Like I said, here I am, to break it down for all of you. This was my big successful story, so thanks for reading. These are just some inspirations for stuff, like scenes, titles, and stuff. First, though, to the thanks.
Chocobo Goddess - How many times do I have to repeat it? Thanks a ton for reading, helping, interviewing, and drawing. Damn am I glad we started up WriDen right about now.
Lady Spoon/Cutiemew - For reading, drawing, and just bullshitting back and forth over MSN a few times.
Tim - Thanks a ton for the song lyrics, man. MCL. ( But you took 'em back too soon. -_-; )
Athena - For at least glancing at it. The inspiration to get me started writing with "Rufus and Cloud," I think you deserve a bit more of a mention.
Last, but definately not least, all my readers and reviewers - A fanbase can make a difference. If no reviews, no writing talent. I give up if no one reads. Thanks a lot. ;)
And now, to the characters. Here ya go:
Silver Rose - Title - It was originally going to be "Shadow and Light" for all the references to shadows, but that didn't fit too well with me, and if you look around, most SeriSeph titles have something to do with flowers. Winter Blossoms, Rose of Mideel, ect. It just fit, and I even got to use it later.
Silver Rose - Story/Plot - I really just went as I typed. No big "where'd he get that idea?" thing I can answer. Maybe a few individual things could be things I'd like to do, things I've done, or just something I felt like throwing in there. Alternate plots are down below.
Sephiroth - Attitude - This is pretty much based on some of my own thought. Dark humor, silent threats, and inappropriate mental comments for inappropriate times. I really had a lot of fun writing as Seph'. I may even do it again sometime. I can see it went over quite well here, hm? Not to mention I drift off and swear mentally a lot.
Aeris - Attitude - She was just too fuckin' WIMPY in the game! No, no, no, don't do that. You saw it, too. And now, we've got an Aeris who gets scared only when she needs to, sticks up for herself, and isn't so goody-two-shoes. For the most part.
Jinaisim - Original Character - If you didn't get it, the green hair, the jacket, and all that, here it is: He's a combination of Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop and Kou Leifoh from The Bouncer, both done by the SAME voice actor. With the other Bebop references, I was wondering if it clicked with anyone out there. Originally planned, the guy on the asylum ceiling was going to be a vision of Miklen, who later terrorized Midgar, but I scrapped it. Also, there was the Makau thing to bring you to the Spike conclusion. . .
Kala - Original Character - I actually knew someone like this. She turned traitor because I was basing her like Katedona from my second Fic, "Angel -- Book Three," with a Sephiroth type of attitude. . .from that story, anyway. The whole thing with being in a band is explained farther down. ( Added: I SWEAR, I didn't know the Tarzan gorilla was named Kala until yesterday, via Kingdom Hearts. O_O )
Kline - Original Character - Just an excuse to get Seph' to Kalm so he could be bitched at by Hojo.
Turner Rolan - Original Character - Just like Turner Stanford from the Mike Daley novels by Sheldon Siegel. PICK THEM UP! I was engrossed in one when I started the fic, and he was such an asshole, I just had to put him in here.
Mills O'Donnel - Original Character - . . .C'mon, I just had to put the next Palmer in there. Who didn't get a kick out of him sitting down and yelling?
Mako Dreams - Original Character(s) - Mako Dreams. Mako Dreams. Seeing as how Seph' was a Cetra, he had a bad reaction to the MAKO and it gave him nightmares, the bad form of DREAMS. Did anyone else catch that? ( They have the sound of TOOL with the vocals of October Project. )
Next, to inspirations:
Silver Rose - Inspired by TOOL -- Mako Dreams, y'know? -- Sheldon Siegel's novels, and Cowboy Bebop, with all the rundown places on Earth, references, and if you didn't see, there were a LOT of guns used. Envision the Hellions as a small division of the Red Dragons. Not to mention Styx's "Renegade" played a big part.
Chapter One - Title by the Eminem song. "Pay It Forward" at the end. When he crawls into the dumpster. Jerry said when you climb in the dumpster and use the papers as a blanket, you know you're fucked. As Seph' thought, y'know?
Chapter Two - Title by the Eminem song again.
Chapter Three - Title by the KoRn song. The little driving show, with him banging his head around. I plan on doing that when I get my first car. And the waiter at the bar, can we think back to "Me, Myself & Irene" and say, Whitey?
Chapter Four - Title by the Chevelle song. The scene with Seph' killing the Hellion. It's like Cowboy Bebop, Session 16: Jupiter Jazz Part One or something. Spike's just walking around, looking to find some information on Julia, and these idiots come ambush him. The big long paragraph where he describes the Turks is actually inspired by Fight Club, the bathroom scene where they scare Commissioner Jacobs. I'd been watching too much of my "Carrie" tape, and 10638's crime was inspired by that.
Chapter Five - The whole thing on the boat was kind of inspired by "The Whole Nine Yards," when Jimmy shoots Frankie off the side of the boat without warning.
Chapter Six - This used to be me. Cooped up in the house and actually WATCHING the infomercials, minus the vodka.
Chapter Seven - Title by. . .well. . .the story title. The "Veggie Surprise" was written up back in March, when I was. . .well, nevermind. Anyway, I actually have that laying around somewhere. When they hit the beach, I typed for a full ten minutes without really knowing what was going down, then read over it and slapped it on FF.Net. Semi-impressive for unintentional?
