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Yeah, I've had this waaaaaay on the backburner for nearly three years, now! But this LMB fanfic explosion combined with the impending dark Oval storyline have inspired me to start puttin' out again! It should nicely help to set the stage for the upcoming collaborative novella, I hope!
The two scenes I wrote today were ones I've had in mind since I first conceived the idea of "The Covenant"!
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The whole thing has a nice timely feel to it, with the Dark Oval stuff about to hit the fan.
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I'm very much enjoying the "Octopi" tag team thread! It's a real blast!
Lardy, I'm so glad to see more of "Covenant". I kinda miss Rockhopper Lass!
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I've a feeling you two will be reunited before too long, Rocky!
BTW, I just edited the chapter with the E4 discovery a little to further explain the Krakatoa reference more accurately. I had to come up with something to distinguish the two Earths and that just leapt to mind. I researched it further and added a couple lines.
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Lardy, loving the latest Covenant chapters! You know, Krakatoa is one of those topics I absolutely love and have been fascinated by for years (like the Sphinx, and other things my wife makes fun of me for). So I really like it's inclusion!
I also love how you explained Helena's involvement with FFoD and how it works with the continuity. Lolita will definitely be recruiting her for the upcoming mission.
Dev & Sharky--just read T&C this morning. Great stuff! Really good twist with the Moms.
Lot of great stuff going on in Bits! The Octupii tag team is hilariously fun!
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Lardy, loving the latest Covenant chapters! You know, Krakatoa is one of those topics I absolutely love and have been fascinated by for years (like the Sphinx, and other things my wife makes fun of me for). So I really like it's inclusion!
Thanks! Like I said, I wanted to come up with something that would be a visual cue for Adelie that it was her Earth, and Krakatoa just jumped out at me as something subtle but definitely different, rather than saying "x" continent was shaped a little differently or whatever. I figure Adelie would definitely be curious to discover the differences between the Earths and would know that kind of info.
quote:I also love how you explained Helena's involvement with FFoD and how it works with the continuity. Lolita will definitely be recruiting her for the upcoming mission.
It's honestly the real reason why Helena was left out of the mission! I fully intended for her to have journeyed into the Dark Oval with the others, but then she popped up as an alt-ID during FFoD! That's when the whole idea of leaving someone behind popped into my head to explain why Helena wasn't with them. I definitely wanted to use her and give her some development, so I got creative. Glad you like it!
One of the distinct features of this story is how much time passes while they're on the mission. I used the two new chapters to illustrate this. I used the E4 revelation chapter to tie into what happened in "Smoke & Mirrors" with the large invasion force prepared to take Esilon Sector. Then, I tied in Helena's involvement with FFoD. And the story begins by showing this happened in the aftermath of Omnia and has specific mentions of something Helena did during either "Psionic Spear" or "Horn of Undoing" (memory's a bit fuzzy, now )
So there are some nice Easter Eggs for those in the know on LMB continuity (some "continuity porn" to borrow a phrase that annoys Cobalt ) , but they're not essential to the enjoyment of it, IMO. I wouldn't mind, though, if those get readers unfamiliar with the stories referred to interested in checking out the source materials! Good stuff, all!
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quote:Originally posted by Dev Em: Sharky! That last entry between PBeaver and Ratdad was better than I could have ever imagined...great job.
Thanks man! Loved the intro of Dev and Lon's dad... he seems very cool...
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quote:Originally posted by Chief Lardy: Interesting, Sharky. PB tells RatDad that they share a "diminutive stature". Is PB really small? I always envisioned her as being more or less human size.
I'm also curious as to whether Sharky and PM might have a more human form to morph into like T-Wolf has. I know Sharky's Wiki entry says he had to take more shark formula to save himself, so maybe not him. What about PB?
SharkLad is about as human as he's gonna get... he's a little less ferocious looking since RatDad experimented on him during "The Evil-ing" but he can't morph.
The beev has always been beaver size in my mind ... "small, furry, and with a nice tail" as she said way back in her intro... but it would be cool if she could morph like T-Wolf too... maybe she's been keeping that a secret...
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As for the Twovision, there's one possible continuity error. You see, Orando is a part of Epsilon Sector...which was annexed into Dark Oval space at the conclusion of "Smoke and Mirrors".
I'm sure there are some very simple ways to get around this, maybe just a line or two, but I thought I'd mention it.
Seems like it's almost over with the resolution regarding Dev's kids. Right or wrong? In any case it's been a very good character piece!
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Just gotta change the name of the main planet...probably not tonight, as my brain is fried after writing the last major portion for Dev.
Sharky and T-Wolf are gonna have some fun here on the way home though...so while the main plit id finished, the story will sontinue for a little bit.
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It should nicely help to set the stage for the upcoming collaborative novella, I hope!
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