Subject: Re: Erm... excuse me?
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Posted on: 2010-01-18 00:49:00 UTC
sorry, it was a rely to your PM, which you already replied to. The first chapter has been updated if you want to check it out
Subject: Re: Erm... excuse me?
Author:
Posted on: 2010-01-18 00:49:00 UTC
sorry, it was a rely to your PM, which you already replied to. The first chapter has been updated if you want to check it out
I finally have an idea of what I want my agents to be:
Agent OrangDream will be me (ostensibly), a world 1 resident who (falsely) claims to be immune to squick. On his very first mission he gets more graphic squick than he bargained for. Though he prefers firearms, he has learned a small amount of martial arts from correspondence courses. He is also fluent in nearly 12 words of military jargon despite having never served in the military.
HK-50 will be..exactly what it says on the box. Being a droid will limit his disguise options; if he disguises as an organic he will still move stiffly. He will also need me to read the words for him and be ready to repair him if he is too damaged to move under his own power. He will basically behave like an HK50 droid, though the department has programmed the HK47's "meatbag" into his vocabulary. He will nt have to sleep and will enjoy killing but will not be immune to squick; his A.I. is too human for that.
Naturally, both agents will be in the department of Mary sues.
The fic I want to kill first is Rectified Anonymity, a Pokemon Fanfic
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/07/fanfictionfridaythepokemonstory.php
I'll have to do an exorcism on a canon character and kill 3 OCs before they kill themselves.
My fic is from the from the One Piece Fandom. Enjoy:
<a href="http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5593724/1/TheDarkestOcean">http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5593724/1/TheDarkest_Ocean
...granted. Conditionally.
Go ahead and write your mission, but I'd like you to send it to me for final approval before you post. I'm going to try to find another oldbie who knows the fandom to help me out with specifics before then. Just remember to watch those typos, don't to write in numerals, and have it thoroughly beta-read by someone reliable.
Also, since I didn't mention it last time - the fic you want to kill looks disgusting, but I'm guessing that you won't have to wait long before being able to charge, so it should be pretty easy for your agents to deal with (as well as give more time in HQ for us to get to know them). Make sure to rate it appropriately - I had no idea of how graphic it would be when I took a look (though thankfully, I'm not at work).
When you've got your mission ready and betaed, send it to me at fanwritersedri@gmail.com, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
I've sent you a few PMs through The Pit's private messaging system in regards to some stylistic and proofreading matters regarding your work The Darkest Ocean.
In addition to Sedri's recommendations, universes are typically written as proper nouns within the few places they are described uniquely. World One is such a unique description, and it looks better if it's capitalized anyway. The Star Wars continuum's droids usually have a designator with a hyphen in the middle, and that would be important to make sure ends up in his name every time unless you never use it, or the name is in dialog.
I assume HK-50 is pretty much going to be KotOR's HK-47, sociopathy and extremely efficient violence wrapped in a nice hard case. There's a lot you can do with that, although I'd warn that simply shooting something in the knees from from 120 kilometers with a sniper rifle and a trilight scope might not be imaginative even if it does get the job done. On the other hand, people who want to just shoot em but have to kill in less efficient ways can add to the entertainment.
Is Orang(e)Dream's characterization going to be about overconfidence, or is that just one attribute in one situation that's going to come up?
I was thinking OrangeDream's characterization would be more along the lines of arrogance than mere overconfidence, kind of like that kid who challenged the bad slash department to a Celebrian-reading contest. I like the idea of being tasked by the flowers to make sure my partner doesn't just snipe enemies; it would also create opportunities for the droid to talk about how he wants to slowly kill the flowers.
As long as it's unfounded arrogance that gets the rug cut out from under him every time he's proven wrong, that shouldn't be a problem.
I sent you a reply on the pit.
I'm afraid I'm quite confused. You sent me a reply on FF.N? The only thing I've recieved lately was a fanfic review - is that what you meant? If so, why mention it here? If not... I still don't understand. If your reply was about this Permission discussion, why send a message there? If you'd like to email me privately, I'd be glad to give you my address. Would you mind clarifying this for me?
Unless you've gotten a message from that individual recently, Sedri, I think he was replying to me but hit the "post reply" on your comment. I sent him a few suggestions earlier and got a response.
Whoops. That explains it.
If MaxInsanity does Rectified Anonymity and I can't team up then I want to do this fic instead:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5599618/1/BlueShelledLover
Blue Shelled Lover: Koopa Sex with Littlefoot x Cera style anatomical errors
sorry, it was a rely to your PM, which you already replied to. The first chapter has been updated if you want to check it out
...a few things. Firstly, your agents look pretty good - I like that OD claims to be immune to squick and isn't, which will make for some funny incidents, and I like that your droid agent will move stiffly when disguided as a non-mechanical race - those are good details to play upon. Not knowing what kind of droid an HK is (my first thought was the Hunter-Killers out of Terminator, but they don't seem to have any sentience I know of), I can't comment much there, but as long as his A.I. is sufficiently 'human' enough, that shouldn't be a problem.
My biggest concern is your writing technicalities. You've used numerals instead of words several times, both here and in your fic ("nearly 12 words", "world 1", "crew of 11"), and there are small glitches which jump out at me as I read (for instance, "He knew that no matter what he did, whether he destroyed four enemy fighters or was unceremoniously shot down himself, that the Marines would arrest the pirates." - the second "that" is superfluous), but those are fairly rare. What bothers me is that it looks like you've spelled your own agent's name wrong - is he meant to be "OrangDream" or "OrangeDream"?
Not knowing the fandom of the fic you want to kill, I can make no comment there, so I'm afraid you'll have to wait for a read Permission Giver's feedback for that. Overall, I think you'll do fine, as long as you watch your use of numerals and keep an eye on the balance of your agents.
Thanks for catching those. I'm still looking for a full-time beta reader. The fic I want to kill is from pokemon. I found it from the PPC wiki.