Welp, we're here. Chapter 49, which makes 50 chapters of Chilled total. Took us a little longer than Shattered, but then again word-count wise we're almost even. That should prolly take another chapter or so to reach. It's hard to believe, really, and I'm glad you guys are here along for the ride. <3
Some bombs dropped, too. Most of you guys figured out that Silverstar was preggers before, but now it's official. So to Chilled's current pregnancy list, we can put Silverstar (x2), Rabbitleap, and technically Emberflight, since she kitted within the confines of the story. I guess we can count Nettlefrost too. Not bad.
This might cut off suddenly because a friend of mine is supposed to be coming over, but rest assured that if it does I'll be back later to finish it off.
@samredlamb: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. :)
@Shadow-Wolf: Hey, Shadow! What made you think someone in the group had to be pregnant? I love you...r face. :)
@WildheartTheWarrior: I think Rook's accent makes him more adorable than he really intended to be. You're right, he does need to learn how to share; I guess he never really had kitty preschool. He tends to cling onto what he has, since everything was pretty much lost to him during the fire. I don't know any Phantom of the Opera songs, unfortunately (except for the titular one, I guess? My mom has one on her iPod that I used to listen to, and that's the title of it, which does kinda remind me of Chilly) but I've heard him compared to the Phantom before. The Phantom doesn't win, though, does he? o:
@Sunspirit: Correctamundo. Bullet and Blizzardpaw aren't related at all. Reedrush and Birchpool (Bullet's mate) did know each other back in the Kalan (when Birchy was Brightflash) but they weren't super-close and they lost track of one another after Ashstir died. Yep, Sootpaw's always been a bit of a doormat, which can be good - in that she's not terribly selfish - but it's also landed her in some sticky places, like the DF. Soot and Spider only heard of lakes and the like from their mother, but hearing about something and imagining it for yourself are very different things, haha. It's a good thing Bluepaw isn't really the jealous type, or she might have been miffed about Nightingale spotting the pregnancy while she didn't. Bluepaw isn't all that observant, like a good meddy should be, unfortunately. And yes, Nighty can speak, although her voice is extremely unpleasant and it can be a little painful, so she prefers to pretend that she can't. She's very self-conscious about it, poor thing. :c
@Ranger: Aww, don't feel bad! I've miss-typed character names on many an occasion. It happens. For every predictable twist, I try to throw in a curveball now and then, to keep you guys on your toes. :D
@Hermytail: I don't have any plans for a sequel, at the moment. Chilled's already a sequel, and I can't really see myself rounding out a trilogy. Maybe a few one-shots about the characters, though, after everything's said and done. :)
@Lynxeye: Usually really timid characters bother me too. Sootpaw actually wasn't intended to be so timid - she was supposed to have a bit of a temper - but since her brother was already so hot-headed, they ended up contrasting one another. We'll probably be seeking the SkyClan-searchers sometime soon, although I can't promise exactly when it will be. ^^
@Jack Holmes: It's okay, I love you even without your sophisticated language! Thank you, I'm glad you appreciate my schedule struggle, haha. I slipped a bit in the last week, but that was partially because I was trying to get a job at the library and I was a little too frazzled to really write. Ah well. Hopefully this week will be smoother!
@TheVioletGleek: Of course I remember you! It's great to have you back, I wondered why you kinda dropped off the face of the earth there. I'm glad you can accompany us again. :) Yup, plot-wise Spider's hasn't been as big as Soot's - since she has the DF and the StarClan cats and the real journey to worry about - but things are heating up with Carmelo and PeakClan, fo' sho'. I'm glad you're fond of the siblings, and I have to say that Swifty is one of my favorite DF kitties too. My top three would prolly be Chilly, Swifty, and then Shrew/Nettle tied for third (although that's not really a top three, mm). I've never heard of Alexithyma, but after you mentioned it, I went and looked it up. It's really quite interesting, especially in that it overlaps a bit with Aspergers, and a few people have said Chilly might have a touch of that as well. Neat stuff! As for Petal-snuggles, do you mean Stormshadow? We haven't seen much of him as of late, but he and Petal did come from the same group, so they do have a history. Bullet's not related to Jaggy by blood; Jag's brother died when he was a kit, and he never knew his father. How come you're getting a vibe from Bluepaw? I think that's interesting, since so far she's just been a ball of forgetful fluff. xD Anyway, glad you're back!
@Flowerleaf: Glad you're enjoying the story, but I'm afraid you might be a budding serial killer for liking Blight, haha. It's okay, though, we accept all types here. xD
@Tangleflame: Thanks, glad you liked it.
