Quote:And after I read that I had to reply. But really...
My Lovely Wife really wanted to hear Acyl's reaction to the Superball seduction scene, so here it is.
Quote:THAT bit cracked me up most of all. I just about choked on an alarm clock. Yes, an alarm clock. I was fiddling with it around face level as my eyes roamed the screen...and when I read that, I snorted and pitched forward...
Uh Im not wearing a cup. Wide admitted.
Mon dieu Jackies eyes widened. She glanced at Min again; making a variety of mental calculations.
Dear Lord.
The Gil-Alistair interaction was just brilliant, too. I've always been fond of the whole...private detective gumshoe thing, and you pull off that particular brand of purple prose extremely well. It makes Gil cool...
...and Alistair, well, damn, I never thought about that. It must get pretty lonely for him. PENGUIN ANGST. o_o
(well, yes, Space Mage can see him too, I decided on that for obvious story reasons, but I doubt Alistair can actually hold a conversation with her)
Quote:...yes, he would do that, wouldn't he? Second I read that, my mind instantly filled in the smell of wet dog. Made me smile.
Superball grasped the top of the railing and flipped over. He shook himself violently and briefly scratched behind his ear with his left foot.
I love how you painted the setting for that, really. Can't 'xactly pin it down, but the whole background description of Jackie's apartment, the luxuries and all that. Stage dressing. The whole Superball awkwardness and mask-paranoia was great, really spot on for the guy...and his total, utter, COMPLETE collapse in the face of Jackie. Or, y'know, other bits of the body aside from the face. Bwahahaha.
Quote:And that was just golden. Yes, yes he WOULD. I'm guessing you threw that in for comedy value, and it IS a great throwaway gag...but Superball would do that for serious reasons, too - his body burns a lot of food, and he can never really afford enough on his grocery budget.
With a shrug she scooped up the towels, noting that on the third pass Superball had snatched up the rest of the cheese, crackers and grapes.
(Largely 'cause he pulls a Sam Vimes and sends most of his income to folks he hurt when he was a crook - and, consequently, he prolly doesn't feel bad about ripping off Jackie... u_u)
-- Acyl