Date: 26 May 2013 17:45 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
Hooray! So Seven approves and it's also ballsy of Maren not giving a damn what her fellow cadets think of her (Maren) relationship with Icheb.
And so this love story -- one of the greatest I've read on this site between two characters -- continues on.
Date: 25 May 2013 12:14 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
Great moment!
Author's Response:
Thank you!
Date: 24 May 2013 04:24 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
Nice comeback, Maren! The words any mother wants to hear with regard to her child: "It doesn't matter what other people think. All that matters is what I think; what I feel. And you summed up that sentiment with one word. Outstanding!
Author's Response:
Maren thanks you. ;-)
Date: 23 May 2013 01:37 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
Damn like trying to crack a Vulcan family or something given how tightly Seven and Icheb appear to hold their emotions. 'Appear' being the operative word. There is always loads going on under the surface and Maren too senses this as she notes the subtle shifts in emotions and minute rectionsof Seven to Icheb. I love how you pack into these scenes lots of emotional dynamics even though the emotions are played out so low key. They are perfectly in keeping with the characters of Icheb and Seven and their background and of course all the words used here are perfect and known irrelevant to telling this story with such deft poise.
Author's Response:
Thank you for the comment, MF! It's hard work trying to convey the depth of emotion these two (Seven and Icheb) feel while maintaining their outward composure, but I'm glad it's coming through, at least for you.
Date: 23 May 2013 00:32 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
"Irrelevant" Yes! Go Marin! I loved this little scene and Marin dealt with Seven's question in the best possible way. She is and remains one of my favourite characters of yours, a day cemented by what you are doing here. Great job!
Author's Response:
Thanks, CS! Maren says 'thanks,' too. ;-)
Date: 22 May 2013 22:13 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
Good for her! And so awesome, again, catching Seven's approval like that.
Author's Response:
Thank you, TS!
Date: 22 May 2013 20:03 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
W00t!
And, again, it's almost a mechanistic/logical/Vulcan type of an answer. Makes one wonder what a Vulcan former drone would be like.
Author's Response:
I think a Vulcan former drone would have it a hell of a lot easier than a human or Brunali former drone, because there's little inherent conflict there. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Emotions are irrelevant. Perhaps Vulcans take issue with the methods of the Borg, but I do believe it would be easier for a Vulcan to rationalize away any immoral actions they may have committed as a drone and to continue on as a more or less 'normal' Vulcan.
Thanks for the comment!
Date: 22 May 2013 07:15 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
Maren answers this exactly right, in perfect form. And Seven, understandably, is great with that. Her word choice really nailed this and I could sense Seven didn't want to press any further ... she got the answer she wanted. Maren's movements and thoughts were also well written and true to form I felt. She stalled a little but quickly thought out an answer and gave it. It's that quick thinking that will later get her a chief engineering job.
Author's Response:
It's not the last tough question Seven will ever ask Maren, but Maren did pass her first pop quiz, here. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
Date: 22 May 2013 07:08 Title: How I Met Your 'Mother,' Part 3
o/ Go Maren! That really was the perfect word, and the perfectly worded answer. And I am pleased as punch she appears to have won Seven's approval here. This whole little miniarc has been a pleasure to read.
Author's Response:
Thank you, Steff! <3