Ramblings and Musings of the Insane, Philosophical Ladybug

Haven't done one of these in a while. A bonafide blurb, not a completed ficlit. This is part of something bigger, that I shall write eventually. It takes place in my T&D timeline, at about the point we're at now after The Fruits of Jealousy. But it doesn't really have anything to do with the current arc, save for showing how Sephiroth and Cloud behave differently around each other now after everything they've come through. I'm quite proud of it. X3 I like my mixture of detail and dialogue.

I'd wanted to get it done for yesterday's 31_days prompt, but it had other ideas and kept getting longer. XD

Basic premise, since it jumps right into the action: Sephiroth, Cloud, Zack, and Angeal have returned to the cave Jenova once used as a base, after rumors of monsters have begun to crop up. They are separated as they battle the creatures.


( Back in the cave )

Got the blurb/scene finished. Put it up here: http://community.livejournal.com/31_days/1515802.html Now if I could just write the rest of chapter 7 too. XD I also have the last scene mostly finished, which is the duel on the roof. Just need to touch it up and tweak it. So the main scene I need to write now is Cloud falling further into his own darkness. And something with Yazoo, I think.

And Advent Children Complete trailer. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/29031.html

In the morning I was feeling pretty depressed and discouraged, wondering how it could really be just a week to Christmas and being upset because I wasn't ready. But at least now I have got some stuff more on the road to completion, and have been having some good chats today. ^^

I dunno, I haven't felt very fulfilled this year with the Christmas music stations. None of them are playing all of what I want to hear. XD; And Star has been having a problem where their computer keeps cutting songs off, though maybe it's got fixed now.

And man. **shakes head.** Someone started a topic at an FF7 forum about whether Zack was mad at Cloud for pretending to be him. .___. Probably a troll, from the way they asked, and the responses they got, but eh. Seriously. Cloud did not have a nervous breakdown on purpose! Zack would not be mad at him. **hugs Cloud.**

Here's a blurb I randomly did. Based on an RP, and I'm doing another RP version where it's Angeal who finds him. It takes place after a problem with a mind-control drug, which may be told about later. Mild Crisis Core spoilers.


( Wanderer's End )

Still haven't gotten this out of my system yet, so here's another reworking of the RP events, this time with Cloud and Seph in a South American building/pyramid thing. Cloud's reaction seems to differ based on whether he actually sees Seph die or else just wakes up to find Seph laying dead. **likes experimenting.**


( More shameless hurt/comfort )

I remember mentioning before that my maternal grandfather's death when I was four was probably a large influence in how I became so obsessed with writing/reading/watching death, but I'm not sure I've ever mentioned the influence a Little Audrey cartoon had on my obsession for appearing dead/reviving, and h/c in general. I think I saw it when I was around the same age, or maybe when I was five.

And I can't count the number of times I've tried to say/write "Aubrie"/"Aubrey". XD; The name "Audrey" often doesn't look/sound correct to me.

I wanted to find it and link it for those interested to watch, especially since said cartoon is in the public domain now. But I can't find it. XD; I did, however, find a page with so many screengrabs, the plot is easy to put together. http://classiccartoons.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-give-you-boid-dead-and-resurrected.html

The whole concept undoubtedly must have had a huge impression on me, being so young. I remember even wanting to act it out with my plush penguins. (Not sure why I picked the penguins, except that they were among my favorite plushes. **wonders where they are now in the huge pyramid to her right.**) And I'm guessing it stuck with me all these years and fed my craving for such scenarios.

Which brings me to ... said scenario. Here is a shameless h/c blurb. Lisa and I have been plotting for the FF7 RP, and I've decided A Simple Mission in Triplicate will adopt much of the plot. But some things will be different in the fic. For instance, in the RP Cloud is probably going to be the one with Seph on the rock, but I don't want to change it from being Zack in the fic. So instead I wrote a random scene where Cloud finds them both, since their rescue was not shown in the Lava blurb. It's subject to change after the RP scenario is done.

I think my favorite line is where Cloud finally decides "... oh screw it." LOL.


