Mmmm Scourge

I've only seen a couple jk stories where the jk/Doc relationship works. Always seemed like a smuggler or bh companion. I like your Doc though, there's more to him than surface.

Mmmm Scourge

I've only seen a couple jk stories where the jk/Doc relationship works. Always seemed like a smuggler or bh companion. I like your Doc though, there's more to him than surface.

Scourge is a torturous enigma (no pun intended with the 'torturous')

 

I state the below as opinion only, ymmv:

 

 

Thanks Hoyden <3

Edited December 30, 2012 by thatghost

X: Pale Blue

Warning: mild Smuggler spoiler- and a tad racy.

 

 

 

XI: Just Walk Away

 

 

 

 

XII: Gradations

 

 

Author's Note:

 

Addendum:

 

Edited January 22, 2013 by thatghost

Scourge is a torturous enigma (no pun intended with the 'torturous')

Doc just doesn't seem to fit with JKs. Perfect Smug companion, possibly a good companion for a LS BH. He did constantly crack me up during the class story, though; the levity was wonderful, and maybe that's why he was slated for the JK crew.

I need to let up on him, I really do, I've been pretty harsh...

Thanks Hoyden <3

 

 

Doc fits the JK very well if you actually take the time to get to know his real personality and learn to look beneath the surface. There's a reason I enjoy writing Doc (the REAL Doc) and a reason I can't stand anyone else writing about him

There's a reason I enjoy writing Doc (the REAL Doc) and a reason I can't stand anyone else writing about him

 

This sounds like a personal attack. You're welcome to your own opinion and your own interpretation of a character, but do not belittle someone else's because you don't agree. A smiley face does not make your comment any less rude or any more of a joke. If you don't have actual criticism to offer, please, keep comments like these to yourself.

 

Please continue writing, thatghost. I haven't commented, but I'm always reading.

This sounds like a personal attack. You're welcome to your own opinion and your own interpretation of a character, but do not belittle someone else's because you don't agree. A smiley face does not make your comment any less rude or any more of a joke. If you don't have actual criticism to offer, please, keep comments like these to yourself.

 

Please continue writing, thatghost. I haven't commented, but I'm always reading.

 

Uhhh... no?

 

The REAL Doc... as in the Doc below the surface, the one you don't really get to know unless you spend a lot of time with him. After four Jedi knights, all of which completed the story using only Doc as an active companion once he was available, I feel like I've come to know him fairly well (although not as well as I know, say, Torian). He has quite a complex personality once you delve beneath the surface, to find the REAL Doc that lurks beneath.

 

Try not to read too much into what other people say, imo. If you had read any of what I've written you'd know that I try *not* to put my own spin on characters and consider it a huge challenge to try to keep them true to form from what we've learned in the game about them. Hence why I have so many duplicate characters. My comment was meant to point out that the Doc you see on the surface isn't the Doc that truly is - especially after he falls for the Knight. I was responding to the idea that Doc isnt a good fit for the JK - to which I must vehemently disagree, because I have spent so much time getting to know him.

 

This is the reason I try not to read other people's fanfics - you can't make any sort of criticism without people jumping all over you and accusing you of personal attacks. If I was making such attacks, trust me, you would know.

 

Then again, I'm not sure why I care, since my stories aren't full of angsty sexual tension hardly anyone comments on them.

Edited December 29, 2012 by silvershadows

Uhhh... no?

 

The REAL Doc... as in the Doc below the surface, the one you don't really get to know unless you spend a lot of time with him. After four Jedi knights, all of which completed the story using only Doc as an active companion once he was available, I feel like I've come to know him fairly well (although not as well as I know, say, Torian). He has quite a complex personality once you delve beneath the surface, to find the REAL Doc that lurks beneath.

 

Try not to read too much into what other people say, imo. If you had read any of what I've written you'd know that I try *not* to put my own spin on characters and consider it a huge challenge to try to keep them true to form from what we've learned in the game about them. Hence why I have so many duplicate characters. My comment was meant to point out that the Doc you see on the surface isn't the Doc that truly is - especially after he falls for the Knight. I was responding to the idea that Doc isnt a good fit for the JK - to which I must vehemently disagree, because I have spent so much time getting to know him.

