Dreamteam Calamaties: The Find published.

[elfs]

Well, they're as ready as they can get. Yes, each story as a standalone is really good, probably some of the better stuff I've written in a long time. On the other hand, reading them once more I realized there's not enough cross-story chatter; these characters talk about how much they care about one another, but I felt there could be more showing and less telling.

Still, the prime point of these stories was that Shardik hadn't been getting much loving in the past couple of stories, and I decided to come up with an idea that would get him laid. I took a page from the traditional "harem anime" concept, but like a lot of those stories, the fans don't get into them unless the story is about something.

The theme of Dreamteam Calamaties is fundamental: who are you if you don't understand where your wants and desires come from? How do you come to terms when your own wants and needs conflict with each other? And, interestingly enough (even for the author), the two characters with the strongest opinions on the matter come to completely different conclusions.

Episodes will be published every Friday for the next six weeks. Enjoy! If you want to know the contents, look at alt.sex.stories over the next few days; I do label my ASSD posts with story codes.

078 / 01312	Dreamteam Calamaties: The Find
098 / 01312	Dreamteam Calamaties: Wish
126 / 01312	Dreamteam Calamaties: Freya
177 / 01312	Dreamteam Calamaties: Wish Upon A Star
184 / 01312	Dreamteam Calamaties: Katrina
189 / 01312	Dreamteam Calamaties: Wren

Comments

[funos.livejournal.com]

A fix! thank you.

[unmutual.livejournal.com]

I'm so tempted to read it now, but I'm at work and that wouldn't be wise. And tonight I'm headed off to Anthrocon, so I probably won't be able to read it until Sunday night! Argh! :)

Interesting

[flying-pegasus.livejournal.com]

For second there I was scared, I'm trying to base my off my own dreams...which sometimes are a continuation of a spin off of the last dream I had.

I can't wait to read it fully once I get my printer up and going. I don't have time to do it at work.

As usual you do write better than I, my in years as I read your flow....I'll learn something....Plus it's different from all the novels I've collecting, Like Nelson Doubleday. Keep up with the imagination and good adventures. I really enjoy reading your stuff. I just wish I can write as fast as you can and put it together.

[wanderer42.livejournal.com]

A great story, and a great lead-in for the story arc! There were a few interesting points I noticed:
a. Shardik Castle is now a Villa (possibly meaning it's no longer an administrative center)
b. The Genesis 2:19 church is now larger, a cathedral
c. Dave's comment that most religious centers closed after 1116 (possibly the date that Shardik, et. al. withdrew from public life and left the keys with Tylia).
I've read it twice so far, and that's what I've picked out.
I can't wait to read the rest of it.

1116

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

1116 is the year after 'One Last Chance', or 3000 A.D., which could explain the decline of religions at that time.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Oh, heck. I published a Villa story before posting The Fall of Castle Shardik (A story I orginally wrote on a lark, but became an interesting telling point). Yes, this is mostly about the administrative duties being foisted off-- on the llerkindi, as we'll learn later.

I should have been more specific. After 1116 (the year 3000 A.D.), Christianity has a bit of a falling off (it's still around, and there are more religious characters in later stories). The Genesis 2:19 Cathedral was a victim of that post-millenialist hangover.

Religion is still a big factor in many peoples', even Pendorians', lives. There not all rabid Randite or Marxist atheists. The biggest screaming matches over Terra are still abaout who gets to maintain which rock somewhere in Jerusalem.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

So, is this the third instance, or did I miss one?

[wanderer42.livejournal.com]

I had forgotten "One Last Chance," so I didn't make the connection. My error.

[http://users.livejournal.com/dominic-m-/]

::wriggles in anticipation of future tales::

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Third instance of what?

Making threads out of lint

[mouser.livejournal.com]

There's been something/someone out in the Pendorian universe perverting science.

First occurance seems to be the wolves in "The Wolves" (966)

Second was siss-talek and the prelkin in the llerkin civil war (1031)

This would be the third. (1312)

Of course, I could be reading more into this than there is.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Say, wasn't there a follow up to "Honest Desires" (251 / 03261)? Doesn't seem to be in the archives.

Re: Making threads out of lint

[elfs.livejournal.com]

I'm generally opposed to the idea that one can "pervert" science or technology. It's a phenomenon; you can either use it well or use it poorly. In this case, what we have is a man making legal but reprehensible choices, and seeing the consequences of his actions. The fact that his choices are possible only because of technology is kind of aside the whole issue.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Heh. Not yet. You almost had me. I thought I might have accidentally removed the 'Separate...' series from the index. No, the next episode in the 'Honest...' series has not yet been posted.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Huh - I thought there was something about taking the new "girl"friend home to meet mom.

Re: Making threads out of lint

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Ok, perversions may be the wrong term (except when it's fun).

Re-thinking, I supoose the incidents are completely unrelated. Still, "The Wolves" was never explained...