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lucathiaTitle: Bittersweet Sweetness Part 20
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,744
Summary: Instead of receiving a brooch that dresses him in an assassin's clothes, Sun receives a trinket that switches his consciousness around with Judgment's. Now, Judgment must find out the mystery behind the Death Knight in Sun's stead. Problem is, imitating Sun's poor swordsmanship is no easy feat, and who knew what Sun was doing with Judgment's body in the meantime? Alternate telling of the end of volume 1 of the novels.
Notes: My bias for Adair reaaaally shows.
Previous Part
Part 20 - Sun
After Ed departed from our view, Adair locked eyes on me and spoke quietly in a hushed tone. "Please let me help."
Apparently, now that Ed was no longer around, Adair felt that it was okay to speak his mind. I had been glancing furtively at Ed, so Adair took care of that right away by shooing him off. Immediately after Ed left, Adair started speaking frankly, getting right down to things.
...Adair, oh Adair. How do you do it? How do you know me so well that you can identify me even when I'm not myself? How are you so absolutely certain about my identity that you don't even need to question me about what's going on? I mean, why are your first words "Please let me help" instead of "What's going on?"
I really had him trained too well. Ever since I had managed to make Adair conform, he had never once let me down.
If Lesus were tapeworm number one, like a parasite who lived in my stomach and knew my every move, then the title of tapeworm number two would have to go to Adair. Actually, maybe it should even be the other way around. Storm even told me once that he felt there was no one better at deciphering my words and intentions than Adair. He was quite right about that. I had never had to spell things out for Adair in everyday language. He always seemed to understand my words no matter how embellished or difficult-to-understand they were. Whenever I spoke a long spiel, Storm would be complaining of a headache and Earth would be rolling his eyes at me while Adair would merely be nodding and saying, "Yes Captain, I will send platoon members to follow the man" without my having to repeat or reword a single thing.
On top of that, Adair wasn't merely playing at being a translator and interpreter.
People often said that the best subordinates were ones who could anticipate your moves before you even decided on them. Adair was just such a person, always making decisions that I wholly agreed with. Even when I wasn't around, Adair kept the Sun Knight Platoon running smoothly, often making me question if I was even needed... I mean, of course I'm needed! After all, I was the one who discovered Adair's talent and trained him to become such a multi-talented vice-captain!
Currently, my vice-captain was even leaving me a way out if I wanted to take it. He had made no mention of my actual identity. Like always, he took things as they came and required no explanations from me. If I wanted to, I could still fib my way out of this, and he would let me.
I thought it over. There was no reason for me to keep this a secret from Adair. He knew my true personality, knew that I could use magic, and even knew that I was friends with people I wasn't supposed to be friends with, so there was nothing to hide. Besides, I had considered telling him if I really had to tell someone.
Lesus shouldn't mind, right? He was always the one who wanted me to reach out more and stop doing everything by myself. He shouldn't mind...even though I was the one who had wanted to keep things a secret in the first place... It wasn't like Adair would magically forget about what had just happened even if I tried to lie my way out of this. That seed of doubt had already grown... It was only a matter of confirming things for him...
I had to admit, however, that I just wanted my vice-captain because I was damn hungry. If I had thought about it more, I would have realized that having the vice-captain of the Sun Knight Platoon run errands for me while I was Judgment would attract unwanted attention...but I was too hungry to care about that.
"Food," I said, my stomach making my decision for me.
It was a testament to Adair's composure and his understanding of me that he wasn't at all surprised upon hearing such a word come out of "Judgment's" mouth. Immediately after I spoke, my stomach gave another embarrassing grumble to remind us of the importance of regular meals.
Quiet down, stomach! I'm going to feed you soon!
Adair's expression didn't change despite my stomach's rumbling. He merely asked, "Blueberry-flavored?"
Oh yes, if I hadn't already been sure that Adair knew who I was, then this told me that yes, Adair definitely knew who I was. Neither of us spoke any names, but the conversation was telling enough. Thank the God of Light Adair wasn't my enemy! It would be hard to sneak anything past him.
I was about to shake my head and ask for a normal sandwich when I paused and started wondering what blueberry-flavored foods would taste like with my current body. Did Judgment like the flavor? I had tried sweets already, but I hadn't tried anything that was blueberry-flavored yet. This would be a good experiment!
"A sandw-" I started.
"Adair, stand back!" burst a voice, cutting me off in the middle of my instructions. I'd wanted a sandwich with blueberry jam! Who dared to interrupt me?