 

This is the reason I try not to read other people's fanfics - you can't make any sort of criticism without people jumping all over you and accusing you of personal attacks. If I was making such attacks, trust me, you would know.

 

Then again, I'm not sure why I care, since my stories aren't full of angsty sexual tension hardly anyone comments on them.

 

What you believe to be the "real" Doc and what someone else believes to be the real Doc can be and are allowed to be different. It's your opinion that you know Doc better than anyone else. Telling someone else your view on a character is the "real" view and therefore the only view is arrogant and unnecessary.

 

I tend not to read the stories written by people who write for reviews rather than the joy of writing, so, no, I haven't bothered to read anything you've written and I likely never will. Your attitude is terrible and you are unkind.

Edited December 29, 2012 by irishfino

What you believe to be the "real" Doc and what someone else believes to be the real Doc can be and are allowed to be different. It's your opinion that you know Doc better than anyone else. Telling someone else your view on a character is the "real" view and therefore the only view is arrogant and unnecessary.

 

I tend not to read the stories written by people who write for reviews rather than the joy of writing.

 

Oh lord, there's so much about this I could giggle about, but I'll try not to.

 

You are really reading way too much into what I've said here. I never said I know Doc better than anyone else. Seeing as how he's a fictional character, that is literally impossible. I'm not talking about my *view* of Doc. I am talking about what we learn about him in the game - the precious moments where he drops his facade and lets the man beneath shine through. That is the "real" Doc I am referring to, not what I have written, nor what anyone else has written. I am talking about what BIOWARE has written, in response to the idea that Doc doesn't fit the Jedi Knight well as a companion, which again, I must disagree with.

 

If I wanted to say that my "version" of Doc was the only "version" of Doc, then I would have said exactly that. Since that isn't what I'm saying, I didn't. What I *am* saying is that Doc DOES fit the Jedi Knight well, because he is far more complex than *most* people realize.

 

Finally, if I wrote for reviews, then I definitely wouldn't write at all since, like I said, my stories receive very few comments (aside from one or two people). Instead, I have churned out four novellas and am currently working on a fifth. And I couldn't care less if you read them or not. My stories are for me and for nobody else - though knowing they are enjoyed is a plus and it does make me sad when I have worked for months and never really find out if people enjoy them or not.

 

My comments here are not meant as criticism toward thatghost's story - which, I might add - is one of the few fanfics on these forums which I was able to read without rolling my eyes about two paragraphs into it or closing it out due to atrocious grammar. The style is enjoyable though overly verbose, and contains an interesting take on Scourge, who does not appear in my stories as I have cut out those companions whom I feel my characters would not travel with (scourge/broonmark/skadge/gault/rusk/vette).

 

To close what I feel is now an overly long diatribe in which I feel I have had to defend myself too much to someone who is a tad on the sensitive side (thick skin is a good thing when you publish personal works) - none of my comments were in any way, shape, or form a critique of thatghost's work. It was a response to the idea that Doc does not fit the Jedi Knight. You would be remiss in taking my comments any other way. If I had wanted to critique thatghost's fanfic, then I would have commented on the fanfic, not on his comment regarding Doc fitting the JK.

Uhhh... no?

 

The REAL Doc... as in the Doc below the surface, the one you don't really get to know unless you spend a lot of time with him. After four Jedi knights, all of which completed the story using only Doc as an active companion once he was available, I feel like I've come to know him fairly well (although not as well as I know, say, Torian). He has quite a complex personality once you delve beneath the surface, to find the REAL Doc that lurks beneath.

 

Try not to read too much into what other people say, imo. If you had read any of what I've written you'd know that I try *not* to put my own spin on characters and consider it a huge challenge to try to keep them true to form from what we've learned in the game about them. Hence why I have so many duplicate characters. My comment was meant to point out that the Doc you see on the surface isn't the Doc that truly is - especially after he falls for the Knight. I was responding to the idea that Doc isnt a good fit for the JK - to which I must vehemently disagree, because I have spent so much time getting to know him.

 

This is the reason I try not to read other people's fanfics - you can't make any sort of criticism without people jumping all over you and accusing you of personal attacks. If I was making such attacks, trust me, you would know.

