Hey Hex-y!

[clocketpatch]

So, I've finally contributed money to that great and noble company which we call Big Finish. I got two audios: Night Thoughts (which I didn't like much over-all, but had some great character moments) and Arrangements for War (which I liked quite a bit, except for the ending which made me scratch my head a bit; I couldn't figure out why the Doctor was willing to allow all of the collateral damage that the love story brought about; and why he seemed relatively unconcerned by said collateral, but meh. Was a good story and good character moments). I highly recommend.

Anyway, I'm back at work on my Seven-Ace-Hex jungle thriller thing, though I should really, really, REALLY be working on my WIPs (I did plug in a new 2000 words for Forever Tomorrow though, I'm just trying to get the conclusion sorted... I knew where I was going with that story, and then it all just sort of got away from me).

What I want to know is, do any of you think there'd be an audience for a story which contains: a spot-light stealing OC who swears a lot, a Big Finish character (Hex), an-absent-for-most-of-the-fic Doctor (Seven), a-half-dead-for-quite-a-bit companion (Ace),  and a combination of near-future politics (and by near I mean, fifty years hence, and in the DW universe), random historical stuff, archaeology, and aliens? And timey-wimey, lots of timey-wimey... It's also looking to be quite long, if I ever get it done that is. I've got around 6000 words and I'm just finishing up the second chapter. So, probably a doosey.

Also, is anyone familiar enough with Seven, Ace, and Hex to be willing to beta for them? I'm thinking this will be a relatively early on adventure to make up for the fact that I haven't heard most of their audios, but I'm afraid I'm getting the dialogue wrong and maybe contradicting established characterisation?

Mostly I'm just concerned people aren't going to stand for reading half a chapter of my OC stamping around swearing. 
 

Comments

[greatbriton.livejournal.com]

Awwww, I would love to help but I am unfamiliar with all of those characters at the moment. :( :(

Blah. sorry.

[clocketpatch]

Love the icon, love very many of your icons actually *continues contemplating paid account*

Don't feel bad! You've got so much to look forward to, I'm almost jealous. Seven is just win all over, as is Ace. Hex is Big Finish, which is basically where you go once you've exhausted the Classic series and still want more... Ace/Hex = adorable awkward shippiness.

[greatbriton.livejournal.com]

Icons are good. Icons are yummy. The more the merrier. :)

[clocketpatch]

I am very happy with my clock though, I've got to admit. It's just so nice and wibbly-wobbly.

[vonquixote.livejournal.com]

I would read that like a bat going back into hell because it left its cookies there and Satan will messily devour them if it doesn't go and retrieve them right now. There are ingredients for a bad Seven-Ace-Hex fic but I see none of them in what your promise.

I cannot beta the bounder though, not being massively familiar with the audios myself. Sorry.

[clocketpatch]

Ooo, your mad bat antics both reassure and amuse me. What would bad ingredients be, out of curiosity, so that I might avoid them should they come knocking on my door?

[vonquixote.livejournal.com]

I think you're probably safe from committing the worst excesses. It's bad Seven/Ace that really gets my back up - I imagine that same degree of fluffiness and inappropriately doing the Underpants Charleston and extend it to poorly done threesomes as well and oh dear it hurts. It sounds like you have an actual plot and I don't think your tastes extend to fluff or masturbation-at-the-expense-of-character-integrity, though, and that's a good start.

[clocketpatch]

While I do like the occasionally bit of fluff, the idea of a Seven/Ace/Hex threesome makes my head explode; and not in a good way. Ace/Hex, yes, that's just adorable awkwardness, Seven/Ace... *shudders* now that's a ship I've never been able to understand because it is so clearly, clearly not a ship, at least, not romantically... I'll accept it well written but... *shudders*

[vonquixote.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's a 'ship all right, it's just not physically sexual. There's a who_secrets secret which, while not mine, might as well be:



Incidentally, I trawled through the Seventh Doctor archive on the Teaspoon looking for examples for you, from which I determined a) that there is no truly bad Ace/Hex there and b) that there is some truly unnerving Seven kink out there, with bonus points going to the Kangbang.

