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mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
Þetta er mjög upplýsandi kafli og áhugaverður. Vel skrifaður, fallegur. En það er ýmislegt sem ég skil ekki. Af hverju skiptir Mew um kyn í hverjum undirkafla? Og ég held ég þurfi að lesa síðasta kafla aftur til að reyna að botna í plottinu. Ég skil það þó aðeins betur nú en áður.Reply: Mew hefur ekkert kyn. Mismunandi persónur kalla hann mismunandi fornöfnum, og frá hans eigin sjónarhorni skiptir það einfaldlega ekki máli. Þess vegna skipti ég á milli. Það hefur enga þýðingu fyrir söguna þannig, átt ekkert að þurfa að velta því fyrir þér.
[06/27/2018 12:48:45]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: The Final Stretch – Chapter 75: Mewtwo²
Búin með kaflann. Hann er svakalega flottur hjá þér. Ég grét í lokin. Plottið er flókið og ég þurfti að lesa sumar setningarnar aftur og aftur, brjóta heilann til að rifja upp, fara fram og til baka, taka mér hlé. En ég held ég hafi náð þessu að lokum.
[06/25/2018 13:14:24]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: The Final Stretch – Chapter 75: Mewtwo²
Ég var að byrja aftur á kaflanum. Las fyrsta hlutann, þar sem Mitch er að átta sig á sínum innri ábúanda og ákveður að drekka eitur til að ábúandinn fái yfirráð yfir líkama hans. Þetta er mjög áhugavert og óhuggulegt um leið. Því það er ábyggilega svona sem fólk gengur af vitinu og gerir óhuggulega hluti eins og að taka eitur í þeirri trú að það sé að hlýða raunverulegri rödd innra með sér, raunverulegri veru. Að það sé að gera rétt. En er í rauninni að gera rangt. Mér finnst frábært hvað þú átt auðvelt með að lýsa tilfinningum, notar mjög fjölbreytt orðalag til þess. Ég er að basla við þetta sjálf í mínum skrifum og finnst ég alltaf nota sömu orðin aftur og aftur. Ég hlakka til að lesa meira og ætla að setja svona athugasemd við hvern undirkafla.
[06/25/2018 06:24:33]
SilverLatios(CarmineKnight)
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 77: Home
I'm not crying. I'm not crying.
I don't think I have anything left to say, except thank you, for everything. And I'll be looking forward to anything you write in the future, whether it's the commentary for TQftL or far beyond that. Just thank you for this story you've told, and for all the many years we've spent with these characters.Reply: Thank you so much for reading throughout the years (and your part in the card)! I've always really appreciated your comments.
[06/22/2018 13:25:40]
Tutimetzel
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 77: Home
Don't think I've ever commented before, but I've been following this fic for probably like a decade. Thank you for persevering. I can't imagine what it feels like to finally finish it. Seriously, great job. It was an amazing ride.Reply: Thanks for reading!
[06/21/2018 00:56:47]
AChexy
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 77: Home
Is this the end? NOOOOO!Reply: Yup, this is the end! The story is over, so sadly there's nothing more to write here. But feel free to follow the commentary if you want to relive some of the earlier bits with me!
[06/20/2018 11:34:53]
Larissa
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 77: Home
What a wonderful ending :D Congrats on finally seeing this story to a close, at long last. I loved getting to see how all the different characters ended up; it was very satisfying.
I particularly liked May's ending - her arc has long been the most interesting to me, and this is a really great way to wrap it up. I haven't reread the previous chapters in a while and can't remember if the stuff about her dad was mentioned sooner, but that would be a nice thing to work in earlier if you end up making any future revisions.
Also, speaking of rereading: now that it's all done, ebook versions would be super handy, if you ever get the chance ;)
For real though, congrats again on finishing. You should be very, very proud of yourself.Reply: Maaan, I had no idea you were still reading the fic; it was a real gutpunch to see your name on that e-card. Thanks so much for following it! I'm glad you found the resolution for the characters satisfying; that's the biggest thing I wanted to accomplish here, and I'm particularly pleased you liked how May's arc ended.
