tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post1435630766194981478..comments2024-03-21T21:49:08.323-04:00Comments on Legendary Universe: "Echoes of the Past"Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901333545657112339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post-91085877591196289472019-09-16T17:19:57.555-04:002019-09-16T17:19:57.555-04:00I literally clapped my hands with joy to see that ...I literally clapped my hands with joy to see that you had stopped by again. Thank you so much for the kind words. I am so very chuffed that you are enjoying my work. I was happy to have Maya and Alan as guests in this story, and I'm so glad you think I have them "down perfectly". They will probably be back, as will other Alphans, I am sure.<br /><br />I'm also very much pleased you're enjoying my interpretation of Seven's character. Like pretty much everyone, she's still growing and learning and evolving as a person, just with a more unique set of circumstances. I hope that I have and continue to portray Annika Hansen as a more realistic person and less of a convenient plot device as Seven was on the show.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901333545657112339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post-12960461975841669632019-09-10T01:30:46.634-04:002019-09-10T01:30:46.634-04:00Excellent story! I really like how you interweave ...Excellent story! I really like how you interweave the characters and their different stories in the larger narrative. <br /><br />I'm also quite pleased to see more of the Alphans. You've gotten Maya and Carter down perfectly. I very much look forward to reading more about them. <br /><br />While I have not been a big Seven of Nine fan in the past, I am quickly becoming a fan of your Annika. She's turning out to be a great character.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742836147775448654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post-29509032634010547172019-09-03T15:44:11.950-04:002019-09-03T15:44:11.950-04:00Thank you so much, Deggsy! I'm so glad you are...Thank you so much, Deggsy! I'm so glad you are happy to see my characters, canon and original, and the Alphans as well. <br /><br />Besides the very first drones who knows how many years ago, I daresay every Borg drone is a victim of forced assimilation. It's definitely something that should be addressed but has not been - all anyone seems to focus on is the fear and anger the threat of the Borg generates.<br /><br />I hadn't considered that there would bee many who truly think of the Alphans as primitive; Ja-Nareth only said what he did because he was being a jerk.<br /><br />So, so happy you think I captured Picard well. Whenever I cameo canon characters, I always worry if I'm capturing them correctly. I imagined Sir Patrick's voice as I was writing his scenes, and I'm so happy to see that you did also. Poor Hawk certainly did get a lot better ending here than in First Contact - at least he'll get a proper burial instead of being left to float through space.<br /><br />I am chuffed you consider this story a "great read". You are most welcome!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901333545657112339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post-73101170290225769182019-09-03T15:28:38.557-04:002019-09-03T15:28:38.557-04:00A welcome revisit to these wonderful characters, b...A welcome revisit to these wonderful characters, both original and canon. Especially the Alphans, whom I love seeing in the Trek universe, as well as the likes of Anneka Hansen, Picard, and even Lt Hawk, who will get a more deserving end than he was left with.<br /><br />The view of Borg drones as unwilling victims, of being captured and rescued, is something that should have been addressed in the TV shows and movies.<br /><br />The attitude by Ja-Nareth towards the Alphans was also telling, and I wonder how many others might feel the same.<br /> <br />Picard's depiction feels very accurate, and I could hear Patrick Stewart saying his lines. The same with Anneka Hansen.<br /><br />All in all, a great read, Christina, and thank you for it!<br />Surefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804639225848658403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post-3182032004913099182019-09-03T14:28:28.447-04:002019-09-03T14:28:28.447-04:00Thank you very much Jack. You're absolutely ri...Thank you very much Jack. You're absolutely right that Hansen's Borg past should not dictate her Human future. I know I have at least one more story to write with the Alphans in it. Beyond that, I can't say. Just have to see where the Muse decides to take me.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901333545657112339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788637753116243118.post-13872176857864627732019-09-03T14:24:19.111-04:002019-09-03T14:24:19.111-04:00A really great story. A confrontation between Anni...A really great story. A confrontation between Annika and Ja-Nareth was coming and I’m glad that Alan Carter interceded where he did. The crimes of her Borg past shouldn’t set the stage for what her future is going to be. You wrote a really great tale. I hope you continue along this route with the Alphans.Captain Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382303634583052328noreply@blogger.com