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Anomaly
Posted by Steve (eaglesalltheway2@yahoo.com)
18 January 2007, 1:22 am

http://halosn.bungie.org/fanfic/?story=Steve0118070122401.html

houseoftang · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject:

A well-written writeup of the familiar video, with some added plot and explanation. It works well. Good work, sir.

Azathoth · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:47 pm Post subject:

I agree that it was well-written, but I just can't see the point. I mean, we've almost all seen the trailers in question, so this doesn't give us anything new. It's the same reason that I really don't like Halo: The Flood: despite all the insights it adds into Halo's story, its central plot has nothing in it that you couldn't gain from the game.

houseoftang · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:53 am Post subject:

There was a little "extra footage" as it were, and there's a theory or two behind the actions that gets revealed. I didn't say it was, say Commander or Dies Irae. This story gets a "good for what it is" from me.

Azathoth · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:

Ah, very true. Didn't read it closely enough.

Archangel_7 · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:00 am Post subject:

Yeah, this is "good for what it is." One small thing, though:

houseoftang · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject:

Well, I wonder--does the Fist of Rukt (hehehe, tFoR) have to be only one singular item? Or could there be more than one? Could it even be the title of a Chieftan's weapon, or at least the title of the Chieftan's weapon, in the same way that "Caesar" was the title of the one who held the Emperor's seat, and was used as a name, but not just one solitary person throughout all history? Or could it somehow be something even more alien, as would be appropriate to a, well, alien culture?

Archangel_7 · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:07 am Post subject:

True. But, seeing as this is pretty much a one-shot fic, I'd still prefer to see something generic, like "gravity hammer," or something. Sure, one could go into the implications of the title and such in a longer story, but in a one-shot I'd rather just get to the story and not bother explaining one minor discrepancy. Wink

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