Comments From a Simple Treedog

[Sycamore]

Nah, I've still got some catching up to do. Funny, how I'm avoiding my own thread because of it . . .

In any case . . .

"You're one to talk... Oh, fine." Adriak whirled about and tugged the vixen into his arms, with all the grace and style of a prince catching a falling princess. "Well? More outsiders? What shall we do with them, love?"

"Kill them?" she suggested. The pine marten grinned. They kissed, briefly.

*barfbarfbarf*

[Revel]

Haha, Revers.  :D

Did Adriak really make you sick? Maybe that's good. Adriak is the embodiement of everything that is considered wrong. If Venril had survived, Adriak probably would have flirted with him too.

[Sycamore]

ADRIAK UPSETS ME BECAUSE HE INTERSPECIES!!!

[Bellona Littlebrush]

So... what you're saying is that it wouldn't bother you if he was bi? Interesting. Well, you were in QBV, weren't you? Do tell, Miss Meadowbrook, how did you feel about the gay, interspecies romance in that contest?

[Cairn Destop]

So... what you're saying is that it wouldn't bother you if he was bi? Interesting. Well, you were in QBV, weren't you? Do tell, Miss Meadowbrook, how did you feel about the gay, interspecies romance in that contest?

DON'T GO THERE!

:hedgehog:

[Damask the Minstrel]

Oh man... so gonna send you some of my old Redwall MUCK logs, now, Syc. XD

(And I loved and loathed Adriak's "romance" at the same time. Loved that yes, it did feel wrong -- and intentionally wrong. Loathed, 'cause, well... it's kind of posturing. "Look! Interspecies is bad, right! /You/ feel icky reading it, so it must!" It eclipses the whole "destruction gets him off" which I think is ickier, personally... well... part of it is that yes, I /do/ want to defend interspecies romance. ^.^;; )

[Jarrtail]

Well, I'm with Cairn on that one. However, I found the interspecies romance in this contest to be significantly less risque and used in a rather humorous vein.

[Sycamore]

Oh man... so gonna send you some of my old Redwall MUCK logs, now, Syc. XD

(And I loved and loathed Adriak's "romance" at the same time. Loved that yes, it did feel wrong -- and intentionally wrong. Loathed, 'cause, well... it's kind of posturing. "Look! Interspecies is bad, right! /You/ feel icky reading it, so it must!" It eclipses the whole "destruction gets him off" which I think is ickier, personally... well... part of it is that yes, I /do/ want to defend interspecies romance. ^.^;; )

Well, when you catch me making love to my cat, then I'll concede.

. . .

When you catch me.

[Sycamore]

Whose idea was it to name the cook Kirby? Because it is genius.

[Venril]

Except, I don't think it's anywhere close to the same thing.  Adriak and Kelly are both sentient, sapient, consenting adults.  Actually, they may well have been the MOST sentient adults in the area, given how the cavevermin sometimes act.  I really don't see how the analogy you used made any sense. 

[Damask the Minstrel]

See, that's my beef, Venny. We can either act like Redwallers are talking animals.

Or.

They're "people" who are shaped as animals.

Considering they already go against instinct all the time (use tools, talk, co-habitate with other species. And, in the case of weasels/stoats/ferrets/cats/martens to rats or badgers to mice, live with their prey), I don't see a good argument for the first.

And if they're the second, well... like I said, it takes all kinds.

Less like Syc romancing his cat and more like one alien romancing another. Odd, for sure, but a staple in sci-fi for decades. Easily going back to "Stanger in a Strange Land", almost assuredly before that.

[Sycamore]

I'm halfway through The End, Part III.

Adriak should have been brought To The Pain!

*edit- The heck? Verand?

[Eliza Lacrimosa]

Read the whole post! It makes sense!

[Birch]

Sycamore, are you still reading the story? I'm going to post some spoilers and I understand you snap at anyone and everyone who does . . .

*swishes tail*








I thought I mentioned this before, but apparently it had slipped my mind.

"Um... I guess I should say... I've decided I'm going back home, back south with Captain Kirby and the rest when they leave.

"I like the Oasis all right," she added hastily as Sagaru opened her mouth to protest. "But I lost the shell that otter gave me, and I have my smithy to run... if Ara hasn't taken it over yet." The squirrel's eyes narrowed for a moment and she smacked the head of her hammer into one paw heavily, as if daring an invisible creature to try to steal her beloved premises.

"But, right. That's all I wanted to say."

"Thanks for your help, Birch," Bell half-smiled at the passionate -- yes, 'passionate,' was a much better descriptor than 'obsessed' or 'fanatical' -- blacksmith. "You fight good."

The squirrel cocked her head to one side and mock-saluted. "Never was there a grander compliment, Leftenant!" With a light chuckle, she sauntered off to find dinner.

Birch would be able to live with this experience -- that was comforting to know.

This whole passage made me cry, mostly because I was going to be traveling with vermin! T_T

[Jarrtail]

Frankly, I think that Birch could live through that. She's been doing it for the past few weeks.