I feel SOOOO stupid. Yes, there are a few bone-headed errors in here (which
I'm commenting on), and I will correct future episodes to cover these
points. However, this story is also an Altiverse fic, and to explain the
origins of many of these changes would totally ruin the ending. And believe
me, the ending is so funny and so screwed up, you don't want me to do that.
Ask again when I crank out the second season, I might be close to cracking
by then.
As for gross errors in general? Well, I'll let it stand, imperfections and
all. And continuity? I'll just have to explain it in later stories (sheesh,
and altiverse off of an altivserse, half-built on a story I'm still
writing?!!)
From: "Nanashi" <chadjill@ms3.hinet.net>
>>Dave: China is the _third_largest_ country in the world. It covers
three-point-seven million square miles! Care to be more specific?* {* at
this point consider Russia just a bunch of independent states. The year is,
after all, 2007.}<<
Isn't it the third largest *now?* Or is this a different world?
It is now. I got reamed out for this once already, because in all of the
'current' textbooks, Russia is still a single country. So, the note could go
bye-bye, I guess.
>>James: Quanhai province.<<
As far as I know, there is no "Quanhai province." Where are you talking
about?
>>Dave: Wonderful. James, the Quanhai province is more than a third of
China's land mass! How can you be any less specific?!<<
The Qing-hai is a good deal smaller than a third of China's land area.
Unless this a different world.
1. Thanks for the correct on Qing-hai. I know no Chinese what-so-ever.
2. Actually, you're right, and the reason why it covers so much land in 2007
is fully explained in a three-part story arc situated at the end of Season
2.
>>{Tokyo International Airport, according to James}<<
Doesn't exist anymore in 2007 if you're following EVA continuity. Neither
does the city of Tokyo. Tokyo-3 is a good distance away from the original
city, and as far as I understand it, there isn't an in-city civilian
airport. There also isn't one in the neighboring suburbs.
Not a continuity problem for me. The airport is still called 'TokyoIA' by
foreigners, in fact, the sign does not say 'Tokyo-3' on it anywhere. Why?
That is partially an in-joke for engineers, and must partially be left up to
the finale to explain.
>>James: Pay no attention to those whiners. I turned them into real men
and
woman the human race could be proud of.<<
Won't bother you too much on the grammar, cuz I'm not that great myself.
It's "women."
A bone-headed mistake by me.
>>James: You are implying that... was a warning shot?<<
It wasn't.
No, it wasn't.
>>[Overlay semi-transparent scene of a massive explosion ripping up Japan.
Fade out the explosion. James looks around the city and to the mountains in
the distance almost listlessly.]<<
If you're following EVA continuity, it didn't happen in Japan . . . There's
this little thing called the White Moon in Antarctica where they kept the
first angel up until SI. Of course, if you wanna drop that it's fine by me.
Actually, SI did start from Antarctica. And three weeks later, the Second
Angel attacked (at least, that's what I've read). Now, the problem is, this
comes from James' point of view, and James' memory has the occasional quirk.
In Ep.3, we find out he knew Randy was alive, but just didn't remember that
bit. He can't remember his real last name, and hasn't been able to since he
was 19. This is another one of those quirks. In season 3, episode (consults
documentation) 1, James gets a bump on the head and remembers he was trying
to arrest a bunch of cultist when something went terribly wrong, and that's
why guys in black cloaks have been stalking him. In season 7, episode
unknown, he survives a crash in the Delta fighter craft, only he can't
remember anything he did back in the last few episodes of season 2... I
could go on and on.
What really happened? No-one will tell James, or the audience, and James
just remembers waking up in mid 2001 in the middle of war... well, that
would be spoiling a big part of the plot as well. Sorry.
>>Section 6's shoulder.<<
GiTS?
???
Section 1 command staff (the usual cast of Eva people
Section 2 communications (their area is very indistinct)
Section 3 Technical department (the guys who assembled the positron rifle)
Section 4 Flight crews for the transports (JSDF handles fighter planes, but
NERV runs their own cargo)
Section 5 medical support and research (also directs Tokyo-3 hospitals)?
Section 6 Security, both internal and external.
The form Section X, which is usually called Branch X, or just 'maniacs'
>>James: Detroit. Damn, this brings back memories.<<
You'd think that Detroit got flooded after the SI . . .
Those plains? Never.
California, on the other hand....
***
Anyways. Since you've pretty much screwed over EVA continuity, there's no
point in making comments about it. The story's your business, and I don't
have any right to butt in. Reading through was . . . fun. That's all for
now.
SeventhOne
Actually, I appreciate the poking around. Sorry I'm confusing everyone so
much. I didn't even realize this stuff was here, I just kind of write it in
subconciously.
Any more questions?
Later,
Rick Spiff
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