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thisbluespirit ([personal profile] thisbluespirit) wrote2010-05-24 10:07 pm

Fic: UNIT - Silver Bullet

Normal service will be resumed at some point with memes and catching up with people and all, but I posted Chapter 1 of the next UNIT fic this evening:

UNIT: Silver Bullet

(Waiting for the okay onto Teaspoon).

Unlike the last one, this is back to proper UNIT stuffs, with monsters and running around, and a cameo from Liz Shaw... and possibly one or two other unexplained happenings (all will become clear in time).

(But I had a lovely weekend!)

[identity profile] jjpor.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well yes, it was, wasn't it? The idea that the seriousness of a problem is not always something that can be measured objectively. Mountains made out of molehills can sometimes still be mountains all the same...

And yeah, here's hoping...

Aw, it sounds like you're still having a bit of a time, but I'm sure things will look up at some point. As you say, it's probably just going to take some time to get used to the new situation. And yes, it's meant to be character-building, isn't it? But I hope things do pick up for you a bit in the not-too-distant future, and keep plugging away there. :)

Metaphorical, eh? Classy! :D Well, I look forward to seeing what the next parts will bring and the links that will become apparent. And hopefully Kennedy won't start having visions of his dead dad and screaming "my name's not Johnny, it's JOHN!!!!" (have you seen "War Time?" If not, that will mean nothing to you, but it is a pretty trippy experience all told. Mind you, of all the UNIT era characters, Benton seems to me like the _least_ likely to have hidden depths and "issues". Just goes to show...)

[identity profile] jjpor.livejournal.com 2010-05-30 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
War Time is...interesting... We watched it as part of one of those, ahem, perfectly legal, ahem, DbyA "DW Live" sessions, otherwise I'm sure I never would have bothered, but well, now I can say I've seen it. The thing about it is, Benton has always struck me as pretty much a what-you-see-is-what-you-get sort of character, therefore the least likely UNIT type to have a dark and troubled past that needed exploring in the medium of semi-pro fan video... Still, on the plus side John Levene turns in a truly bizarre and deeply amusing performance, and his dead dad is played by Michael "Davros and that bloke out of Terror of the Autons" Wisher. So that's nice.

Yeah, similes and metaphors - I used to know which was which buy now I get them mixed up! That Wodehouse thing...I don't know, I was like in the zone or something when I wrote that, mostly in one sitting too. I don't know if I could do it (or attempt it!) again. A lot of the dialogue there though is based on things I remembered from watching Jeeves and Wooster repeats on ITV3, so I'm not going to go around bragging or anything! :D

And if Nat found out I'm sure he'd be terribly...British...about it. Or maybe not; he might be okay with the idea. Or not.

Aw well, I hope things do improve for you in the long run and that all the nonsense isn't too painful in the meantime. And yes, I expect to see more wolf-action soon! :D