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Post by boosette on May 2, 2009 6:58:52 GMT 10
Title: Roger Frum Rating: PG Prompt: Villain Category: 100-word Word count: 100 Summary: Roger causes trouble from beyond the grave. Notes: For Kat. Inspiration [Also].* "The Duke of Conté has a cult," George said. He laid reports from his agents across Tortall on the table. Alanna let her forehead hit the table with a thunk. "I'm not killing him again." "The people are hungry," George continued. The queen nodded, adding, "We only have so many recruits for the Riders because we feed them. It isn't as bad as Sarain yet, but ... " But the crops had failed last year, and were failing again this year. Gary can only do so much damage-control, Jon thought. He said, "And they're turning to Roger looking for a savior."
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Post by heatherneather on May 2, 2009 9:09:18 GMT 10
I like this. I like it a lot. Where to begin? The first sentence was perfect- Roger!Cult is an amusing idea. Alanna's reaction is right in character, and the idea itself is a good one. But you had me with the cult
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Post by opalgirl on May 2, 2009 10:06:56 GMT 10
Awww. No, Alanna, you don't have to kill him again. Also, I love this idea.
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Post by boosette on May 2, 2009 10:28:31 GMT 10
@ heather - thank you! (the drabble had me at 'cult', as well!)
@ opal - thank you! (poor Alanna, always having to redo things she's done.)
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Post by Katty on May 2, 2009 11:06:07 GMT 10
Teeheehee! Best line ever ♥
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Post by boosette on May 2, 2009 11:10:13 GMT 10
Someday I'll write epic Roger/Alanna, just for you.
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Post by Katty on May 2, 2009 11:16:22 GMT 10
YESSSS
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Post by Mirage on May 2, 2009 11:19:21 GMT 10
I'm not sure which is more disturbing...Cult!Roger, or that people are looking to a twice-dead mage for salvation. Imagine him poofing out of the stone with Lightning still impaled in his chest to greet his followers. =3!
Lovely -- [er, or a word that doesn't bring to mind Roger with daisies in his hair]
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Post by opalgirl on May 2, 2009 11:19:33 GMT 10
Teeheehee! Best line ever ♥ I know, right? Heeee. I love tired, somewhat-bitchy Alanna... particularly when she's in meetings and is all: "I can haz go now?" (Yes, Tortallans speak like LOLcats.)
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Post by misslune on May 2, 2009 18:27:38 GMT 10
You have no idea how many times I have had that daydream where Roger is back from the dead and Alanna has to kill him for the third time.
"Goddess, how many times do I have to kill you?!"
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Post by ubiquitous on May 4, 2009 20:07:18 GMT 10
Very cool idea. ^.^ Great drabble!
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Post by boosette on May 4, 2009 21:10:06 GMT 10
Thanks, guys!
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Post by Minuit on May 4, 2009 22:29:03 GMT 10
Oh I love this. Alanna's reaction is perfect! And I'd so love to read more about Roger's cult!
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Post by Imogen on May 6, 2009 9:51:17 GMT 10
"The Duke of Conté has a cult,"
You win. You win everything.
I couldn't possibly love this more, except if you were to write an entire STORY about Roger and his cult of worshippers.
(Please, oh please, let there be a shrine!)
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Post by Fenella on May 6, 2009 11:19:36 GMT 10
Roger is Baltar? Hahaha, that's what I got from this. So enjoyable.
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Post by Lisa on May 18, 2009 1:23:33 GMT 10
I like the concept of a twice-dead mage being the center of the cult. Obviously he's special, if he came back once, and maybe it's time to rethink it if all this bad (the King and Queen's deaths, the trmors and battles on coronation day, the drought, etc) came after people tried to stop him. The notion of misinformed people is REALLY cool!
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