djtenku: mood - thinking (gene - y halo thar)
A little background:

I started on this when I was about 7/8ths finished with Zero, and luckily there was no conflicted. Maybe because I was planning out everything -- at first -- and I knew what was going to happen. That is until the middle of Chaos where I basically said, "Fuck planning and reason, let's just wild out on this."

It can explain why there's some nigh impossible things happening here and there. But, then again, if I found a unscathed version of Zero, then it's pretty much established at that point. So, please, I'm gonna break some physics and maybe reality, but it's nothing too much out of the ordinary, I don't think.

This only took me a period of 1 1/2 years to complete.

Character-wise... things are starting to happen. I'm not going to say what to who exactly, but it's very important. Originally, it was gonna be resolved at the end, but like I said, planning didn't come into play (at the time)... and ran with it.

But that's always the case with me.

The violence in this one is... well, it's not much scaled down from Zero, I'll be honest. Sure, no one is getting gutted open like a fish, or something equally vicious like that, but there are still parts that I cringed at when I was writing it.

At first I felt guilty inflicting such brutality on some poor person... and well, the rest is sort of history. It's damn near a running joke with me and [livejournal.com profile] emeraldstag . I'm not a bad person; blame it on my imagination. :p




djtenku: mood - devious / project [blank] (duel - camo face)


Yeah, so, I can't exactly write a summary... that particular thing always... I don't know. There's some type of mental block I seriously can't get over. Maybe I'm worried I'll make a huge plot hole -- ugh, I'll do something about this. In the meantime, Yzma will work out her migraine...

djtenku: mood - confused (Default)
Oh goodness, I have neglected once again...

Well, no longer.

Let's get cracking people.

djtenku: mood - confused (Default)
And this Purge took me the least amount of time to do, like an hour and a half, and I don't know why that is.

So, time slows down a bit here, or at least as fast as both Rowan and Kento can... I was gonna start the middle of this, but I remembered that I actually haven't thought that far. I know, it's a bit backwards, but the set up is important, right? It's not as squicky as I thought it would be either. Which is good because after the first Purge, things just go downhill from there. Like it's gonna be a record for me, maybe except towards the end. Not sure, but we'll see when we get to that point.

The dialogue is a bit odd, considering what happened to Rowan earlier, Kento as well. The time between the first and this one, is... how can I put this. It's strange. It's the only word I can come up with, and I'm surprised I haven't written it down somewhere, because I still don't know what happens. Just... strange things. The dialogue's also strange as well, but when you consider what happened... and things get lampshaded. Description will probably be added later, but from some reactions, I think I got my point across this time.

But I like how Rowan doesn't point out that Kento can (briefly) see out of his right eye the whole time. At the same time, I don't think he would've noticed anyway.







djtenku: mood - unsure [nightingale virus] (billy and rebecca - cling)
And this Purge... in retrospect wish I was I could've been a little more sentimental... so this is probably the one I'll change.

This is also the shortest, but I think effective; would've been long winded but like I said before, it's a Purge. I also had a tough time choosing the song to listen to; "Her" and "Beyond Love" by Fat Jon, mainly because it's about Shina -- they're both soft songs and fit this one pretty well. She has most of the lines in this one. It was actually pretty hard because it is an emotional scene for her, but I think I got the right balance. Plus, there is a line said that Kento doesn't catch until the last Purge. I thought about putting the reaction in but, that would sort of ...what's the word.

Anyway, context is that Kento finally reaches the mansion and into her suite -- and he's hiding out there while other stuff happens; close calls, some ingenious hiding tactics... hijinks ensue. But, this is set during at night, and well, they have a minor disagreement.