"With blueberry jam sir?" Adair asked, as if I had given my complete instructions.
As expected of Adair! He really did know me too well.
I was nodding my affirmation when three people appeared around the corner. The first was...what was his name again? I had had all morning to recall his name. Radar? Right, Radar! Judgment's vice-captain was in the front, and he was the one who had yelled for Adair to stand back. He had a large scowl plastered over his face. Following him was Ed who should have left already, and then behind Ed was "Sun" who immediately seemed to brighten the corridor with his shining blond hair and dazzling white clothes...
Lesus, why'd you bring so many people with you? It's not like we're having a party here!
It took less than a second for Lesus to survey the scene before he focused his attention on me. He then darted his eyes at Radar, seemingly wanting to say something about his vice-captain. Great, it looked like I would need to do some reverse mind-reading. I thought it was Lesus's job to read my mind, not the other way around!
After Lesus indicated Radar to me, he brought his hand up to point at himself before shaking his head slightly. He then ran his hand through his blond hair to cover the action.
I shared a look with Lesus, though I was not at all used to interpreting my own expressions like this. Fine, I'll take care of this. You better thank me, Lesus!
"I expected more of you, Adair," continued Radar loudly. "You shouldn't be badgering Captain Judgment like this!"
What? Where'd he get such an idea?
Immediately, I realized it had to be Ed's big mouth. There could be no other culprit, and I was right on the mark given how Ed was behaving at the moment. That was as apologetic a look as they came. He was also making funny gestures behind Radar, much more exaggerated than the silent conversation I just had with Lesus. He was probably hoping Adair could make something out of that. Good thing Adair's interpretive skills have always been good.
Adair replied in an even tone, "You have the wrong idea, Vidar. Knight-Captain Judgment and I were merely talking about the patrols."
I started but hurriedly hid my surprise. It wasn't Adair's lie that had caught me off-guard, or how calm he was when he spoke the lie. Rather, it was the fact that Judgment's vice-captain wasn't named Radar that surprised me. Good thing I haven't spoken up yet...
But I would have to speak up if I wanted to diffuse the situation. It was apparent to me that Lesus had tried to stop Ra...Vidar, but Vidar never liked to listen to me. He was so frustrating! Hah, but since I'm currently Judgment, he has to listen to me now!
"Vidar, it is like he said," I finally said. I glanced at Lesus and saw him nod his head slightly. I might not be able to fool Adair's eyes, but that didn't mean I couldn't emulate Lesus! It would just require a bit more effort for me to pass Vidar's inspection.
Right after I spoke, Vidar calmed down. Do you think Lesus's words are words from the God of Light Himself or what? I mean, it's not like I explained much more than Adair explained. You sure turned docile...
"I apologize, Adair." His cheeks were even now pink in color.
"Apology accepted."
The entire time, Lesus said not a single word. I bet he just didn't want to talk. See? If you had to praise the God of Light in every three sentences you say, you would rather shut up than speak too.
I opened my mouth. "Vidar, go prepare a sa-"
Lesus immediately shot me a look. Even Adair was giving me a look, though his was more along the lines of, "But that's my job!" I had been on the receiving end of this look of Adair's more than once, so I knew it well.
"...go prepare for your patrol."
"Understood, Captain!"
"Adair, Sun recalls that the Sun Knight Platoon will also be patrolling under the God of Light's guidance."
This time, it was my turn to shoot Lesus a look. You choose now to speak up? Come on, was it so wrong of me to want to tease Vidar a bit?
To people who weren't in the know, we probably looked like we were glaring at each other. Ed was swiveling his head left and right to stare at the two of us, as if things were about to get ugly. Maybe they were, because clearly Lesus was trying to make me angry when I'd just helped him out! I get why we need to dismiss Vidar, but why dismiss Adair too?
Adair hesitated. He eyed "Sun" and then he glanced toward me. Finally, after he came to some sort of decision, he said, "Yes Captain, Ed and I will be departing now."
Vidar left first. Adair followed after him. He dragged Ed away with him.
Wait! Don't leave! What about my blueberry sandwich? What about your title of tapeworm number two?! If you knew my thoughts, you'd stay!
Lesus started walking toward the exit. "Come on, we've taken too long. We should try to get back before dusk."
But, my sandwich! My blueberry sandwich! Lesus, I hate you! Why are you making me starve?
"Grisia?"
"...my sandwich..."
"...is that what vice-captains are for?"
"Yes..."
"..."
