Seriously, she's good at this eavesdropping stuff.
@Shimmertail: You're the best at making up nicknames. *pats poor Spider* I've never seen the Karate Kid, so sadly your jokes would be lost on me, but maybe someone else would get them? I adore HP. <3 You're always so good at theorizing too, sigh. Can't pull anything past you. Still waiting on Vigil, by the way, are you ever going to send it to me? *stern glare*
@Crowstorm: Hopefully he'll get some development; him turning into a Jag clone would be awesome, especially if they were fighting back to back against a dragon...hmm. Maybe some day. About the PMD thing, they added a writing section, and the cliche-ness of the team name is on purpose; Nike isn't very imaginative beyond her own name (she named if after herself; at one point Tane questioned why they couldn't name it after both of them, but even he agreed that Team Victory Man would be a stupid name xD). Maybe we'll have hidden flaws, I dunno; they're a bit harder to write, I s'pose, but I do need some practice.
@QueenOfThePens: Because we aren't going to have a murder-mystery type deal like we did in TR (well, we kind of are, but with less murder and more mystery xD) I can safely say that Stormy isn't evil. He's like Viperfang from TR (although I'm not sure if you've read that, me being the scatter-brain that I am); he's gruff and tough and made of rough stuff, but he's a good guy deep (deep deep deep) down, and extremely loyal; he'd never turn his back on Petalcloud/Firepaw/Blackpaw. Not to say that he wouldn't do some totally jacked-up stuff to defend them (like killing Chillpaw), but he could never turn on them. Chilly possessing people would be extremely cool (and honestly, if it happened to anyone it would be dear spacey Birchpool) but I doubt it will actually happen. xD
@DreamHeart: He sort of already knew he would lose, he just wanted practice, and he wasn't initially wanting to spar with her. Still, stupid, but Spider kind of is when it comes to stuff like that. As for a beta reader, why do you ask? I've considered it before, but most (if not all?) of my mistakes are merely typos (which I usually spot after reading it like the fifth time, but by then it's posted and I'm too lazy to edit the document and reupload it or whatever), plus I'm extremely impatient and if my beta was slow to get back to me on each chapter I'd probably snap and just post the chapter anyway...so I don't think it would work out. I would kinda like to /be/ a beta though, since I'm excellent at finding mistakes when it's not my own work. xD
@Insane: Isn't it? Of course, that's counting all those ANs and stuff, but even trimming those it would still be really long. And yes, yes he is. Stupid Spider. :D
@Priceless: Spider + Duct tape = Happy AshClan.
Prin + Rebellion = Even more crushing dictator parents. :(
@Nightkill: I really liked Longtail, for some reason, even though he was a coward. Longtail is kind of like what would happen if Darkstorm and Spiderpaw had a baby. I think. Him getting blinded by that rabbit was utter crap. D:
@CrystalSakura: He sure is! I can be a jerk too though, sometimes, sadly. Although mine's less 'you're an idiot' and more incredibly sarcastic jerkiness.
@ilfbehwh: I think we all wish we had protective siblings, doncha? Sadly, I'm the oldest, so that's my duty around here...pfft.
@Smokefrost: Honestly, I strongly dislike Jayfeather myself...but I kind of understand why the Erins have him now, because jerks are fun to write for (not as fun as Northy, but still). But yeah, Spider doesn't take a lot of crap, 'tis true. Leopard's one smart cookie, and despite his exterior, Jag's a pretty good advice giver. :D
@Ninjakitty: I've seen that commercial; isn't Willliam Shatner in it? Sadly, not much of a cliffie because we had another time-skip, but we at least got to see Northy a bit; he'll be important later on. I do like Leopard a great deal, though. I hope you have a good summer too! <3
@Sunspirit: Because Spider's head is as thick as a badger's butt? Because he's slightly sexist in that manner? Because he wants to be the very best / like no one ever was / to catch them is his real test / to train them is his cause? Because quoting those lyrics had nothing to do with your question? I think I stopped making sense, sorry. Jag's pretty good at advice, but much like Spider, he doesn't shy away from tellin' it like it is (with a pessimistic spin, of course! Yay pessimism!)
@Silverblossom: Hey, lover! Don't fret, I don't mind late reviews, they make me smile while I'm working on the next chappy. That sounds about how I feel about my lil brother, most of the time, which is probably appropriate. Jag & Northy will both be important (in very different ways), no worries, and Leopard will too.
Random thing I noticed:
When it's a Soot chapter, everyone gushes about her dreams. But when it's a Spider chapter, everyone talks about his 'tude. I also find it funny that you guys are extremely divided when it comes to him; half say ya hate him, half say ya love him (and a few of you, like Silverblossom, are somewhere in between xD).
Not that I'm complaining, or anything, just some amusing little quirks that I noticed. :p
Love you guys as always. <33
