This Step has been falling together nicely, even though I haven't actually set out to work on it at any given point. But I now know just about how things will flow through the entire plot, and I've got answers for a lot of the problems and objections Xenoproctologist posted here two years ago.
Anyway, to celebrate my burst of optimism over the story, here's just a little tiny moment from late in the plot.
-- Bob
I kept my grip around Kunzite's throat as I held the solid-energy shotgun to his head. Usagi stood grimly behind me, the crescent moon wand in her hand. I stared the dark general in the eye and snarled. "If I could trust that your body would retain its integrity long enough to get back to the Kingdom, I'd just kill you and pin a note to your chest. As it is, I have to let you go, because I want you to deliver a message to Queen Beryl. Tell the bloated bitch that we're coming for her. Tell her to count the hours, the *minutes*, until her death.""Who *are* you?" he rasped.Well, what the hell. If Usagi could get away with it in the middle of a battle... I grinned at him. "I'm the handsome biker-suited Warrior of chaos and blood. I'm..." I grinned wider. "I'm *mean*, and I'm *pissed*, and that's all you need to know, asshole."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Anyway, to celebrate my burst of optimism over the story, here's just a little tiny moment from late in the plot.
-- Bob
I kept my grip around Kunzite's throat as I held the solid-energy shotgun to his head. Usagi stood grimly behind me, the crescent moon wand in her hand. I stared the dark general in the eye and snarled. "If I could trust that your body would retain its integrity long enough to get back to the Kingdom, I'd just kill you and pin a note to your chest. As it is, I have to let you go, because I want you to deliver a message to Queen Beryl. Tell the bloated bitch that we're coming for her. Tell her to count the hours, the *minutes*, until her death.""Who *are* you?" he rasped.Well, what the hell. If Usagi could get away with it in the middle of a battle... I grinned at him. "I'm the handsome biker-suited Warrior of chaos and blood. I'm..." I grinned wider. "I'm *mean*, and I'm *pissed*, and that's all you need to know, asshole."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.