Intermission-------
Okay, time to use the bathroom and grab some popcorn at the concession stand, maybe get a gallon of 7up or something (or if you're really daring, go for the medium size soda .) Cause it's intermission! I'll just be answering a few questions and clearing some small things up, so if you only wanna read the story feel free to skip over this chapter.
Now, onto the halftime show…
Item one: Why am I posting this chapter?
There are many involved reasons, most of which would take hours to explain even IF I had a concise writing style. But it mostly boils down to buying me a little time before I have to post the next chapter. I know that may sound like a cheap trick, but I hope it works because I have a very busy schedule and I'm really crappy at keeping up with things ^_^;;
See, I handle the responsibilities in my life like this: there are things that I really want to do, and things that I really have to do. Because there's not nearly enough time to take care of all of it, I usually cut out about half the things I want to do and maybe 2/3 of what I have to do, which leaves time for sleeping (which is most important since I both want and need it… -_- zzzz)
Here's a quick example, using my current day's list of things to do:
On the 'need to do' list there's:
-Study for history test
-Write lens essay for English (due Monday)
-Decrypt biology notes
-Write 5, 250 word essays for scholarship application
-Finish first two chapters of 'Bless Me Ultima'
-Fix an array program for C++
-Study Spanish verb endings
-Finish packet on subjunctafuntaperfect tense
-Beat ninja giaden
On the list of 'want to do' there's:
-Work on FFX chapter
-Get around to typing up werewolf-fluff short and post the sucker
-Pin down the first chapter of original fic
-Beat onimusha 1 with 'S' ranking before third comes out
-Brush up on my illustrating abilities (actually… this one's more like a life goal)
-Practice the fuel TAB I found yesterday
-Fold my math homework into little origami balls
-Beat FFX-2 (jeazus, I know)
-Learn the lyrics to 'One week' by bare naked ladies
-Write my own thesis on FLCL
-Learn Japanese
-Learn more origami to vary my collection of math art
You see? Now how much of that actually gets done in a given day? Well using this example, it'd probably come down to something like this
Have to do:
-Beat ninja giaden
-Write scholarship essay
-Sleep (remember this is a 'have to' and 'want to' Today I'm just counting it towards 'have to')
Want to do:
-Work on FFX chapter
-Practice Fuel
-Fold math
-Learn Japanese
and
-the lyrics to 'One Week'
So maybe this is just me making more excuses, but that's just the story of my life ^^;
Next Item: some small things I want to address about the story and the reasons behind my reasons for doing them.
First, the yuntidus thing (or like tidusxyuna or yunadus… whoa idk) Well I think this is my favorite matchup in the game (wonder why) and probably one of the reasons I started writing this thing, because I really like the story of their relationship. Yeah I know, shut up liquid. Anyway, the ending was really sad and sweet, and though I don't really think the game needed a sequel, I started thinking about how it would be if they saw each other again.
In my defense as a guy, I'd like to bring up at this moment that I usually play Metal Gear Solid 2 on hard with no radar, and I watch a lot of gory scary movies. Now that I've got that out of the way
So a large part of my fic is the reunion of Tidus and Yuna, which I'm even looking forward to myself. n.n*
Saying that, I'd like to thank everybody for waiting so long with the story and for understanding that it's important to get some details of the story nailed down first. I knew how I wanted it to be when they saw each other again (not giving anything away) but I didn't want to drop it on you guys in the second chapter. That would be a little like… yaknow.
Next point I'd like to make is everything NOT involving the little Tid-na thing. As much as this is a story about them, I didn't want to just write a little love note for the main characters, so a lot of thought has gone into the rest of the FFX world and its atmosphere. I'm not sure how well I'm doing so far, but it's a work in progress and I'm trying to grab some of the more magical elements (ß not a pun) of the game. The presence of fayth are important in here too, so I'm trying to work with as much of the existing mythology as I can while keeping it a little new.
God knows how it'll turn out ^^;
On the topic of 'a little new' I think most of the OC's I've brought up so far are going to play major parts in the story, so you can look for them later on.
Umm oh and a brief rant about outfits…
Yeah you shoulda known it was coming
FFX-2 is a mixed bag for me. Lots a good, with lots of scary. The job change thing is awesome, but that's also a mixed bag. Gunner=eww. Lady luck=yum. Samurai=cool. Gun mage=eh. Berserker= … well I think this thing's still got a pg rating so I'm going to keep my thoughts to myself on that one, but you get the idea. K so I love my original, shy, adorable yunie, but I agree that change isn't that bad. So that's where you get her costume change in my fic, which is basically just my own fan service.
I went through a couple of different ideas for that, but I think I settled on something like a Chinese dress, only with more of yuna's traditional colors, a little al bhed-ness, and, uh, well a bow. Maybe you've noticed some other subtle changes I made to her character, but I didn't wanna blow it out of proportion and I * didn't * want to go where square-enix went. So she's changed a little, but she won't be shooting people!
Which brings me to my big complaint, which is: what's up with Yuna's gunner? No offence, but it looks like her costume was designed by a blind, gay, pimp with a tomb raider fetish! (I know, just go with it) k maybe that was a little harsh. I like her hair. w/e
Disclaimer: the above statement was in no way meant to offend blind people, or homosexuals, or pimps. But anyone still playing tomb raider oughtta be ashamed of themselves.
Right I think I'm about ready to return you to your regularly scheduled programming, but first I'll answer some points brought up by Rubber Duck-
Oh and first: Thanks again to everyone who reviewed! Really it's the reason I've been able to get this far in the thing, so thanks for the support and remember I don't mind constructive criticism, if you see anything that could be done better, just tell me. And thanx to all my personal friends for saving your reviews till lunch and English class!
K, Rubber duck was asking about timing with the second part, and I thought about it a little. I'm going to be releasing them chapter at a time like always, but I think I may make the chapters a little shorter to help me keep to some kind of schedule. It's so easy when all this stuff is already written! Like I kinda mentioned earlier, there's this other project that's been taking time from this fic and I reaaaaaaaaly want to see it in some kind of organized format. It's about an angel, It'll probably end up being very stupid but I've been thinking about it for a while, you know how it is. Anyway, I'll still be working as hard as I can to get the FFX chapters to you as fast as I can, even if it means bumping my scholarship essays off my list once in a while ^^.
Now let's get on with the show! I hope you're enjoying it so far!
-el madcow
aka
Natural High