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to be continued
Will Sun ever get his blueberry sandwich in any verse? XD; Will Judgment ever get his cup of tea? XDD;;never
Next Part
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,744
Summary: Instead of receiving a brooch that dresses him in an assassin's clothes, Sun receives a trinket that switches his consciousness around with Judgment's. Now, Judgment must find out the mystery behind the Death Knight in Sun's stead. Problem is, imitating Sun's poor swordsmanship is no easy feat, and who knew what Sun was doing with Judgment's body in the meantime? Alternate telling of the end of volume 1 of the novels.
Notes: My bias for Adair reaaaally shows.
Previous Part
Part 20 - Sun
After Ed departed from our view, Adair locked eyes on me and spoke quietly in a hushed tone. "Please let me help."
Apparently, now that Ed was no longer around, Adair felt that it was okay to speak his mind. I had been glancing furtively at Ed, so Adair took care of that right away by shooing him off. Immediately after Ed left, Adair started speaking frankly, getting right down to things.
...Adair, oh Adair. How do you do it? How do you know me so well that you can identify me even when I'm not myself? How are you so absolutely certain about my identity that you don't even need to question me about what's going on? I mean, why are your first words "Please let me help" instead of "What's going on?"
I really had him trained too well. Ever since I had managed to make Adair conform, he had never once let me down.
If Lesus were tapeworm number one, like a parasite who lived in my stomach and knew my every move, then the title of tapeworm number two would have to go to Adair. Actually, maybe it should even be the other way around. Storm even told me once that he felt there was no one better at deciphering my words and intentions than Adair. He was quite right about that. I had never had to spell things out for Adair in everyday language. He always seemed to understand my words no matter how embellished or difficult-to-understand they were. Whenever I spoke a long spiel, Storm would be complaining of a headache and Earth would be rolling his eyes at me while Adair would merely be nodding and saying, "Yes Captain, I will send platoon members to follow the man" without my having to repeat or reword a single thing.
On top of that, Adair wasn't merely playing at being a translator and interpreter.
People often said that the best subordinates were ones who could anticipate your moves before you even decided on them. Adair was just such a person, always making decisions that I wholly agreed with. Even when I wasn't around, Adair kept the Sun Knight Platoon running smoothly, often making me question if I was even needed... I mean, of course I'm needed! After all, I was the one who discovered Adair's talent and trained him to become such a multi-talented vice-captain!
Currently, my vice-captain was even leaving me a way out if I wanted to take it. He had made no mention of my actual identity. Like always, he took things as they came and required no explanations from me. If I wanted to, I could still fib my way out of this, and he would let me.
I thought it over. There was no reason for me to keep this a secret from Adair. He knew my true personality, knew that I could use magic, and even knew that I was friends with people I wasn't supposed to be friends with, so there was nothing to hide. Besides, I had considered telling him if I really had to tell someone.
Lesus shouldn't mind, right? He was always the one who wanted me to reach out more and stop doing everything by myself. He shouldn't mind...even though I was the one who had wanted to keep things a secret in the first place... It wasn't like Adair would magically forget about what had just happened even if I tried to lie my way out of this. That seed of doubt had already grown... It was only a matter of confirming things for him...
I had to admit, however, that I just wanted my vice-captain because I was damn hungry. If I had thought about it more, I would have realized that having the vice-captain of the Sun Knight Platoon run errands for me while I was Judgment would attract unwanted attention...but I was too hungry to care about that.
"Food," I said, my stomach making my decision for me.
It was a testament to Adair's composure and his understanding of me that he wasn't at all surprised upon hearing such a word come out of "Judgment's" mouth. Immediately after I spoke, my stomach gave another embarrassing grumble to remind us of the importance of regular meals.
Quiet down, stomach! I'm going to feed you soon!
Adair's expression didn't change despite my stomach's rumbling. He merely asked, "Blueberry-flavored?"
Oh yes, if I hadn't already been sure that Adair knew who I was, then this told me that yes, Adair definitely knew who I was. Neither of us spoke any names, but the conversation was telling enough. Thank the God of Light Adair wasn't my enemy! It would be hard to sneak anything past him.
I was about to shake my head and ask for a normal sandwich when I paused and started wondering what blueberry-flavored foods would taste like with my current body. Did Judgment like the flavor? I had tried sweets already, but I hadn't tried anything that was blueberry-flavored yet. This would be a good experiment!
"A sandw-" I started.
"Adair, stand back!" burst a voice, cutting me off in the middle of my instructions. I'd wanted a sandwich with blueberry jam! Who dared to interrupt me?