Denial hurts. )
djtenku: mood - stagnant (dais/rajura - hmph)
I've seriously neglected writing, Mouse, and most of all, Patrick. I've been trying to kickstart writing, but I just have this massive block... and I think Pat has gone somewhere. I mean, he pops up every now and then... it's my fault; I've neglected him too. Of course, I feel awful! :(

...anyway, I've had these three scenes floating in my head for quite a while, to the point where they impeded progress. I haven't really written anything either. Then again, this is a side effect of having a social life. (I know...) Which is why I called them a purge, write the stuff down that's been bothering me -- as is -- so I can top thinking about it. Since then, they haven't come up. Maybe because I typed them down right, or mostly right and didn't need to change it, or... something else.

This particular Purge was... it bothered me. I don't know if you noticed, but I like to maim people. It's almost a trait that I have in mind when I'm writing, but not actually to the point they're killed. Maybe like one person, but... I am probably thinking of Vincent (from Nightingale... you'll get this later on).

Let me say this much; it gets lampshaded in the third purge, and it turns out to be a huge game-breaking injury as time goes on. And you're probably gonna go, 'come the hell on, Tenku!' but at the same time, stranger things have happened. It's really a matter of sheer willpower on everyone's part really. Did I mention this is incredibly spoilerish? Like I spoiled myself. Anyway, here is the context, and the Purge behind the cut.

(context: Kento has accidentally discovered Orion’s office, in which the doctor attempts to make civilized conversation. As time passes, Kento becomes increasingly agitated with the man; Orion simply brushes him off because of the fact he doesn’t harm those smaller than him, or at least showing incredible restraint.)

Time's Up )


djtenku: mood - smug (franky - *)
Since discovering TVTropes, I've noticed some of them apply to the stories really well. Some of them are spoilerish in itself, but I don't feel like covering them up. I just won't add the examples. Beware that TVTropes is terribly addicting; take my word for it.

Long List Is Long! )

Hur...

Nov. 7th, 2009 08:33 pm
djtenku: mood - confused (bugs - what?)
Yeah, I'd start on NaNoWriMo, but it's kinda late to jump in. Or is it?

Ok, I haven't decided to take Virus out of the title, and just leave Nightingale in. However, it doesn't have a menacing ring to it. Besides, they're birds, so someone will think it's about birds. Totally not the case. I still forgot how I even came up with that title anyway.

Ah, so I've written out the outline for the first five chapters quite easily. Nothing too convoluted as I'll make something up along the way... as usual. I haven't totally fleshed out the whole universe because it's just concentrating on one planet... I mean, others are involved, but Hyperion is the main planet. It's about... oh, 5 times larger than Earth? And it has a smaller, sister planet called Ixion, about...


O -------------------- o

That far? Like I said, I haven't got that far.

In terms of characterization, the first five chapters lay out the foundation for both Madrugada and Vincent. Oh, did I mention that I pretty much had to change Vincent's original name? I mean I named him before all the... yeah, anyway, Vincent fits. Besides, he knows the implication behind Madrugada's first name Echo... well, the Greek mythology behind it, not the other part. But even she doesn't know about the other part. Let's just say it's irony.

I thought about the whole having amnesia thing, but I thought it was too trite. Besides, an android with amnesia doesn't make sense. What he doesn't know, until later, is how he's even alive. When I'll post the prologue up, you'll see why. Even Madrugada, when she figures it out, is like 'woah, how the hell?'

The clothing part of it... I'm so detailed with this. I had to think what they were going to wear. I'm insanely detailed, bear with me. I decided to have the police outfit akin to Nick Fury's blue/white outfit. Vincent has the red/black variant -- he's already tall and intimidating as it is. Before that... well he's nearly... let's say Hyperion can be slightly windy. Madrugada's is the blue/white variant, but she adds a silver scarf for added feminine look. It's not like she is horrible looking (think a real small version of Chidori from Full Metal Panic), but the suit is just... yeah.

I've also separated, I think, into the Infected and Nightingales, the actual creatures. It just makes things easier. Had an idea that came from a really freaky dream I had a while back. It's like that thing from Doom, the movie where the pinkish thing had wheels for legs? That's what it mostly looks like. Except the wheels. Most of the time, it's blue when it's docile, pink when something's interesting/caution, and brilliant red when it is in full attack mode. And impossibly razor sharp teeth I might add. They travel in packs. Grubs, they shall be named. I guess they can be like the dog equivalent.

