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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 17:13:39 GMT -5
Ooo looking forward to seeing more! I love your customs.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 17:12:18 GMT -5
Marvel/Pixar could be simply amazing. I'm interested to see what's to come.
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Sept 1, 2009 17:11:06 GMT -5
Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 17:11:06 GMT -5
Welcome to SlayAlive! Happy to have you here. Pardon me while I welcome you with a Scoobie hug which will inevitably make you uncomfortable since you're a "Giles":
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 16:29:42 GMT -5
This is so exciting, Xaphania! I'm really looking forward to seeing all the amazing icons.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 15:54:41 GMT -5
Some really fantastic entries this round! Great job, everyone!
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 15:51:45 GMT -5
Ooo! Dream fic! I like that idea.
What's everyone else think?
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 10:12:19 GMT -5
I think Emmie is a posting ho, for having more than I do. Hmph! You know it! ...What's that make Wyn, though? A Wyn-ho?
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 2:08:47 GMT -5
Yes! Oh, the blending of so much Southern is awesome to behold here. I love how you dove right into the speech here. The character voices are pitch-perfect. Especially Sawyer. I could hear his voice while reading this. Love the ending! Oh, Sawyer. Sawyer = Saucy.
I feel bad for Zoe 'cause you know she was about to swing and knock him out with her fist. Poor girl deserves to punch him for copping a feel.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 1:54:46 GMT -5
EPIC.
Yes, that's the word here. That and EXCITING, DRAMATIC, TERRIFYING, GRIPPING. You introduced new characters here and you made me care when they died. I loved the energy and the Slayers' determination. They really were unprepared for this and while they maybe had a chance against the Raptors, the T-Rex was the equivalent of the Mayor post-Ascension. And that took a ton of dynamite and an army.
This is excellent. I've come back to read it again and it was still powerful on the repeat. When you're coming back for more, that's when you know it's good.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 0:36:52 GMT -5
That's the plan! I know how important it is to get feedback.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 0:32:06 GMT -5
New policy, hon! But think about this - you're already receiving 100 points and you can get up to 90 more.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 1, 2009 0:23:21 GMT -5
I'm starting a new policy here to thank everyone for participating in these challenges. The SlayAlive Scribes Winner is already awarded 350 karma points, but everyone who participates deserves to be recognized also. All other SA Scribes participants will receive 100 karma points. But that's not all! To encourage members to leave feedback for the authors, every feedback review posted will result in 10 karma points. So if you left feedback for every entry in Challenge #4, for example, you'd be awarded with 90 karma points. A reminder: this is meant to encourage thoughtful feedback for the author. Please don't spam - e.g "This was awesome! You rock!" - SA Scribe Winner: 350 Karma Points
- SA Scribe Participants: 100 Karma Points
- Members who leave Feedback: 10 Karma Points per Feedback Post
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 21:44:07 GMT -5
We're on the same page, Andrew. And I'd like to add a short fic rec that illuminates this point in the most hilarious fashion: In Alphabetical Order - by beer_good_foamy. One day in Tibet, Willow puts two and two together. Buffy remembers putting one and one together. It adds up to about 7 billion. Seriously, this is hilariously funny and a quick read. Great entertainment.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 21:14:53 GMT -5
Andrew, if it is a misperception based on the limited POV of the story, then I fail to see how you can not buy it yet if there's a twist coming. Or were you not talking to me?
I do think there's some poor execution going on here, but I've yet to call this plot line irredeemable imo.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 20:51:06 GMT -5
YES. This. I think it's important to note that we really haven't seen the world's reaction. Not completely. We've seen the media, which hello bias? We've seen a crazy town that sacrifices all its children to survive who's being led by a bitter Watcher who wants all Slayers to pay for what he's lost. We've seen the Scoobies say that all humanity is against them. We've seen some extreme reactions against Slayers and certain popularity for Vampires in the people - that's their perception, not the truth of reality. But since when is humanity all for just one thing? Like Xi said, there's going to be people out there who disagree, they're just less visible because they're not...well, batshit crazy and going around hunting down Slayers and "sucking" up to vampires. They're busy taking care of their families and working two jobs in a crappy economy. Except that, 8 issues into this story, and we still haven't seen these people who disagree. We've just seen Slayers running in terror from this supposed world-wide prejudice. If there was more of a balanced reaction, it would make things more believable. It's as if the writers are afraid to point out the holes in logic, because it'll highlight how ludicrous this whole storyline has been. The Colbert story is the only thing giving me hope, because from that, it seems like the pod people thing is intentional, and not just shit writing. I didn't say the execution was done well. Just that a lot of the time, the TV show expects you to just accept the situation. Everyone choosing to disbelieve in vampires is one of them despite evidence to the contrary. This goes to the theme of "subjectivity of reality" that I've been touting since LWH. Reality is what we choose to believe, not what is real. I rather think the point is that we're only witnessing the extreme reactions because this puts the Slayers in a panic. Oh my god, no one likes us! We're screwed! This then forces them to extreme measures. Paranoia breeds paranoia. I'm waiting for the twists and the end of the season before I call it "shit writing". For all we know, Joss is messing with our own "subjectivity of reality" just like he did in Enemies. In the end, perhaps Buffy and the Slayers will have humanity back on their side once the solid and sane "middle class" rises up to overthrow the extreme human hysterics and slays the vampires with the Slayers. That'd be the next best thing in the natural progression for me. First Buffy shares the Slayer power with all the Potentials, then she gives humanity back the right to fight for themselves. Would the demon world stand a chance if all ~7 billion humans decided to exterminate them? But then, this move too has it's own complicated repercussions.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 20:17:48 GMT -5
I'm waiting for the last Scribes submissions to come in before I open the voting thread at midnight! Passing the time watching 17 Again.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 19:57:02 GMT -5
3 more hours till the deadline!
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 19:53:51 GMT -5
Do I need to remind people that the Buffyverse is chock full of people who will believe just about anything quasi-plausible? How many times did people pass off vampire attacks as "gangs on PCP" or something equally ludicrous. It may be social commentary, but the gag is not without precedent. Finally believing in vampires is a long time coming, and believing that they're hot and cuddly doesn't stretch too far. I'm sure there are groups of people out there who dislike Harmony as much as I loathe "celebrities" who get famous by handing their sex tapes to their publicists to leak, but I don't give too much thought to it. People probably also just think that the vampire schtick is just a gag anyway. YES. This. I think it's important to note that we really haven't seen the world's reaction. Not completely. We've seen the media, which hello bias? We've seen a crazy town that sacrifices all its children to survive who's being led by a bitter Watcher who wants all Slayers to pay for what he's lost. We've seen the Scoobies say that all humanity is against them. We've seen some extreme reactions against Slayers and certain popularity for Vampires in the people - that's their perception, not the truth of reality. But since when is humanity all for just one thing? Like Xi said, there's going to be people out there who disagree, they're just less visible because they're not...well, batshit crazy and going around hunting down Slayers and "sucking" up to vampires. They're busy taking care of their families and working two jobs in a crappy economy.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 6:54:00 GMT -5
Maybe we could have a layout-challenge for slayalive's twitter. Yes, I was thinking about seeing who'd be up for designing it.
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Post by Emmie on Aug 31, 2009 0:49:17 GMT -5
On a slightly unrelated note, that's not how you spell "worshiped", Brian buddy. Was it spelled "worshipped" or "worshiped"? Because the former is correct. ‘worship’, ‘handicap’ and ‘kidnap’ become ‘worshipping/worshipped’, ‘handicapping/handicapped’ and ‘kidnapping/kidnapped’ in standard received British English.
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