Wednesday, January 7, 2004

Mask.

I was very annoyed when I found out I lost the piece of paper this was originally written on. I wrote it about two hours before a parents' evening at the High School which I was supposed to be helping out at, way back when I was writing Starfox fanfics (pre-SFA and GameCube, I might add). I didn't think they were that bad at the time, but if I could read them now I'd probably cringe. I saved most of them in a Works Document (which I can no longer read), so for the moment they're in limbo. I had 60-odd characters there, good RPG material possibly... Anyway, I want to try and recreate one of my favourite pieces of writing. Who knows, it might actually end up better than I remember it. Either way, it'll certainly be different. This was quite late on in the series- I never even got close to completing them, I tended to write down random scenes that came into my head - at a point where this interdimensional gateway had been opened and Fox travelled through to enter a universe where he'd died instead of his girlfriend Fara Phoenix. Fara, if anyone who used to read the Nintendo Power comics back in 199wheneveritwas remembers, was a semi-official character created specially for the comics. I'd never read the comics before ever, so after having created my perfect universe with Fox's own new and original gf, hearing about Fara threw me into chaos. So I replaced Kaya (my character) with fara for the first nine chapters and killed her off. The first bit of Starfox fanfic I ever wrote was her death scene, actually, and very pleased I was when I'd finished it. I wouldn't be now, I can tell. I remember a line or two, but it was just so... drippy. Still, here we go with this bit: Fara has followed Fox and co back into his own Universe and is trying to convince him to come back with her, leaving Kaya and everyone else behind. Bearing in mind the terrible situation Fox's dimension is in at this point, you'd think this decision was easy. But he'd already seen Fara die... * * * "Fox, why are you doing this? Fate brought us back together again," she pleaded, stepping forwards and clutching her hands to her chest. "We were meant to be with each other." Fox shook his head, his eyes fixated on the figure before him. "No, it wasn't fate. This should never have happened." Fara froze. She felt as if she'd just plunged into bottomless pit. "How..." she whispered. "How can you say that?" She could feel tears welling up in her eyes. "Didn't anything we did mean anything to you?" Fox's hands began to shake. "Fara..." Kaya watched anxiously from the far edge of the room, unable to move and unable to speak. "I loved you, Fara. But..." "But what?" Fara's voice cracked with tears. "Isn't that enough?" Memories played themselves over in Fox's head, each one burning into his conscience with a pain more intense than before. Slowly, seeing his head drop, she started stepping forwards. Behind her the gatway whirled and swelled ominously, the generator rattling violently. She took another step. Outside, explosions shook the building. Clouds of dust billowed from the floor and small bits of debris snapped away from cracks in the ceiling. Kaya moved to try and bring Fox away, just a rock crashed into the floor ahead. She hit the ground hard, blood began seeping from a cut on her forehead. Fox whirled round. "Kaya!" A harsh voice pierced the air. "Fox!" Fara stared at Fox with sad determination in her eyes. "Come back with me." She took another step. Click. Fox's pistol was aimed directly at her head. Her pleading eyes bore into Fox’s over the barrel of the gun. "Don't move," he hissed. "Fox... please, don't so this. I love you,” she cried. “Don't you love me too?" The gun began to shake. His gloved fingers held tightly on the tigger. His breath ripped out of him harshly, he was having difficulty standing up straight. He just wanted to collapse. The noises around him faded into the distance as he whispered to Fara in a shaky voice: “I can’t be who you want me to be, Fara. As soon as I saw your body lying on the ground I knew my lie would never be the same.” “But didn’t you still have hope that we could make it?” Fox gritted his teeth, forcing out the words. The gun dropped to his side. “I wanted you to come back. More than anything. But I knew that if I ever saw you again, all I would ever see would be you dying in my arms.” “I’m alive, Fox! You’re alive! What difference does it make where we are? You’re with me now. Isn’t that what you wanted?” Fox glanced over his shoulder to where Kaya was lying, looking up at him with watery eyes. She hauled herself to her feet and clutched her arm, trying not to wince through the pain. “I’ll… still be here when you come back, Fox.” She whispered, looking to the ground. Fox had made his decision. He raised his gun once again. Click. Bang.

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Monday, January 5, 2004

Beak Break.

Okay, so there wasn't a dress rehearsal. I got in an hour and a half early >_<; Still, I got to try on my Gryphon head,and it really does look amazing Sue the Wardrbe Mistress has done a really fantastic job. Lovely dark brown feathers, glass grene pupils... Ah, I could go on forever but I've not even seen it finished yet. The costume was completed in full in the very late evening, after we'd all finished. I might just have to try it on tomorrow ^_^ Although the costume hopefully won't need any alterations (movement's pretty restricted with the wings on), my character does. John sugested I looked at a cartoon character for ideas. He needs to be bigger, more like a caricature. So... more emphasis on general movements, I guess? I already have to move my head in awkward ways to make the head look in the right direction, which is made more difficult by the weight and hood of feathers underneath it. Still, it's going to be interesting. I'm looking forward to it, although a large proportion of the class members aren't lking it very much. I can't understand why, really. It's good fun. Well, I think so. Maybe it's just the lack of Cheshire Cat and Caterpillar that did it *shrugs* Dodo Dancing The Lobster Quadrille is now going to revert to its pre-learnt nigtmare stage. In it I dance with the Dodo, a character who is double-cast. One Dodo is taller than me, the other is shorter. They both wear the same costume, but the beak is absolutely huge. I'm sure that and mine are going to collide. Trying to get my arms up high enough to do everything's probably going to be awkward as wel- as it stands, I can only move my arms so high, and for the Quadrille I need to move them up so high more. Ah well. I'm enjoying this so much ^_^ Every time I do something like this it makes me more confident that it's what I want to do. In Other News... I've chased up my Outlaw Star OST Volume 2- they don't know why it's being so late either. Rrr. I hope it arrives soon. There are so many more themes I still have to infect my brain with...