 

Then again, I'm not sure why I care, since my stories aren't full of angsty sexual tension hardly anyone comments on them.

 

..No one comments on your stories because you're someone who needs feedback to feel gratified about your work. I don't think you quite understand what Fan Fiction means, what it allows. Fan Fiction allows people to take a story, characters, and settings and write it the way THEY PERCEIVE. So whether or not you think thatghost has used the "real Doc" (as you call him) or not, it doesn't matter. This is thatghost's story, and their interpretation of Doc is the one they deems to be correct and appropriate for their story. NOT YOURS.

Oh lord, there's so much about this I could giggle about, but I'll try not to.

 

Arrogance is unnecessary.

 

I never said I know Doc better than anyone else.

 

The REAL Doc... as in the Doc below the surface, the one you don't really get to know unless you spend a lot of time with him. After four Jedi knights, all of which completed the story using only Doc as an active companion once he was available, I feel like I've come to know him fairly well.

 

You're still stating your opinion of Doc is better than thatghost's because of the time you have spent with the character in-game.

 

If I wanted to say that my "version" of Doc was the only "version" of Doc, then I would have said exactly that. Since that isn't what I'm saying, I didn't. What I *am* saying is that Doc DOES fit the Jedi Knight well, because he is far more complex than *most* people realize.

 

People have formed an opinion based on their own personal experiences in both life and the game. You're still trying to say your opinion of Doc is better and the most correct one.

 

Finally, if I wrote for reviews, then I definitely wouldn't write at all since, like I said, my stories receive very few comments (aside from one or two people). Instead, I have churned out four novellas and am currently working on a fifth. And I couldn't care less if you read them or not. My stories are for me and for nobody else - though knowing they are enjoyed is a plus and it does make me sad when I have worked for months and never really find out if people enjoy them or not.

 

Except for the fact that you do ask for reviews in each thread, bumping them without content to garner attention and generally roam about the forums talking about how few comments you get and the reasons you believe this to happen.

 

My comments here are not meant as criticism toward thatghost's story - which, I might add - is one of the few fanfics on these forums which I was able to read without rolling my eyes about two paragraphs into it or closing it out due to atrocious grammar. The style is enjoyable though overly verbose, and contains an interesting take on Scourge, who does not appear in my stories as I have cut out those companions whom I feel my characters would not travel with (scourge/broonmark/skadge/gault/rusk/vette).

 

There was no need to add anything about other fics and your dislike of them.

 

To close what I feel is now an overly long diatribe in which I feel I have had to defend myself too much to someone who is a tad on the sensitive side (thick skin is a good thing when you publish personal works) - none of my comments were in any way, shape, or form a critique of thatghost's work. It was a response to the idea that Doc does not fit the Jedi Knight. You would be remiss in taking my comments any other way. If I had wanted to critique thatghost's fanfic, then I would have commented on the fanfic, not on his comment regarding Doc fitting the JK.

 

Please, take your own advice and grow a thick skin. If you can't handle being told not to be rude to others on a forum, you won't be able to handle the rejection from a publisher should you write an original piece and attempt to have it published.

 

Good day to you.

..No one comments on your stories because you're someone who needs feedback to feel gratified about your work. I don't think you quite understand what Fan Fiction means, what it allows. Fan Fiction allows people to take a story, characters, and settings and write it the way THEY PERCEIVE. So whether or not you think thatghost has used the "real Doc" (as you call him) or not, it doesn't matter. This is thatghost's story, and their interpretation of Doc is the one they deems to be correct and appropriate for their story. NOT YOURS.

 

You miss my point completely. To reiterate once more - I'm not talking about anyone's interpretation of Doc, I am talking about Doc as he is presented to us in the game in response to the idea that he does not fit the JK.

 

I also do not require feedback to feel gratified, if I did, I wouldn't write at all. And once more, I was not commenting on thatghost's STORY, I was commenting on the comment that Doc does not fit the JK. If I wanted to critique the story, I would.

 

Is it really that hard to actually read what is written?

