Disclaimer: I don't own Outlaw Star, though I wish on every star in the galaxy I did, so please don't sue me 'kay? (was that even needed for this part?)
Boutou Hoshi; Author Commentary
Ohayo Mina-san. I started Boutou Hoshi as a whim, but it turned into my first Epic and, to date, my most successful fanfiction. Because of it I've gotten to know a lot of great new people that I consider friends and, I hope, improved my own writing style.
I'm not exactly sure why I decided to do this, but when I started looking back at the earlier chapters and decided that it needed a bit of a re-write. And so I started going through each chapter correcting mistakes, rewording things, adding new comments, and creating entirely new scenes. And now I'm here to explain a few things with extra notes and try to write out some of the thoughts that went through my head while writing this. Why? I don't know.
Chapter 1
- There's some symbolism in Jim not talking. For the rest of the story he's pretty vocal about things, but at the beginning it's the complete opposite. I'm not sure how else to explain this, but I guess you can interpret it the way you want.
Chapter 2
- Those with mental problems (like Riakie) can change their attitude _very_ quickly. She does this a lot through out the fic, but this is the first, and therefore most significant, time. It shows the two sides to her personality (a violent b*tch and a kind, sweet older sister).
Chapter 3
- And there's a hint a mental instability for Jim too. I guess it's just to put the idea into your head; what would have happened if Gene hadn't found him? Then again, I might be reading too much into this. ^-^
Chapter 4
- The gloves? Well, I decided I didn't want to make up an explanation as to why Gene had them in the first place or why he suddenly got the bright idea to give them to Jim. Some things are better left to the reader.
- Yes, Gene does acknowledge his complete lack of culinary skill in this fic. (^-^))V
Chapter 5
- More big signs of Riakies mental instability; denial and anger. Frankly I don't think it's humanly possible to be so cruel to someone without being at least partially insane.
- I have no explanation as to why Gene went after Jim instead of letting him go. Go figure.
- Classic line - "Trying isn't good enough." Also, classic cliffhanger that Bishexy No Miko nearly killed me for. ^-^
- This ch. borderlined an R rating. So much violence, why did I write this in again?
Chapter 6
- I think everything here's well explained . . . but if not then, well, interpret it however you want. ^^
Chapter 7
- It was hinted that the planet where all this takes place is Moushiko 6. Uhh . . . ya.
- I don't know why I gave Gene a nickname, I just kinda did. ^^
Okay, now for something completely . . . not so different.
Review Replies (yes, I'm keeping up the tradition ^^):
Review 160; And it's by . . . Echo!! ^-^ I'm trying to do more work on Tarian, but it's hard to get over writers block that bad. Gomen. -_-
Q+T Pie; Great suggestion! I'm planning on doing . . . something like that. ~_^
Bishexy No Miko; Ohayo! Gee, sorry the random OLS fangirls killed you . . . it wasn't my fault!! *annoying 'Spike imitating a girl' voice* You never e-mail me anymore. *snicker* Okay, back to normal. But really, you don't. I've got a new address b/c my angelfire account gets too much spam, so drop me a line at adakie@jusenkyo.com whenever you have time. ^-^
Emiko; That's just so sweet. ;_; However, it didn't really end, there's always the sequel! *yay* ^-^
Jade S.; Ohayo again!! I'm glad you liked it!! (^-^)) Hey, wait just a minuet, don't blame me for that! I can barely keep my own mental instability in check. ^^
Shinning Li; Oyaho, arigato for the great review!! (I read all my reviews, each and every one. (^-^)) It means a lot to me that people would take the time to review like that.) I'm trying my best to make Tarian good, but if I don't get over this writers block I'll never get to my favorite part where . . . oh but that's a surprise. ~_^
Everyone Else Who Reviewed; ARIGATO!!!!! Sorry I couldn't reply individually to all of you, but I don't have the time. Domo arigato mina-san.
And now, a bit of an update for all of you who are reading Tarian. Well . . . writers block's a b*tch, huh? I've got about a third written on the next chapter and its going nowhere. Trust me though, the plot will get much more interesting from now on. I will be including new characters again, but the fic won't be centered around them and it won't be one of those shameless self insertions either. To be honest, most of the time I can't stand those. Anyway, I'm trying my best to get out the next part. Any suggestions would be _greatly_ appreciated.
All right, that's it I think. If there's anything I've forgotten to say just let me know through reviews or e-mail and I'll put it in. Arigato mina-san.
~ Adakie