"With blueberry jam sir?" Adair asked, as if I had given my complete instructions.
As expected of Adair! He really did know me too well.
I was nodding my affirmation when three people appeared around the corner. The first was...what was his name again? I had had all morning to recall his name. Radar? Right, Radar! Judgment's vice-captain was in the front, and he was the one who had yelled for Adair to stand back. He had a large scowl plastered over his face. Following him was Ed who should have left already, and then behind Ed was "Sun" who immediately seemed to brighten the corridor with his shining blond hair and dazzling white clothes...
Lesus, why'd you bring so many people with you? It's not like we're having a party here!
It took less than a second for Lesus to survey the scene before he focused his attention on me. He then darted his eyes at Radar, seemingly wanting to say something about his vice-captain. Great, it looked like I would need to do some reverse mind-reading. I thought it was Lesus's job to read my mind, not the other way around!
After Lesus indicated Radar to me, he brought his hand up to point at himself before shaking his head slightly. He then ran his hand through his blond hair to cover the action.
I shared a look with Lesus, though I was not at all used to interpreting my own expressions like this. Fine, I'll take care of this. You better thank me, Lesus!
"I expected more of you, Adair," continued Radar loudly. "You shouldn't be badgering Captain Judgment like this!"
What? Where'd he get such an idea?
Immediately, I realized it had to be Ed's big mouth. There could be no other culprit, and I was right on the mark given how Ed was behaving at the moment. That was as apologetic a look as they came. He was also making funny gestures behind Radar, much more exaggerated than the silent conversation I just had with Lesus. He was probably hoping Adair could make something out of that. Good thing Adair's interpretive skills have always been good.
Adair replied in an even tone, "You have the wrong idea, Vidar. Knight-Captain Judgment and I were merely talking about the patrols."
I started but hurriedly hid my surprise. It wasn't Adair's lie that had caught me off-guard, or how calm he was when he spoke the lie. Rather, it was the fact that Judgment's vice-captain wasn't named Radar that surprised me. Good thing I haven't spoken up yet...
But I would have to speak up if I wanted to diffuse the situation. It was apparent to me that Lesus had tried to stop Ra...Vidar, but Vidar never liked to listen to me. He was so frustrating! Hah, but since I'm currently Judgment, he has to listen to me now!
"Vidar, it is like he said," I finally said. I glanced at Lesus and saw him nod his head slightly. I might not be able to fool Adair's eyes, but that didn't mean I couldn't emulate Lesus! It would just require a bit more effort for me to pass Vidar's inspection.
Right after I spoke, Vidar calmed down. Do you think Lesus's words are words from the God of Light Himself or what? I mean, it's not like I explained much more than Adair explained. You sure turned docile...
"I apologize, Adair." His cheeks were even now pink in color.
"Apology accepted."
The entire time, Lesus said not a single word. I bet he just didn't want to talk. See? If you had to praise the God of Light in every three sentences you say, you would rather shut up than speak too.
I opened my mouth. "Vidar, go prepare a sa-"
Lesus immediately shot me a look. Even Adair was giving me a look, though his was more along the lines of, "But that's my job!" I had been on the receiving end of this look of Adair's more than once, so I knew it well.
"...go prepare for your patrol."
"Understood, Captain!"
"Adair, Sun recalls that the Sun Knight Platoon will also be patrolling under the God of Light's guidance."
This time, it was my turn to shoot Lesus a look. You choose now to speak up? Come on, was it so wrong of me to want to tease Vidar a bit?
To people who weren't in the know, we probably looked like we were glaring at each other. Ed was swiveling his head left and right to stare at the two of us, as if things were about to get ugly. Maybe they were, because clearly Lesus was trying to make me angry when I'd just helped him out! I get why we need to dismiss Vidar, but why dismiss Adair too?
Adair hesitated. He eyed "Sun" and then he glanced toward me. Finally, after he came to some sort of decision, he said, "Yes Captain, Ed and I will be departing now."
Vidar left first. Adair followed after him. He dragged Ed away with him.
Wait! Don't leave! What about my blueberry sandwich? What about your title of tapeworm number two?! If you knew my thoughts, you'd stay!
Lesus started walking toward the exit. "Come on, we've taken too long. We should try to get back before dusk."
But, my sandwich! My blueberry sandwich! Lesus, I hate you! Why are you making me starve?
"Grisia?"
"...my sandwich..."
"...is that what vice-captains are for?"
"Yes..."