Ah, that's all I have, for now I think.
djtenku: mood - unsure [nightingale virus] (billy and rebecca - cling)
Sorry that I haven't been posting; just that I've been terribly swamped with work, ups and downs... enough about that.

The history behind Nightingale Virus. I don't even know where to start. It's mostly inspired by Warhammer 40k books that I have read over the years, fascinated by how grim it is. There are some bright spots, but... it's the Imperium of Man vs. Chaos. *shrug* It actually derived from a fic idea, RE4/MGS. In a way I'm glad it morphed into something else.

I've decided this time there are only two main characters and a lot of side characters that they encounter. However, they are not human. They are androids, bioroids to be specific. Androids in general are separated into classes -- C1's are the most human-like, to where they're almost indistinguishable from humans. It's tiny, mostly cosmetic --subtle differences. There's no UV (uncanny). And they do have varied personalities.

C2's are humanoid, body of one but generally no face. Sorta like a Patlabor but smaller in scale. This is because they're more of the industry/military part, so they do have to work along side with humans. Puts them at ease. The offshoot of the C2 are the true specialized androids -- when their specified task is over, they are decommissioned and scrapped until their use comes up again. Of course, they have no personalities. There is little cruelty to this...

However, there is an option for the android -- they can upgrade or 'downgrade'. However the conversion has to be approved and such by a committee. Conversions can be illegal and sometimes can have dire consequences.

The situation is that these... creatures, the main threat... -- actually, I don't even know how to describe them. Maybe Insectoids. Multitude of things. They can infect anything, and I do mean ANYTHING. Well, anything that has a sort of intelligence. Yes, even artificial intelligence.

Nightingale refers to the sound that it makes when it's communicating with each other, or a whole pack of them, just like the songbirds. Only thing is that they've been extinct for about ~2000 years (Did I tell you this is in the future?). So, no one knows about the sound. But it's too late until then...

So, this will have RE/WH40k influence along with some other shit. Who knows, could be a few expy's from previous works... but I shall warn, there'll be lot of carnage/gore/squick whatever. Not initially but... heh, yeah.

This is the icon for said story; if you have played RE0... the relationship part goes a little deeper. ;D

djtenku: mood - dramatic (ussop - drama)
Title: Journey of Mac
Fandom: Punch-Out!!
Rating: PG?
Words: 176

Story Notes: This fic will be based off of the Wii version, not the NES/SNES. If I am feeling up to it though, there might be a match from said games, but otherwise it's the Wii version. Also, because there isn't anything official on Mac's full name, I made one up and will be referred to as such...sometimes. Enjoy the little tease. ;D

 
 


djtenku: mood - dramatic (ussop - drama)
Ah, it's been a while since I've written fic. As in, when floppy disks were still useful.

This fic came to me when I played Punch-Out!! for the Wii for the very first time. I got accustomed to it fairly quickly, even though I lost repeatedly in several matches (Great Tiger and Ryan Aran, specifically). I don't know why I came back for more. Maybe because Doc was encouraging? Nowadays when you lose/game over, it basically says, "you suck for failing/dying/etc" but not this game. It was... refreshing. Then again, it brought out the determinator (or aggressor) in me and therefore Little Mac as well.

There is very little story on the Punch-Out series as a whole. Hell, we don't know Mac's real name (but I made one up) I guess it's so open-ended that you can choose if it contains story or not. The more I played it, Patrick gathered some ideas for me; and it wasn't incoherent at all. It flowed well. So this is a P-O fic I'm making, based off of the Wii version, not the NES/SNES. I'll probably throw in a couple of matches from those two, once I've watched enough vids to get an idea.

There will be ups...and downs, wins and losses, and maybe a twist or two for Macharius Rodriguez, aka Little Mac.
djtenku: mood - confused (Default)
I'm just tinkering with stuff.

Juuuust filler.