Date: 26 May 2013 17:32 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Looking forward to this! I wonder what sharp and impeccable words Seven will have for Maren. And it's also cool that you are one of the few authors who do Voyager characters some justice in the post season seven period.
Date: 25 May 2013 12:07 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Excellent setup, and kudos to TF for pushing for a meeting we all knew had to have happened, but one all your readers wanted to be in on. :D
Author's Response:
Thanks, Sam! XD
Date: 21 May 2013 02:59 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
This was a sweet, wee piece. And you captured very well the nervousness of the two of them, the three of them even. My kids are at that age where I'm meeting the people they're dating and I have to admit to *some* nervousness on my part as to how I'll be perceived by the people they bring home, whether they be just friends or something more. This rings so true to life. Great job!
Author's Response:
Best of luck to you with all that. I'm sure I'll be a wreck when my day comes, but I'll try to play it cool. ;-) Thanks so much for the sweet feedback!
Date: 20 May 2013 21:56 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Eeee. Bad enough to meet the parents but to meet Seven has to be intimidating because no doubt there was lots of 'news' about her when she first arrived on Earth. I'm often wondering most about the likes of Icheb and Seven upon Voyager's return and how they ever find a home and a role in the AQ since Earth isn't really their home. This piece by giving a glimpse through Maren's eyes of Icheb's experience and Seven only makes me wonder all the more.
It strikes me too that Seven is so nervous as well. She's probably fretted in her own way about the role of stepmother or big sister to Icheb and his bringing home a girl is a big step for him and so that makes it important for her too.
And amidst it all, we've got Maren who comes from a big farm family and couldn't be more Earth is Home-like from her life experience. yet somehow she takes a gamble on feeling for a drone from the DQ. She too is about to take a very big step into the unknown by getting involved with an ex-drone.
Would she run out the door there and then if she knew what lay ahead?
Author's Response:
Wonderful insights, MF. Thanks for sharing them.
Would she run out the door there and then if she knew what lay ahead?
Interesting question. I think she would of course be terrified, but her tenaciousness alone wouldn't let her step out that door. She's not a quitter once she sets her mind to something. Also, if she knew what lay ahead, she'd see the wonderful moments alongside the bad and frightening ones. I think that would help her resolve.
Date: 20 May 2013 20:26 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Meeting the parents, even in the 24th Century it's nervy- not helped I guess when meeting Seven of all people. Quite touching in its style.
Author's Response:
Thanks, Mac!
Date: 20 May 2013 17:09 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
So great! You nailed the child's voice, as well as the bitter sweet idea of leaving school and your friends, and yet not really fitting in. I moved around a lot as a kid, so I definitely get this. Maren is so sweet and clever. As everyone else said, the bit about the playground update was great. Thank you, CS! It's interesting that you relate this to moving around a lot. I imagine you also had some trouble fitting in. Maren lived in the same town her whole childhood and yet never really shed that feeling. She had friends, but none were particularly close. She just wasn't like other people. Adapting the playground equipment was an attempt to connect with the other kids. Her abilities were less scary to them when she used them for fun.
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Date: 20 May 2013 02:38 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Ah, meeting the parents. Always a fun adventure. Neat to see Seven of Nine just as freaked out by it!
Author's Response:
Yeah, nothing beats that situation for sheer awkwardness. Hoping to make a good impression, trying to size each other up. It's even more intense when two parties are part Borg.
Date: 19 May 2013 21:22 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Aw! So sweet. I loved this little scene, and the title definitely got a LOL :) I look forward to seeing how this progresses and having them told through Maren's voice is a great idea. A great start.
Author's Response:
Thanks, CS!
Date: 19 May 2013 18:16 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
*claps hands*
"You must be Maren."
Author's Response:
:)
Date: 19 May 2013 07:43 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
I love how nervous Maren is. She's so very human, and loveable, and I love how touchingly she feels towards Icheb. I'm absolutely looking forward to seeing more of this, too.
Author's Response:
Thank you, Steff! <3
Date: 19 May 2013 07:39 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother'
Let's go team! Let's go team! I/M FTW.
Ah, a story that is filled with such sweetness and innocence with these two. They're just starting out and things have progressed faster than either would have anticipated. Maren being nervous about meeting Seven is understandable and Icheb taking her to see Seven is a big step.
The two both know this will a little strange at first. The way they arrive and Seven opens the door ... well, I'm interested in seeing how your portray Seven. It seems that she's put some of the Doctor's lessons to practice. I look foward to more.
Author's Response:
Thanks, TF! And thanks for the prompt!
Seven is definitely trying (and yes, The Doctor is a huge help, and may make an appearance or two this week).
The last thing Seven wants to do is make Icheb's assimilation on Earth any more difficult. But she (along with the rest of Voyager's crew) worries about him. She knows that Icheb's social skills and understanding of human culture are scarcely better than her own. At the same time, she does recognize they ARE better than hers, even if only just. So she's walking a tightrope of respecting his newly-reached adulthood and superiority in the social arena while trying her best to look out for him and protect him in a way his parents never did.
Thanks again for the feedback!