"..."
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to be continued
Will Sun ever get his blueberry sandwich in any verse? XD; Will Judgment ever get his cup of tea? XDD;;
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Date: 2012-04-18 05:18 pm (UTC)really love ur fanfics, been following them for a few months now just never commented
cant wait to read the next chapter ^^
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Date: 2012-04-18 11:23 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting! :D It's great to know that you're following this~
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Date: 2012-04-19 01:25 am (UTC)I really loved this "breather" chapter here. Oh Sun, I wonder if you'll magically hate blueberries too~
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Date: 2012-04-19 02:06 am (UTC)All the chapters are like breather chapters, haha. Sun will need to be able to get his hands on some blueberries before we can find out! XD
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Date: 2012-04-19 03:06 pm (UTC)RadarVidar just from reading this fic. XD;By the way, Sun actually slipped and called Vidar by his name once before Adiar said it. I'm sorry if you meant for it to be that way, I just noticed it: He was also making funny gestures behind Vidar...
Anyway, another great part, I always get excited when you post a new chapter and I look forward to the next part.
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Date: 2012-04-19 06:57 pm (UTC)Ah, oops, darn something was still off about that sentence! (And it took me many reads to notice what you were pointing out, haha) I actually accidentally used Adair's name there first, and then I hurriedly changed to Vidar's name, but it should still be... Radar there. XDDD Thanks for catching that! :D I'm sure Sun actually knows Vidar's name, but... it wasn't intentional on my part. XD;;;
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Date: 2012-04-19 08:47 pm (UTC)It's ok, it was a little thing that just...popped out to me. You're welcome, and I bet you're right. Sun knows people's real names, he probably just doesn't bother to actually use them. XD I just assume that he doesn't call Judgement Laser because that would end very badly. o_o;
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Date: 2012-04-19 10:01 pm (UTC)I'm glad you caught it. :D I don't think Sun dares to call Lesus any nicknames... He also hasn't given Roland any nicknames. I believe it's because they got to know each other before Sun started giving out nicknames, haha.
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Date: 2012-04-20 06:20 pm (UTC)I'm glad you're glad. XD; Yeah that could end rather badly. =/ I think you're right, but I wonder what Roland's nickname would be. Rolling or something? XD;
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Date: 2012-04-21 03:45 am (UTC)LOL! Rolling... "Hey, Rolling! Where are you rolling to?" XDDD
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Date: 2012-04-22 04:10 am (UTC)XD I think Roland would be very confused with that nickname.
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Date: 2012-04-22 06:20 am (UTC)I would like to do summaries of everything in between, but I kind of want to start at book 1... or maybe someone else can summarize the ones already released in English...
He would be totally confused by the nickname. XD I'd love to see his reaction. :3
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Date: 2012-04-23 03:07 am (UTC)That's a lot of work. But it'd be a handy thing to have, just general summaries of each book. Hmmm... I only know of one other person who is doing anything with the volumes, and she's translating them.
Something like:
"Hey, Rolling!"
"? What's rolling?"
"No you, Rolling!"
*Looks around for runaway carts then looks back suspiciously*
"How is it rolling, Rolling?"
"There isn't anything rolling..."
...And so on? I don't know but I kind of want to write it myself. ^^;
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Date: 2012-04-24 05:03 am (UTC)It would be a lot of work, yeah. ^^;; Maybe when I'm done with Bittersweet Sweetness... or the next time I review canon to get my details straight... I've reread the series a few times already. Was only trying to check up on some facts and then I always end up rereading the entire thing...
Hahaha, that would be a fun scene to see. Do you write a lot of fanfic? :3
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Date: 2012-04-24 02:08 pm (UTC)I would think so, eight volumes (although you could probably skip the last one since you've already written an extensive summary) is quite a lot of plot to summarize. It might be best to do it after your review canon. If only to keep the details straight. Well, it's a really fun series I can imagine it's hard to stop. I know I've reread several chapters just because I enjoy the conversations that much. ^^;
Unfortunately, I don't. I'm still a student and I'm writing my own book so even when I have a plotbunny I tend to either not have time to write it or my energy is already spent on something else. Series are a 'no' too because it would take me forever to update. =/ But honestly, the less there is for a series the more I want to write something about it. XD; So I might just write it, once I've turned in my next set of papers. 0-0;
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Date: 2012-04-25 05:08 am (UTC)I've been translating a lot more for Prince Revolution lately, so sadly no time for summaries... summaries are great for my own reference too though. I'll never forget volume 8 with the summary I did! XD Gotta update the names sometime though...
