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Okay, NOW Panic! by Boz4PM	6 Review(s)
Pearl Took	Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 1/20/2006
A good and most well written chapter. You managed to recount Penny's story yet have it still seem fresh, that is tricky to do and you did it well. And I loved the touch of having her think of Galadriel's "I have passed the test . . ." speech and Galadriel "hearing" it and being amazed.

Daynawayna	Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 1/10/2006
WOW. you really know how to pack a whallop, don'tcha Boz! :) I love the interaction between Penny and Lindir, and how he is "honor bound" to believe her; and you know that deep down he does. I know I sound like a broken record, but this just keeps getting better and better! I need to slow down so I don't catch up.... I'd hate to have to wait a week between installments! LOL

Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/27/2005
A very difficult evening for Penny. To be forced to talk about it all again ... and her fear to find herself in our time again is so palpable. Now she has come to terms with her being in Middle-earth, it would probably drive her insane to awake in London again and not to know if she has dreamed it all. At least now she had the dreaded conversation with Galadriel, and without too much problems, and Lindir knows, too. I think it will be a relief for her to be able to be honest with him. They are so good friends that it is truly time he knows her story, too. All in all, he took it quite well. And I am glad they can bicker again!

phoenix23531	Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/26/2005
Finally Penny gets some release! The poor thing has been carrying this burden for one whole story and an additional 12 chapters! :-) But I agree, this would most likely be the first time her Sindarin would be fluent enough, her temperament stable enough, and the company significant enought to justify it. You mention that Glorfindel was in the clearing with Penny and the others, and then that Glorfindel was responsible for striking up a merry tune. The first time I read it I immediately pictured Glorfindel dancing around, but then I re-read it as Glorfindel having set it up before attending Penny's explanation. It was an interesting way of providing contrast to the situation - elves continuing to dance and sing while their lords and ladies discuss significant matters. I liked the contrast. As ever, I also liked Penny and Lindir bickering. Can't wait to hear if she gets out of this dance (though I doubt it!) Ooh, what fun. Thanks again for another fun chapter.

Silvae	Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/25/2005
Wow! I read the first story on OSA when it was first posted, but I never realised there was a sequel. This is so well written and realistic... please continue! Cheers, Silvae PS : By the way, being french, I must correct you : eating horseflesh here is no longer considered perfectly acceptable but rather eccentric, and is frowned upon by many people.Those who still eat it are mainly over 60. (OK, I realise I'm generalising here, but that's how I've seen and heard it. ^^) Author Reply: Thank you for reading and enjoying. :-) As for horsemeat - that may well be the case. I defer to your (obvious) greater knowledge on the subject. lol It's nearly 10 years since I was last in France, but I spent much of my first 20 years there (on and off) and have a lot of French friends (and French-born North African ones too). However, 'my' part of France is the south-west which is a very different beast to urban or northern France. It is a little 'backward' in some respects - the rest of the country think of them as peasants I think, but then they hate the northerners back with a passion, so it goes both ways (we were accepted quickly as part of the local scene, whereas Parisians who'd lived there for decades were still considered outsiders). As I say, though, things may have changed down there in the last 10 years, but even then there were local butchers with signs saying they sold horse meat, and there was in fact one butcher in our nearest market town (Caussade) who sold only horse meat. I also remember the gruesome sight of horses's heads on the local tip where you had to take your rubbish (too remote for bin emptying/collection - you had to do it yourself). Then again, this is a part of the country where the local farmers speak 'Occitane' not French and still daub crosses on the doors 'contre les cathares' so, yeah, eccentric probably covers it. lol

Lindelea	Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/24/2005
What an amazing chapter! Galadriel and Celeborn were as I had imagined them. In the film they acted as a friend used to when mimicking "people on 'ludes' " (whatever that might be, some sort of tranquiliser, I suspect). I had been curious about Lindir's reaction. The group setting, in such a high and respectable company, was undoubtedly very wise. And I was glad to see them back on their "regular" footing ("bickered all the way back to the clearing") as if nothing had changed, even though it had. Drat. I want to see something more than friendship grow between the two. Is it too silly of me? Legolas only surmised there was something more since he knew what amnesia felt like in a human. Was this in the other story? I don't remember what this was referring to. How did Legolas know what amnesia felt like in a human? Modern life under the shadow of Morgoth. A sobering thought, but rings true. I find myself wishing that Penny can stay in Middle-earth. How tragic to anticipate being, without warning, yanked out of that world, that even Galadriel pronounces her "home", at some deep level. She's not quite Dorothy, after all, travelling round to find someone to send her back to Kansas and Auntie Em. Though I still suspect she feels more at home amongst the Elves than Men. (And what does Galadriel know? Curiosity raises its head.) The grammar gremlin wished to add a few comments. a wave of it all she missed hit her without warning. It sounds as if there is an extra word here. at the thought that would never be able to thank him properly herself It sounds as if a word is missing here. Only those who got to know you better may question that but would accept that Father here, Erestor, myself and others had accepted your presence and your story. I would suggest substituting "might" for "may" to make the tenses agree. curiousity Is that proper spelling? I had long ago taught myself that it was "curious" and "curiously" but "curiosity". Or perhaps it is "generosity" that I am thinking of. If I weren't in such a rush I'd consult the spell-checker. Author Reply: Drat. I want to see something more than friendship grow between the two. Is it too silly of me? lol Ah, join the growing number asking for the same. ;-) "Legolas only surmised there was something more since he knew what amnesia felt like in a human." Was this in the other story? I don't remember what this was referring to. How did Legolas know what amnesia felt like in a human? This was mentioned in the chapters dealing with Legolas coming to Elrond to ask about Penny back in Don't Panic. He had known immediately that Gandalf was lying to Gloin when Gandalf had said Penny had amnesia since, as he explained to Elrond, he had known a human from Dale who had suffered a blow to the head and subsequent amnesia during/after the Battle of the Five Armies. I find myself wishing that Penny can stay in Middle-earth. How tragic to anticipate being, without warning, yanked out of that world, that even Galadriel pronounces her "home", at some deep level. This is the crux of it all. It will be addressed (as will the 'if she stays, will she find romance?' question that so many are asking about). And thanks for the grammar points - I will edit and amend. Corrections are always appreciated. And I am pretty sure it's 'curiosity' without the 'u', but I will check it's not a UK/US spelling thing.

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