Return of drabble (Admin)

[petronia]

For msmanna. ^_^ (First sign of trouble today - brain snarfled briefly at idea of writing fic and handing it back to the creator. But hey. Also I'm leaving this computer in, like, five minutes, so the rest will wait until later this evening.)

I don't even know if I really think this. But it would be interesting.



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In the years dating back to Lissa, Warrick had occasionally caught himself thinking of his life as a game. He took initiatives and calculated risks, because he was playing: at entrepreneur, at leader, eventually at CEO, standing in impeccable evening dress amid other industry-gala attendees. The vision and will to make it happen were real, the payoff merely the pleasant result of navigating a new level. It was like the sim, in a way.

Then there was Toreth, who taught him some games could be almost too real to bear. He had never realised how badly the lesson was needed.

Comments

[manna]

Oh, I like it. Thank you.

I don't know if it's what you intended, but it made me think not just of their game and Warrick being drawn out of the sim by Toreth, but of Marian Tanit's death. Not sure why.

(And I'm sorry for asking, sort of -- it is rather forward, not to mention incredibly egotistical. But I'm very glad I did.)

[luxetumbra.livejournal.com]

heehee, Administration as filtered through Sabina. Excuse me while my head explodes.

^_^

Speaking of Administration matters - Manna-san, your mailing list thingy is on the fritz I think. I've tried to sign up, but I just get this:

No such list mannazone
There currently are no publicly-advertised mailman mailing lists on lists.easy-list.com. To visit the info page for an unadvertised list, open a URL similar to this one, but with a '/' and the right list name appended.

::makes little sad sounds::

[manna]

Speaking of Administration matters - Manna-san, your mailing list thingy is on the fritz I think.

Alas, yes, it is. Unfortunately, not only is it on the fritz, but I'm not installed as the list owner so I can't do anything about it. I've raised a support request and I know Bonnie and Robin know about it, so I've got my fingers crossed it should be back soon. Meanwhile, I should probably note it on the site.

Re:

[luxetumbra.livejournal.com]

Ah, no worries - going back to check for updates just gives me another opportunity to reread everything again. ^_^:

[dmwmd.livejournal.com]

Do let us know when a mailing list is functional. I still think I'd like to go onto it and see if anyone would like to just chat about the Administration.

Donna

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I intended it (not sure about the ending. Wanted to say something vaguely profound about the relationship between roleplay and reality that wouldn't fit in a hundred words, methinks), but it could be read that way at that. Gosh, aren't I clever. :D

(Don't be sorry! It's like any other fandom, for me - what else would I call it? - just I have to shake off the Pavlovian reflex that says don't let the creators find out or they'll sue ya. It does get ingrained.)

dribbling over drabbles

[pere-chan.livejournal.com]

I think you've definitely come up in the world when the creator contacts you asking for fanfic. ^________^ And see, she was not wrong!

Btw, these don't seem like drabbles at all, more like extremely short fiction in the way of Neil Gaiman and various Year's Best Fantasy authors. Brief but filling. ^_^

dribbling over drabbles

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Drabbles are supposed to be filling. *g* People use them as excuses to write snippets, which isn't at all the same thing really. But the semantic lines between drabble, snippet and vignette are very blurred in fandom.

[manna]

Gosh, aren't I clever.

People find all kinds of interesting things in the Administration. I try to just nod sagely. :-)

BTW, would it be possible for you to unlock the drabble? I'd like to link from my LJ, if that would be okay with you.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Done! (And revised. I'm so anal. ^^;)

[dmwmd.livejournal.com]

{waves} Hi, Sabina! Hey, thanks for the Administration tidbit. Very good Warrick voice--I wouldn't have known this wasn't Manna's writing, as a matter of fact. Mmmmmm! Got any more?

Donna

[petronia.livejournal.com]

*waves hi back* I've been told we write sort of alike, actually. But I think I just pick up the style of whomever I've been reading recently, especially if I'm thinking of them. :P

(I think I'm probably going to end up doing more art for it than anything else. :))

[(Anonymous)]

You're doing Administration art? How cool is =that=? :-) :-) So...do we get to see any of it?

Donna

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I promised Manna scans, but I've just... not got around to cleaning up those sketches. ^^;

[(Anonymous)]

You're going to get around to it, though, right? I'd =love= to see your stuff!

Donna