Sunday, March 27, 2011

Chapters 44 and 45

Made it past the FFN glitch (obviously) and forgot to answer reviews last time. So.

Nightshade, bearing kits? Geez, that would be incredibly cruel. Do you really think I'm that mean? D:

I mean, I am that cruel to my charries, and theoretically it could be possible, I guess. But still.

@Crowstorm: As shown in this newest chapter, Minnow had no way of knowing if Nightshade was aware of the situation, or whose side she'd be on. She also didn't know what Blight was planning, so going along with it might not have helped her; the problem is she has no idea what happened to Nightshade, and whether or not Blight was trying the same thing with her.

@Autumn_Sunsets: Good point about Merla and Pyro! Unfortunately, being rogues they don't have much of a kithood, so these sort of adult ideas are important in their lives. Obviously they don't know about the moral and mental implications of taking a life, but they've experienced so much violence already (by way of Maggot's constant raids as well as the loss of their mother) that it seems like the only way they can respond.

@QueenofthePens: Yes, the brain-washing is extreme...but the scary part is, I based it in fact. Koreans tried this technique (almost exactly) on American soldiers during the Korean war. They actually managed to turn some soldiers onto their side as well, although like we see with Nightshade, the result was both destructive and fragile; keeping such a hold is very, very difficult. As Blight is finding out, what with Nightshade breaking Minnow out and all.

@Shimmertail: We'll see Toxin's alliances soon, don't you worry. Once upon a time, they were kind of in love (a squicky, twisted kind of love, ya), but now....

Hmm, I thought the cliffhanger was worse than you guys seem too...but I guess I haven't connected enough dots for you yet. It's all so clear to /me/, but...I've obviously got the privileged information here. ^^

@PricelessCatLady: I found the answer on the forums, and the person who posted it got it from Yahoo Answers. You're welcome. :)

@Shimmertail: Again, congrats on the kittens! And you're right, we'd really be in for it if Shimmerpaw was evil. She kind of was in role-play...she was a bit of a psychopath, really, since she didn't care about anyone but herself. xD

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Chappies 43 y 42

Yay, Nightshade craziness is always good to her about, right?

Sorry, I keep forgetting to update this blog. Don't think I've forgotten about you, darlings. <3

Aaah, TLK II. I couldn't even tell you the last time I watched that; Scar's ebil mistress was cool, but the kinda crappy Romeo/Juliet bit was a lil much for me.

Crystal-Sakura, you asked why I kinda gave up after the first series. Well, I'll keep it simple: once the Clan sent out cats to go find a magical talking badger who sounded like Yoda, I was turned off. It only got worse when they introduced the Tribe (who is apparently so useless they have to have outsiders help them with all their problems; if they had the cougar hunting them all this time, you'd think they'd be strong just to survive; instead they can't handle a bunch of rogues and need the Clan cats) and then the whole FeatherxCrowxLeaf fiasco just really drove home how much the Erins hate their she-cat characters. She-cats always suffer way, way more than the toms, ESPECIALLY in relationships.

Queen of the Pens, you asked why Silverstreak was refusing to get her nine lives. She was not; she simply did not have time. It has to be during the night, but the first night she had to train with Northstar (if she'd not gone to their first training session together, the seeds of distrust would have been spread...or fertilized...or sprouted...something metaphory like that) and the next night she had to speak with Cane/Amber. There was no time in between, so she's going to do it the next night.

I think that's all, mff. I'm tired. xD

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Chapter 41

Random quick update, yay.

Queen of the Pens, the only admirer that you listed that I can refute is Buck; he's having a steamy affair with Jag while Northy gets it on with Silver and Rose plots his death, remember? xD

That's a very interesting idea, Shimmertail, although as always my lips are sealed. Still, the things you guys think of are really cool. xD

Crystal Sakura, you have a point about Blackmoon's name. However, I'm pretty hardcore against anything /written/ after the first series (not including Firestar's Quest, as I felt it was a more back-to-basics story. I am personally very, very much against using Moon or Sun as a prefix or suffix. Both the moon and sun are heavenly bodies just like the stars; they basically control the cats' entire lives with their rotations. I kind of compare them to the Holy Trinity; no one ever names their character Starkit unless they want to be made fun of, just like no one names their child Jesus. And no one should name their kit Moonkit or Sunkit any more than they would name their kid God or the Holy Ghost (although that would be a pretty BA name).

Also, SkyClan's Destiny is kind of an embarrassment for the whole Warriors series; there was a Frecklewish, and that should really say it all. xD