Chapter Eight - It took me a long time to finish this one up. I was stuck. And NO ONE got it. Makau is Mirrors. Head over to animelyrics.com and get to the Cowboy Bebop section under Anime. Find the song Green Bird and look for Makau. The language is real, but not really real to the point of speaking it. Y'know?
Chapter Nine - The ENTIRE funeral was the result of a shitty weekend, an when it said "I'm a maniacal little shit today," I could've put an A/N before it. I was just irritated. Kala's apartment is based off of Anne Rice's ( Whoops! Can I speak the name without getting banned? ) "Queen of The Damned." Lestat's apartment. And if you missed, Seph' is so shitfaced he admits outloud he killed Tseng, leading to Chapter Eleven.
Chapter Ten - A filler. I was short on time, but I wanted to squeeze this off. It was originally a part of Chapter Eleven, but I got caught in Reno's rambling and it got too long. The church is from the end of Devil May Cry. The whole storytelling bit is again inspired by "Angel," though last time Aeris was telling and Reno was listening while Seph' devastated everyone back in the real world.
Chapter Eleven - Title. . .thank you, Mr. Stroup, for teaching us. Benedict Arnold was the traitor in the Revolutionary War, as if you didn't know. I forget, I'm one of a handful of you that hasn't graduated. And thank you, Mrs. Hoff, for teaching us about the GAS stages. And thank you, Mrs. Infanger, for teaching us multiplication with fractions OH SO WELL! XD The elevator was partly inspired by The Matrix's lobby shoot-up scene. The Hojo/Seph' battle again by Cowboy Bebop, the final fight between Vicious and Spike. When Seph' gets his hand run-through, it's from a not-so-well-known animé, Armitage III: Dual-Matrix.
Chapter Twelve - Seph's hole in the hand is based on. . .my odd desire to have a hole in my hand. o_O;
Chapter Thirteen - Title by the old Gameboy game -- anyone else remember it? I've been on a binge of Escaflowne and Tekken 4. Black wings: Tekken 4. Dilandau/Von-ish action: Escaflowne, The Movie. Thanks to, and possibly the only time you'll see me say this, Mrs. Ferris for the whole gas-leak rules.
Epilogue - Sarcasticness = result of Vanilla Coke and insomnia. Thanks for pointing it out.
And now, alternate plots: One was that Seph' would lose track of Aeris along the way, then get rehired by ShinRa as a Turk. From there, he would take a mission on the Great Glacier and end up fighting AVALANCHE, having to kill Aeris and then committing suicide himself. Erk. Not. The second was that Aeris was using him, and at the end she would have him pinned down with a gun aimed at him and reveal it all: That she was Jenova and that she was going to use him. Nope. The third was that the two would stay in Midgar, but live in the sewers and eventually meet up with Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge, who lived and plotted down there. Not only did I reject it, I give my apologies to Frank Verderosa, author of "Shards," for even considering it. Sorry, Frank, and your email address hates me. Then, there was the one where Miklen turned out to be the main villain and soon set fire to a bunch of small, worthless towns. Don't think so.
Deleted Scene: Hah. Chapter Nine. One word: Lemon. ^~;;;; I'll be holding onto that one, thanks much.
Songs I recommend you listen to when reading this, some for lyrics, some for the feel of the music:
Eminem - "Rock Bottom"
KoRn - "Here To Stay"
Styx - "Renegade"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Mama, I'm Comin' Home"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley"
October Project - "After The Fall"
Cowboy Bebop/Yoko Kanno - "Blue"
Yoko Kanno - "Sora"
Dir en Grey - "Ain't Afraid to Die"
Mako Dreams Lyrics ( Copyright Tim Maher ):
"Alone"
I feel so alone,
Lost all I got,
Nothin' to live for,
So I'm left to rot,
No one knows,
Who I am,
I'm an unknown person,
I'm an unknown man.
You know I tried for you,
Lost everything,
And I'd die for you,
Wanna run away,
But I don't know what to do,
It's all your choice, you can see me through,
I'm gonna,
Do what I wanna do,
Wear what I wanna wear,
Be what I wanna be,
And nothin's gonna stop me.
Interviews - Well, as an extra, Chocobo Goddess and I got together on Yahoo! and typed "Five Questions With The Goddess." I play the characters, she plays Chocobo Goddess.
-=-= Show One: Sephiroth and Aeris =-=-
Chocobo Goddess: Well, here we are, at the end of "Silver Rose," the hot new fic by Reno Spiegel. We thought we'd catch the characters taking a little down time before starting work on the sequel. Let's just go over here...why, hello! It's Sephiroth, the star of the fic! Seph--you don't mind if I call you Seph, do you? Great. Seph, what would you say was your favorite moment during the writing of Silver Rose? *points mic at bewildered Sephiroth*
Sephiroth: -Shifty eyes, straightens his Turk suit- Good God, did you have to do this now? Err. . .well, probably the part where I had the wings. The special effects were nice, props to the guys at FOI for that, but the actual jerk with the harness. Just keep in mind, it has to go somewhere.
