Ohhhh... Poor Gabrielle

Interlude: Gabrielle's Diary. by Scapegrace on 2015-07-29 23:12:00 UTC Reply

TW: Abuse refs, depression refs, cutemon being put through the wringer refs.

Agent Gabrielle, Flareon of this parish, has been tasked with writing a diary as part of her therapy. This is it. Well, the first three weeks or so, anyway. Enjoy! =]

*pets Gabrielle gently* by eatpraylove on 2015-07-31 13:40:00 UTC Reply

Poor baby. I like Flareon no matter what anybody says. Good job, Scapegrace!

(Also, "Doctor Peep"? Did FicPsych hire Chica or something? Cause that's multiple levels of weird.)

Not exactly. by Scapegrace on 2015-08-01 10:28:00 UTC Reply

Doctor Peep's an OC who was the super-importantest villain in the FNAF canon... according to the (fictional) badfic from whence she came. It's alluded to that she's responsible for her homefic's version of the Bite Of '87, for instance, which - aside from the murders - is the defining event of FNAF canon, for those unfamiliar with the series. She's a bird animatronic, yeah, but she's not Chica or a replacement of her. Fully original character on the Donut-Steele Index.

She got better, though. =]

Also, the name comes from a child psychiatrist who played a major role in the darkly hilarious cop show No Offence, which I encourage you to check out because when was the last time you saw female-led cop dramas that didn't suck?

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OT: Did you receive my e-mail? by Hieronymus Graubart on 2015-08-01 13:29:00 UTC Reply

Or did I get your address wrong?

(I’m sorry, I wouldn’t have much to say about Gabrielle’s diary even if I had the time to write it down.)

HG

That's fine, hun. =] by Scapegrace on 2015-08-02 12:48:00 UTC Reply

And, um, yes I did, but I was rather snowed under with my course and there, er, wasn't a huge amount to talk about. The British English you needed was minimal because of how you structured the story, and your SPaG was its usual excellent self. The person I really think you should contact, though, is Iximaz - she's much more knowledgeable about the minutiae of HP canon than I am and she'll be able to spot whether or not a spell is canon to a much more accurate degree than I ever could. =]

Thank you by Hieronymus Graubart on 2015-08-02 18:53:00 UTC Reply

Since I had the book in front of me, I’m quite confident that I didn’t mess with the canon. I’m more afraid of unintentionally using Americanisms, not giving my protagonists enough personality or throwing them OOC. Yep, I should have mentioned what I’m looking for. But apparently I’m fine.

Thanks again

HG

Nicely done. by the Irish Samurai on 2015-07-30 16:49:00 UTC Reply

The diary format worked really well - it's quite rare to get into a character's head like that.

The inside of her head isn't exactly a fun place to be (I guess we blame her former trainer for that), but it was interesting.

I like the way she talked to the diary as if it were a person. And it was nice to see the bright spots, like when a pony taught her how to trot. All smiley indeed.

- Irish

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It's something I had to do in my own therapy. by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 20:27:00 UTC Reply

Though it meant I had to remember to do it, which was... suboptimal. To say the least. =]

*Gently pets Gabrielle.* by SingingTheThunder on 2015-07-30 12:41:00 UTC Reply

That was an evil evil thing to write, well done. It worked really well.

Thanks for saying so! =] by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 20:19:00 UTC Reply

Every girl needs a little OHGODWHY in her life, and Gabrielle is no exception. =]

Gabby! T___T by Matt Cipher on 2015-07-30 11:45:00 UTC Reply

I wanna give her a hug, a box of poffins, and a blanket...

Then feel free to do so. by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 20:12:00 UTC Reply

Because I am now imagining Gabrielle lounging on her bunk in a snuggie re-reading Half-Blood Prince and I think y'all should be too. =]

I think lil' Gabby here... by Matt Cipher on 2015-07-30 20:17:00 UTC Reply

is going to get an eternal 50% discount for potions and spells if my agents get accepted.

Ohhhh... Poor Gabrielle by Pippa's Ghost on 2015-07-30 06:34:00 UTC Reply

I had tears in my eyes reading that.

Poor Gabrielle indeed. by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 10:57:00 UTC Reply

On the plus side, she genuinely is getting better now that she's broken the back of her neuroses - accepting that not being suited for competitive battling is not the same as "weak", and that even if you feel weak, it's okay. Her Trainer really did a number on her, huh...

Awww... by Desdendelle on 2015-07-30 04:56:00 UTC Reply

This has all the feels. The poor little thing. Why did it have to hit me in the feels?

Gabrielle's Ix's agent. There has to be feels. It's the law. (nm by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 10:55:00 UTC Reply

*Pumps imaginary Shotgun* by Mattman The Comet on 2015-07-30 04:42:00 UTC Reply

That *16 KB string of expletives*-thing Gabrielle calls her Trainer does not deserve the swift death we are so keen on dishing out.

...Also the first entry was "written" on my birthday ...My birthday is surprisingly popular in the multiverse.

Er, why are you wasting your ammunition? by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 10:54:00 UTC Reply

Pumping a shotgun just ejects a spent - or in this case unspent - cartridge. Besides, her Trainer isn't necessarily a bad person just because he's into the sort of competitive battling for which Flareon are monumentally ill-suited.

I mean, he is a bad person, a totally reprehensible pile of festering allegedly-human garbage, but that's beside the point. =]

Reaction: by SMF on 2015-07-29 23:55:00 UTC Reply

*Picks up Agent Gabrielle.*

*HUGS Agent Gabrielle, then puts her down and puts respectable distance between us if it seems too much to her.*

In other words, I really liked this interlude. ^^

Oh no, Gabrielle loves to cuddle. by Scapegrace on 2015-07-30 00:07:00 UTC Reply

Affection and personal validation? What's not to love! New experiences all round. =]

*Glomps Gabrielle* (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2015-07-30 04:47:00 UTC Reply