You miss my point completely. To reiterate once more - I'm not talking about anyone's interpretation of Doc, I am talking about Doc as he is presented to us in the game in response to the idea that he does not fit the JK.

 

I also do not require feedback to feel gratified, if I did, I wouldn't write at all. And once more, I was not commenting on thatghost's STORY, I was commenting on the comment that Doc does not fit the JK. If I wanted to critique the story, I would.

 

Is it really that hard to actually read what is written?

 

You make it sound like you need feedback to feel gratified. The point still remains that you commented on this story and expressed that you vehemently disagree with the thought that Doc does not fit the JK and explained why it's right that he does fit and wrong to think that he doesn't. If the opinion of the writer is that the designated love interest doesn't fit the class, then that is their opinion, and it is not your place to tell them that they are wrong.

 

Now, with that said, I bid adieu to you. The matter is dead, and I will reply no further, albeit to compliment thatghost on their excellent story, which I happen to enjoy.

A whole bunch of words that once again show you have missed the point completely.

 

For the last time, I am not talking about thatghost's interpretation of Doc. I am not critiquing his fanfic. How many times do I need to repeat myself?

 

I am responding to the *idea* that Doc does not fit the JK. I am not using my opinion of Doc, or anyone elses opinion of Doc, because your opinion honestly means jack squat to me. The only Doc I am referring to in these comments is the Doc that is presented in the *game*. The Doc who drops his facade on a few occasions to show you the man who is beneath. That is not my interpretation of Doc, that is Bioware's. It isn't mine, it isnt thatghost's, and it has NOTHING TO DO with thatghost's fanfic.

 

Your assertation that I ask for reviews is also patently false. I have specifically said I am *NOT* looking for reviews, just a comment or two so I know if my stories are being *read*. If i actually gave a crap, I wouldn't continue to write (and wouldn't be twenty pages deep into the story I'm currently working on). My desire to have my stories commented on is merely a device so that I know if they are even being read - which anyone who pours their heart and soul into a piece of artwork would want.

 

You seem to think I am being rude, which I am not. I am a blunt and open person. If I wanted to be rude, trust me, there are plenty of things I could say. Instead I have even pointed out that thatghost's fic is one of the few I was even able to enjoy - yet you still insist I am being rude to him/her when I am merely presenting my opinion on whether or not Doc fits the JK.

 

For the umpteenth time, my comments are not a critique of thatghost's work, they have nothing whatsoever to do with his/her story and are meant in response to the idea that Doc doesn't fit the JK - AS HE IS PRESENTED IN THE GAME. My interpretation of Doc, thatghost's interpretation of Doc, and Santa Clauses interpretation of Doc have absolutely nothing to do with the comments I have made here OTHER THAN I normally have a hard time reading other peoples fiction which contain him because many people see Doc only as the man he presents on the surface (a discussion which I have had with several guildies, actually). I never even said that I disagree with thatghost's interpretation of Doc - didn't even mention it ONCE. You have drawn your own conclusions which are not supported by either my feelings on the matter or what I have written here.

 

Again, stop reading your own issues into what I have written. If I wanted to critique thatghost's work, I would. I was not. I was commenting on the idea that Doc (as presented in game) does not fit the JK (as presented in game). These things have *nothing* to do with my, or anyone elses interpretation of the character.

You make it sound like you need feedback to feel gratified. The point still remains that you commented on this story and expressed that you vehemently disagree with the thought that Doc does not fit the JK and explained why it's right that he does fit and wrong to think that he doesn't. If the opinion of the writer is that the designated love interest doesn't fit the class, then that is their opinion, and it is not your place to tell them that they are wrong.

 

Now, with that said, I bid adieu to you. The matter is dead, and I will reply no further, albeit to compliment thatghost on their excellent story, which I happen to enjoy.

 

No, I don't need feedback to feel gratified. I just like to know if what I've written has actually been read - my stories are very long and not a lot of people have the patience to sit for 2-3 hours to read something that long.

