Subject: Well...
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Posted on: 2013-06-21 11:11:00 UTC
Lielac said I could post it of I couldn't change anything else.
Subject: Well...
Author:
Posted on: 2013-06-21 11:11:00 UTC
Lielac said I could post it of I couldn't change anything else.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrRkBjUdZh97rW4apdW2tYv11zpOlEHi6c1IS0vtw/edit?usp=sharing
Behold, the fruits of labor, provided by myself and Lielac.
Lie, obviously, wrote the bits with Maggie and Tanya.
Valon is my own agent, I wrote his lines, as well as those of Makuta Teridax.
Fanfic: Kinky (http://archiveofourown.org/works/622746?view_adult=true)
Fandom: Bionicle
Authors: Lielac, Voyd
Agents: Maggie, Tanya, Valon
Mary Sue: Toa Makona of Lust
Yup. Get it while it's hot.
Though I know nothing about the fandom, the mission itself was pretty funny, if slightly choppily (is that even a word?) paced...
Good job, Lie and Voyd!
Well, I thought I would have two new missions to read today, and it turned out to be one mission and the revelation that I am from the future. While I deal with that particular existential crisis, let me give you some concrit here.
The mission was very short. Not the story, though, the mission itself just took up a very small portion of the story. When I copy-pasted it into Word to get a better look, I found that out of the story's eleven pages the last time the Agents ended up actually going against badfic components was page six, and when you cut out the agents introducing themselves, it's really only three pages. That's an odd proportion, especially since the biggest canon breach was yet to come, which makes the whole After that, about all of it was "they talk to Makuta" or "they realize Makuta isn't affected by their neuralyzer"... and then they just leave him there.
The most powerful frequently Sue-targeted being in the continuum, and they leave him with full knowledge not necessarily of the PPC, but at least of Sues and the fact that inter-dimensional travelers enter Mangaia on a regular basis.
Take him to FicPsych and get that information out of him! The only reason that certain canons are allowed to know about the PPC is either a) they're omniscient so they'll find out anyway, i.e. Doc Scratch or Aslan b) they can recover from anything that affects them mentally so you might as well not even try, i.e. Jack Harkness and most drell (there was once a whole interlude dedicated to trying to remove knowledge of the PPC from Thane Krios, a canon character drell, because of how hard it is to affect their minds), and c) whatever is going on with Murdock and Gaspode, but I'm pretty sure that was made from one part their own mental instability and two parts Rule of Funny.
Frequently Sue-targeted individuals are not allowed to know about the PPC. The Sue controlling them can learn about the Agents through them, or if they are possessed or something, the wraith will know about it, which can potentially compromise people going on missions.
When Teridax is about to leave, he refers to them as "little humans". There are no humans in Bionicle, and nobody has ever appeared to Teridax out of their disguises. He might have been able to pluck the word from someone's surface thoughts, but he wouldn't know what it means.
Also, you never killed the Makuta replacement. The Rahkshi copies were killed by an angry Teridax, but the Makuta replacement was never dealt with, and given that he was connected enough to canon to quote Teridax's lines, he would have been able to retain enough Makuta cunning to shapeshift himself into something inconspicuous to hide. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. It's a loose end, and when dealing with Makuta, there should be no loose ends, because a being with their level of raw power could grab it and pull until everything unravels.
With all that said, the dialogue was fun, especially Maggie's, and having the formation of the cavern separate the agents from their technology is a good idea that's simple enough in concept I'm surprised I've not seen it before now. Valon comes across very well as the over-excited newbie, and I can see a lot of potential for him, especially when compared to the absolute psychopath he was in his beta stages.
That was brilliant! Thank you for the information and opinion.
Also, I thought that the mission said that both the Sue and the MaStuta were killed by Terry.
Some of the problem areas couldn't be changed at this point without dismantling the whole story, but a few issues that were based around single lines can still be improved on, the "little humans" bit in particular. Just change it to "little Matoran", or something of the like.
Nope, it only mentions the not-Rahkshi being killed.
The Makuta’s eyes moved toward the sound. “Are these the creatures that pretend to be my sons?”
“Yessir,” Maggie squeaked.
“Then...” There was a great creaking sound that filled the cavern. “... I will eliminate them.”
Colossal metal hooves hit the ground next to the agents. “They are not...” Stomp. “... my sons.” Stomp. “Therefore...” Stomp. “They are trespassers.” Makuta’s bulk exited through the hole the agents fell through. Once he was gone, the metallic stomping ceased.
An oppressive silence fell. The agents were afraid to even breathe.
“SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”
The Makuta’s wrath was swift and painful, as more not-Rahkshi screeches echoed through the caves.
“...I forgot to charge them,” Maggie said. “And we’re still stuck here.”
I actually developed a plot-bunny for a PPC tie-in based off of how the replacement in-badfic was only ever called "Makuta", which is technically a species name. I'm not sure if it would really work, since it requires knowledge of not only another mission, but another mission that could be considered to have broken the rules, but the idea I had drew on Discworld-style concepts and had Vezon in it. Decisions, decisions.
I didn't see anything 'bad' with it - however, it relies so heavily on knowing the canon that I can't really find anything to say about it.
But it's always nice to know someone reads your work, neh?
hS
But we have a long-standing policy that people without permission can cowrite with people who do.
hS
Lielac said I could post it of I couldn't change anything else.
I am...I'm not sure what I am. Terrimpressed.