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Rainbow-Starlight
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 5: The Lake of Purity
Did Suicune know that Gyarados was eating kids? o.o And wouldn't Mark not notice Gyarados was darker, since it was dark outside (I'd think he'd assume he just looked darker in the dim light and not notice until he saw him in regular light).Reply: Suicune probably knew, but didn't particularly care.
Well, the sun is just setting, so it's not like it's completely dark out yet. The difference is large enough to be noticeable with a comparison picture, even if it's somewhat hard to see the exact shade.
[01/14/2011 07:20:36]
Rainbow-Starlight
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 2: The Book
There are some things that I've been wondering. I know, this is old (I first read this when I was ten!), but I can't resist asking anyway.
The Color Dragons story just doesn't make much sense. Why would Vaxil decide that dropping eggs in random, dangerous places in the wild would protect them? A volcano? Really? How, exactly, did they adapt so fast, and learn how to survive with no mother?
Then with the whole thing about one of the dragons kicking the other out of the cave… if the cave was Vaxil's home, and she owned it, and was the mother, and would be older and stronger… couldn't she have kicked him out instead? Or protested at ALL? Or just said no? Why send her to get the others? Why not go herself if she really wanted to see the others?
And it said "the cliff". Not "a cliff". THE cliff. I know, it's old, I just felt like mentioning that.
Oh, and about Claletwo. He used to be Mewtwo, right? Before the war? Or his body was. But what about the other Mewtwo, the new Mewtwo? He was cloned. But how was the old Mewtwo formed? The scientists somehow did the exact same thing? Was this guided by Mew to make sure Mewtwo was created again? Was it a coincidence? Or was the old Mewtwo not a clone?Reply: On Vaxil: Uh, this is a legendary Pokémon origin we're talking about. Canonically, Ho-oh randomly decided to resurrect three Pokémon that perished in a fire and they just happened to be mysteriously reincarnated as embodiments of the lightning, rain and fire, except Entei is also born every time a Volcano erupts, which should in fact lead to there being fifteen billion of them. Legends in general frequently feature characters doing things for no apparent reason. She probably had a better reason for going and hiding the eggs in actuality, if it even happened remotely like the legend says at all, but the legend is weird and arbitrary because that's how legends are.
Adapting to their environment, however, is sort of the whole point of Lidreki. When I first made them (with horrible names and generic appearances and other delightfulness) that was the gimmick behind their existence: they were supposed to be breedable, and the baby would evolve into different forms depending on environmental factors such as what types of attacks it was hit with. Eventually that turned into there only ever having been six that were purposely left by their mother in places where they'd evolve into different types, and she'd presumably not have done that if they wouldn't hatch already mature enough to hunt and take care of themselves. Asking how they could do that is sort of like asking how Kecleon can change color: that's just what they do.
Preciure kicking Dragoreen out of the cave happened in Vaxil's absence; Dragoreen was gone before she even got back. And it wasn't Vaxil that wanted to see the others; Dragoreen went on her own to get them because she wanted to overwhelm Preciure. Vaxil had told them long before where she'd hidden the other eggs.
On Chaletwo: "Old Mewtwo" was "new Mewtwo" taken back in time. This is explained in chapter 25.
[01/12/2011 07:55:02]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 40: In the Dark
Blessuð og takk fyrir síðast. Þú ert alltaf jafn flott í umhverfislýsingunum. Völundarhúsið í myrkrinu, fallhlerarnir, dýnurnar, hvernig þú neyðist til að byrja upp á nýtt.
Nokkrar spurningar. Hvað er PC? Hver er aftur Molzapart? Týndi Alan Reintecune, og getur hann fundið sama eintakið aftur?
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mammanReply: PC er einfaldlega tölva - í Pokémon-heiminum er hægt að geyma pokémona inni á tölvukerfi, þannig að þegar minnst er á það er væntanlega verið að skipta út hvaða pokémona Mark (eða einhver) er með á sér (það er bara hægt að hafa sex með sér í einu).
Molzapart er legendary pokémon sem ég bjó til, skrifaði inn í söguna og hef síðan veitt eins litla athygli og mögulegt er af því að hann er ákaflega asnalegur. Hann er að vinna með Chaletwo til að stöðva stríðið, en skiptir tiltölulega litlu máli þar sem mest af sögunni gerir hann ekki neitt (39. kafli útskýrði af hverju hann talar ekki við Mark eins og Chaletwo gerir).
