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Subject: PPC+20: "Taken Far Too Literally," Chapter 11 [language]
Author: [GreyLadyBast]
Posted on: 2022-08-05 13:18:38 UTC

Another classic early PPC story comes to an end, with the Obligatory Epilogue to Bast's Taken Far Too Literally. If you remember, the story didn't start out as a PPC spinoff, but from Chapter 9 Jay and Acacia appeared, with permission.

Two months ago, at the end of Chapter 10, Mary Sue (the protagonist's actual name) threw Gollum into the fires of Mount Doom, but was snagged by him and went over the edge herself. Bast asked her reviewers for feedback on how the story should conclude:

The Happy Ending—Mary Sue wakes up in Real Life with her kid

The "Does This Shit Never End?" Ending-Mary Sue is hauled out and joins the PPC

The Tragic, Emotional Ending-Mary Sue fries in Mt Doom.

Today, she revealed the readers' response:

Taken Far Too Literally: Obligatory Epilogue, Or, Does This S*&$ Never End?!?!?! by GreyLadyBast

(Next PPC+20 is just over two weeks away; apparently they all took a summer break or something.)

hS

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PPC+20: "Taken Far Too Literally," Chapter 11 [language] by [GreyLadyBast] on 2022-08-05 13:18:38 UTC

re: Does This Never End + 20 by doctorlit on 2022-08-09 12:35:02 UTC Reply

Which is a rather ironic title for the final chapter, isn't it? I wondered for a second if Bast was planning to continue, but then again, this does say "epilogue." Still, I hope Mary Sue did see an end to the crazy eventually. Either the PPC would have seen her as a reformed/reformable Suvian (actually, a CAD scan would reveal how very unglittery she was, anyway!) and let her do a handful of probation missions before sending her home to the moment she got plotholed out . . . or, she would grow to like the work, and her son could move into the Nursery!

I like all the choreography that went into Jay and Acacia pulling Mary back up. All the awkward fumbling and bumping into Mary . . . felt very realistic! Good thing Jay doesn't employ cheap quality bows, though.

—doctorlit + 20