It would truly be a better world if everyone got the great kitten feedback you folks gift me with...
stillrunning: Well, the test will be the next update. Thanks.
terra21: Glad you're caught up...that was a quick follow up update for me. I've been shirking responsibility for r&r. You've got the spell time 'willies' hmmm...
hidden watson: Yes, they should be cautiously prepared before trying this spell...but with Willow at possible risk, all of the Scoobies should be vigilant in reading the fine print.
Nevermind the pronoun confusion then...I think we were sharing the word 'needed' and it confused my poor sleep deprived brain.
I totally got what you were saying this time around.
TaraBaby77: Hi Aaron...Feel free to reread at will! And comment often! And enjoy yourself! Okay, I think I'm getting carried away with the exclamations.
Thanks.
Safuega: Hi Safuega...first thanks so much (again) for the great feedback. Most of her baggage has been put aside...I mean she stills has fears, which are understandable where she is, but she doesn't have the deep seated issues from pre memory loss. And not having memories or experience to use in situations, she relies on her rationale a lot more, which I think is a good thing.
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I am not sure how I feel about the spell, but that may be because I like how you have portrayed Willow thus far. However, I have read all your stories and I've realized that sometimes I don't agree with something at first but then in a later update you write something else that makes all the pieces fall into place.
I appreciate the candor and your faith...I do know where I want this tugboat to go. I'm just keep trying to get it there. Thanks bunches.
tarawhipped: Oh, Cameron, I would update all of the fics everyday if the greedy world around me would stop shaking this minimalist down for money...and if I wasn't taking a double course load this sem...I'm a slave to the educational grind kinda geek. I think this Willow is more refreshing too...much of the unfortunate that was Willow's S6 behavior had scant origins in the last half of S5.
Anyway, I did notice the reoccurring worry button everyone is pressing on the spell and I won't be dragging that sequence out so all should be revealed in next update. Your faith in my storytelling also astounds me...I'm certainly not worthy but very appreciative nonetheless.
Lol on the Aliens bit...my fics are always improved when the kittens provide their own jokes.
wimpy0729: Hi Wimpy...it helps a lot to know you still approve of the relationship pacing. I know it is slow, but I thought it would be demeaning to the original strength of the relationship if I went at it too quickly after the trauma this situation caused.
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Thinking back, I wish that's how it would've been before the whole Glory/fight thing happened.
I agree with you. As much as I like the phrase 'lesbo street cred', I didn't like the approach of that argument in canon. This is more how I would it rather seen it happen (sans memory loss Willow) where there were two people listening to each other and actually considering and respecting each other's opinion even if it is not a shared one. But maybe that's just me, I don't really yell or try to say something scathing or snippy when a confrontation arises, I just try to deal with the issue. I'm pretty low temper I guess.
Anyway, whatever the case, I really enjoyed the feedback.
Grimlock72: Hi Grimmy...much to ponder here. Current Willow sees a lot of people who loved former Willow...it's hard for her not to want to find this person that is missing. Not to mention wanting to give that person back to them, particularly Tara...of course I don't think she has spent much time trying to consider all the negatives that the old life/memories might hold.
I didn't have dialogue of the conversation with Tara about what Willow did that night but it has happened. I think it is where Willow gained a sense of the superhero like qualities she had.
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I would have preffered the show had stuck to the physical dangers of over-doing magic, like with the teleporting. Willow used to try to help a bit too much, endangering herself in the proces... bit to loyal at times.
Tara was definitely alluding to the physical injury...but let's face it, I think Willow knows there's a connection between powerful magic and serious injury. It's the basis of her whole problem. I think Tara is feeling a lot of guilt and wishing she had made this conversation earlier...when it could have prevented something like this from happening. While she by no means 'needs' Willow to find a cure for restoration, she wouldn't object to a safe way of making it happen.
Wait and see indeed...thanks so much.
MissKittys Ball O Yarn: Hey Emms...thanks for all the niceness. Uh, what I was going for was that Giles had let himself go while searching pretty much on his own for Willow's cure. He has had tunnel vision in trying to help someone he sees like a daughter to him.
Natural is a very good descriptor for how I wanted that conversation between W/T to feel. Willow didn't go with Tara...she had her own Dr.’s appt.
I'm glad I can cause a chuckle or two...I have a weird sense of humor so I'm not ever sure anything is all that funny to anyone else.
When there are a bunch of people in a scene, like the Scooby meeting one, I have to concentrate on every character to get them in the action otherwise I'll forget one of them is there and the building will catch on fire and I won't remember to have them get up and run the heck out...or something like that.
I think that helps me try to keep the banter balanced and put them somewhat in character (or my interpretation thereof). I readily admit I write Anya as a way raunchier pervert than the show...but I like her that way.
It's always a pleasure, hun.
Wow, you kittens have somehow motivated me into starting the next chapter of this today...a little praise goes a long way with me...I think it might be an addictive problem. Luckily, the result is me tap tap tapping update after update. I don't imagine there'll be too many complaints here.
Until next time.
~Cyd
And I recall in spring
The perfume that the air would bring
to the indolent town ~Decemberists
Altered Shadows