FF: Unexpected Consequences (Thread III)

[Pixie gishmock]

*swoon...THUD....swish glug* (the sounds of Pixie melting into a quivering puddle of angst on the floor)

[Bobos Mom]

Lisa,

May I say that this was your best writen chapter yet. I'm stunned, turned on, moved, and many other emotions all rolled together in one happy ball. Thank you for sharing this with us.

BM

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TARA: Willow and I always know how to find each other!

ANYA: With yoga?

[maudmac]

Lisa? This chapter squeezes my soul. It's so breathtakingly beautiful, it hurts. I am suffering. But in that blissful torture sort of way.



I had to quit reading for a while there towards the end. What with even the Imbolc Guard bawling and all. I had to go eat some old Girl Scout cookies I found under the microwave. Suffering, I tell you!



The tangible anguish at the end was so heartbreaking and perfect, I completely forgot that my robe is damp. No! From the steam! It's from the steam in the pool/bedroom part! I mean the steam itself! (*clamps hand over mouth*)

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Now, I better get working on my term papers. Ugh, I wish I could turn in fan fic.

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Hee! Wouldn't that be a hoot?



Lisa: "Here's my term paper."

Stern Tweed-Wearing Professor-Type Person: "...(ahem)..."

Lisa: "What's wrong?"

ST-WP-TP: "...(ahem)...'I need you inside me'...(ahem)...?"

Lisa: *THUD*

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
--- Confucius

[Karzia]

oh thank you thank yo thank you. What an awesome Easter gift, new chapters, with the steam..... Man I need to start watching Baywatch

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Everyone is getting spanked but me.....

[Kiwiccan]

I smiled, I wept, I took a cold shower.



WOW! You sure do know how to turn up the furnace in a room without heat.



Now I am sitting here trying not to worry. It's not working.



So when is your spring break? 'cause I know once you are on break you will write like a mad chook and finish this brilliant story.

[Drakkenfyre]

Dear God-*bangs head on keyboard*, Damn, I said I wouldn't do that again!!(promised Jomarch). Couldn't help myself. That was just incredible Lisa you are truly amazing. The more I read the more I want. Is there an intervention group around.

Thank you so much...

"We few, we happy few."
"We band of buggered."

[JennY]

Perfect Willow and Tara goodness. Thank you, Lisa!

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"I'm a blood sucking fiend. Look at my outfit!"- Willow



"Bloodsuckers. They kill by sucking blood. Take it easy, Joan."-Anya in Tabula Rasa

[daydreamer]

Wow. Just... wow. Lisa, you continue to amaze me with each new chapter you write. The suspense, the angst, the love.... you describe them in such vivid detail that I can't help myself but be completely sucked into the story and be part of all the action. The emotions are so palpable. You know, I could try and write all the adjectives I know and it wouldn't be enough to describe the sheer perfection of these two chapters. Thanks, Lisa, for sharing us your gift.



I can't wait for the next update. I just hope there is a way for Tara to lose her powers without facing all the guardians.

[Lonewolf22]

Lisa: WOW, great chapter, I got really teary-eyed when Tara had to go face the challenge, and all the things she said to Willow before she went in, I especially loved the silent "I Love You" at the end, very emotional. Can't wait to read more.



Lonewolf

[Thanatopsis]

Okay, huge cliffhanger is possibly the biggest understatement ever. Still, great next chapter and she was barely in it, but you just gotta love Anya.

I don't believe in tiny Jewish Santa anymore.

[Ange]

Oh thanks you for the new chapter Lisa. I'm gonna go back to bed and read Ruth's story and yours. What a good day!!



Ange.

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"Things are not always what they seem to be...." Shakespare
"Once you're fallen for me, you stay fallen...."

[wiltar]

Lisa, you brought tears to my eyes with that last part... Damn, I need some time to cope with this, even though it's 'only' fanfic...



Patricia

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W-what were they looking at?

-The hotness of you doofus!!!

[GemBem]

Can I just say... I don't know what to say. That was the biggest cliffhanger ever. Please, please, PLEASE update soon, with W/T living happily ever after. Considering Joss's extreme evilness of late, we need fic W/T happiness and love.