Chocobo Goddess: Huh. So...it was more favorite than, say...the development of your relationship with Aeris, huh? *looks at camera* Hope she doesn't hear that, eh, fans? *looks back at Seph* So, Sephy--you don't mind if I call you Sephy, do you? Greaaat. Sephy, your fans want to know: did you REALLY kiss Aeris, or was it all camera angles? Be honest. *smiles brightly*
Sephiroth: What's with you and all the names? -Narrows his eyes, then sees the camera and settles with clenching his fists- I, to be honest, actually was suckered into the kissing scene. And yes, Ma'am, it was much more favorable than the relationship with Aeris herself. -Mutters a few obscinities under his breath- I thought she was supposed to be dead, dammit.
Chocobo Goddess: *blinks* Um, yeah. *recovers* So, you're saying that the rumors of you two getting together OUTSIDE of this fic are just that: rumors? All that chemistry, all that angst...was just...writing? *sad sigh*
Sephiroth: RenoS is a sick and twisted person, listen to me now. Never agree to do a favor for him; he'll make you pay until the end of your life, and I don't care who hears it. Rumors, yes. She's obsessed with me, I'm wondering who the old guy that fished her out of the lake was so I can hunt him down and hang him by his innards. -Going on like Ace Ventura, now pauses to catch his breath-
Chocobo Goddess: *takes the opportunity to interrupt* Ha, ha, yes, well, about RenoS. How was it to work with him? Especially on this, his first AeriSeph endeavor?
Sephiroth: Think of it this way: If you speak in Japanese and enjoy wreaking havoc on the locals, you'll be his best friend. -Suddenly looks horrified- Scratch that. Never. Do. That. All in all, working on the story was pretty fun. Reno's not a bad guy, and I think Jinaisim should look at a real role. Movies or something.
Chocobo Goddess: Wow, such high praise for a fellow character! Well, I only have one more question for you, since this show IS called "Five Questions with the Goddess"...Anything you can tell us about the sequel? Any hints, any glimpse of things to come?
Sephiroth: None at all. To tell the truth, RenoS is still trying to get Cloud to come back. Rumor has it he shaved the poor porcupine's head. As for sneak-peaks, none.
Chocobo Goddess: *laughs* Oh, then we'll have to see if we can catch up with Clod-I mean, Cloud...heh. Thanks, Sephiroth, for being such a good sport and all.
Sephiroth: Whatever. Just don't step on anything on the way out, and if you see the author, I'm STILL vacationing in the Promised Land.
Chocobo Goddess: *watches Seph walk away* Thanks again! *mutters to self* Oh, baby, you can take me on a vacation anyti--*notices camera still rolling* ANNNYway...heh...*nervous laugh* Well, let's see if we can find someone ELSE to interview! *wandering around, oohing & ahhing over the Promised land* OH! Hey, we found the other star of this fic, Aeris! Hi, Aeris! *waves*
Aeris: -Aeris, surprisingly, looks just as she did in the Fic. Doesn't even seem to have adjusted her smile. Disturbing. She waves over to CG and trots her way, grinning widely- Helloo-oo!
Chocobo Goddess: *grin matches Aeris's* Hey, Aeris, do you have time for a couple of questions? You're on "Five Questions with the Goddess."
Aeris: -Adjusts her jacket and hair- Of course. Anything for the author. -Smile wavers, but ultimately stays up-
Chocobo Goddess: So, Aeris, this was a very different fic for you. You've been paired with Sephiroth before, how was it to work with him again in this setting?
Aeris: It was. . .different, to say the least, but I like the way it was all played out. Seph' truly as a Cetra, Hojo getting what he deserved, and a daring rescue by my darling Sephy in the end. -Head rolls back briefly and a Homer Simpson-ish drooling noise comes from her, but then she recovers and looks directly at the camera-
Chocobo Goddess: What do you think is in store for you in the next fic? Anything big? *waits patiently, strange grin still pasted on her face*
Aeris: -Blinks a few times- I. . .really don't know. For some reason, they don't let me in on a lot of the things going on.
Chocobo Goddess: Huh. Well, let's move on. What was your most MEMORABLE moment in this fic?
Aeris: -Ponders on this for a few moments- Probably the first big makeout scene, or as close as we got to one. Then there was the lemon you guys never got to see. -A strange, perverted giggle wedges its way out of her throat- Oh, what FUN.
Chocobo Goddess: O_O LEMON? Oh, SHARE SHARE...*ahem* Ah, Sephiroth was being coy earlier, so I'll ask you. Any truth to the rumors about your relationship OUTSIDE the fic? *nudge nudge wink wink* *whispers to camera* LEMON! O_O *turns back to Aeris*
Aeris: -The smile disappears. Her fists clench tighter than Seph's had. She gets the calm, serial killer look in her eyes- He won't return my calls. We never talk on the story unless we're acting it out. He doesn't. . .doesn't even look at me. . . -Suddenly screeches and grabs the nearest thing, hurling it against the wall- What the hell is the matter with him?! Doesn't he see I love him?!!
Chocobo Goddess: Gotta think of something...gotta think of something... Er...Aeris! Yeah, umm, on another topic...How are the flowers doing? I mean, really, girl, how DO you keep them growing like that? What's your secret? *crosses fingers & hopes distraction ploy works*
Aeris: -Pauses in mid-throw. She has in her hand an expensive-looking, Wutain vase. A security person hustles across, plucks the vase away, and nods thanks to CG- They're quite well, to tell the truth. The secret's probably something else they didn't tell me.
