Authors Notes

            And so, my StOrY is finally done. I'm sure some of you are cursing me and calling me colorful names. I don't blame you. I would be too. All of those loose ends flapping in the wind- so sorry!(said in a flippant, cold tone) Who ends a story like that?

            Well- This is only part one.

            Part and Parcel with PeRFecT will be an interlogue and an epilogue (both of which will be posted after this section) that will act as a link between this story and the next one. No- I'm not changing anything from the game, simply expanding on a couple scenes in order to incorporate a couple of the story elements into the actual game story. Nothing changed, just included.

            The companion story to the Diadem Trilogy is Antithesis, which is an exploration of the first sorceress war and a possible explanation of the ff8 gang's past. While readers of Antithesis won't need to read the Diadem Trilogy to understand the story, the readers of the Diadem Trilogy might find it beneficial to read this work. For any subsequent chapters that are in need of clarification, I'll put end notes and directions to any pertinent chapter or such. But, I'm hoping that I'm obvious enough in my explanations so that there will prove no need. But, then again, we'll see.

            I have already begun Eden Unbound, which is the next story in the series. Be forewarned- this after-game story will be significantly darker than PeRFecT, and I will be censoring it on Ffnet. When this happens, I will indicate so and I'll post the original prose on the Hamartia site.

            I would like to thank everyone who has read this work from beginning to end- I realize that it's bugger long and, personally, I don't know if I'd have the attention span to read it. Hell- I don't know how I managed to finish it. It was a little hairy there for awhile. . .So thanks especially to those considerate saps who reviewed or emailed me about sToRy. You're all fab people and writers and I'm anxiously awaiting the period when I have enough time to give all your works the attention they deserve.

Below, I will include some comments and readers notes for PeRFecT and for the Diadem trilogy. For more information on this Body of Work, check

. This is also where I'll be posting my uncensored chapters of. . .well, everything.

Notes on PeRFecT

Below are simply some diatribes on various elements of the story that people have commented on, or things that I feel might be of interest. If there are any questions, feel free to email me.

1. Why Quistis and Irvine?

            Some people have asked me why I chose to write an epic surrounding a pair of characters whose potential relationship is considered completely anti-canon. A couple people have commented that 'had I written this as a Seiftis, It would've been the best story ever.' Well, to this I say. . .fuck your favorite pairings and fuck your lame storylines.  Hmmm…eloquent, eh? No. . .what I really mean is that, I didn't write this story AS a quistis/irvine story. This story HAD to be Quistis/Irvine because of it's nature. What inspired this?  In the game, it says that Quistis spent time at Galbadia garden and she knew Martine.  Well. . .that's it. So my overactive imagination latched onto this- I've never read another fanfic that touches on this subject- and transformed it. Hell- I didn't even like Quistis before I started writing this fic. Selphie and Xu were my favorite girls, and Irvine and Squall were my harem boys. But this story had to be told and so I took it upon myself. As I wrote it, the small romance that I had intended for Quistis became one of epic proportions in parallel motion to the grandiose designs that eventually morphed into the Diadem Trilogy. Other questions arose- what was going on with Seifer and Rinoa? How did Edea come to Galbadia? Why isn't Quistis considered a sorceress when she has blue magic? And the biggest one- What's up with Irvine's memory?  I mean, the fact that he never used a GF is obvious. But his memories were too vivid for my gnawing imagination to accept. So that inspired the Time Kompression inheritance which linked into Quistis' blue magic plot. So. . .I'm sorry if I disappointed certain individuals with the lack of Seiftis, but I'm not going to sacrifice the story to satisfy the mainstream audience.

Whew. . .heh heh. . .rant and roll. . .

2. The Title.

If I didn't understand the significance of the title, I'd hate it. I am obsessed with finding the perfect (no pun intended) title for my works. And, since you're reading this, you know why I had to title it as such. I know it looks like a sloppy 13 year old fan girl title about some sappy squinoa love scene (no offense to those who write those J ), but the significance of the spelling is dire. Of course, we all understand that the diSemBodieD voice is spelled this way because it's actually two voices struggling for supremacy. And this story is all about control (or kontrol, as some like to say.)

Also, throughout the story, the word 'perfect' is used as a sign. I'm very careful with the word, so, when you read it, consider the word a marker for an extremely important passage. This word will not be used the same way in Eden Unbound. I will have an entirely different set of markers for that.

3. Archetypes and Imagery.

            Yeah, so I actually apologize for being an elitist writer. I'm sure my writing seems strange and random sometimes, but I find it very beneficial to consistently write in metaphor. I'm sure it was obvious enough for most people, but this characteristic of my style is one of the reasons why people comment on my style, though can't pinpoint what it is. I also make up terms for almost everything- if you find this annoying, then I'm sorry, but I won't stop.

My cleverness overcomes my attempt at fluidity and I've come to accept the fact.

Any images that I repeat, especially set off from the paragraph, are extremely important.

And since there are so many of them, I won't go into detail. If you want an explanation, you know what to do.

4. Amnesia and Repression in FF8

            Had amnesia not been so rampant in ff8, I would've felt that the ending was a copout. I personally hate amnesia stories- It's just laziness. But, because this is a ff8 story, I feel that the ending is extremely appropriate for a story and a fandom that is so focused on memories and the mystery of one's past. Xu gives Quistis GFs right after she exclaims that she can remember very little. In the story, Quistis will basically stay junctioned for. . .well, into the game at least. So her memories will remain suppressed. I would never have dreamed of ending it this way, if the game didn't essentially dictate it.

5. Irvine and 'the sorceress'

            My artist (C.J. Smith) keeps bugging me about it. She's already read this and started to ask about their relationship at the end. I say to this. . .whatever. Think what you wish. Nothing is too farfetched for this fucked up arc.

6. Foreshadowing in PeRFecT and Eden Unbound

            So some of you may've guessed the ending- I threw in enough foreshadowing for it to be possible. I am all about set up, so I have  set up both Eden Unbound and Diadem throughout PeRFecT. In fact, because I am so in love with my own cleverness, I have given away the entire plot of Eden Unbound through archetype patterns, wordplay and vocabulary markers. Think you're smarter than me?  If you get bored, why don't you try to figure it out? Heh heh- If anyone can tell me the plot of Eden Unbound and the denouement before I get there, I'll reward you. (No. . .I'm not giving out sex, Neil.) The first novels I read were 'whodunits' and mysteries, so I'm preoccupied with this notion.

But, back to the foreshadowing. Don't worry- If something hasn't been clarified, it's because it's not supposed to be. If your confused, don't feel stupid- just get pissed off at me for withholding information  like the  silly tart I am.

If there are any more questions, please feel free to post them in a review or email me. Make sure to email briarevesheurmann@yahoo.com. My other account is on the fritz, so I apologize to those of you whose emails I lost because of it. I'm not dissing you- it's my comps fault!

Thanks again for reading. The interlogue will be posted as soon as my exams allow me.

Sincerely

Briar Eve K. Sheurmann,

Aka Mr. McFrugalshtein, aka The Devil in Red Knickers.