Alan frelsaði Rainteicune viljandi eftir að Molzapart fékk hann til þess, og það er bara til einn Rainteicune. Þetta var útskýrt í 20. kafla en skiptir engu raunverulegu máli þar sem Rainteicune er líka bjánalegur legendary pokémon sem ég bjó til þegar ég var lítil og reyni að draga ekki athygli að tilvist hans. Þar sem hann skiptir enn minna máli fyrir plottið en Molzapart gat ég minnkað hlutverk hans niður í að það er bara rétt minnst á hann í örfáum köflum. Vertu ekkert að reyna að átta þig á baksögunni um hann.
Molzapart og Rainteicune komu báðir úr sömu sögunni, sem ég skrifaði á undan þessari og var óborganlega fáránleg. Persónan Alan kom líka úr þeirri sögu. Upphaflega endursagði þessi saga þá sögu nokkurn veginn í heild sinni og flækti þá inn í plottið, en komst aldrei nógu langt til að þeir hefðu tækifæri til að verða beinlínis mikilvægar persónur. Í þessari útgáfu eru þeir ennþá til staðar sökum hreinnar íhaldsemi og að Molzapart gegnir nokkrum óbeinum plotthlutverkum. Næsta á eftir tekur þá alveg út og gefur annarri persónu hlutverk Molzaparts, sem verður þá væntanlega stærra.
[12/29/2010 18:06:37]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 39: The Workings of the War
Flottur kafli og mjög heimspekilegur. Plottið er ekki einfalt, og Chaletwo er ekki alvitur. Það gerir þetta enn meira spennandi.
Hver er Celebi?Reply: Celebi er raunverulegur legendary pokémon með þá helstu sérstöðu að ferðast um í tíma. Hann skiptir ekki beinlínis máli, heldur var bara minnst á hann af því að talað var um að tímaferðalög væru líka sérstaða "the Preserver"; ég vildi útskýra að Celebi hefði ekkert með það að gera.
[12/17/2010 00:26:37]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 38: Volcaryu
Góður kafli. Bardaginn er mjög spennandi. Flottar lýsingar á fluginu, og hvernig Mark sest á bak. Ég verð sífellt hrifnari af persónusköpun Marks og May. Þau eru svo ólík, og ég kann vel við þau bæði. Mark er svo ófullkominn, mannlegur. May svo skemmtilega uppreisnargjörn og töff. En ég skil ekki þegar pokeboltunum er hent á flugi og detta niður. Hvernig ná krakkarnir í þá aftur, til að geta kallað pokemonana inn í þá eftir bardagann?Reply: Það er pínulítið fyndið að segja frá vegna þess að í sjálfum Pokémon-þáttunum sjást boltarnir alltaf bara opnast og síðan sést ekkert af þeim fyrr en þjálfarinn heldur allt í einu á þeim aftur. Flestir gera hins vegar ráð fyrir því að einhvern veginn nægi orkulosunin sem verður þegar pokémoninn kemur út til að fleygja kúlunni aftur til þess sem kastar. Það nennir enginn að skrifa einhverja loftfimleika í kringum það að grípa kúluna aftur, svo þetta verður svona hlutur eins og að enginn fer á klósettið í sögum: óáhugavert og ekki minnst á það, en á að gera ráð fyrir að gerist einhvern veginn á meðan lesandinn er ekki að horfa.
Ég er ánægð með að þú hafir gaman af aðalpersónunum, ég hef mjög gaman af að leika mér með ólíka persónuleika þeirra og því er alltaf skemmtilegt að vita að lesendur hafi gaman af því líka. :)
[11/23/2010 18:46:03]
mattgcn
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
please write more soon, i miss your fic :<Reply: Right now I'm rewriting Scyther's Story, as detailed on the Quest Blog. I'd still like to finish chapter 56 before the end of the year, but I'm not sure I'll make it, what with all the stuff I have to do.
[11/21/2010 19:31:13]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 37: Carl
Þetta var langur kafli, og mjög langir bardagar. En mér finnst eitt það sterkasta í þessari sögu vera umhverfislýsingar. Hver borg er svo sérstök, og bara snilldarhugmyndir bakvið lýsingarnar.
[11/09/2010 18:20:24]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 36: The Crater
Sniðug hugmynd með þorpið ofan í gígnum. En af hverju finnst mér þú skrifa miklu meira um karla en konur? Alla vega eru allar persónur sem hafa völd, áhrif eða vigt karlar. Nema May.Reply: Þetta er nú ekki alveg rétt, til dæmis eru þrír af átta gym leaderum konur (Flora, Marge og síðasti og sterkasti gym leaderinn, Diana). Ekki alveg jafnt, en kynjahlutföll í áhrifastöðum eru eins og við vitum raunverulega því miður ekki jöfn.
