And now they want "Emperor's Wrath" back. Go figure *shrug* but really, so many great titles were cut and when they made sense, too, in relation to the various storylines. Ah well. @errant_knight: if you're a female JK you do get DS points for pursuing the romance arc (I've heard male JKs get nada, don't know if that's true or not?)

Lord Scourge > Voss > The Nightmare Lands (edit: directly east of Char-An and sort of southwest from The Dark Heart Approach)

That's exactly what happened the entire dream sequence was wiped and I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep unless it was rewritten. Maybe a good thing in the end, though; the original version was borderline explicit. Ooooh thanks, great idea; the index is there but it's in little non-linked text. Now I just have to work up the gumption to do all the needed link coding in WordPad and that's not "lazy", that's common sense (sometimes I wouldn't know common sense if it was running at me brandishing a tire iron) *wails* I know! But he needs to hush before he either knocks the next chapter off track or else forces me to play on my laptop (meh).

Very, very nice; looking forward to more

I knew that was foreshadowing that line made me shudder when I first read it but now- not so shudder-y. As creepy as his obsessions are, my sympathy for Crae has been stirred up again. That there's a romantic lurking around somewhere in that psychotic psyche...huh, that might be even scarier... "Deadly Virtues" is just wow. Deeply disturbing subject matter, incredibly well-written. Thank you for the spoiler tags- they gave me time to brace myself

I was so livid that I had to go out on my front porch to simmer down, just long enough to literally chill out but not long enough to court frostbite. But lesson learned Should I put the numbers in a short follow-up post, do you think? I'm beginning to rue the blocks-of-three format I've been using. On the one hand I hate to discard it because I'm so used to it by now; on the other, it takes 3x longer for me to edit and even I have trouble finding chapters when I need to check certain things (that little index thinger on the first page doesn't help much)...suggestions? <3 Thanks Hoyden...his voice is almost too strong...must...not...cave to temptation...must take the next chapter drastically elsewhere as I started to see it right after I woke up this morning...eeeurgh...please shut up, Scourge...

Recovered and back there on page three. Another note (you'd think I'd be less scattered now that the holidays are over): The Lambent is the name of Mirrigan's ship. Likely stating the obvious again <at self

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.

@Tatile: Meh to Imperial laws. That sounds about right, too, and it just made me hate the Empire a tiny bit more (IA class story initially fostered that hatred). Broan has incredible self-restraint...I want to smash that droid...'tidying up' an artist's space is reprehensible. @Irrissa: <3 : tea, cookies, comfy clothes and Miyazaki (my son loves Spirited Away- and so do I) @Striges: But...but...everyone should have an agent, imvho @Vesaniae: ROFL!!! *clutching sides, mirth* @Isoviel: Laughing again, it hurts! Mmmm "crunchy jedi"...oh ew, no Khem? Jealous of Andronikos? @kabeone: Scourge's fault for drinking the tea (so would I, read that...how about a series of novels? not begging or anything *whistles, glances up* oh look a flutterplume!) Thank you I like Temple, more so than the other female IA crew member...yeah, her.

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)

Awww Blizz. Now I'm just as worried for him as I am for Gault Just when Crae seems to reach the pinnacle of chilling you take him further. Reading this is like standing in the doorway of a dark room in which you (general 'you') just know something bad is hiding in a corner- but you walk right on in anyway, compelled to do so. I fear where this is going. I just can't get enough of it, too

Mandatory Unpleasantness Prompt: Night of the Living Prompt: Mission Accomplished Scourge + (briefly) Mirrigan Author's Note:

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

@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.

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

@Striges: So much to love in that. Oh, the irony... (and thanks why is IA+Temple so rare?) @Isoviel: Poor Ennaly- but Risha to the rescue. I think I actually heard Ennaly scream; ouch

X: Pale Blue Warning: mild Smuggler spoiler- and a tad racy. XI: Just Walk Away XII: Gradations Author's Note: Addendum:

The big 'ol awfully-frickin'-long catchup post, with smilies galore: @irishfino: Awww, Vette and Ald I like- but Quinn...nope. No sympathy. He digs his pit, he dies in it ( or so I wish; yes, I am still bitter, even after more than six months since The Incident) @Milani: Oooooh please do continue ("Tea Genius"? intrigued...) @Tatile: A treatise (or fragment of a treatise) that didn't make my brain bleed. Lord Vizloch may not appreciate it but I certainly do @QwibQwib: Valdr is- *shudder* that was horrific. I want to take about ten showers now. Appalling. Visceral repulsion. Evoking disgust = great writing. @Hoyden: I really like your Gault. You've got his wit and dry sense of humor down 100% and then some; it would be wrenching if something awful happened to him thanks to a certain psychopath (kinda dreading that)... @kabeone: Remi <3 and love the image of Kira and Rusk playing cards. But this: that's priceless and I'm giggling all silly-like @Isoviel: Like Hoyden, I'm curious as to why Ennaly has Jedi issues. That's going to haunt me, I hope you keep writing. @Tatile & Hoyden: Thanks <3 Drakkach has mellowed in his golden years, no matter what Rhexi and Mirrigan might think and Raina...so bland in-game...just had to slap a personality on her

This was originally posted in the wrong thread (household mayhem and I was in a hurry to escape...I mean, go to the grocery store): Hope your flight goes/went well more Crae soon?

Scourge is a torturous enigma (no pun intended with the 'torturous') I state the below as opinion only, ymmv: Thanks Hoyden <3

Warm Corners Prompt: Night of the Living Prompt (a mashup of As Time Goes By and Celebration) IA + Raina Temple Contains a brief non-class-specific spoiler for low-level Hutta Author's Note:

That bit about poisons and the cooking...love it, love it so much <3 I'm now a full-fledged Crae junkie- need more!

Getting this latest chapter finished and posted was my Xmas gift to myself

I'm appalled at and sympathetic towards Crae. Yep. Disturbing. Truly disturbing and truly great I like, much. (I'm behind again re: this thread it's been impossible for me to effectively juggle writing with reading with rl lately so I haven't been doing much reading and writing has been...grrrr never mind what writing has been like lol; since it's vacation now maybe I can pull it all together)