doctor who/hitchhiker's guide; the people you meet (the things are also people) 2/3

[owlyscribblings]

Characters: Nine, Rose, Arthur, Ford
Rating: PG
Words: 3260 + 4094 & counting
Disclaimer: Anything you recognise belongs to the BBC or Douglas Adams (or both).
Summary: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has something to say on the subject of chance meetings. This may or may not be it.

Comments

[tree_and_leaf]

Great stuff - you've caught the HHG2G tone perfectly, and the Doctor and Rose are very good too. I really like the mix of humour with the darker undertones of the 'planetary issues'

Particularly liked: Alcohol is, of course, the cause of more effects than almost anything else in the universe. On a small, easily-overlooked planet which Arthur Dent held in some regard, a civilization that once spanned two million square miles and five hundred toga-wearing years went to bits because the people who were supposed to be running things found drinking fermented fruit juices and engaging in a variety of moistly interpersonal activities far more interesting than all that governing business. Something quite similar occurred in the Omega Centauri cluster, seventeen thousand light-years away; that empire stretched across three star systems, and their activities had rather different ins and outs, but on the whole your average galactic history student would have a hard time telling the two societies apart on a multiple-guess quiz. which Douglas

[significantowl]

thank you very much!

I figured every fic needs at least one quarry joke. :D

[randombattlecry]

You. Are fantastic.

And when I say fantastic, rest assured that I am saying it with that gorgeous Northern accent, so it sounds like its actually spelled with a vehement "ck" on the end, and the word itself is imbued with so much Time-Lordy catch-word goodness that it virtually throbs as it is typed across the ready-and-waiting page. Furthermore, writing like Adams is fiendishly difficult, staying in character likewise not a party, and as someone who prizes the three times that she and Adams have been mentioned in the same sentence very, very highly, may I say, you're spot-on in that respect.

[significantowl]

Thank you so much! This bit was definitely harder - I got so wrapped up in characterization I lost the Adams for a while, had to go back and find it (a million yays for frank betas!) - so hearing it came together in the end makes me awfully happy. :-)

[honorh]

I still adore you and want to marry you. Fancy a snog? Or a shag with my icon?

[significantowl]

:D your icon, mmm, tempting. . .

thank you!!

[miniola1]

Gah, you're so good at this it shouldn't even be allowed! But it is. And for that I'm glad!!! Needless to say I loved this bit to death, and am purely amazed at how well you write this style of...writing...That came out more awkward than I expected...Anywho! This was absolutely brilliant, especially this bit,

When events are related in a narrative fashion, there are always choices to be made. From here, should the focus be Arthur's ten-game winning streak? If so, should his every hand be recounted, and his strategic card-playing decisions? Or the ways in which Rose ensured his success, card by card?

Like I said before, absolutely brilliant, to the point that I've run out of adjectives!

[significantowl]

thank you so much! I'm really glad it's working :)

[significantowl]

:-) there'll be some Zaphod in the next bit. . .