen

teh_bug May 2 2008, 21:38:01 UTC

It wasn't anything in particular that stood out, but just little things that after freakishly stalking carefully reading over your LJ to get a better idea of what you liked in a story, for lack of a better term the writing "felt like you." For example, the way the letters were written, they felt like someone who'd actually spent time around a 10 yr old girl and knew how to relate to one, as opposed to someone who was pretending they had a 10 yr old girl to relate to.

Although, I must confess, it was pretty much a stab in the dark, lol. "I don't know this author or that author, but hey, this feels vaguely familar...*check*" :)

Thread 5

tarlanx April 27 2008, 19:02:45 UTC

Liked seeing this episode through Mensa!Elizabeth's eyes.

wneleh May 2 2008, 01:30:30 UTC

Thanks! I've always been curious about how Rod's departure looked from the other side.

- Helen

chanel_5 April 29 2008, 03:54:40 UTC

My favourite line

"Cashless Society Syndrome," said Rod. "Someone should do a paper."

I don't know why, but that made me giggle in the middle of all that angst. great story.

wneleh May 2 2008, 01:31:17 UTC

Thanks! I love writing dialog, and this story didn't really give me much chance.

- Helen