Quote:Feel free. ^_^
EDIT: Valles? I might just snag that Full Metal Panic concept for 'Lost In Lost Worlds' as soon as I see that particular anime... That is, if you don't mind.
Other things I've thought on the matter...
Probably the biggest problem 'Tename' has dealing with people is that she's kind of stubborn about being honest - that is, she can't bring herself not to clue them in to the fact that she is not Tessa or Kaname, because they are dead. If it's someone neither of them really knew, then she can just shrug it off, but her sense of fairness won't let her lie to someone who cared about one of her 'parents' that way.
An idea I'd been wanting to plant in the second action phase, where the secrets are out and everything's coming loose, is that I sincerely doubt that Ren is anywhere near as innocent and harmless as she's pretending, and a Die Hard-esque running battle where Sosuke and 'Tename' are trying to escort their classmates to a safehouse would be an excellent place for her to display the fact.
Describing what I think 'Tename' would be like... Well, we already have a lot of data on Kaname - loud, agressive, and reckless, but also friendly, determined, generous, etc, etc. (given her life story, I have a sneaking suspicion that she's at least partly based on the original creator's picture of a stereotypical American... but maybe I'm oversensitive.), and if canon material is unavailable, then IMHO dave-d's more serious fics hit her perfectly.
Tessa, though, is harder, because we don't see as much of her, and also because I think that a lot of people underestimate her. Being fair, that's probably because those times we do meet her tend to be her worse moments, when she's either out of her element or allowing herself to act her age rather than her rank.
Keyword: Allowing.
Whatever she may act like at times in her private life, this woman is a skilled, disciplined professional - the very fact that she's in command of the Tautha de Danaan is the proof; you don't hand a job like that to someone who can't control themselves or think clearly. The clumsy, cutesy teenager is just the velvet glove.
Then combine Kaname's drive and fire with Tessa's discipline and experience... the hard part is going to be disproving all the shouts of 'Mary Sue'!
Ja, -n
(not suggesting, just brainstorming)
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."