 

And again, I'm not talking about any fanfictions. I am talking about Doc and the JK as presented in game. That would be before any of our own writing has even affected the characters. I am allowed to disagree with the idea that Doc doesn't fit the JK, and that doesn't make me rude or arrogant or obnoxious. It is my *opinion* that, as presented in game, Doc does fit the JK, as presented in game. I am allowed to express that opinion, just as thatghost is allowed to express the opinion that Doc does *not* fit the JK. I'm not even really referring to the romance story arc either, I am referring to Doc as a companion in general.

 

Any spins placed on the characters after the events in the game are our own and aren't at all what I'm talking about. I also enjoyed thatghost's fic, as I said, one of the very few that I *did* enjoy. I am in no way, shape, or form, critiquing thatghost's work. If I wanted to do that, I would.

Edited December 29, 2012 by silvershadows

thatghost, i like how you've emphasized both Doc's tendancy to live in the moment and that he can, in the end, be counted on to stick with you to the end. Writing stories that include established characters is always a case of picking and choosing what to emphasize, what to minimize. We choose these based on what we see in the characters and guessing how they would react in different situations. I hope the discussion above hasn't discouraged you because I am thoroughly enjoying your take on the characters and look forward to seeing what happens.

No, I don't need feedback to feel gratified. I just like to know if what I've written has actually been read - my stories are very long and not a lot of people have the patience to sit for 2-3 hours to read something that long.

 

And again, I'm not talking about any fanfictions. I am talking about Doc and the JK as presented in game. That would be before any of our own writing has even affected the characters. I am allowed to disagree with the idea that Doc doesn't fit the JK, and that doesn't make me rude or arrogant or obnoxious. It is my *opinion* that, as presented in game, Doc does fit the JK, as presented in game. I am allowed to express that opinion, just as thatghost is allowed to express the opinion that Doc does *not* fit the JK. I'm not even really referring to the romance story arc either, I am referring to Doc as a companion in general.

 

Any spins placed on the characters after the events in the game are our own and aren't at all what I'm talking about. I also enjoyed thatghost's fic, as I said, one of the very few that I *did* enjoy. I am in no way, shape, or form, critiquing thatghost's work. If I wanted to do that, I would.

I would suggest starting a thread in the Story and Lore forum to address this, rather than continuing this here.

What happened here? I need to go log out of the game, come back, read everything...

What happened here? I need to go log out of the game, come back, read everything...

 

Don't bother. It's people taking something I said completely out of context and lacking the ability to understand what I was actually saying.

 

THAT said, I do enjoy your writing style, even if your choice of topics is something I wouldn't choose myself

@silvershadows: I do understand your perspective re: Doc. I'm not denying that his feelings for the female JK are anything less than profound; he is wonderfully complex, and I appreciate that. In the context of this story, however, he's one of the walking wounded. Burned. Badly. So badly that he slaps his old mask back on, reverts to sheer hedonism, makes egregious snap decisions, does all sorts of very-unlike-him yet very human things. He's not an antagonist here. He's a casualty- for the very reason that he does feel so deeply and is more than surface.

 

I also understand what irked you. That Doc isn't a good companion for a JK- I made a generalization, and I apologize if it caused offense. Doc used to be a good fit with my JK, and he'd be a terrific companion/LI for the Scoundrel I'm leveling. That's all. Mere opinion. I erred in not stating it as such; if I'd done so in the first place all this turmoil might have been avoided.

 

Then again, I'm not sure why I care, since my stories aren't full of angsty sexual tension hardly anyone comments on them.[/Quote]

 

Noted. Should there be any further tension I'll attempt to make it less angsty. There's nothing worse than a Jedi turned dark side and emo...unless it's a fallen Jedi and a Sith Lord who've both...

 

...aw hell. I've gone there, haven't I?

 

The style is enjoyable though overly verbose[/Quote]

 

I adore words. I love them so much that I tend to be extravagent with them to- yes, 'tis true- the point of verbosity. Since I write for myself I absolutely wallow in words when they choose to flow, but thank you for the constructive criticism

 

not on his comment[/Quote]

 

For the record, I'm female.

 

THAT said, I do enjoy your writing style, even if your choice of topics is something I wouldn't choose myself[/Quote]

 

Another thanks. As to topics, see the first part of my response to irishfino below.

 

 

@irishfino:

based on their own personal experiences in both life and the game[/Quote] ^That right there. There's much, much more to this story than both game canon and head canon.