Það er reyndar ekki svo mikið af persónum með sérstök völd, áhrif eða vigt yfirleitt, nema gym leaderarnir og kannski legendary pokémonarnir. Og allir legendary pokémonar eru reyndar kynlausir. Sumir kjósa að láta kalla sig samkvæmt ákveðnu fornafni (Chaletwo vill vera "he") en öðrum er einfaldlega sama og þá fer það eftir hver talar. Chaletwo notar "he" nema viðkomandi vilji annað og Mark tekur það að miklu leyti upp eftir honum, en aðrar persónur seinna í sögunni kalla Mew til dæmis "she", sem er alveg jafn rétt, og í 55. kafla eru til dæmis þrír drekar sem kjósa að vera "she".
Almennt skrifa ég um fleiri karla en konur, en konurnar eru yfirleitt sterkari persónur, óháð stöðu. Ég á eiginlega dálítið erfitt með að skrifa konur nema þær séu sterkar persónur. Þannig myndi ég til dæmis ekki skrifa bæjarstjórann í þessum bæ sem konu vegna þess að þó að hann sé í stjórnunarstöðu er hlutverk hans að mestu að standa og vera hræddur og auðtrúa og ég vil ekki skrifa konur í þannig hlutverkum, þó að þær væru í háum stöðum inni í heimi sögunnar.
En óháð beinum völdum þeirra er reyndar mikill sögufókus á kvenpersónum í komandi köflum. Á meðan Mark, Scyther, Gyarados og Chaletwo hafa verið mikilvægastir undanfarið eru það að miklu leyti kvenpersónur sem eiga sviðið í köflum 40-60 eða svo, og þó þær gegni ekki beinlínis áhrifastöðum eru þær upp til hópa mun ákveðnari og meira dómínerandi heldur en flestar karlpersónurnar.
[10/24/2010 17:34:20]
Unknown
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
As always, there's a big shock letting itself out on us in the most disconcerting way. You've really got me interested on how the plot's going to continue now, because Alan going is going to hurt the group sooner or later.
But this way it will give them a chance to cool off. Alan saying "they're not coming" to Diamond gave me the impression that he wasn't at all happy in their company, more then he could handle.
The conversation between Mark and Chaletwo are … very real, in a way that Chaletwo's not being idealistic to explain himself. He's gone straight to the truth, but it's great to listen to. If you wanted me to feel confused about whether following Chaletwo's doing the right thing or not, then you've suceeded admirably. I guess I can see his side of the arguement, but I agree with Mark's more.
Suicine's master plan …. that was just surprising, because after Chaletwo described him as a 'gentlman' it just didn't seem like he'd pull that sort of a plot on Gyrados.
Oh and since I don't check in that often, it helps when you describe Alan's pokemon as the pokemon they are instead of thier name, so I can remember who's who, though I geuss I won't need to remember that now that he's gone back home …
[09/30/2010 22:12:26]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 35: Suicune
Óvænt endalok. Suicune dauður, en breytti Gyaradosi. Það var eitt sem ég skildi ekki í bardaganum, þeir voru alltaf að kafa, var Suicune ofan í vatninu allan tímann?Reply: Nei, Suicune var ekki í vatninu. Þú ert væntanlega að hugsa um orðið "dive", sem getur þýtt að kafa en þýðir líka að steypa sér almennt, t.d. á flugi.
[09/22/2010 00:29:35]
Bojangle387
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 3: Vuiiii!
I love this series you've inspired me to make my own fanfic!
[09/19/2010 21:15:56]
mamma
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 34: Return to Cleanwater
Mjög myndrænt inni í hellinum, í skóginum og við vatnið. Líka hvernig veðrið breyttist í Stormbænum. En voru ekki tveir aðrir pokemonar sofandi í þessu sama fjalli? Þurfti ekki að ráða niðurlögum þeirra líka áður en þrumuveðrinu slotaði? Og var ekki Suicune stórhættulegur í fyrsta kaflanum, stórhættulegt að vera við vatnið þegar hann birtist? Nú er Chaletwo að segja að hann drepi engan o.s.frv.Reply: Nei, hinir tveir eru í tveimur öðrum fjöllum og orsaka ekki þrumuveður.