May's dad has not been mentioned in the fic proper, but it was in the spin-off one-shot Spirit. I didn't expect to end up bringing it up in the fic at all, so that's why it never came up before, but then it just sort of happened here as I was editing! There was a hint in chapter 74 where Mark noticed May didn't want to call anyone, and I thought it was nice that this scene followed up on that a little, but yeah, if I'd known I was going to make a point of it, I'd have built it up more, and will do so whenever I next revise this.
I'll look into putting together an e-book version before I start the commentary!
[06/20/2018 00:43:11]
Blue Shine
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 77: Home
I've been reading this story for more than a decade now, and it's hard to believe that it's finally at an end.
You've come a super long way as a writer, and I found this a satisfying end. I look forward to reading the next version.Reply: Thanks for reading! <3
[06/20/2018 00:00:00]
Rose
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 77: Home
Wow. What an amazing end to this story. I have followed it since I was in middle school, and wow. Despite all the negativity you say about this, you did an amazing job!Reply: Thanks for reading!
Please stop me if you think I'm getting uncomfortably self-deprecating; I think my assessment that there's a lot of ridiculousness early on is pretty realistic, but I've also experienced enjoying a story only to see the author hate on it to the point of making me feel kind of crappy about it, and that's definitely not what I want. I'm still extremely fond of this fic and always will be, and I'm thrilled you enjoy it!
[06/19/2018 23:31:12]
Shadeinmordor
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
Are you still working on the series?Reply: Yes, I'm working on chapter 77 (the final chapter).
[06/09/2018 13:33:00]
Pinkie Pie
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
hi i just wanted to say that i genuinely truly appreciate that you've kept up with writing this for so long; this fic has been a huge part of my life since i was about nine years old and it inspired me to start writing my own fanfic and honestly just as a story has stuck with me in a really serious way for so long - it feels kind of weird to imagine it being over? but at the same time this conclusion absolutely feels earned and as bittersweet as it may be i'm excited to have seen it this close to the end as a now 20 year old, and i can't wait for the final chapter. thank you so muchReply: Thanks for reading and all your kind words! I'm glad to have managed to entertain you for so long. I hope you enjoy the finale (and perhaps come back for the commentary)!
[04/27/2018 22:00:28]
Doot Toot
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
Wait, is this the end?Reply: No, there is one more chapter left.
[03/06/2018 17:37:22]
Coronis
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
Wow, just wow. Better than I ever could've expected. (no not Coronis on Serebii).
[02/09/2018 15:12:36]
Bluwiikoon
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
These two chapters made me cry so much and I love them. I can't even articulate my feelings right now, I'm just so happy and so emotional! Thank you, Butterfree, this was worth the wait and I'm so glad I got to read it. Mewtwo2 is now my fave character oh my GOD (Chalenor is also fantastic, what a brilliant plot twist!!). I love all these wonderfully flawed individuals!
[01/24/2018 03:43:48]
Venomoth
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
Mew is inconsistently referred to as "he" and "she" here. Is it more than one Mew?
"Mew bounded across the grassy landscape," Doesn't Mew only move by floating?
Reply: Mew has no gender preference. Throughout the story, it's been referred to as "he", "she" and "it" by different characters - "he" has been most prominent because it's what Chaletwo uses and what Mark took up after him, but e.g. Entei and Mewtwo called it "her". Here, from Mew's point of view, the pronoun used alternates consistently between scenes.
I didn't think of "bounding" as a verb that necessarily precludes that Mew is floating - just doing so in bounds and leaps. But I could be entirely wrong about the connotations of the word; not a native speaker.
