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...Fan... fiction.

[Okay, like- he knows the words individually, of course he does, but the combination is completely alien. A new genre??]

Eithan told me about it! ...well, he told me of it. He said he doesn't know what it is, but I think it's self-explanatory, right? Provided the translation isn't weird or anything.

[Just what else has Eithan been telling you, buddy.]

Well... taken literally, fiction written by someone who appreciates the subject matter. Although "fan" could be easily misinterpreted if you're not familiar with the slang. Maybe there's a better name for it.

[You wanted to dismantle the linguistics of it right]

Oh yeah, you're right...there's also paper fans. Maybe it means something different in Eithan's language. [Slang is so difficult, augh.] What would you call it?

Mm... well, if the issue is slang causing a potential misunderstanding, then use the proper word instead of a shortened version. "Fanatic fiction", for example. There aren't as many ways to interpret that word incorrectly.

[SPUTTERS INDIGNANTLY] Fanatic- I'm not a fanatic! I just enjoy a good story! ['''''good'''']

Right, right.

Hey, speaking of the story- remember that part on page 42 of the full novelization, when Frederic saved the girl from the pirate king? What was that one good line he used to win her over?

[/POKER FACE]

[He knows what you're doing] It was, "The tides and tidings may have brought me here, but only your hand can reach me," but I'll have you know that the novelization isn't considered part of the same narrative as the bardic tales, which is the original story.

[Honestly the most shocking part of all is the fact that Mikleo even cared enough about this dumb series to ask the question.]

You're right, that doesn't sound at all like something a fanatic would say.

Just someone who pays attention!

Hmmm.

[Thoroughly unconvinced, but okay.]

Well, the novel is the superior telling of the tale, regardless.

[/THROWS GAUNTLET]

I want a divorce.

Isn't that supposed to be illegal in our part of the continent?

[Or maybe that was an outdated rule. He should ask Alisha later.]

We're in space and you said the novelization is better!

The poem is frequently nonsensical. The author took too many liberties with the plot in order to fit his own rhyming scheme.

The poem is the original work! You can't say the author took liberties when he's the one writing it!

I can, and I did! There are entire arcs that devolve into nonsensical contrivances just to move things along!

They're not nonsensical contrivances, they're side stories! Gosh, Mikleo, it's like you don't even know the bardic creative process!

They're distractions! What kind of hero puts a rescue on hold to find some stolen artwork?

A hero with moral objections to art theft, obviously.

And of course I object to the idea as well, but there were several points in the narrative where emphasis was placed on time. For the author to contradict himself like that just shows he lacked experience in good story structure.

It added depth of character! Frederick spent so much time doing plot-heavy stuff that we didn't get to see much about his interests!

The author should have added that before or after the plot, not right in the middle of it! There's a time and place for such things.

You are so strict about everything! Artistic works can't be structured like historic tomes or family trees, Mikleo.

I don't see why not. At least those make chronological sense and order.

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