 

Thanks I hear ya, my spare time has me reading if I'm not writing (or, in my case, perusing the GTN), sometimes commenting, usually to lament in the SFWCT that I'm behind once again.

 

 

@MilaniGrey: Thank you, too, for reading and enjoying; the reading and enjoying is mutual

 

 

@Hoyden: Not discouraged. The rambling will continue. Doc, it's what I said way up there at the beginning of this post. He is a nice guy no matter what he might think of himself and project to others at this point. You're right about any further discussion about game-canon Doc needing to be taken to Story and Lore. Bet you guessed this already but:- thank you <3 and I know where it's going...sort of...*scowls and shakes fist at muse*

Edited December 30, 2012 by thatghost

@silvershadows: I do understand your perspective re: Doc. I'm not denying that his feelings for the female JK are anything less than profound; he is wonderfully complex, and I appreciate that. In the context of this story, however, he's one of the walking wounded. Burned. Badly. So badly that he slaps his old mask back on, reverts to sheer hedonism, makes egregious snap decisions, does all sorts of very-unlike-him yet very human things. He's not an antagonist here. He's a casualty- for the very reason that he does feel so deeply and is more than surface.

 

I also understand what irked you. That Doc isn't a good companion for a JK- I made a generalization, and I apologize if it caused offense. Doc used to be a good fit with my JK, and he'd be a terrific companion/LI for the Scoundrel I'm leveling. That's all. Mere opinion. I erred in not stating it as such; if I'd done so in the first place all this turmoil might have been avoided.

 

Noted. Should there be any further tension I'll attempt to make it less angsty. There's nothing worse than a Jedi turned dark side and emo...unless it's a fallen Jedi and a Sith Lord who've both...

 

...aw hell. I've gone there, haven't I?

 

I adore words. I love them so much that I tend to be extravagent with them to- yes, 'tis true- the point of verbosity. Since I write for myself I absolutely wallow in words when they choose to flow, but thank you for the constructive criticism

 

For the record, I'm female.

 

 

Another thanks. As to topics, see the first part of my response to irishfino below.

 

To address what you've said in as short a way as possible (I too, adore words, and have to stop myself from using too many or my 50 page novellas would be 500 pages lol)

 

I actually wasn't referring to YOUR story when I spoke about angsty sexual tension. Because of your choice of subject matter and your character's personalities and your storyline, what you have written fits - and it's not overtly uhhh "****-y" I guess I'll say, which is a huge plus. In fact, that's one of the reasons I enjoyed reading your fic. Don't cut down on the angst since it seems to be an integral part of your characters and their story.

 

Really keep in mind that my only critique regarding your fiction was how verbose you are, which I am also guilty of. However, considering the length of your stories it's perfectly fine for you to be that verbose. In *my* case, however, I have to cut down on the words or end up with a novel thicker than the phone book.

 

Your style reminds me of the way my friends and I used to roleplay in text-based games. That's actually a compliment, just fyi - some of the best times of my life were spent in those games, and anything that reminds me of them is just flat out awesome.

 

As for your gender - I am also female which is why I started using he/she since I wasn't sure and I always get annoyed when people assume I'm male due to my aggressiveness and the fact I play video games, so my apologies for that

 

And finally - as for YOUR Doc, I do enjoy him, he is such a marked contrast to MY Doc - practically his opposite. I can really see how well you transitioned him from a man who had finally bared his soul to someone only to have them turn around and wreck him emotionally.

 

This whole argument was rather silly and I know that I am aggressive and opinionated (this is why all my friends say I'm a RL Mandalorian - there's a reason I have a mythosaur skull tattoo haha). Perhaps if *I* had done a better job in the beginning of making sure it was understood that it wasn't your version of Doc or my version of Doc I was talking about but the Doc we are presented with in game, this also may not have happened.

 

I am glad though, that you seem to understand what I was talking about and also do not seem offended, as that was definitely not my intention by any means. I suppose I need to cut down on my inner Mando.