@Pinestar: Thanks, I think? I'm not entirely sure what you were meaning to say. Sorry. ^^;
Anyway, that's all for now. See you guys next time. <3
Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
48
Finished this one way ahead of time, but I hunt onto it again for a little bit. Have to space out the updates a little bit so you guys don't wear yourselves out reading and reviewing. xD
@Sunspirit: It's okay! There are a lot of cats in this story, and it's very easy to mix them up, haha. His name is Hawktalon. Your first guess is probably the closest, but not exactly right. Fireblaze is a good sparrer because he's always been good at fighting - it's his strength - plus he has moons of experience over Spiderpaw. Spider has raw talent, but he doesn't have as much discipline or training. As for Abrazame, I'm not really sure...but I think I'll get back to it eventually. After all, DB rested for nearly two years before I picked it up again, so there's a good chance that my interest in Abrazame will spark again, sometime down the road. :)
@Juniperleaf: I'm glad to have your reviews, haha. Spiderpaw is really clueless about somethings, for some reason. Maybe it's on purpose, who knows? Blackfeather was angry before because he made fun of her fate/love idea, and then later she thought he snubbed her by not letting her spar with Blizzardpaw. ^^
@Sara Darkotter: I'm assuming you meant Blackspider, since Bluespider kinda sunk? ;p
@Spottedtalon: A lot of reviewers seem to be in favor of Fire/Leopard, which I think is interesting. Hopefully we'll see why PeakClan moved soon!
@Samredlamb: Glad you liked it! :D
@Ranger: I'm really, really hoping that you meant Spider instead of Soot, because Black/Soot would be...hrrm. I'm looking forward to Blight and Chilly too, haha.
@Lynxeye: It's possible that they could leave the sick cats behind, but walking back up and down the Peak every day would be very dangerous. They found it easier to just move everyone instead, although that wasn't easy either. I'm glad you like the sparring; I do think it becomes irritating sometimes when the completely inexperienced cats can easily defeat older and more seasoned opponents. Spiderpaw has a lot of talent, but that can't replace moons of training. He still doesn't even always manage to overcome Leopardpaw, so him beating Fireblaze would be quite a feat! Blackfeather's gotten a lot better too, since the only reason he could beat her before was that she was so reluctant to fight in the first place. As for the dying thing...I will grant one of those requests, but I won't say which. ;)
@Sunspirit: It's okay! There are a lot of cats in this story, and it's very easy to mix them up, haha. His name is Hawktalon. Your first guess is probably the closest, but not exactly right. Fireblaze is a good sparrer because he's always been good at fighting - it's his strength - plus he has moons of experience over Spiderpaw. Spider has raw talent, but he doesn't have as much discipline or training. As for Abrazame, I'm not really sure...but I think I'll get back to it eventually. After all, DB rested for nearly two years before I picked it up again, so there's a good chance that my interest in Abrazame will spark again, sometime down the road. :)
@Juniperleaf: I'm glad to have your reviews, haha. Spiderpaw is really clueless about somethings, for some reason. Maybe it's on purpose, who knows? Blackfeather was angry before because he made fun of her fate/love idea, and then later she thought he snubbed her by not letting her spar with Blizzardpaw. ^^
@Sara Darkotter: I'm assuming you meant Blackspider, since Bluespider kinda sunk? ;p
@Spottedtalon: A lot of reviewers seem to be in favor of Fire/Leopard, which I think is interesting. Hopefully we'll see why PeakClan moved soon!
@Samredlamb: Glad you liked it! :D
@Ranger: I'm really, really hoping that you meant Spider instead of Soot, because Black/Soot would be...hrrm. I'm looking forward to Blight and Chilly too, haha.
@Lynxeye: It's possible that they could leave the sick cats behind, but walking back up and down the Peak every day would be very dangerous. They found it easier to just move everyone instead, although that wasn't easy either. I'm glad you like the sparring; I do think it becomes irritating sometimes when the completely inexperienced cats can easily defeat older and more seasoned opponents. Spiderpaw has a lot of talent, but that can't replace moons of training. He still doesn't even always manage to overcome Leopardpaw, so him beating Fireblaze would be quite a feat! Blackfeather's gotten a lot better too, since the only reason he could beat her before was that she was so reluctant to fight in the first place. As for the dying thing...I will grant one of those requests, but I won't say which. ;)
Thursday, June 7, 2012
47!
