Jeanne Hedge wrote:
At 01:02 PM 3/5/98 -0600, Christopher J Angel wrote:
David Johnston wrote:
It isn't really very different, is it? Self insert mysteriously appears
and is immediately taken into the bosom of the Knight Sabers. The main
distinctive feature is the character's snappy dialogue ala Crimson
Shieldsman.
Unfortunately, let's be honest. The intro HAS to be remarkably similar,
because in a real SI, the most logical thing for Sylia to do would be a
bullet to the temple. At least Boss was there to give me a decent
reference.
Yeah, as much as I hate to admit (because I find this the most implausible
part of BGC SI fics), you don't have a story if the KS don't "adopt" the
insertee almost immediately (unless the insertee is going to be an outsider
-- and if that happens, what's the point of writing an insertion fic?)
Well, the way I did it was to not use _strictly_ a self insert
character.. (an RPG character) so he didn't _know_ who the KS were and
then gradually get him involved with Linna as Linna (as the only KS with
anything resembling a _Life_) and let things procede from there.
For an idea of what might happen in 'reality', check out a fic titled "We
Just Want to Help You", available in the RAAC archive and my web site <plug
plug>
Yep, really unfortunate that one..