( Rescue )


I was surprised to discover that K-mart has the best selection of Halloween stuff I've seen this year. They even had some rocker and punk wigs. The rocker one was all crinkly/wavy, though. I didn't really want that for Zack. The punk one would be perfect, if there was one all in black. I only saw one that was red and black. XD; Ghetto Yami Yugi costume!

They also had a gorgeous Renaissance wig that reminded me of Eowyn. X3 If I ever wanted to do a cosplay of her, it would be perfect.

It wouldn't stay silent and wait for its turn to be written. **pets it.** ( Lava )

I love all the banter. XD And ... this is still titleless. **hopes to have one before she prints it out.**


( Jenova Corp Shooting )

Firstly, I adore this icon Aubrie made from one of the new Crisis Core scans. Zack and Yuffie! The cute! X3

The weekend was largely spent working on my KH Seph fic for prompt #18 at 13_fears, and it seems to be almost done. I'm gonna take a breather and let it sit for a couple hours, then give it another once-over and post.

It's the first time in a while that I really felt sad, even upset, at something I've written. XD; It turns out alright, but it still seemed so saad, the way the antagonists were treating KH Seph, like he wasn't human, and pulling and even stepping on his wings. ;__; I think it has to be the way I did it, to make it the most deep/different it can be, but I still felt awful for putting him through that.

In the morning I got hit with an idea for an intense twist at the end and decided to use it. Its usage makes the story more than random hurt/comfort and angst, and sets up a mini-arc for at least one other fic. I have an idea for said fic, too.

I also finally colored the pictures of Zack trying to untangle his hair and Zack with Sephiroth at the end of Sunrise and Midnight, when Zack announces his restoration. I'll probably scan them later.

The Scottish festival is this weekend. X3 I found out recently that I actually have some Scottish blood, which makes it even cooler.

Been watching LOTR films again lately. **pets them.** And tonight I listened to all three soundtracks. A nice backdrop for my proofreading. It's always so hard for me to pick a favorite film, because each time I watch one, I decide it's my favorite. XD;

Was gonna say something else about them, but I forgot what.

Yet another of Lisa's awesome CC icons. X3

And here is a blurb. It's not the one I was planning to post; I was reading over T&D and got the idea randomly. The weird computer problems at the beginning are inspired by some trouble I had a couple days ago. **particularly amused by the computer's message.**

Time period is both T&D and post-S&M.


( Musings )

I finally took out a claim at 13_fears, or rather, two claims. XD I took KH Sephiroth and Alister. I got the idea to write some short fics about Alister taking place during Doom Arc, and exploring the darker parts of his personality. I got the first one done, and I have some ideas for other ones. I'll definitely be touching on his impersonation of Pegasus, and that will be fun. XD

Mello was probably part of the inspiration. He's gotten my interest in Alister rekindled. Something about his passionate/emotional personality, seeking vengeance, and wearing belly shirts, reminds me of Alister. I actually wanted to do something again with Alister's LJ, but I forgot the password. XD; And looking over some of those old entries, I think that if I want to try writing for him in first person again, I'll just get another journal for him and start over, even if I remember the password.

And, on to the original point of this post. This is my platonic experimentation with 1sentence's Gamma set. Too much fun to practice with. X3

I wanted to do the list with Sephiroth and Cloud, FF7 versions. After I did a few, I discovered I wanted to do a list with the KH versions. Lisa suggested I split the Gamma set in half between them, and I did start to do that, but then my mind insisted I stick with the FF7 versions. So I may do another set for KH later. There's still two tables I haven't ever tried, and I still don't like the Alpha set and it would probably bomb if I tried to use it platonically. XD;, but I do like the other one.

Anyway, so these sentences range from taking place during Twilight and Dawn, Sunrise and Midnight, and post-S&M. In my mind, I imagine most of the business-related ones taking place post-S&M, since they keep the company. So, I probably wouldn't have wanted to officially claim this, anyway, since most of it is a canon that currently exists in my head, in private RPs, and in LJ blurbs. XD


( Gamma Set )