[delany]

okay, i have been a loyal mitten, lord know i have..

but this chapter has had me questioning.



why do i put myself through the mental anguish?

why do i put myself through chapter after chapter of heart racing action and drama?

why do i make myself get all squealy when they pass a loving look (or in this case make sweet sweet love)?

why o WHY do i put myself through the angst that leaves me skipping my classes waiting for the next chapter, that leaves me babbling to friends about the story, and leaves me dreaming up possible ending scenerios, all because i cant cope with the stress of not knowing?



answer to above:

cos i like it.

[maudmac]

*presents herself in freshly-laundered "Mittens of Lisarificus Do It Hanging From Cliffs" t-shirt*



Lisa, I haven't got the slightest idea how in the world you are going to end this without tearing my heart out. I'm hoping all that stuff about cheating right before Tara entered the cave was foreshadowing and it'll be possible to spare a little piece of my heart.



If it were just a matter of getting physically past the Guard, I'd say Tara will find a way to do that without killing anyone. But if each and every one of the Guards has to actually die...*channels Fred Sanford and staggers, clutches chest tightly with one hand, while flinging the other outward dramatically, an effect made extra dramatic by the inherent dramaticness of my robe*...jeez, the angst.



So, can Tara kill them, have the mantle washed away, and then drag them all outside to be magically revived? Or, hey, wait! Does Willow still have D'Hoffryn's talisman? Cuz she could summon him and he could turn Anya back into a Vengeance/Justice Demon and Anya could grant Tara's wish that all the Guards be alive. Or would that reset them to before the challenge?



Seriously, I'm interested to see what's up with Tara's aura. Also, I love that Brent actually kinda hopes that Tara is able to wash away the Mantle, even if it means Brent's death. Such complex characters. I feel like I really know them.

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
--- Confucius

[Daydreams]

Ho.... Great update Lisa. Love the smooches.



Can't wait to see what happens next. What's up this Tara's aura? That sounds interesting.



I would love to clip Giles around the head a few hundred times, what a pratt he is for wish Tara dead. I was cheering Buffy on.



I hope Tara survives the Guardians Killing is not in her nation unless defending someone she loves.



Keep up the great work and thank you for continuing this story I can't wait to see were you go next with C37.



Happy Easter to all.



Daydreams

[Puff]

New chapter *sigh* I really am starting to hate cliffhangers I am not sure how everything is going to work out, but I am sure it will.

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Where do we go from here?

[Lisa of Nine]

I wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to give feedback. It really is wonderful and it makes me want to abandon my homework for writing fan fic.



Now for the Easter Egg/clue hunt...

1) Those of you who are stressed about the outcome... put this in your mitten basket... I ALWAYS have happy endings. ;-)



2) I have had the challenge plotted since I starting this story... since the first line of this huge beast. I have left clues sprinkled throughout. Anyone who wants a fun hunt can try to find them. ;-) Course...as long as this baby is... we may not hear from you for some time.



3) I've worded stuff very specifically... and that wording will tell you the end... I hope. I sometimes am too vague with the foreshadowing. Hopefully after I post the next chapter you will all say. "Oh! I remember when evil-lisa said...blah blah blah... now it makes sense." (Disclaimer...I have never actually said "blah blah blah" but you get the picture!)



Hope everyone is well and enjoying the day no matter which (if any) deity you follow.

Blessed be.

Lisa

[maudmac]

Lisa! You're so bad! Are you telling us that you've already told us how it will end?!?



Oh, man, I gotta figure this out. It's like an assignment.



*grabs a notebook and several pens of differing colors and runs off for what will be, yes, a very very long time* Isn't this thing, like, 600 pages or something?

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
--- Confucius

[Bobos Mom]

Lisa,

I love a challenge! We can turn this into a speculation thread, because I think you have put clues within this fic - its complexity is one of the things that sets this story apart. For me, I think the events of chapter six are playing through my mind. If i'm right, you know what I'm refering to...

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TARA: Willow and I always know how to find each other!

ANYA: With yoga?

[Thanatopsis]

This is good. I can put off doing the homework that's due tomorrow and instead test my critical reading skills. I trust you though Lisa, I know the end will be all hugs and puppies even though the journey there is heart wretchingly horrible.