Chocobo Goddess: *sigh of relief* Aw, it must be your green thumb. Kudos, really. *wipes brow* Well, thanks for letting us interview you today. *to camera* This has been "Five Questions with the Goddess", interviewing AERIS on her latest fic role. Thanks for watching, and may all YOUR questions be answered! *blinks at cue card holder* "may all your questions be answered"?? What kind of LAME tagline is that??
-=-= Show Two: Reno The Turk =-=-
Chocobo Goddess: "Five Questions with the Goddess" Interviews Reno! Umm...the character, not the author. ok.
Reno: -Reno, suit ruffled as usual and hair as unkempt as anything, squints against the light of the camera and waves it off, turning immediately to CG and grinning stupidly- I knew you'd come fer me s'mday! -Staggers over toward her and stops just feet from the camera- Wait. You ain't 'Lena.
Chocobo Goddess: *blink blink* Uh, no, I'm Chocobo Goddess, Lovely Interviewer and Fanfic Writer. I'd like to ask you a few questions for our show. *recovers and smiles sweetly* *along bottom of screen in flashing letters: READ "ROSE OF MIDEEL", "CREATED", and "NO WISH TO BE ALONE" BY CHOCOBO GODDESS...YOU'LL LAUGH, YOU'LL CRY, YOU'LL WISH SEPH NEVER KILLED AERIS! AT ALL FINE FANFIC WEBSITES NOW!*
Reno: Chocobo. Chocobo. Y'know, yer uncle's prolly somewhere in m'fridge, then. Go right ahead 'n ask. So long as it ain't too pers'nal.
Chocobo Goddess: Ah, ummm...*shudders at the mention of the fridge* Yes, well, Reno, what do you...umm, what ARE you doing? *looks uncertain* *looks at camera, then back at Reno, who appears to be...*
Reno: -Grinning like the moron he is, makes the signal for having a bit too much to drink. If you zoomed in, one of his eyelids would be twitching, too- Trynna find a date fer the big dance. Long Live Midgar U! Whoooo!! -Parades around headbanging to some music only he can hear-
Chocobo Goddess: *looks at camera* *looks back at Reno* R-riiiiight. Yay, Midgar U. Ok, ah, Reno. What are your feelings about your role in "Silver Rose", the just-completed fic by Reno Spiegel?
Reno: -Stops, holding the sign for devil horns to his forehead, and slowly straightens to look almost-completely-sober- Tha'bastard. He's still usin' m'name? -Shakes his head suddenly- As fer the role. . .am I th'only one who thought 'e made me look gay?
Chocobo Goddess: *shakes head emphatically* No, not at all! Er, I mean, No one thought you looked gay. You looked VERY straight, especially since you had that little cozy scene with Aeris in the beginning. Umm, to move on: How was it to work with the other characters, both the canon characters, and the original ones?
Reno: -Sits down on the ground and points directly into the camera- Im'ma lay it down fer ya. I'm. Not. Gay. -Stands back up- Seph's a little crazy fer me. Comes in as some ancient-race decen. . .dencent. . .grandkid. Aeris. Don' even gimme started on 'er. Jinais'm's a nice kid, but 'e ain't goin' anywhere. Now me, on the other 'and, I'll be makin' c'mercials in a few years.
Chocobo Goddess: *to herself* GAWD I've only asked him two questions so far...what the HECK am I supposed to say now? *to Reno* Of course you will. Reno, what was YOUR most memorable moment in this fic? *to self again* I just KNOW I'm gonna regret this...
Reno: -His smile stretches beyond his ears- Shovin' Sephishit down'n el'vater shaft!
Chocobo Goddess: *tries not to cry*
Reno: -Holds up five fingers- 'N last I could count, I'm thinkin' that's four quest'ns.
Chocobo Goddess: *we see inside CGoddess's head for a moment:* ACK Ethical dilemma! I'm contracted to do five questions per interview, that's why it's called "Five Questions with the Goddess"...but he thinks I've done four...do I stick to the legally-binding contract, bite the bullet, and just ask him the remaining 2 questions, or do I smile sweetly, nod, and ask just one more inane question that he'll probably turn into something horrid because he's completely DRUNK...think, think, what should I do? *back at interview* *smiles sweetly* Yes, thaaaat's right...four questions have been asked. *WINKS AT CAMERA* Well, here's number five, yep, FIVE is this one, LAST question, yes it is...Reno, what would you change about your character for the sequel?
Reno: -Squints a bit. If he had a bottle, he'd be taking a swig- More pow'r, more money, less Seph', more Aeri -- . . .I nev'r said that.
Chocobo Goddess: *quickly* Yes, wow, that was VERY interesting. OK, well, it's time to wrap up this episode of "Five Questions with the Goddess". This is Chocobo Goddess with Reno of the Turks, thanks for watching! Don't forget, we'll keep the light on for you! *glares at cue card boy* WHAT?? "We'll keep the light on for you"?? Who on PLANET wrote that?
Cue Card Boy: *points at Turk Reno* He did, ma'am.
Chocobo Goddess: *head in hands* Save me.
Reno: -Grins again and holds up three fingers- Guess how many more I snucked in there, too?
