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MasterSavior — Sailor Moon ET - Chapter 2 Revised

Published: 2011-12-20 00:28:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 462; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 12
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Description In chapter two, we are first introduced to the first and most important of OC's - Charon, the Knight of Pluto. Many elements were changed from the orgional rough draft here, namely two.

First, there was an unnecessary memory arc that served to major purpose to the events happening now, namely Haruka's past during the Moon Kingdom. I had scripted a lengthy event to help define certain characteristics and interactions later on, but I found that while reading other fan-fictions she is commonly displayed as hateful angry lesbian. Surely, in my rough draft I had unintentionally prescribed this behavior to Haruka.

I'm smarter than that. After reassessing some of the Manga/Show interactions, it really became a trust issue. This fact made an entire portion of my story not only moot, but rather poor taste in some respects. So, in later chapters you'll see where I take Haruka's apparent dislike of our friend Charon. Haruka has a soft side. Shall I show it to you?

Yes, I most certainly will.

The other matter in this chapter was that Charon regards his situation too calmly in the first print run. He was dying, plucked from the heat of battle. The man is hip deep in flight or flight response, not some bad-ass Gary-stu. I had to strip him of his smug and freak his shit out. The cannon characters are also scripted into behaving more appropriately, except Setsuna. What's up with her?

Yeah, if you are a new reader you are going to love how I focus on her. I love Sailor Pluto, and in short - the story was originally spun around her for the sake of I wanted a romance story for her that *coughs* didn't involve Mamoru. That just pisses me off. You'll see.

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Comments: 7

goudanewt [2011-12-24 04:02:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh! This one was so fun to read! Leaving out Haruka's memory arc was a good move. The more vague hinting leaves Haruka's "bad past" to the imagination of the reader and I'm not getting any of the "angry lesbian" vibes that I got reading the earlier draft. I have to say that that makes me quite the happy camper! I know you take her character awesome places later on and now it feels like nothing is impeding that awesomeness.

I was also super stoked by Charon's first scene. He seems so much more human and vulnerable in this revision. I feel like he's a character I can actually like and sympathize with now.

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MasterSavior In reply to goudanewt [2011-12-24 07:40:33 +0000 UTC]

I know, right? Haruka, I adore her so. She is such a strong character, but the first draft deployed that n the entirely wrong way. The matter will come to a head, but in a method unexpected yet endearing. Nothing is as it appears.

Which is, appropriately, where the fun of the storytelling lies. ^_~

I was much happier with the Charon's debut. I really took to heart some of your earlier thoughts, and found that, in conjunction with the added 'sense' of Michiru, it plays better to mortalize Charon without sacrificing his cool factor. Setsuna's responses were better written out, too I think.

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goudanewt In reply to MasterSavior [2011-12-26 01:11:56 +0000 UTC]

I agree about Setsuna's responses. She's less like "I inexplicably love him" and more like "I'm getting emotional? Why the hell am I getting emotional?"

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MasterSavior In reply to goudanewt [2011-12-26 02:01:23 +0000 UTC]

I rather liked how that came across too. As I noted, I am cutting away bits that seem unnecessary. I've got mad description skills, I don't need to reiterate the same issue thrice.

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scooby82101 [2011-12-21 02:29:31 +0000 UTC]

Nice flow and everyone's reactions were believable and realistic. I love the detailing on Charon's looks as well as how he was reacting to everything. His confusion really shows how distraugh he is. I do love how Michiru can see Charon wants to help, but is having everyone be cautious.

How Rei handled the situation and the cats were well done; I wonder what is up with Setsuna. Very intriguing. Nicely done.

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MasterSavior In reply to scooby82101 [2011-12-21 02:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I've tried to tread carefully when revealing a new OC. I think I did a fair job here. The Michiru part was a new addition to this chapter.

With Setsuna, reader understanding is incremental. Each preceding chapter has a bit more info on the relationship between Charon and herself. You'll see near the end of chapter three.

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scooby82101 In reply to MasterSavior [2011-12-21 02:58:52 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome; you did it very well. You gave us his looks and a bit of his personality but not too over the top. Only time he/she should play a large role in the beginning is if they have a large role in the chapter, but if not then be brought in quietly. And you did that well.

I cannot wait to see. ^^

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