Review Replies to help Stop Confusion:
There's No Kind Of Atmosphe...
2006-02-24
ch 2, anon.
Okay, now, according to canon (you've heard of that, haven't you?), Lister is his own father. Kochanski is Lister's mother. That was in "Ouroboros". In this piece of boring dreck, you're implying...no, you're pretty much stating that Kochanski is Lister's and Rimmer's mutual half-sister. In order to do that, Lister, who is his own father if you remember, has to be Kochanski's father as well. And since Kochanski is Lister's mother...
...pardon me, I'm trying to picture the genome before it collapses...
Lister is his father from the male side and grandfather from the female side, thus putting Kochanski into the same time loop he inhabits. I can cope with Lister being in a predestination paradox, but hauling Kochanski in it is unnecessary. Your clinically boring writing style just worsens the situation. This should be played for laughs, not pathos.
I have no problem with the concept of Lister sleeping with Rimmer's mother. He'd do that, no question. But the other ramifications are mind-boggling.
And does this work the same in the Parallel Universe? Is Arlene Rimmer's father the mother of (the male) Chris Kochanski? Is Deb Lister her own mother and own grandmother?
Please think about this before further turning Lister's family tree into a wilted, stunted shrub. Canon already did it quite well.
Answer: I'm Sorry about your confusion this has caused you, but the name of father of the child is Robert Lister and not David Lister. In this fic I'm saying that Lister adopted dad is the father of Kristine Kochanski.
Hope that help any confused reader.