Date: 13 Jun 2014 20:44 Title: Chapter 2
Ooh, just had a nasty thought as to what might have become of the Mirror Maren as she attempted to confront and defeat the Borg King. I so hope I'm wrong - if for no other reason than what it would do to Mirror JQ - a likeable man in both universes.
Date: 11 Jun 2014 08:36 Title: Chapter 2
Wowwy...that is rough...I was wondering what had happened...I'm beginning to fear for an equally dark and depressing tale here.
Am I right in picturing this Tesseract as the Borg ship in "Descent?"
Date: 08 Jun 2014 18:38 Title: Chapter 2
Creepy Adele. Yay! Really like the touch that she's a way darker personality here and uses the dark side of ther Betazed abilities. Something unexplored in canon and very little in any fanfiction I've come across. She obviously has personal stakes against the Borg (as one imagines as does everyone in this universe) and cold and calculating she clearly is in order to bring about their end as she simply see PrimeMaren as a tool - nay a weapon - to advance her cause.
For JQ, things are inherently much more complicated. He is seeking HIS Maren but he is also faced with this Maren and is undoubtedly conflicted. Much in the same way as is beginning to happen with PrimeMaren as her thoughts stray to JQ and to the fate of Icheb in this universe (little does she seem to realise where he is!). Meantime, the glimpse of the work of the other Maren indicates she is a killer engineering scientist whiz - emphasis on killer as she plans the annihilation of the Borg. Something PrimeMaren never quite considered. I guess a matter of perspective could change that with experience and the fact that MirrorMaren had no Icheb.
You weave a fantastic corrupted Mirror Universe of this stable of characters. Very well done and enthralling to read.
Author's Response: Thank you MF! I know how much you enjoy Tesseract, so means a lot to know that you liked what I have done with this! Since so far all we had seen was JQ, who wasn't particularly dark in this iteration, it needed a much darker version of one of the characters to mark that we are in the MU, and Adele seemed a good idea. Glad you liked my take on this dark Betazoid. As for JQ and Maren - yes, veeeeeeery complicated... :)
Date: 08 Jun 2014 10:43 Title: Chapter 2
Interesting alternate take on the Tesseract regulars and the plot thickens has Mirror Maren fallen for the Borg King?
Did love the two line of "Was feeling this much attraction towards another woman a betrayal when the other woman was a quantum twin of the woman you loved? He shook his head. Quantum mechanics and the married man." brought a smile to my face.
Author's Response: Glad you liked that line - brought a smile to my face as I wrote it so I'm glad that it did the same for those reading it!!! Hope you like where it goes next.
Date: 03 Jun 2014 21:27 Title: Chapter 2
The stakes have been set and Adele is a cold, cold woman. I like it. You got Maren's voice down, JQ's voice down ... just pure win.
Author's Response: Thanks so much TF! Means a lot!
Date: 03 Jun 2014 21:03 Title: Chapter 2
*bounce bounce bounce* SQUEEEE. This is exciting!
Maren almost made me cry thinking about Icheb and imagining him safe and happy. Oh, Maren. You know that's not how we play things around here. (Although, as Borg King, I guess he just may be safer and happier than he's ever been in his life. Mind screw, much?)
JQ also tugged at the heartstrings with his love for what was apparently his wife?! Aw, Maren Quigley. She sounds like a stone cold badass, though, knocking JQ out like that. Not that PU Maren doesn't have some badass in her, but she hasn't got as much opportunity to use it in the primeverse (YET!). Interesting that MU Maren was more than willing to annihilate the Borg. PU Maren may not be nearly as willing, particularly if she catches sight of Icheb ... we all know she's got a soft spot for the ex-drones.
Interesting to see Adele using her powers for evil instead of good (she's manipulative as hell in both universes, but this is way more vicious and intentional). Although this is a pretty interesting crew in that they seem sort of stable for the MU. JQ and Adele seem to be on okay terms in that neither is plotting the other's demise or anything like that. Guess the Borg have softed the ol' Empire up a bit?
MOAAAARRRRRR! (Please.)
Author's Response: So glad you're enjoying this so much!!!! :) Who said that Icheb was the Borg King? :) (now that's a mind screw, I hope... :) ) I hope PU Maren gets to show her badassness going forward then. Yes, MU Maren and JQ are married. You know that one this is finished, we've got to get PU JQ over there to see what could have been, right? Ok, too cruel perhaps? Yeah, this is post Empire, post Alliance so I thought the crews would be a bit more stable. Doesn't mean that there is not some backstabbing going on though. And so glad that MU Adele met with your approval - she is probably the darkest version of your characters I've done so far, so I was afraid that might not work for you. Ooof! :D
Date: 03 Jun 2014 20:24 Title: Chapter 2
Smart man, that JQ. Of course the MU Maren's plan is a reflection (see what I did there?) of the Prime Universe plan that Icheb's parents had had for him. Introduce a virus, infect the hive/collective and be done with it. Individual as magic bullet weapon, essentially.
I am thinking we're going to see MU Maren as a drone soon.
Author's Response: Really? You went the "reflection" route? :) LOL Yeah, Maren's plan does have links to Icheb's parents one, though I can't remember the exact details of that plan off the top of my head. As for seeing MU Maren... Check out Chapter 3! :D