Chocobo Goddess: *bites lip hard to keep from crying*
Chocobo Goddess - How many times do I have to repeat it? Thanks a ton for reading, helping, interviewing, and drawing. Damn am I glad we started up WriDen right about now.
Lady Spoon/Cutiemew - For reading, drawing, and just bullshitting back and forth over MSN a few times.
Tim - Thanks a ton for the song lyrics, man. MCL. ( But you took 'em back too soon. -_-; )
Athena - For at least glancing at it. The inspiration to get me started writing with "Rufus and Cloud," I think you deserve a bit more of a mention.
Last, but definately not least, all my readers and reviewers - A fanbase can make a difference. If no reviews, no writing talent. I give up if no one reads. Thanks a lot. ;)
And now, to the characters. Here ya go:
Silver Rose - Title - It was originally going to be "Shadow and Light" for all the references to shadows, but that didn't fit too well with me, and if you look around, most SeriSeph titles have something to do with flowers. Winter Blossoms, Rose of Mideel, ect. It just fit, and I even got to use it later.
Silver Rose - Story/Plot - I really just went as I typed. No big "where'd he get that idea?" thing I can answer. Maybe a few individual things could be things I'd like to do, things I've done, or just something I felt like throwing in there. Alternate plots are down below.
Sephiroth - Attitude - This is pretty much based on some of my own thought. Dark humor, silent threats, and inappropriate mental comments for inappropriate times. I really had a lot of fun writing as Seph'. I may even do it again sometime. I can see it went over quite well here, hm? Not to mention I drift off and swear mentally a lot.
Aeris - Attitude - She was just too fuckin' WIMPY in the game! No, no, no, don't do that. You saw it, too. And now, we've got an Aeris who gets scared only when she needs to, sticks up for herself, and isn't so goody-two-shoes. For the most part.
Jinaisim - Original Character - If you didn't get it, the green hair, the jacket, and all that, here it is: He's a combination of Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop and Kou Leifoh from The Bouncer, both done by the SAME voice actor. With the other Bebop references, I was wondering if it clicked with anyone out there. Originally planned, the guy on the asylum ceiling was going to be a vision of Miklen, who later terrorized Midgar, but I scrapped it. Also, there was the Makau thing to bring you to the Spike conclusion. . .
Kala - Original Character - I actually knew someone like this. She turned traitor because I was basing her like Katedona from my second Fic, "Angel -- Book Three," with a Sephiroth type of attitude. . .from that story, anyway. The whole thing with being in a band is explained farther down. ( Added: I SWEAR, I didn't know the Tarzan gorilla was named Kala until yesterday, via Kingdom Hearts. O_O )
Kline - Original Character - Just an excuse to get Seph' to Kalm so he could be bitched at by Hojo.
Turner Rolan - Original Character - Just like Turner Stanford from the Mike Daley novels by Sheldon Siegel. PICK THEM UP! I was engrossed in one when I started the fic, and he was such an asshole, I just had to put him in here.
Mills O'Donnel - Original Character - . . .C'mon, I just had to put the next Palmer in there. Who didn't get a kick out of him sitting down and yelling?
Mako Dreams - Original Character(s) - Mako Dreams. Mako Dreams. Seeing as how Seph' was a Cetra, he had a bad reaction to the MAKO and it gave him nightmares, the bad form of DREAMS. Did anyone else catch that? ( They have the sound of TOOL with the vocals of October Project. )
Next, to inspirations:
Silver Rose - Inspired by TOOL -- Mako Dreams, y'know? -- Sheldon Siegel's novels, and Cowboy Bebop, with all the rundown places on Earth, references, and if you didn't see, there were a LOT of guns used. Envision the Hellions as a small division of the Red Dragons. Not to mention Styx's "Renegade" played a big part.
Chapter One - Title by the Eminem song. "Pay It Forward" at the end. When he crawls into the dumpster. Jerry said when you climb in the dumpster and use the papers as a blanket, you know you're fucked. As Seph' thought, y'know?
Chapter Two - Title by the Eminem song again.
Chapter Three - Title by the KoRn song. The little driving show, with him banging his head around. I plan on doing that when I get my first car. And the waiter at the bar, can we think back to "Me, Myself & Irene" and say, Whitey?
Chapter Four - Title by the Chevelle song. The scene with Seph' killing the Hellion. It's like Cowboy Bebop, Session 16: Jupiter Jazz Part One or something. Spike's just walking around, looking to find some information on Julia, and these idiots come ambush him. The big long paragraph where he describes the Turks is actually inspired by Fight Club, the bathroom scene where they scare Commissioner Jacobs. I'd been watching too much of my "Carrie" tape, and 10638's crime was inspired by that.
Chapter Five - The whole thing on the boat was kind of inspired by "The Whole Nine Yards," when Jimmy shoots Frankie off the side of the boat without warning.
Chapter Six - This used to be me. Cooped up in the house and actually WATCHING the infomercials, minus the vodka.
Chapter Seven - Title by. . .well. . .the story title. The "Veggie Surprise" was written up back in March, when I was. . .well, nevermind. Anyway, I actually have that laying around somewhere. When they hit the beach, I typed for a full ten minutes without really knowing what was going down, then read over it and slapped it on FF.Net. Semi-impressive for unintentional?
