FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Notice #1
Dear readers and fans of TBWC,
smcandyhere folksAuthoress/Writer of Trinity Blood War Continuum.
We seem to have been getting a lot of notices and questions on a few items, so there are just a couple things we'd like to clear up:
Boring nuisancy crap out of the way first:
First of all: It isn't over yet! Not by a long shot. There have been some hints that people thought it was, but I promise, it isn't. We've done the outlines…and this story has at least 31 more chapters to go. More if we decide to split chapters on our outline, or add more notices or anything like that. And we're already considering and writing up ideas for a sequel, which may or may not be in production when we finally hit the last chapter here. So…for those of you lamenting the untimely death of a story…it isn't dead. It simply suffers the occasional lapses that happen to writers with other things to do, like work and house chores. And we don't write a cliff-hanger every time, though I'll take it into consideration if clean endings scare you.
Second: We've gotten a lot of comments on run-together dialogue paragraphs…or grammar and spelling mistakes. We're not ignoring them. But, please take the following into consideration: First of all…we're using two different types of technology here. And though they are, maybe 90 percent compatible, that last 10 gets us sometimes. Seriously. And it drives us nuts too. We're working to fix it. But sometimes we think we got it, and then we re-read and it didn't come out. If we ever nail the issue, then we'll try a repost and see if it's better. Second of all…Not everyone learned American English, and not every computer knows it either. We will do the best we can with spelling and grammar, but there's going to be a conflict of dialect sometimes, and sometimes…well even the best make mistakes. Especially when tired. When we catch them we'll fix them. Please be patient.
In a slightly skewed impression of Tres "I am human, not machine…I am incapable of perfection." A sad truth, but a real one.
Third: We do post Author Notes. Well, sometimes. Almost all the time. And we do try to include really important info in them. So pretty please, read them. Even if you'd rather just skip to the fun stuff. Some of it will be explanations…and some of it might be spoilers. And if you skip them, you'll never know what you missed. And it might be really cool.
Okay…now on to the fun stuff and the stuff you REALLY wanted to know:
First: Abel's Crusnik form. You may have noticed some little additions. Like red-black crosses that appear and take a while to fade. These are kind of a take off from Lilith. Look in the manga and anime, she has those weird tattoos. Since by anime cannon Abel now has her nano-machines, we figured it was gonna show a little. But yes, he does still turn that weird blue black, and yes he still has glowing red eyes and his hair does still stand on end. And if he hits 100% he is still going to turn completely black with those weird lightning bolt things glowing all over him. The markings are a side effect of Lilith's nano's and the fact that they've evolved a bit, since they fused into his blood. There are pictures…and we can give you sites if you really wanna see what we mean.
[*] - Just email us, me or dragonwriter24cmf and we will send you the links by email or message when we can.
Second: Seth. Yep, she is still veiled, because it wouldn't do if everybody knew what she really looked like just yet. And yeah, she is being careful not to display her powers. But don't worry, Abel won't hog all the time as a Crusnik. Seth will get around to exposing her powers. And her face. She's just a little shy…sort of. More like she just doesn't wanna mess with it. As for her non-Crusnik weapons: I pulled them straight from the Manga and Anime. She likes things she can throw, because being short she needs the better range, and in hand to hand, knives just suit her.
Third: Combat stuff for our Crunsiks, especially Abel. These guys were all military. Plus they were all meant to be the 'prefect' humans. So they all had to be pretty athletic and darned good at hand to hand and other forms of combat. And for those wondering about Seth's comment that 'Abel was always good at fighting' in Chapter 8, please remember that Abel has a history of being the most violent tempered of the four crusnisk/krusnik's. Plus, he was head of security. We've only seen him in reactive fighting, responding to things (usually someone actually hitting him) but his reflexes are good, and he and Cain are both better than Seth. He hasn't showed it much yet, but he will later. Him and Cain both. We intend for both of them to show some real fighting form later on.
Fourth: Crusiks. With the fusion happening, it stands to reason that things will be weird. Let's face it, those things are a little nuts already. But we also threw in a monkey wrench and decided that with fusion comes evolution. After all, they've linked with their user's minds and bodies, right? So…the deeper link will cause adaptations, and effects never before seen. Abel is the one who has changed the most radically since his first transformation on Mars, but all of them will show signs of evolution. Seth too. What's going to happen…not telling you that yet.
Fifth: Mary's sword. For those of you wondering where in cannon we pulled that, the truth is, we didn't. We just decided that Mary needed a little extra weaponry, being one of the few normal humans in the bunch. The anime and manga indicates she was a sword-master, so that's what we gave her. With a few extra touches, such as the electrifying blade. We figured the extra edge (pun intended) was exactly the kind of thing she'd like. It just came out of thin air, and we hope you like, cause she's going to use it in the future. As for why Virgil made it…well, it seemed a little unlikely that she'd just find or inherit Lost Technology, but the Walshs have a genius with that kind of thing.
Sixth: Virgils powers. We didn't make them up. Especially not the acid. That shows in the latest chapter of the manga posted online. It's called the King and I, it's chapter 48 and you can find it at Mangafox. Look near the end of the chapter. He melted the street. As for hand to hand, well, someone that responsible is not likely to throw acid around when his monarch and allies are close by. It's dangerous. He doesn't seem to carry a weapon, so…we figured he's just a really good martial artist. He did consider attacking his sister bare-handed in the anime, even though she had a gun. Which is suicidal, unless you're just that good. He probably is.
Okay for now this all I am going to add and confirm for long ass FAQ notice, that's pretty much all we have for now. Chapter 10 is in production, baring a nervous breakdown on the part of the writer or editor. We'll have it up as soon as possible, but life is hectic at the moment. Pretty please be patient. We promise to update soon.
Thanks for taking the time to read this everyone and please continue to bring on your support of TBWC. Take care and rest assured chapter 10 is being worked on and will be on it's way for uploading ASAP.
Sincerely- smcandy