[FFML] [fanfic][Sailormoon] Moonshadow, chapter 20

[Mythril Moth]

>  Another enjoyable chapter.

Glad you enjoyed it :)

> On 9/23/2010 5:02 AM, Mythril Moth wrote:
>> As my long-time readers know, I tend to use a fair amount of Japanese 
>> dialogue. Far from being "fanboy Japanese", this is simply because it's 
>> how the characters sound in my head, so I write it that way.
> I don't mind reading it; I occasionally even learn a bit of Japanese I 
> didn't already know.

Heh. Well, like I said, the web versions will be "unfiltered". The main 
reason I decided to start doing it this way was when I was proofing the 
chapter and realized I had actually used "Moushiwake arimasen" as a line of 
dialogue. Even *I* had to admit that was pushing things...that line is still 
in the core copy and will appear in the web version, but THAT more than 
anything is what made me decide to start filtering the FFML drafts.

>> "I'm going to call your parents. And the police." The headmaster's 
>> glasses gleamed brilliantly with reflected sunlight; the effect seemed to 
>> cast deep shadows across his face. "But before that, we are going to have 
>> a VERY long talk."
> So far you haven't done anything with this school, Mugen Gakuen, or its 
> headmaster, Professor Tomoe.

Well, after all, we're not remotely finished with the Dark Kingdom yet...

The general plan right now is this: Moonshadow will have two major arcs; 
Moonshadow and Moonshadow: Silence|h (tentative title; I'm still playing 
around with the Engrish for it). I'm expecting each arc to be around fifty 
chapters. Which means the pace should pick up soon; the last batch of 
chapters has been a little slow, but I'm starting to build steam here. I 
have a file of scenes which is presently full chapter length or more; 
they're scenes I've written WAY the hell in advance so I've already got them 
ready to plug in when I need them. This is the first time I've really tried 
writing that way, and it really helps.

There's also a gaiden episode, a "movie" of sorts, which I'm picking away at 
here and there. I won't spoil it, but...

>> The inspector watched him for a long moment, then returned to studying 
>> the reports from the freezing death of the serial child molestor. 
>> "Pointless...I wonder..."
>>
> This inspector certainly ought to be able to finger Ami, now that he knows 
> he doesn't have to look for a weapon, given that her absence from school 
> immediately afterwards was unusual for the school.  But what can he do 
> with the information?  Confront her and see if she confesses?  Reveal 
> Ami's identity to the press?

I haven't actually decided what, if anything, to do with this subthread yet. 
I will admit that it is more than likely going to be dropped without further 
mention. Or rather, it will probably not go where it looks like it's going.

> Looking forward to more.

Hopefully it won't be as long a wait for the next one. :)

Thanks for reading and commenting!


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