I can see that you have a great turn of phrase all of your own :D I liked Picard in this. He is showing a stubborn streak he doesn't often display, but is an integral part of his character.

Thanks for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(new here and getting to know you guys)

Author's Response:

It's always nice to receive kind words from an interesting writer like yourself !

And just to think, out there some where is the rest of the team that will make that starship legend.

A great idea for the job Ensign Scott could be assigned to :D And nicely written, too. I love the image of the ship in Earth shine (and that phrase).

Thanks for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(stoned on music)

Author's Response: Thanks for the comment! It is, indeed, the sensible alternative to him building the Enterprise when he's that young, which makes no sense.

I get the feeling I'm skimming over the surface of a vast universe I have yet to delve into. I've seen many a post on your journal about Corry and Scotty, but haven't yet read any of your Arc of the Wolf (mostly because I'm into Kirk more than Scotty and I'm a slacker, but you've known me long enough to know the latter :D) However, each time you've posted, I've wondered exactly what all those fics were about.

Well, today I read my first one. God, you know how to characterise :D I don't know Corry and I hardly know Scotty, but the two of them leapt off the page and slapped me silly. This is obviously a little fic in a big universe and only the smallest of windows into it, but your characterisation was vivid

I will be reading more of your universe (got a starting point you could throw me at?) and you'll turn me into a Scotty fan yet :D Thanks so much for writing and sharing...though I have to ask...where on Earth do you get the time to write and maintain the board and archive? You is amazing.

Nutty
(who needs to start managing her time much better)

Author's Response: Heya Nutty -- thank you. Yeah, the Arc of the Wolf is huge; as of last count, over 200,000 words, between myself and a few others have chipped in on it. But generally, not all of the fics are too long; On the Nature of Wind is the longest. The best place to start is at the beginning with the set called Distant Horizons: http://adastra.shadowknightonline.com/viewseries.php?seriesid=9 Better still is that 'Wait' even has a little Spock and McCoy in it. ;-)

LOL! I don't really know how I get time. I guess it helps that I work from home, and only part time, though. Most of the time was spent in setting it up; after that, it's all about maintaining, and that's always easier. Plus, I have good help -- Teddog and Mike are there if I can't be.

Thanks again! Faithful wasn't one of my favorites, but its grown on me since then. I really hope you enjoy the other ones, as well.

Oh, that was a great deal of fun :D And you had some great decriptive lines in there. An 'explosion of puss' had me ewwing out loud. It certainly communicates what it needs too ::grin::

I also found myself giggling alot. Kirk's face first dive off the transporter platform was hilarious. And the image of Jim Kirk arm in arm with his first officer, tottering down the corridor was highly amusing. Poor Spock...you had to make Jim vomit all over the poor man's shoes, didn't you :D And I'm sure the Jim Kirk version of Beyond Antares was just as pleasant for our poor Vulcan. And people say I'm mean to my characters, but look at this ::giggle::

Thanks so much for the smiles and giggles. This was a fun ride, thanks for letting me join you in it.

Nutty
(still grinning)

Author's Response: It's funny - I posted this, headed over to the forums, and saw your request for stories centering around Kirk, with Spock and McCoy, in either a h/c or humor genre. I had to laugh! Hopefully, this fit the bill? It was loads of fun to write, and was actually inspired by a TOS blooper reel on youtube where Shatner can be heard giggling...like a girl! I thought it'd be neat to find a reason for Jim to laugh that way...and voila! Anna's challenge gave me the excuse I needed. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-D And as for New Voyages - they are terrific, aren't they? Yep, I have originals, bought 'em new...*sigh* my age is showing ;-)

This was an interesting interpretation of the challenge :D And you completely threw me with the Dr Mora aspect.

Thanks for an enjoyable read.

Nutty
(Odo really did need to tell Kira)

Author's Response:

I'm pleased that you enjoyed it Nutty, and thank you for the kind feedback.

I had to print this one off to read as RL kept interrupting me, hence the delay on pouncing.

But now, consider yourself pounced on! Must read all Cuppy fic! And I thoroughly enjoyed this one and will read it again when I get a chance - this time uninterrupted.

You illustrated a great moment between our two Kirk guardians and their sniping was at their best.