Edited December 30, 2012 by silvershadows

I actually wasn't referring to YOUR story when I spoke about angsty sexual tension. Because of your choice of subject matter and your character's personalities and your storyline, what you have written fits - and it's not overtly uhhh "****-y" I guess I'll say, which is a huge plus. In fact, that's one of the reasons I enjoyed reading your fic. Don't cut down on the angst since it seems to be an integral part of your characters and their story.[/Quote]

 

In this respect we're all limited here to tension, insinuation, written FTBs. Any number of individuals (myself excluded, thank you for the compliments) might take a good chunk of your above paragraph as personal insult. What you perceive as "overtly uhhh "****-y" is creative effort, hard work, subjective vision. Opinion can be expressed without rancor (not a rancor; that would be even messier, and a stomped-upon and masticated writer is not a happy writer). This thread has enough crossed wires in it, both fictional and non-; let's leave it fictional from now on...ROFL @ myself, like crossing any more fictional wires won't just short out every character in this story, droids inclusive

 

As for your gender - I am also female which is why I started using he/she since I wasn't sure and I always get annoyed when people assume I'm male due to my aggressiveness and the fact I play video games, so my apologies for that

 

The gaming-and-gender thing....ergh. Nah, no apology necessary. My guildies on two different servers know I'm female but when I'm playing everyone else just seems to assume that I'm male because, you know, girls don't game

 

And finally - as for YOUR Doc, I do enjoy him, he is such a marked contrast to MY Doc - practically his opposite.

 

That's what's so marvelous about this forum, all the different perspectives on the general character classes and companions we all share.

 

I am glad though, that you seem to understand what I was talking about and also do not seem offended, as that was definitely not my intention by any means. I suppose I need to cut down on my inner Mando.

 

Water, bridges, etc as far as I'm concerned. Surprised, confused, yes; offended, no.

 

I tried to respond to your post as best as I could; it's been a hell of a day, all I really want to do is kick back and relax and scribble whilst listening to very loud music (place partial blame on Trent Reznor for excessive angst *smile*).

 

In other words which should be quite familiar- everything's copacetic

In this respect we're all limited here to tension, insinuation, written FTBs. Any number of individuals (myself excluded, thank you for the compliments) might take a good chunk of your above paragraph as personal insult.

 

That's why I generally limit myself to only posting my stories, because I'm too abrasive, open, and brutally honest about my opinions, most people can't understand it, or take things too personally when I don't mean anything personally. Hence why you probably won't see me post anything here again EXCEPT for my other stories

Edited December 31, 2012 by silvershadows

Hence why you probably won't see me post anything here again EXCEPT for my other stories

As long as you keep writing. That's the most important thing here, I opine, is that all the stories both in progress and yet to be never cease flowing out into this forum

 

*raises cup of coffee* to 2013 (far too early in the day for adult beverages and midnight is a looong ways off yet)

As long as you keep writing. That's the most important thing here, I opine, is that all the stories both in progress and yet to be never cease flowing out into this forum

 

*raises cup of coffee* to 2013 (far too early in the day for adult beverages and midnight is a looong ways off yet)

 

Indeed, I plan to keep writing. Of course, after this debacle people may not read it, but I don't really care - I know I have my fans.

 

Actually I was working late last night, and came to a scene in which I had to write from Doc's point of view, and found myself stumbling slightly because I couldn't figure out his reaction to a particular stimulus. Of course, it began to flow again a few moments later, but it made me stop, laugh, and think about this thread and the ginormous amount of misunderstanding that has stemmed from it.

 

Ah well, such is life. I'm used to being hated. As my compatriots in arms would say...

 

Naasad'guur mhi, mhi n'ulu, mhi Mando'ade.

 

(Nobody likes me, and I don't care, cause I'm a Mandalorian)

 

/shotglass full o'whiskey!

Edited December 31, 2012 by silvershadows

Well. There was a new chapter until I hit 'preview' and something went amiss. That's what I get for writing half in WordPad and half here. I'll dig into my brain and try to recoup what was lost; until then, a note I've been meaning to add: last week sometime I added locale names to the beginnings of chapters. If a chapter is presented without a locale it occurs in the same place as the previous chapter. Probably stating the obvious there but I'm really out of sorts right now...

 

...kicking myself. And then as much recovery as I can manage tonight.