Fic Thoughts

[metonomia]

So, guys, what if the Weeping Angels from Dr Who were in Narnia/came from Narnia?  Because, because...something happened and so they didn't actually get woken up when Aslan de-stonified everybody (maybe because they would be dead of old age by that point or something).  So basically Jadis magic-spawned a whole new race (they all turned human-women-

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[ilysia_039]

I am thinking that it is time I explored Dr. Who. I've never watched a minute of it, but have heard about it from so many people... and you make it sound so interesting...

And Narnian world religious history! Fantastic. The whole bounds of the Winter issue is something I've actually been obsessing over for a bit, and I think it's plausible to say that the Islands were in isolation for the time being. I mean, I think it was Ruth who pointed out that salt water doesn't freeze, and Jadis would have called herself Empress if she'd ruled only the kitchen garden. But really, I've always considered Jadis to be a sort of Narnian problem; Archenland and Calormen seem to have made it through intact and I can't imagine that she would ignore those two lovely countries just to the south only to go after a few miserable islands. Just my two cents.

Also: your journal title- Ingrid Michaelson, yes? I can't believe I just noticed that. *facepalm*

[metonomia]

You *should* explore Dr. Who! It is really fabulous, and so many (a clear majority, almost all, I'd say) of the episodes are very gripping and very thinky.

YES. Thank you, that validates me nicely! I agree that Jadis is really a Narnian problem - apart from canon seeming to hint at that, I think she'd only really *want* Narnia, the source of the magic, and also I have vague thoughts that Jadis met Tash once and it didn't go so well for her, so she's not going to chance Calormen.

And yeah, it's Ingrid Michaelson! I only just added the subtitle, so I'm not surprised you didn't notice it before. :) Looove that song!

[ilysia_039]

*adds Dr. Who to list*

Jadis really always has seemed to be solely a Narnian (well, if you discount Charn) problem; it's the magic thing, I'm thinking. Also: Tash!

That song was what initially inspired my backup plan of fleeing to Maine and opening a diner. That song inspires me.

[metonomia]

I agree, it's totally the magic thing - she wants to subvert the magic of Narnia to herself so she wouldn't travel too far away from where Aslan sang it into being, and also I think she might be tied to the land somehow by dint of her being there when it was created and also because she ate that apple.

It IS an inspiring song, isn't it? And I can listen to it whether I'm happy or sad, and it always makes me feel better, and it's so pretty, with such fun lyrics!

[rthstewart]

The lovely thing about Who and Narnia, like Buffy and Dark Materiels and Secrets of Droon is that interdimensional travel is assumed, so you don't need any confusing explanation. It just IS and it's very easy to "run with it" as the saying goes. They lend themselves beautifully to xovers. The statues could even be some animated sort of horrid creature that Jadis thought was a Daughter of Eve that wasn't and they then escaped through a rift between the worlds... and... so many possibilities...

[wingedflight21]

Or maybe there were these... uh, I dunno, Siren things - you know, the version of sirens that you really, really rarely hear about where they have the body of a woman and the wings of a bird - or was that just from a story I made up? Anyhow, some women with wings in Narnia (could include men too, I guess) and they were all turned to stone by Jadis but something went wrong so they were never after able to be turned back by Aslan (maybe they'd done something wrong so this was their punishment?). But anyway, I love the idea. I'm thinking this must be done.

[rthstewart]

Harpies! From Narnia!!

[metonomia]

Yes, as rth says - harpies! I love it! Maybe a sort of hybrid between harpies and humans, giving them the more humanoid look...

[wingedflight21]

Oh yes! Yes, indeed! Maybe the Weeping Angels are the offspring of the harpies and humans, and they were the ones that got turned to stone.

[rthstewart]

And then, Meto LJ exploded with harpies, matriarchy, mer-folk, bedlamsbard, and the origins of Tash. We need a world building icon or three.