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Just filling up a little more time before I have to get back to college for what I presume is our full dress rehearsal. I would be feeling better about it if I'd not left my script in Jeremy's car last night. I might get to see my prettyful feathers, though ^___^ Quote: "Idiot." -Ruri Onisan, Nadesico.

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Saturday, January 3, 2004

The Arasean System

Must remember that. Arasea. Wondershot might know what I'm on about ^_~ Thanks to Shy for that *tips hat* If it weren't for him I'd never have known how to spell it, heh. I finally replied to two of the four RPGs I have to reply to. That pleases me greatly, because I hate being behind in them. The other two are DeathBug's Duel Monsters: Quest for Exodia and Ben's Return of the Exiled Foe. I'm considering making another Starfox one, but I have several different paths to take it down and I'm not sure which I want to do yet. Not a huge amount to report on otherwise, really. We're taking the Christmas decorations down today, seeing as we'll be at school on Twelfth Night. We didn't have them up for nearly as long as we usually do this year. It seems a bit... short for my liking. I guess it was because we didn't properly decide to put them in the room until a week or so before Christmas- normally they're up at the beginning of December. Thankfully these take a lot less time to take down than all the others have. It makes it that much more enjoyable, heh ^_^ Tomorrow I have to give away my last four Christmas presents- for Dan, David, Ami and Kim. It's a bit late, yeah- but it's better than not giving them at all.

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Friday, January 2, 2004

Sit There and Grunt- It's What I Do.

Happy New Year everyone! Well, this is my first post of 2004 and I have good news- I have posted Chapter 4 of Enter the Net ^_^ I still went with the Christmas parody even though the festive period's all but passed now. It's still a good read, so I've heard. Baron Samedi was a little disappointed with the beginning though, and I can understand that. I pretty much forced myself to start writing it and it pretty much went on from there. I did a little proof and beta reading, but not much. I must have skipped that bit, heh. Still, it's something to take note of. I never mind being told that a bit doesn't work too well. Spelling mistakes I do mind, because even though I want to know they're there, it hacks me off that they are ^_^; So, how did I spend my New Year's Eve? Trying to/not to be sick was the most memorable part of that party, actually. I think it was a combination of the Bacardi Breezers and garlic bread that did it. Had I not had the Breezers, I'd have been fine. Had I not had the garlic bread, I'd have been fine. but I had both and that had reprocussions that lasted right up until last night. Possibly further, but let's not go into that >.> It wasn't that bad a party in essence, it just didn't work out how it was supposed to. For starters it was billed as fancy dress, but only me and three others out of the twelve or so who came did dress up. And they were all girls as Playboy bunnies. I probably got the best reaction, though- as the last to get to the train station I got a massive cheer as I got out of the car, hehe. It served its purpose ^_^ The doublet is actually very warm when standing on the seaside in gale-force winds. Jeremy's dad's house is amazing. They have themed bedrooms! Medieval, Egyptian, The Little Mermaid, Harry Potter, Metallica (Jeremy's, of course)... ah, the structure of the place was amazing. and they're having an indoor swimming pool built. An indoor pool! Jeez, if only I had that kind of money... or that kind of house, even. I'm glad I don't need to be embarassed about my house being bigger than everyone else's now. Jeremy's takes the biscuit. Along with the tray and coffee table. And your shoes. Before I finish, Ben. BenBenBen. Visit now, heh. I have RPGs to play... EDIT: Oh, with regards to the title quote, it's from my friend Steve, talking about how to make conversation with relatives.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Woo ^_^

You are...theOtaku itself!

You're no newbie to the online anime scene,
and everyone respects you. After all, a
long time (and a name change or two ago!)
you're the one who started everything
off. You evolve slowly, but everyone knows
each change is worth the wait. You've
stuck around through thick and thin, and
everyone can depend on you to be there.


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Very cool, hehe ^_^

Bleh, it's 11:07 and already I've watched about two hours of anime this morning. An hour of Nadesico's on Sci-Fi every morning at nine (my sister's favourite anime now- with any luck I'll be ordering Prince of Darkness soon), and I watched the second part of the 5th Blue Gender DVD on loan from Jeremy. It's very good stuff, heh.

This evening we're going to watch Castle in the Sky- I got it yesterday in Portsmouth, after having to ask the guy in HMV where it was. I looked over the section about three times, but thought it best to ask anyway. It pays to- that's about the third time someone's managed to find something I've not been able to. I pleased.

I don't think it's the original dub I saw when I was much much younger- it's got James van der Beek (*giggles*) and Anna Paquin in it, as I gather they weren't around then. But you never know...

For the moment, I've a New Year's Eve party to get a costume sorted out for. Not that I need to do much, for those of you that have already seen my picture on OB ^_~
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