tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post5637778259000611527..comments2023-03-27T00:20:52.470-07:00Comments on Ruin: HenriThe Lunar Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-14816481919919773502011-06-28T22:46:53.341-07:002011-06-28T22:46:53.341-07:00Thank you, Drew, for all your support! I greatly a...Thank you, Drew, for all your support! I greatly appreciate it!<br /><br />I'm glad you found the egg. The destroy vs. kill is just as Carla suggests.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br /><br />Willow Weeds, ah thank you! Your comment completely made my day. Jimmy is one of my favorite characters. He's generally pretty straightforward, but I think he adapts to situations, so I can sort of see different lives for him.<br /><br />Oh yes, true. The love we've seen him capable of does seem in contrast to the person we know him to be, but you're right, it's more cause and effect. Next update will be the last, and we'll see more on that.<br /><br />Yes, Vivian was too young. James was 18 at the time, so he was also too young. But her age definitely plays into her not being able to protect Jimmy. Jimmy, though, doesn't see it that way. He could defend himself when he was thirteen after all.<br /><br />Jimmy doesn't feel Henri failed him. I'm sure from his point of view, Henri owed him nothing. (He probably would feel the same about Rita.) Plus, Henri does make it up to him.<br /><br />Thank you, Willow Weeds. I always love comments that make me think about these things more in depth.The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-32699221846341344052011-06-28T12:38:17.926-07:002011-06-28T12:38:17.926-07:00I don't think there's anyone I would'v...I don't think there's anyone I would've been happier to see you write the story of than Jimmy. I know I said that Alex became an instant favourite for me, but I think Jimmy stepped up and took the spot back by the end of Paula's story.<br /><br />He's such a layered character, hislove for Brandon and Mary is in some ways a contrast to the calculated killer we know he is. Though I suppose in a way it's not a contrast, but cause and effect, he needs to protect what he cares about because that's the world he lives in and so killing needs to be a second nature.<br /><br />I just realised looking at the family tree that Vivian was 13 when she had Jimmy, did I get that right? I don't know, it just feels like that might play into her role in not being able to protect Jimmy.<br /><br />Henri, I doubt Jimmy thinks Henri failed him, but it seems maybe Henri does. I think this story arch will be very very interesting!Willow Weedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441984783838413437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-22838149796663823392011-06-27T16:41:50.187-07:002011-06-27T16:41:50.187-07:00Website is gorgeous, I 'liked' you on Face...Website is gorgeous, I 'liked' you on Facebook and I apologize profusely for being so late in getting here!<br /><br />I also was intrigued by the destroy instead of kill thing. Like he is some concoction in a Science lab that bubbled over. <br />Also found the egg! nice tie in~<br />Some heart felt emotion here, and I love that, well done~KDSGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455699819585437080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-77266658199766621712011-06-25T18:53:32.695-07:002011-06-25T18:53:32.695-07:00Aw, thank you, Carla! I hope the book comes out wo...Aw, thank you, Carla! I hope the book comes out worth it. I really did work my butt off.<br /><br />Yes, exactly the feeling I was going with. He's a little more expressive here than in other chapters and I think he is worried.<br /><br />Rita does sort of put herself into situations. I think we see hints of that with Pat and Brandon, lol.<br /><br />And yay you found it too! It is a picture that's sort of out of place. I thought I was being clever having that little detail appear in Paula's story.The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-32312435941886239522011-06-25T17:27:20.606-07:002011-06-25T17:27:20.606-07:00I'm so excited for you with your book and the ...I'm so excited for you with your book and the website and Facebook page to go along with it!<br /><br />I picked up on "destroy" rather than "kill" as well. It's sort of...dehumanising. I got the impression Henri used it very deliberately. Not because he truly sees Jimmy as a broken appliance, to use Beth's analogy, but because any action he has to take against Jimmy would be easier if he can convince himself to see the kid that way. <br /><br />Rita just seems like the kind of woman who takes the weight of the world on her shoulders, whether that weight is justified or not. <br /><br />And also, I found the Easter egg! I never find those kinds of things, lol. But I actually recognised picture straight away this time. :DCarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140819019098738245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-38582491803950291342011-06-25T12:22:39.529-07:002011-06-25T12:22:39.529-07:00Ocelotekatl, thank you. I have to say I've bee...Ocelotekatl, thank you. I have to say I've been very nervous about this story arc. It will be very short, but I hope it does add some insight.