Það var Gyarados sem drap fólkið sem var við vatnið á kvöldin, ekki Suicune; fólk bara hélt að það væri Suicune af því að það vissi ekki af Gyaradosi. Þetta kom fram þegar Gyarados birtist fyrst.
[09/09/2010 00:10:42]
ArenArceus
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 53 Extra: April Fools
Hee hee, that was funny. I get that it's not a play on the real story or anything, making fun of it or anything. This was simply a fun, run-of-the-mill April Fools joke. That came before the real chapter. >3<
[08/31/2010 21:33:37]
ArenArceus
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
This is really interesting. Alan leaving is a nice twist, didn't really expect that. Also, the color dragons were pretty nice. Your story is really shaping up. >3<
[08/31/2010 20:59:04]
person
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
bleeeeeh, alan.
although, i can't say i'm surprised, Ash's kid would probably would have issues. unsurprising, but i sort of want to slap alan now, because i don't think (feel like??) he realizes what a jerk he's being right now in the middle of his personal quest for good. ._.
he seems like a different person now than when you first meet him… but then again, so does may. characterbuilding! woot!
yeah, i don't think alan will ever really get over this whole fiasco until he lets go of… uhh, everything. yeah i don't think he'll get over it.
and is it just me, or did someone else notice that alan sort of has an ego? like it's his business to fix everybody or rag on people repeatedly if they're wrong. like only he is right, and 'screw you other points of view, this is pokemon abuse!!'
not to say that it is a bad thing exactly, it makes him a nice person when he isn't being disgusted with you… it's just… wrong place and time for that sort of worldview, alan. in effect, grow up.
bwah :33
but anyways, i really liked this chapter. x33 too bad we prolly won't see alan getting all up in may's grill for stuff for a while. i sort of enjoyed seeing that, sadistically P:
and now i stop rambling.
[08/28/2010 12:14:14]
elementalpenguin
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
Alan left because he's a very empathetic person who hates seeing violence or mistreatment of pokemon, and May does that all the time. Just being in her presence makes him sick now, since Taylor died. SInce the only thing they need to do now is training, Alan has no reason to be near her, and wants to leave so he doesn'tt feel horrible the entire time.
At least that's how I saw it.
Great chapter, Butterfree - It was nice to see a failure on the legendary capturing for once. What was it that you were talking about with one of the characters doing something not planned though? Was that Mark throwing the Master Ball? If so, can you tell us what the Master Ball *was* planned for?Reply: No, it was Alan leaving. The chapter was supposed to just end with them realizing they needed a lot more training before being able to do this, but then all of a sudden Alan just got fed up and left. And since I didn't have anything planned for now that actually requires his presence, I just let him go instead of trying to force him back into the plan. I think it's more interesting this way, anyway.
Technically, they also completely failed at catching Suicune - it was just that then he got killed afterwards anyway.
[08/28/2010 07:49:12]
spencer
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
to Shadow Serenity, if you look back, it shows that he transfers pokeballs and gets one of them from the PC system…i thinkReply: Shadow Serenity was talking about a different part from the one you're thinking of, where, yes, it was quite confusing (though he doesn't actually have seven Pokémon out at the same time).
[08/26/2010 23:38:43]
elyvorg
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 52: The League Finals
So I just found this gem while reading back through some Ask the Characters questions for no apparent reason:
To May: More of a game world mechanics question, but when you fight Mewtwo^2, are Tyranitar and Mutark totally immune to his telekinesis?
May: Well, they're Dark-types. Psychic powers don't affect them, period.
…this was deliberate of you, wasn't it? =PReply: Very. :P
[08/26/2010 19:53:24]
Raitora Kuro Yamiraku
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
Awesome chapter.
Alan… oh, Alan. Ever the downer.
I did catch several typos and more grammar mistakes, but I can't name them; I was too caught up in the battle to remember where they were. ^^;
[08/26/2010 16:04:19]
Shadow Serenity
Story: The Quest for the Legends (ILCOE)
Chapter: Chapter 55: Unprepared
Ah, this was well worth the wait. :D
One thing I noticed, though, is that when Mark was looking for his pokemon, he is carrying 7: Charizard, Jolteon, Letaligon, Sandslash, Dragonite, Scyther, and Gyarados.
At first I thought that perhaps this was intentional, that you decided to disregard the six-pokemon limit due to the nature of the plot/chapter. But then there was the scene where May actively switched out Mutark, and then actually made a comment about carrying 6 pokemon. Therefore, I assume Mark wasn't meant to have all seven on him at the time.
[08/26/2010 14:36:55]