You mean do I ever look people on reality t. v. or fictional characters and think "They should totally date, they would be perfect for eachother"
Uh, no lol. I couldn't give any less of a shit about that stuff.
I know, isn't it so stupid? But I can't help it! haha Maybe it's due to my lack of a love life. :-p
Have you READ fanfiction?
*shudders*
I'VE read fanfiction... some of it is flat-out terrifying, but honestly, some of it is pretty damned good.
Of course I have! So, then I'm guessing you're a shipper?
Eh... video games. I was into Mass Effect. The "Razor's Edge" series by Tairis Deamhan is good, as is the "Uplifted" series by DarkDanny, though the latter isn't a shipfic so much as it is a very VERY well-researched and intelligent work of alternate history.
I am so lost, but it sounds cool. I might give them a shot, since you seem to really like them.
Both series are ongoing. Uplifted is... well, the protagonist, Joachim Hoch, is a member of the Waffen-SS, and the author isn't shy in describing his viewpoints. The story focuses heavily on the internal divisions within Germany during the second World War, with many real-world figures playing prominent roles. It has some of the best character writing I've seen in fiction, period. Not just fanfic.
I'm not sure if you're familiar with Mass Effect. The Quarians feature heavily in Uplifted. In the game universe backstory, they invented a machine race called the Geth which accidentally gained self-awareness. AI was already outlawed galaxy-wide, so they tried to shut them down, but failed - and in return the Geth exterminated 99% of the Quarian race, with the only survivors fleeing into space. In Mass Effect, they stay in space for centuries, and their immune systems severely atrophy. In Uplifted, they come to Earth during WW2 seeking to enlist human aid in retaking their home planet.
The "Razor's Edge" series, on the other hand, is a ship fic which follows the plot of the actual games. The writing quality in both improves the further in you get.
Uuu Mass Effect is kind of like The 100, the show! You probably know if it. I love those type of stories.
Is Al another name for the Geth? And what planet are the Quarians from? Also, Uplifted sounds really interesting, they should have turned that into a movie instead of 50 Shades of Grey! I don't know how to describe it, but I really wish I would have experienced what the war was like, though I am happy I didn't. lol
The Quarians are a humanoid species from an arid world called Rannoch. They hope to settle in the North African desert in Uplifted (exile +47 years), since it suits them. In the games (exile +300 years), their immune systems broke down to the point that they have to spend their whole lives in environment suits or risk a fatal allergic reaction.
The Geth are basically a hive-mind intelligence. Each process is about as smart as a worker ant, but get enough of them together in one place and they gain self-awareness. In Mass Effect, one of the trilogy-spanning story arcs asks the question of who exactly is in the right - it's a very grey issue (I tend to come down on the side of the Quarians, but others vehemently side with the Geth). In the final game of the series, a decision made by the player can actually result in one species or the other going extinct.
I don't want to spoil too much for you. I'd recommend reading both series, but Uplifted is probably my favorite of the two.
Well, it seems like there is a possibility of war between them and the humans in the distant future.
I'll see if I agree with you decision on who to side with once I look more into the story. :-p
And who do you ship in Razor's Edge? ... Just curious.
It's okay, I don't mind spoilers. It doesn't deter me from wanting to actual read or watch what happens.
There's only one Geth character in the entire trilogy who *doesn't* shoot at you on sight. There's only one Quarian who does, and technically he's shooting at the Geth ship you happen to still be on after disabling it.
Razor's Edge is another Mass Effect fanfic. I didn't write either of them. That one ships John Shepard (the player character) with Tali'Zorah, a Quarian engineer, and one of the romance interests for the player in the second and third games.
Oh, there was also this Doctor Who/Firefly crossover fic I saw once which was pretty hilarious.
Oh, Doctor, wandering into an Alliance bar wearing a brown coat... what were you thinking.
Also just about *anything* written by Peptuck. Damn, I've spent way too much time reading fanfic...
lol I thought you said it was a very gray issue? You seem to have your mind made up. But, I mean you have to look at the story too, right? Not just who shoots you most. :-p Even though from what you've told me, I am leaning towards the Quarians. Is the player neither a Quarian nor a Geth?
Did you just happen to find the Razor's Edge fanfic? And do you write any yourself? :-)
I have not read those... lol
It's actually kind of shocking that you read so many! They can be as good or better than actual books sometimes though.
The player is human.
What the Geth have going for them is that the Quarians fired the first shot (which they were legally compelled to), the Geth didn't chase down and destroy the fleet (after killing 99% of the Quarian species - which the last title goes out of its way to avoid mentioning), and that they cleaned up the damage done to Rannoch after the war (while ignoring all attempts made to communicate with them and killing any organics that entered their space on sight - including diplomats - for the centuries that followed, which the last title also fails to reiterate).
But yeah, the situation gets more complicated than that and the morality of picking one side or the other has led to vicious debate on related forums. I mean, truly ludicrous.
Anyway yeah - there's some fanfics out there which are better than many published novels, and there are also endless reams of utter crap. Those were some of the diamonds I found in the rough. Hope you enjoy if you choose to read.
So, maybe that's why the player gets attacked by the Geth more often, cause humans and Quarians work together. ... I feel like there has to be a reason for it! I mean even though they are obviously the greater evil, I doubt they would shoot the player if he was on their side.
Yup, I know how forum debates can get. People get way too into this stuff! But I like that, it makes it more interesting.
And I know what you mean, it seems to take forever to find a great one, sometimes I just give up even though I'm in the mood to read. :-/
They attack anything that isn't Geth. They're isolationists, quietly building a Dyson Sphere around Rannoch's sun over the centuries, not invading further than former Quarian space, but killing anything that comes near them - meanwhile the galactic governing authority wouldn't let the displaced Quarian survivors settle on any other worlds, and their immune systems broke down over the generations to the point that Rannoch is the only planet they could safely settle again.
AI was categorically outlawed before the Geth's creation in anticipation of an AI doing exactly what they did to the Quarians, so the Geth believe organics will always try to destroy them. Self-fulfilling prophecy, really. According to the timeline given in Terminator 2, it was the same story - Skynet gains awareness, humans freak out and try to shut down Skynet, Skynet retaliates. Question being whether genocide can really be considered self-defense.
I think you might like these stories.
Poor Quarians! It's a good thing they have you to save them at the end, unlike other people. :-p All of this could've been avoided if they hadn't built them to begin with... or if they were all nicer and shared! I think genocide can be considered self-defense in any situation where the intended attack is just as big as the genocide that followed. In this case, the Quarians tried to shut the Geth down, so the Geth faught back with equal force in order to survive. Even though I don't really blame the Quarians for not trusting that the Geth wouldn't turn on them, since they are isolationsists, it doesn't change the fact they intended to destroy them. So, I think it was mostly self-defense. I'm just not sure if the Geth are justified in getting rid of them completely, maybe they could have kept them under their control instead. It really is hard to pick a side!
I'll read them when I get the chance!
Curious if you've read any of Uplifted yet. :)
Not yet. College gets in the way of everything... :-/ I have Spring break soon though, so I can probably start then.
People are still using that term?
No I don't think they do and I think that's more of a young teen girl thing to do. It also seen to be a pretty recent thing as well, kind of thought it was a fad but I guess not?
Nope, a lot of girls do. lol
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Yeah, guys do but it depends on the guy and if he knows anyone he wants to hookup.
yes i have. gray's anatomy mark slone and little gray... but the show is evil
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