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Hey, and later we can churn our own butter and make sweaters out of sheep.

Dawn: I gave birth to a pterodactyl.
Anya: Oh my god. Did it sing?

[sheila wt]

Oh boy. Oh boy.

I'm speechless (is there a word like "typeless"??).

Ok, as I've read every single one of your stories, I know you always have a happy ending. Soooo, explain to me, WHY on Earth am I feeling like my heart is getting smaller and smaller by the minute worrying about what's going to happen with our lovely blonde???? Just one answer I can think of: because you're such a great, wonderful writer that, doesn't matter if you tell us everything's going to be all right at the end, your words and plots still take us in a emotional rollercoaster where there's no place or time for reason. It's like you go inside our chests, grab our hearts, and just leave a short note: "Will give it back by the end of the last chapter." They're your possession now. Amazing as it can be, we don't care. Because we know we're in for the ride of our lives.



Goddess, a ton a half of papers and projects to finish for tomorrow and look what I'm doing right now! Oh well, it's much more fun anyway...



BTW, is this a new treat among our adorable writers? First, Sass with the puzzle, now you with the looking for clues... oh my, goddess help us all...

Sheila

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Willow: "If you felt lost and alone? Where would you go?"

Tara:"To you."

[maudmac]

Okay, so I thought about it and had this super huge OH MY GOD epiphany. So I went back and re-read this one particular part and that kinda shot down my big theory. But it led me immediately to an even bigger OH MY GOD theory, which required the re-reading of many particular parts. I couldn't find sufficient supporting evidence, so I have begun re-reading the ENTIRE story. And this time, I'm taking notes.



I'm serious. I really am taking notes. For the first time ever ever ever, I am actually hoping the next chapter doesn't come too soon. Cuz, what with work and all, this assignment will take at least a few days. Damn you, real life, damn you to hell!



This is fun. I love unravelling stuff. Hey, Lisa? Would you be opposed to giving us a hint or two if the analysis fails to turn up anything definitive? Also, any idea when you'll be posting the next chapter?

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
--- Confucius

[Pixie gishmock]

Hey Maudmac, are you using different colored pens to take your notes?

[Karzia]

be wery wery quiet we are hunting cliffhanger clues.........

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Everyone is getting spanked but me.....

[maudmac]

Pixie, naw, but I do have a page for wild brainstorming, a section of pages for thoughts/theories/impressions/questions that come to me as I read, and a section for chapter summaries and notes on each chapter. If I have to, I'll make charts and graphs.

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
--- Confucius

Edited by: maudmac at: 3/31/02 8:31:58 pm

[LeatherQueen]

Oh Lisa, taunting us with hints of foreshadowing... Now that's naughty, oh shiny special one.



Of course, this means I shall have to go back and re-read the whole thing. Again. For the zillionth time. Good thing I'm a fast reader. And that I absolutely love this story.



And maudmac? *L* Charts and graphs? Are you trying to turn us all on now with your sexy smart-person talk?

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"Honey, I'm the original one-eyed chicklet in the kingdom of the blind." - Glory

[Thanatopsis]

Posted by Maudmac: If I have to, I'll make charts and graphs.



Great, so that means I'm the only one re-re reading this story with a pie chart and spread sheet?

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Hey, and later we can churn our own butter and make sweaters out of sheep.

Dawn: I gave birth to a pterodactyl.
Anya: Oh my god. Did it sing?

Edited by: Thanatopsis at: 3/31/02 10:28:05 pm

[Kiwiccan]

Aahhh an exciting challenge and a great idea. I hope you decide to do this again in another story. But this time I must decline. I am enjoying this story too much to speculate and dig for clues. I would much rather remain unspoiled for this story and read it first hand from you.

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Paula

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~ May the Amber Force be With You


~ Keeper of My Own Insanity

[pikescoob]

Foreshadowing huh? I wish I had time to go back through it all to try and find these clues....maybe I'll call in sick from work today? Nah....I guess I'll just let myself be completely surprised. You are an amazing writer....*waiting patiently for the next update*



--Michelle