Chapter Eight - It took me a long time to finish this one up. I was stuck. And NO ONE got it. Makau is Mirrors. Head over to animelyrics.com and get to the Cowboy Bebop section under Anime. Find the song Green Bird and look for Makau. The language is real, but not really real to the point of speaking it. Y'know?
Chapter Nine - The ENTIRE funeral was the result of a shitty weekend, an when it said "I'm a maniacal little shit today," I could've put an A/N before it. I was just irritated. Kala's apartment is based off of Anne Rice's ( Whoops! Can I speak the name without getting banned? ) "Queen of The Damned." Lestat's apartment. And if you missed, Seph' is so shitfaced he admits outloud he killed Tseng, leading to Chapter Eleven.
Chapter Ten - A filler. I was short on time, but I wanted to squeeze this off. It was originally a part of Chapter Eleven, but I got caught in Reno's rambling and it got too long. The church is from the end of Devil May Cry. The whole storytelling bit is again inspired by "Angel," though last time Aeris was telling and Reno was listening while Seph' devastated everyone back in the real world.
Chapter Eleven - Title. . .thank you, Mr. Stroup, for teaching us. Benedict Arnold was the traitor in the Revolutionary War, as if you didn't know. I forget, I'm one of a handful of you that hasn't graduated. And thank you, Mrs. Hoff, for teaching us about the GAS stages. And thank you, Mrs. Infanger, for teaching us multiplication with fractions OH SO WELL! XD The elevator was partly inspired by The Matrix's lobby shoot-up scene. The Hojo/Seph' battle again by Cowboy Bebop, the final fight between Vicious and Spike. When Seph' gets his hand run-through, it's from a not-so-well-known animé, Armitage III: Dual-Matrix.
Chapter Twelve - Seph's hole in the hand is based on. . .my odd desire to have a hole in my hand. o_O;
Chapter Thirteen - Title by the old Gameboy game -- anyone else remember it? I've been on a binge of Escaflowne and Tekken 4. Black wings: Tekken 4. Dilandau/Von-ish action: Escaflowne, The Movie. Thanks to, and possibly the only time you'll see me say this, Mrs. Ferris for the whole gas-leak rules.
Epilogue - Sarcasticness = result of Vanilla Coke and insomnia. Thanks for pointing it out.
And now, alternate plots: One was that Seph' would lose track of Aeris along the way, then get rehired by ShinRa as a Turk. From there, he would take a mission on the Great Glacier and end up fighting AVALANCHE, having to kill Aeris and then committing suicide himself. Erk. Not. The second was that Aeris was using him, and at the end she would have him pinned down with a gun aimed at him and reveal it all: That she was Jenova and that she was going to use him. Nope. The third was that the two would stay in Midgar, but live in the sewers and eventually meet up with Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge, who lived and plotted down there. Not only did I reject it, I give my apologies to Frank Verderosa, author of "Shards," for even considering it. Sorry, Frank, and your email address hates me. Then, there was the one where Miklen turned out to be the main villain and soon set fire to a bunch of small, worthless towns. Don't think so.
Deleted Scene: Hah. Chapter Nine. One word: Lemon. ^~;;;; I'll be holding onto that one, thanks much.
Songs I recommend you listen to when reading this, some for lyrics, some for the feel of the music:
Eminem - "Rock Bottom"
KoRn - "Here To Stay"
Styx - "Renegade"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Mama, I'm Comin' Home"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley"
October Project - "After The Fall"
Cowboy Bebop/Yoko Kanno - "Blue"
Yoko Kanno - "Sora"
Dir en Grey - "Ain't Afraid to Die"
Mako Dreams Lyrics ( Copyright Tim Maher ):
"Alone"
I feel so alone,
Lost all I got,
Nothin' to live for,
So I'm left to rot,
No one knows,
Who I am,
I'm an unknown person,
I'm an unknown man.
You know I tried for you,
Lost everything,
And I'd die for you,
Wanna run away,
But I don't know what to do,
It's all your choice, you can see me through,
I'm gonna,
Do what I wanna do,
Wear what I wanna wear,
Be what I wanna be,
And nothin's gonna stop me.
Interviews - Well, as an extra, Chocobo Goddess and I got together on Yahoo! and typed "Five Questions With The Goddess." I play the characters, she plays Chocobo Goddess.
-=-= Show One: Sephiroth and Aeris =-=-
Chocobo Goddess: Well, here we are, at the end of "Silver Rose," the hot new fic by Reno Spiegel. We thought we'd catch the characters taking a little down time before starting work on the sequel. Let's just go over here...why, hello! It's Sephiroth, the star of the fic! Seph--you don't mind if I call you Seph, do you? Great. Seph, what would you say was your favorite moment during the writing of Silver Rose? *points mic at bewildered Sephiroth*
Sephiroth: -Shifty eyes, straightens his Turk suit- Good God, did you have to do this now? Err. . .well, probably the part where I had the wings. The special effects were nice, props to the guys at FOI for that, but the actual jerk with the harness. Just keep in mind, it has to go somewhere.
