Elizabeth McCoy ([info]archangelbeth) wrote,
@ 2006-07-14 18:33:00
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Entry tags:drabble, fic, new_garaverse

SH Drabble: Growing Up

SH Drabble: Growing Up

When Selene is three, Mother is tall, red-haired, and can heal a bruise with a kiss. Literally.

When Selene is six, Mother is amazed by all the things Selene can remember. (What does she remember? Everything.)

When Selene is ten, Mother doesn't understand. Selene was just curious about what Minerva was doing with her boyfriend. And the chocolate syrup.

When Selene is twelve, Mother is the most powerful known psi-healer. But Selene is no psi at all.

By fourteen, Mother is annoying, and Selene has other mentors. She stays on Byte, learning advanced programming and electronics, when her family leaves.



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[info]incandescens
2006-07-14 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Nice snapshots and different attitudes.

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[info]archangelbeth
2006-07-14 10:42 pm UTC (link)
Good. It's... tricky, that bit of backstory.

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[info]incandescens
2006-07-14 11:04 pm UTC (link)
I can see how it works.

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[info]archangelbeth
2006-07-14 11:10 pm UTC (link)
Zankoo!

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[info]sariel_di
2006-07-14 11:27 pm UTC (link)
[snickers at age 10]

I like the parallelism in this in particular; it's nicely multilayered, rather than just being "When X, Y".

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[info]archangelbeth
2006-07-14 11:29 pm UTC (link)
Minerva and Selene do NOT get along well...

I'm glad it works!

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[info]sariel_di
2006-07-14 11:32 pm UTC (link)
[snrk!]

I think it does! ^_^

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[info]wmilliken
2006-07-16 03:21 am UTC (link)
One slight problem -- it introduces Minerva's name without clarifying her role; this is especially confusing since Selene's mother's name isn't mentioned here. You need external context for that.

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[info]archangelbeth
2006-07-16 03:29 am UTC (link)
Prior drabble has Minerva's introduction, though. They're not standalone.

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