This one was way late 'cause I accidentally saved over the original. Grrr....
Anyways, I've been saying for awhile that there are parallels to Michael in all of the girls. We've seen Merri, her past (and guilt over what she's done, or lack thereof), and her need for lying. Sage and the loss of her one true love.
And finally, Gen.
Right now, my desktop wallpaper is a Gen and Michael picture that says "The killer in me is the killer in you." I was going for a kind of Buffy/Faith "No Future for You" kind of thing, but instead of angry, they both just ended up looking sad. Anyway, I've posted a cropped version below--Merry Christmas!
A big part of Gen's little arc right now was bringing her into a closer parallel with Michael. She's now almost exactly the kind of person he worried she'd become. Naturally, she went to him for help (or at least it seems natural in my mind).
It also served, IMO, as the easiest way to keep him continually tied to the girls. Merri is living with him, sure, but that doesn't actually have to involve him in their lives still. Sage still goes to him for training, but he said in a previous chapter that he expects her to surpass him soon. Bringing Gen into the fold, however, officially drags him into their lives and what's going on with them.
Also, we have Gen's annual weird dream. And Michael is painting her toenails while she braids him a friendship bracelet. This was a joke for my forum members specifically. I'm still determined to work it in outside of a dream sequence, but...that may take more writing skill than I currently possess.
I'm a sucker for dreams in stories because of the things I can say without saying things directly.
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This one was way late 'cause I accidentally saved over the original. Grrr....
Anyways, I've been saying for awhile that there are parallels to Michael in all of the girls. We've seen Merri, her past (and guilt over what she's done, or lack thereof), and her need for lying. Sage and the loss of her one true love.
And finally, Gen.
Right now, my desktop wallpaper is a Gen and Michael picture that says "The killer in me is the killer in you." I was going for a kind of Buffy/Faith "No Future for You" kind of thing, but instead of angry, they both just ended up looking sad. Anyway, I've posted a cropped version below--Merry Christmas!
A big part of Gen's little arc right now was bringing her into a closer parallel with Michael. She's now almost exactly the kind of person he worried she'd become. Naturally, she went to him for help (or at least it seems natural in my mind).
It also served, IMO, as the easiest way to keep him continually tied to the girls. Merri is living with him, sure, but that doesn't actually have to involve him in their lives still. Sage still goes to him for training, but he said in a previous chapter that he expects her to surpass him soon. Bringing Gen into the fold, however, officially drags him into their lives and what's going on with them.
Also, we have Gen's annual weird dream. And Michael is painting her toenails while she braids him a friendship bracelet. This was a joke for my forum members specifically. I'm still determined to work it in outside of a dream sequence, but...that may take more writing skill than I currently possess.
I'm a sucker for dreams in stories because of the things I can say without saying things directly.
Discuss either here or at the forum!