Sorry for the delay, guys, I know this one was late a few days. Hope you aren't mad at me. ;)
I've just been working on DB (my NaNo from a couple years back). I've been editing out some mistakes, fixing continuity errors, and tightening the plot up a teensy bit, that kind of thing. Cut out some unnecessary scenes and all that. I've removed all the old chapters and I'm working on updating them (only the Prologue is finished at the moment, but the others should follow soon), before I can work on some new chapters. But don't worry, I'll try not to neglect Chilled. :D
Something I forgot to mention last chapter is that Nettlefrost is an old rp character of mine, and her story here is very similar to what happened in rp. All of her 'conquests' - saving the kits from the rogues, fighting the dogs, and courting Eaglepaw (although his name was Wolfpaw/shadow) - happened in rp. Wolfpaw confessed feelings for her as an apprentice but she turned him down and he went to a warrior, looking for 'comfort,' but she turned him away too. He fell for Maplepelt, an ex-kittypet, but still had feelings for Nettlefrost, and when Nettle finally went back to him he took her back but kept Maple too, in secret. Nettle and Maple became pregnant by him within a day of one another, and when Nettle found out, she was pissed. She broke it off with him, and had her kits in secret, but didn't murder them or anything. She left them there, and repressed the memory, and then went on to become deputy. After that, the group had some difficulties and role-play lapsed, so I didn't get to do much else with her, unfortunately.
Just some random background, I guess. Anywho:
@Shadow-Wolf: Thank you, glad you liked it! Nettle is surprisingly popular judging from the poll, and she was a favorite rp character of mine, so I'm glad she has gotten a positive reception (despite being, you know, evil xD).
@Sara Darkotter: I'm not sure it counts as filler, really, since the stories do advance the DF plot, but I'm glad you liked it. :)
@Samredlamb: Glad you like the story! However, no offense, but I'd rather not release the name of my college. I try to keep my FFN life and personal life separate, to a degree. Thank you for the interest, though. :)
@Justsmile: Maplepelt and Mapleshade aren't connected, actually, but it's an interesting thought. I haven't read Crookedstar's story, but I've heard Mapleshade is an interesting baddie. ^^
@Juniperleaf: Yup, Chilly's been building up to this for a long time now. He's shown some flashes before, but this is rather overwhelming for him, I'm afraid! At least he has Soot for some comfort. :p Thank you, glad I get some appreciation for an early chapter. ;)
@MatsuriWolfsong: We'll just have to wait and see what happens to him, haha. :)
@Lynxeye: You're German? I didn't know that. Neat. We had some German exchange students last year that were really awesome--anyway. I think Bluestar's pretty badass on her own, but I'm glad you like Nettle. She's sort of a Blue/Tiger blend, I think, in that she was intensely ambitious but also loyal to her Clan and leader. I think Nettle was actually more surprised that Soot would bring up their new lives, since in her mind it's not certain that they'll end up in the same place as they did when they died, and there's the possibility of them screwing everything up again. Nettle's more pessimistic than Sootpaw, as are most of the cats she spends her time with now, so she's not used to positive thinking. I enjoyed Twilight the first time I read it, but there are a lot of plot holes to examine and the characters aren't as intriguing as I'd like. I don't think it deserves the bashing it receives, though, and I have nothing against people that enjoy it. I don't think Chilly will be sucking blood any time soon, though. xD
@Ranger: Yep, Dapplefern's pretty screwed up. Most of the others have a sympathetic light to them, but she has few redeeming traits, in all honesty. I do feel a little bad for her in that she was kind of screwed in the beginning because she staked her life on the wrong values, but when it all comes down to it, her problems were her fault. Nettle's a little more sympathetic, although she still crosses some lines. The values for Chilly and Blight aren't too had, since Blight's been lusting after she-cats ever since we first met him (although there's more to it than that, of course). Thanks for the review. :)
@Jaystripe: Haha, yes. I don't think any of my readers have ever been fond of Dapplefern, and I've always disliked her myself. Nettle was a pretty clever girl, really, and even though what she did was wrong, you still have to admire her intelligence! xD Ha, Soot's a little more than meets the eye sometimes, although she doesn't get to chatter on often. She's pretty good at comforting others, when she gets the chance. Heh, maybe the DF cats will just miss her? She's the first cat to be nice to them in a long time, after all, and they'll probably never see her again. :p
@Nightkill: Sage is kind of a dork, but he's very kind. Glad you like him. And yes, Deathy can be angsty at times. We saw it here and there in Shattered - he has a lot of self-doubt - and I missed being able to explore it in Chilled. I love him.
