The Heart's Landscape, ch. 5

[tocryabout]

Chapter 5, "The Darkest Midnight", is completed. Featuring! Walter Langkowski, the return of the long-suffering Professor, Christmas goose, burst capillaries, and Clare of Assisi.

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[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Guess what I'm reading on the plane to New York today?!

YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. I'm going to try to get writing done on Days of Becoming while I'm down there. Chapter 3 is off to a good start.

[youngest-one.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how happy this update made me.

Prawn is...interesting, even when he's being a dick. I'm curious about both his past - how did he wind up homeless in Canada in the first place? - and what exactly his powers are. Paul's reaction to the news that they're trying to recruit him seems to indicate that he can do more than transmit radio waves.

Speaking of Paul and Joel, their interactions just keep getting better and better. I love the way Paul's slightly manic joy and fierce honesty react with Joel's idealism and avoidance. Also -

"Good. Step into the kitchen as I tell you about my mushroom needs."

Oh, Paul. You're slightly batshit, but I love you anyway.

Joel's gift to Prawn left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I wanted to smack him. Is it really that vital to keep him out of Department H? On the other hand, the government's policy has been getting worse towards mutants, and I can understand a little paranoia at the thought of what they might do with mutant operatives. The comparisons to the X-men were interesting. And Charles! His conversation with Joel was sweet, with just the right amount of compassion and questioning. I do think, though, that there's more going on than Xavier believes.

Can't wait to see where you take the Department storyline. Joel's going to have to stay in the Aphanes a lot to be able to spy on them, and I can't shake the feeling that that's going to be bad for his health.

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Yay! to_cry_about fixes Alpha Flight!! The denouement will be a Gomery-style inquiry that will bring down the government when it is discovered that the minister responsible is getting Jean-Paul to fly him down twice a week for Celine Dion concerts in Vegas.

Another great chapter. Joel's conviction is staggering. And the love and support that Joel and Paul have for each other is really beautiful.