Echoes & Postscripts
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kaigouI meant to do this a long time ago, and for some reason the impulse struck me just now, which also happened to be at the same time I'm at the computer. Handy, that. I'll be posting this forward to Tyr so it can be added to the end of E&P, since this is a story I doubt I'll ever finish. Sad, but true; I never should've begun the sequel, and it stands as one of those in which I had to learn the lesson the hard way, I suppose.
The next few sections I'd planned consisted of the following:
-- Wufei's POV
A scene where Wufei discusses his ambivalence about Duo and Heero being divided on whether to stand as Preventer agents or civilians. His fiancee (a distant relative of Meiran's) listens, chides him, and basically acts as sounding board. He's not in a position where he's able to speak to Sally, due to the investigation, and is reluctant to speak to Quatre and Trowa is off on L3 and still in school. When he receives word that Quatre and Trowa are coming back to earth as a couple, Wufei is furious that he's been left out and feels manipulated. His fiancee points out that he was one of the ones doing the manipulation, during teh original events, and Wufei starts thinking twice about exactly what's going on. At the end, he tenders his resignation and opts to stand by Heero as a civilian. Duo is surprised, then congratulates him.
-- journalist POV
Interviewing the members of the grand jury, about the evidence presented and their reactions to it, and what prompted them to decide to return the indictment they chose. A number of revelations about the depth of the case (with mostly refresher for the complex plot of the original story) with the final surprise that the indictment was for two counts of illegal weapons usage for Heero, and one count each for Trowa, Duo, Enny, and Hilde. The actual charges listed are misdemeanors, and carry no more than ninety days in jail, and/or a fine. Prosecutor opts not to instate a second grand jury, and does not take the case to trial. Short interview with the judge seen in previous chapter; Judge was ready to fine each five hundred dollars and let them go with time served.
--- Enny's POV
Shorter piece about the five gundam pilots in court, and the women who'd been with them in the war. Basically just seeing all the characters under stress, and their reactions to the counsels' questions. Includes a snippet of seeing Duo and Heero meeting in a jail cell after a month's separation, with bits of overheard conversation that imply they had planned it from the beginning, as a means to bring their friends to realize the same conclusion they'd had; that is, that a military tribunal would never achieve the same publicity or credibility as a civilian grand jury. Enny contemplates the manipulation, but knowing the original situation, realizes that sometimes being led to water and left to drink is better than being forced, even if the leading was on the sly.
...And that's about it. Sorry I just couldn't ever seem to write it; Wufei's POV kept tripping me up. I could get into his head just fine, but what showed up on paper didn't work. However, I'd always seen this as being the final solution, that a grand jury would weigh the overall situation, the choices the "team" had to make, and see that sometimes the lesser evil must be done to create the greater good. That, in effect, the team was fighting a third war, on a far less public scale, but one that had ramifications for the entire world; some costs must be borne to achieve an end, even that of peace.
The next few sections I'd planned consisted of the following:
-- Wufei's POV
A scene where Wufei discusses his ambivalence about Duo and Heero being divided on whether to stand as Preventer agents or civilians. His fiancee (a distant relative of Meiran's) listens, chides him, and basically acts as sounding board. He's not in a position where he's able to speak to Sally, due to the investigation, and is reluctant to speak to Quatre and Trowa is off on L3 and still in school. When he receives word that Quatre and Trowa are coming back to earth as a couple, Wufei is furious that he's been left out and feels manipulated. His fiancee points out that he was one of the ones doing the manipulation, during teh original events, and Wufei starts thinking twice about exactly what's going on. At the end, he tenders his resignation and opts to stand by Heero as a civilian. Duo is surprised, then congratulates him.
-- journalist POV
Interviewing the members of the grand jury, about the evidence presented and their reactions to it, and what prompted them to decide to return the indictment they chose. A number of revelations about the depth of the case (with mostly refresher for the complex plot of the original story) with the final surprise that the indictment was for two counts of illegal weapons usage for Heero, and one count each for Trowa, Duo, Enny, and Hilde. The actual charges listed are misdemeanors, and carry no more than ninety days in jail, and/or a fine. Prosecutor opts not to instate a second grand jury, and does not take the case to trial. Short interview with the judge seen in previous chapter; Judge was ready to fine each five hundred dollars and let them go with time served.
--- Enny's POV
Shorter piece about the five gundam pilots in court, and the women who'd been with them in the war. Basically just seeing all the characters under stress, and their reactions to the counsels' questions. Includes a snippet of seeing Duo and Heero meeting in a jail cell after a month's separation, with bits of overheard conversation that imply they had planned it from the beginning, as a means to bring their friends to realize the same conclusion they'd had; that is, that a military tribunal would never achieve the same publicity or credibility as a civilian grand jury. Enny contemplates the manipulation, but knowing the original situation, realizes that sometimes being led to water and left to drink is better than being forced, even if the leading was on the sly.
...And that's about it. Sorry I just couldn't ever seem to write it; Wufei's POV kept tripping me up. I could get into his head just fine, but what showed up on paper didn't work. However, I'd always seen this as being the final solution, that a grand jury would weigh the overall situation, the choices the "team" had to make, and see that sometimes the lesser evil must be done to create the greater good. That, in effect, the team was fighting a third war, on a far less public scale, but one that had ramifications for the entire world; some costs must be borne to achieve an end, even that of peace.
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Date: 11 Dec 2005 09:21 am (UTC)But now I can lay that fear to rest. ^^
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Date: 11 Dec 2005 05:30 pm (UTC)But I also felt that Duo (and possibly Heero) had to be aware of the extent of the manipulation and secrecy Quatre employed, even if they both understood why he'd done so. So it made sense to me that they might choose to operate under the same cloak-and-dagger rules back at him, figuring that Quatre had done so because we often use as motivation the means that would motivate us.
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Date: 11 Dec 2005 06:38 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 11 Dec 2005 03:15 pm (UTC)Thanks for the wrap-up. I wish more writers would be so thoughtful and courteous to their readers!
^_^
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Date: 11 Dec 2005 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 12 Dec 2005 12:34 am (UTC)My point exactly, which is why I rarely beg an author to write such-and-such a fic, unless asked my opinion. But one must figure, if a fic is sitting in the author's "unfinished" basket more than a couple of years, it's probably time to button it up: either slog through the rest without inspiration or write a summary. If more authors would do so it would eliminate much whining, both from the author's and the fan's point of view! Then again, I guess it's hard to effectively scrap a fic you once had high hopes for...
I should probably get smart and just read finished fic, but I'm such a sucker for good stories and work by my favorite authors. Thanks again for making it worth my while.
You're still on my top 5 authors' list! *grins*
^_^
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Date: 11 Dec 2005 07:57 pm (UTC):)
Date: 12 Dec 2005 06:42 pm (UTC)Closures are great.
Thanks.
Re: :)
Date: 15 Dec 2005 04:34 am (UTC)