Come on already! Where’s my life-flashing thing? Where’s my revelation? Where’s my free hour? Where’s my phone call? Where’s my godsdamn cookie?
Come on already…
I, Stef Mimosa, damn well refuse to believe that this is all the afterlife consists of. I mean, what happens with all the boring people?
All the people who aren’t as strangely comfortable with talking to themselves, you mean?
I can accept that I’m dead, but, please…take the pause button off.
Take me to wherever I’m going next.
Don’t leave me here alone.
I’m sick of being alone.
Where’s my godsdamn cookie?
I’m pretty sure this isn’t a typo… 🙂
I, Stef Mimosa, damn well refuse …
That isn’t as hard for her to do as she thinks. I mean, she rejects everything that makes no sense to her. (in contrary to normal people, seeing the “monster” in mirrorfall does make some kind of sense to her)
Well being tired had some to due when she saw Austin (I think that’s his name) the first time. One of two things was going to happen, either he would bite her head off or she would fall into a bed and sleep.
When you are really tired you almost don’t care which is going to happen, and when you know you can’t run away fast enough you don’t have a choice.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. 😀
(Astrin, though, not Austin. 🙂 ).
Of course it isn’t. 😛
And like daymon said, being dead-on-her-feet asleep had a lot to do with her reaction to seeing a monster. I mean, compare how “well” she dealt with seeing a monster, to the weird mini-brain shut down of being shifted the first time.
But nonetheless, she’s right, it isn’t the normal afterlife. 😀
Being alone is no fun, and Stef just started getting use to the idea of being around people.
…the distinction that she’s getting used the idea of being around “people” but not “humans”. 😀 Humans are gonna take a bit more work.
I very much like that distinction. But you have to agree that she had “improved” a little (not much though), i mean, she did alright on the tech floor (after she got some candy)
She’s going in the right direction – meaning she’s going somewhere (and anywhere is better than nowhere) with these thoughts! Wish she’d think faster – or that Stormy could update more often :p – and nonono, this isn’t a complaint, Bufi is always, but always happy to see an update any time 😀
*tries to require cookie for Stormy, but fails miserably and stomps away cursing* (but it’s the thought that matters :p)
Stormy may start to update more often. Stormy does in fact have 90% of the book (minus edits, of course) already done. Stormy just worries that if she gets MH up in a hurry that she won’t have the time to pre-write any of MS, and therefore that will take a lot longer. She would like to get at least the first few chapters of that done before she starts to twice-a-week MH. (She also doesn’t want to overload her new beta).
So, at the moment, I’m probably going to stick to once-a-week, with the occasional story done on the weekend (like last week).
*eats thought cookie*
[Mature Bufi] What you’re saying makes sense, and I can understand the once-a-week updates. Better to get small-but-constant doses of the mirrorverse than getting bigger doses and then dealing with withdrawal while MS is being prepared…
[Kiddie Bufi] But I wanna read the rest of it!!! *whines*
*Mature Bufi smacks Kiddie Bufi on the back of her head*
[Kiddie Bufi] Okies, I guess you have a point there… *pouts*
…consistency that I want people to be able to rely on, it’s been the one problem I haven’t been able to beat.
…that the first half of MS at the least less “OMG NEXT CHAPTER NAOOOO!” than most of MH is. Because (trust me it’ll make sense when you read it) you know where it’s all going to end up, you need to see it, but you know where it’s headed, so there’s less tension.
I’ll make an effort to write some MS this weekend, as well as getting the new MH chapter prepped for betaing. 🙂
(And then maybe dig through my old archives to see if there’s some short piece I can polish up, no promises though).
Okies. We all still love you anyhow.
*hands over cozonac*
*huggles*
Hm.
So, we have a woman (Eda) promised a “second life”, and then we have Steff, who inexplicably has two voices with subtly different personalities constantly arguing in her head.
Coincidence? Maybe, but it would be an ironic place for Eda’s second life to end up.
As the bold voice? no no no.
That I cannot believe, the bold voice is an inherent part of Stef, it probably was her way of dealing with Death.
Stormy, we need a short story about kiddie Stef viewpoint on the 1st chapter! Although I’d guess you’d have it planned as a normal story when Stef figures out where she knew Ryan from.
the bold voice is an inherent part of Stef
Coooorect. *hands over cookie*
it probably was her way of dealing with Death
…not so correct.
Stormy, we need a short story about kiddie Stef viewpoint on the 1st chapter!
…you want me to do a chapter from the POV of a two-year-old? O_O Oh come on, that’s just mean, I can’t do that.
And entire book in 1st-person POV from when she was twelve? Yeah, that I’m giving the good old college try (or so says my 15k), with sections of it being from the perspective of her seven-year-old self, pushing it, but I think I’m doing ok.
From a two-year-old, c’mon, that’s way too hard.
Although I’d guess you’d have it planned as a normal story when Stef figures out where she knew Ryan from.
Nope, not really. She’s pretty much figured out where she remembers Ryan from. It goes “You. Pain. Darkness. Ball. Alexandria. Darkness. Pain.” that, and being told she’d died, she’s pretty much put it together. She remembers little bits of it, scraps of it, and those memories are clearer when say – she’s hugging Ryan, and that brings back a sense memory – or when she’s in Limbo, and the same little red ball is bouncing around, but beyond that no. She was two, her memory of the event isn’t exactly perfect.
Coooorrect. *hands over cookie*
Squeee! *munches cookie*
…not so correct.
Not so squee.
…you want me to do a chapter from the POV of a two-year-old? O_O Oh come on, that’s just mean, I can’t do that.
As a side storie, just one little chapter (like thought-patterns, much like he extra’s in MH), just the part that she sees? come one, where is your sense of challenge?
From a two-year-old, c’mon, that’s way too hard.
Have you tried?
I you don’t do it, I WILL.
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AL13N is my name and head-biting is my game.
I you don’t do it, I WILL.
Looking forward to reading that! 😀
Not so squee.
It’s not entirely wrong, it’s just not what you’d be thinking.
As a side storie, just one little chapter (like thought-patterns, much like he extra’s in MH), just the part that she sees?
…you’ve got me wondering exactly how much of a sense of self a two-year-old can have, and if even if they can articulate the concept of “I”.
Have you tried?
1st-person seven-year-old Stef was hard enough, even that’s got me worried as to whether it genuinely sounds like a young child. Two-year-old, I don’t even want to touch for fear of it not ringing true.
I you don’t do it, I WILL.
You know what, go ahead. 😛
…you’ve got me wondering exactly how much of a sense of self a two-year-old can have, …
You know what, go ahead. 😛
Calling my bluff, huh.
It’s supposed to be an irresistible dare…
(you don’t think i could get 2 years extension? my daughter should be born in less than 2 months 🙂 )
Seriously, exactly how old was Stephanie? just 2 years or almost 3. It probably makes a lot of difference.
My earliest memory is from something at which I’m 2 or 3 years old. I’m going to start there, consult my wife (whose mother has held a daycare-center when my wife was younger; so she knows lots about small children) and I’ll try and extrapolate how it is for Stephanie at that age.
With some investigation, this should be possible.
I don’t accept dares that well. 😛
I can see that!
The evening news:
Earlier today a man was arrested at a local park. He was found harassing small children. He was asking them questions like: “How would you feel if you died?” and “What would you do if an angel broke your doll?”
When questioned the man the man said, “Stormy made me do it.” Police are offering an reward for any information leading “Stormys” arrest.
That makes a lot of sense now…
Did you make a lot of money on the reward?
Maybe you can put her out on bail too, so she can continue? 😉