<br /><br /><br />Poida, lol! It took me a while to figure out what you meant there. Wow, me. <br /><br />True. I didn't even think about the fact that she might have done something that could have had a negative effect. (effect effect. It starts to sound weird after a while, doesn't it?)<br /><br />Thanks! I "borrowed" that from the cover. The lettering is done by <a href="http://artsangel.deviantart.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Ellerton</a>.<br /><br /><br />SB, you're right of course. He didn't do as much as he could have, and he knows it too.<br /><br />True. Glad you caught that. Henri is a hard man to pin down, but his use of "destroy" instead of kill is telling in a way.<br /><br />Aww, thank you so much. Your support does mean a lot. I'm still so nervous about it.The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-78421694207716250092011-06-25T03:37:45.001-07:002011-06-25T03:37:45.001-07:00The poor child. Henri didn't do as much as he ...The poor child. Henri didn't do as much as he could, he did as much as he chose. <br /><br />Interesting that he would say 'destroy' instead of 'kill'. Like Jimmy is a malfunctioning appliance that might burn the house down. <br /><br />I think it's wonderful that you have a webpage and a FB page for your novel. I don't use FB but the web page is beautiful!S.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15236399168777815648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-30240033639944837032011-06-24T23:59:31.539-07:002011-06-24T23:59:31.539-07:00It said don't look, but I looked anyway :P
Ha...It said don't look, but I looked anyway :P<br /><br />Have to wonder whether Rita doing something earlier may have had a positive effect, or perhaps a negative effect, you know, butterfly effect and all that (let's see how many times I can write 'effect' in this paragraph)<br /><br />I love the new banner, it sums up the feel of the story quite nicely :)TwoSeventeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216256888863678614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-90049475835788378332011-06-24T20:37:07.025-07:002011-06-24T20:37:07.025-07:00Very cool. I like this new story arc, it provides ...Very cool. I like this new story arc, it provides a lot of insight into the main characters. Thanks.ocelotekatlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055692814142342603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-54478039680683508052011-06-24T13:32:43.884-07:002011-06-24T13:32:43.884-07:00Van, yay!
I would agree with you that Rita didn&#...Van, yay!<br /><br />I would agree with you that Rita didn't fail Jimmy. She did all that she could in her position, but she will always wish she could have done more. (Of course if she had managed to do more, then she would have changed pretty much <i>everything</i> about the Southlands as we know it now. A lot comes out of this very early tragedy.<br /><br />As for Henri and his fault, well he can blame societal things and pressures, but ultimately, I think this is evidence of his own principals.<br /><br /><br />Chantelle, ooh, I'm sorry. Actually, I could probably use a flow chat myself.<br /><br />I'm not sure which part you're confused with here, but maybe if I give some dates it will help? (Or make it worse...)<br /><br />It's been nearly ten years since the revolution here, so Henri's approaching 30. Jimmy's only about 7, Vivian and Rita would be about 21.The Lunar Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300943457749354465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-27346447113865751742011-06-24T10:42:46.941-07:002011-06-24T10:42:46.941-07:00Hoo boy...
I am very confused... I think I need ...Hoo boy... <br /><br />I am very confused... I think I need to make a flow chart with notes.Chantellehttp://heyitschantelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322342997539658469.post-33536062843073728522011-06-24T10:20:05.588-07:002011-06-24T10:20:05.588-07:00I found the egg! :D
I wouldn't say either Rit...I found the egg! :D<br /><br />I wouldn't say either Rita or Henri failed Jimmy. Well, maybe Henri. He probably could have taken James had it come down to it. Then again, maybe it's just a societal thing and he felt it wasn't his place to bring out the big guns.<br /><br />In any case, I think Rita did pretty much all she could from her position, and I'm sure Adult Jimmy would agree. People do tend to blame themselves, though :(Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.com