shiny happy people ...

[murinae]

Hehee, for reasons unknown, I am really happy tonight. I'm finally beginning to beat back the cold I've had for two weeks, and I just had some good food. And my mother has found a garishly pink flamingo, and I have my dog (albeit he is smelly) to cuddle. Heee. Life is good! And I have clean laundry. (Smells like warmth, which helps with the old dog

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[therhoda]

Fluffy, fluffy fluff!

prompt: cadbury easter eggs

or the always fun fuzzy sweaters in the snow

[murinae]

Fandom? Or are you going to let me be evil? XD XD XD

Miles to Go ...

[murinae]

It had been snowing, on and off, for the past five hours. The flakes were beginning to pile up, almost a centimeter in some places, nearly an inch in others. Hikaru watched the snow, hands folded into his armpits for warmth. Snowfall never was an easy time to be on watch; the drifts ate sound and the falling flakes masked movements. The entire world seemed hushed with the leftover silence.

It didn't help that Hikaru felt this was a pointless exercise.

He wasn't naive enough to believe that he was the first, middle nor last line of defense, no. The village would never leave genin on guard -- there was at least one line of chunin, spaced at regular intervals, at least a mile ahead of him. No, this assignment was more about endurance, and learning how to watch when there was nothing to watch

Miles to Go ... part 2

[murinae]

His hands had danced in the air as he described, in minute detail, the flight of the crows as they had chased off the lone owl. And recount every silent minute in between

Re: Miles to Go ... part 2

[tarigwaemir]

Oh my gosh, more ninja!Hikago! I love how you translate Hikaru's talent for remembering go games into a ninja skill for observation. ^_^

Re: Miles to Go ... part 2

[murinae]

XD I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!! I really like writing in this universe, but sometimes i think I'm just indulging myself ... it's totally helps my ego when I know other people are reading too, and possibly not going "she's crazy" for writing all of this. XD

But hehehe, I mean, fanfic is about indulging, isn't it?

I want to write a serious long story in this verse, because Hikaru, with his unconventional strategies an his keen eye for detail would make a kickass ninja. It's in his very nature to spring surprise tactics, and plans that aren't fully realized until the very end, when the enemy has thought they have won. (His playing style, with all the traps and come behind wins ... TOTALLY SO NINJA).

X3 I'm so happy you like this one!!! XD *hug*

-muri

Re: Miles to Go ... part 2

[aiwritingfic]

WOW. Oh, WOW. MURI. That was amazing--the observation = memory. Wow.

Re: Miles to Go ... part 2

[murinae]

*blush* *hug* Thank you. X3

-muri

Re: Miles to Go ... part 2

[issen4]

This is cool. I love the way you have Hikaru explaining about the crows and the way his excellent memory works--I bet Ogata was secretly impressed, huh--and his silent communication with Sai.

Re: Miles to Go ... part 2

[murinae]

Ogata is a very interesting case in this universe, because he knows Hikaru has Sai within him, but none of the others, not even in the top echelons, know exactly how Hikaru interacts with Sai. They assume that Hikaru has contact with the summon, but Hikaru hasn't been very forthcoming with to what extent he talks with Sai.

Hehe, I don't think I've released the fic that shows just how the relationship between those two work. It's strange, but I started the series not showing the reader Sai's part of the exchange and it's continued through the series -- it's purely limited to Hikaru's limited POV.

It's been a challenge to work around though, but it's kinda fun too. But the next couple of stories are going to bring back that aspect, and hopefully tie and parallel it to the Hikago Cannon.

-muri