Chocobo Goddess: Huh. So...it was more favorite than, say...the development of your relationship with Aeris, huh? *looks at camera* Hope she doesn't hear that, eh, fans? *looks back at Seph* So, Sephy--you don't mind if I call you Sephy, do you? Greaaat. Sephy, your fans want to know: did you REALLY kiss Aeris, or was it all camera angles? Be honest. *smiles brightly*
Sephiroth: What's with you and all the names? -Narrows his eyes, then sees the camera and settles with clenching his fists- I, to be honest, actually was suckered into the kissing scene. And yes, Ma'am, it was much more favorable than the relationship with Aeris herself. -Mutters a few obscinities under his breath- I thought she was supposed to be dead, dammit.
Chocobo Goddess: *blinks* Um, yeah. *recovers* So, you're saying that the rumors of you two getting together OUTSIDE of this fic are just that: rumors? All that chemistry, all that angst...was just...writing? *sad sigh*
Sephiroth: RenoS is a sick and twisted person, listen to me now. Never agree to do a favor for him; he'll make you pay until the end of your life, and I don't care who hears it. Rumors, yes. She's obsessed with me, I'm wondering who the old guy that fished her out of the lake was so I can hunt him down and hang him by his innards. -Going on like Ace Ventura, now pauses to catch his breath-
Chocobo Goddess: *takes the opportunity to interrupt* Ha, ha, yes, well, about RenoS. How was it to work with him? Especially on this, his first AeriSeph endeavor?
Sephiroth: Think of it this way: If you speak in Japanese and enjoy wreaking havoc on the locals, you'll be his best friend. -Suddenly looks horrified- Scratch that. Never. Do. That. All in all, working on the story was pretty fun. Reno's not a bad guy, and I think Jinaisim should look at a real role. Movies or something.
Chocobo Goddess: Wow, such high praise for a fellow character! Well, I only have one more question for you, since this show IS called "Five Questions with the Goddess"...Anything you can tell us about the sequel? Any hints, any glimpse of things to come?
Sephiroth: None at all. To tell the truth, RenoS is still trying to get Cloud to come back. Rumor has it he shaved the poor porcupine's head. As for sneak-peaks, none.
Chocobo Goddess: *laughs* Oh, then we'll have to see if we can catch up with Clod-I mean, Cloud...heh. Thanks, Sephiroth, for being such a good sport and all.
Sephiroth: Whatever. Just don't step on anything on the way out, and if you see the author, I'm STILL vacationing in the Promised Land.
Chocobo Goddess: *watches Seph walk away* Thanks again! *mutters to self* Oh, baby, you can take me on a vacation anyti--*notices camera still rolling* ANNNYway...heh...*nervous laugh* Well, let's see if we can find someone ELSE to interview! *wandering around, oohing & ahhing over the Promised land* OH! Hey, we found the other star of this fic, Aeris! Hi, Aeris! *waves*
Aeris: -Aeris, surprisingly, looks just as she did in the Fic. Doesn't even seem to have adjusted her smile. Disturbing. She waves over to CG and trots her way, grinning widely- Helloo-oo!
Chocobo Goddess: *grin matches Aeris's* Hey, Aeris, do you have time for a couple of questions? You're on "Five Questions with the Goddess."
Aeris: -Adjusts her jacket and hair- Of course. Anything for the author. -Smile wavers, but ultimately stays up-
Chocobo Goddess: So, Aeris, this was a very different fic for you. You've been paired with Sephiroth before, how was it to work with him again in this setting?
Aeris: It was. . .different, to say the least, but I like the way it was all played out. Seph' truly as a Cetra, Hojo getting what he deserved, and a daring rescue by my darling Sephy in the end. -Head rolls back briefly and a Homer Simpson-ish drooling noise comes from her, but then she recovers and looks directly at the camera-
Chocobo Goddess: What do you think is in store for you in the next fic? Anything big? *waits patiently, strange grin still pasted on her face*
Aeris: -Blinks a few times- I. . .really don't know. For some reason, they don't let me in on a lot of the things going on.
Chocobo Goddess: Huh. Well, let's move on. What was your most MEMORABLE moment in this fic?
Aeris: -Ponders on this for a few moments- Probably the first big makeout scene, or as close as we got to one. Then there was the lemon you guys never got to see. -A strange, perverted giggle wedges its way out of her throat- Oh, what FUN.
Chocobo Goddess: O_O LEMON? Oh, SHARE SHARE...*ahem* Ah, Sephiroth was being coy earlier, so I'll ask you. Any truth to the rumors about your relationship OUTSIDE the fic? *nudge nudge wink wink* *whispers to camera* LEMON! O_O *turns back to Aeris*
Aeris: -The smile disappears. Her fists clench tighter than Seph's had. She gets the calm, serial killer look in her eyes- He won't return my calls. We never talk on the story unless we're acting it out. He doesn't. . .doesn't even look at me. . . -Suddenly screeches and grabs the nearest thing, hurling it against the wall- What the hell is the matter with him?! Doesn't he see I love him?!!
Chocobo Goddess: Gotta think of something...gotta think of something... Er...Aeris! Yeah, umm, on another topic...How are the flowers doing? I mean, really, girl, how DO you keep them growing like that? What's your secret? *crosses fingers & hopes distraction ploy works*
Aeris: -Pauses in mid-throw. She has in her hand an expensive-looking, Wutain vase. A security person hustles across, plucks the vase away, and nods thanks to CG- They're quite well, to tell the truth. The secret's probably something else they didn't tell me.
