In a way, we sort of already have that with the Trousers of Time stories, don't we? IIRC, deliberate efforts to change the timeline didn't pan out too well... though, on the other hand, we don't seem to have the House of Rhodes yet, so maybe it did work. ^_^

But seriously, I think it certainly could work as a card game! There are plenty of events whose outcome you could flip to mess with the history of the PPC in interesting ways, and a selection of characters with more or less dubious objectives to play as. I think I still have the time machine I stole back repeatedly from Phobos, Irish Samurai, and non-existence, too...

Thanks for your comments!

~Neshomeh

Editing. Lots and lots of editing. It reminded me of my early fanfic days, to be honest, which was just...wonderful. This was a joy to write, and then it turned out to be snowballing instead of being a one-off or one to two stories, and...

Well. I wasn't expecting this and neither was Jacques, but I love how it's turned out. And hearing that you enjoyed the story despite one of the main components is pretty cool. Thanks for giving it a shot, and commenting after!

~Z

When we wrote the first draft of this (and a bunch of other stuff), I hadn't watched Torchwood yet, either. {= ) I had seen the first episode a very long time ago, and had vague memories of Jack from his first appearances on Doctor Who, but that's it. Having now seen the first couple of seasons, I can say that knowing the show adds depth to how I read what happens in the story, but it definitely isn't a prerequisite!

I always knew this wouldn't be to everyone's taste, so no worries there. I'm glad you read and even enjoyed it anyway. Much appreciated!

~Neshomeh

I didn't used to like romance much, either, so I get that. Thanks for reading anyway!

~Neshomeh

I mean, I was thinking more along the lines of vines = ropes with leaves, but... yeah, we've all seen enough hentai to know where that's going, I guess.

I haven't seen any at all. That is apparently enough. Curse you, Internet!

~Neshomeh

The PPC Board is not really a place for ranting about things. Also,

"I don’t want other people to start spamming ranting threads about how their threads were hidden by my own ranting thread."

I think you're assuming the worst here; most likely, other Boarders would simply reply politely to tell you not to do that, if they had objections.

(Apologies for the initial version of this post, I accidentally submitted it somehow).

Both are PPC characters, so that's where you'll find information on them.

~Z

We've got a looong way to go. It's going to be fun.

...I mean, gasp! What do you mean, you haven't read my other stuff? How can it be??

:P

Jacques and Luxury. Well, I mean...they couldn't not meet. They've also been friends for years, both chronologically and in terms of it being a writing decision almost as old as Jacques is as a character. I'm hoping to showcase it here and there in future stories; so far I have one main scene written, I think, though the piece isn't anywhere near done at this point.

(Jacques has also evolved over the years; you'll see. This is him at more or less his closest to being Jack, and it was interesting to write.)

At any rate, I'm glad this works, and that the effort we put into it shows through.

~Z

PS: The Trees of Cheem are Doctor Who canon. They show up in the second episode of the Ninth Doctor's run.

Responding to the errant thoughts, because it's fun:

Re. ABO: The Avengers fandom is where I first stumbled on that concept, so I'm afraid it was easy math for "major fandom Jenni would need to keep up with" plus "what would put those characters in FicPsych." But you might be horrigratified to know I was also thinking of you? You're welcome?? ^_~

Re. Jacques and Luxury: Also Jenni and Luxury, I'll go ahead and confirm, if there was any doubt. Which is a story I have an idea for and may write sometime. At some point, no doubt the three of them will all socialize get together hang out ... Okay, there's nothing I can say here that won't sound like an innuendo in the circumstances. Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more!

Re. tree people: Yep! Nothing to add to that.

~Neshomeh

Well, gosh, you can't ask for a more positive response than that. Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. ^_^

and if you're sweating now, just wait until the first date!

~Neshomeh