Thanks so much for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(Cuppyfic fan)

Author's Response: Oh Nutty – I don’t know what to say! This kind of praise for my work from an author of your caliber is humbling indeed! I am so pleased that you found it enjoyable and worthy. Thanks for the vote of confidence, just the inspiration I need to keep at this. Cuppy

God, you write good Jim Kirk. Excellent use of the challenge. I certainly wish I had thought of it :D

You've done a fantastic job of illustrating a Jim Kirk who has been shaken to his foundations. You have him uncharacteristically questioning himself and unsure, but for a damn good reason. I have always wondered about the aftermath of that episode. It's not every man who gets his dirty laundry flung out for all to see.

I particularly like how you gave him his derivative's memories. That would be very difficult to live with and is something that makes a great deal of sense. After all they are one and the same man.

Good explanation about the shuttlecraft.

I love your description of Spock and how he stood by his captain. A nice picture of early Kirk and Spock friendship - very well done.

Thank you for a lovely read.

Nutty
(working out of hours, cos otherwise she is not going to get all her work done)

Author's Response:

::bows::

Wow. For some reason I found this a little chilling. Probably the foreshadowing of tragedy.

Well written and paced, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I particularly liked the mention of Tarsus. I think this is an area of Jim Kirk's life that could do with a little more exploring in relation to how it sculpted him into the man he is now (and in AOS how that event's absence changed the character, cos I doubt it happened there).

It was also good to see Sam getting a little air time.

Thanks for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(prisoner of Ork)

Author's Response: I'm glad you liked the story. Yes, those Kirk boys did each have their share of tragedy--in both timelines, albeit a bit differently. Thanks for the feedback.

Aw, that's evil to leave it there :D

Nice portrait of a crewman. Poor bugger :D I like how you've given him a bit of history and his own character. And the ending is very effective :D

I had an idea for that challenge also, but never got a chance to write it. But having read this one, I now have another idea to play with. You sparked inspiration. Here's hoping I have time to write it befor eit goes stale.

I always look forward to your stories, cos I know I'll get a good one and this one fit that category well. Thanks for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(prisoner of Ork)

Author's Response:

Glad you liked it.  Jerry wanted his story to be told and there was no way he was letting me out of doing it. ;-)

I think I missed out on most of the reference to the play, but I certainly enjoy the idea of Jim Kirk on stage :D

Great idea and nice little fic.

Nutty
(stuck at Ork)

Author's Response: The play is '1776', and the lines are from the song 'Sit down, John!' when he's trying to get Congress to vote for independence and they're all bored and won't cooperate. You can find it on Youtube if you're curious. I think Kirk'd make a fine, fire-eating John Adams. *grin* Glad you found it fun! --infiniteviking (watching the song again now ^__^)

Oh, my god, this is a beautiful piece of work. You had me laughing and crying, grinning and smirking. A wonderful piece of writing...and yes, I nearly said beautfiful again as that is the word that is sticking in my mind.

This is labelled a tragedy, but I'd like to relabel it as a celebration of friendship and a couple of lives that were lived to the fullest.

Your McCoy voice is brilliant. It wandered all over the topic so in character I was grinning. And his turn of phrase is just wonderful. And yes, I'm running out of synonyms for beautiful and wonderful.

I have to run off now as I'm at work, but please know that if I had time right now, I'd blabber at you some more as to how I thoroughly enjoyed this.

You are a fantastic writer. I wanna see more!

Thanks heaps for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(running off to a desk shift without proofreading this post)

Author's Response: Thank you very much, Nutty! I'm very happy it worked for you. :)

It took me a moment at the beginning to place the events, but once I realised who and when I couldn't help but smile.

An interesting take on those TOS characters that made it into TNG. Most think of Spock first in relation to Jim in TNG time, but I'd forgotten about Scotty and how he would react with the news. This is a great take on what he might have done.

Nice little fic. Thanks for sharing.

Nutty
(trapped at work)

Author's Response: Thank you-that was my whole impetus. Kirk had more than one friend. People forget that.

This is only the second fic I've read in ST:AOS (I'm a long term ST:TOS fan though). A nice introduction for me :D

It would certainly be an interesting meeting between the two captains, and I like your interpretation...though I'm worried where you've sent the poor man :D I also like the focus on the Spock/Uhura relationship and how Spock reflexively puished her away somewhat while grieving - good character point.

Thanks for writing and sharing.

Nutty
(drifting between SG and ST fandoms)

Author's Response: Thanks. In a kinda-sorta way, you can meet the man the reflected Kirk-amalgam became in 'Down Through The Circles' a part of The Ancient Destroyer Cycle, but its a series unto itself, so you can decide. I also wanted to repair the K&U relationship (though for all I know 12 will start with it still icy) and I'm glad this worked for you. Thanks!