Vic blushes and fiddles with her fingers. "It's just something I enjoy doing," she shrugs. "I like filling in the gaps."
"Which, when you come from a movie that's only 77 minutes long, one appreciates," Forgotten tells her, smiling playfully.
"Good, good. I suppose it's like planning a trip," Butterfly Boy says, looking thoughtful. "You figure out where you're starting and where you want to go first, then you figure out how to get there."
"All writing's like that, really," Vic says. "It's just usually people expect you to write a series of stories in order. But like Lisa found out, it can really help to have something to work toward -- even if it needs to be revised or worked around later. I write tons of scenes from later stories before I do earlier stuff -- hell, half of my document for the Forgotten Vows Verse is snippets that are meant for 'Remembering You.'"
Simon frowns at Lisa, confused. "You cared more about being called his girlfriend than him actually being in love with you? I mean, yeah, if everybody was happy enough with the situation, cool beans, but -- I dunno. Not something I could pull off."
"I'm just surprised to see you not jealous of a previous relationship for once," Vic admits, giving AL a gentle poke. "Though I guess when one participant isn't capable of feeling and the other realizes within three days she's in an unhealthy pattern, there's not much to be jealous of. And hey, I guess in a way it helped you -- made you realize that he'd be open to trying romance even without the emotion involved. Even if you needed a further kick in the pants to actually ask him about it."
"Don't you start, Miss 'all my Valice couples are the type where they like each other but won't admit it for ages,'" Forgotten says, Butterfly Boy and DGVictor nodding in agreement.
"Oi, yours was 'one party doesn't immediately realize she's in love.' Small but important variation."
There's a round of snickers as AL apologizes for taking over again. "Hey, don't feel bad about going on and on -- we're used to it," Marty says, then nudges Doc. "Got the king of ramblers over here."
"I don't ramble, I exposit scientific knowledge," Doc retorts, ruffling his hair. "And you can get going pretty well too if it's about rock and roll."
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"Which, when you come from a movie that's only 77 minutes long, one appreciates," Forgotten tells her, smiling playfully.
"Good, good. I suppose it's like planning a trip," Butterfly Boy says, looking thoughtful. "You figure out where you're starting and where you want to go first, then you figure out how to get there."
"All writing's like that, really," Vic says. "It's just usually people expect you to write a series of stories in order. But like Lisa found out, it can really help to have something to work toward -- even if it needs to be revised or worked around later. I write tons of scenes from later stories before I do earlier stuff -- hell, half of my document for the Forgotten Vows Verse is snippets that are meant for 'Remembering You.'"
Simon frowns at Lisa, confused. "You cared more about being called his girlfriend than him actually being in love with you? I mean, yeah, if everybody was happy enough with the situation, cool beans, but -- I dunno. Not something I could pull off."
"I'm just surprised to see you not jealous of a previous relationship for once," Vic admits, giving AL a gentle poke. "Though I guess when one participant isn't capable of feeling and the other realizes within three days she's in an unhealthy pattern, there's not much to be jealous of. And hey, I guess in a way it helped you -- made you realize that he'd be open to trying romance even without the emotion involved. Even if you needed a further kick in the pants to actually ask him about it."
"Don't you start, Miss 'all my Valice couples are the type where they like each other but won't admit it for ages,'" Forgotten says, Butterfly Boy and DGVictor nodding in agreement.
"Oi, yours was 'one party doesn't immediately realize she's in love.' Small but important variation."
There's a round of snickers as AL apologizes for taking over again. "Hey, don't feel bad about going on and on -- we're used to it," Marty says, then nudges Doc. "Got the king of ramblers over here."
"I don't ramble, I exposit scientific knowledge," Doc retorts, ruffling his hair. "And you can get going pretty well too if it's about rock and roll."