Chocobo Goddess: *sigh of relief* Aw, it must be your green thumb. Kudos, really. *wipes brow* Well, thanks for letting us interview you today. *to camera* This has been "Five Questions with the Goddess", interviewing AERIS on her latest fic role. Thanks for watching, and may all YOUR questions be answered! *blinks at cue card holder* "may all your questions be answered"?? What kind of LAME tagline is that??
-=-= Show Two: Reno The Turk =-=-
Chocobo Goddess: "Five Questions with the Goddess" Interviews Reno! Umm...the character, not the author. ok.
Reno: -Reno, suit ruffled as usual and hair as unkempt as anything, squints against the light of the camera and waves it off, turning immediately to CG and grinning stupidly- I knew you'd come fer me s'mday! -Staggers over toward her and stops just feet from the camera- Wait. You ain't 'Lena.
Chocobo Goddess: *blink blink* Uh, no, I'm Chocobo Goddess, Lovely Interviewer and Fanfic Writer. I'd like to ask you a few questions for our show. *recovers and smiles sweetly* *along bottom of screen in flashing letters: READ "ROSE OF MIDEEL", "CREATED", and "NO WISH TO BE ALONE" BY CHOCOBO GODDESS...YOU'LL LAUGH, YOU'LL CRY, YOU'LL WISH SEPH NEVER KILLED AERIS! AT ALL FINE FANFIC WEBSITES NOW!*
Reno: Chocobo. Chocobo. Y'know, yer uncle's prolly somewhere in m'fridge, then. Go right ahead 'n ask. So long as it ain't too pers'nal.
Chocobo Goddess: Ah, ummm...*shudders at the mention of the fridge* Yes, well, Reno, what do you...umm, what ARE you doing? *looks uncertain* *looks at camera, then back at Reno, who appears to be...*
Reno: -Grinning like the moron he is, makes the signal for having a bit too much to drink. If you zoomed in, one of his eyelids would be twitching, too- Trynna find a date fer the big dance. Long Live Midgar U! Whoooo!! -Parades around headbanging to some music only he can hear-
Chocobo Goddess: *looks at camera* *looks back at Reno* R-riiiiight. Yay, Midgar U. Ok, ah, Reno. What are your feelings about your role in "Silver Rose", the just-completed fic by Reno Spiegel?
Reno: -Stops, holding the sign for devil horns to his forehead, and slowly straightens to look almost-completely-sober- Tha'bastard. He's still usin' m'name? -Shakes his head suddenly- As fer the role. . .am I th'only one who thought 'e made me look gay?
Chocobo Goddess: *shakes head emphatically* No, not at all! Er, I mean, No one thought you looked gay. You looked VERY straight, especially since you had that little cozy scene with Aeris in the beginning. Umm, to move on: How was it to work with the other characters, both the canon characters, and the original ones?
Reno: -Sits down on the ground and points directly into the camera- Im'ma lay it down fer ya. I'm. Not. Gay. -Stands back up- Seph's a little crazy fer me. Comes in as some ancient-race decen. . .dencent. . .grandkid. Aeris. Don' even gimme started on 'er. Jinais'm's a nice kid, but 'e ain't goin' anywhere. Now me, on the other 'and, I'll be makin' c'mercials in a few years.
Chocobo Goddess: *to herself* GAWD I've only asked him two questions so far...what the HECK am I supposed to say now? *to Reno* Of course you will. Reno, what was YOUR most memorable moment in this fic? *to self again* I just KNOW I'm gonna regret this...
Reno: -His smile stretches beyond his ears- Shovin' Sephishit down'n el'vater shaft!
Chocobo Goddess: *tries not to cry*
Reno: -Holds up five fingers- 'N last I could count, I'm thinkin' that's four quest'ns.
Chocobo Goddess: *we see inside CGoddess's head for a moment:* ACK Ethical dilemma! I'm contracted to do five questions per interview, that's why it's called "Five Questions with the Goddess"...but he thinks I've done four...do I stick to the legally-binding contract, bite the bullet, and just ask him the remaining 2 questions, or do I smile sweetly, nod, and ask just one more inane question that he'll probably turn into something horrid because he's completely DRUNK...think, think, what should I do? *back at interview* *smiles sweetly* Yes, thaaaat's right...four questions have been asked. *WINKS AT CAMERA* Well, here's number five, yep, FIVE is this one, LAST question, yes it is...Reno, what would you change about your character for the sequel?
Reno: -Squints a bit. If he had a bottle, he'd be taking a swig- More pow'r, more money, less Seph', more Aeri -- . . .I nev'r said that.
Chocobo Goddess: *quickly* Yes, wow, that was VERY interesting. OK, well, it's time to wrap up this episode of "Five Questions with the Goddess". This is Chocobo Goddess with Reno of the Turks, thanks for watching! Don't forget, we'll keep the light on for you! *glares at cue card boy* WHAT?? "We'll keep the light on for you"?? Who on PLANET wrote that?
Cue Card Boy: *points at Turk Reno* He did, ma'am.
Chocobo Goddess: *head in hands* Save me.
Reno: -Grins again and holds up three fingers- Guess how many more I snucked in there, too?
Chocobo Goddess: *bites lip hard to keep from crying*