Fic: Recollection

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I have posted my story on my site's fiction page:

Lynx Part 4 - Recollection

Although it's the fourth part in a series, really, this one pretty much stands on its own. Briefly, it's set after the series, and Soolin and Vila are together and living on Lindor, working for Tyce Sarkoff (who doesn't even appear in this). Avon and Tarrant have their own spaceship. Tarrant recently found he had been programmed by Space Fleet to betray the crew, and Soolin discovered that her sister had been made into a mutoid after the rest of her family was killed. This story is all about the recovery of Soolin's sister.

I think that's enough, even for someone who doesn't know Blake's 7. :-) Vila's a thief, Soolin a sharpshooter, Tarrant a pilot, and Avon a computer expert, genius, and could possibly out-snark House--and they're all rebels. That's Soolin in the icon. :-)

Comments

[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

Soolin discovered that her sister had been made into a mutoid

Hah! ::admires the same-actress-in-two-parts handwaving::

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It fits in well with Soolin's background too. :-)

[azdak.livejournal.com]

It's moving towards a happy ending for everyone! (Well, everyone who isn't Blake ;-) Or otherwise dead). Ilka adds an intriguing new dynamic to the crew. She's got two such different sides to her newly integrated personality - the one Tarrant fancies, who doesn't like maths, and the ex-mutoid - and that mkes her very intriguing.

And now I know what you mean about the twist to the girder. It would have been fun to ride on one of those things, if it weren't so horrifically high up. I knew just how Soolin felt.

Having read the extracts on Pico, it was really fun spotting them in context. I found myself thinking "Oh, that's how that part fits in!" I'm really impressed by your self-discipline in keepng going on such a mammoth project - I remember you talking about you "big PGP" when I still lived in English - and now it's amost finished! Only one part to go. You must be feeling really chuffed.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

And Avon may prefer the 172 personality. :-) Actually I don't plan to pair them all off; just leave some possibilities open. But yes, there will be a happy ending, though the Federation is still there; the bigger they are, the slower they fall (though the USSR was surprisingly quick).

I thought up the scene a while back, but in a much more complicated and scary form, when it occurred to me that Soolin would have grown up without encountering much in the way of heights, and it would be a nice twist if Vila were the brave one. He does do well when he's needed; see how strong he is with Kerril when she puts on the frightened please-help-me act. (Well, that's what I have to assume when a tough gunhand screams at a few webs.)

The first part of the series was almost Nano length, but the others have all hovered round the 10k mark, so it's not that huge. I need to think up some extra stuff for the last part though; all I have so far is the battle and the very end.

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

It's great to see the final version. A hopeful ending and a new interesting addition the crew. Nicely developed story about mutoids with some of my favourite characters, what else could anyone ask? Maybe finding Cally as a mutoid and bringing her back ;)

Great story =)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I brought Cally back in a couple of PGPs. Did you read 'Silent and Alone'? She ends up with Avon. :-) And there's the one where she's a sort of ghost after she put herself in people's heads when she died.

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

The ghost one was scary! I am so glad what happened to Servalan though. I like rereading Silent and Alone. Poor Vila. He really needs a hug in that one. *hugs Vila*

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He was so defeated that he withdrew, rather like he does to a greater degree in 'Lynx'. I always give Vila comfort and hope by the end though. I've read some bleak stories where it just gets worse for him, and he doesn't deserve that.

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a criticism :-) I mentioned it to have an excuse to hug Vila. I would be withdrawn. I understand. Bless him. I wouldn't read your stories again and again if you didn't give him confort and hope. And I am a sucker for Vila and Avon become friends again PGP :-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was a criticism! :-) I was just explaining how poor Vila was in that particular story. He does tend to bounce back though, as he must have done in his past. And I basically write miserable Vila so I can hug him. :-)

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

Shiny! Don't you have a Vila icon which says something about Vila and hugs. You have one for every possible occasion. It's amazing.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I don't think I do. There's this one of Kerril hugging him though; it's about the only time someone did.

[Edit] I should make one with sad Vila and "needs a hug".

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

I did read those ones and enjoyed them very much =)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed that, especially after having seen it take shape over the past month. I could feel for Soolin in the girder scene! I liked the fact that Ilka was able to retain an alternate thought process, it was unexpected and effective.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I now have to figure out where I'm going with Ilka in the next part, for which I only have a couple of scenes clear.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

That all came together nicely, and I enjoyed seeing where the extracts I'd already read fitted into the whole.

Well done for reaching your goal!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I just need to do the last part now, but I'll have to think about that one before I start. I don't really have enough for a decent story yet.

[natf.livejournal.com]

and Avon a computer expert, genius, and could possibly out-snark House

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An ill Avon as a patient of House?
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P.S. I used to live in the village near here where the actor that played Avon lives.
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[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I have asked a friend for this very thing. But she won't write it.