[clocketpatch]

'Because he fracked her mind so well he didn't need to frac anything else'

Win, and so very, very true. I do love the pair of them in all their dysfunction and complex bat-shittery, but there's no need to take it to the next level when they've already gone so far beyond that; also, I usually look at theirs as a messed-up father-daughter type relationship rather than a romantic one.

the utter lack of bad Ace/Hex fic is one of the reasons I wanted to write them. I figured: either this will be AWESOME, ~or~ I'll get the medal for being the first person to $#%#-up the pairing. Either way, it'll be something remarkable. (kind of hoping not to win the medal though, 'cause that would suck)

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

Well, exactly. Seven and Ace's relationship is so unique and resonant (and with that dysfunctional kink that seems to run through Seven like the writing in a stick of rock) that physically shipping them seems to cheapen it severely (as well as being kind of creepy, what with the teacher/pupil, father/daughter vibes going on; not that there wasn't a subtle creepiness to it at times even in the TV episodes, as vonquixote points out).

[thisbluespirit]

It sounds very interesting to me! I'm not sure I'm the best person to beta, but I can beat the others so far, being familiar with Ace in most of her incarnations, Seven and have listened to two and a half Hex stories (The Harvest and The Settling - you really should have got those instead! The Harvest is a great intro to Hex, because it's his first story, so there's a lot about him there, ditto The Settling which is his second story and his introduction to history - I love that he, being from Liverpool, understands the trouble they're in before Ace. And Clive Mantle being Oliver Cromwell!).

If you cannot find anyone more expert, I am more than willing to have a go. I love the sound of all of it, except the swearing. ;-D

[clocketpatch]

If it's any consolation, I keep telling he OC to stop it, stop it now! And he seems to have stopped (though, I've no doubt once I shift back into his POV again he'll take advantage of the situation to start again). Probably I'll be going back at some point and censoring him and his potty mouth.

I should have bought The Harvest,I was ~going~ to buy the harvest, and then shifted at the last minute. I think... an online review told me that Night Thoughts had some good examples of Ace-Hex flirting, and it does, I'm just not sure what was going on beyond that... In any case, I'd been honoured and privileged to have you as a beta. I've around-about 8000 words down now, would you like a look at the first chapter, or should I come closer to finishing first?

[thisbluespirit]

Heh. Characters with a life of their own, eh? Can't be bad, then!

You want Hex/Ace flirting? They seem a bit brother/sister to me, or maybe it's just the completely audible difference in their ages! However, there are some very sweet Hex/Ace fics around, which I like. Just not when I can hear the actors talking.

And, yes, send it now. (I'm quite excited. I suppose the best way to do that is to contact me on Teaspoon and I'll reply and you can then send it.)

I may be a little slow, because I'm off to watch Ashes to Ashes now and I'll be back at work tomorrow, but i'll respond as soon as I can!

[clocketpatch]

I'm not always the best at telling age-differences over audio so it's easy enough for me to ignore that. Also, perhaps I've read one too many Hex-and-Ace-flirt-adorably-and-then-get-married-thanks-to-the-Doctor-giving-Hex-the-courage-to-propose fic, and maybe it's influenced how I listen to them? I don't think that they're actually in *that* kind of relationship, more like they just toy with each other and test the boundaries, maybe brother-sister would be a good way to put it, but that's not quite the vibe I get off of them.

Anyway, I've sent along a message to you via the 'spoon. Take your time with it, and have a good day! And thankies again!!

[thisbluespirit]

Yes, this is just a thing I have, entirely unreasonable. And actually, Hex definitely likes Ace, but she does in The Harvest lead him on initially for purposes of investigation and in The Settling, she tells him he's like a little brother to her. But if they did get together, I would have irrational problems listening to it. But not necessarily reading it!!

[abbyromana.livejournal.com]

I've made some edits to it. Overall, I don't think you have much to worry about your swearing character. There were only a few places I might ax the swearing, but mostly because it doesn't fit with the rest of the inner perspective you set up in the paragraph.

I think you don't have to worry about getting stuck as long as you keep interweaving scenes with Ace's and Hex's, and perhaps even the Doctor's perspective amongst the scenes of Mauss's perspective scenes. It flows quite nicely from what I read, so no worries in general.

I'll share the edits with you when we meet tonight for a SG-1 night. :D

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

Sorry for remaining completely oblivious to this post; that sounds like a pretty intriguing shopping list of elements, actually, and I'm looking foward to reading it in its completed shape. As you know I'm something of a sucker for Seven and Ace, so I'd be happy to beta anything you write about them. If you want me to look at it, just PM me in the usual place (you know; The Usual Place, where The Usual Suspects gather).

[clocketpatch]

Oh yes, I can assure you that I'll be bugging you repeatedly for information about Liverpudilian accents as I go forward, but then, I've already done that haven't I? All of these offers of help make me feel that luckiest fic writer around.