[01/23/2018 22:15:38]
ShadowKaiserin
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 76: Chalenor
*Tears, After The Cloudy Weather plays in the background* Sure Butterfree, just throw every curveball you can think of at me and then break my heart to finish it off. I'm gonna need a day to process all this and 3 months of therapy to get over my tragic friendshipping feels…
[01/22/2018 22:27:25]
Happy
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: The Final Stretch – Chapter 75: Mewtwo²
lads good thing I started reading this fic as a fan of pokemon & happened to end it 10 years later as a fan of existential horror bc that was a PAYOFF
Congratulations, butterfree - hope you're throwing your dang hands in the air :) Can't wait til the day you can finally say you've posted the final chapter - for this version, anyway ;)
[01/22/2018 16:18:48]
Shadowkaiserin
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: The Final Stretch – Chapter 74: Unraveling
It's finally happening! I'm so excited!
[09/08/2017 10:14:02]
ShinyBlazingReshiram
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 26: Dead or Alive
This is a cool story thus… I LOVE IT!!
[08/24/2017 08:28:10]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: The Final Stretch – Chapter 74: Unraveling
Kaflinn er mjög góður framan af. Vitnað í margt sem áður skeði og útskýrt. En ég botna ekkert í restinni og alls ekkert í endinum. Í fyrsta lagi, af hverju safna þau ekki restinni af hópnum saman, þegar Chaletwo segir þeim að Mew muni birtast í þessum skógi? Í öðru lagi, af hverju var Mark ekki búinn að ná í þennan bolta og endurræsa hann til að geta lokað Mew inni í honum? Í þriðja lagi, af hverju kemur þeim allt í einu á óvart að Mewtwo2 sé laus, þe. að Rick noti hann til að efla kraft sinn eða ógna, ögra, ná valdi? Í fjórða lagi, hver er Razor og hvaðan kemur hann og hvað er hann að gera þarna…Reply: Chaletwo veit ekki að Mew muni birtast í þessum skógi, hann er bara búinn að sannfæra sjálfan sig um það (rétt nægilega mikið til að segja þeim að halda áfram og að þetta takist örugglega, en ekki nóg til að kalla allt liðið þangað). Fyrr í kaflanum sagði hann sjálfur að það væri ekkert víst að Mew kæmi aftur í skóginn; það var Mark sem datt það í hug. En Chaletwo grípur þetta svo á lofti undir lokin af því að hann er hræddur og taugaóstyrkur og þarf að sannfæra sig um að þetta takist. Endilega ekki ímynda þér hann sem rödd skynseminnar, hann er alls ekki sérklega skynsamur. :)
Venjulega eru óvirkir boltar bara óvirkir; þess vegna sagði Mark í byrjun kaflans að boltinn hjálpi þeim ekki neitt af því að hann er óvirkur. Mew Hunter er hins vegar með sérfræðiþekkingu; hann eyddi löngum tíma í að lesa sér til um pokébolta og tæknina á bakvið til að geta breytt þeim. Þetta kemur líka fram: "Don't you remember? I studied Pokéballs."
Oftast eru pokémonar inni í kúlunum sínum; þess vegna gerðu þau ráð fyrir fyrir löngu síðan að klónin sem Rick á yrðu líklega ekki vandamál. Þau vita að Rick er að leita að þeim, en gera ráð fyrir að hann sé þá gangandi um með Mewtwo^2 í kúlu og sendi hann bara út ef hann finnur þau. Þau hafa hins vegar ekki pælt sérstaklega í því þannig, Rick undanfarna kafla hefur verið allt önnur ógn, á sér plani, og þau tengdu þessa hluti aldrei saman á þann hátt að byrja að velta meðvitað fyrir sér hvort hann sendi Mewtwo^2 oft út nú þegar hann er að leita að þeim. Þau eru búin að vera að einblína á Mew, og ég hef reynt að skrifa söguna þannig að lesandanum detti það ekki heldur í hug fyrr en það gerist.
[06/23/2017 14:07:37]