@Dawnshine: Thank you, glad you like it! I try to update often. :)
I've just been working on DB (my NaNo from a couple years back). I've been editing out some mistakes, fixing continuity errors, and tightening the plot up a teensy bit, that kind of thing. Cut out some unnecessary scenes and all that. I've removed all the old chapters and I'm working on updating them (only the Prologue is finished at the moment, but the others should follow soon), before I can work on some new chapters. But don't worry, I'll try not to neglect Chilled. :D
Something I forgot to mention last chapter is that Nettlefrost is an old rp character of mine, and her story here is very similar to what happened in rp. All of her 'conquests' - saving the kits from the rogues, fighting the dogs, and courting Eaglepaw (although his name was Wolfpaw/shadow) - happened in rp. Wolfpaw confessed feelings for her as an apprentice but she turned him down and he went to a warrior, looking for 'comfort,' but she turned him away too. He fell for Maplepelt, an ex-kittypet, but still had feelings for Nettlefrost, and when Nettle finally went back to him he took her back but kept Maple too, in secret. Nettle and Maple became pregnant by him within a day of one another, and when Nettle found out, she was pissed. She broke it off with him, and had her kits in secret, but didn't murder them or anything. She left them there, and repressed the memory, and then went on to become deputy. After that, the group had some difficulties and role-play lapsed, so I didn't get to do much else with her, unfortunately.
Just some random background, I guess. Anywho:
@Shadow-Wolf: Thank you, glad you liked it! Nettle is surprisingly popular judging from the poll, and she was a favorite rp character of mine, so I'm glad she has gotten a positive reception (despite being, you know, evil xD).
@Sara Darkotter: I'm not sure it counts as filler, really, since the stories do advance the DF plot, but I'm glad you liked it. :)
@Samredlamb: Glad you like the story! However, no offense, but I'd rather not release the name of my college. I try to keep my FFN life and personal life separate, to a degree. Thank you for the interest, though. :)
@Justsmile: Maplepelt and Mapleshade aren't connected, actually, but it's an interesting thought. I haven't read Crookedstar's story, but I've heard Mapleshade is an interesting baddie. ^^
@Juniperleaf: Yup, Chilly's been building up to this for a long time now. He's shown some flashes before, but this is rather overwhelming for him, I'm afraid! At least he has Soot for some comfort. :p Thank you, glad I get some appreciation for an early chapter. ;)
@MatsuriWolfsong: We'll just have to wait and see what happens to him, haha. :)
@Lynxeye: You're German? I didn't know that. Neat. We had some German exchange students last year that were really awesome--anyway. I think Bluestar's pretty badass on her own, but I'm glad you like Nettle. She's sort of a Blue/Tiger blend, I think, in that she was intensely ambitious but also loyal to her Clan and leader. I think Nettle was actually more surprised that Soot would bring up their new lives, since in her mind it's not certain that they'll end up in the same place as they did when they died, and there's the possibility of them screwing everything up again. Nettle's more pessimistic than Sootpaw, as are most of the cats she spends her time with now, so she's not used to positive thinking. I enjoyed Twilight the first time I read it, but there are a lot of plot holes to examine and the characters aren't as intriguing as I'd like. I don't think it deserves the bashing it receives, though, and I have nothing against people that enjoy it. I don't think Chilly will be sucking blood any time soon, though. xD
@Ranger: Yep, Dapplefern's pretty screwed up. Most of the others have a sympathetic light to them, but she has few redeeming traits, in all honesty. I do feel a little bad for her in that she was kind of screwed in the beginning because she staked her life on the wrong values, but when it all comes down to it, her problems were her fault. Nettle's a little more sympathetic, although she still crosses some lines. The values for Chilly and Blight aren't too had, since Blight's been lusting after she-cats ever since we first met him (although there's more to it than that, of course). Thanks for the review. :)
@Jaystripe: Haha, yes. I don't think any of my readers have ever been fond of Dapplefern, and I've always disliked her myself. Nettle was a pretty clever girl, really, and even though what she did was wrong, you still have to admire her intelligence! xD Ha, Soot's a little more than meets the eye sometimes, although she doesn't get to chatter on often. She's pretty good at comforting others, when she gets the chance. Heh, maybe the DF cats will just miss her? She's the first cat to be nice to them in a long time, after all, and they'll probably never see her again. :p
@Nightkill: Sage is kind of a dork, but he's very kind. Glad you like him. And yes, Deathy can be angsty at times. We saw it here and there in Shattered - he has a lot of self-doubt - and I missed being able to explore it in Chilled. I love him.
@Dawnshine: Thank you, glad you like it! I try to update often. :)
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