Oh, you're writing your own book? :3 I've started two... but they haven't gone anywhere at all. I'll need to restart sometime. I'm very much the same. If a series doesn't have a lot of fic, I end up with a burning desire to write for that series. :3 I'd love to see LSK fic from you. :D
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Date: 2012-04-26 04:32 am (UTC)Well faster chapters are good too. =D Ah, is that how it works? XD Update the names? I totally don't remember the spellings that you used. 8D;
Yeah, I had to restart it recently though. I'm not really interested in writing the beginning/explanation stuff so it's hard to write. DX Two? Nice, I have to force myself to focus on one series at a time. Yup, can't find what you want, write it yourself. XD I'll try to write something (probably the Rolling thing because it's so silly).
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Date: 2012-04-26 05:33 am (UTC)The summary was like taking notes for me, so it helped me remember what happened in that novel much more! When Prince Revolution finally gets to discussing the new names from volume 8, I plan on updating my summary to reflect that. :3 The names I used weren't too well thought out. XD;; Just approximations.
I always spend too much time on beginnings! And then I can't continue the story later on because the beginning already exhausted me... I started both novels for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month in November) where the goal is to write 50k in one month. I wrote 50k both times, but the story wasn't completed both times...
Hehe, I have so many ideas for LSK! But I can't write fast enough to write all of them... The Rolling thing is really silly. ♥
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Date: 2012-04-27 05:10 am (UTC)That makes sense. I see, I guess you have a while to wait though. XD; Trust me, none of your readers know what they should be. XD
That's really impressive. 8D I've heard of NaNowriMo, and I signed up but...I don't remember to pay attention to it. X/ It tends to depend on the story for me. Some story ideas are just the beginning with no plot or no plot and no beginning. The one I'm working on is all planned out, but the middle parts of the plot are more interesting so I have only a little motivation to write the beginning.
I can understand that. If you don't move fast enough the plunny runs away. =/ It is. X3 I should try to write it this weekend.
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Date: 2012-04-28 02:00 am (UTC)Oh, you've signed up before? I didn't pay any attention at all the first time I signed up. Or the second time. Third time, I gave it an actual attempt and managed to finish 50k. It was nightmarish. The writing wouldn't come at all on some days, and I still take forever to write. I feel like I only managed to become very wordy now in my writing because I wrote very lengthy descriptions to up my word count for NaNoWriMo, haha. For me, I have characters, but the plot... oh the plot...
I see! Are you able to write out of chronological order? Maybe you can write the interesting parts first. I have to write from the start, or else things never end up matching up since events change so much for me as I go along.
Yeah...I've had so many plunnies run away from me that way. ):
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Date: 2012-04-28 04:38 am (UTC)I did, but I'm not paying attention either. ^^; I would imagine so. =/ 50k is a heck of a lot to write in one month. I think I'd have the same problem, my muse likes to run out on me when I need it the most. I see, I see. That's kind of funny. XD But I can imagine, I've often had to...expand on basic ideas (and nonexistant opinions) to fill a quota. -_- Yup. Plot. It's a strange and elusive thing, isn't it? XD;
I try to but it's tough because a lot happens that changes how the characters think so if I don't write in order I can get confused and not a have a strong grip on their later personalities. At least that's how it is for my main project. =/ I know what you mean. If I don't try hard to stay focused then random scenes keep popping up.
Yup. -_-; I'm able to remember most of them, although I lose the motivation, and I move so slowly that cannon destroys my theories before I can write them.
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Date: 2012-04-30 01:35 am (UTC)Yeah, the same happens to me with writing in order. I don't seem to be able to plan very far. I only have a general idea of what will happen next. I fill in details as I go along and am oftentimes surprised by what I end up writing myself. Characters evolve as the story goes, so writing a character at a later point when I haven't written their journey there is quite difficult! I'm always amazed by people who can write out of order. :3
Oooh, that happens to me too, canon contradicting something I want to write before I actually get around to writing or finishing the story. ):
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Date: 2012-05-01 04:51 am (UTC)I like to have at least a general idea of the story line before I start really writing but I enjoy finding new events that I didn't expect. ^^ I know what you mean exactly! I have a friend who seems to be able to write out of order, but she doesn't seem to have the patience to write the complete story. XD; It's almost like it's one of the other.
Yup, every time. -_-; That's why LSK is good for fic, not a lot of competition and the series is done (even if I can't read it!) XD;